Southwest Ohio RAAM
Newsletter
Oxford - Trenton - Lebanon - Blanchester
Race Across America - The
World's Toughest Bicycle Race
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March 15, 2010
85 Days to the start
of RAAM 2010! |
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In This Issue
- Welcome to our newest
supporters to the time stations!
- New race posters are
available
- India has first ever
racer qualify for RAAM
- It is time to volunteer
for RAAM 2010
- This month's feature
RAAM videos on the Web
- Our Sponsors and Supporters
- How to subscribe or
unsubscribe from this mailing list
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Welcome to our newest supporters to
the time stations!
The Cincinnati Chapter of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation,
Mojo Running in West Chester, Xavier High School Cycling
Club, and Milford High School. Also Bronze Photography
and VBL Photography will be taking pictures between
the time stations. We now have five high schools committed to
helping us this year. However, we could always use more especially
from the west side of town as there are many time slots to fill
and other roles outside the time stations. If your high school,
business, or organization would be interested in playing a part,
please let us know.
New race
posters are available
Help us spread the word about the race by posting them in your
work place, school, or town. The posters are scalable to both
11x17 and 8½x11. You can download them here.
To have a hard copy mailed to you, contact, Jim Lawyer
Also check out and download the new tri-fold brochure to distribute
at your school and work place.Great job, Jim!
India has first ever racer qualify for RAAM
According to Twitter, Samin Rizvi (India) has qualified for RAAM
2010. Recently Canadian RAAM veteran Tony O'Keefee has entered
the 2010 race. Also, Austrian Gerhard Gulewicz's web site mentions
his intentions to race in 2010.
Be sure to check out our race roster and profiles tabs as we periodically change them
as new racers sign up and others drop out all the way up to the
start of the race.
It is
time to volunteer for RAAM 2010
In 2009 over 50 people volunteered at one of our two time stations.
We could have easily used twice that many. You or your group
can sign up now and get your favorite slot . Doing so early helps
us to better gauge what spots might need filling so we can better
prepare for any shortages. We are open 24 hours a day and we
do need people working during the night. Some of our veterans
like the midnight shift because it is cool and they often get
to see more of the riders and crews who often stop for rest and
repair at night. See this youtube.com video RAAM at night.
To Sign up:
First: go to this page and check the times available.
Second: use this form to sign up for work at one of the
time stations.
The work isn't really work but a lot of fun. See the volunteer
tab for more details of what to bring, what to expect, and where
you can play a role. Just one warning though, working at one
can be very addictive. Even after a shift ends it isn't unusual
for volunteers to still hang around and in some cases show up
even early to catch more of the race. We welcome it!
This month's feature RAAM videos on the Web
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Our Sponsors and Supporters
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- 7 Hills Racing
- Baymont Inn & Suite - Oxford
- Beckmeyer Designs
- Bikewise - Oxford
- BJ's Bikes and Kayaks
- Blanchester High School
- Bronze Photography
- Campus Cyclery - Cincinnati
- Cincinnati Sports Club
- City of Blanchester
- City of Oxford
- Covington Latin School
- Cowan Lake State Park
- Hannon's Camp America
- Japanese Karate Do of Cincinnati
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - Cincinnati Chapter
- K&G Bike Centers Xenia-Centerville-Kettering
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- Kroger - Blanchester
- Kroger - Oxford
- Lebanon High School
- LOL Cyclists
- Letterman Printing - Oxford
- McDonald's - Blanchester
- McDonald's - Oxford
- Miami University Recreation & Sports Center
- Milford High School
- Mojo Running - West Chester
- St. Xavier High School
- Skipper's Pub
- Smitty's Cyclery
- Trek Bicycle Store - Cincinnati
- VBL Photography
- Walgreen's - Oxford
- YWCA Greater Cincinnati
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2010 Posters
RAAM vets Jure Robic (Slovenia)
and Franz Preihs (Austria) training together.
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