Answers in CAPS: How long were the sprints, and how were they marked? THE SINGLE SPRINT ZONE BEGAN AFTER THE FINAL CORNER AND WAS PROBABLY 300 YARDS TO A BRIDGE.
Were the neighborhood roads fairly wide? YES, BUT NOT OVERLY SO. NO ON-STREET PARKING THOUGH. Was this done like a crit where they would finish a sprint and then loop around for another one? Did they regroup after a sprint? YES, EXACTLY. IN THE SECOND AND THIRD TIMES AROUND THERE WERE ALSO ATTEMPTED BREAKS, WHICH WAS REALLY FUN. AFTER THE SPRINT YOU HAD TIME TO WIPE OFF ALL THE STUFF THAT HAD COME OUT OF YOUR NOSE AND MOUTH BEFORE IT CRANKED BACK UP. WASN'T A FULL REGROUPING AS SUCH, BUT THE FIRST FEW ACROSS THE LINE SAT UP A LITTLE FOR A MINUTE OR TWO. Christopher T. Graebe Graebe Hanna & Welborn, PLLC 4350 Lassiter at North Hills Avenue, Suite 375 Raleigh, NC 27609 Tel: 919-863-9092 Fax: 919-863-9095 Cell: 919-417-7948 [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 3:22 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Chris Graebe Subject: Re: [Gyros: 12749] low traffic or unfinished subdivisions? Chris, I really like that idea. There should be plenty of neighborhoods that could accommodate this; I am sure that Tony would know of some. Sprint training like this would raise every Gyro's conditioning and make each of us better riders. This is an area that we really do not do very much of. We sprint for a few county lines, but not many of us contest them, and some of us are never sure when they are coming up! How long were the sprints, and how were they marked? Were the neighborhood roads fairly wide? Was this done like a crit where they would finish a sprint and then loop around for another one? Did they regroup after a sprint? Do you need a few more questions? I am trying to picture how we could make this work for us. Any ideas, guys? ---- Chris <[email protected]> wrote: > > I was in Naples last week and rode with a team called Naples Velo, an > excellent and fast group of riders. One of the rides they did for > race training was laps in a couple neighborhoods with designated > sprint zones. In addition to being fantastic training that nearly > caused my lungs and legs to burst, it was really fun. I think it > could work here, but only in really low traffic or unfinished > subdivisions where you didn't have to stop at stop signs, etc. > Anybody know of anyplace like this in north Raleigh/Wake County? I > suppose we could all do this on our own or even in small groups in a > lot of neighborhoods, but this was a group of like 40 riders. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
