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Saturday, March 29, 2008
March 29th and 30th Training Rides - COMPLETEDThe Rides for This Weekend COMPLETED Saturday If this is your first ride with us, see the notes from last weeks ride on what to expect. Labels: bike ride, double century, syscon, training
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Saturday, March 22, 2008
March 22nd and 23rd - CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHERThe Rides for This Weekend - CANCELLED! WEATHER UPDATE! (3/21 12:27pm) - The weather for this weekend is bad. In general we will not ride in snow or if it is below 38 Degrees. Unfortunately, we are going to have to cancel this weeks rides due to weather. For those of you who are now breathing a sigh of relief - just remember, this means we have to do 200 miles with one less week of training! Get on those stationary bikes this weekend! Saturday - CANCELLED When: Saturday, March 22nd Starting Location: 296 E. Van Buren, Elmhurst Starting Time: 7:00am Target Distance: 30 miles Route: West into Glen Ellyn and then Wheaton. Sunday - CANCELLED When: Saturday, March 23rd (Easter! But we will be done by 9:30) Starting Location: 296 E. Van Buren, Elmhurst Starting Time: 7:00am Target Distance: 30 miles Route: West into Glen Ellyn and then Wheaton. What to Expect The first rides of the season are always the most painful. We are shooting for 30 miles, but if you don't make the full distance, don't worry about it! Trust me, if you stick with the training schedule, you will be in shape to make the full ride on June 7th and 8th. Also, everyone misses some of the training rides - we are all busy. That's OK, particularly if you make up the lost mileage on your own during the week. For these first few rides, there are several places we will be able to stop and rest. If you need to, you can rest while the other riders go further and then come back to pick you up. We generally ride regardless of the weather. If it is cold, make sure to wear several layers and long biking pants. Below 40-45 degrees and a face mask is a big help. We have found that Under Armour Cold Gear is the best layer to start with in cold weather. My personal rule of thumb for layers is: Below 45 degrees - Under Armour Cold Gear (long sleeve turtle neck), a biking jersey, a cotton or fleece sweater or sweat shirt, and finally a wind/water-proof windbreaker jacket; long-fingered biking gloves; face mask. 45 to 55 degrees - Under Armour Cold Gear, a biking jersey, windbreaker jacket; regular gloves 55 and Up - biking jersey and a windbreaker jacket. The jackets that have removable sleeves are really nice because we experience quite a range of temperatures when we start early in the morning and ride into the late morning. Other key equipment:
Labels: bike ride, double century, syscon, training
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