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Our first Crutchfield MS150 Carwash! Ed cleans 'em out, while Tommy and Jimmy shinem' up. |
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Bruce and Jimmy puttin' the shine on Debbie's car. |
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Tommy and Jimmy - Working at the Car Wash... |
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Pat's been 4-wheelin again! Jimmy has his work cut out for him. |
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Jimmy is even amazed with his great work! |
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Inspector Jim's job is done once he can see his reflection. |
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Bruce with another happy customer - J |
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Saturday morning registration at Walnut Creek Park |
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Everyone is smiling Saturday morning. 150 miles? That'll be over in no time! |
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After months of preparation, the start is just minutes away for the Team Crutchfield Bikers! |
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Aaron feels like Tarzan before his first MS150. David is a pro after 13 of them, and Matt is geared for his second one on hist trusty mountain bike. |
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Jimmy, Dan, and Justin are ready to get this party started this warm Saturday morning. |
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Hey, there's Ed! Ed, get those shoes on!!! The bus is leaving soon! |
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Ed... you make us all smile. Are you still working on those shoes? |
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Team Crutchfield Angels of reststop 1 - Amy, Tom, Tracy, and Debbie |
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Amy and Tracy preparing supplies for the 400+ they'll be seeing this Saturday morning at reststop 1. |
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Tom is all smiles at reststop 1, and helped out plenty on day 2 as well! |
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Reststop 1 - the first of Saturday's 8 reststops. |
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Ed, our biggest money raiser this year, is all smiles at reststop 1. |
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Amy and Matt, 2 year veterans, taking a breather at reststop 1. |
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With great food, service, and your favorite 70's tunes... this was one stop everyone made. |
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Judy and Juan always enjoy starting and stop "the greyhound bus". |
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Jimmy enjoying a well-deserved breakin the shade at reststop 3. Saturday was hot! Temperatures were in the 90's all days. |
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Taking a breather over the James River. |
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James River - just one of the beautiful sites on the tour. |
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It'll take more than 150 miles to straighten up these wise guys! |
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Dan and David, two of our pro's, enjoying the cool shade on day 1. |
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Justine, Matt, and Ed finishing day 1 at Longwood College. |
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The Longwood dorms were a welcome site to Ed. |
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Some serious carbo-loading was going on Saturday night at the Longwood College cafeteria. |
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Plenty of jokes and stories of the first day's fun, while enjoying the Longwood food. |
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Amy and Matt strolling the Longwood College campus. |
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The soft grass feels like heaven to Amy, Matt, Justin, and Martin on this day! |
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The MS150 Awards Ceremony is about to begin. Somebody wakeup Jimmy. |
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Team Crutchfield relaxes Saturday evening after a very exciting day. |
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Looks like Justin has the best idea! |
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Justin, Martin, Ed, and Matt look a little stiff Sunday morning, but another 75 miles should take care of that. |
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Several hundred riders gather for the start of day 2. The Sunday forecast calls for another hot one, so the sooner we leave... the better! |
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Judy, Juan, Jimmy, David, and Aaron are eager to beat the Sunday heat and enjoy the return trip to Walnut Creek Park. |
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Hey guys... you're headed the wrong way!!! |
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Much better... Justin, Matt, Martin, and Ed join in a little while later. |
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The fight to cure MS150 seems like a long, lonely road... |
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but together, we can help find a cure! |
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Waiter... I'll take 2 Powerbars please. Justin, Matt, and Ed relax for a few minutes at reststop 13. |
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As always, we met plenty of amazing folks - bikers and volunteers - throughout the bike tour. |
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Mimi running the show at reststop 15. Mimi, could I trade my bike helmet for your sombrero? |
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Linda making one of her killer peanut butter & jelly sandwiches while Mimi supervises. |
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Judy, Juan, and David thank one of the volunteers for his encouragement and help at reststop 15. |
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Mimi, Linda, and the volunteers of reststop 15 busy at work, while Gary (from Forrest, VA) loads up before completing 200 miles this MS150 bike tour. |
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Hold on to those shorts, Jimmy! You're almost there! |
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Aaron and Jimmy are all smiles with about 25 miles to go. Drink up fella's... the finish is near! |
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Ed sings his rendition of La Cucaracha... Andale! Andale! Arriva! Ariva! |
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Matt and others giving it their best this day for the MS cause! |
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The Three Amigos - Ed, Justin, and Matt... or is it the Three Stooges? |
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The finish line at Walnut Creek Park are a welcome sight for Judy and Juan. First stop... the food table! |
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Way to go Jimmy! You made it look easy! |
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Matt, you get bonus points for riding the mountain bike! But Justin still beat you by a bike length... |
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Everyone heads for the tasty food at the Walnut Creek finish area. |
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Lee, yet another one of our angels, sort out t-shirts at the finish area. |
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The final moments of an exciting weekend, which raised over $120,000 for the MS Society! Tremendous!!! |
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Lee, one of our returning volunteers, enjoys a well-deserved break this busy Sunday. |
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Ed, Judy, Matt, and Amy are tired but happy puppies after a very busy but rewarding weekend. |
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Juan is tickled silly with this year's outcome. Team Crutchfield consisted of 10 volunteers and 9 bikers, while raising over $3,000. |
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Way to go team!!! We'll see everyone again next year! |
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