RAGBRAI REUNION
ANKENY, IOWA
Saturday - August 27, 2011

FREE TO ATTEND!!!

9:00 AM                 
RAGBRAI’s RIDE RIGHT Meeting
Hawkeye Park Concession Stand (Just North of Ankeny Bandshell and City Hall)
Town hall-style meeting on RAGBRAI and cycling in Iowa.  Relive and share your RAGBRAI experiences.  (See map for directions)

10:00 AM                 
Fun Ride on the High Trestle Trail
(High Trestle Trail is just a block from Hawkeye Park) 
Bike ride on the trail at your own pace and distance of choice.  Ride starts and ends at Ankeny trailhead.  Visit Sheldahl, Slater, Madrid and Woodward and ride across the High Trestle Trail Bridge.   Gatorade, water and snacks provided at the start of the ride.

Click below for Directions, Parking and Event Map:
RAGBRAI Reunion Map 2011   
                            

2010 RAGBRAI Reunion – Saturday, August 28, 2010 – Ankeny Shell

Come share your RAGBRAI experience with us and have some fun at the second annual RAGBRAI Reunion. There are no fees to participate in these events.

Featuring:

• Fun ride
• Food
• Entertainment
• RIDE RIGHT Meeting

Scheduled Activities:

• 11:00 AM – RIDE RIGHT meeting at Ankeny Shell hosted by T.J. Juskiewicz, RAGBRAI Director, Wes Hall, Assistant RAGBRAI Director and Dan McKay, RIDE RIGHT State Chair
• Noon – Slow-paced fun ride on the High Trestle Trail. Ride at your own pace and select your distance.
• 2:00 PM – 9:00 PM – Enjoy the festivities of Ankeny’s La Vitsef street party in Uptown Ankeny.

Continue to visit RAGBRAI.com for more details!

SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES:

RIDE RIGHT meeting at Ankeny Shell
Hosted by T.J. Juskiewicz, RAGBRAI Director
Wes Hall, Assistant RAGBRAI Director
& Dan McKay, RIDE RIGHT State Chair

Slow-paced fun ride on the High Trestle Trail
(Formerly the Ankeny to Woodward Trail)
Ride at your own pace and select your distance

Enjoy the festivities of Ankeny’s LaVistef Festival in Uptown Ankeny.
After the ride enjoy the tastes and sounds of Ankeny’s street festival

Check RAGBRAI.com for more details!

In addition to welcomes from Ankeny Mayor Steve Van Oort (past co-chair of the Ankeny RAGBRAI committee back in 2000) and Ankeny business leaders, riders also heard updates from the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation and the Iowa Bicycle Coalition.

Questions and discussion ranged from “riding left of center”, “drafting ambulances” and “making the meeting towns more accessible”.  We appreciate the feedback and suggestions that we heard at the meetings as well as on the bike as cyclists rode the High Trestle Trail (formerly the Ankeny to Woodward Trail).

A special thanks to the Uptown Association and the City of Ankeny for their support. 

RAGBRAI REUNION – ANKENY, IOWA
Saturday – September 19, 2009

ALL EVENTS ARE FREE TO ATTEND!!!

Proceeds from event will benefit the non-profit Uptown Ankeny Association’s beautification projects including bike racks, benches & plantings. 

8:00 AM – Noon          
Ankeny Farmer’s Market
Uptown Ankeny ~ Maple Street & 3^rd Street

11:00 AM                 
Snack Lunch
Ankeny ‘Shell at Wagner Park
Free Burgers and Hotdogs with freewill donations accepted for the RAGBRAI Dream Team

Noon      
RAGBRAI’s RIDE RIGHT Meeting
Ankeny ‘Shell at Wagner Park
Town hall-style meeting on RAGBRAI and cycling in Iowa.  Relive and share your RAGBRAI experiences

1:00 PM                  
Fun Ride on the Trail
Ankeny to Woodward/High Trestle Trail                                                                             
Bike ride on the trail at your own pace and distance of choice.  Ride starts and ends at Ankeny Shell at Wagner Park  (Ankeny ~ Sheldahl ~ Slater ~ Madrid)   

2:00 PM                  
CrossTrain Fitness Town to Trail Trek ~ 5K Run/Walk
Uptown Ankeny – Walnut Street Gallery (Walnut & 3^rd)
A timed 5K run/walk starting in uptown Ankeny at 2^nd and Cherry Street.  Free event, but fee if you want an event T-shirt. For more info, visit www.crosstrainfitness.com

3:00 PM - 10:00PM     
Uptown Street Party
Uptown Ankeny – Maple Street from 3^rd to 4^th

Beverage Garden ~ Live Entertainment Schedule:
          3:00 PM – Matt TeRonde (Folk)
          5:00 PM – GG Bard (Folk/Rock & Roll)                      
          7:00 PM – Oscar’s Mobile Tunes (DJ Fun)                     

Maple Street will be closed off for a Street Party!  Great food and drinks from Uptown Ankeny businesses (Bear’s, Yankee Clipper, Leaning Tower of Pizza,  Lil Taste of Ethiopia, Nadine & Dad Bar-B-Que, Dahls and more!)               

Special thanks to the Ankeny Uptown Association with support from Tones, Ankeny Jaycees, the Yankee Clipper and the Leaning Tower of Pizza!    

Click below for Directions, Parking and Event Map:
ragbrai-reunion-map  

We hope you will enjoy riding RAGBRAI this summer and will share some of those experiences with us this fall.  Now before you hang that bike up for the winter or store the RAGBRAI bus in the barn, we want you to come to Ankeny for the RAGBRAI Reunion! 

So mark your calendars to join us for a discussion of RAGBRAI, followed by a fun ride on the Ankeny to Woodward Trail and cap it off with great food, drinks and entertainment at the Street Party in Uptown Ankeny.  And the best part, the meetings and rides are all FREE!

There will be other activities in town that day for you to enjoy including a farmer’s market and a fun run/walk for those that do not wish to ride the trail.

Each fall we had been inviting RAGBRAI teams to send a representative to attend the Regional RIDE RIGHT meetings that have been held in three different locations around the state to discuss what happened on RAGBRAI. A few years ago, we added some bike rides before the meeting. Although they were well attended, so many people asked us to move these rides and meetings to a weekend.  The RAGBRAI Reunion was created as a way to add some fun to these important meetings.

The purpose of meetings is to improve safety on the road and in the towns and make RAGBRAI more enjoyable.  We cannot improve RAGBRAI without this help and input. These RIDE RIGHT meetings give teams the opportunity to express thoughts and concerns to help improve the safety and enjoyment of RAGBRAI. The feedback generated from these meetings lay the groundwork that can be implemented and work towards making RAGBRAI safer and more enjoyable.  It gives teams the opportunity to discuss issues with RIDE RIGHT Chair, Dan McKay, RAGBRAI Director, T.J. Juskiewicz and Assistant RAGBRAI Director, Wes Hall.

The tentative time schedule will be as follows: 

11:00 AM          Snack Lunch at Ankeny ‘Shell

Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Snacks, Fruit, Drinks, etc.  Goodwill Donations accepted for the Dream Team

12:00 Noon       RIDE RIGHT Meeting at Ankeny ‘Shell

Hosted by TJ Juskiewicz, RAGBRAI Director, Wes Hall, Assistant RAGBRAI Director & Dan McKay, RIDE RIGHT State Chair

1:00 PM            Slow-paced fun bicycle ride on the Ankeny to Woodward Trail (Across street from Ankeny ‘Shell)

Ride the Ankeny to Woodward Trail (soon to be re-named the High Trestle Trail) at your own pace and distance of choice. 

2:00 PM            CrossTrain Fitness – Town to Trail Trek

A fun run/walk starting in uptown Ankeny at 3^rd and Cherry Street.  For more information, visit www.crosstrainfitness.com

3:00 PM            Street Party in Uptown Ankeny

Great food and drinks from the Uptown Ankeny businesses will be featured in the beverage garden.  Live entertainment will be featured as well!  The street party will run from 3:00 PM until 10:00 PM.

More details to come!!!

Planning to spend the night? For lodging visit the Ankeny Chamber website at www.ankeny.org or for camping options in the area, visit  http://www2.mvr.usace.army.mil/Saylorville/Camping.cfm