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Updated July, 2010 |
Skip’s Page, July 1, 2010 Traditionally, and for many good reasons, the Hilly Hundred Weekend starts out with a Safety Briefing. This is the first step in the Registration/Packet Retrieval/Pre-ordered Merchandise pickup process. It is in the Edgewood High School auditorium and everyone must attend. There are no exceptions to this Hilly Hundred policy. For the past several years, Joe and Linda Hunter-Lattak have provided appropriate do’s and don’ts, tips for safe riding, and more. They have reminded each of us of many of the ingredients for a safe bike ride, essentially techniques which are practiced on all of your bike rides. Recently, they have asked to be released from their duties to enjoy the weekend with the rest of you. Request granted. This year, and hopefully for many more, Nancy and Doug Tibbett will provide you with a Welcome, Last Minute Announcements, and Safety Briefing. That’s a mouthful, so we’ll still call it the Safety Briefing (to satisfy the Monroe County Commissioners and our insurance people) but the emphasis will actually be on the first two items. They will be assisted by Janine Leaneagh (aka Miss Twinklefingers) of the Edgewood staff with an entertaining Powerpoint presentation. It should be fun and educational for all, even for those of you attending your 30th or your 35th Hilly Hundred. In registration/packet pickup in the high school gymnasium,
you can make changes to your pre-registration, Before you leave the building for the evening (Friday) or the day (Saturday), remember to stop by the Merchandise Table in the high school lobby. If you forgot to purchase a particular item during pre-registration, we’ll have a limited supply of items and sizes available for purchase. Same low prices, just limited quantities. Please remember to check this page of our website from time to time for pertinent and last minute announcements. This is especially important to do during the week before the Hilly. Stuff happens, so we want to keep you aware of any important, late developing changes. Also, as previously announced, the new Saturday route is especially challenging, so don’t expect to use Saturday to get in shape for Sunday’s adventure on Mt. Tabor. Please enjoy this wonderful summertime weather on your bike to prepare for a challenge in October. See you then.
The Hilly Hundred application form will be enclosed in the June edition of your CIBANews and it is being mailed on May 24th to recent participants. You can also download a pdf of the application form at our website www.hillyhundred.org. At this website, you can find a link to Active.com where quick and easy registration can be accomplished using your credit card. Be sure to look for our new Friends program on this year’s registration form. The Hilly registration form reminds you of some of the charities that our funds are shared with. These include the CIBA Foundation, Bicycle Indiana and the Edgewood High School Dollars for Scholars program. Take a moment to look at the respective websites of each of these worthy causes, shown on the registration form, to learn more about them. The Hilly is proud to be involved in their funding. We will hope to see you in October. We’ve designed a new route for Saturday, utilizing better roads and highways. It is even more challenging than last year’s Saturday route. Bring your cycling friends because the Hilly is more of a people event than it is a cycling event. Skip Higgins |
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such as purchase camping
or RV parking passes, if you forgot to do this when you pre-registered.
Same with meal tickets. Simply report to the Help Desk and they will
take care of you. We hope you’ll stick around to listen to the
pleasant music of Davis & Devitt, get your caricature drawn by the
very talented Karen Kovich, and not to be forgotten are the many tasty
snacks provided free of charge by the Hilly. If you purchased a Commemorative
Package, our artist Rob O’Dell will be there to sign the Hilly
print for you.