Kristine Strasburger wrote:
Woo Hoo, K2! How was your ride? Pictures?????
While the team was busy putting in a little over 1.1 Million Meters into the team meter piggy bank over the weekend...celebrating Dan S's induction into the million meter club...I was working on some bike meters with a few thousand others! There were more jerseys that said "I ride with MS" this year than in previous years. During the first years of this jersey's availability, only a few brave souls wore them. The response to the riders with MS wearing jerseys proclaiming this was so overwhelmingly positive that it inspired other riders with MS to also wear them. Some ride recumbent bikes, some ride with a battery assist bike, and some are on the traditional road bikes. Very inspirational - especially when these riders pass you going up hills !
Many of the Lunies also participate in similar events whether running, walking, cycling, leaping off tall buildings (Baz's abseiling)...and I would bet that everyone finds that they are events that challenge the whole person...and end up inspiring you to go just that little bit further. It was a great ride...overcast the first morning, and then very toasty throughout the ride. I was ever so delighted to cross the finish line with my teammates one more time. And, yep, I definitely have some protesting muscles today! Here are a few photos of the event:
There's about 4,000 ft of climbing in the two days -- with day one culminating in a climb over Horsetooth Reservoir near Ft Collins. There are some sweet downhills.
The ever-present porta potty line...
Morning of the second day, as we wind our way up the base of Horsetooth Reservoir
The line of bikes going at that 6 to 11 percent incline up the Reservoir roadway...in between trucks with trailers and boats...yikes!
There were five or six bucks watching the line of bicycles creep up the canyon..
And finally, the top of Horsetooth..whether approaching it from east or west....you've got a climb to get there! Uff da!
And now....the stats!
Season meters as of 58/365 = 16,650,979 m
Total meters on the weekend = 1,143,237 m
Oars in space (participation) = 50 percent !!! Woot!! Most excellent!
MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:
1.050 MM Danno
1.00 MM Lifetime Meters Dan S
950 K Cathie
850 K Jay
700 K Rosita
700 K David A
400 K Robyn
350 K Dan S
300 K Sam
300 K AJ
250 K Ted
150 K Mary
50 K Roger
20 K Ethan
ONE Million Meter Watch:
Cathie with (21,772 m) to go! Today could be THE day!
Jay with (109,037 m) to go!
Way to row, Lunies!
Ethan 1,001 m
Debbie R 1,035 m
Ashlee 1,200 m
Kaylee 1,300 m
Dick 2,000 m
Bobbie 3,000 m
Tris 3,922 m
Tonya 4,428 m
James G 5,169 m
Benny 6,000 m
Chuck 6,000 m
Michael D 6,000 m
Mary 6,008 m
Rick 6,081 m
Mario Jackson 9,000 m
Marty 9,000 m
Mike M 10,000 m
Zander 10,000 m
Harold 11,300 m
Roger 13,850 m
Mitch J 14,615 m
David T 18,000 m
Tammy 19,725 m
Ross 20,035 m
Ted 26,903 m
Dan S 27,239 m ...victory meters 
Joe 28,426 m
Gabby 31,900 m
Sam 32,200 m
David A 39,982 m
Cathie 42,100 m
Minnie 42,257 m
Rosita 44,000 m
Jay 46,300 m
Bernie 52,102 m
Danno 55,463 m
AJ 67,310 m
Robyn 418,386 m
Looks like Baz's Landy is on the move...at a watering hole in Innamincka Regional Reserve....
Cathie 21,000 m
Brett 50,097 m
). We have a ton of milestones to celebrate today ! 