Wow!

Superb event at Abele’s Field on Saturday. I would like to thank the 57 riders who signed up to ride. We had some terrific training for the 25th of January. Great job by everyone who showed up.

The weather was pretty good for January - overcast, very windy, but temperatures stayed in the mid forties for most of the day. We started as a group at 10 am. Roger Harrison and Joe Porter set up a great sound system. We began with the National Anthem. We then had a parade lap to the Indiana University Fight Song (in the tradition of the movie “Breaking Away”) Then the riders were off. We had a variety of riders. From 8 to 70 years old. Road racers, triathletes, mountain bikers, folks riding hybrids with tennis shoes. A peleton developed in the two inside lanes. Riders like Mark Ramsden and Carl Fischer set out to break all records in terms of individual track miles in six hours. They formed the nucleus of a fast group that cruised the track for six hours. Teams of three riders relayed for 30 minute splits, four lap splits, two hour splits, or whatever rotation they wanted. Riders tried to stay warm when they were not on the track. Local merchants donated cookies, soups, pizza, and coffee. A long sleeve t-shirt was awarded to everyone who preregistered.

Roger Harrison kept us all motivated with great music and commentary. Roger and James Castle photographed the event. Riders were all smiles as they reported their mileage throughout the day. Paula Cole, Bill Cole, Janet Dye, Daniel Sheehan, Barb Sheehan and many others volunteered. Paula was instrumental in all phases of this operation. She planned the entire event. She coordinated with all our sponsors. She worked to build all the awards. She organized registration. Great job Paula!

Thanks to all our sponsors: Especially - KAAZ Construction that allowed us to use the track, Sis Sweets for all the cookies, Mr. Goodcents Subs and Pasta for the soup, Dominos Pizza for all the pizza.

At the end of six hours, we all returned to Santa Fe Trails to conduct the award ceremony. We were fortunate to have quite a few door prizes from Specialized for the crowd. With hot and cold drinks, and prizes we had a fun awards ceremony. The amount of dollars raised was a record - $2200! Each winning team was awarded trophies, while each winning individual was awarded medals.

Here are the results:

Women’s Team

First Place - Bouncing Buns 91.53 miles
Jackie Kennedy
Van Bert
Leandra Walker

Mixed Team 98.13 miles

First Place - Team Terrell 98.13 miles
Bill Terrell
Joe Terrell
Melissa Holstead

Second Place - Team Zen 88.37 miles
Theresa Roth
Luke Roth
Bill Cole

Junior Team

First Place - Team Wildcats 74.72
Abby Olsen
Francis Sheehan
Abby Lisk

Men’s Team

First Place - Team Tarmac 118.76
Alex Ardussi
Brendan Sheehan
Daniel Sheehan

Second Place Team Adhoc 108.89
Tony Thompson
Glen Mosher
Joel Hadfield

Third Place Team 3130 105.3 Miles
John Schmidtke
Jamie Jordahl
Luis DeLeon

Fourth Place Team Old Farts & Hard Starts 91.05
John Merrit
Mike Miller
Aaron Rodgers

Fifth Place Team GOMAC 72.1
Curis Waite
Al Mueller

Sixth Place Team Team Cave Institute 39.28 miles
Roger Harrison
Jim Mathis
Joe Porter

Individuals

Carl Fischer First Man 110 miles
Shawn Morelli First Woman 72 miles
Danielle Edwards First Junior 28 miles
Carl Dick 53 miles
Jim Lee 100.33 miles
Bill Wood 16 miles
Alexis Wood 10 miles
Kato Waage 30.32 miles
Jeremy Smith 11 miles
Lucas Smith 4 miles
Wendy Guilbeau 4.3 miles
Philip Sheehan 25.96 miles
Kristen Carl unknown miles
Christian Johanson 25.4 miles
Mark Ramsden 107 miles
Rick Behrens 25 miles
Stephanie Edwards 27.75 miles
Anita Gonzalez 65 miles
Matt Doolan 99.01 miles
Janet Dye 48 miles
Joel Buck 33 miles
Mike Hiemstra 30.25