Ride Info for 5-17-08
Riders,
tighten your quick release levers and put it in the big ring.. let's turn the cranks!!! we're ready to ride!!! This Saturday, we'll gather ONCE again in the parking lot of New Spring Church to get a few road miles. We leave at 8:00am SHARP. If you're late, you'll have to work to catch us. For me and the "regulars", we'll stick to the "regular" route that lays claim to fame of the SVR. For the "irregulars", they might choose an "irregular" route. Last week, we had 3 expeditionary forces that went 3 different ways. One went NORTH, one went SOUTH and the other went out & back to Pendleton.
The SOUTHERN force logged 98 miles... including a double chili-cheeseburger and fries... and they say they're in training??? Someone said they were "re-conning" the Iva Ride... What we really want to know is why not 2 more miles? Maybe the needed to include a run??? I think we should ask them!!! The NORTHERN force logged 60 miles, including up Glassy Mountain... and our international rider had an 11-21 cog set!!! hmm, makes me wonder if that group didn't decide on that "trip" at the last minute??? Who needs vertical when you can have all the rolling hills of the SVR???... and the out & back force was able to ride, go home and had the rest of the day before other groups returned to the parking lot.... I think the "out & back" were the smartest of all the riders!!!
This weekend, bro is coming back to ride... and he's riding his new rig... He'll lead his OWN expeditionary force up Scotts Bridge Rd to Mac's and take an alternate route to P-ton. I'll join his group once we get into P-ton. I'm going to burn all my matches going to Mac's... then, I'll suffer to P-ton and recovery with bro.... what a great ride!!!!
Perhaps this weekend, we'll have a few more join our group like Francisco Dave, Bridge-Runner and Bass (Guitar) Man... who knows, maybe even Wheel-less will be there??? Funny thing, Wheel-less has been absent so much, we had a rider even ask if Wheel-less really rode???
NEWS FLASH... On May 31, the SVR will yield to the Safe Harbor Ride AND the Middle Tyger Triathlon.
Here are the details. Safe Harbor. which is the shelter for abused women and their children in Anderson, is having a Cycle Event on May 31 in Iva, SC. It is a 25 mile and 65 mile ride and will have the mass start at 8:30 a.m. The event won "best cycle ride in the upstate on the beautiful, country roads in Iva, SC". It is a fund-raiser for a shelter which served 140 women and children last year and gave them a safe place to go when they had to leave a dangerous, threatening environment. We are impressed and grateful to cyclists who seem to want to participate in an event which has a worthy cause
Pre-registration is $30 and $35 on the event day. Registration on line is http://www.blogger.com/ and the e-mail address is http://www.blogger.com/. If you have any questions please call the shelter, (864)-261-3633, or Betty Lewis at (864)-375-1474. Thank you for this consideration.
The Middle Tyger Tri is a sprint Tri at a YMCA in Duncan... 400 meter swim, 14 mile bike (out & back) followed by a 4 mile jog on small rolling hills (OUCH!!!)
By the way, if you're of the "tri-ing" type... join the YMCA tri club... we have swim clinic every Wednesday from 6 to 7pm... that's when Coach Land develops our swim skills... http://andersonytriclub.googlepages.com/
See ya in the parking lot, for sure, eh?
The 10 Percenter
tighten your quick release levers and put it in the big ring.. let's turn the cranks!!! we're ready to ride!!! This Saturday, we'll gather ONCE again in the parking lot of New Spring Church to get a few road miles. We leave at 8:00am SHARP. If you're late, you'll have to work to catch us. For me and the "regulars", we'll stick to the "regular" route that lays claim to fame of the SVR. For the "irregulars", they might choose an "irregular" route. Last week, we had 3 expeditionary forces that went 3 different ways. One went NORTH, one went SOUTH and the other went out & back to Pendleton.
The SOUTHERN force logged 98 miles... including a double chili-cheeseburger and fries... and they say they're in training??? Someone said they were "re-conning" the Iva Ride... What we really want to know is why not 2 more miles? Maybe the needed to include a run??? I think we should ask them!!! The NORTHERN force logged 60 miles, including up Glassy Mountain... and our international rider had an 11-21 cog set!!! hmm, makes me wonder if that group didn't decide on that "trip" at the last minute??? Who needs vertical when you can have all the rolling hills of the SVR???... and the out & back force was able to ride, go home and had the rest of the day before other groups returned to the parking lot.... I think the "out & back" were the smartest of all the riders!!!
This weekend, bro is coming back to ride... and he's riding his new rig... He'll lead his OWN expeditionary force up Scotts Bridge Rd to Mac's and take an alternate route to P-ton. I'll join his group once we get into P-ton. I'm going to burn all my matches going to Mac's... then, I'll suffer to P-ton and recovery with bro.... what a great ride!!!!
Perhaps this weekend, we'll have a few more join our group like Francisco Dave, Bridge-Runner and Bass (Guitar) Man... who knows, maybe even Wheel-less will be there??? Funny thing, Wheel-less has been absent so much, we had a rider even ask if Wheel-less really rode???
NEWS FLASH... On May 31, the SVR will yield to the Safe Harbor Ride AND the Middle Tyger Triathlon.
Here are the details. Safe Harbor. which is the shelter for abused women and their children in Anderson, is having a Cycle Event on May 31 in Iva, SC. It is a 25 mile and 65 mile ride and will have the mass start at 8:30 a.m. The event won "best cycle ride in the upstate on the beautiful, country roads in Iva, SC". It is a fund-raiser for a shelter which served 140 women and children last year and gave them a safe place to go when they had to leave a dangerous, threatening environment. We are impressed and grateful to cyclists who seem to want to participate in an event which has a worthy cause
Pre-registration is $30 and $35 on the event day. Registration on line is http://www.blogger.com/ and the e-mail address is http://www.blogger.com/. If you have any questions please call the shelter, (864)-261-3633, or Betty Lewis at (864)-375-1474. Thank you for this consideration.
The Middle Tyger Tri is a sprint Tri at a YMCA in Duncan... 400 meter swim, 14 mile bike (out & back) followed by a 4 mile jog on small rolling hills (OUCH!!!)
By the way, if you're of the "tri-ing" type... join the YMCA tri club... we have swim clinic every Wednesday from 6 to 7pm... that's when Coach Land develops our swim skills... http://andersonytriclub.googlepages.com/
See ya in the parking lot, for sure, eh?
The 10 Percenter
Ever wonder what happens on the Tuesday Night Ride??? well, this past week, a youngster proved you can't beat youth!!! Bob A. and I "caught" him as we turned onto 5-Forks.. I say caught him... but, really he was waiting on us... he drafted for a while and told us how happy he was to be riding... just 5 weeks after heart surgery.. no kidding.. he had a valve job ( a valve repair via a robotic arm?) and was on the bike.. drafting and talking up a storm... just 5 weeks from being on the table!!!! Under the knife!!!! he was glued to our wheels... ah, the pleasures of youth or the wisdom of age.... hmm, what would you chose?
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