Thanks, Maureen - looking forward to it!

Lisa

--- In XOBA@yahoogroups.com, "Maureen" <xoba@...> wrote:
>
> The XOBA 2010 route will be announced either the last week in December or the
first week in January.  I will post a specific date for the announcement when I
have it.
>
> Maureen
>
> --- In XOBA@yahoogroups.com, "gobagirl" <gg1990@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all:
> >
> > Does anyone know when the 2010 route will be announced?
> >
> > Lisa
> >
>

The XOBA 2010 route will be announced either the last week in December or the
first week in January.  I will post a specific date for the announcement when I
have it.

Maureen

--- In XOBA@yahoogroups.com, "gobagirl" <gg1990@...> wrote:
>
> Hi all:
>
> Does anyone know when the 2010 route will be announced?
>
> Lisa
>

Ahhh, okay.  I thought I'd finally lost it because I really thought I'd looked
everywhere.  I'll just be patient, then!

Thanks!

Lisa

--- In XOBA@yahoogroups.com, Sally Moran <moransally@...> wrote:
>
> sorry.....I read your message wrong....xoba  won't be up for awhile ...
>
>
> --- On Sat, 11/28/09, gobagirl <lkg1990@...> wrote:
>
>
> From: gobagirl <lkg1990@...>
> Subject: [XOBA] Re: XOBA 2010!
> To: XOBA@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Saturday, November 28, 2009, 8:05 PM
>
>
>  
>
>
>
> Where is it at? I've seen the GOBA route, but not the XOBA one. I've looked
and looked... I must be getting old because I'm just not seeing it, ha ha!
>
> --- In XOBA@yahoogroups. com, Sally Moran <moransally@ ...> wrote:
> >
> > check the web site ,it's been up for a few days
> >
> > --- On Sat, 11/28/09, gobagirl <gg1990@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: gobagirl <gg1990@>
> > Subject: [XOBA] XOBA 2010!
> > To: XOBA@yahoogroups. com
> > Date: Saturday, November 28, 2009, 7:36 PM
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi all:
> >
> > Does anyone know when the 2010 route will be announced?
> >
> > Lisa
> >
>

Where is it at?  I've seen the GOBA route, but not the XOBA one.  I've looked
and looked... I must be getting old because I'm just not seeing it, ha ha!


--- In XOBA@yahoogroups.com, Sally Moran <moransally@...> wrote:
>
> check the web site ,it's been up for a few days
>
> --- On Sat, 11/28/09, gobagirl <gg1990@...> wrote:
>
>
> From: gobagirl <gg1990@...>
> Subject: [XOBA] XOBA 2010!
> To: XOBA@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Saturday, November 28, 2009, 7:36 PM
>
>
>  
>
>
>
> Hi all:
>
> Does anyone know when the 2010 route will be announced?
>
> Lisa
>

Hi all:

Does anyone know when the 2010 route will be announced?

Lisa

Congratulations, Maureen! I'm sure that you'll be great.

Walt, thank you for all of your hard work, and best wishes with your new
job!

Dan

Everyone please welcome Maureen Williams as the next director for XOBA.

Regards,

Walt Williams
XOBA Director 2005-2009

Dear XOBA Rider,

It is with great sadness that I must announce that I have to step down as
Director of the Across Ohio Bicycle Adventure.  I, like many of our friends,
relatives, and neighbors have been negatively impacted by our national economy.
I was informed in March of this year that my job was being eliminated.   It was
difficult preparing for XOBA while looking for employment.   However, my faith
never diminished during this difficult time in my life.  I am grateful to all
that have provided words of encouragement and support over the past 5 months.  I
am particularly grateful to XOBA's executive committee who assumed more
responsibility during this time.

I have accepted the position of Economic Development Director for the City of
Farmington, Missouri.  My start date is set for September.

The planning for next year's ride has already begun with contacts having been
established at the desired overnight locations and preliminary routing being
drawn.  This planning is being been done jointly, so there will be no sudden
changes to the organization.

This contact information will be transferred, along with all other associated
planning documents and contacts as soon as the Board approves the new Director.

The volunteers (planning committee) who have been helping with routing, marking,
literature/digest writing and other planning for the past four years will be
staying on in the same or expanded roles.

When I assumed leadership of this event from Randy, I promised to adhere to the
mission and values of XOBA.   I will assure you that the new leader will also
adhere to these established principles.

Again, thanks for the ride and thank you for trusting me with one week of your
vacation time.  You have provided me a lifetime of memories.

Ride on, Ride Safe

Walt D. Williams
XOBA Director 2006-2009


PS.  The riding in Missouri leaves you breathless……(scenic!!!!)

Hi everyone, The latest article in my weekly series of cycling newspaper columns
is about our XOBA friend Tom Cline. I thought some of you might enjoy reading
it. The article is at
http://www.marionstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009908160303

Thanks,
Dan Sheridan

Hi Dave,

I'm glad that you liked the article, and I appreciate the nice feedback.

Next week's article will feature our XOBA friend Tom Cline.

Dan

Dave wrote:
>
>
> Very nice article, Dan. I experienced much of what you wrote about,
> except, of course, the century options! I'll leave them to the more
> energetic. I really liked the routes we took, though.
>
> There's always the 10% that don't get the word, and I was among them
> the morning the rain stopped at 7:30. So, I was out taking down my
> tent, and getting soaked, at 7:10. At least I figured out how to pack
> my bags without getting too much water in them.
>
> I, too, enjoyed that rapid descent on the last day. I was a little
> leery of the road surface at first, but soon got comfortable and let
> it go when I saw the little rise after the bottom. Hitting 45 let me
> coast up that one like it wasn't there.
>
> This was my 7th XOBA, and it was among the best. I'm looking forward
> to next year, and especially the year after that....
> --- In XOBA@yahoogroups.com <mailto:XOBA%40yahoogroups.com>, "Dan"
> <danshelly@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I write a weekly column on cycling for the Marion Star. Today's
> article is about XOBA. If you'd like to read it, you can find it at
> http://www.marionstar.com/article/20090809/NEWS01/908090317
> <http://www.marionstar.com/article/20090809/NEWS01/908090317>
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dan Sheridan
> >
>
>

Very nice article, Dan. I experienced much of what you wrote about, except, of
course, the century options! I'll leave them to the more energetic. I really
liked the routes we took, though.

There's always the 10% that don't get the word, and I was among them the morning
the rain stopped at 7:30. So, I was out taking down my tent, and getting soaked,
at 7:10. At least I figured out how to pack my bags without getting too much
water in them.

I, too, enjoyed that rapid descent on the last day. I was a little leery of the
road surface at first, but soon got comfortable and let it go when I saw the
little rise after the bottom. Hitting 45 let me coast up that one like it wasn't
there.

This was my 7th XOBA, and it was among the best. I'm looking forward to next
year, and especially the year after that....
--- In XOBA@yahoogroups.com, "Dan" <danshelly@...> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I write a weekly column on cycling for the Marion Star. Today's article is
about XOBA. If you'd like to read it, you can find it at
http://www.marionstar.com/article/20090809/NEWS01/908090317
>
> Thanks,
> Dan Sheridan
>

Hi everyone,

I write a weekly column on cycling for the Marion Star. Today's article is about
XOBA. If you'd like to read it, you can find it at
http://www.marionstar.com/article/20090809/NEWS01/908090317

Thanks,
Dan Sheridan

Hey Walt,


All those things are mine. Just go ahead and send them to me.LOL.
You might be too smart to fall for that one. Anyway, sorry I couldn't make XOBA.
Sounds like everyone had a great time.

Don "Onyaleft"

-- In XOBA@yahoogroups.com, "xoba.director" <xoba@...> wrote:
>
> The following items are unclaimed:
>
> 1. Lime colored armchair with foot rest
>
> 2. Camelbak with rain jacket
>
> 3. Specialized shoes with dirty socks
>
> 4. Candies cotton jacket (women)
>
> 5. Ford Motor Company jersey
>
> 6. Black performance cycling Shorts (women)
>
> 7. Teva Sandales
>
> 8. Bike tool
>
> 9. Samsung phone charger
>
> 10. LED Head lamp
>
> 11. Aeropostal bag with contents.
>
> E-mail me at xoba@... to reclaim lost items.
>
> Walt
>

----- Original Message -----

From: xoba.director

To: XOBA@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 12:58 PM

Subject: [XOBA] Lost & Found

 

The following items are unclaimed:

1. Lime colored armchair with foot rest

2. Camelbak with rain jacket

3. Specialized shoes with dirty socks

4. Candies cotton jacket (women)

5. Ford Motor Company jersey

6. Black performance cycling Shorts (women)

7. Teva Sandales

8. Bike tool

9. Samsung phone charger

10. LED Head lamp

11. Aeropostal bag with contents.

E-mail me at xoba@outdoor-pursuits.org to reclaim lost items.

Walt

The following items are unclaimed:

1. Lime colored armchair with foot rest

2. Camelbak with rain jacket

3. Specialized shoes with dirty socks

4. Candies cotton jacket (women)

5. Ford Motor Company jersey

6. Black performance cycling Shorts (women)

7. Teva Sandales

8. Bike tool

9. Samsung phone charger

10. LED Head lamp

11. Aeropostal bag with contents.

E-mail me at xoba@... to reclaim lost items.

Walt

Too late for the talent show:

             My Granny (think Al Jolson and My Mammy)


Granny, how I love ya, how I love ya,

Dear little Granny.

I used to walk up miles

But now I'm all smiles

'Cause I got my Gran -an - n -y!



Man, was this trip hilly or what? Those first few days lulled us into a false
sense of confidence. I sang that song a lot last week, or at least when I had
the breath left to do so.
-denyit

Hi all,
You all are nuts! And I mean that in the nicest possible way.

When I read this on Friday night, I forgot to mention how it was written: each
person could only see the line that came before his or hers. That's why it gets
kind of loopy. Or, maybe we're just loopy to begin with.

(If I didn't get your line quite right, lemme know, and I shall edit.)

(I've also attached this as a file.)

Fondly,
Nancy

***

Our XOBA Poem
(written by lots of us, one line at a time, July 30, 2009)

One Sunny day in July
I was riding my bike across Ohio
and I discovered how much bigger hills are in rain.
Still I press on, treating them with distain.
Up another hill, oh what a pain.
I must be crazy but I'll do it all again.

And again. By this time in the week I'll wonder
WHY
And now the last stand of adventure is done
until the morning rise.
And rise we shall
On top of the next hill!

My heart rate will be lower
My riding rate won't be slower
My queen-sized airbed helps me sleep like a baby
A full tummy helps considerably
But it won't get you all the way home…
What's at home?

Rest and peace
Work and play
on a bike
take your hands off the handle bars
and your feet off the pedals
and wipe the sweat from your nose

because you are really hot.
I must need more sunscreen.
Where's the next hill… we've only done 25,000 feet of climb this week.
And the ice cream with chunks of chocolate we seek.
That we have eaten all week.
And it has given me sore feet.

And I'm concentrating on foot right now
The best food is ice cream and how
It comes from the amazing cow
If you have tiny fingers, it comes from a sow
If you have fat toes it's the fault of the crows
With big noses

And black stocking hoses
Covered ol' Moses…
With sandals over his toeses
And sunscreen on the noses
Soap and shampoo in the showers
Flowers along the rolling hills

Bumps and holes rushing down the slopes
Hit a hole and broke my spokes
Got a flat, offered help by lots of folks.
The hills get longer the longer you ride
But the showers are good at the end of the day
What goes up must come down

and then go up again. Over and over again.
And again, and again, and again.
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Who is the princess of the ball?
The downhills and ice cream were just right
but the uphills were too short.

Roses are red, pickles are green,
you got the shape of a B-19
dropping riders like Team Astana.
Riding in the rain makes me cry for my mommy
I sure do wish I had vacationed in the Bahamas!
The beach is a lot flatter than Revenge Hill

But won't give you nearly the thrill
And what could be more scenic than XOBA.

Hello fellow XOBAers!
Of course now I wished I'd taken a zillion more -- but I'm glad for the ones I
have. (Have I spelled names correctly? Let me know.) I look forward to seeing
yours!

Here's the link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nancykangas/sets/72157621928749264/

What an awesome week -- and then some.
Nancy
(aka The Person With the Basket on the Back Rack)

Hi Everyone,

There was a nice article in the Columbus Dispatch about COP, XOBA, and Walt.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/life/stories/2009/07/30/1_COLUMBUS_OUTDOOR_\
PURSUITS.ART_ART_07-30-09_D1_9MEK07V.html

What a wonderful week!

Dan Sheridan

Hi everyone from a first time rider,
If I plan to take advantage of gym indoor sleeping each night, should I
even bring my tent?  And is there an additional charge for indoor
sleeping as on GOBA?  Thanks for the advice.
Judy

----- Original Message -----

From: jont89

To: XOBA@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 9:29 PM

Subject: [XOBA] Share a ride from New Castle towards Cincinnati August 1?

 

Hello...looking for anyone who may be able to provide a ride from New Castle to anywhere towards Cincinnati after the ride on Saturday, August 1st. Gas and lunch on me!

I live 25 miles from the start point in Eaton, and does not make much sense to drive to New Castle, take a bus back, ride my bike to New Castle, then drive back again.

Appreciate any help! Anything close to Cinci is fine, just avoid a potential 10 hour round trip for my family.

Thank you!

Jim - that would be a HUGE help and much appreciated.  Saves a lot of traveling
this Saturday.  Will find you in Eaton after the bus arrival and we can finalize
details.  Thanks again!

---- Jim Burkhart <jburkhart@...> wrote:
> We can get you back to north Columbus if that would help.  There are just two
of us and I can easily get four including bikes and luggage in my pickup.  Just
let me know I can help.
>
> Jim
> ---- jont89 <cielx@...> wrote:
>
> =============
> Hello...looking for anyone who may be able to provide a ride from New Castle
to anywhere towards Cincinnati after the ride on Saturday, August 1st.  Gas and
lunch on me!
>
> I live 25 miles from the start point in Eaton, and does not make much sense to
drive to New Castle, take a bus back, ride my bike to New Castle, then drive
back again.
>
> Appreciate any help!  Anything close to Cinci is fine, just avoid a potential
10 hour round trip for my family.
>
> Thank you!
>
>