Island Harvest Part II

I think that for me at this juncture to recapitulate what happened on Saturday would be redundant. I believe that Constance Korol writing from Syosset Patch has done that with plenty of aplomb and kudos to her for the remarkable engineering of the event for Tripp and her relationship with Island Harvest.  

What I would like to do is mention some of the supporting cast that made the whole event run like clockwork and all the more enjoyable. The first woman that comes to mind is Janene Cangro who gave up her bike so graciously and then proceeded to capture some of the more candid images taken atop the windowsill at the corner of the studio and let us not forget how she inspired the man at the top of the studio in ways that are well frankly incalculable. Thank you Janene. By the way you are a gracious host as well.  Next I would like to thank the ubiquitous Cindy “SPOILED ROTTEN” Goldberg.  She made sure that every thirsty rider had a fresh water bottle so that they could continue their own form of pandemonium. And Cindy gave us all a carnival like sideshow outside the glass doors when she sparkled us with a demonstration of just how a hula-hoop was supposed to work when it was patented in America in 1958. I remember those plastic versions as a kid and I never could get the hang of it for more than a few turns around my waist but Cindy could have been the TV ad person for Wham-O the way she fired it around her hips. 

Then there were women like Julia and Cindy Ash that made it their goal to spin the full four hours and gave Tripp plenty of inspiration with their brand of tenacity and fortitude from the front row. And with the appearance of DJ and Mary McCann at the start of the third hour made us regulars feel even more at home. Not to mention that these two young women (who could make the cover of any fitness magazine) also added their very palpable spiritual presence. And I would be remiss if I didn’t mention Maureen Russo who will be running her first marathon this weekend. Maureen is quiet but is always a delightful fixture in every class she takes with us.  She brought her beautiful daughter. (a spitting image in person and voice) There are others of course that I may have missed but without these members maybe the event to end events might not have had the exclamation point these women gave to us all.