[AGL] Randy rides for MS and delicious Paella

[michele mason]

Hi Connie, This is the 2nd yr in a row that my son Peter has done the 
ride. He came in about 300 and got applause which pleased him. He rides 
with Law Enforcement, though not sure there are divisions in that 
category. He's DPS.
Great pictures! Now I'm thinking of doing the finish line to cheer (if 
cool enough) and take pix.
Congrats!!!  mm

On Apr 24, 2007, at 1:12 PM, Connie Clark wrote:


> Hi.

> I'm sending along some pics of Randy finishing 180

> road miles of bike riding for the MS 150 charity ride

> last weekend. This is one big charity event.  The ride

> is limited to 13,000 riders, who have all signed up by

> early November.  BP has 760 riders on their team and

> raise close to 1 mil themselves.  Each rider must

> commit to $500.

>

> The team he rode with is sponsored by El Meson

> restaurant.  The owner (wife) is a bicycle advocate

> that I have worked with over the years, and she

> invited Randy in on the team after one of her riders

> had to drop out.  Randy did fine.  He made the first

> leg from Houston to LaGrange with ease - although

> plenty tired. He took the park trail through Bastrop

> and challenged the major hill slopes and as you see

> crossed the finish line in Austin.

>

> Photos also attached show the restaurant owner/chef

> Peter Garcia (Cuban) preparing a fantastic Paella for

> the riders and support.  Yeah, I got to sit around and

> watch this very entertaining chef while Randy rode!

> (Peter is the one with a pony tail, worn boots and

> pants).

>

> This is not the first time that Randy has done the MS

> 150.  19 years ago, he partnered up with a team he

> found through Clark Santos and road when the riders

> numbered only 4000.  Yes, Clark rode all the way to

> Austin too.  Crappy little bike, as I recall, no lycra

> fancy pants, team jersey or anything - just Clark on a

> bike.

>

> If you are in Houston and want to try El Meson, they

> are on University Blvd just a couple blocks west of

> Rice University.  Cool little place with great

> Sangria, fused Mexican and Cuban dishes.

>

> No, not me.  I do not do bike rides longer than 2

> hours - no sore butt riding for me!

>

> Connie

>

>

>

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