After taking some time to attend to the details of our wedding, my wife and I are settled back in Gainesville. That means that I will be able to devote a little more time to some offroad riding, training for the next racing season, and leading some club rides. To that end, I have decided to introduce a regular weekend offroad ride.
No longer will you have to wonder where or when will the next ride occur. We will meet Sundays at 10 AM at the Fort Clarke Middle School parking lot to ride trails in that proximity. With that regular ride established, I hope to have more of you coming out for some rides. Again, this even applies to some of you roadies. You know who you are… you have that ATB rig sitting out in the garage or leaning behind your road bike… take it out for a spin. Maybe you slept in late on Sunday morning and missed the GCC road ride that you meant to go on… now you have an alternative. Maybe you had a good road ride on Saturday and you just aren't looking forward to another day of pushing pedals toward the pavement… come on out and have fun on some shady trails.
I will still be sending out email reminders of ride times and locations. Occasionally, this will include a Saturday or weekday ride. I anticipate that I will also offer the out of town rides down to Ocala or maybe out to Jacksonville once in a while. But the Sunday ride will be the regular deal. I will do my best to make it to as many of these rides as I can, but it is my hope that as the group grows the rides will take on a life of their own. In the future, I hope that more people will show up for these rides and the veterans can show the newbies around even if I am not there.
Ride on,
Brian Raisler