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Wednesday, April 1, 2009
April 4th and 5th Training Rides - COMPLETEDThe Rides for This Weekend Saturday When: Saturday, April 4th Starting Location: 296 E. Van Buren, Elmhurst Starting Time: 7:30am Target Distance: 22 miles Route: West into Glen Ellyn and then Wheaton. Sunday - Cancelled due to weather When: Sunday, April 5th Starting Location: 296 E. Van Buren, Elmhurst Starting Time: 7:30am Target Distance: 22 miles Route: West into Glen Ellyn and then Wheaton. The Ride It was a good ride on Saturday. A ride out to Wheaton, a cup of coffee, and back. Although it was a bit cool (about 37 degrees when we started out), the sun was warm and as long as we kept moving, we were fine. Sunday - on April 5th - it was cold, raining and sometimes snowing. We had to cancel riding to due to the weather. What to Expect Since last week was cancelled due to weather, it looks like this week will be the first. I have repeated the "what to expect" information from last week here. The first rides of the season are always the most painful. We have a couple of extra training weeks this year, so we are starting with a short ride of 22 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 27th and 28th. 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 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: A good helmet is a *must*!
Labels: daybreak, double century, syscon, training
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