back up the rockpile i go! on saturday, august 20, 2011 i will ride my trusty (not rusty!) mountain bike up mt. washington, a grueling 7.6 mile all-uphill race to the summit of the highest peak in the northeastern united states!
i love this place! i love my bike! i am one of the lucky 600 people who will get to ride their bike up mt. washington this year and i intend to make y'all proud! please support my 2011 ride up the rockpile in whatever amount you can... $5, $10, $20... how about whatever you were going to spend at starbucks or dunkin today?
i thank you from the bottom of my tattered old size 37 sidi dominators that have raced around the world!!
brian and i happened upon the 2008 auto road bicycle hillclimb while hiking at mt. washington on our honeymoon. i was standing on the spectator side of racing, seeing the effort these folks were putting in... cheering on sweaty, smiling participants of all ages, shapes and sizes, running all manner of cycles: road bikes, tandem, unicycle (!!!).... it looked harder than any race i had ever done.... and i knew i needed to be a part of that!
i competed in 2009 under pristine conditions, and intend to best my time in 2011 regardless of weather with rail trail friends and cycling concepts teammates by my side! if you can't come ring a cowbell or honk your vuvuzela in person, would you please consider making a donation to support tin mountain conservation center? they teach folks about this incredible mountain that so many of us love. if you've taken your picture with that mt. washington summit sign, you know what i'm talkin' about! if you haven't, promise me you'll make 2011 the year you do it.. and send me the picture!
The Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb is the largest annual fundraiser for Tin Mountain Conservation Center. You can help me support a great environmental organization, Tin Mountain Conservation Center, which has provided environmental education to over 75,000 students, campers and individuals throughout schools and communities in Northern New Hampshire and western Maine for over 30 years.
Tin Mountain Conservation Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit providing education programs that foster greater awareness and understanding of the natural environment for school children, adults, and families. Since it was founded in 1980 by Barbara Rockwell Henry and David Henry in Jackson, NH, the Center has offered hands-on programs in the schools, at summer camps, and within communities throughout northern New Hampshire and western Maine. Each year Tin Mountain works with over 5,000 in public and private school, in addition to its homeschool programs. To see a sample of our work with students, click here.