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Team News----Team Member, Paul Menigoz, participated in the 6000+ rider "Levi's Gran Fondo" in October - Paul's ride report, below, is a Must Read.
Team News----Team Member, Paul Menigoz, participated in the 6000+ rider "Levi's Gran Fondo" in October - Paul's ride report, below, is a Must Read.
Team News--New K-Wear is in. There were only 3 people who pre-ordered sizes so it is first come first served. Stop by to check them out.
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Swim -
20+ swimmers MWF 6am at Kennedy Atascadero.
Swim Meet - San Luis Obispo (Short Course Yards) Sunday November 19-20, 2010
Swim Meet - SPMA Short Course Meters Championships in Long Beach, CA,Friday - Sunday December 3-5, 2010
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Answer -- It is a bike rack in Engleberg
Swim -
20+ swimmers MWF 6am at Kennedy Atascadero.
Swim Meet - San Luis Obispo (Short Course Yards) Sunday November 19-20, 2010
Swim Meet - SPMA Short Course Meters Championships in Long Beach, CA,Friday - Sunday December 3-5, 2010
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Bike -
Check out this experimental link for North County Cycling News. This is a site in progress and will be used in the future as a more official link to local rides.
Bike ride for Saturday, October 30:
Let's ride the Klaus Mine loop with a Chimney Rock extension option and then back into Paso. Leave Kman at 8am and head left on El Camino, right on Curbaril, left on Santa Ysabel, right on 41, left on Templeton rd, to left at El Pomar and straight on Vineyard to 46, cross 46, to right on Willow to left on Peachy to right on Vineyard to left on Adelaida to left on Chimney Rock. Riders can choose to go all the way to the end of Chimney rock and back to a right on Cypress Mt or head directly left on Cypress Mt instead. Left on Klaus Mine, right on Adelaida all the way in to Paso and Amsterdam Cafe. Return to Atascadero by group consensus.
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Run - Sunday 8:10am - Meet for a Sunday run is Map to Santa Rita and Ridge Road - We do a variety of mileage and everyone is welcome: Walkers, Sloggers, Joggers, Runners.
Upcoming Events -
R -- 11/14/2010 - Big Sur Half (aka Monterey Half)
P -- 11/20/2010 - Tentative......Team Social (more info to come)
R -- 11/??/2010 -Templeton Turkey Trot.
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Paul Menigoz's Gran Fondo Report: 6000+ Riders
What an awesome ride. This was by far the largest ride I've done (6000+ riders). I did the 103 mile route with 8500 ft of climbing, and completed it in about 10hrs, with 8-1/2 hours of actual moving time. From where I lined up at the start, it took over 15 minutes just to get to the starting line, and the announcer was announcing that Levi and the other lead riders were already at about mile 10. In addition to the beauty of the route, this was also the best supported ride I've participated in. There were so many SAG vehicles and other support, including 8 very well stocked rest stops. There were several significant climbs, each with 15-18% grades - I had to walk up the steepest ones. On one of the steep descents (around mile 63), my brother blew out his rear tire. Within a minute or so, we had a support vehicle there and they had a replacement tire for him. We were back on the road in less time than a normal roadside flat repair, as they also had a nice floor pump. Other noteworthy observations were a blind rider and a rider missing a crank arm. I saw the blind gentleman at one of the rest stops all dressed out in cycling gear and wondered how that would work. He passed me a short while later as the stoker on a tandem with a lady captain, very cool. The single crank arm was similarly impressive. We were coming up on a young lady that appeared to only be pedaling with her right leg at around mile 83. She had lost a crank arm somehow but was absolutely determined to finish, and she did - 20 more miles, and I have no idea how many miles she had ridden like that before we came up on her. I witnessed her telling the SAG to go help someone who needed it and that she was going to finish just fine. I guess I should admit that it took a good effort to actually catch her, that she didn't stop at the last rest stop and finished ahead of me. In addition to all the good stuff, there were also some disappointments. With that much traffic there were bound to be some spills and there were, with numerous riders being carted off in ambulances, and many more getting SAGed in for equipment or other issues. I also saw more flat repairs than ever, which is probably normal since we collectively rode nearly 500K miles that day.
Here's a link to the data from my Garmin:
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Maps:
Map to park at (Bethel and Vineyard) a run meet spot.
Map to Santa Rita and Ridge Road - a run meet spot. We do a variety of mileage and everyone is welcome: Walkers, Sloggers, Joggers, Runners.
Map to Atascadero Kman Cycle and Run
Map to the Schmidt's Home for Team Socials map
Map to park at (Bethel and Vineyard) a run meet spot.
Map to Santa Rita and Ridge Road - a run meet spot. We do a variety of mileage and everyone is welcome: Walkers, Sloggers, Joggers, Runners.
Map to Atascadero Kman Cycle and Run
Map to the Schmidt's Home for Team Socials map
Map to the Schmidt's Home map
Email Robyn if you have run question: runninrobyn@gmail.com
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