From: Chuck Bramwell [cbrams@caltriplecrown.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 6:59 PM
To: 'Chuck Bramwell'
Subject: Breathless Agony: Our Volunteers, Jerseys Order Deadline, Awesome Photos, HD Movies, and Amazing Cyclists

 

 

“High, higher than the sun

You shoot me from a gun

I need you to elevate me here ...

 

I've lost all self control

Been living like a mole

Now going down, excavation

I and I in the sky

You make me feel like I can fly

So high,

ELEVATION”

U2, “Elevation”

 

Hi …

 

Welcome to the Breathless Agony Newsletter of 5/16/13

 

Contents:

 

1.  INCREDIBLE BREATHLESS AGONY VOLUNTEERS

 

2.  JERSEYS ORDER DEADLINE – ORDER BREATHLESS AGONY PRODUCTS NOW

 

3.  LIKE US ON FACEBOOK

 

4.  ELEVATION FUEL SURVEY

 

5   RESULTS, RIDE STATS, AND WEATHER

 

6.  TAILWINDS, FIG NEWTONS, BACON, AND DAMNATION DOGS ON BRAMSTER TV HI-DEF VIDEOS

 

7.  SPOTLIGHT ON SOME AMAZING RIDERS

 

8.  CLOSING CREDITS: OUR INCREDIBLE VOLUNTEERS

 

 

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1.  INCREDIBLE BREATHLESS AGONY VOLUNTEERS

 

The 2013 Breathless Agony was truly the best ever … and a big reason was our great team of volunteers, a record number this year.

 

We had the best team of support people we’ve ever had the privilege of working with.  Thanks to every one of them for all they did to make the day so fun and so inspirational to all of the riders.

 

Check out the many dedicated volunteers we had this year at the bottom of this e-mail.

  

You’ll find a good bunch of Testimonials at

 

http://www.cyclingpros.com/onyxtestimonials.htm 

 

and these riders often speak of how much they appreciate the Breathless Agony Support Team.  If you have a Testimonial or Suggestion for us, please send it to Chuck … just reply to this e-mail. 

 

At the bottom of this e-mail is copied the names of all of the people who brought you the 2013 Breathless Agony and we appreciate every one of their efforts.

 

 

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2.  JERSEYS ORDER DEADLINE – ORDER BREATHLESS AGONY PRODUCTS NOW

 

We would like to complete our re-orders to our clothing manufacturer, Voler, by the end of this week on Friday, May 17, 2013.  We can then place the order on Monday, May 20th, and receive the clothing by the end of June.

 

If you finished the 4 passes of Breathless Agony and wish to order a jersey - or other clothing - kindly print and fill out the clothing order form at

 

http://www.cyclingpros.com/onyxjerseyorder.htm

 

which has been updated with all clothing options for 2013 as well as prior years.

 

The Jerseys are shown and described in great detail at  

 

http://www.cyclingpros.com/onyxjersey.htm

 

And they are Breath-Takingly Beautiful!!   If you were a 4 Pass Finisher this year or a prior year, you NEED one of these Jerseys and deserve to wear it with pride in your accomplishment.  

 

New for this year is also a Breathless Agony T-Shirt as described and shown at  

 

http://www.cyclingpros.com/onyxTShirt.htm

 

This is a breath-taking Red, logoed T-Shirt showing the Grim Reaper chasing you on the Breathless Agony Course as well as "Now - Go Elevate Yourself" on the Front.  This high-quality T-Shirt was designed by Robert and Jill Kahler and is available for sale now as well.  The T-Shirt is available for $20.   

  

Newly designed Breathless Agony Socks are $8.00 a pair and will give you a 1.73 MPH increase in your Average Speed.

 

Send your order form to Robert Kahler with your check or credit card information at:  

 

Kahler Cycling Academy

Breathless Agony
117 N. Prospect
Tustin, CA 92780

 

If you wish to fax the order in with credit card info, the FAX # is (714) 204-0357.

 

Another option is for you to order directly by calling Robert at Kahler Cycling Academy at (714) 713-9557 during week days from 11:00am to 4:00pm.

 

 

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3.  LIKE US ON FACEBOOK

 

Be sure to “LIKE” us on Facebook on the new Breathless Agony page at

 

https://www.facebook.com/BreathlessAgony

 

so you’ll be kept all up to date on the Breathless Agony.  We have many more photos and videos to share.

 

 

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4.  ELEVATION FUEL SURVEY

 

As you know, we had a new product called “Elevation Fuel” available at the Rest Stops to mix into your Water Bottles this year.  This is a new product from a small startup company that we have tested extensively in our cycling and we believe it will take your endurance to the next level.  There were 3 flavors: Orange, Black Cherry, and Berry.  It was packaged in 3 ounce serving sizes that you could easily add to your water bottle giving you 150 calories of long chain good burning carbohydrates. 

 

The VP of Marketing of Elevation Energy Products Company would like your feedback on this new product.  Please take a quick moment and take the survey at

 

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/C8KNMPC

 

The results of this survey will help determine if we carry this product in future Breathless Agony Century Rides.

 

 

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5.  RESULTS, RIDE STATS, AND WEATHER

 

Results of the 4 Pass Finishers on the 2013 Breathless Agony Century are available at www.BreathlessAgony.org … down to “2013 Breathless Agony Pass 4: Angelus Oaks to Onyx Summit”  or directly at

 

http://www.cyclingpros.com/Onyx1304.htm

  

The deadline for changes to these results is Friday, May 17.  Please tell your friends, teammates, relatives, and enemies that any questions about the timings need to be resolved by Friday, May 17 by sending an e-mail to Chuck Bramwell at cbrams@caltriplecrown.com

 

The weather conditions were very good for a tough climbing challenge with the Air Conditioner on all day long!!

On Friday morning 5/03/13, Weather.com had forecasted Redlands to be a high of 83 degrees with a 0% chance of showers in the morning, Beaumont to be a high of 80 with a 0% chance of showers, Angelus Oaks to be a high of 73 with a 0% chance of showers, and Big Bear to be a high of 69 with a 0% chance of showers.  We all lucked out and the weather was excellent.  Yahoo for you!!  Yahoo for our support team!!

 

We served over 8,000 Pounds of Food much of which was supplied by our wonderful sponsor, Bristol Farms, including those beautiful fresh Strawberries at Onyx Summit and that great lunch at Sylvan Park.

 

We served 600 Gallons of Crystal Geyser water this year which was supplied by our wonderful sponsor, Smart & Final.  

 

The day started off with a “ROCK PARTY” at Sylvan Park.  Each rider starting the Breathless Agony Ride received a beautiful pair of Breathless Agony Socks.  These look really cool while cranking on your bike!!

 

 

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6.  TAILWINDS, FIG NEWTONS, BACON, AND DAMNATION DOGS ON BRAMSTER TV HI-DEF VIDEOS

 

Lots of Bramster TV Hi-Def Videos from Onyx Summit are at the top of the 4 Pass Finishers Ride Report at

 

http://www.cyclingpros.com/Onyx1304.htm

 

Nate Whitman from Los Angeles and David Bruemmer from Carlsbad are interviewed at Onyx Summit after tying the Overall Course Record in 4:35 on the 2013 Breathless Agony Century!!

 

Athena Countouriotis from Carlsbad is interviewed at Onyx Summit after she broke the Women's Course Record by completing the 4 Pass Course in 4:54!!

 

Alex Estrada and Deya Guerrero are interviewed at Onyx Summit after setting the new Mixed Tandem Record in 4:52!!

 

All kinds of records were going down on the 2013 Breathless Agony Century.

 

Greg Vizzini from Yucaipa is interviewed after he bought his first bike last August and flew up to Onyx in 5:21.

 

Onyx Summit Chief Engineer, Kevin Morningstar, is interviewed about a Major Breakthrough.

 

Mike Joyce from Irvine is interviewed after completing the Breathless Agony just 6 months after a Complete Knee Replacement!!

 

Colin and Julie Stokes are interviewed about Breakfast and Bacon.

 

Lee Cardon may well be the most inspirational rider of 2013.  Not only did he ride the whole course elevating himself up to 8,443 feet in 6:36, he rode it with ONE LEG.  His other leg is a custom built Giant Carbon Fiber leg.  Thanks to Lee for his great inspiration.

 

Martin Ward talks about his ongoing Love / Hate Relationship with the Breathless Agony.

 

Joel Sothern is interviewed at the Onyx Summit sign and discusses how he’s getting stronger every year at age 56.

 

Frankie Holt’s Fun Ride Report is linked to on that page.

 

Check out the 105 year old woman who says that Bacon is the key to her longevity ... thanks to Scott Palka for sharing.

 

The following photos have been loaded for your viewing pleasure:

20 photos from the Start

20 photos from Jack Rabbit Trail by Andrew May, Breathless Agony SAG Driver

58 photos from Rest Stop 1 in Beaumont

601 photos from the Grim Reaper in Oak Glen

34 photos from Bacon Headquarters at Rest Stop 3 in Angelus Oaks

151 photos and movies of the Bacon Party at Rest Stop 3 in Angelus Oaks thanks to the Baconator Team

147 photos from the home of the Grim Reaper at Rest Stop 4 at Onyx Summit

21 photos from Onyx Summit by Bobby Sattler, Santiago Cycling Mechanical Support

 

 

We are most grateful to the great team of volunteers who made this most difficult event not only possible but mighty fun!!

 

Lots more videos and photos are coming to the results web page at

 

http://www.cyclingpros.com/Onyx1304.htm

 

           

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7.  SPOTLIGHT ON SOME AMAZING RIDERS

 

We tip our hat to all of the riders who completed the full 4 Passes on the 2013 Breathless Agony Century.

 

In the Men’s Division, Nate Whitman from Los Angeles and David Bruemmer from Carlsbad tied the course record of 4:35!!

 

In Third Place was Joel Sothern from Thousand Oaks who flew up from Sylvan Park to Onyx Summit in 4 Hours and 44 Minutes, just 5 minutes off his 50+ Course Record which he set last year.

 

In the Women’s Division, Athena Countouriotis from Carlsbad set the Women's Course record in 4 Hours 54 Minutes on the 2013 Breathless Agony Century!!  The record was previously held by Deya Guerrero who rode the course in 5 Hours 5 Minutes in 2012.

 

In Second Place in the Women’s Division, Tracy Tilton from Tustin completed the course in 5:05.

 

In Third Place in the Women’s Division, Mary Dannelley from Irvine cranked out a 5:11.

 

Kudos to the Tandem Teams who tackled all 4 Passes of the Breathless Agony Century!!  This is NOT a tandem friendly ride.  We had only four tandem teams riding the 2013 Breathless Agony.  Alex Estrada and Deya Guerrero from El Cajon set the new Mixed Tandem Course Record in 4:52.  They shattered their own prior record of 5:12!! 

 

Father and Son team, Kipling and Aaron Sharpe, from Mesa, Arizona, completed the entire course and Aaron is only 14 years old!!

 

We tip our helmet to William Anderson from Mission Viejo who at age 70 set the 70+ Course Record in 5:14.  The record was previously held by Rex Farnsworth who rode the course in 6:49 in 2011.  William’s amazing ride this year also beat the 60+ Record which was 5:26 so William holds both the 60+ and the 70+ Course Record!!

 

www.BreathlessAgony.org  has been updated with the date for 2014 which is Saturday, May 3, 2014 6:30 A.M.

Mark your calendar: Registration for the 2014 Breathless Agony will open on Monday, 1/13/14 at 8:00 P.M.

We will open registration right here at 8:00 at night in order to allow most riders to register from home so they won't have to do this at work and possibly be unable to register due to corporate firewalls.

 

Also, the web page has been updated with the new Course records:

Nate Whitman and David Bruemmer tied the course record in 2013: 4 Hours 35 Minutes

Athena Countouriotis set the Women's Course record in 2013: 4 Hours 54 Minutes

William Anderson set the 60+ Course Record in 2013: 5 Hours 14 Minutes

William Anderson set the 70+ Course Record in 2013: 5 Hours 14 Minutes

Alex Estrada and Deya Guerrero set the Mixed Tandem Course Record in 2013: 4 Hours 52 Minutes 

 

Last but not least, we heard many reports of some amazingly good vibes out on the course.  Faster riders who started later were cheering on the slower riders as they past them.  How cool is that? 

 

The atmosphere was very cool, the optimism was everywhere, and we appreciate those good vides so much.

 

Everyone out there is to be commended.  This is a very difficult but beautiful ride.  We hope we took your breath away!!

 

We are continued to be amazed how difficult but beautiful the Breathless Agony course is.  It’s more difficult than any stage of the Tour de France that we’ve been able to see.   You can see how the pros climbed Oak Glen in the 2007 Redlands Bike Classic Results at Velonews.com where they wrote:

 

"Climbing 1690 feet in about 8km at an average grade of 6.7 percent, Oak Glen is a hard climb for March."  Of course, on the Breathless Agony, the Oak Glen Climb is only Pass 2 … it just a warm up for the longer, endless climbs to follow.  The Breathless Agony is truly agonizing with most of it's climbing in the 30 miles from the Mill Creek Ranger Station to the top of Onyx Summit ... a "brute of a climb that just goes up and up."  From the start in Redlands, you’ll be climbing over 12,000 Feet in 114 Miles!!

 

It was just a phenomenal day of cycling and we were mighty proud to be a part of it.

 

Thanks for coming out for this most amazing cycling challenge.  We're looking for your suggestions!!  We’re looking for your testimonials which we’ll add at http://www.cyclingpros.com/onyxtestimonials.htm  

 

There are a lot more photos with the Grim Reaper and amazing athletic accomplishments forthcoming. 

 

We hope to see you next year!!

 

Robert (Bossman) Kahler at www.CyclingPros.com

Jill (Mr. Jill) Kahler at www.MrJills.com

Chuck (Bramster) Bramwell at www.CalTripleCrown.com

And The Breathless Agony Support Team at www.BreathlessAgony.org  

 

 

 

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8.  CLOSING CREDITS: OUR INCREDIBLE VOLUNTEERS

 

A HUGE Thanks to all the volunteers who made this possible!!  These folks gave it 100% and we want to sign off this e-mail like the credits to a movie with a list of these great folks who made the 2013 Breathless Agony so excellent and so fun.

 

Richard Van Dyke who printed our Route Sheets

Registration Team at Start at Sylvan Park:
Frank Neal - Registration Team Leader

Jeff Beeler

Chuck Bramwell

Marty Breen

Jerry Brown

Kevin Buechler
Larry Bump

Chris Burrill

Clint Calkin

Bruce Campbell

Geoffrey Glass

Kenneth Hill

Terri Jezowski

Robert Kahler

Lien Le

Jerry Leonhardt

Ken Mathis

Kevin Morningstar

Karlene Rahn

Don Ropele

Andy Rutherford

Randy Sperling

Joe Stickles

Iese Wilson

Patrick Yee

 

SAG Drivers Team all over the course:
Jerry Brown

Andrew May

Frank Neal

Andy Rutherford

Paul Haussler

Marty Breen

 

Big Supply Truck Drivers:

Clint Calkin

Kevin Buechler


Rest Stop 1 Team in Beaumont:
Mike Sullivan - Rest Stop 1 Team Leader
Bruce Campbell - Rest Stop 1 Lead
Chris Long - Rest Stop 1 Lead
Gary Long - Rest Stop 1 Lead
Kevin Morningstar - Rest Stop 1 Lead

Marty Breen

Kevin Buechler
Larry Bump

Chris Burrill

Clint Calkin

Geoffrey Glass

Ron Hearn

Terri Jezowski

Robert Kahler

Eric Klawitter

Adrian Klawitter

Lien Le

Jerry Leonhardt

Dave Major, "The Mayor of Jack Rabbit"
Kathryn Major, "Mrs. Mayor of Jack Rabbit"

Tony Musorafite

David Park

Doug Patterson

Randy Sperling

John Walker

Iese Wilson


Rest Stop 2 "Damnation Dogs" Team at the Mill Creek Ranger Station:
Lauren Bendon - Rest Stop 2 Team Leader
Sandy Bendon - Rest Stop 2 Lead

Bob Eames – Rest Stop 2 Lead

Karen Eames – Rest Stop 2 Lead

Jeff Beeler - Security

Joe Stickles - Security Lead 

Don Ropele – Logistics

Jesus Bautista

Syd Bendon

Marty Breen

Kenneth Hill

Jackie Hurst

Robert Kahler

Bo King

Ken Mathis

Karlene Rahn

Caroline Wright

Patrick Yee

 

Impromptu Water Stop Team at the Forest Falls Turn:

Frank Neal

Andrew May

 


Rest Stop 3 "The Bacon" Team at Angelus Oaks:
Greg Knight - Rest Stop 3 Team Leader
Frank Baker - Rest Stop 3 Team Leader
Judy Baker - Rest Stop 3 Lead
Saskia Knight - In Spirit
Robert Rayburn – Rest Stop 3 Lead and Videographer

Jeff Beeler

Geoffrey Glass

Kenneth Hill

Jackie Hurst

Bo King

Ken Mathis

Karlene Rahn

Don Ropele

Joe Stickles

Caroline Wright

Patrick Yee

Rest Stop 4 "The Rock Party" Team at Onyx Summit:
Mike Sullivan - Rest Stop 4 Team Leader
Bruce Campbell - Rest Stop 4 Lead
Chris Long - Rest Stop 4 Lead
Gary Long - Rest Stop 4 Lead
Kevin Morningstar - Rest Stop 4 Lead

Lauren Bendon
Sandy Bendon
Syd Bendon

Chuck Bramwell
Kevin Buechler

Larry Bump

Chris Burrill

Clint Calkin

Geoffrey Glass

Ron Hearn

Terri Jezowski

Eric Klawitter

Adrian Klawitter

Lien Le

Jerry Leonhardt

Tony Musorafite

David Park

Doug Patterson

Gary Powell
Virginia Powell

Randy Sperling

John Walker

Iese Wilson



Lunch "The Finish Line" Team at Sylvan Park:

Jill Kahler - Lunch Team Leader
Ron Rogalski - Lunch Team Lead
Linda Rogalski - Lunch Team Lead

Jesus Bautista

Marty Breen

Charles Christian

Bob Eames

Karen Eames

Geoffrey Glass

Kristin Helm

Kenneth Hill

Wally Holdsworth

Robert Kahler

Roxy Kahler

Don Lee

Chris Long

Gary Long

Ken Mathis

Meghan Naslund

Karlene Rahn

Patrick Yee

Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing Team:         

Bill Boyce

Mike Escarcida

Jesse Garza

Bernette Garza

Don Lee

Carole Katz

Cruz Ornelas

Bob Riggs

Justin Robles

Pete Salsido

Velma Salsido

Ignacio Zarate


Post-Ride Support:
Carol Bramwell who entered lots of Time Sheet info

At the Finish Line at Sylvan Park in Redlands, the Massage Therapists from CyclistsMassage.com helped the Lunch Team and provided massage therapy to the riders.

Robert, Jill, and Chuck appreciate all that our volunteers did helping so many cyclists ride so well. This required most of them to work a very long day from early morning to late at night and we appreciate our volunteers greatly.

Thanks to each of these great people who made the 2013 Breathless Agony such a success!!

We hope to see you next year!!

 

Robert (Bossman) Kahler at www.CyclingPros.com

Jill (Mr. Jill) Kahler at www.MrJills.com

Chuck (Bramster) Bramwell at www.CalTripleCrown.com

And The Breathless Agony Support Team at www.BreathlessAgony.org  

 

 

“Can we climb this mountain?

I don't know

Higher now than ever before …

 

We're burning down the highway skyline

On the back of a hurricane that started turning

When you were young

When you were young”

Killers, “When You Were Young”