From their registration form:

Join us for our 2nd Annual event. Our inaugural event in 2007 had over 380 participants. This year’s event will benefit the Naples Community Park. Last year the Village of Naples allowed us to rename the hill known as Mt. Pleasant Street to its now race day name of Mt. Misery. Everyone agreed that Mt. Misery offered a tough 5K course challenge. If you are looking for a fun and challenging course (short and steep hill at the start/Mt. Misery near the end) that will test your early season fitness, this is the 5K for you! The course will take you in a figure 8 through the village of Naples, which will allow your friends and family to see you at the start, during and at end of the 5K. After the 5K stay in Naples and enjoy our local shops, restaurants and wineries.

St. Januarius Roman Catholic Community is hosting this event, but it is truly a community effort. Last year the event raised $3500 for Naples Ambulance. The 5K finish and registration is at St. Januarius Church Hall, 180 North Main St., Naples. The start is 1/10 of a mile away. Early packet pick up will be available on Friday, April 25 from 5:00pm until 8:00pm. You may also register on the morning of the race; however day of race registration will end at 8:00am. Race starts at 8:30a.m. There are incentives for early and group registration; please take advantage of them. Special prizes and lots of age group awards. Please be sure to read and fill out entire entry form. Shirts guaranteed for all participants whose registration is received by April 16. Additional shirts will be printed but not guaranteed for late registrations.

You can download the registration form here:

St. J’s 5k Registration Form

We hope to see you there!

Click address below for a map of race location:

St. Januarius Church Hall
180 North Main St.
Naples, NY

Western New York Wellness will officially kick off the first-ever “Minutes to Miles” charity fundraiser Monday March 31st at FLEX Gym (605 Culver Road). Starting at 6:30PM members of the Western New York Wellness cancer survivor program will begin a 200 mile virtual spin tour to promote physical activity as a complement to cancer recovery.

The “Minutes to Miles” event is open to the public and will enable anybody who enjoys spin classes at their local gym to join the survivors on their virtual tour. Using the Western New York Wellness website (www.wnywp.org) anyone may sign up for a personal fitness account to log their spin minutes. Each spin minute recorded will automatically be translated into miles and plotted on a virtual ride course using Google Maps. There is no time limit on completing the tour and all spinners will have the opportunity to earn great prizes by raising donations to support the physical activity programs offered by Western New York Wellness.

Western New York Wellness is a non-profit organization which provides free physical activity opportunities for cancer survivors and their families structured around bicycling. Our membership is a network of cancer survivors who are committed to introducing survivors of all ages and all fitness levels to the benefits of physical activity. When combined with treatment programs, an active lifestyle can become a prescription for healthy living and offers cancer patients an opportunity to control a portion of their treatment. Physical activity is safe and feasible for cancer survivors and counteracts many of the negative effects of cancer (both physical and psychological). An active lifestyle also plays an important role in preventing other diseases, and may prevent the recurrence of some cancers.

Today, Western New York Wellness organizes year round wellness activities at various locations around the Rochester area. During the summer cancer survivors may participate in outdoor “survivor rides” each Monday leaving Mendon Ponds park at 6PM. Survivor rides are supervised by members of the J. W. Dundee (www. interlakescycling.com) and Preferred Care Cycling Teams (www.preferredcarecycling.com), and are designed to accommodate cancer patients beginning a physical activity program. An intermediate ride is also available for those wishing to challenge their abilities.

During the winter months cycling moves indoors with supervised SPIN classes at FLEX GYM each Monday night at 6:30PM. Cancer survivors who have enrolled in the Western New York Wellness Program will also have access to indoor cycling equipment at participating fitness centers in the Rochester area.

Her name is Sammie and I do not know her, but she seems like an AMAZING little girl. She has quite the attitude and her motto is In It To Win It.

She has a blog on CaringBridge loves getting entries in her Guestbook. So if you have some time please stop by her blog and leave a comment for her.

Sammie’s Blog

I recently accepted the challenge of cycling in the American Diabetes Association’s Tour de Cure fund-raising event. The Tour de Cure is a series of cycling events held in over 80 cities nationwide. The Tour is a ride, not a race; it features different route lengths from a leisurely 10-mile course to a demanding 100-mile journey. I have joined thousands of others to pedal in support of the Association’s mission: to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.

I am asking you to help by supporting my fund-raising efforts with a donation. Your tax-deductible gift will make a difference in the lives of more than 20 million Americans who suffer from diabetes and another 54 million people in the United States with pre-diabetes.

It’s fast and easy to support this great cause - you can make your donation online by going to my personal page below:

http://main.diabetes.org/goto/cfc

Any amount, great or small, helps in the fight against this deadly disease. I greatly appreciate your support and will keep you posted on my progress. If you want to do even more to help, please consider joining me in this great event. Our efforts will help set the pace in the fight against diabetes.

More information on the American Diabetes Association, its programs and diabetes in general can be found at the Association’s Web site: www.diabetes.org

For more information on Tour de Cure, please visit www.diabetes.org/tour.

So today I decided to clean up the HED Alps wheelset and put new tires and tubes on them. It is probably a little early as I do not see myself actually riding outdoors until well into may. I know, I know .. I am not hardcore.

So I bought a set of Panaracer Stradius Pro tires. They were the lightest set of tires I could find in my price range. I also bought a 3 pack of Ultralite tubes. Hopefully this will keep the weight down on my already light wheelset. Don’t worry I am not becoming a gram counter. Well not much of one anyways.

Here is another photo of my front wheel. I’ll be sure to post again and let everyone know how I liked these new tires.