Chris: I am a new to riding and COWS. Everyone has been so great and encouraging towards me.
If you have your group settings to send you emails when people post you will find there is pretty much a ride everyday of some type / length / ability. Trey Thorne Thorne Realty, Inc. www.thornerealtync.com (252)823-7930 offfice (252)641-1585 fax On Aug 24, 2011, at 9:13 PM, Chris Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > SSP, Thanks for the MapMyRide link. I've requested to add you as a > friend. There are a LOT of Wilson mapped rides, too numerous for me to > go through. Looks like you've mapped several different rides per week? > > From the above replies it looks like I'm just going to show up on one > of my work days and meet some of the folks that show up and then just > ride to get a feel for what some of your (CoWS) rides are like. Early > in the week is usually VO2 and threshold work for me since I'm pretty > rested. As the week goes on I usually take things down and end up > doing subthreshold/tempo and then by the weekend it's usually 4-6 hour > per day of pure L2/3 aerobic work. > > Sounds like you guys have a nice group of folks. I'm going to keep an > eye out for rides being posted and then show up...and try not to feel > super out of place, not knowing anyone. :-) > > Chris. > > On Aug 24, 8:36 pm, ssp <[email protected]> wrote: >> chris: >> here are some routes we have done in the past >> depends on who shows up and which way the wind >> is blowing, serious, the route chosen for that day. >> >> 'not very organized'? ronnie: I beg to differ. With the >> different skill levels and the randomness of who shows >> up I think the coWs are pretty darn organized. >> >> http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/my_routes/ >> if that does not take you there >> search for surfsalterpath and friend me request >> to hook in. All the routes are public. >> ssp >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 4:22 PM, Ronnie Raper <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Welcome to Wilson Chris! >> >>> The CoW's are not very organized except for the standing Sat am & Sun >>> afternoon rides. During the spring - early fall there are Tues & Thurs >>> rides. >> >>> As most everyone is familiar with the county roads, there aren't any >>> "standing" routes per se. >> >>> Pacing all depends on who shows up. There are riders that pace at 15 - 17 >>> and other at 21+ and everything in between. >> >>> Ronnie >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto: >>> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Smith >>> Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 4:00 PM >>> To: CyclistsOfWilson-COWs >>> Subject: [COWs] New to Wilson, questions about your group/rides >> >>> Hi. My name is Chris. I live in Winterville/Greenville, but have just >>> recently taken a job offer and am working in Wilson at the hospital >>> now. With my work schedule and the time it takes to drive to and from >>> Wilson/Winterville, I am not able to make some of my usual team rides >>> now. In the middle of the summer I am able to get on my bike at 5am >>> before work some days so it's no big deal. But now with sunrise coming >>> later my 5am rides are not really feasible anymore. I loathe my >>> trainer and try to avoid it at all costs. I ran across your group and >>> thought this might be my answer. >> >>> I've been browsing through the posts trying to get some questions >>> answered. Do you guys have "usual" routes and are they mapped anywhere >>> on a site like MayMyRide or similar? Do you guys typically do >>> scheduled Wednesday and/or Thursday night rides? Meaning, if someone >>> needed to ride on those nights could they pretty much count on a COWS >>> ride to be available? >> >>> What are the usual ride distances/time duration/wattage/speedavg or >>> whatever metric most of you guys use. Would be nice if anyone could >>> tell me what the usual time duration and average wattage (would need >>> your body weight included) is like for your evening rides, but I'll >>> take any metric you use. I'm just trying to see what your rides are >>> like. Do they tend to be tempo or interval in nature. Or do your rides >>> just end up being whatever whoever makes it be? >> >>> I apologize for all the questions. Just hoping to be able to hook up >>> with some folks in Wilson some when my work scheduled prevents me >>> riding in Greenville. >> >>> Chris >> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. >> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. 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