i'm in, weather permitting On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 2:29 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > First, we had 7 riders show up at Ravenstone this morning and we did 44 miles > in the sunshine and crisp air. (Matt, the Master Mechanic from the Trek store > was there, which is always nice because he is a strong rider, but, more > importantly we do not have to worry about breakdowns! On the bike, anyway. > Hey, Tony, he was sporting a Simple Green jacket! What is the penalty for > that?) > > We finished at 19+ and I think that everyone got in a great workout. The 7 of > us burned about 2000 calories so we are in good shape to chow. (As I write > this Grace just called out: "It's going in...!", which means that the turkey > is in oven...I am already hungry with 3 1/2 hours to go...) > > Now, to the ride for Saturday: > > The Admiral is recovering well, and Number One is away for the weekend so it > has fallen upon me to post our Saturday ride (thanks Ed for offering to post, > if needed...). I guess you could call me the Chief Petty Officer. > > Weather updates will be at 7, 8, and 9am, on Saturday morning, if needed. The > ride is a go until the final weather update at 9am, unless it is quite > obvious by 7am. > > Ok. Enough on that. Here are the specs.: > > Day/Date: Saturday, Nov. 29 > Time: 10:00am sharp > Place: Pleasant Union Elementary School (alias PU) > Distance: 40-something > Pace: 18-19 > Course: Northwest Passage, sort of... > > Because of the holiday and many riders being away or committed to family > affairs it would be very helpful to hear from those who plan on riding. A > "maybe" is good enough. It is always a bit more motivating knowing who else > is riding, or, at least I think so. > > Thank you for your kind consideration of this request. I hope that everyone > has a great Thanksgiving. The ride Saturday could be called the Maintain > Don't Gain ride. So get out there and exercise. > > Rick and Grace > > The course: > > Right out of PU > Right on Mt. Vernon > Mt. Vernon to Carpenter Pond (L) > Carpenter Pond to Coley (R) > Coley to Kemp (L) > Kemp to 98 (L) > 98 to Patterson (R) > Patterson to Cheek (R) > Cheek/Old Weaver to New Light (R) > New Light/Six Forks to Pleasant Union (R) > Back to school > > > > > > > >
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