Welcome to the Ride for McBride! Ride for McBride is charity bike ride held to honor the life and work of Joseph McBride. The money raised goes to the Joseph McBride Memorial Award for an MSW student in the Social Policy & Practice department at the University of Pennsylvania.
Joe was a beloved member of the NJ/PA community for forty years, where he raised a family, coached and refereed sports, taught and worked as a social worker, and was a friend to many. Sadly, Joe lost his life in 2010 doing something he loved: riding his bike. We gathered together for the first time as a community in 2011 to ride and remember a man who touched thousands of lives. Participants in Ride for McBride can ride one of three routes (10, 25, 50 miles) and there is a luncheon ceremony held after the ride. The proceeds raised by the ride go to the Joseph McBride Memorial Award at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice – a masters program in social work.
I've done all of them, even a pickup ride held a few weeks after he died in 2010, and The Excellent Wife (TEW) has come out for the last few, as well. We went along today; she had intentions of riding the 25, but wasn't feeling up to it, so she did the 10 and a bit more, and waited patiently for me to get back from the 50.
I got a few pics, but most of 'em didn't come out (it was a misty day, and I think I need to be more diligent about wiping the lens).
Below, Tom shows off some new shoes. How long will they look that good?
Below: Team Pink and Black. Lookin' good!
On the road.
At the stop:
The building wasn't open at the stop; we invaded a CVS to enjoy their plumbing.
We started with a large group of Freewheelers and on hanger-on, a young guy who'd never done more than 30 miles. He gamely kept up with us, even when we broke into a faster and a slower group. After the stop we consolidated again, and came in as a large, if somewhat bedraggled, peloton. Sure enough, the young guy made it in the whole way. Good on him!
Ride page.
TEW and I are a little concerned about the continuation of the ride. I know that the organizers want to keep it small, but I hear there were fewer riders this year than last, and I'm not sure the weather was a real contributor to that. We like this little charity ride; we hope it continues.
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