There was once a time, a long time ago, long before the Renault Fuego was considered a stylish and sporty import, around the time when people would stand in line to use a payphone, during an age where one would hold up a cassette tape recorder up to the TV during Soul Train to record songs …
Category Archive: STP
Jul 14 2013
2013 STP in 1 Day
This was an event that I had been wanting to do for many years, ever since my first STP. So this year, I finally decided to do it. Kary had planned everything out, with Gail and Kathryn providing support. Kary even had a customized spreadsheet to figure out the time points and you could enter …
Mar 05 2012
STP 1 day
Hey Everyone! Grace and I on Tandem and Craig are doing the STP in One Day. I’d like to invite other Crazy people to join. Our goal is 12 hours total. My original thought was Sunday at 3 am, but, there may be interest for Sat at 3 am. Sunday would be nice because the …
Jul 22 2011
STP 2011 – Red Team Ride Report
Our ride started off almost like clockwork – people got their streamers and their much valued wrist bands. We left at 6:20am and the remaining color teams left roughly on schedule with the yellow team rolling out at 6:40am. At Kent, we saw some of the teams start to come in and our team (red) took off …
Sep 04 2010
Overdue Ride Report for the 2010 STP
Here is my version of the STP ride report. It is from my perspective. Other folks will have had different experiences. The 2010 STP ride: We started off from Lewis Creek park at around 6:45 or so. The temperature was cold and everyone was eager to get started. We split off into a bunch of ride …
Jul 21 2010
STP 2010 – Brief Update
We completed the Seattle-to-Portland ride this past weekend! All in all, we had 28 riders crossing the finish line for World Vision and World Bicycle Relief. (See Riding the STP — Bicycles for AIDS Caregivers). We had a great time of riding, fellowship and opportunities to share with others what World Vision and World Bicycle Relief does. And we want …
Jul 08 2010
[Updated] Eastside Tour de Donut
Dan, having taken to heart (or stomach) the lament that we do not have a Tour de Donut here in the Seattle area, is leading the following ride for this Saturday at 8:00 am: “How about a Tour de Donut route that’s about 35 miles that would start at Sunset Elementary and stop at Krispy Kreme in …
Jul 05 2010
Riding the STP — Bicycles for AIDS Caregivers
[sticky post] This year 30 riders composed of members of Lighthouse Christian Church, their family and friends, will be participating in the Seattle-to-Portland ride. We will be completing the 200 mile journey from Seattle-to-Portland on July 17-18, 2010 and will be raising money to provide bicycles for AIDS caregivers in Zambia through World Vision, in partnership with World Bicycle …
May 23 2010
Jerseys – they’re not a state
What do you all want to do for jerseys? I think it would be easiest if we all went for the World Vision jerseys. We don’t have enough time left to design custom jerseys. [added by editor-- Addional information on World Vision from Heather N.] Here is the website for Team World Vision. They already have a fund …