Rides

With all the posts about the Veteran’s Day Ride on the site, I figured it would sure be nice to have a post from somebody who actually FINISHED the ride. Nicole and I opted for the 35 mile route, I thought I’d share some of my impressions from the ride.

So, yesterday I said that the ride was fast. Well at least the 15 miles I did was fast for me. After getting dropped and trying desperately to hang on, here are the stats I have for the ride to the first rest stop:

Yesterday we decided to go out and ride the Bee Team Waxhaw Sunday Social Ride. I figured I needed to be there since most of you were doing or recovering from the MS ride in Greenville, SC. There was a good turn out, actually more than I thought would go out. I lead the only group that rode.

The first thing I would like to say is that I was a little disappointed that no one that promised to ride with me showed up this morning to help me with this milestone ride. But that was really ok since I managed to get two riders from Ann Marie’s Y ride to join me since they needed/wanted more miles. So At 9:30AM I headed out of Beatty Park to meet up with Angela and Sonya to ride some of rural Union County roads.

Thursday September 11, 2008, I arrive at a milestone. Hopefully I will be alive for half a century. In honor of that milestone I would like to invite anyone willing to join me on a fifty plus mile journey through rural Union County. I do not celebrate birthdays so this is not a birthday ride, that is why I am calling it a “Milestone Ride.” Here is the proposed route, starting at Colonel Francis Beatty Park, in front of Lake Pointe Hall:

Monday, September 1, 2008 9:00 AM

We will do the same ride that we did on Memorial Day with rolling hills and light traffic. Plan to do the 53 mile route if you have the time with a 34 mile option if you have to be home by noon. Please park at the public lot across the RR tracks from the bike shop.