WhiteGiant
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- Nov 4, 2006
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Hello everybody,
If you’ve all been keeping track of the site, you’ll know by now that we are having a training run for the “Tour de Tohoku” around Miura-Hanto, on Saturday, February 17th.
Originally, I was only going to go on the Tohoku trip by myself, but as the interest from various TCC members wanting to join in the trip has increased, it looks like I won’t be on my own on this one!
The training ride should at least be the same daily distance we will cover on the tour – about 120km, so instead of stopping at Kamakura, I think we should all ride back to Yokohama.
This will have 2 benefits:
1. We won’t have to carry too much luggage – We can leave it in coin-lockers at Yokohama station!
2. It will shorten the train distance home after the ride.
COURSE:
Meet at Yokohama Station at 9:00.
Leave (hopefully) by 9:30, after introductions and all, and ride to Yokosuka – about 30km - nice and easy warm-up.
From Yokosuka to Misaki, it’s about 40km, following the coast-line all the way around. But we won’t stop between there, so fill up your water bottles, and drink your energy “gels” etc. at Yokosuka! Hopefully this will be as fast-paced as possible.
And we should arrive at Misaki by 1:00.
We’ll have lunch there, and then set out again to Kamakura (30km).
Check out the big “Buddha” statue, and have a bit of break (leaving Kamakura by 4:30 at the latest), before riding back (slowly-ish) to Yokohama Station.
We should all be back to pick up our luggage and catch the train by 5:30.
The people coming so far:
YellowGiant (me)
Thomas
Sora
dpercyk
araim1 (Not sure?)
Edogawakikkoman (probably busy!)
I’ve also invited:
fluro2au (Reply pending)
Terry (Reply pending)
In the case that it turns out to be an all-male group (if araim1 doesn’t/can’t make it), I reckon the speed will be fairly quick, and we all might even make it back earlier than planned.
Hope to see everyone there! Travis
If you’ve all been keeping track of the site, you’ll know by now that we are having a training run for the “Tour de Tohoku” around Miura-Hanto, on Saturday, February 17th.
Originally, I was only going to go on the Tohoku trip by myself, but as the interest from various TCC members wanting to join in the trip has increased, it looks like I won’t be on my own on this one!
The training ride should at least be the same daily distance we will cover on the tour – about 120km, so instead of stopping at Kamakura, I think we should all ride back to Yokohama.
This will have 2 benefits:
1. We won’t have to carry too much luggage – We can leave it in coin-lockers at Yokohama station!
2. It will shorten the train distance home after the ride.
COURSE:
Meet at Yokohama Station at 9:00.
Leave (hopefully) by 9:30, after introductions and all, and ride to Yokosuka – about 30km - nice and easy warm-up.
From Yokosuka to Misaki, it’s about 40km, following the coast-line all the way around. But we won’t stop between there, so fill up your water bottles, and drink your energy “gels” etc. at Yokosuka! Hopefully this will be as fast-paced as possible.
And we should arrive at Misaki by 1:00.
We’ll have lunch there, and then set out again to Kamakura (30km).
Check out the big “Buddha” statue, and have a bit of break (leaving Kamakura by 4:30 at the latest), before riding back (slowly-ish) to Yokohama Station.
We should all be back to pick up our luggage and catch the train by 5:30.
The people coming so far:
YellowGiant (me)
Thomas
Sora
dpercyk
araim1 (Not sure?)
Edogawakikkoman (probably busy!)
I’ve also invited:
fluro2au (Reply pending)
Terry (Reply pending)
In the case that it turns out to be an all-male group (if araim1 doesn’t/can’t make it), I reckon the speed will be fairly quick, and we all might even make it back earlier than planned.
Hope to see everyone there! Travis
. Instead I was thinking about cycling on Monday 12.
