B Group: "33 degrees feels like 25 @10am" weather.com forecast is not fun outdoor riding weather so it's 30 indoor miles for me. Anyone interested please feel free to lead/post a ride.
On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 6:50 AM, Tony <[email protected]> wrote: > G-Men & Women, > > Well, Bert is gradually letting me take over again. (He wants to be sure > though that I can handle it before he gives me complete control). Hey Bert, > thanks for taking over in my absence. > > It is going to be cold Saturday but that's not going to stop us from > riding. We'll just make a couple of adjustments to the start time and > distance. > > Only 2 months left before our Tour de Gaps ride so get out this weekend. > We'll do the Covered Bridge Route so we can get in a quality ride in a short > distance and stay warm to boot with all the climbing. Plus, we can add a > few more miles depending on how everyone feels. > > ** > *SATURDAY RIDE (1/31): > > *(A GROUP - Tony) > > *MEETING PLACE:* Blue Jay Point (Alias BJP) - (Directions: * > http://www.raleighgyros.com/locations.htm) > **TIME:* Saturday 1/31 @ *10am* > *RIDE DISTANCE:* A Group (28-32 miles) > *PACE:* 18-19mph > *ROUTE:* Covered Bridge > *CUE SHEET:* > *http://www.raleighgyros.com/cue_sheets.htm*<http://www.raleighgyros.com/cue_sheets.htm> > ** > (B GROUP - Maria) > > Maria will post her ride. > * ** > * > *SUNDAY RIDE (2/1):** > > *Kim's Recovery Ride leaves from Blue Jay Point @ 9:30am. (38 miles @ > 17-18mph pace) > > Mike's Gyro Touring Ride. He will post all the info for this ride. > > > > All ride locations can be found on our website @ * > http://www.raleighgyros.com/locations.htm* > > * > **THE PLAN: > *One or more groups will leave with the intent of riding as a group at a > target pace. We will try to cover the same routes, albeit a shorter distance > for the slower group, so if you're struggling or want to ride at an easier > pace, you can move back to a slower group. If you're already in the slowest > group, the ride leader will check to make sure you can make your way back > alone or with another volunteer. You'll know within the first 7 miles > whether or not you're strong enough to maintain the pace. The general rule > is that you should be able to maintain at least a 19+mph pace for the A > Group, 18mph pace for 40-50 miles with the B+ Group or a 16mph pace for > 30-40 miles with the B Group, when considering which group to ride with. If > you can not maintain these paces, then it is suggested that you consider the > C/B- Sunday ride. (Please refer to the link above). > > Each group should make a concerted effort to keep the group together but > there will always be those who want to pick up the pace on the return. It is > more appropriate to do this the last 5-7 miles of a ride. The short hammer > sessions, that are always inevitable during our rides, will not be affected. > > To find out more about pacelines, please read the link below. > > *http://www.raleighgyros.com/training.htm > > * > Thanks, Tony > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you foolishly subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post useless drivel to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] We love reading 3000 line messages so please don't bother trimming your replies. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
