9AM roll time -- please arrive 15 minutes before the ride to break into groups and for check-in.
Sunday morning is predicted to be sunny and warm. Please bring 2 water bottles, and I recommend an electrolyte mix in one of the bottles. Summer is coming.
NEXT WEEK - Adventure will move to an 8AM start time.
THIS WEEK WE ROLL AT 9.
To help with heat acclimation -- the route this week is 29ish miles. Due to the shorter distance, the rest stop around mile 19 will be optional. What does that mean? It means -- the ride leaders will ask if we need to stop and if anyone says "yes", we will stop. It is the responsibility of the rider to say we need to stop. The sweeper MAY call a stop if they feel the group needs to stop. Remember, the person in the back sees everything the best!
A note about the Adventure Ride. It is a social ride. It is not; however, a ride for brand new group riders. If you are successful on the PBA Step-Up Ride, you will be able to ride the Adventure. If you struggle on PBA Step-Up, you are not ready to take on the Adventure Ride YET.
This ride is NOT designed to be taxing on your system and abilities, it is designed to be a comfortable safe recovery ride. More seasoned riders, can easily recover at a faster pace -- while the rest of us need a slower pace to recover. This should be a nice steady Zone 2 ride.
If the ride is full -- there is not a waitlist. There are usually spots open on Sunday morning -- if there are not any open spots and you still would like to ride, we will accommodate you in the parking lot. It is important that you check in and have a ride leader add you to the ride.
This is a group ride. Whichever group you roll with, you will be expected to be part of the group.
Group 1 ~ Spicy Recovery Pace
Group 2 ~17ish average recovery pace (Night C ride feel, Tweeners Long feel)
Group 3 ~16ish average recovery pace (Tweeners Feel)
Group 4 (14-16 -- we ride to the slowest rider -- but the expectation is that a rider is able to ride and maintain a 14 average.)
Route:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/55383696
AR SE 29