kl_graham@comcast.net
Good Morning All -
And then the rains came....It was rainy pretty hard this morning when I left Albany!
Sorry for not getting back to everyone who emailed me last night, but when we got home I completely crashed!
I just want to take this time to THANK everyone involved and who participated in this years event! We didn't have the quantity of teams from previous races, but we did get the QUALITY amount of teams and racers from all over the state that represented themselves and OBRA to the very fullest!
My Thanks To Following:
Scott McDowell - City of Brownsville: Thank you so much and the City of Brownsville for allowing us to invade Pioneer Park and help this event become a great success! We look forward coming back next if you're willing to have us! Thanks again!
SSGT Joe Larsen - LINN CO SAR: The Guardians of the Course: Thank you and all the members your staff that keep traffic at bay and brought everyone back to Brownsville safe and sound! It's always a pleasure to work with you and I look forward working with you in the future!
Chief Kevin Rogers - Brownsville Fire Dept: Thanks for supporting our event this year! Though you didn't get any calls for assistance during the race, we appreciate your presence! I also look forward in working with your organization in the future as well.
OBRA Officials : (CR- Scott Jones) (CJ - Candi Murray) (Katie Staples) Thank you for all support, numerous phone calls, questions and changes surrounding this event! It wouldn't happened if you weren't there! Thank you again!
Pacific Power Blue/Blue Sky : Without the selected group of volunteers, we couldn't have done it this year!
Brenda, Steve and BJ : THANK YOU! We would have been out there until 6PM without! Your hard work and MAX efforts this year made this event work like a charm! STEVE YOU'RE THE MAN!
Ron Sines, Kevin Nicholas, Jeff Hamlin: For everyone that doesn't know this, these guys helped set up the course (all 28 miles) and then went back out to raced it, WON Cat 3 and stayed after to see if anything needed to be done! Never complained one word! You are all the example of what a great teammate is! Thanks a million!
Joe and Todd : My Rovers in field! Thanks for supporting entire field and assisting riders in need, and thank you for all your efforts in breaking down the course! THANK YOU and I OWE!
Rachel Lee : My Partner In Crime: You were much needed and I really appreciated your help all day! You can ride with me anytime!
Eric Adams: The Money Man: Nothing moves without you, cause money makes the world go around! - Thank you for being there!
Scott and Angela McCanna: The traffic plan was dead on! I can't thank you enough for everything! We're going BIG next year!
Chris and Lisa Jackson : Thank you always! I'm going to miss you guys - but I know where to find you!
Pete Eschbach : Thank you for helping with the set up of the course!
Al Depenbrock : Thanks for being the corner marshal at the start line.
Flo Leibowitz : Thanks for being a corner marshall and being flexible.
John Osborne : My finish line spotter! Thank you sir!
Tom Sauret : My M Corner spotter! Thank you sir!
Steve Torseth : Thanks for assisting is the afternoon!
Jim and Heather : Your support always means EVERYTHING to me! Thank you for always being in my ear and listening when I needed you! I don't have to tell you, but you should be PROUD of every team member that showed on Sunday! We MISS YOU!
All the PM Race Teams: Thank you so much for adjusting your schedules to make this years race a success:
Half Fast Velo
Land Shark
Greenridge PT/TA of Bend
Team Oregon
Portland Velo
West End Bikes/Specialized
Senior Men Team #90: O'Donnell, Rowe III, Pollock and English)
Aeolus Endurance Sport/Cable Houston
And last but not least - My Wife, Shannon K Graham: I love because, I just couldn't have done any of this without you! I Love You Dearly!
If have forgotten someone, please forgive me and I thank you for everything!
Well TTT's, that's all for this year! Thanks for being amazing cycling partners and a proud member of OBRA!
Until next year!
Kenny Graham