Greeting club folk!

As we slip and slide towards the end of another great year of cycling in West Michigan there’s plenty happening with your bike club! Check it out:

We hosted (for the 4th year in a row) the season finale of the KissCross cyclo-cross race series 2 weekends ago. We used the Stadium/Smallenburg Park venue again and throw a post-race party @ New Holland and the day was a big success.

Our December meeting earlier this week featured Jess and Mike Luepke of Valeo Personal Training and their presentation on nutrition and “surviving the holidays”. We had a good turnout and we all learned something.

The results of the election for the 2010 club board are in and final. Elected to serve on the board for next year were Tom Ayres, John Wood, Kirk Walters, Lori Bush, Mike McKay, Doug Spooner and myself. We’d like to thank Marshall Michmerhuizen for his years of service on the Board but never fear - he’ll be around, especially on Monday Night!

The next meeting will be Monday 1/4 @ 8:00pm. Find us upstairs in th econference room @ New Holland. Our guest presenter will be Elisa from the Macatawa Area Co-ordinating Council and she’ll be seeking our feedback on the Bicycle Master Plan so if you wanna have some input on cycling in the city do not miss this chance! She’ll be here w/ open ears and ready to take notes!

That’s it for now - I hope you are finding the time and opportunity to ride (indoors or out) as we head into the dark and cold for a spell. Lotsa chances to ride w/ folks around here - you just hafta keep your eyes and ears open!

Be safe, ride some and have a great Holiday!

Mike Clark, MCC Prez (for the rest of the year anyways