Dear Friends,
Many people have asked for the links to be sent regarding following the race progress. So here ya go.
Hope to see you out there! Or call us! Email! Follow along! All your support really helps so much!!
Mike
Get a hold of us:
Van Phone 619.756.9068 (no voicemail - just try back if the boys can't pick up)
Email us on the road! forwardmotionvan@gmail.com
RAAM's Page for me:
http://www.raceacrossamerica.org/raam/rcracer.php?s_N_Entry_ID=2529&s_N_Year_ID=2
or follow the race!
Race Coverage Headquarters
http://www.raceacrossamerica.org/raam/rc.php
Leader Board (RAAM & RAW)
http://www.raceacrossamerica.org/raam/rcrank.php
RAAM/RAW BLOGS
http://www.raceacrossamerica.org/raam/blog.php
RAAM PHOTOS
http://s597.photobucket.com/albums/tt52/RAAM2009/
Chris Fowler is also working on uploading videos, either to my facebook page each night or to the FM Blog at
http://forwardmotioncycling.blogspot.com/
Main Site (and probably more cool stuff than I know):
raceacrossamerica.org
My race entry is FORWARD MOTION in the Race Across the West, a 1034 mile continuous event from Oceanside, California to Taos, New Mexico. There is a time limit of 92 hours, a route touching five states and a start at 12 noon on June 17, 2009.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Thank You! Grand Departure Oceanside Invitiation
Just a special invitation from myself and the "on the road" team to join the race festivities for the official start on Wednesday, June 17 at noon. We'll be getting spun up at 11am and invite you to join us at the Pier for the festivities. We'll also have some nice schwag to give out to show off our home town colors.. I sincerely invite you to attend and to bring as many friends as possible!Here are the official details:
Oceanside Pier - Oceanside, CA
2009 is the year you want to be at the RAAM Start Line. Not just because there will be one of the most awesome line up of racers ever to embark the race, but because everyone’s racing it from a governor to a rock star. RAAM will have a new look to it this year, one like you have never seen before. The Strand will be closed to traffic, and the bicycles will rule as the anticipation of the RAAM start builds. Families and every type of bicycle enthusiast will be there. Come out to enjoy all the activity and excitement surrounding the start line of the Worlds Toughest Endurance Bicycle Race, this year. Below is a schedule of the RAAM starts and activities:
Wednesday, June 17 12:00pm (PDT) - Start for the RAAM men solo racers and the RAW racers.
11:30 am: US Navy SEALS the Leaping Frogs will be parachuting into the start line
12:00 pm: Bob Babbitt, editor of Competitor Magazine will be sending off the World’s Toughest Bicycle Racers with a new style of a start.
See you soon,
Mike
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
All Systems (a real big) Go
Just a quick note to all the people coming out of the woodwork to encourage and support our RAW team this year. Thank you SO MUCH!
I've been a bit hesitant to post my training regime on the blog. Call it "too competitive" or just plain too busy. Lets just say that I personally spend more than a few minutes studying my competitors blogs and social media pages - keeping tabs on their training plans. So.. why would I give away the intensity we're bringing to the race?
That said, we're about forty days from the start line. I can honestly report the beatings, intensity and (pretty much) planned cruelty & sleep deprivation are going absolutely to plan. In plain speak, this seasons' ramp up has brought me to the month of May stronger than ever before. I look forward to two more double centuries (Davis and Eastern Sierra), plus pre-on course training rides and a week long hell camp (in the Lone Pine area) to fine tune my fitness & endurance.
Again, thank you so much for your support in every way. We couldn't do this without friends, our amazing charity partner and our sponsors. If you haven't taken the chance to check out our Active Giving page, I encourage you to do so today. 100% of the donations go directly to Forward Motion for San Diego. Our jerseys will make an appearance soon (too).
all the very best,
Mike
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." Winston Churchill
I've been a bit hesitant to post my training regime on the blog. Call it "too competitive" or just plain too busy. Lets just say that I personally spend more than a few minutes studying my competitors blogs and social media pages - keeping tabs on their training plans. So.. why would I give away the intensity we're bringing to the race?
That said, we're about forty days from the start line. I can honestly report the beatings, intensity and (pretty much) planned cruelty & sleep deprivation are going absolutely to plan. In plain speak, this seasons' ramp up has brought me to the month of May stronger than ever before. I look forward to two more double centuries (Davis and Eastern Sierra), plus pre-on course training rides and a week long hell camp (in the Lone Pine area) to fine tune my fitness & endurance.
Again, thank you so much for your support in every way. We couldn't do this without friends, our amazing charity partner and our sponsors. If you haven't taken the chance to check out our Active Giving page, I encourage you to do so today. 100% of the donations go directly to Forward Motion for San Diego. Our jerseys will make an appearance soon (too).
all the very best,
Mike
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." Winston Churchill
Monday, March 30, 2009
“A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.”
Dear Friends,
Its no big secret that I'm training like an animal to ride my bike from San Diego to Taos, New Mexico this June. Most everybody reading this has heard me whining about training in recent months or suffered with me through extended climbs, brutal intervals or even downward dogs in yoga class. However, I am so much more needy than you think.. I need even more of your help! Lets start with race updates:
OVERALL:
My race entry is FORWARD MOTION in the Race Across the West, a 1034 mile continuous event from Oceanside, California to Taos, New Mexico. There is a time limit of 92 hours, a route touching five states and a start at 12 noon on June 17, 2009. This is a race and (borrowing from my NASCAR heritage) plainly: We Are In It To Win It.
FORWARD MOTION? You mean the FOUNDATION? I am so pleased to introduce you to the Forward Motion Foundation, which is dedicated to giving recovering alcoholics and drug addicts the opportunity to experience and learn about the natural beauty of San Diego from the seat of a road or mountain bike. FMF exists to provide these people with an opportunity to see a different side of San Diego, to expand their understanding of what they can personally achieve, and to make personal connections with the natural world (continue reading more on FMF at the bottom).
Help support, Donate TODAY! All funds go directly to our charity!!! http://www.active.com/donate/forwardmotionraw
Are you on Facebook?? Join our Cause! Tell your friends! http://apps.facebook.com/causes/253405/39608389?m=e5767d02
WE HAVE CREW CHIEFS BUT WE NEED VOLUNTEERS! THIS MEANS YOU!!!!
We've landed our crew chiefs but we need volunteers for the road crew! What's that mean? We learned a great lesson last year from a great competitor (Shanna Armstrong) that a race is only as fun as the people and the positive attitude of the van & crew. So we're going to make the "on the road" experience as absolutely fun as possible from now on... Music, disco lights, the best friends.. And a new plan:
We're going to keep you fresh and fun by going full Race Across America style with having a day crew and a night crew swapping out shifts. So, you'll have the opportunity to run off to a hotel to rest and shuttle back into the rolling party extravaganza. Crazy? Maybe. Fun, definitely. Where we really need help is fielding the additional 6 - 8 crew persons to keep the show on the road all the way to Taos.. Please email me today about joining the Forward Motion team!
PRACTICAL DATES FOR PLANNING:
What's needed? Pretty easy really, we need you from the 16th of June (Tuesday) to the 22nd of June (Monday). Starting in San Diego (or somewhere in So Cal where we can retrieve you) and back to San Diego / So Cal on 23rd June (Tuesday or possibly earlier). We can also deliver you to Albuquerque if you need a quicker flight on Monday.
SO...
That’s it. I won't bother you again about crazy cycling. I appreciate your support in crazy things like this. I'm going to borrow a quote from John Lennon, “a dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.” Thanks for dreaming and believing with us. We're going to have an epic ride and an unbelievable experience while raising funds and awareness for a great local cause!
All the best,
Mike Wilson
p.s. I would really like to thank our wonderful sponsors and supporters! Hammer Nutrition (hammernutrition.com), Nuun Active Hydration (nuun.com), Mavic (mavic.com) and the Trek Bicycle Superstore San Diego (treksandiego.com).
Read about the Racer!
http://forwardmotioncycling.blogspot.com/
Check out our foundation!
http://forwardmotionfoundation.org/
Read about the Race!
http://www.raceacrossamerica.org
MORE BACKGROUND on the Forward Motion Foundation:
Forward Motion Foundation believes that their positive, physically challenging, educational road and mountain bike outings, can make an unquestionable difference in the lives of recovering alcoholics and drug addicts by opening their minds to new possibilities, arming them with greater self-esteem, and giving them a chance to achieve demanding goals.
Since I first dreamed of entering in the Race Across the West and qualifying for RAAM, I have been searching for a charity who shares my commitment to life changing decisions, hard work in the saddle of a bicycle and a deep abiding love of San Diego. I am very pleased to be working with Tony DiLorenzo (also a decorated double century rider!) and his entire group of passionate, committed and caring board members in our mission of raising awareness about Forward Motion and the good work being done by the group.
I intend to use every media opportunity from participation in ultra cycling to convey the strong message of the Forward Motion Foundation. Every dollar we raise together goes back to helping our community in the greatest city in the world, San Diego.
Its no big secret that I'm training like an animal to ride my bike from San Diego to Taos, New Mexico this June. Most everybody reading this has heard me whining about training in recent months or suffered with me through extended climbs, brutal intervals or even downward dogs in yoga class. However, I am so much more needy than you think.. I need even more of your help! Lets start with race updates:
OVERALL:
My race entry is FORWARD MOTION in the Race Across the West, a 1034 mile continuous event from Oceanside, California to Taos, New Mexico. There is a time limit of 92 hours, a route touching five states and a start at 12 noon on June 17, 2009. This is a race and (borrowing from my NASCAR heritage) plainly: We Are In It To Win It.
FORWARD MOTION? You mean the FOUNDATION? I am so pleased to introduce you to the Forward Motion Foundation, which is dedicated to giving recovering alcoholics and drug addicts the opportunity to experience and learn about the natural beauty of San Diego from the seat of a road or mountain bike. FMF exists to provide these people with an opportunity to see a different side of San Diego, to expand their understanding of what they can personally achieve, and to make personal connections with the natural world (continue reading more on FMF at the bottom).
Help support, Donate TODAY! All funds go directly to our charity!!! http://www.active.com/donate/forwardmotionraw
Are you on Facebook?? Join our Cause! Tell your friends! http://apps.facebook.com/causes/253405/39608389?m=e5767d02
WE HAVE CREW CHIEFS BUT WE NEED VOLUNTEERS! THIS MEANS YOU!!!!
We've landed our crew chiefs but we need volunteers for the road crew! What's that mean? We learned a great lesson last year from a great competitor (Shanna Armstrong) that a race is only as fun as the people and the positive attitude of the van & crew. So we're going to make the "on the road" experience as absolutely fun as possible from now on... Music, disco lights, the best friends.. And a new plan:
We're going to keep you fresh and fun by going full Race Across America style with having a day crew and a night crew swapping out shifts. So, you'll have the opportunity to run off to a hotel to rest and shuttle back into the rolling party extravaganza. Crazy? Maybe. Fun, definitely. Where we really need help is fielding the additional 6 - 8 crew persons to keep the show on the road all the way to Taos.. Please email me today about joining the Forward Motion team!
PRACTICAL DATES FOR PLANNING:
What's needed? Pretty easy really, we need you from the 16th of June (Tuesday) to the 22nd of June (Monday). Starting in San Diego (or somewhere in So Cal where we can retrieve you) and back to San Diego / So Cal on 23rd June (Tuesday or possibly earlier). We can also deliver you to Albuquerque if you need a quicker flight on Monday.
SO...
That’s it. I won't bother you again about crazy cycling. I appreciate your support in crazy things like this. I'm going to borrow a quote from John Lennon, “a dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.” Thanks for dreaming and believing with us. We're going to have an epic ride and an unbelievable experience while raising funds and awareness for a great local cause!
All the best,
Mike Wilson
p.s. I would really like to thank our wonderful sponsors and supporters! Hammer Nutrition (hammernutrition.com), Nuun Active Hydration (nuun.com), Mavic (mavic.com) and the Trek Bicycle Superstore San Diego (treksandiego.com).
Read about the Racer!
http://forwardmotioncycling.blogspot.com/
Check out our foundation!
http://forwardmotionfoundation.org/
Read about the Race!
http://www.raceacrossamerica.org
MORE BACKGROUND on the Forward Motion Foundation:
Forward Motion Foundation believes that their positive, physically challenging, educational road and mountain bike outings, can make an unquestionable difference in the lives of recovering alcoholics and drug addicts by opening their minds to new possibilities, arming them with greater self-esteem, and giving them a chance to achieve demanding goals.
Since I first dreamed of entering in the Race Across the West and qualifying for RAAM, I have been searching for a charity who shares my commitment to life changing decisions, hard work in the saddle of a bicycle and a deep abiding love of San Diego. I am very pleased to be working with Tony DiLorenzo (also a decorated double century rider!) and his entire group of passionate, committed and caring board members in our mission of raising awareness about Forward Motion and the good work being done by the group.
I intend to use every media opportunity from participation in ultra cycling to convey the strong message of the Forward Motion Foundation. Every dollar we raise together goes back to helping our community in the greatest city in the world, San Diego.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Now Playing: RAW Training
Just a quick note to let everyone know that RAW training is going exactly to plan. Exciting news about our new charity to be announced in March (in fact, many new announcements)! Stand by.
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