If anyone has nothing better to do I'm looking for support for my "last"
24hr solo race May 19-20. Besides watching me suffer you get great food,
all the beer you want, and a warm cabin. All I ask is that you hand me a
water bottle and a gel each lap, keep my time off the bike to a minimum,
and point me in the right direction for the next lap! {;->

Greg
Greg.Andre-Barrett@...


-----Original Message-----
From: Wizard Of Wheels Ltd. [mailto:wow@...]
Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2007 11:32 AM
To: Alex Baniczky; Boyd Pendleton; Brian MacKenzie; Chris Richardson;
Colin Jenkins; Dave Mott; David Veeneman; Dawn & Randy Peters; Deborah
Jones; Grant Snyder; Greg Andre-Barrett; Andre-Barrett, Greg (MOH); Joep
Diening; John van Arragon; Julie Phelps; Kirith Borsato; Lothar Scheld;
Louise MacDonald; Marc Boterman; Marc Risdale; Mark Jordan; Mark Lepper;
Mark MacDonald; Michael Tiffe; Rebecca Atkinson; Rob Sangers; Ron
Stadnik; Scott Hagar; Shawn Collison; Shawn Collison; Stefan Szczerbak;
Stefan Szczerbak; Tim Morrison
Subject: LIFE$TYLE$ 24 HOUR - MARCH BROADCAST

Greetings to everyone! I hope all is well and that you're training hard
for the upcoming season. Personally I'm getting tired of riding the
trainer. I had some great rides in January and early Feb but its either
been too cold or too icy around here for a good ride. However, the birds
are now singing just after 6am so spring isn't far off.

Unlike most years I haven't troubled you with lots of emails leading up
to the race. Instead I've invested a lot of time behind the scenes
getting everything in place much earlier than normal.

Here's how planning is going:
1) Number plates ordered.
2) Medals ordered.
3) St. John Ambulance confirmed.
4) 95% of our staff confirmed to help.
5) 2nd place prizes confirmed.

6) Menu confirmed. I just met with Chef Danielle and we've worked out
this year's menu. Some returning features, but new items as well.
Saturday Lunch - jambalaya
Saturday Dinner - farfalle pasta with veggies in either olio sauce or
tomato sauce + garlic bread, etc. (and of course Danielle's home made
cookies for an evening snack) Sunday Breakfast - blueberry pancakes with
Brandt Meat sausages Sunday Finale Dinner - lemon herb roast chicken
with double roasted potatoes and additional sides.

We hope you like that menu. Feedback is welcome and encouraged.

ADDITIONAL MENU CONCERNS - if anyone receiving this email (solos and
team captains) has any dietary concerns we are fully prepared to
accomodate those concerns. However, we need to plan in advance.
Therefore we need to know what we can do for you no later than Monday
April 30th. TEAM CAPTAINS - find out if anyone on your team has dietary
concerns and let us know, identifying this person by name. We are going
to have special meal ID for those with these concerns. Chef Danielle is
a real chef. She has training to prepare foods for vegetarians, wheat
allergies etc. She is happy to do it, but she can't read people's minds
to know what they want/need. Please give us some advance warning and
we'll bend over backwards to look after you.

7) Race course. Yes, your home for May 19/20th. If you would like to
look at the preliminary course design follow this link -
http://www.wowmtb.com/LifeMap2007.html

The main differences are that we aren't going to use "45" this year.
Instead you'll go up the hill above the Start/Finish. There are a couple
of new things along the top of the ridge as well. The big change is on
the west part of the course we're you'll come down the challenging
Zach's Revenge Trail (twisty turny singletrack - definitely not high
speed) and then a good climb on a piece of singletrack that I haven't
put in the race before. I've got lots of options in this area if the
weather is bad. I estimate the distance has gone up marginally by about
400m to approx. 13km per lap. I'll of course GPS the route once the snow
has gone. Comments are welcome.

In addition we still have room for one more team and a couple of solos.
If you know of anyone who is interested please send them my way. I'd
love to have these spots occupied by women, but men are of course
welcome.

REMINDER - THE BALANCE OF THE DEPOSIT IS DUE APRIL 1ST. Thanks to all of
you eager riders who have sent their payment in advance of this date.

Happy Trails!

Mike, W.O.W.