www.astriker.com » Cycling http://astriker.com/blog Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:56:18 +0000 en hourly 1 Chicago’s 32nd Annual Late Ride http://astriker.com/blog/2007/07/15/250/ http://astriker.com/blog/2007/07/15/250/#comments Sun, 15 Jul 2007 13:44:00 +0000 Douglas http://astriker.com/blog/?p=250 I left for David’s house around 10:30pm, and we made it down to Belmont Habor at 11:15pm. Ryan joined us from that point, and we went down to Grant Park. The crowd in the beginning didn’t seem very large, but slowly the 9,000+ people began to assemble. Click on any of the pictures below to see a larger version!

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My number 5162, and we were in the Red Group.

The first group departed at 1:30am, and our group left at 2am. Here is the route map.

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My number 5162, and we were in the Red Group.

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The first group departed at 1:30am, and our group left at 2am. Here is the route map.

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We arrived back at the Start / Finish around 4:30am with only one person having an accident. Sorry DAVID! :-)

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We enjoyed a few snacks, watching the sunrise, and then cycled back home.

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I arrived back at the house at 6:45, and napped for 3 hours. Thanks again Mr. David!!

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]]> The new bike is working out well! Since picking up the bike I’ve gone 155 miles. I had a trip of 3 days since grabbing it on 7/3 so was limited. Last Saturday was my greatest accomplishment, I cycled 50.24 miles in 2 hours and 45 minutes. I went down to the end of the LakeShore Drive and returned home. I typically go 16 or more miles per day when home. This evening is the Late Ride ( www.lateride.org ) through Chicago with David. It begins at 11pm, with the actual ride starting at 1:30 am and ending around 5am, after 25 miles through the city. Here is the end of Lake Shore… off 71 / Lake Shore

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From the South, this is the view along the ride back, about 20 minutes into the return trip.

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For the rest of the day I was a little tired, but didn’t catch a nap. Slept great on Saturday, and was off riding on Sunday.

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