[nrv-hams] Fwd: MOM Thanks to ALL of YOU

[Danny Wylam]

Below are comments from riders in MOM. Everyone did a great job. Thanks
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 Danny
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From: Anne Jones <racer15 at triadventure.com>
Date: Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 10:24 PM
Subject: MOM Thanks to ALL of YOU
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I first want to thank you so much for the wonderful ride you put on
yesterday. I really enjoy this ride and it really helps get me in shape
each year.

Good morning, Anne! Congrats for putting together another amazing event. It
was a fantastic day on the bike. Painful, and Miserable , but fantastic.

I want to thank you and all of the volunteers for all of the effort that
went into making this event so miserable! :-) This was my 11th MoM, and I
am still amazed at how you guys pull this together so well. Everyone I
encountered was simply awesome! Thank you!
Thanks for running a tremendous event.

Great ride on Sunday!  Thanks so much for all of your and your team's
efforts!  I did the double for the first time, and it was maybe my favorite
long road event ever.  The course was well-marked and well-designed to be
relatively low traffic.

thank you sooooo very much for a great, and outstandingly organized event,
Anne.

Thanks to you Anne and all the other volunteers who make the event
possible.  You're right, this is one tough race but well worth the effort.
The course is well marked and runs through some incredible scenery but what
really makes this such a great event are your volunteers; all where super
offering to fill bottles, hold bikes, and give words of encouragement.
That last rest stop 1.4 miles before the finish is always manned by some of
the best and most helpful people.  With tired cramping legs I walked into
that stop and was immediately surrounded by kind folks offering wet/cold
towels, fluids, food, etc. it was overwhelming.  It allowed me to re-group
and push through for the top. Thanks again to you and all involved.

Thanks for the great ride.  I'll be back next year.

Congratulations to the organizers who made this into a remarkably well
organized event.  Thanks also to the many volunteers who worked hard,
efficiently and with a smile.  Thanks especially to the girl who helped me
off my bike at the finish line and the police officer who came looking for
me to return my wallet I had lost along the road (they don't always get
credit when due!). Thanks and See you next year.

This was my 2nd year helping out MOM and I had the opportunity of riding w/
Denny Carlyle in SAG#2. I've received a number of responses from people I
know who rode and they are much appreciated for the volunteers and  all
those involved in communications.

This was my first MOM ride and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Very
well supported and the weather was accommodating! Made the last few miles
tolerable.

Thank you for everything that you and the volunteers did to put this event
on.  This was my third MoM and I've enjoyed every one of them.  You guys
put on a very well-run ride.

You and your team are to be commended for staging a very well organized
ride and for ordering perfect weather, also.  The route and scenery would
be hard to beat.  The rest stops were very well stocked with what riders
need to keep going - gels, endurolytes, fresh fruit, PB&J's, etc. and the
volunteers were so eager to serve.  Oh, I especially liked that cold towel
on the last climb!  Thank you.  I would love to do it again next year.

Thank you for all your effort.  It was a great ride!

Thank you Anne for coordinating a truly fabulous and exceptionally run
event.  I know this is a huge undertaking and a labor of love.  I am
grateful to have had the chance to participate for now a second time.
Completing such a "trophy ride" wouldn't be possible without your
leadership.  All the cheering as I struggled that last quarter mile will
stay with me for a long time to come.  I hope the personal satisfaction
I feel in training for and finishing the ride is somehow matched in the
feeling of knowing you made it possible.

Hello,
Mountains of Misery is number 1 on my list after a very well organized and
friendly volunteer . Double hands down to all of you, can't wait to
register again next year!

Want to tell you..great event!!! Really well organized and
supported..probably the best I have ever seen and of course it was really
tough, but rewarding.

Thanks for putting on such a great ride!

Thanks so much. You all put on a terrific ride. I think it will be my
favorite ride of the season! Thanks for making it possible.

it was a great ride yesterday.. thx for everything.

great event and I will wear my shirt proudly!

I would like to join my friend in congratulating you and your team for a
perfect organization of this wonderful event.
Every year I am looking forward to this weekend and the Mountains of Misery
(despite the misery J). The organization is perfect, the atmosphere is
really great. Also thanks to the many, many volunteers along the road. They
are putting in a lot of effort as well, and most of the time with a smile
on their faces.

Great job on another awesome Mountains of Misery ride. It is a truly
beautiful ride, certainly challenging, and very well supported. The folks
at the rest areas were terrific.