2010 Freewheel Training Rides

Moni Neville has put together a series of training rides to prepare for Freewheel, but you don't have to be going to Freewheel to participate. The rides are designed for anyone who does not have a lot of cycling experience to build up their distance week by week to be ready for the distances covered on Freewheel by June 13, Freewheel starting date. [Freewheel is the annual ride across Oklahoma. Click here for the Freewheel website if you are unfamiliar with Freewheel.]

There will be rides starting with a 5 mile distance on Saturday the March 20, at 1:00 PM from the park on the east side of the zoo lake, off NE Grand Blvd.

Additional ride distances will go up by approximately 5 miles every Saturday till June 5 with 60 miles.

As the rides get longer, the time will move to mornings, with a departure time of 10:00 AM, and then 9:00 AM for the 50-mile and longer rides. Please arrive at least 15 minutes before departure so you can be ready to ride at the prescribed time. We do leave on time, so make it fair to those that are ready.

Everyone is required to wear a helmet, just like on OBS rides, and on FreeWheel. Even if you don't know how to fix a flat, please carry all needed paraphernalia so others can help/show you.

Almost every start is at a different area of the greater OKC metro, which should give us a nice variety of rides.

For more information, contact Moni at giantcycle99@gmail.com or (405)340-0575.

RIDE LIST(subject to change):

Mar 20:    5 miles, Katy Trail
                  Starting Location: Parking lot east of the zoo lake
                  Starting time: 1:00 PM

Mar 27:    10 miles, Lake Hefner
                  Starting location: Stars and Stripes Park
                  Starting time: 1:00 PM
                  Route: One loop around the lake

Apr 3:    14 miles, Jones-Choctaw loop
               Starting location: Britton & Hiwassee, Jones
               Starting time: 1:00 PM
               Map: http://www.oklahomabicyclesociety.com/maps/Jones-Choctaw_loop.pdf

Apr 10:    20 miles, Overholser to Express barn
                Starting Location: Route 66 Park, west side of Lake Overholser
                Starting time: 1:00 PM
                Click here for map

Apr 17:    25 miles, SW 89th and Walker to Norman
                Starting location: 89'er Plaza (SE corner of SW 89th & Walker)
                Starting time: 10:00 AM
                Map: http://www.oklahomabicyclesociety.com/maps/NormanAirport.pdf

Apr 24:    30 miles, Yukon to El Reno
                 Starting Location: 4th & Elm, Yukon (one block south of Main on 4th Street
                 Starting time: 10:00 AM
                 Map: http://www.oklahomabicyclesociety.com/maps/Yukon-ElReno.pdf

May 1:    35 miles, route described below.
                Starting Location: Church of the Servant on McArthur north of Memorial Rd
                Starting Time: 10:00 AM
                Route:
                    North to Waterloo Rd
                    East to SH 74
                    North to SH 74F
                    West to Cashion
                    South to Waterloo Rd
                    East to McArthur
                    South back to the church

May 8:    40 miles, OBS Streak 40-mile route
                Starting Location: Mitch Park, Edmond (near Covell and Santa Fe)
                Starting time: 10:00 AM
                Map: http://www.obsstreak.com/09maps/40-mile.pdf

May 15:   45 miles, from Lake Draper to Lindsey Avenue in Norman and back
                 Starting Location: Draper Lake Marina
                 Starting time: 10:00 AM
                 Click here for map

May 22:    46.5 miles, One Benham Place to Arcadia
                  Starting location: One Benham Place (NE corner of Britton Rd and Broadway Extension)
                  Starting time: 9:00 AM
                  Map: http://www.oklahomabicyclesociety.com/maps/arcadia_loop.pdf

May 29:    53 miles, Piedmond-Kingfisher loop
                  Starting location: Piedmont Grade School (about 1/2 mile north of NW 164th on Piedmont Rd.)
                  Starting time: 9:00 AM
                  Map: http://www.oklahomabicyclesociety.com/maps/Piedmont-Kingfisher.pdf

Jun 5:    56 miles, Yukon-Calumet loop
               Starting Location: 4th & Elm, Yukon (one block south of Main on 4th Street
               Starting time: 9:00 AM
               Map: http://www.oklahomabicyclesociety.com/maps/Yukon-Calumet.pdf

Oklahoma Bicycle Society: 2010 Freewheel Training Rides 
created by John Wente
last modified: May 05, 2010
URL: http://www.OklahomaBicycleSociety.com