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April 10 – Dawn Til Dusk Bike Race. A 12-hour mountain bike race in
Gallup
,
NM
. See www.DawntilDuskRace.net. This is a bit outside our usual territory, but I was asked to circulate the information and see whether anyone receiving this list would like to help out along with any
Gallup
area hams who can be enlisted. The event organizers may be in a position to provide or assist with fuel cost, food, and/or lodging. The event looks like it will present a significant communications challenge. I will put any interested persons in touch with the event organizers, but that will be the extent of my involvement.
May 2 – Run for the Zoo. This large (thousands of participants – serious runners, families, and kids) run/walk event has been supported by
Albuquerque
area radio amateurs for many years. There will be competitive (timed) 10K and 5K races, a 5K fun run/walk, and a one-mile fun run/walk, all occurring around the zoo, Tingley Beach, and the old Albuquerque Country Club area. We will need handheld or portable/mobile stations to operate from fixed locations along the course, and possibly a bicycle mobile or two. This event will be coordinated by Fred Ream, N5CJC. I will pass the names of volunteers on to Fred to develop the communications plan and make assignments.
May 16 –
Santa Fe
Century. This is a 100-mile bike ride that begins in
Santa Fe
, heads south through
Madrid
, Golden, and Cedar Grove, then goes east to
Stanley
, north through Galisteo, and back to the starting point. There are shorter rides included in the route. See www.santafecentury.com. We have assisted with this event for a number of years. It is a large scale event that puts thousands of riders on the road. We need portable or mobile stations to be positioned at the start/finish area and at rest stops and mobile stations to cruise the course and keep an eye on the riders. Fuel expense will be reimbursed by the event organizers (to be confirmed). Richard St. John, K5RSJ, will coordinate this event.
June 5 –
Albuquerque
Century / Tour de Cure. A 100-mile bicycle tour around the perimeter of
Albuquerque
, including some shorter distance rides, this year combined with a fund-raising ride for the American Diabetes Association which has been run for several past years as a separate event. More details will be forthcoming. We will need stations positioned at rest stops and patrolling road segments as the riders traverse them.
June 19-20 – 24-hour Mountain Bike Race.
Gallup
,
NM
Essentially the same deal as the April 10 event, only more so.
August 1 – La
Luz
Trail
Race. This event is being coordinated by Rees Bevan, WB5DEJ. Amateurs provide communications support for this annual race up La Luz Trail from positions in the starting area, at the finish, and from trail-side points along the course. Persons interested in volunteering or in obtaining additional information about the event may contact Rees or are welcome to contact me and I will put potential volunteers in touch with Rees.
August 28-29, 2010
– MS 150 Bicycle Tour. This is a two-day, 150-mile bicycle ride to raise funds to fight multiple sclerosis. The event organizers count on radio amateurs for essential communications support. There will be two loop rides starting and ending in Pojoaque – the first day loop will run through San Juan Pueblo, Ojo Caliente, El Rito, and Abiquiu, and the second day loop will run through San Ildefonso Pueblo, Espanola, and Chimayo with an out-and-back spur from Chimayo to Ojo Sarco. We will need volunteers for one or both days to operate mobile along course segments with the riders, to accompany tour officials and supply trucks or medical personnel, and to operate from rest stops.
TBA -
New Mexico
Marathon
. (Will not be held in 2010.)
TBA - Duke City Marathon.
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