Team Placid Planet: Events

Fall Club Meeting NEW DATE Thurs. Dec. 4

POSTPONED TO THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4 AT 6:30PM. Annual fall meeting. Short review of 2008 season riding, racing, and community service activity. Election of officers and open floor for suggestions from members for club initiatives and activities for 2009 and beyond. Snapshots of the progress of our youth program and our plans for our 2009 Race Weekend. 2009 clothing order will be intiated.

SPECIAL SPEAKER: Kari Fitzsimmons of Adirondack Medical Center, an Olympic strength and conditioning coach, will speak to us about off-season strength training for cyclists and triathletes. Please come out and participate in the club, let us know your interests and how we can support them!

Any club member who has items they would like to add to the agenda, please email Jim Walker at jameslwalker3@yahoo.com

Lake Placid Health and Fitness has moved across the street and is now known as Fitness Revolution. If you aren't sure where it is located now, please call 523-4127.

Fall club meeting POSTPONED TO DEC 4!

POSTPONED TO THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4 AT 6:30PM, SAME LOCATION. Annual fall meeting. Short review of 2008 season riding, racing, and community service activity. Election of officers and open floor for suggestions from members for club initiatives and activities for 2009 and beyond. Kari Fitzsimmons of Adirondack Medical Center, an Olympic strength and conditioning coach, will speak to us about off-season strength training for cyclists and triathletes. Please come out and participate in the club, let us know your interests and how we can support them!

Lake Placid Health and Fitness has moved across the street and is now known as Fitness Revolution. If you aren't sure where it is located now, please call 523-4127.

TPP 2008 End of season party

We're having our end of season party on Friday, October 24 from 6 to 9pm. Food and drink will be served. Please come and reminisce about a great riding and racing season and get to know your fellow club members better. Please sign up if you intend to attend. More details to come.

Race

Saturday August 9 at 10am is our first annual Club Championship race, which Keith Hager has done a lot of hard work putting together (in addition to having the idea in the first place!).

We hope that as many of you as possible will come out and race or spectate (2.8 mile circuit, ten laps for men, 8 for women, so plenty of opportunities to watch and cheer!).

The directions to Keith's house just off US Rt. 9 south of Keeseville (parking, and refreshments after the race) are:
Take Exit 33 off of the Northway and go north on US Rt. 9. Keith's road is the 3rd on the right - turn right - go through an "S" turn - the house is the 1st on the right (white house black shutters), 43 Cinnamon Road.

If lost, call Keith's house at 834-7071. If you have questions before Saturday, email him at keithh7@yahoo.com

Some notes on the race:
-It is a non-USCF-sanctioned event, but there will be marshals and a waiver to sign. Fee is $5, which will go to primes (prizes for leaders of certain laps) and other goodies. Under-18s need parent's signature.

-As mentioned above, the course is 2.8 miles. It's a mile or so from Keith's house. It's triangular, three corners, and all will be marshaled. One leg of the triangle is US Rt. 9, but it is fairly lightly traveled at that point. There is a fairly ample shoulder on Rt. 9 at that point and we'll probably make a rule that racers rounding that turn MUST stay right of the white line, i.e. on the shoulder, for safety. That should not be a problem with the field sizes we will have. But will announce this and other details at the start line.

-There will be prizes for top men's and women's finishers (all will start together). Keith has procured "Team Placid Planet Club Champion 2008" mugs and jersey patches for each champion, which is really cool I think. There will also be some primes for lap leaders, and small prizes (t-shirts, water bottles, handlebar tape, and the like) for the rest of the finishers. We are hopeful that everyone will leave with something. (Kenny and Julie are providing some of the prizes: thanks, you guys!)

-After the race (should be somewhat before noon) we'll go back to Keith's house for awards and refreshments provided by the club (I'm going to bring some ice-cold watermelons and beverages, including gatorade and juices and soda and water). It will be good to hang around for a little while and enjoy what we hope is some sunny weather!

Any questions, please contact Keith (number and email above) or me (873-2413, jameslwalker3@yahoo.com). And hope to see you out there on Saturday morning at 10am!

Best,
Jim

PS Thanks in advance to Keith's wife, to Scott Woodward, and to Jill Walker, who are all volunteering to help put on the race. I know there will be others so thanks to them too. Additional volunteers please contact Keith if you haven't already.

TT practice

Time-yourself TT practice. Ca. 12 miles from Keene to Upper Jay and back. See you there!

Race

Two-day stage race with prologue Devil's Kitchen mass-start hillclimb and circuit race or crit (tbd) on Saturday and hilly road race on Sunday. This is Dieter Drake's latest creation so you know it will be good. Details are still being planned so look for it soon on BikeReg. If you have any hills left in you after Green Mt., this is for you!

Race

Four-day stage race spectacular in the beautiful Green Mountains! The highlight of the season for many of us. Check it out on BikeReg! Note that men must be cat 4 or above to do the full stage race; if cat 5, you can do only the third day's Mad River Road Race, which is the highlight of the four days in my opinion. But sign up soon: it fills up quick for cat 5!

Race

Two days of crit racing, including Men's and Women's national caliber Pro races on Sunday. For most racers it is possible to do more than one race. Check it out on BikeReg!

Race

Great road race with ca. 20-mile circuit with challenging hills, very good pavement, varied terrain. A great first road race! Check it out on BikeReg!

Race

.6 mile flat, fast criterium. Great for a first crit! This is the NY State Championship Crit this year so it will be well attended. But categories for all, including juniors of all ages ten and up. Check it out on BikeReg!

Race

Hilly road race supposed to be a great, challenging course. Have heard raves about it. Check it out on BikeReg!

Race

.6 mile downtown crit. They bill it as "the prime-heavy crit," which sounds like fun. Check it out on BikeReg!

Plattsburgh Mayor's Cup Bike Rodeo

Kid's bike rodeo and helmet giveaway sponsored by Plattsburgh Rotary and CVPH -- with training ride afterward. We had fun doing it last year: come join us!

Saranac Lake Kiwanis Bike Rodeo

Kiwanis Bike Rodeo and helmet giveaway for kids.

Gearing Up for the Bombers Fun Ride

30 and 50 mile fun ride to benefit the Lake Placid Varsity Scholarship Fund. Roll-out is at 8am; registration fee is $20. Two aid stations along scenic but reasonable mountain roads. Sag wagon support too. Email or call Paula McGreevy for information at 946-2492 or mcgreevy4@charter.net Sponsored by Team Placid Planet and Placid Planet Bicycles. Great job, Paula!

Thursday training ride

Weekly training ride/race around "the loop" (Rt. 86 toward Wilmington, r. on River Road, r. on Rt. 73 at ski jumps, back into town up Mill Hill, r. on Rt. 86 again). 11 miles per lap. Warmup first time out to red barn near the end of River Road, then regroup and decide number of race laps (2 usually, 3 when daylight allows). Finish is at red barn, traditionally ride back to town in opposite direction for warmdown. Rollout 6pm.