Tired of loops in the Park

philb - 2009-06-24 7:03 PM I completely agree about getting lost trying to get onto the GWB, I also struggled with the cue sheets on my first attempt. The main thing is to keep on Riverside Drive until just before New York Pres Hospital (it is a pretty good landmark). At that point turn right onto 165th which you will remember the next time as it is the first steep climb of day. Take the first left (Fort Wash Ave) and then you can actually look out for the cycle route signs that will tell you where to turn left. My route is slightly different to the one on the MapMyRun link. I turn left off Fort Wash Avenue onto 177th and then take the second right (Cabrini Blvd) which puts you onto the bike access for the bridge. When returning to Manhattan I ride the wrong way on Cabrini Blvd and then go right and immediately left onto Haven Ave which takes you back to New York Pres and then you can just follow the route you came on. I'm not riding out that way again until 4th July weekend, but if you haven't got the route sorted by then let me know. I'm also not a fan of big group rides but would certainly be interested in doing a few longer rides with a couple of BT'ers if anyone is interested.

philb - 2009-06-24 7:03 PM I completely agree about getting lost trying to get onto the GWB, I also struggled with the cue sheets on my first attempt. The main thing is to keep on Riverside Drive until just before New York Pres Hospital (it is a pretty good landmark). At that point turn right onto 165th which you will remember the next time as it is the first steep climb of day. Take the first left (Fort Wash Ave) and then you can actually look out for the cycle route signs that will tell you where to turn left. My route is slightly different to the one on the MapMyRun link. I turn left off Fort Wash Avenue onto 177th and then take the second right (Cabrini Blvd) which puts you onto the bike access for the bridge. When returning to Manhattan I ride the wrong way on Cabrini Blvd and then go right and immediately left onto Haven Ave which takes you back to New York Pres and then you can just follow the route you came on. I'm not riding out that way again until 4th July weekend, but if you haven't got the route sorted by then let me know. I'm also not a fan of big group rides but would certainly be interested in doing a few longer rides with a couple of BT'ers if anyone is interested.

philb - 2009-06-24 7:03 PM I completely agree about getting lost trying to get onto the GWB, I also struggled with the cue sheets on my first attempt. The main thing is to keep on Riverside Drive until just before New York Pres Hospital (it is a pretty good landmark). At that point turn right onto 165th which you will remember the next time as it is the first steep climb of day. Take the first left (Fort Wash Ave) and then you can actually look out for the cycle route signs that will tell you where to turn left. My route is slightly different to the one on the MapMyRun link. I turn left off Fort Wash Avenue onto 177th and then take the second right (Cabrini Blvd) which puts you onto the bike access for the bridge. When returning to Manhattan I ride the wrong way on Cabrini Blvd and then go right and immediately left onto Haven Ave which takes you back to New York Pres and then you can just follow the route you came on. I'm not riding out that way again until 4th July weekend, but if you haven't got the route sorted by then let me know. I'm also not a fan of big group rides but would certainly be interested in doing a few longer rides with a couple of BT'ers if anyone is interested.

slkirsch - 2009-06-29 10:52 AM Terrific.  I will also be riding out that way pretty much every weekend if the weather is good.  Definitely next Friday or Saturday, though Sunday is unlikely due to my father's 70th birthday party.  Feel free to send a PM or just set a meeting place.  I come up from 42nd Street.   While I'm not super fast (speed on my logs is not accurate for long rides), I'm a good climber and don't mind being dropped if I'm too slow!

slkirsch - 2009-07-02 9:21 AM

Hi all --

I'm planning to heard out over the GWB starting from midtown either Friday or Saturday morning or maybe both. Anyone who wants to ride with me, feel free to to post or send me a PM. My pace is moderate - will remember to turn off my computer during breaks this time! - and I plan on a total of 30 miles or so.

Sarah

slkirsch - 2009-06-29 12:40 PM

You're right, of course.  I sometimes like watching the heart rate monitor during my stops, though and follow recovery time.  Mostly, though, I just forget.  Or, more often, I start chatting with people at the rest stop and forget to start it back up again      I have the very most basic watch/monitor and I'm not even sure it has a pause function.  I'm still new enough at this that I'm not worried about speed (which is good, because I'm not very fast) unless I'm specifically doing a sprint workout.  I'd love to get faster - tired of a loop of the park consistently taking me 21 minutes - but it'll come.