2014-05-10 Sharons Ride

Sharons Ride photos from Susans Camera....Thank you Susan. If you Know Sue....check her FB page and check the links there.....She has a ton of beautiful pictures for this and many other rides.

 

 

 

 

 

Steady Eddies pre ride directives. ride safe, ride steady, this is not a race.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 follow the ride leaders in green, they have pre ridden the course, they will follow orange arrows, you will follow them,

Deidre and Douglas. 20 mile ride leaders. Deidre and Douglas pre rode the course a few times at record speeds....and temperatures. (we rode in 30 degree temps)

Tommy, ride leader getting his group in order

Lenny, 20 mile Ride Leader, Lenny rode out with the 50 mile riders @ 8am. Lenny and Luddy rode the steepest portions of the 50 before getting back in time to lead the 20 and sweep the 20 and 50 mile riders.

 

 

 

 

I should take a selfie

What an awesome looking crew!!!!!!

Eric has been a Sharons Ride Ride Leader since Day One of Sharons Ride.  He still holds the award for most outgoing, most energetic and most happy for longest amount of time!!!!!!!!  keep smiling Eric!  He is an awesome leader, but if he is going to fast he may take a slightly longer scenic route...he is never truly lost......he is just taking an extra long scenic tour.....

 

Alienne at the lead of the 20 mile route group.  Alienne is most well versed in keeping large groups together and in well organized order.  If you follow Alienne.....you will not get lost, you will have an enjoyable ride and will learn a few things about cycling along the way.

gulf beach rest stop

 

 

 

 

Jason and Chris long time rider

checking stock at the rest stop.

Bela Alex and Jordan...getting ready to ride

Brothers....What Team Alex is all about!

My Crew....My fellow cyclist.....my dear friends

 

 

20 of the 100+ members of C4C Team Alex.  Captain Alex by the sign

Anabela and I (Ed) want to thank you all for your love and support.  Through tough times, we find our strength in knowing that we have so many friends and family members by our side. The Epilepsy Foundation of Connecticut has assisted and directed us in a few times of need, they have provided support groups that have educated and enlightened us a time or two.  The support groups, the educational forums, the networking between adults and parents, the professionalism of the individuals in charge.....these are all small things that make a very big difference in Bela and my life right now.  As we struggle to control my son Alex's seizures, we work with doctors, specialists, therapists, hospitals, etc. So much of this is overwhelming, yet... to be connected to a support group who at times may know exactly what we are going through because of personal experience, is priceless.  Anabela and I are so very blessed to have so many friends and family by our side.  Saturday was a perfect example of this....So many people took the time to come out and sponsor, donate, walk, run, ride 20mi, ride 50mi, drive the sag wagons, paint the streets, etc.  For Bela and I, this day was about raising awareness. this day was about raising a few dollars so that parents like us can continue to have a common place for networking with other parents who are going through the same thing that we are going through, this day was about our friends coming out on a rainy saturday morning, parting the clouds, and celebrating an awesome sunny day! To the 100+ members of C4C Team Alex....we thank you all so much for your time, your support, your donations, your sponsorships and for being by our side.

winter training for the event every Saturday and Sunday...muscles!!!!

winter training in Sharons Ride Winter Gear.

                                                                               The End

2014-05-05 sharons ride for epilepsy

A few photos taken from Belas camera.  I was unable to photograph the ride, therefore counted on others photos.  he following are a few from the family camera.

2014-05-04 5 BORO

2014 - 5 Boro ride with a few good friends.  It was a long day, but it was truly well worth getting up early in return for the ability to cycle through the streets of New York.  If you have never done this ride before, I recommend this as a must do ride.  It is not a fast paced ride, It is not a race and you do not always ride.  A few of us joked about it being more of a ride, stop and walk event.

I do not have the ability to put into words the sites, sounds, smells and emotions of the event.  As only one cyclist within 30,000 cyclists, the sounds of gears changing, clips clipping in and out, breaks rubbing against their rims, wheels spinning, bells ringing, horns honking and the songs, the voices, and the howls and yells would be enough to drive one crazy.....but within the atmosphere of the ride......they all felt appropriate and they all seemed to come together collectively.  Behind us the sounds of the cyclists, ahead to the right of us the sounds of the designated band for the corner, to the left groups of on-lookers jumping up and down as they chanted some type of cheer.  in the near distance the sounds of sirens, cars honking, subways passing above and below ground.

every corner had its own sound, the corner musicians played appropriate tunes for the location (a sound that can only be experienced in person).  the sound of bongos and trumpets playing hispanic music the bronx, the sound of  bass and jazz tunes in manhattan, the large boom box pronouncing the rap music while a few youngsters break danced to the beat......every sound seemed to be appropriate to the place.

The views, the scents, the feeling of the environment attaching itself to my skin.... the scent of the pretzels in manhattan, the scent of the horses in central park, the oil scent coming off of the moist pavement, the scent of the hudson river, bananas at the rest stops, etc....

This ride is less than 40 miles, but if you pay attention to the process of the short ride you will find that no where else will you experience so many varied micro-climates and personal emotions.  One can easily ride the entire route and not truly experience the ride.  I have ridden this ride several times and this year I made it a point to take it slow and to take in the emotion of the group....I did not photograph it,  I just took a few photos of those that were with me.....next year I plan to ride and will try to capture in photography the emotions that one would feel as the ride progresses. I wish that I could have done that this year.....but I was too busy experiencing the emotions.

   

Sharons' Ride Jerseys

below are images of the ride day jerseys followed by the logos of the proud sponsors.  This is the image of the optional purchase cycle jersey.  This jersey is an optional purchase.  All registered cyclists, walkers and runners will receive an event day T shirt (not shown here)  The even day T shirt will be purple and will be printed with an awesome list of our "Proud Sponsors."

FRONT OF JERSEY

REAR OF JERSEY

SIDE OF JERSEY

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seven rays represent seven beaches. the curve on the road represents the letter "S" in  Sharons' name to the left is the shoreline that we will ride along, to the right are the flat lands that we will cycle through.                                              steady eddie