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Waco Wild West Century Sept 25
Aug 11th, 2010, 9:02am
 
This note from Rickey Taylor of Waco (fwd from Bob McClure):
 
My name is Rickey Taylor and I currently serve as Vice-President of
the Waco Bicycle Club. Every year our club members work closely with
the WWW100 Board of Directors to put on one of the best Bicycle Tours
in Texas. As in previous years, our WBC members are helping to
promote, prepare, and provide assistance with the Waco Wild West
Century Bicycle Tour. This is the 26th year that our club has been
involved with this event. Please help us this year by passing the
information below on to your membership. Also, if you have an event
calander please post the date below for the ride.
 
Rickey Taylor-WBC
 
26th Annual Skittles Waco Wild West Century Benefiting the Be The
Match Foundation
 
http://www.wacowildwest.com/
 
Saturday, September 25, 2010, 8:00 a.m.
 
Indian Spring Park, 100 University Parks Drive, Waco, Texas, In front
of the Hilton, and the Suspension Bridge!
 
Beginning at 7:45 a.m., all riders will be staged to leave Indian
Spring Park. Ride starts at 8:00 a.m. with the tandems, the "really
fast guys", the 100, 65, 50, 25 and 10 milers in that order. The
bicycle tour will take place rain or shine. No refunds. You're welcome
to ride any distance you like, but the course will close at 5:00
p.m. No ride support will be available after that time.
 
Packet Pickup & Registration
 
Friday, September 24 - Waco Convention Center - 3:00-9:00
p.m. Saturday, September 25 - Indian Spring Park starting at 6:30 a.m.
 
Friday Pre-Ride Roundup
 
A pre-ride party will be held at the Waco Convention Center on Friday
evening from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. There will be exhibits by local
vendors. Snacks will be provided.
 
Pancake Breakfast
 
Rise and shine Saturday morning with a delicious pancake breakfast at
the foot of the historic Waco Suspension Bridge. It's only $5 per
person. Served from 6:30-9:00 a.m.
 
8th Annual Marrow Drive
 
Join the National Bone Marrow Registry on Friday from 4:00 to 8:45
p.m. and Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Indian Spring
Park. It just takes a swab to the inside of the mouth – it doesn't
keep you from riding!
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Re: Waco Wild West Century Sept 25
Reply #1 - Aug 11th, 2010, 2:02pm
 
I have been planning to do this.  Maybe the 100 miles depending on how hot it is and how HHH goes.
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Reply #2 - Aug 11th, 2010, 6:47pm
 
Did the 100 mile last year. Very nice ride.  Smiley
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Reply #3 - Aug 12th, 2010, 10:25am
 
This is an annual ride that I've done for 20 years or so.  We started taking the kids when they were young because of the M&M factory.  Over the years, things have changed and now the grandparents / kids / grandkids go.  It's a fun weekend.  Last year I met Patti at the ride with her family.  Carolyn R and I did the ride on our trikes.
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Reply #4 - Aug 13th, 2010, 11:30pm
 
I did the 100k 3 years ago, unfortunately it falls on the same day as the Big Dam ride in Little Rock and Autumn at Bonham so I haven't been back.
 
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Reply #5 - Aug 14th, 2010, 10:26am
 
I am hoping to go again this year but my mother has been ill most of the summer so I may not be able to get away. We had a lot of fun last year and have spent most of this year eating our stockpile of free M&M's.
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Reply #6 - Aug 14th, 2010, 1:06pm
 
Did they have Peanut ones?  I might dump the 100 mile route and hook up the kiddie trailer.  I love me some peanut m&ms.  Course with a trailer full of m&ms, they might not invite me back.  Is the 100k the longest route that stops at the Mars factory?
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Reply #7 - Aug 14th, 2010, 4:15pm
 
The 100, 65 and 50 stop at the factory.
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Reply #8 - Aug 15th, 2010, 11:08am
 
Quote from TonyWard on Aug 14th, 2010, 1:06pm:
Did they have Peanut ones?  I might dump the 100 mile route and hook up the kiddie trailer.  I love me some peanut m&ms.  Course with a trailer full of m&ms, they might not invite me back.  Is the 100k the longest route that stops at the Mars factory?

 
Yes, they DID have peanut M&Ms (my 2nd favorite, almond being first) and people really do bring bags to fill up with candy. We did NOT do that but, at the end of the ride, the support workers had entire boxes of leftover candy and they gave several to my son because they thought he looked so cute on his trike. Sometimes it really does pay to ride with your kids...
 
And yes, any of the routes from 50 up take you past the factory rest stop.
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