Canandaigua, New York United States thompsonhealth 85F / 29C Sunny

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Began planning in January in earnest. Couple meeting of core committee and on of the advisory board. We disturbed 1500 Brochures. Corp Communication put out numerous press releases and email blast.
Decided to continue with the same courses. We are looking hard to make the 15 miler easier but we he hold it is hills all around.
Month ahead of time start gathering information on scheduled road work. That involves contacting 6 different DWPs. We were talking about it moving the date but it seems that August 1 is the start of the oil/gravel season. Need to keep the ride the last of July.
June 1st start asking for volunteers and folks to bring in homemade salads. One of the things the riders like is the family style picnic after the ride. They were coming slow so I had to ask the whole hospital system for volunteer and our local Wegmans a sponsor encourages volunteerism so that supplied 10 people to to help out. Patti on Rest Stop #2 was ready willing and able in a flash. Yvonne said she would take RS #3 up on gannett hill. Got Marmadaddy and Marc from Sports med to each drive a SAG vehicles. Deb stepped up and took RS #1. Her husband was riding and she wanted to help. With a couple of other rehab service peeps and Wegmans employee we had things covered.
Got T-shirts ordered after some debate about sizes and color.


Week before started to prepare forms needed for registration. Got list of 115 riders preregistered. Yikes. Close to twice of last year. Start to panic. Sure just get the volunteer set and find out I have a jump of close to twice of last year. Good problem to have. The Sunday before I drive the course and find out the right lane of Dug Road is gone. yes gone. It a short stretch aieht good visibily to other side. Couple other thing but course looks doable and run with course as is. Yvonne and I painted marking Thursday evening as it was dry. Of course it rained Friday and faded them. Its a hard decision when to paint as you need dry and there were thereat of storms Friday. *Come to find out a Gentleman from abnother tour was hit and killed Friday morning, couple of the riders said the gasp when the read that as the thought form the headlines it could me. In 5 years I had one close call but usually have the vehicle behind me. It takes a while to paint 62 miles of marking so you get in a hurry sometimes and start moving before you look. Definitely will make me more cautious next year. Didn't get too many salads in so ordered some from Wegmans, cause you never want to run out. Gathered studff here and there. Figured I had enough water but that was wrong een with the extra Y bought. Deb picked up her kit Wednesday, Patti picked up her stuff Friday. I think next year she will take the extra water I offer her. She still would have been short. Went to bed at 10:00 and actually slept fairly well.