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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Is your riding or training becoming stale? The answer to stale riding is to mix it up. If you only ride alone, go on a group ride (check out this website www.cascade.org/Home). If you are always with a group, go ride a trail by yourself. If you only ride your road bike, take a day to try out a mountain bike by trading with a friend for a day or so. If you are Joe Fast, take your kids out around the block on their bikes, and slow down to their speed.
My favorite mix it up riding is to go on an organized ride. My next organized ride will be Flying Wheels, which is next weekend. This is a great ride to see just where you might be as you prepare to ride STP in one day. The ride has 25, 50, 65, and 100 mile loops. If you want to ride STP in a day, give the 100 miler a try to see where you are at with your training.
Have fun riding and be safe - Rick Beitelspacher
