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The Pedouins roll out of Monterey.

 The Harrisons — Bill and Amarins, and daughters Cheyenne, Jasmine and Robin (ages 3, 4 and 6) — are traveling from their home in Kentucky’s Renfro Valley to Alaska, and they’re doing it as it has never been done before: On a quint bicycle.

The Harrisons have been nicknamed the Pedouins — derived from Bedouin, a desert tribe that traditionally lived in tents.

It’s all part of a 7,000-mile journey that will allow the family to explore most of the United States before winding up in Alaska sometime next year — August 2010, if all goes as planned. Once there, they will spend a year in Alaska, learning the local traditions and customs, before pedaling back to the continental U.S. and arriving in Kentucky sometime in 2012.

This years cyclocross campaign was an epic battle for all members of the Velo Club Cyclocross team during the  Central Coast Cyclocross Series.

photo by Miss Mary

While racing cyclocross this season I had the privilege to race against the co-counter of the +3 Network Joe Fabris. Joe is a nice guy with a great vision for fund raising. The information below is from the +3 website. If you run, ride, or do anything active check out the website to see how you can help charities in need.

Plus 3 Network is a mobile, GPS-enhanced social network that connects people with corporate sponsors and worthwhile causes on a lasting journey of personal fitness and charitable giving.

Making It Count. With the Plus 3 Network, we let you turn every step, every hour in the gym, every stroke in the pool into a fund raising effort for a Cause of your choice. We do this at no cost to you via the support of corporate Sponsors - dedicated companies who care about the planet, about health and fitness, and about the things we can do together to make a difference. Values are placed on Activity based on either distance covered - like per mile for a run, or time logged - like per hour of Yoga. We have over 30 different sports and each pays a little different. And when we can validate a workout, through technology like a GPS, you earn even more.