2011 Road Dog Rally

[Tom Sheffield]

The 2011 Road Dog Rally will start this Saturday (9/24) at 8am from Pleasant Union Elementary.
 
There will be two routes:
·         62m (Road Dog Metric)
·         100m (Century Route)
 
The Century and Metric follow the same route until the break at the Metric turn-around point at US158 in Oxford.
 
There will also be two starting times:

• 8am for the faster A/A- riders (regardless of whether you’re riding the Century or Metric route). 
• Tony Santalucia will be leading the Century ride. 
• Those of you who are planning to ride a fast Metric can follow the Bike Route 1 signs on your way back from Oxford. I've learned (many times in the past) that the folks who ride this Metric route fast don't need a leader. ;^)
• 8:05am for those of us who want to give the A/A- riders a head start. I’ll be leading this controlled pace "B" group and expect to average ~17mph – maybe a little faster or slower, depending on the group. "Controlled Pace" may be a foreign concept to some of you, so I'll explain - if you're "on the front" and going too fast, you'll soon find yourself "off the front".

 
If you don’t have the time or energy to ride either of the planned routes above, you might consider riding out-and-back to Wilton. It’s a very nice half-Metric that’s mostly flat, except for the hills. In past adventures, this has been the ad-hoc (or is it “ad-hack”) route for some riders who “tried” to keep up with the fast guys and blew-up early.
 
You might be a Road Dog if:
-          You can find your way back from Wilton, without the aid of a GPS.
 
Looking forward to seeing you on Saturday,
-Tom

 

 

[Tom Sheffield]

The Century route is no longer an option, due to a lack of interest.

However, it does seem as though a lot of you are looking forward to a FAST Metric, which makes me think that the "B" group might be sweeping up a few "dazed and confused" hammers on our way back from Oxford. ;^)

-Tom

[Tom Sheffield]

This year's Road Dog Rally is cancelled.

I've consulted all of the usual suspects and indicators. Even thought the current conditions are OK, it looks like there's a pretty good chance that we'll receive more rain somewhere along the route this morning.

I hope to see you on the road soon,

-Tom