Someday, if you are blessed ...
You will depart in obscurity
And complete a grand Tour
Way far away from
Easy
There shall be no: uniforms,
Fashion tees,
Followers,
Or blogs.
A Tour without buzz
Or promotional materials
Printed in four colors
And folded the right way.
But if you have Love
You will find your Reward,
Your legs
And your soul, alive.
But Love is such that they might see it
And want to follow,
So let them come along
If they can ride.
They might want to be your friend,
So…
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Added by Andy on July 9, 2009 at 11:00pm —
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Despite the rigors of life on the road, at no point during the San Diego trip did I feel like I wasn't on vacation. Riding Hwy 1 from Long Beach to Dana Point is one of the top ten rides of my life. Caveat: I like to take vacations that require vacations, if you know what I mean.
But, according to this wonderful blog-- and it really is-- what happened after I left is worth retelling to your kids and grandkids. Nasty crashes. New levels of exhaustion. Hills. Hills. Hills. Mountains. Sports cars.…
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Added by Andy on July 2, 2009 at 9:30pm —
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Hi Team,
Here are some quotes I like. May you be encouraged today in whatever way seems best! I'm praying for you.
Ride:Well,
Andy
"It never gets easier; you just go faster."
Greg LeMond
"Cycling is like a church — many attend, but few understand."
Jim Burlant
"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear."
Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
"The more I give myself permission to live in the moment and enjoy it without feeling guilty or judgmental about…
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Added by Andy on June 24, 2009 at 9:30pm —
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This intern has been home for three days, time enough to reflect.
1. My bed is too soft.
2. I miss my Felt. Need to ride again.
3. Driving a car feels fast and effortless.
4. I miss the constant stimulation.
5. God is here, there, everywhere, like an umbrella I love to be under.
6. People complain a lot. Why are we so ungrateful?
7. I have a lot of work to do. Thank you, God, for that work.
8. I love my friends, but I don't get Life from them.
9. People are there one day, and gone the next.
10.…
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Added by Andy on June 20, 2009 at 1:00am —
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Riders,
Just some quick guidelines for how to share photos from this summer's trip.
Looks like a few of you have captured scenes from our ride and uploaded your photos onto the social Network of your choice. Thanks for documenting our epic moments.
BUT ... let's also remember to deliver on our promise to update fans and supporters though our Network Ridewelltour.org. Click
here.
So, please update our Network as well as facebook / T…
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Added by Andy on June 13, 2009 at 6:23pm —
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Jacob Childerson
- Hometown: Altamont, IL
- School: Southern Illinois University-- Edwardsville
- Reading: The Last Lecture
- Favorite eats: Chili-cheese dogs, soups and salads
- Special talent: Spanish
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Added by Andy on May 28, 2009 at 4:03pm —
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Find more videos like this on Ride:Well Tour
May is here already, but don't panic. We've been preparing for May since January!
There's a video here and on our Facebook page you may enjoy. Welcome facebookers to our Network. We're growing every day.
The next week is very critical for us as we begin to create facebook-wide buzz for our Tour.
Friends, we are the real deal. As faceboo…
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Added by Andy on May 1, 2009 at 7:30pm —
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1. Big thanks to our friend Jared Williamson for our amazing new
video and the above-pictured design, which you can buy as a tee shirt…
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Added by Andy on April 22, 2009 at 5:05pm —
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Moving right along, here's Round Two!
Lisa Ralph
Hometown: Graymont, IL
School: University of Maine at Machias
Currently reading: Jesus for President, Samson and the Pirate Monks, What Now, Last Child in the Woods, Into the Wild, The Imitation of Christ, A Guide to Common Freshwat…
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Added by Andy on March 25, 2009 at 2:00pm —
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So, perhaps you've been
wasting even more time on Facebook lately and noticed that no single entity exists to unite the passion and presence of our amazing past and present R:WT riders.
I, too, have wondered, and I've decided to make for us a Page so your friends can become F…
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Added by Andy on March 13, 2009 at 10:05am —
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Do you guys like Flickr? I do! I made R:WT '09 a page. So far, I have a few 2008 photos and 2009 team pics up.
Check that
link!
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Added by Andy on March 11, 2009 at 2:28pm —
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Sacrifice is the beating, bloody heart of the Ride:Well Tour. Sacrifice is about giving, not sure what you'll get in return, but sure that somewhere, between the routine of life and its few profound occasions, there is more of you to give.
At lunch on Wednesday, I had a great conversation with our Tour Director, and he shared with me his heart for R:WT.
It's something Aaron, who co-founded Venture Expeditions, the organizers of R:WT, has been living since 2002 when he made his own "first big t…
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Added by Andy on March 2, 2009 at 3:09pm —
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R:WT is excited to announce that a team of high school students from Mt. Olivet Assembly of God in Apple Valley, Minn., will be making their own "mini" Ride:Well tour this summer.
Part of the proceeds from their ride will benefit our cause
Blood:Water Mission.
180 Student Ministries Pastor Benn Stumph is organizing the trip and has 11 students and leaders ready to ride. The students themselves got the idea f…
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Added by Andy on February 25, 2009 at 6:30pm —
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I'd like to introduce myself to our amazing RW:T network. My name is Andrew Black; I studied journo in uni. Now, I'm on 15-20 hours/week as Venture Expeditions/RW:T's intern. Venture has hired me (on spec, more or less) to help craft our written messaging. I do lots of copywriting, enough copy editing, a bit of marketing and as much public relations as I can humanly fit in my 8 hour day.
You can email me at adb44281@yahoo.com with any questions. If I don't know the answer, I'll find someone who…
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Added by Andy on February 11, 2009 at 12:05pm —
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