WW Redux I - May 11, 2022

 RIDE REPORT

Wednesday, 11 May 2022, WW Redux I

Ride Leader:  Susan Sabin

26 miles, 10:00 am start from Concord, MA

Riders (15):  Susan, Adena Schutzburg, Bill Widnall, Butch Pemstein, Dale Ferguson, Elsa Lawrence, Frank Aronson, Gardner Gray, Janet Miller, Peggy Gelin, Rich Taylor, Sally Chapman, Susan Broome, Tom Lawrence, and first-timer Mary Anargirou

Many of the participants were doing their first ride of the season ,or even for several seasons, but everyone found their biking legs along the way.

The day was supposed to be cloudy with a mid-50s high, but, instead, was bright and sunny.  Many shed layers even before we started.  The route, designed by Peggy Gelin, was a great one, and surprised many who live in the vicinity for its pleasant and often unknown vistas.

There were several regrouping stops, all but one of which was to wait for all riders.  On the only other rest stop, the leader pulled off the road to snack and drink, while absolutely everyone else stood and waited patiently!  So much for that!

This ride was billed as an old-fashioned WW ride, and it delivered a few reminders that nostalgia is not necessarily a working model.  Remember the days when an arrow left his or her post too soon?  Remember when a rider needed to leave early for a personal appointment and didn’t have a gps file to show the way?  Oh, yes, those were the days my friends.  On that topic, from here on out any ride I lead will have a gps file available for download.

The leader’s average pace ended up at 12.8 mph, slightly above advertised, and in the twenty-six miles that we pedaled, we climbed only 1,100 feet.

A big shout out to Adena and Susan Broome who, as joint sweeps, were especially helpful.  Many thanks also to Elsa, Frank, and Tom (our oldest participant) who did extra duty as arrows, catching up again and again.

Report by Susan Sabin.