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Guest speaker at West Bend Noon Rotary

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Save the date, Monday April 28! I will be the guest speaker at the West Bend Noon Rotary meeting at 4 p.m. at Jumbo’s Frozen Custard, 1014 S. Main St.

                                                                     

I will be talking about this year’s bicycle tour for Alzheimer’s. I will have my bicycle on hand as well as some vintage photos of my dad and his famous baby-seat bicycle. I will (hopefully) be able to unveil my new tour jersey and share some exciting news about sponsors and a local radio station that’s jumped on board to provide live updates during the three-week tour!

Bring your friends and family to Jumbo’s on Monday, April 28.  We’ll see you there!

Riding in tribute…

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We did this last year with great success and we’ll do it again on this year’s tour from Nova Scotia. I will ride in special tribute each day to a family member or friend.

All it takes is a $100 contribution to the Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s and a photo. About a half-dozen people have already submitted donations, photos and requests.

We will post the photo atop the webpage in a ‘special tribute’ section. There are about 20 available days open for special tribute – – where I will spend that day riding in someone’s honor.

Send a postal address and I’ll also mail a post card from the road.

You can email the picture to [email protected].  Please send a name and some contact info. The check can be made out to Cedar Community Foundation. Be sure to label ‘Amazing Ride’ in the lower left memo section.

This year’s tour leaves June 27 for Nova Scotia.

The West Bend Noon Rotary will be hosting a public speaking engagement about the tour April 28 starting at 4 p.m. at West Bend tap & tavern.

What a following….

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I was with my dad at the Holy Angels rummage sale over the weekend. We looked through tools and old record albums. Came across this little cycle and decided to get it for my 2-year-old nephew. I was standing in line, carrying the trike and searching for a couple dollars when someone behind me said, “Hey…”  I turned around and the guy said, “I don’t think you’re going to make it back from Nova Scotia on THAT.”

Funny……

Another nice donation

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Hat tip to Duke Long, owner of Interstate Sawing Co. Inc. in West Bend, for a nice donation to the tour.
                                                                                 

Long has a strong bicycling history and I’m glad he believed in the tour to write out a nice show of support.

The extended forecast may include near 47 degrees on Sunday – – crossing my fingers that I can finally take the bike outside for a little spin!

New tour sponsor

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Many thanks to the Kettle Moraine Detachment 1203 Marine Corps League for a wonderful donation and sponsorship of this year’s Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s Tour.
                                                                          

To date the 2014 tour has collected $26,000 for Alzheimer’s activities and entertainment at Cedar Community. Sincere thanks to the veterans at the Kettle Moraine Detachment 1203 for their support and others who have backed the tour.

Today marks 100 days and counting until I leave for Nova Scotia to pedal back to Wisconsin. I have 3,800 military push ups under my belt as I work my way towards a promised 10,000 before I leave.

Thanks for the support!

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Received a nice donation today from Patrick Madden of the Madden Vanderloop Law Firm S.C. To date I’ve raised a little over $25,000 for Alzheimer’s activities at Cedar Community. Other primary donors include USCCA, Wiedmeyer Trucking, Helen Reinke and Thrivent Financial. There are still two sponsorship spaces left to fill on this year’s jersey — and time is running out as we should go to layout and print before the end of March. Give a shout if you’d like to join in the effort on this year’s Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s as I bicycle from Nova Scotia to Wisconsin.

Below is one of my favorite photos from my Germany tour in 2008.

                                                                               

                                                                         

Next tour – on the moon?

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When I was touring in Germany in 2008 I stayed with a woman who lived in Prien am Chiemsee – about 65 miles outside Munich. She pulled me out of a cemetery as I was setting up my tent for the night. Christiane was a former flight attendant – back when stewardesses wore hats and white gloves and you could smoke on the plane. I remember she set me up with a flat in Munich a day before I flew out – it was her grandfather’s place, overlooking the Englischer Garten. Christiane said, “If I ever hear of someone bicycling on the moon – I’ll know it’s you.”

                                                                              

Spring training run – Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes

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Sunny skies and temps in the 50s today and FINALLY able to get a nice day of training outside!  Had this song in my head during my 5. 3-mile training run. Also a BIG sponsorship thanks to Thrivent Financial.

300 military pushups a day

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Phase II of workout – weights and walking

That’s a birds-eye view of my cryptic workout journal. Push ups on the left. The gadget on the right is a pedometer courtesy ThedaCare. I’m part of their media team recruited to knock off 10,000 steps a day. It’s the second year they’re using media to try and set an example and encourage people to make exercise a part of their daily routine.

I’ll be the first to chime in – it ain’t easy.

I’ve been pretty consistent with the push ups and curling my 15-pound girly hand weights but you can obviously see things veered off course when aerobics came into the mix.

I’m calling it ‘ME TIME’ …. but that means the dishes are stacked a little higher, along with the laundry and the dust bunnies are now herding under the bed.

I’ve got my steps in for the day and I’m half way through the push ups. (My promise of 10,000 before I leave was a good motivator.) I should have 3,000 on the books before the day is out.

Finally, a might big THANKS to American Metal & Paper for a nice donation to the tour!

A quick list of upcoming speaking engagements – if you’re in the area stop on by:

 – March 15 at the Trenton Town Hall – 1071 Wisconsin 33 just east of West Bend
 – March 27 at Cedar Ridge for the Foundation Social at 3:30 p.m.