Ironman Louisville 2012

Congratulations are in order to Stefan Ray, Laurie Belcher, Dee Coffey and Jenny Sinclair-Hutchins, Friends of the Shop who completed (a very hot) Ironman Louisville this weekend. Make sure to congratulate any and all of them you see around town! You can view their individual results below:

Jenny - Swim: 1:16:21 Bike: 7:14:46 Run: 5:04:51 Overall: 13:53:27
Laurie - Swim: 1:29:23 Bike: 6:58:57 Run: 5:20:47 Overall: 14:07:36
Dee - Swim: 1:35:30 Bike: 7:04:03 Run: 5:32:09 Overall: 14:33:01
Stefan - Swim: 1:48:26 Bike: 8:01:29 Run: 6:12:27 Overall: 16:33:56

The 2012 Twinkie Run

On June 12, 2012, sixty or so runners threw aside their watches and put their internal timeclocks to the test during the (let's say) 32nd running of The Twinkie Run. Beforehand each runner had predicted how quickly they would complete the 10K course and on this warm summer night each runner tried to make their prophecy come true. Thanks to a staggered start, if everyone ran their predicted time, everyone would finish simultaneously. Here we see a few of them in deep concentration, focused on their pace:

Not everyone finished precisely on time - though a few came extremely close - but in 2013 I predict that everyone will finish at the same time! Of course, not all predictions come true...

A big congratulations to Rhonda Anderson for finding The Hidden Twinkie. Her prize was the selfsame Twinkie. She may be having it bronzed.

Full results:

Finally:

A very big thank you to Immanuel Baptist Church
Not only did they graciously allow us to host the race at their church and cooked our bratwurst, but when we newbie race directors forgot mustard, ketchup... AND PLATES... they swooped in to save the day. Thank you once again, Immanuel Baptist!

Boyle Bikes Across America

Looking to get in shape for this year's Preservation Pedal? Why not bike across the United States as a warm-up! If you'd rather not tackle the entire TransAmerica Bike Trail all at once, please team up with the local cycling community as we attempt to collectively ride the 4,241 miles together before the Preservation Pedal on July 7th.

Getting involved is easy:

1. Sign up for an account at www.bikejournal.com
2. Select "Bike Boyle County KY" for your Club Affiliation
3. Next configure your journal, selecting as many variables as you'd like to log for each trip. For our purposes, all you'll need to include are "Ride Date" and "Distance"
4. Once you're logged in and registered, simply navigate to "Journal" and click "Add Ride"
5. Log the date and distance of your ride and - voila! - it will be added both to your personal total and to Bike Boyle County KY's total
6. Click on "Clubs" to see the community's total mileage... and smile as you see it steadily increase!

Of course, if you'd prefer not to register at Bike Journal, you can simply e-mail your mileage to us at info@dbfky.com and we'll add it in for you.

Let's see how far we can go!

The 2nd Annual Preservation Pedal

When Boyle County was chosen to host the 2nd Annual Preservation Pedal, Preservation Kentucky asked us to help conceive and organize the 2012 ride, scheduled for July 7th. Last year's Preservation Pedal in Springfield had around 200 riders from all around the state... and this year's goal is to double that number.

We had the pleasure of designing three routes of varying difficulty that incorporated historic sites and scenic stretches of Boyle and Mercer County. You can take a more detailed look at each of the proposed routes here:

24 miler

42 miler

60 miler

You can view a larger version of the master map by clicking here. Right-click and choose "save image as..." to download.

To make this ride a success, we'll need a team of volunteers who can help out at rest stops along the route. If you're interested, please contact us at info@dbfky.com.

Also, Preservation Kentucky is looking for nice pictures taken along these routes to promote the ride. If you have some and would like to share them, please send them to info@dbfky.com.

Whether as a rider or volunteer, we hope you'll participate and make this year's ride a success. Let's do our best to show off Boyle and Mercer to our visitor's this summer.

More info coming soon as we finalize plans!

2012 Red Tag Bike Sale

Have a great ride in 2012 on one of these high-quality, clearance-priced 2011 bicycles. Call us at 859-238-7669 or e-mail at info@dbfky.com to see if your bike is still in stock.