Northeast - Looking for an organized century...
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barndoor
01-15-08, 12:14 PM
....in my area, say within 100 miles in any direction , for the weekend of April 25th-26th....
I live near Hagerstown, Maryland, ... which is about 75 miles west of the Baltimore/D.C. area.
My goal for '08 is one "organized/supported" century per month, within the time changes....April is the only month not covered yet.....
Help? :)
JoeOxfordCT
01-15-08, 12:33 PM
You may have a tough time finding an organized century in April...most of the ones I'm familiar with don't kick off until late May.
You may be able to find a brevet to participate in like this:
http://newhorizonsbikes.com/page.cfm?pageID=67
barndoor
01-15-08, 12:45 PM
[QUOTE=JoeOxfordCT;5986497]You may have a tough time finding an organized century in April...most of the ones I'm familiar with don't kick off until late May.[QUOTE]
Yeah, I'm aware of that.....I'm just hoping to find an obscure, fledgling ride to get into....I've tried Googlingand haven't been able to come up with anything.....
I actually helped a guy train for PBP back in the early 90's and it was a hoot! ... I was in the best shape of my life at that point.....alas, though I have friends in the northeast, that is a bit out of my territory for a weekend....
Looks like the time changes March 8/9 this year! .... this is awesome! Extra biking time, extra time to commute!
barndoor
01-15-08, 12:56 PM
Ha!
Found this one on a link by "Air".....thanks, Air!
http://www.bikeride.com/calendar/event.asp?id=7575
RoadToNowhere
01-15-08, 04:08 PM
How about a metric in Hershey? At $20. per rider, fully supported, it's a bargain. And, it's comprised of two 32-ish mile loops starting and ending at the same location. You could certainly do one of the loops twice and make it a full century. Heck, I'll bet I could talk some of my pals into playing along with you on the concept :)
http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?EVENT_ID=1513720&CHECKSSO=1&RESET=0
Beth
barndoor
01-15-08, 08:23 PM
Definitely a possibility, Beth....I've never ridden in that particular area of Pa.....sounds like fun!
RoadToNowhere
01-15-08, 08:40 PM
Definitely a possibility, Beth....I've never ridden in that particular area of Pa.....sounds like fun!
Cool - be sure to let me know if you decide to come out and play. I'll definitely be there, rain or shine - I'm doing all of the pre-ride registrations. It's a nicely-sized ride, not crowded.
Beth
joelpalmer
01-16-08, 02:58 PM
I just turned up this list (http://www.ohbike.org/events/) when I was looking for details on a ride.