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Carol and Ralph Nussbaum’s 45th Anniversary at the Spring Populaire<\/p><\/div>\n
130 riders finished the Spring Populaire under sunny skies. Zeek’s pizza was packed as riders poured in over a three hour period and the room was filled with laughter and conversation. \u00a0We had new riders (hope to see y’all again soon!) and many familiar faces. \u00a0Ralph and Carol Nussbaum celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary at the finish, bringing a beautiful (and delicious) cake to share.<\/p>\n
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“Garage sale. Used randos.” Photo by Mark Thomas<\/p><\/div>\n
The “Escape From Seattle”\u00a0200K on March 14th started a bit more ominously, under stormy skies. Fortunately, the rain ended fairly early in the ride. \u00a0Gray skies persisted most of the day, with a break in the clouds\u00a0revealing the Olympic Range to many riders on the inbound leg. \u00a0Jan Heine’s writeup<\/a> is a great account of the ride. \u00a0Geoff Hazel shares his perspective with valuable Lessons Learned<\/a>. \u00a0The finish at Mark and Jan Roberts’s house was delightful, with Jan’s home cooked chili and beer from the Llama’s Brewing Company<\/a>, their son\u00a0Sean’s tasty\u00a0venture into craft brewing.<\/p>\n Climbers. Photo by Fred Blasdel<\/p><\/div>\n “The SIR 300 yesterday was perfect. All the reasons we ride=great friends, spectacular scenery, challenging hills and more hills ^^^, and outstanding volunteers.<\/em>” – Jan Acuff<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Bahn Mi 300K was an excellent and challenging course out to anything-but-flat Camano Island. The sunny weather of the populaire returned for the afternoon along with the headwinds of the 200K. Best of both worlds? I think so. Big thanks to the volunteers staffing this one: Gary Prince for organizing, Charlie and Kathy White for running the\u00a0lunch control out of their house, Wayne Methner for staffing the Camano Island State Park stop (at the bottom of a steep hill), and Vinny Muoneke at the finish. \u00a0There were others and I apologize for leaving you off the list! Let me know and I’ll update with names. \u00a0It takes a lot of volunteers to pull off a big ride like this (80+ riders) and we appreciate all of your work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Rando season is in full effect for SIR starting with the 100K Spring Populaire on March 7th. 130 riders finished the Spring Populaire under sunny skies. Zeek’s pizza was packed as riders poured in over a three hour period and … Continue reading ![\"Climbing](\"https:\/\/scontent-sea.xx.fbcdn.net\/hphotos-xpt1\/v\/t1.0-9\/21714_723954712614_3629220187218093395_n.jpg?oh=e50eed6e9b0e27288aa0a69bbce879b6&oe=55A435DD\")