joewein
Maximum Pace
- Oct 25, 2011
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If you like long but not so fast rides, here is a chance for you.
Having signed up for the Audax Japan Nishitokyo 300 km run on May 19/20, I now need to get some some training.
The full 300 km course loops from Machida down to the coast, out to Odawara, Gotemba, around the west side of Mt Fuji and finally via Fujiyoshida and Sagamiko/Mt Takao back to Machida.
For the first training run I'll do 70% of this. It will be the original route up to km 106 and again from km 219, with 26 km on R138 to the east of Fuji instead of the 113 km loop around the west side. It will still have a decent amount of climbing (near Gotemba, near Tsuru and Sagamiko/Takao). You get to see four prefectures (Tokyo, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Yamanashi) and Mount Fuji.
Depending on the weather forecast, I may be riding this coming Sunday (3/11) or the following weekend. I'll take an early train out to Machida. The meeting point will be at the 0 km marker on the online map, at the car park of Welcia / MOS Burger on R47 (Machida Highway) around 06:00 (6am), returning there after sunset (maybe about 20:00 / 8pm), depending how things go. Make sure you have lights and a bike bag if needed.
We'll try to keep rolling as much as possible, but will take brief conbini stops for food and toilets. The cruising speed will be more like Half-Fast rides without the picnics instead of "serious" road bike training speeds. The objective is to make it while not spending too much time cycling in the darkness at the end. I think we'll always be within 15 km of a train line for early drop-out.
I'll post the final date here once I know.
Having signed up for the Audax Japan Nishitokyo 300 km run on May 19/20, I now need to get some some training.
The full 300 km course loops from Machida down to the coast, out to Odawara, Gotemba, around the west side of Mt Fuji and finally via Fujiyoshida and Sagamiko/Mt Takao back to Machida.
For the first training run I'll do 70% of this. It will be the original route up to km 106 and again from km 219, with 26 km on R138 to the east of Fuji instead of the 113 km loop around the west side. It will still have a decent amount of climbing (near Gotemba, near Tsuru and Sagamiko/Takao). You get to see four prefectures (Tokyo, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Yamanashi) and Mount Fuji.
Depending on the weather forecast, I may be riding this coming Sunday (3/11) or the following weekend. I'll take an early train out to Machida. The meeting point will be at the 0 km marker on the online map, at the car park of Welcia / MOS Burger on R47 (Machida Highway) around 06:00 (6am), returning there after sunset (maybe about 20:00 / 8pm), depending how things go. Make sure you have lights and a bike bag if needed.
We'll try to keep rolling as much as possible, but will take brief conbini stops for food and toilets. The cruising speed will be more like Half-Fast rides without the picnics instead of "serious" road bike training speeds. The objective is to make it while not spending too much time cycling in the darkness at the end. I think we'll always be within 15 km of a train line for early drop-out.
I'll post the final date here once I know.