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We are people who wat to do somethig about ow.» Our Wyomig Bike MS Ride Two-Day Wyomig Ride: To view ad prit route maps ad elevatio profiles, visit bikemswyomig.org ad click o Route Iformatio uder Wyomig Ride Iformatio. 2 2013 Bike MS Wyomig
MS Society Missio Statemet The Natioal MS Society is a collective of passioate idividuals who wat to do somethig about MS ow. We are movig research forward by reletlessly pursuig prevetio, treatmet ad the search for a cure. We ecourage politicias ad legislatio to champio the eeds of people with MS through activism, advocacy ad ifluece. The Society is costatly reachig out ad respodig to idividuals, families ad commuities livig with multiple sclerosis. MS stops people from movig. The Natioal MS Society exists to make sure it does t. What is MS? MS is a upredictable, ofte disablig disease of the cetral ervous system that iterrupts the flow of iformatio from the brai to the body. Symptoms rage from umbess ad tiglig to blidess ad paralysis. The progress, severity ad specific symptoms of MS i ay oe perso caot yet be predicted, but advaces i research ad treatmet are movig us closer to a world free of MS. Most people with MS are diagosed betwee the ages of 20 ad 50, with more tha twice as may wome as me beig diagosed. MS affects more tha 88,000 people i Colorado ad Wyomig ad over 400,000 people i the Uited States. Early ad o-goig treatmet with a FDA-approved therapy ca make a sigificat differece for people livig with MS. Lear about your optios by talkig to your health care professioal ad cotactig the Colorado-Wyomig Chapter of the Natioal MS Society: curemsco-wy.org or 1-800-FIGHT-MS (1-800-344-4867) Cotacts Commuity Developmet Maager Kimberly Skidmore PH: 307-433-9559 E-mail: Kimberly.Skidmore@mss.org Developmet Assistat Jim Guderso P: 888-929-9091 E: jim.guderso@mss.org Developmet Assistat Molly Lavach P: 307-433-9590 E: molly.lavach@mss.org Bike MS Maager Alexis Johso P: 303-698-5403 E: alexis.johso@mss.org Techical Assistace/Participat Doatios Zachary Jump P: 303-698-5421 E: zachary.jump@mss.org bikemswyomig.org 3
Gettig Ready Lodgig ad Campig: Lodgig: Lodgig reservatios are your resposibility. Visit the Lodgig page of bikemswyomig.org to see a list of parterig hotels. Spaces at parterig hotels fill up fast so remember to book early! Campig: Free camp sites ad camper hook-ups are available at the Crook Couty Fairgrouds ad campig ad showers are available at the Sudace High School practice field. First come, first served. Traiig for the Ride: Cosistet traiig ad preparatio is key to a successful ad ejoyable ride Helpful tips to prepare for Bike MS: Visit a official Bike MS shop: Ask for expert advice ad traiig tips based o your fitess level the check out the latest cyclig gear! Keep track of your mileage: Trackig your start ad stop times will help you judge overall speed. Start with short rides: Start short ad easy to get comfortable ad gai basic cardiovascular fitess. Do t worry about speed or distace o these rides. Add i loger rides: After some practice attempt a edurace ride of two or more hours oce a week. You ca maitai the same pace established durig your shorter rides but slow dow if ecessary to complete the distace. Challege yourself with a climb: Warm up for 20 miutes, the fid a hill you ca climb i 10-20 miutes without totally exhaustig yourself. After ridig up the hill, recover o the way dow, ad the go up agai. Participate i Traiig Rides: Joi a orgaized pre-evet traiig ride, lettig you improve your cyclig skills i large a group. Visit bikemswyomig.org for details. 4 2013 Bike MS Wyomig
Ride Safety Iformatio: The safety of Bike MS participats is the umber oe priority for the Natioal MS Society, Colorado-Wyomig Chapter. However, it is also the resposibility of each idividual cyclist to be kowledgeable of ad adhere to safe practices. Please familiarize yourself with the followig safety tips ad guidelies. Bike MS Rules of the Road: For your safety, the followig iitiatives are eforced for all Bike MS evets. Miimum age to participate: 12 years old at the time of the ride. No exceptios will be grated. No attachmets to bicycles for trasportig childre ad/or pets is permitted icludig, but ot limited to, bicycle trailers, Tag-Alog or Trail-a-Bike products, ad child carrier seats. Helmets must be wor at all times NO EXCEPTIONS Carry ID ad relevat medical iformatio Rules of the road apply; same rights ad duties as the driver of ay other vehicle Ride sigle file where ecessary, maximum two abreast whe coditios allow Do ot impede traffic Ride as far right as reasoable Obey all traffic lights, sigs ad regulatios Pass o the left oly; aouce passig or hello or o your left Use had sigals to idicate road hazards, stoppig, slowig, right ad left turs Prepare properly with utritio, hydratio, ad traiig ad for sudde chages i weather coditios Respect others: riders, voluteers, host commuities, staff, motorists, pedestrias, law eforcemet ad the eviromet The future of cyclig evets i Wyomig depeds o your cooperatio with the rules above. Do: Make eye cotact with drivers Never assume motorists see you or that you have the right-of-way Expect the uexpected; your first resposibility is to avoid a crash Cross railroad tracks at a right agle Give Ride Marshals ad police your full cooperatio Pull off the road completely whe you stop.beig o the road, especially at Rest Stops, causes a hazard for both riders ad drivers Do ot: Wear headphoes or cell phoe ear pieces Draft behid cars Use Aero Bars» The future of cyclig evets depeds o your cooperatio with the rules above. bikemswyomig.org 5
Fudraisig: All cyclists must meet the fudraisig miimum for the evet i order to participate. This requiremet ca be met by doatig olie or by brigig your doatios to Packet Pick-up. DO NOT mail doatios after August 1 if you eed them to be icluded i your fudraisig to meet the miimum. Turig i Doatios: The most efficiet ad coveiet way to tur i doatios is to have your doors cotribute to you via your persoal web page. Record the cotributios you submit o the doatio trackig form provided. Cash ad checks: Sed your doatios, with a copy of the doatio form, to the Chapter (address below). Do ot hold them util the day of the evet uless you eed them to meet your miimum doatio requiremet for Packet Pick-up. Cash ca be hadled either by oe cosolidated check or a sigle olie paymet at bikemswyomig.org. Iclude your Name ad Rider Number (NOT your bib umber) o all checks ad doatio forms. Mail to: Natioal MS Society, Colorado-Wyomig Chapter Bike MS Wyomig P.O. BOX 172685 Dever, CO 80217-2585 All doatios are tax-deductible. Copies or caceled checks are sufficiet IRS proof for doatios less tha $250. Visit your Participat Ceter for your dowloadable copy of doatio receipts made olie. For doatios greater tha $250, a tax receipt will be provided to the door by the Chapter by October 31, 2013. Prizes ad Icetives ad Fudraisig Clubs: The Colorado-Wyomig Chapter of the Natioal Multiple Sclerosis Society is grateful for all efforts ad moey you raise every year to support the growig umber of people diagosed with MS. We are proud to reward top fudraisers with special club affiliatios ad icetives. Beefits ad icetives eared i 2013 will be recogized i 2014. Raise $750+ i doatios by September 30, 2013 to qualify for prizes. Fid a complete list of prizes, icetives, ad fudraisig clubs olie at bikemswyomig.org. 6 2013 Bike MS Wyomig
Voluteer Opportuities Voluteers are eeded! It takes over 100 voluteers to support this evet. We eed help with: Start lie support Route support Fiish lie support REst Stops Voluteers receive a T-shirt, meals, ad the satisfactio of supportig a appreciative group of riders for a great cause! For more iformatio visit www.bikemswyomig.org or cotact Kimberly Skidmore at 307-433-9559 or kimberly.skidmore@mss.org. bikemswyomig.org 7
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