Overview

In 2008, we are offering a new Spring Training Series for C riders. The series is geared towards C-SIG graduates or experienced C riders who possess good group-riding skills and etiquette. The program is based on the LSD (Long Slow Distance) progressive training model with the objective of increasing our muscle strength, endurance, and aerobic fitness. Our goal will be to maintain a steady pace as we progress through a sequence of rides that offers increasingly longer distances and more challenging terrain.

We will start out at a 12 mile pace. The pace may increase as we progress through the ride series, but we want to emphasize that riding faster is not the goal of the C-STS ride series. The rides range in distance from about 30 miles for the first ride, to a graduation ride of 100 kilometers.

The C-STS rides will be scheduled for seven consecutive Sundays, beginning on April 06th and continuing through May 18th. Because this is a progressive series, participants must register in advance, and no new riders will be allowed to join after the third ride. To sign-up, or to request further information, please contact Michael Allison at c-sts@nycc.org.

More Information

• All riders must wear helmets
• After the first ride, participants are required to become NYCC members if they have not already joined the club.
• The C-STS Leader Team reserves the right to disqualify a rider from continuing with the ride series if the rider fails to demonstrate acceptable group-riding skills and etiquette
• Riders are expected to have some knowledge of basic bicycle maintenance and be able to pump their tires and change a flat
• Riders are encouraged to get in a mid-week ride or some other form of exercise between rides. (Two of our C-STS co-leaders, Ruth Yashpan and Kate Mostkoff, will be leading mid-week Central Park "lap" rides. Please check the NYCC eWeekly or NYCC Website for meeting times and locations.)
• These rides are designed to keep us rolling, and will therefore have fewer and shorter stops than you may be accustomed to on other NYCC C-rides.
• No one will be "dropped" on a ride. However, if a rider appears to be struggling before we get out of the city, we may ask that person to "bail" at a convenient subway stop.

Tentative Ride Schedule

All rides will be listed in the NYCC eWeekly and on the online ride listings. The ride listings will include meeting time, starting location, distance and any special requirements such as a Metro-North Bicycle Permit.

Any last minute changes to our planned rides will be posted to the NYCC message board after 7:00 on the morning of the ride.

• Ride #1 - April 06: Demarest
• Ride #2 - April 13: Northvale
• Ride #3 - April 20: Riverdale to Tarrytown
• Ride #4 - April 27: Katonah
• Ride #5 - May 04: Piermont
• Ride #6 - May 11: Westchester
• Ride #7 - May 18: Bloomin' Metric

C-STS Leader Team

Captain: Michael Allison
Co-Leaders: Dorothy Castille, Ruth Yashpan, Kate Mostkoff, Susan Niederman

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