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bus transportation - deadline this friday
For those who don't wish to drive or who need other transportation, Moveable Feast will provide transportation for you and your gear to Ocean City; riders will travel by bus, and bikes and gear will be transported by truck. The bus will leave Friday afternoon at 12:30pm from Johns Hopkins Orleans Street Garage, where free parking will be provided. You will need to make arrangements to drop off your bike at the offices of Moveable Feast by 12:00pm noon on Friday at the latest. Please make plans to drop off your bike during one of the following dates and times:
- Wednesday, May 11 from 5pm to 7pm
- Thursday, May 12 from 7am to 5pm
- Friday, May 13 from 7am to 12:00pm
Our offices are located at 901 North Milton Avenue, which is a short drive to the garage. Your bikes will be transported to the Atlantic United Methodist Church in Ocean City, MD. From there, YOU will be responsible for your bike and must make sure it is picked up from the church and taken with you to your lodging accomodations for the evening.
We will have bike techs available at the church to look over your bike and make any necessary quick fixes. They will NOT be doing full tune ups! If your bike requires a full tune up, you will be directed to the nearest bike shop. Click here for Jim Ventosa's blog post about getting your bike tuned up and/or attend Joe's Bike Shop tune-up event tomorrow night at the Fells Point location.
The cost for the bus is $25.00. If you did not sign up for the bus during your online registration process please contact Amanda Fisher (410.327.3420 ext.11 or afisher@mfeast.org) to secure your spot and make payment by April 29th. We will not allow anyone to board the bus that has not yet made payment.
On Saturday night, bus transportation from Chesapeake College to the Hampton Inn Hotel and the Comfort Inn will be provided for free. However, you must reserve your spot on the bus when you register online or by contacting Amanda Fisher. Buses will ONLY make stops at the Hampton Inn Hotel and Comfort Inn.
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ride weekend overview
FRIDAY, MAY 14: - 4PM-7PM: Rider and Crew Check-In takes place at the Atlantic United Methodist Church (105 4th Street, Ocean City, MD)
*There will be NO rider check in Saturday morning. If you do not plan to arrive until after 7PM or Saturday morning, please make arrangements with Amanda. - 6PM: Dinner at Atlantic United Methodist Church
- 7PM: Evening Program and Overview of the Ride Weekend. All Riders are STRONGLY encouraged to attend.
- 8:30PM: Cocktails and Karaoke at the Plim Plaza Hotel Pool Bar.
SATURDAY, MAY 15: - 7:30AM: Embark on a journey of 100 miles! Fun pit-stops along the way. We will be leaving from the Ocean City Boardwalk.
- 7:00PM: Dinner at Chesapeake College and Evening Program.
*This will be a time where we will celebrate those who have completed their first century ride as well as hear from those who want to share Why They Ride.
SUNDAY, MAY 16: - 8:30AM: Embark on final 40 miles!
- 11:00AM-1:00PM: Gather at American Visionary Art Museum before, together as a group, riding the final miles to the offices of Moveable Feast.
- 2:00PM: Closing Ceremony Event at the offices of Moveable Feast (901 N Milton Ave).
Please note that you will be provided a full schedule of events when you register the weekend of the ride. For a more detailed overview of the weekend of the ride, click here.
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saturday's training ride
This Saturday's ride on the Eastern Shore will give you a good feel for what the actual Ride for the Feast will be like in terms of flatness (very flat) and windiness (really quite very windy).
The route gives you a number of mileage options: you can choose to do the full distance of 75 miles, a 45-mile version, or a 25-mile version; all are beautiful. We will start in Easton and ride to Oxford where we'll catch the ferryboat to Bellevue. (You will need CASH for the ferry ride.) From Bellevue we head to St. Michaels and then out to Tilghman Island and back. Just after passing back through Easton, we will leave the main roads behind and hit some very pretty areas traveling along quiet back lanes and even past an original Little Red Schoolhouse.
Due to the length of this ride and the amount of time it will take us to finish it, we're starting early. We will meet at the Easton starting point (about 1.5 hours from Baltimore) at 7:30AM with a ride out at 8:00AM sharp.
We will have two volunteers as our SAG drivers. Please bring a couple of bucks to help her cover the cost of gas.
TIMES: Ride out at 8:00AM sharp; please be there at 7:30AM to get ready.
WHERE: Food Lion Store parking lot in Easton, MD (about 1.5 hours from Baltimore).
DIRECTIONS: - Take Rte. 50 east, across the Bay Bridge and continue to Easton.
- Bear right onto Rte. 322 (the Easton Bypass).
- Go about 1.8 miles to the light just after the Food Lion.
- Turn left onto Marlboro Road and enter the Food Lion shopping center.
- We need to park at the edge of the parking lot closest to Rte. 322 and farthest away from the stores. I'll be in a red Nissan Versa hatchback with a bike rack on it.
DISTANCE: Up to 75 miles. The cue sheet has several shortcuts to reduce the miles to as low as 25 miles if you want. The most scenic route option gives you 45 miles to which you can add as much as you want of the out-and-back portion to Tilghman Island.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED: - Cash for the ferryboat.
- A few bucks for the SAG driver.
- A bike, helmet, and water bottle are musts.
- A spare tube, and/or patch kit, and a working pump might come in very handy.
Wear clothing appropriate for the temperature. Dress in layers so you can remove or add layers as necessary to stay warm but not get overheated. It will probably be chilly at the start and warm up as the day goes on. As of right now, the forecast is a little uncertain-bring sunblock and a rain jacket. You will be able to shed layers and leave clothing with our car sweep. There are bathrooms at the starting point and at various points along the route. There are a number of options for food along the route. Usually riders stop at Mile 18.5 for coffee at Blue Crab in St. Michaels, and then have lunch in St. Michaels on the way back through town.
This ride will only be canceled if it's raining very hard. If you have any questions, please call Becky Abernathy at 410-736-3970 or email at aberrebe@gmail.com.
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in this news bites
1. Bus Transportation Deadline
2. Ride Weekend Overview
3. Saturday's Training Ride
4. Reading Orientation Guide
5. Outdoor Training Rides
6. Family & Friends
7. Ride Stats
8. Coming Up This Week
9. Save the Date
10. Fundraiser Photos
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have you read through the Orientation Guide?
Click here to get an overview of the Ride weekend.
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outdoor training rides
There are only a few weekends left before the Ride. Click here to view the outdoor training ride schedule.
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family & friends coming the weekend of the Ride?
Have them volunteer as Crew!
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current ride stats
Funds Raised To Date: $185,138
Total Teams: 17
Total Riders and Crew: 239
84 NEW RIDERS
100 RETURNING RIDERS
55 CREW
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coming up this week
Thursday, Apr. 28th - Bike Tune-Up Day at Joe's Bike Shop Fells Point (details)
Friday, Apr. 29th - Christopher Williams Concert (details)
Saturday, Apr. 30th - Team With A Purpose Zumbathon (details)
Saturday, Apr. 30th - Rebels at Gertrude's (details) SOLD OUT
Sunday, May 1st - Team Diet Tribe brunch at Timpano's in Rockville (details)
Sunday, May 1st - Last day to enter Team DragonFLY bike auction (details)
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save the date
Thursday, May 5th - Team Diet Tribe at Mamma Lucia's in Falls Grove (details)
Thursday, May 5th - Team Draggin Asses bartending event (details)
Thursday, May 5th - Good Fellas Fundraiser at Saute (details)
Sunday, May 8th - Crystal's Clothing Swap (details)
Friday, May 13th - Last day to enter Celia Kipp & Last Ditch Band auction for Rider Misty Letts (details)
For a full list of team fundraisers, please click here.
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event & fundraiser photos
If your team holds a fundraiser or event, be sure to snap a few photos and send them to Emily at esze@mfeast.org to be posted in our online photo albums!
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contact
Amanda Fisher
Special Events Manger
Moveable Feast
410.327.3420 x11
afisher@mfeast.org
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