Fleece Navidad

As promised, amigos e amigas, following are a few updates on all the fun and exciting cycling activities we have scheduled for your enjoyment and spiritual enrichment. (not an easy task).

Numero uno: The CompuTrainer Mexico Cruise departs sunny San Diego on December 4. The odds are very good that it will be raining, or worse, in Seattle, Chicago, Buffalo and St. Paul that day. We sail south on a luxurious Holland America ship, get tested on a custom designed CompuTrainer course, and settle in for seven days of fitness fun. The fist port of call is Mazatlan, where we will ride off road for 25 miles with our guide, Rudy, who runs a bike and guide business. Not to worry, we will have plenty of time to shop and visit before we sail to PV that evening. In PV, we embark on another ride, this time on-road for 50 miles with Alejandro, also a local bike shop owner and guide. After another overnight sail we hit Cabo San Lucas to get in a little cross training, this time swimming with dolphins in the beautiful and protected bay. Did I mention warm and refreshing? That night we point the Oosterdam north and start our sail back towards San Diego, but not before we have one last indoor training session and one last chance on the same CT course we did on the cruise down. In comparing the two TTs you will see the difference that one focused week of n0-raining training will do for your efficient power output.

Number dos: On Thanksgiving Day, November 25, we will host our annual Thanksgiving Day Spin from 0700-0830 at the Bainbridge Athletic Club. And for those multi-sport enthusiasts among you, we will follow that effort up with the inaugural running of the BI Turket Trot, a 5K benefit run around Battle Point Park. Parking there will be limited so I will have a Euro van to shuttle 5 others from the club to the park and back. Please contact me if you are interested in car pooling.

Numero tres: We have announced the date for this years Boys & Girls Club spin marathon. This will be year number four for this event and we have tweaked the protocols a touch to, well, be creative. This year, ANYONE can spin on ANY type of trainer (even the competition) for ANY amount of time. RCVman will be on his trusty CompuTrainer for ten hours, 8am to 6pm, SUNDAY, Dec. 19th. We will have a big screen, five gallons of Gatorade, big fans and all the space you need inside the new tennis/gym facility at the BAC. It will cost you $100 to join the fun, of which you can assemble pledges, donate yourself or get a co-sponsor, with all proceeds going to the B&G Club of BI. They have asked this year (having to same cash issues as you and I) to skip the bikes and bequeath the dough. Needs of the many.

Numero quattro: Da nada.

To wrap up the updates, then,

Thanksgiving Day spin (0700-0830 and trot (0900) CompuTrainer Cruise to Mexico (Dec 4-11) Fourth Annual B&G Marathon Spin: Dec. 19, (0800-1800)

And then?

Feliz Navidad.

Pix: Mexico itinerary plus shots of PV and Mazatlan. Sun in December, nice.