Reston, VA – ADA Tour de Cure 2015

This year TeamOne had the ability to have 4 from the Orlando campaign represent the team to show support for the Northern Virginia (NoVA) Tour de Cure in Reston, Virginia. Bob Fecteau, Tom Wofford, Jodel Jerome and Z were the attendees to this event riding the 34 mile route (Part 1) which started in the Reston Town Center. The course was a great mixture of paved trails and residential streets with lush foliage throughout the route. We moved at a synchronized speed which appeared like a professional team with years of practice said one rest stop volunteer who was a former SAIC employee. We finished the route in a great time, and while Jodel and Zrain were sitting in Starbucks they wanted a little more of a workout and decided to go back out for more miles (Part 2). This seemed like a good idea at the time but at the 50-mile mark, they were rethinking the idea.

Reston, VA Tidbits

Reston is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The population was 58,404, at the 2010 Census and 56,407 at the 2000 census. The careful planning and zoning within Reston allow for common grounds, several parks, large swaths of wooded areas with picturesque runs (streams), wildflower meadows, two golf courses, nearly 20 public swimming pools, bridle paths, a bike path, four lakes, tennis courts, and extensive foot pathways. These pathways, combined with bridges and tunnels, help to separate pedestrians from vehicular traffic and increase safety at certain street crossings. Reston was built in wooded areas of oak, maple, sycamore, and Virginia pine. Reston is the location for a regional government center serving citizens in the northern part of Fairfax County. The Reston Regional Library, Reston Hospital Center, and The Embry Rucker Community Shelter are located nearby. The Reston police sub-station is also the office headquarters of the locally elected supervisor of the Hunter Mill District within the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. The Reston Town Center is home to many businesses, with high-rise and low-rise commercial buildings that are home to shops, restaurants, offices, a cinema, and a hotel. It comprises over 1,000,000 square feet of office space. Municipal, government-like services are provided by the nonprofit Reston Association, which is supported by a per-household fee for all residential properties in Reston. In 2012, Reston was ranked 7th in the Best Place to Live in America by CNN Money Magazine.

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