News Tribune Adventure writer and novice cyclist Craig Hill is training to ride the 202-mile Seattle-to-Portland Bicycle Classic in one day and discovering the local riding scene and the sport’s nuances along the way. In his blog, he explores ideal riding routes, events, relays tips from the experts and helps you figure out if you’ll need to shave your legs for your next big ride.
Guest blogger: Rick Beitelspacher teaches junior high English in the Puyallup School District. You can contact him at tshirtguys@comcast.net.
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The team seems to be getting stronger with two weeks to go until the biggest training ride (the 100-mile loop of the Flying Wheels).
After riding 58 miles last week then 66 miles Monday (with the exception of Scott Wagar and me who couldn’t ride Monday) we took our customary 30-mile Fruitland Loop this morning.
The loop is highlighted by a 40-plus-MPH drop into Orting on Military Road and a 1.2-mile climb up Fruitland Hill in Puyallup.
Everybody was in good shape when he finished up in about 1:50 just before 8 a.m. We all could have taken another lap or two, but busy weekend schedules called for a short day.
