The mountains are calling, and we must go! But not without proper preparation.
There are five weekends till Memorial Day, so let's get ready. If you've never done this ride before, you owe it to yourself: it's challenging and beautiful and gets you stronger early in the season.
If you do the ride without any special prep, you will definitely finish; but if you join us for the next few weeks, you will get a diet of progressively longer and hillier rides that will leave you smiling and happy after the big event (instead of just relieved and sore). I did it without training (and 25# heavier) my first time and was glad I did the ride, but I learned there's a better way. 🙂
We'll start with the Old Orchard Beach/Boom Road ride, a flattish 51 miles with a lovely spin along the coastline and then we turn up along the river. We'll plan to stop at Saco Bay Variety to refuel. We've had good luck keeping the group together to that point, and then we split the group and let people fly home in two groups. I'm including a shortcut for those who might want a smaller loop; I will do the same for the next 2 rides.
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