2021 Dirty Lemming Postcard Registration opens on May 1

It is official, on May 1st we will open post card registration for the 10th Annual Dirty Lemming which will be held on 7/31/2021.   

2021 COVID delayed 10th Annual Dirty Lemming Ride

We are hoping to run our COVID delayed 10th annual ride on July 31st.  

We will probably open post card registration in May as by then we hope to have a better lay of the land, again limiting the number of riders to 100.  

10th Dirty Lemming - not this year

Greetings,

We have put off the decision as long as we could, but it doesn’t seem feasible to have a Dirty Lemming ride this year.

While we considered holding a virtual event, to us the “Lemming Ride” is as much about the social interaction and seeing old friends as the riding.   

So the 10^th Dirty Lemming has been officially postponed until next year.

Stay safe and healthy,

Jim and Suzanne

jim@dirtylemming.com

2020 Dirty Lemming

Hey Lemmings,

Not sure what the situation will be in July so we are not opening registration yet.    So, we are taking a wait and see approach since no one really knows what things will look like come late July.    

At worst we have a gap year and come back strong and rested.

If you are looking for some fun solo/small group riding, check out this gravel ride I put together this spring.  

https://www.alltrails.com/explore/map/six-round-barns-f231f21

Good low traffic gravel option if you are trying to escape the crowds on the paths nearer the cities.    

Includes a tour of 6 round barns.   I've heard there are only 48 true round barns remaining in MN.    A lot in our area though....   3 true round barns and 3 roundish bars (hexagon, octagon)

Probably 90%+ gravel.

Starts and finishes at the Luce Line parking lot in Lyndale.    But lots of places you could jump on if you are coming from SW metro....

Carry lots of water and food since it is a remote ride with the no good options for refueling.

All are visible from the road or maybe a short way up a long driveway.  Please be respectful of the owners!!    My rule has been if I see someone out and about and I wave and they wave back it's an invitation to ride up and say hello.    The few I've talked to using this approach have been very proud of their barns.    I even got a nice tour of the inside of one and details on how it was built by the current owners great grandfather.  

If you do start in Lyndale and ride clockwise here are the approximate locations and some details I gleaned from the owner and a website that documents round barns (yes, it is a thing)....

Round Barn #1 - Mile 2

Octagon - Built in 1917, converted to home in 1978

Round Barn #2 - Mile 7

Octagon - Built in 1906

Round Barn #3 - Mile 24

True Round - Built in 1919

Round Barn #4 - Mile 31

True Round, Hybrid - Built in 1927

Round Barn #5 - Mile 41

True Round - Built in 1902

Round Barn #6 - Mile 44

Octagon - Built in 1906

Stay healthy and safe!

Jim and Suzanne

jim@dirtylemming.com

Thanks and preliminary results

Preliminary results below, let us know if we have any errors or omissions.

Pictures coming soon.....

Thanks to everyone that came yesterday, we really had a great time.

Special shout out to the volunteers who gave up their day to make it happen.    Without them there would be no ride.

First severe injury in 9 years, Wayne broke his collar bone and a bone in his hand.    Wayne has ridden 8 of 9 lemming rides and is a former "Lemming of the Year".   Knowing Wayne he will recover quickly so he can trounce me in the Chequamegon again.

Lemming of the year, Jeff Mandel, raised $37K for Growing with Grief.   A number of Lemmings made a contribution to his effort, thanks for your generosity to a great cause.

Some stats for fun:

Category	#	%
Total Riders	92	100.0%
100 M riders	27	29.3%
100 K riders	65	70.7%
Female riders	9	9.8%
Male riders	83	90.2%
Female 100M riders	5	55.6%
Male 100M riders	18	21.7%
Oldest Rider	78
Youngest Rider	24
Average Age	51.9
Median Age	53

103 Miles

Cameron Moore	5:21	First 100M Male
Corey Towle (WT)	5:21	First 100M Townie
Jared Lewis	5:21	First 100M Male 50+
Mat Boie	5:42
Eric Sundstrom	5:42
Sandy Marshall	5:50	First 100M Female
David Wargin	5:50
Monika Sattler	6:13
Rob Mosimann	6:49
Jeff Henkemeyer	6:52
Peter Keller	6:59
Mike Warne	7:18
Jim Cuene	7:19
Jim Brick	7:19
Tim Reese	7:26
Patrick Morton	7:26
John Barten	7:26
John Hausladen	7:30
Kate Ankofski	7:38
Greg Fields	7:38
Gary Glubka	7:51
Deb Lind	7:51	First 100M Female 50+
John Carline	7:58
Angela Hop	8:00
Eric McKee	8:01
Marc Seaburg	8:04
Ed Matthiesen	9:03	Sweep - Lead from back

105 Kilometers

Dave Shulman	3:31	First 100K Male
Greg Bernhardt	3:31	First 100K 50+ Male
Paul Schoening	3:31
Rob Douglass	3:31
Jon Lane	3:33
Dana Kromer	3:33
Craig Rittler	3:33
Emily Flynn	3:35	First 100K Female
Charles Wolf	3:35
Bob Lamoreaux	3:35
Steve Sonnesyn	3:40
Rick Diehl	3:40
James Schultz	3:40
Tim Staloch (WT)	3:47	First 100K Townie
Mike Campbell	3:47
Chris Sibley	3:47
Steve Bertossi	3:49
Gary Elling	3:57
Craig Moose	3:57
Peter Pascale	4:09
Paul Aasen	4:09
Mike Headrick	4:09
Mike Berger	4:09
Joe Ducosin	4:09
Robert Stoltz	4:10
Elliot Stoltz	4:11	Youngest Rider
Larry Mulenburg	4:13
Jason Thon	4:13
Eric Wing	4:13
Mike Grussing	4:15
Mike Hartogh	4:16
Joe Dicus	4:21
Geoffrey Wilson	4:24
Mike Pasdo	4:26
Bill Grau	4:27
Rick Phillips	4:31
Ray Marron	4:31
Chuck Rusch	4:31
Brett Sweeney (WT)	4:31
Greg Merz	4:33
Stephen Wilson	4:34
Lynne Dana	4:35	First 100K 50+ Female
John Ingham	4:35	Oldest Rider
Joel Grafenstein	4:36
Brian Shannon	4:36
Kevin Dana	4:39
Jeff Mandel	4:39	Lemming of the year
Steve Schoo	4:40
Craig Gustafson	4:40
Valerie Rittler	4:51	Dougie - Most Lost
Randy Anderson	4:54
Joel Salonek (WT)	5:03
Karen Christy	5:10
Brian Groh	5:10	Best Postcard
Tim Holmstrom	5:24
Tim Bauer	5:24	First 100K Fat Bike
Paul Maahs	5:24
Edward Eroe	5:24
Bill Hicks	5:24
Kevin Vander Velden	5:31
Cody Jenkins	5:53
Austin Carline	5:53
Richard Anderson	No time

111 Kilometers

John Thompson

No time

25 Kilometers

Wayne Bishop

No time

Broken clavicle, hand

Updated rider list...

Updated 7/26 -  We're pretty much full at 104 riders.   

If you don't see your name below and you sent in a postcard or donated to Jeff Mandel's charity, let me know.  

jim@dirtylemming.com

Riders on the list....  
(WT) = local Watertown Rider....
Ali Parsons Towle (WT)
Angela Hop
Corey Coogan Cisek
Deb Lind
Emily Flynn
Karen Christy
Kate Ankofski
Lynne Dana
Monika Sattler
Sandy Marshall
Valerie Rittler
Austin Carline
Bill Callas
Bill Grau
Bill Hicks
Bob Lamoreaux
Bob Mueller
Brent Asproth
Brett Baker
Brett Sweeney (WT)
Brian Groh
Brian Shannon
Cameron Moore
Charles Wolf
Chris Sibley
Chuck Barden
Chuck Rusch
Cody Jenkins
Corey Towle (WT)
Craig Gustafson
Craig Moose
Craig Rittler
Dana Kromer
Dave Shulman
David Wargin
Derek Leventy
Dick Stardig
Ed Matthiesen
Ed Shaw
Edward Eroe
Elliot Stoltz
Eric McKee
Eric Sundstrom
Eric Wing
Gary Elling
Gary Glubka
Geoffrey Wilson
Greg Bernhardt
Greg Fields
Greg Merz
Issac Stoltz
James Schultz
Jared Lewis
Jason Thon
Jeff Henkemeyer
Jeff Hinck
Jeff Mandel
Jim Brick
Jim Cuene
Joe Black
Joe Dicus
Joe Ducosin
Joel Grafenstein
Joel Salonek (WT)
John Barten
John Carline
John Hausladen
John Ingham
John Thompson
Jon Lane
Keith Bianchi
Kevin Dana
Kevin Vander Velden
Larry Mulenburg
Lynn Gregory
Marc Seaburg
Mat Boie
Mike Berger 
Mike Campbell
Mike Grussing
Mike Hartogh
Mike Headrick 
Mike Warne
Patrick Morton
Paul Aasen
Paul Maahs
Paul Schoening
Peter Keller
Peter Loewenson
Peter Pascale
Randy Anderson
Ray Marron
Richard Anderson
Richard Franco
Rick Diehl
Rick Phillips
Rob Douglass
Rob Mosimann
Robert Stoltz
Stephen Wilson
Steve Bertossi
Steve Schoo
Steve Sonnesyn
Tim Bauer
Tim Staloch (WT)
Wayne Bishop

Over 60, alternate to post card registration

I believe we are over 60 postcards now.    And Jim is over 60, so nice work.   :-)

Fellow Dirty Lemming Jeff Mandel is doing a special ride across America this year for a good cause.  

Anyone that donates gets a postcardless  2019 (or 2020 if you have already registered) Dirty Lemming registration.   😊

Just email your info to us and let us know that you donated.

FROM JEFF:

Park Nicollet Foundation has a special program, “Growing through Grief" that provides in school counseling and support groups to students who have lost a loved one or a classmate.  It is currently in 73 school in 13 school districts with more than 500 students receiving counseling support every week.

Please check out my blog:  www.rideforgrowingthroughgrief.com  to learn more about the program and to follow me as I ride bike across America.  The blog is up and the ride starts April 28th.

Thanks,

Jim and Suzanne

Jim@dirtylemming.com

www.dirtylemming.com