So I am officially out of my mind. I have been working absurd hours and it is not getting easier until at least the week of October 20th. So what am I doing, I am listing a last minute ride this Sunday in New Jersey. I need to ride. However, unlike the Central Jersey ride on October 25th, I will not be able to coordinate too much over the next few days.

The ride is 55-60 miles. It is mostly on lightly traveled roads, and includes some rail trails. It is in Jersey so there are some roads that are a bit busier. It is a scenic fun ride. It is listed as an advanced moderate ride and you should be able to maintain 13-16 mph on flats. I would expect the points will be keeping a 14-17 pace on the flats and compressing periodically. We will use point drop sweep, but there are long stretches between many turns. The ride has some hills, but is not overly hilly. There is one real climb and some more mild climbs. Lunch will be in Freehold, but I caution we may have difficulty as most of the places we know from prior scouting are not open on Sunday, So bring extra snacks and maybe even a sandwich, just in case (we don't want you starving if New jersey shuts down on us).

The ride will start at 10:00 in the parking lot of the Monmouth Battlefield State Park, which is located just outside of Freehold, New Jersey near the intersection of Routes 9 and Route 33. There is no close by public transportation and I will have limited ability to coordinate car pools. I expect there are some folks willing to drive people and I will try to help those who don't have transportation to hook up with those who do, but there is limited time to accomplish this, but we can try. Coleads for the ride are Mike Moses and Holly Campbell.

It is important to be on time for the start as it is getting darker earlier and there are no bailout options and limited options to cut mileage if running late.

So if you are interested, and you should be, it is a really enjoyable ride, email me and let me know and let me know if you could take anyone and their bike.