Halethorpe, Md., Jan. 08, 2010 - The past year of 2009 was an incredible year for Adventures for the Cure (AFC). The support we received from our donors, fans and supporters inspired us to improve our outreach programs and services to adults and children living with diabetes and our support for other worthy causes such as Kupenda for the Children and beyond.
Also, check out this athlete profile video spotlighting AFC co-founder Adam Driscoll at the JDRF 2009 Capitol Chapter Gala.
And now, a serious (and not-so-serious) look back at 2009 ...
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?
March
Princeton Sports presents Adam Driscoll and Pat Blair with Cannondale road and time trial bicycles for the 2009 Race Across America (RAAM).
April
AFC holds 1st (Annual) AFC Sugar Hill Cross-Country Mountain Bike (XC MTB) Race; raises more than $3,000 for diabetes programs.
2nd 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.
May
AFC holds 1st (Annual) Black-and-White Night for fundraising ($6,700+) and fun-raising.
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. ;-)
July
Adam and Pat sleep for 30-days straight after RAAM (haha, that's meant to be a joke).
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.
October
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. ;-)
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
November
By now, AFC team members have likely had over 1,000 gallons of CeraSport - our favorite performance-enhancing energy/re-hydration drink.
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).
Speaking Engagement: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia
Friday, July 31, 2009
07.31.2009 - Columbia, MD - This Sunday, August 2, starting at 10:00 am, co-founders Adam Driscoll and Patrick Blair will be speaking at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia (UUCC). Newcomers and guests are more than welcome to attend.
At Sunday's service, you will hear from, and interact with, two “Gen-Y”-ers who will inspire us to step up your game. A UUCC service for all ages, but be sure to encourage the youths and young adults in your lives to join us for the morning!
Read more about our guests and one of their adventures in this article from The Baltimore Sun: “Grueling Ride for a Good Cause”, published on June 14. Michael Adock will be playing piano.
Worship Associate: Julie Boughn
Location: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia, http://www.uucolumbia.net/ Owen Brown Interfaith Center 7246 Cradlerock Way Columbia, MD 21045
