Additional French words:
Sud – south
Nord – north
Ouest – west
Est – east
I finished the 500 mile drive and arrived at the Forest City Velodrome http://www.forestcityvelodrome.ca/ early afternoon. The building is locked, so with some time to spare before the scheduled 5PM open track time (“Huff and Puff” session), I looked around in some of the nearby stores. Back at the parking lot by 4:30PM, but when no one shows up by 5:15 I realize something’s wrong. I get no usable cell signal here, so I check in at hotel and call & email the listed contacts for the track. A return message from Rob Good later that evening is apologetic and assures me the facility will be open other days this week.
A thought about our title sponsor, Kelly Benefit Strategies http://www.kellybenefitstrategies.com/ and John Kelly. John raced pretty much full-time in his day, and continues as a weekend warrior today. His company backs not only my amateur club Lateral Stress Velo, our NRC race Bikejam http://www.bikejam.org/ and our cross race Rockburn Cross http://www.woofdesigns.com/rockburncross.htm , but is a founding sponsor of the KBS/Medifast professional team http://www.kbsmedifast.com/kelly_medifast_pro_cycling/index.php. He's seriously committed to cycling and it shows. Plus, John's a nice guy and throws a great time at the annual meeting at his place. I hope this blog does him some proud.
Total driving for the day: 80 miles
(images: Forest City – Matt’s van, Forest City Velodrome signage)
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