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• Website is created for Adventures for the Cure: The Doc at www.adventuresforthecuremovie.com.
• Kris' Kayak Adventure Campaign nets $965 (led by Kristopher Auer) for AFC's Extreme Weekend (children with diabetes camp) and World Bicycle Relief.
  
• Luke's Bike Campaign raises more than $2,000 (led by Bike Doctor Linthicum and Brown Cycles) for bicycle built for special needs child.

• Luke rides on his maiden voyage on special bicycle.
• Lots and lots of base miles and training in preparation for record-setting push at the 2009 Race Across America (RAAM) in June. Did we mention it's still cold outside?
  

• Princeton Sports presents Adam Driscoll and Pat Blair with Cannondale road and time trial bicycles for the 2009 Race Across America (RAAM).
  

• AFC holds 1st (Annual) AFC Sugar Hill Cross-Country Mountain Bike (XC MTB) Race; raises more than $3,000 for diabetes programs.
  
• 2^nd Annual UMBC Cycle-o-Thon (led by Adam Driscoll, Alex Driscoll and Pat Blair and fellow UMBC cyclists) raise funds for Extreme Weekend and Kupenda for the Children.
• AFC has over 20 riders compete in Baker's Dozen 13-hour Mountain Bike Race.
  

• AFC holds 1st (Annual) Black-and-White Night for fundraising ($6,700+) and fun-raising.
• AFC holds 1st Extreme Weekend for Children with Diabetes Camp and it becomes an instant success with campers.
  
• AFC is one of the top 5 fundraising teams for the 2009 Maryland Tour de Cure supporting the American Diabetes Association; raising more than $8,000.
• Adam Driscoll wins 1st place (Road Cat. 3/4) at Sunday's Bound Brook Criterium at the Tour of Somerville.

• AFC's Adam Driscoll and Patrick Blair (and support crew!) compete and win the 2-man division of the 3,021-mile transcontinental event at the 2009 Race Across America (RAAM), The World's Toughest Bike Race. Raise over $30,000 for Extreme Weekend and Kupenda for the Children.
• AFC goes Web 2.0 - uses Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Picasa, Flickr and other 25 social media sites to get connect with our fans, donors and supporters. David Harrity is expected to announce his entire takeover of the Internet. ;-)
  
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• Adam and Pat sleep for 30-days straight after RAAM (haha, that's meant to be a joke).
• Greg Young competes in Swimming For Water Campaign and AFC releases more than $10,000 to Kupenda for the Children and Blood:Water Mission.
• Adam Driscoll and Tracy Kessler are married on July 12th.
• AFC joins GoodSearch and GoodShop that allows supporters to search and shop over the Internet while supporting our causes.
• Phelps Luck swim team campaigns for AFC with swim-a-thon to raise funds for Extreme Weekend for children with diabetes.
  

• Nate and Sarah Mudd get married and perform outstanding gesture to support AFC.
• Mark Pare (AFC racing team) conquers the famous (and ultra-tough) Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hill Climb; raises more than $450.
  

• Matt Gilman - Blind Time Trials Rider - joins the AFC Team; Matt was blinded by Type 1 diabetes but that doesn't stop him from performing incredible observed bike trial rides.
• Laura Matt and David Harrity become newest members of the AFC Board of Directors.
• AFC wins big at the Sugar Free Miles 5k (supporting diabetes causes). Top 2 overall (Adam Driscoll, Pat Blair), 2nd female (Tracy Kessler Driscoll) and age-group winner (Jennifer Blandford).
  
• CYCLOCROSS!!! AFC team members like to get muddy and so begins the cyclocross season with events from the 2009 Mid-Atlantic Bicycle Racing Association (MABRA) and Mid-Atlantic Cross (MAC) series.
  
• Adam Driscoll crushes the competition and wins the Cat B (Cat. 2/3/4) event at Charm City Cyclocross in Baltimore, Md.; moves up to Elite Men's (Cat. 1/2/3) races after that.
  

• Annapolis Area Christian School students (led by Roberto Irias) raise more than $5,000 with AFC Bike-a-thon for Kenyan youth suffering from skin cancer due to albinism; funds go to support surgery and medical treatments.
• "AFC Headquarters" gets much needed "woman's touch" with fresh coats of paint. (Why is this significant you ask? You have to seen the "before" and "after" shots of the townhouse to truly know why.) ;-)
  
• University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) Magazine spotlights Adventures for the Cure and its causes.
• By now, AFC members have easily ridden over 5,000 miles of early morning rides as part of TheMorningRide.com (TMR). Debate rages on whether that exceeds the amount of emails flying around the TMR's Google Group. ;-)
  
• Team Adventures for the Cure racers (Bill Vickers and Mike Berry) win the EDGE 6-Hour Adventure Race.
• Adam Driscoll competes in first UCI-level race at Granogue Cross; some say it was a bit muddy (that's the understatement of the century, check out this video!)
• Numerous AFC team members compete in the Baltimore Marathon (running), Seagull Century Ride (cycling), Little River 24-hour Challenge (mountain biking), and Iron Cross (cyclocross)
  
• Jose Cepeda captured 1st place in his age group (and 6th overall) wearing his Adventures for the Cure skinsuit at the 2009 Bassman Duathlon (3.1 mile run, 58 mile bike, 13.1 mile run) held in Bass River, New Jersey. Columbia-Md.-based Allyson Tufano garnered 2nd place female overall (and 4th overall).
• Kristen Hughes Wimmer wins the solo female division in the 9 Hours of Endurance Duathlon (trail running and mountain biking relay) event at the EX2 Day of Endurance.
  
• Laura Matt and Erin Wells win the Duo Female Division of the 6 Hours of Mountain Biking event at EX2 Day of Endurance.
• Tracy Kessler capturing first overall female with a time of 22:51. And, Jen Blandford 3rd overall female with a time of 23:30 at the Harvest Harrier 5K Trail Run
  

• By now, AFC team members have likely had over 1,000 gallons of CeraSport - our favorite performance-enhancing energy/re-hydration drink.
  
• AFC supports the annual World Diabetes Day on November 14th.
• Keith Rohr captures career first win (and 2nd win and ...) in cyclocross.
  
• AFC captures 5th place overall in team standings for the 2009 MABRA Cyclocross Series Championship. Incredible support throughout season from family and friends, thanks!
  
• AFC wins "Suitcase full of Sausage" at the Tacchino Ciclocross race (yeah, we're still trying to figure that one out. ;-)
  
• Adam Driscoll wins the 2009 Maryland State Cyclocross Championship (Elite Men).
  
• Keith Rohr wins the 2009 MABRA Cyclocross Series Championship (Master's Cat. 3/4).
• Steve Klose wins the 2009 Maryland State Cyclocross Championship (Master's Cat. 3/4).
• Avy Rohr wins the 2009 MABRA Cyclocross Series Championship, Race Championship and Maryland State Championship (Junior Women U16).
• AFC begins the Christmas for Kupenda Campaign to raise funds for children with disabilities.
  

• Conducted "Living with Diabetes" education session with staff at the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety Inspection Service.
• Adam Driscoll is upgraded to Category 1 Cyclocross by USA Cycling.
• Patrick Blair is upgraded to Category 2 Cyclocross by USA Cycling.
• Andrey Doroshenko is upgraded to Category 3 Cyclocross by USA Cycling.
• AFC documentary film is shown as pre-quel to the DC Bicycle Film Festival.
  
• GovLoop members and its AwesomeGov Fund supporters vote AFC as top charity and award more than $1,780.
• AFC supporters raise more than $3,500 in our Christmas for Kupenda Campaign.
  

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Interview with Keith Rohr (Adventures for the Cure)


Keith Rohr (pictured) racing at the 2009 Tacchino Ciclocross. [Photo courtesy of Joseph W. Metro]

DH: Keith, congratulations on your first win in cyclocross. Based on the results posted on crossresults.com, it appears that you did a lot of work in the off-season preparing for this year. Is that right?

KR: I started preparing for the 2009 cyclocross season in the late winter. I almost didn't race this year because of work-related hassles, but things turned around for me. I did a lot of mountain biking and entered the first Michaux Endurance Series race in early May and felt exceptionally good. Six weeks prior I had dramatically changed my diet and went completely vegan. Oddly enough, by June, the diet led to so much weight loss that my arms weakened and actually gave out during a mountain bike race in Massanutten causing me to separate my left shoulder. Fortunately, the shoulder was much better by the time cyclocross season started and the discipline of the rehab process helped me with my training discipline.

DH: With five top 5 finishes this season, was there anything different in your preparation for Urban Cross at Ix that led to your win?

KR: Funny. I almost didn't race Urban Cross because it seemed like a long way to go for a race. However, I knew AFC was gaining on the team points and I wanted to contribute to the team efforts by having a good race at Urban Cross. It turned out to be a good call because several of the team members did well that day. I can't say I did anything different other than making sure I rested well two or three days prior.

DH: Is your goal to win the Master's Category 3/4 35+ MABRAcross championship?

KR: My original goal set back in the late winter was to place in the top 5 of the cyclocross races that I entered. After Charm City Cross I knew I was strong enough to win a race, so my new goal was to win a race or two at the Master's 3/4 level. I'd like to finish the year as the season points leader, but that's more of a formality because there is no jersey awarded at my level. Either way, it's a nice measurement of my progress in the sport. If the season ended now, I'd say that it's been a successful year for me.

DH: Are you ready to be upgraded to the Master's Elite Category 1/2/3 races?

KR: I'd like to get another win under my belt at one of the upcoming races at Howard County Double Cross and then finish the season at the at the Master's 1/2/3 level for the MABRA Cross Championship in Taneytown, Md. That would be a great way to close out the season and get a nice taste for what's in store for next year.

DH: So, who do you have to thank for getting you to this point?

KR: Oh boy, that's a long list. First and foremost, forever thanks to my wife, Stacey, who never flinches when I say I want to do something bike related. It takes a lot of pressure off you when your wife is behind you during the race season. Another big prop goes to my coach, Rodger Carter. He's always believed in me even when I didn't believe in me. He is the cornerstone for my training in 2009. Of course, I can't forget my team-mates and ride-mates, Adventures for the Cure and TheMorningRide. I wouldn't be racing if my friends weren't racing with me. You guys rock!!!

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Adventures For The Cure (AFC), a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization and USA Cycling club which exists to raise awareness for diabetes, to show those diagnosed with diabetes and their families how leading a healthy and active lifestyle can move you beyond your perceived limits, and to raise funds for diabetes research. The organization also raises awareness and funds for other causes that the board of directors has selected. For more details, visit http://adventuresforthecure.com/.

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