Comments on: Buy the Good Stuff

By: davidh-marin,ca

davidh-marin,ca — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 21:02:21 +0000

@theDentist Hoping/expecting to try for the buckle again this year. I’ve got a small group of wbr/fof’s who all want the ‘ring’. Join us, we’ll have a ‘paceline’, albeit slowish.

@Fatty let me know if we need some ‘underwriting’ for this event. I’ll pay the entry, you pick the riders. Sponsored recipients would need to do a write up….mine. ….as well as their’s.

By: Scott D Gilbert

Scott D Gilbert — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 22:57:00 +0000

I should be registering by the end of the week! (waiting on funds).
I’m thinking 100MoN on the Velodrome might just be mind numbing enough :)

By: The Dentist

The Dentist — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 20:56:32 +0000

Cool cause! Count me in. Always loved reading your stuff and hearing your Leadville stories. Been to the LT100 4 times myself, still with no “big” buckle. If you’re feeling compassionate, shoot me a message and take me under your wing for next year. You could be my Rebecca Rusch.

By: Arizona Guy

Arizona Guy — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 19:53:20 +0000

I’m in again – no Costa Rica detour this year, si I’ll be right on time (ish).

Thanks again for all you do Elden.

-John

By: tallswimmer

tallswimmer — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 19:02:23 +0000

Been a lurker here for many years – first time posting.

It strikes me that with some of your other wildly successful fundraisers, there’s been a tangible, known pass through to the beneficiary. For example, with WBR, you knew that a $146(?) donation would buy a bike. With the latest 100MoN what part/how much of the $39.95 goes to Keesem? How Much goes to cost of shirts? Are you taking any for your effort (nothing wrong with that, but it should be known)?

Mitigating circumstances for my participation this year, but $40 is in my ball park, so were I in a place to participate, I’d want to know how much was actually making it into the hands of the cause.

Food for thought.

That’s a great question. The t-shirts cost $10, the shipping will cost a little less than $5, though int’l shipping will cost a lot more, so I’m predicting an avg of $5. The race plates will cost me a little less than $200 to make, and then there’s labor for packing and shipping (because I don’t have the time to do it myself). It’s not an exact known quantity, but basically, I’m looking at ~$23 of the $40 going to Camp Kesem. So far, that comes to ~$5700. – FC

By: GenghisKhan

GenghisKhan — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 18:45:53 +0000

Great call outs! Another way to “pay to play” is to volunteer. I worked with a group for a morning on Mercer Hollow and it was a great way to get out a help build some great trails.

Happy Trails!

Absolutely. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how little I actually volunteer and that I need to do more of that. Great reminder. Thanks! – FC

By: owen

owen — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 18:36:28 +0000

Nice Flyod’s jersey! – looks like a great trail system

By: Tom in Albany

Tom in Albany — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 17:46:50 +0000

I’m already in for both!

I’m jealous of your neighborhood trails. I’ve got some nearby but, they’re in a National Preserve so the legal trails are few and not very interesting and the illegal ones are more interesting and need to go away. Sigh…