7th grade boys basketball

My team won another tournament. This time it was at Gillespie. We lost a couple of close games and our record now stands at 11-2. The kids are a blast to be around and seem to having a good time.

December post

Hello
Hard to believe another month has zipped by. I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We had turkey dinner at our house with Jens parents. I am very thankful that my wife is such a wonderful cook!!!!! I've already put all the weight back on that I had lost on my ride last summer. Oh, well that's part of being busy. I have been thinking about my route. I think I'll go more south across than north. So I plan on going through parts of Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, and Virginia before arriving in Washington D.C. The trip is about 900 miles. I'm thinking I can ride it in 14 days? Compared to last summer, this is going to be easier so I want to challenge myself with more daily miles. As soon as I mave more details about my route I will post them.
I also plan on having another bowling fundraisier for the Caleb Zarzecki Scholarship Fund. I will be looking at February or March and I will be posting information about that as soon as I get it all planned out. Not a day goes by that I don't think about Caleb. I'll bet there are a lot of other people out there who feel the same way! Take care everyone and enjoy everyday!! TK

November Post

Hello everyone!!!
Sorry I'm a day late but I have been very busy with 7th grade basketball. We were fortunate enough to win our CMS tournament this past weekend. We beat Wirth Cahokia 34-25 in the championship game. I am going to post a picture of the boys because I am extremely proud of them!!! Way to go Trailblazers!!!!!
I am still planning on going to D.C. this summer!! My plans have not been made yet, but I will pass on any information as soon as I get things figured out. I am still planning on having a bowling fund raiser some time in February for the Caleb Zarzecki Scholarship Fund. We are still taking donations. Just go by a First Collinsville Bank and ask to make a donation to the fund. Anything you donate will be greatly appreciated!!!!!!! The fine people from the Collinsville Herald have contacted me about doing another article?? So keep an eye out for that in the next week or so. Thanks for all of your support, it means a lot to me, the Zarzecki family, and anyone else who was touched by Caleb's life. We all still love him and miss him!!!!! Thanks friends,
Tom King

October 1st Hello everyone!!!

Hello bigride fans
I hope all is well with everyone? Things are moving fast for me. My son Lucas ( 12) is playing football for the Troy Titans. He has flicked a switch this year and really developed into a good football player. Kellen ( 7 ) is staying busy too. 7th grade basketball tryouts are Friday and Saturday this week. I hate this time of year because I have to cut kids. But I am also excited about getting a new season started. I will be very busy the next 3 -4 months but I will be posting information still at the beginning of each month. I still plan on doing another bowling night and I think Robin Zarzecki and I are going to put another fund raising evening together? So stay tuned, I will let you know more soon.
I am looking for some input. The ride this summer will be from St.Louis to Washington DC. Does anyone have any experience with the best way to get there by bicycle? I know it's going to be more populated going east so I'm just looking for some advice before I start the planning process. Ask around and if you have some good information, let me know at tking1@kahoks.org

Thanks! Take care, have a great day, and get out and exercise!!!!! Cya. Tommy K

It's on!!!!! St.Louis to Washington DC

Hello everyone

Great news. I am going to be riding this summer again!!! I'll be riding from St.Louis to Washington DC to finish my cross country trip in honor of Caleb. I am only in the early planning stages so I don't have any information yet but as soon as I do I will post it. I will put up another post at the beginning of next month.
I hope everyone out there is doing well. I also hope that some of the people I met this summer are still checking the blog. If there are any friends who want to contact me and say hi, here is my e-mail. I am on facebook but I never get on it so just e-mail me if you want to say hi. tking1@kahoks.org Take care!! I will post again in a month, cya. T King

Hi Jenn Smith :)

BIG NEWS

Hello again bigride fans

I have some news to share on Tuesday, September, 1st.

Stay tuned!!!!!!!!

Glad to be back to work, but I miss my daily bike rides.

The Prep football season starts tonight, my favorite time of year!!!

Be back on Tuesday, have a great weekend. Tom K

I made it home

Hello friends I made it home!!!!!! To everyone I met along the way, thank you. To everyone who prayed for me or kept me in your thoughts, thank you. To everyone who was here to greet me as I came down the road, thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!!! That was incredible. It was the highlight of my trip. It almost felt like I was dreaming. I can't thank you all enough. Another $200.00 in donations came in yesterday, wow is all I can say!!!!! Since I can't say thank you to each of you personally, I want to say it to everyone right now. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! As I mentioned a few days ago, I will make a post at the start of each month. I will give you as much information as I can about what is going on with the scholarship fund. Robin and I are going to continue fund raising efforts so this is a great way for me to let everyone know what we are doing. For now, that is about it. I will post again at the beginning of September. I am Blessed to live in this community and to have had all the support I have had from everyone from Seattle to Troy/St.Jacob. Thank you and I will talk to you later. Cya 4 now Tommy K