Saturday, Lets Go Long

[barton bourassa]

Starting this Saturday I'd like to do a progression of distance. 80 K this Saturday, 100 K next, 120 the following with 80 again on the 4th Saturday. My plan is to build up the distance in 4 week blocks, build for 3, active recovery for 1. So the following four Saturdays starting May 24 will be something like 100, 120, 140 then back to 100. Then June 21, 160 (Silly Summer Solstice around Beacon Hill Circle!), 140, 160 than back to 120. By the middle of July I'd like to be doing 150 to 160 K consistently each Saturday till the fall. And let's not forget the Big Loop on July 6!

I'll be leaving at 7:00 AM from Discovery Coffee on Menzies near Michigan and will likely follow the new Ryder route. The pace will likely be C+ in the 27, 28 Km/Hr Average Speed. Nothing too crazy. The idea for me is Long Slow Distance with lots of climbing. As usual, we will do our very, very best to keep the group together. If quicker riders want to, charge up the hills then turn around and come back all the down to pick up the slower riders and ride back up again. Might be a way for you to burn more energy and for everyone to reach the top of the hills together and carry on without having to stop and wait. It would be good if we could keep the flow going!

Hope to see you out there!

Barton.

[Fozzy]

Hoping to be out. See you at Discovery!

[barton bourassa]

Here is the plan for 80 K tomorrow:
April 26 80K
To Glen Lake Rd via Rocky Pt, Liberty, Lindholm, Happy Valley
Straight to Allouette
R Langford Lake
Langford Pkwy
L on Jacklin
R on Goldstream
Atkins/Burnside
L on Prospect
Sparton
R on Old W Saanich to
W Saanich
R on Wilkinson to Helmcken
L on Burnside
Find the Goose and the nearest Coffee Shop

3 Hours or so.

Next week we throw in Munn Durrance Willis!

[Marcus]

See you at 7:02. If the weather is decent I'll probably head north on west Saanich until I meet the OBB ride.

[barton bourassa]

Good ride! 12 of us left at 7:04! 80 K, 1100 m of climbing. I have never been up and around Liberty. Very pretty!

Next week, 100 K!

Cheers,

Barton.

[Fozzy]

Thanks for organizing the ride Barton.
Looking forward to next week.

[Peter Erickson]

Thanks tons, Barton. Super fun day! Hope I can make next Saturday as well.