Draughters: 15-21 June 2012

The weather continues to looks sketchy, but that’s what rain gear is for:

 

Saturday the 16th: Lorraine has toned things down and is riding at 5:30.  Veronica is joining her for at least part of the ride.  Why aren’t you?

 

Sunday the 10th: We were thinking about mountain biking this weekend, but the rain has convinced us the road is the place to be.  Once again the Sunday ride will leave at 10:00 am from the SW Corner of the Westside Church Parking lot (3939 69 Street SW).  The ride is approximately 1.5 to 2.0 hours, we usually ride together for the first half of the ride, split up on the second half depending on how hard people want to go, and then reconvene back at the brewery.  Lorraine is also doing a 6:00 am ride that morning, but going for coffee afterwards is not as good as going for beer.

 

Wednesday the 13th:  This week's WNRS race is a two up sprint competition, which means you ride less than 2 kilometres in total, but feel sooooo much pain.

Best regards,

Mike

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Draughters: 08-14 June 2012

The weather looks a bit sketchy for the next week, but here is the plan to date:

 

Saturday the 9nd: As part of her training for the Banff Grand Fondo, Lorraine will be hosting a shockingly early ride again.  If you want to join, send her a quick e-mail at lchan@conroyross.com to coordinate.

 

Sunday the 10th: We were up to five riders last Sunday, which was awesome.  Once again the Sunday ride will leave at 10:00 am from the SW Corner of the Westside Church Parking lot (3939 69 Street SW).  The ride is approximately 1.5 to 2.0 hours, we usually ride together for the first half of the ride, split up on the second half depending on how hard people want to go, and then reconvene back at the brewery.

 

Wednesday the 13th:  This week's WNRS race is a team road race starting near Priddis.  Teams are made at random of riders from each level, and you have to get your entire team to the finish as fast as possible.  It’s a fun race where the teams have to work together and the faster riders have to support the slower riders if they want to win.

Jerseys:  I have handed this off to Kelsey and Shack.  Yeah!

Try to stay dry in the week ahead.

Best regards,

Mike

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RIding 01-07 June 2012

The plan for the next week is as follows:

Saturday the 2nd: Lorraine is in a course this weekend, so her ride will be starting between 5:00 and 5:30 am tomorrow.  She's not sure where she will be riding yet, so if you want to join, send her a quick e-mail at lchan@conroyross.com, then go to bed.

Sunday the 3rd: Based on participant feedback, the Sunday ride will leave at 10:00 am this Sunday from the SW Corner of the Westside Church Parking lot (3939 69 Street SW).  We'll find some fun places to ride around Springbank and then go to the brewery to enjoy the sunshine.

Wednesday the 6th:  This week's WNRS race is an individual time trial starting near Cochrane, but riding standard road bikes.  If you've ever thought about coming on Wednesday nights, this might be a good way to try racing, because all you have to do is show up with your standard gear and then pedal your guts out.  Fun, fun, fun.

Jerseys:  Since I've totally dropped the ball on this, Kelsey, who is riding with us and also works in the Wild Rose Brewery marketing department, has graciously offered to help design the jersey.  Once we've got a design and cost estimates, we'll come back to everyone to confirm orders and then get this back on track.  And just to reconfirm, yes, there will be separate women's sizes so the jerseys won't fit you like a tent.