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The 100th Day Ride

(See: Setting A Riding Goal)
Tuesday ~ September 16th
5:00 PM
Goerke Fieldhouse -- east parking lot
(Corner of Main and Minnesota, Stevens Point)

The Event: What's it like to ride your bike every day? What's it like to ride your bike for 100 days straight? Find out from a Heartland member who has. Join us to celebrate Jack's 100th day in a row that he's ridden his bike this summer (June 9 - September 16)on a special bike ride for all road cyclists. "It is kind of like brushing your teeth—you just get up every day and do it. So it's not a question of whether you will ride today, but a question of when and where." On this day (Tuesday) we will ride at five o'clock out to the northeast, starting as one group, then splitting into a social group (13-15 mph) and a sport group (19-21 mph), and then meeting up again to finish the ride back into town. It'll be a blast!!

Directions: Goerke Park Field House is located on the southeast corner of Main Street and Minnesota Avenue in Stevens Point (see map). We'll meet in the parking lot between the field house and K.B. Willett Ice Arena. If you are driving and the lot is full, there is plenty of street parking close by.

The Ride: We will need to depart promptly at 5:00 PM so we can return before dark. There will be no maps or queue sheets, since these are roads we've been riding all summer: Wilshire to Jordan Rd. to Co Y to Bentley and back again. The social group will ride up Co Y to Co K to Bentley to Co Y and back (about 25 miles); the sport group will ride up Co Y to Co J to Shantytown Rd. to Bentley to Co Y and back (about 32 miles total). The two groups will split at Jordan Park, and we think we should be able to meet up again on the way back somewhere on Co Y or Jordan Rd. Both groups will ride at a speed that will accommodate all the riders in the group, so no one will be dropped or left to ride alone. Jack will lead the sport group, and Jeanette the social group.

The Refreshments: Actually, this is just another excuse to get together for a group bike ride on what is forecast to be a wonderful day. So don't look for any food or refreshments other than what you bring along for the ride! If anyone wants, we could end up at Emy J's or Belts or somewhere!