Every Saturday by George
Starting this coming Saturday 12/8/07 and every Saturday after we'll have winter training rides. We have two starting points: The first is our traditional Botzum Trailhead leaving at 10:00am with a ride up Truxell Road to meet with riders at the second starting point, Barlow Trailhead*, at 10:30am. We'll all ride east into Portage County and loop back in a generally counter clockwise direction. Here is a link to the route map. The basic loop is 36 miles.
Training is intended to be at a level 2-3 HR zone with an expectation that we finish with the same number of riders as we started with and not have a hammer fest. We will be engaging Shawn Adams for as many of the rides as possible.
Distance, route and the training intensity can vary based on the recommendation of SA. Consider the ride a Go if the temperature is 25°F or warmer as displayed in the upper right corner of ohio.com and we have dry roads; otherwise you may be riding solo.
* Barlow Trailhead is between SR-8 and Terex Road, on the north side of Barlow. It is a trailhead for the Metroparks Hike & Bike Trail.