Donkey Man - May 31st 2010

Donkey Man  - May 31st 2010 (as seen on The Distance)

I am starting the thread early for all the input I can get.  This training day will be another great time.  I am open to suggestions

Format:

Start around 8:30am (We can always hope)

Big Carrot

• Swim -  500yds? (longer than last year)
• Bike  -  up to 22.5 miles (still in progress - out and back on the "Flats"  http://toporoute.com/cgi-bin/bicycle.cgi?routeKey=TFFYRXXQCPTFVYI&calls=setNormalView,clearMetric,setFollowRoad,setRouteLocked
• Run -  up to 5 miles http://toporoute.com/cgi-bin/bicycle.cgi?routeKey=IYCONEQWJFLABJE&calls=setNormalView,clearMetric,setFollowRoad,setRouteLocked

Little Carrot

• Swim  -  385 yards - same swim
• Bike   -  up to 18.5 miles (out n back)  http://toporoute.com/cgi-bin/bicycle.cgi?routeKey=GSCWYTULQQTKDXW&calls=setNormalView,clearMetric,setFollowRoad,setRouteLocked
• Run   -  up to 3 miles http://toporoute.com/cgi-bin/bicycle.cgi?routeKey=EFMNXGTMQKGSNTB&calls=setNormalView,clearMetric,setFollowRoad,setRouteLocked

Everything would be out and back, just the Big carrot goes farther than the Little Carrot.  Hopefully this will result in less lost people and more people seeing each other.

There is no Road support/SAG vehicle, so bring your cell phone.  Hopefully I can bribe someone to watch the water on the kayak again, the water will be COLD and last year we did need some help.  But I am thinking of keeping it closer to shore to keep everyone safe.  After I swim in May I will plot a course.

Drafting is legal - I actually encourage people to stay together for safety.  The course above should be a little better in terms of traffic but may change after the spring rides.  This id pending road construction and pea gravel

I will keep updating and bumping this thread as we move into Spring.  I will Also have it up on my Training Log.

**Remember this is a training day and the course is not closed.  As a result there is no entry fee, we just hope you can bring food to share. Last year we had almost 30.  I have sponsorship from Hammer for 40 goodie bags.  This will be open to Donkeys and Previous Trainees first.  The limit will be 40 as a hard cap.