Thursday night CRW ride

[Smudger]

I did the CRW ride out of Hanscom in Bedford tonight. Jorge was also there. Anyone racing this season or looking for fast paceline workout should really think about adding this to their weekly schedule. Good route and a hard fast pace. There are several pace options to suit everyone. I'll probably be doing this regularly from now on.

[Mark Longwell]

John- what time dos it depart?

[pace21]

I did the sat. morning CRW smack down. Same thing. Great training on non-race weekends.

[Smudger]

John- what time dos it depart?

6pm from the Hanscom commercial air terminal parking lot details at http://www.crw.org/rides/calendar.php

Extract:

Ride Type: Fitness , Arrowed
Times and Routes: 6:00 PM Sharp Routes of 11, 17, 28 and 34 miles
Leaders: Rich Taylor (781-257-5062 Not on Thursday)
Description: The short and medium rides wind through Bedford, Concord and Carlisle. The long ride of rolling hills adds Westford and Chelmsford. A NEW extra short route is included to let new riders practice fitness riding. Groups do the fitness ride at 14 to 20+ mph. There is also an introductory pace line clinic (22-28 miles) to teach safe group riding skills for up to 6 riders. We'll start around 15 mph and pick up the pace as the season progresses.
Notes: Apr 14 only if you've filed your taxes
Start: LG Hanscom - General Aviation Airport. 180 Hanscom Dr, Bedford (map)
Directions: Rt. 128 to Exit 30B (Rte. 2A West)- do not take exit for Rt. 4/225 which also says "Hanscom Field" on the sign. Go on 2A West for 1.5 miles until you come to the blinking light. Turn right at Airport Road towards Hanscom Field and bear left in 1/2 mile at the fork for the Civil Air Terminal.
Arrow Shape:
Cuesheets: Long, Medium, Short, Extra Short

[taudep]

This sounds fun and fairly reasonable for us city dwellers. Jorge had good things to say about it.

[Jorge]

Due to day light restrictions we only did the 28 mile loop, which was just fine for me. I decided not to hang on with Smudger's group since they were too fast from the start, and with the very windy conditions last night I was looking for a bit more rest between pulls.
Funny that they guy pushing the pace in the first group at the beginning ended up dropping off and coming to the second group, which also covered 28 miles. It was fun and challenging for my current level of fitness. I ride from work to this and then home to Newton, which makes for a nice long ride with plenty of variety.
Hope to see some more MRCers next week, and I promise to wear my MRC colors so Smudger does not accuse of of training in secret

[Smudger]

Jorge,

I was working from home yesterday but will normally ride out from Burlington also. We can hopefully hook up for the ride over.

[taudep]

Based on the phone call I had with Jorge last night...and I had to cut him off at Wednesday, I'd say he's covertly training.

[Bruce]

Yep this has been a good ride for years. I'll see you there thurs.