Phil
Maximum Pace
- Sep 1, 2007
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Just wondering if anyone wants to join me for a moderate-paced run (see below for def.) down some rarely travelled back roads of southern Chiba?
The idea is to explore of the forest roads that twist through the hills of Kimitsu and neighboring areas. The route will cover the same geographical area as the original Hilly Boso ride and follow-up sado-masochists' training run, but south of Takataki Lake we will strike off into the hills and hinterland to explore the back roads of Boso, covering some of the pioneering route that AlanW explored in previous years.
Here's the map (note that some of the roads are not shown on the Google maps, but they do exist according to my mapple and AlanW.)
http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/japan/chiba/814550579729
I scouted some of the roads this weekend and they are fantastic, leading deep into rolling countryside and offering great views of forested valleys and gorges. Even saw a monkey crossing the road.
Details
Start point and end point: Honda Station, Chiba
Date: July 26th (Sat)
Time: Arrive 9:10 AM, rollout 9:30 AM.
Distance: A hilly 120km or so.
Note about Pacing
Thinking of a "moderate road bike pace" for this one, a step or two below the usual TCC fast rides on the west side. This is basically the same idea as the Tour de First Climb that Deej proposed a month or so ago and was unfortunately cancelled due to weather. I'm still nursing/coming back from a back sprain, so it will be my first long hilly ride in quite a while. Also, I haven't ridden the route before and time may be needed for peering at maps etc.
This might be a good ride for anyone (especially east-siders and Chiba dwellers), who have been considering joining a TCC ride but have been worried about keeping up with the more challenging toge assaults. The route IS challenging (up and down, up and down, up and down) and the pace won't be completely "nonbiri", but if you have some experience on the road bike the modest distance and pace should be doable. As Deej said, an opportunity for "newbies and lurkers"!
The idea is to explore of the forest roads that twist through the hills of Kimitsu and neighboring areas. The route will cover the same geographical area as the original Hilly Boso ride and follow-up sado-masochists' training run, but south of Takataki Lake we will strike off into the hills and hinterland to explore the back roads of Boso, covering some of the pioneering route that AlanW explored in previous years.
Here's the map (note that some of the roads are not shown on the Google maps, but they do exist according to my mapple and AlanW.)
http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/japan/chiba/814550579729
I scouted some of the roads this weekend and they are fantastic, leading deep into rolling countryside and offering great views of forested valleys and gorges. Even saw a monkey crossing the road.
Details
Start point and end point: Honda Station, Chiba
Date: July 26th (Sat)
Time: Arrive 9:10 AM, rollout 9:30 AM.
Distance: A hilly 120km or so.
Note about Pacing
Thinking of a "moderate road bike pace" for this one, a step or two below the usual TCC fast rides on the west side. This is basically the same idea as the Tour de First Climb that Deej proposed a month or so ago and was unfortunately cancelled due to weather. I'm still nursing/coming back from a back sprain, so it will be my first long hilly ride in quite a while. Also, I haven't ridden the route before and time may be needed for peering at maps etc.
This might be a good ride for anyone (especially east-siders and Chiba dwellers), who have been considering joining a TCC ride but have been worried about keeping up with the more challenging toge assaults. The route IS challenging (up and down, up and down, up and down) and the pace won't be completely "nonbiri", but if you have some experience on the road bike the modest distance and pace should be doable. As Deej said, an opportunity for "newbies and lurkers"!
