Another episode... more cowbell !!This bunny trail of the mind started with an article in the local paper, The Denver Post, a day or so ago. See link at bottom of page for the article, if you're interested.
Many of our Colorado mountain towns are hoping that the Pro Cycling Challenge will provide a much needed economic boost - not just for this year, but for seasons to come. Cities and towns made bids to be one of the stops on the Pro Cycling Tour. Salida is a mountain town that was chosen as the start of Day 1. It's a pretty small town, and raising the money to get the "goodies" to impress the racers, the spectators, probably was tough. Given that, one of the things they purchased with their $70 K was 4,000 cowbells. And so the bunny trail began as I pondered the impact of 4,000 cowbells along a race route... or at a finish line...
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Behold the cowbells ... both old and new! These clanky noisemakers are viewed as totally obnoxious by some - and absolutely essential by others. All I know is that there's nothing like a particularly animated (meaning lively in this case) volunteer who is cheering you on with a NOISY cowbell - maybe it's up a steep hill, maybe it's to the finish line - either way, can't help but grin because it DOES help you get past that obstacle. Some volunteers are working as hard as the participants!! While most of us haven't gone quite that route with our rowing, I could see that there's a need for more cowbell here and there when we need to have some extra umpfh during a rowing session. So here's to more cowbell in your day!!!
Season meters as of 116/365 = 29,112,126 m
Total meters on the day = 524,361 m
Oars in space (participation) = 31 percent
MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:
1.85 MM Jay - whoop! countdown starts!
1.4 MM Minnie
1.35 MM Ron
700 K Tammy
400 K Pat S
400 K James G
200 K K2
155 K Tris
Million Meter Watch:Jay with (118,491 m) to go!
Thanks to all who rowed today !
Steven D 1,004 m
Mario Jackson 1,500 m
Tris 1,520 m
Tammy 2,000 m
Marty 2,200 m
Harold
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Nicole 3,643 m
Roger 4,500 m
Chip 5,000 m
K2 5,000 m
KC 5,000 m
Jim K 7,000 m
Tom P 8,980 m
Dave H 10,000 m
bg 10,072 m
Charles B 10,563 m
Mitch J 13,043 m
James G 13,454 m
Kevin 14,000 m
David A 14,409 m
Chris H 15,000 m
Minnie 17,527 m ...ah...the signature 27 meters at the end...
Baz 20,000 m
Pat S 22,500 m Ross 26,594 m ... whoa! Ron 31,097 m Jay 36,000 mJodi 219,422 m
Denver Post article link:
http://www.denverpost.com/commented/ci_ ... commented-
and, here's a link to the video bid that the City of Golden put in (I worked in Golden for many years, bike the hills, and am a volunteer with the cycling events). You have to get past some of the brazen (and essential) advertising - but it's worth a look. Golden won the bid for the host city of the final stage.
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1585718047356
MORE COWBELL, indeed ...
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