Dog Days of Dallas 2005 Report

• What: Metric Century on Sunday July 10, 2005 sponsored by the Gaston County Cyclists.  64,47, & 25 mile courses were used.  There was no rain, & temperatures were typical for a July day - hot!
• Numbers:  133 riders registered for the event.
  9 registered for the 25 miler;
  33 registered for the 47 miler; and
  91 registered for the 64 miler.
• Towns:  43 towns & 4 states were represented:
  From North Carolina riders registered from the towns of Asheville, Belmont, Bessemer City,  Charlotte,  Concord, Connelly Springs, Cornelius, Cramerton,  Denver,  Gastonia, Granite Falls,  Hickory, Hudson, Huntersville, Kannapolis, Kings Mtn, Lenoir, Lincolnton, Mooresville, Morganton, Mount Ulla, Mt Holly, Newton,  Salisbury,  Shelby, Sherrills Ford,  Stanley, Statesville,  Taylorsville,  Valdese,  Vale, Waxhaw.
  From South Carolina riders came from Columbia, Gaffney, Greenville, Rock Hill, Sharon, Spartanburg, Taylors, Tega Cay, York.
  From West Virginia Charleston was represented.
  From Ohio Cuyahoga Falls was represented.
• Internet:  93 of 133 riders printed their registration form from the website. 
• Members/Non-members:  133 riders registered:   83 (62%) were not members of the Gaston County Cyclists (GCC); 50 were members of the GCC.  Riders' ages ranged from 11 to 67, with the average age being 41.
• Ride Organizer:  Special Thanks to Tim Knight for organizing this year's event.  The Town of Dallas welcomed the event, two port-a-johns were secured for the start/finish area, the Dallas Police provided traffic control at the ride start as riders crossed 279.   The aid stations were well-stocked, and the course markings were excellent (easy to see!).
• Volunteers:  Most of all, thanks to the numerous volunteers for their excellent work at registration, at the aid stations, along the route in SAG vehicles, and at the post-ride meal.  You were wonderful!
  Marked the course:  Charlene Angel, Jack Moore, Steve Overstreet
  Worked the ride:  Jay Beam, Charlie Heafner, Chris Baucom, Elizabeth Barker, Jennifer Speight, Reade Gray, Amanda Assell, Mike Assell, Jane McCall.
• Post-ride meal:  Thanks to Papa's Pizza, & to our bike club volunteers for the excellent organization of the post-ride meal. 
• Proceeds from Dog Days will benefit a medical mission trip to the Haiti Christian Center for the Deaf at Port au Prince, Haiti. The trip is being organized by Advanced Family Eye Care of Denver, NC. Co-sponsors include Lincoln County chapters of Lion’s Club & Rotary Club, & Denver Methodist Church. The purpose of the trip is to provide eye care to approximately 200 children & their adult care-givers at the Haiti school.