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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I got an e-mail this morning from a reader who had a much more positive experience than I did making the 204.5-mile pedal from Seattle to Portland. I thought I'd share it with you to let you its not all flat tires and wipeouts if you want to try this next year:
Craig,
Sorry to hear about your STP experience. Mine was almost the opposite. My training sounds about the same as yours. I was new to cycling this year and did this as a committment after having arthroscopic hip surgery in late October (at the age of 36). I started in March and trained with a buddy who has done a few STPs and some other races (Flying Wheels 100, MS150, RSVP) and are pacing was similar. He is a much stronger rider than I am, but I grew up being a long distance runner so I knew I would have the mind set to be able to focus and get into grooves while riding. We did some good hill training, so I felt prepared for the hills that awaited.
