[AGL] Randy rides

[Connie Clark]

Michele,
Send Peter my congratulations.

The finish line was right in front of the Bullock
Museum.  We parked about 6 blocks away (closest)
anticipating via cell phone that Randy would come in
around 3:30.  He was delayed a bit due to a flat tire,
so we caught him with the picture around 4.

So there is a lot of walking to get close to the
finish line for the picture, but Randy was very happy
that we were there.  He said the cheering crowds
really did a lot for him.

Oh, btw, there is a photographer that took pictures
all along the route.  Your rider has a number on the
helmet, and the pictures can be retrieved by that
number.  Don't know if there is a charge, probably so.

I'm impressed.  I've received several responses back
from friends who knew someone on the ride.  Randy will
be returning next year to do it again. I don't know
why anyone would put themselves through the torture,
but it is a great personal challenge as well as a
wonderful cause.

Connie


--- michele mason <yaya.m at earthlink.net> wrote:


> 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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