Last weekend, Chris and I photographed The Ride 2009, held at The Lakes Mall. It is a crazy fun event with lots of great energy from all the teams. We look forward to photographing the event each year and wanted to show you a few of our favorites.

The Ride is a unique stationary bike race designed to increase the awareness of cardiovascular fitness through exercise and healthy lifestyle choices. Teams of eight cyclists ride bikes mounted on trainers for 25-minute intervals and compete for team trophies and individual medals.

Hearts were pounding and legs were peddling this year, as fifty one teams (408 cyclists) rode over 4,000 miles at the 2009 The Ride. Since 2005, The Ride has raised more than $200,000 for cardiovascular health services.