Hi all –

The rumors are true – there will be a September Coast Ride.  We depart SF on Thursday morning, Sept. 9th returning on the 11th.  We ride 3 days to Santa Barbara.  We drive back Saturday evening.

This is a NON SUPPORTED ride down the coast and somewhat triathlon focused as we have added a layer of ‘fun’ to it.

YES, we will run every day off the bike, 30-40 minutes, besides in Santa Barbara – gotta get on the road.

YES, this is primarily a prep ride and training week for IM Kona, IM AZ, and any other IM in the fall. BUT, not exclusively for IM.

YES, the rumors are true that some of us will stay in Santa Cruz on the way home and race Big Kahuna on Sunday, Sept. 12th…

YES the level of riders will vary, but anybody can do this:  keep the Ocean on your right.  So many Coast Rides, the arrows on the road truly bring you to Santa Barbara…or even San Diego if you choose.

YES, you will know where to go and not feel overwhelmed.

YES, it is a 135 Day 1, 115 Day 2, 120 miles Day 3…but you have nothing else to do, so it’s not like you are in that much of a hurry.

YES, it is challenging, but not hard.

YES, it is a TON of FUN.  Great memories, good times and how often does one have the ability to do this?

YES, if we have enough people, we can have someone SAG our bags for us and we ‘tip’ them fairly.  Worked well in May…

NO, it does not cost money:  just what hotel rooms you book (I will send details), how badly we want our bags SAG’ed for us and how much you want to eat every day…:-)

NO, you will not be alone and lost somewhere on the Pacific Coast – ask Nicky – she dropped all of us…

NO, this is not on a motorcycle.  This is for Bicycles.

NO, I don’t need to know if you are NOT going.  I am going, 5 others are too, just send me a heads up that you are joining too.

Please email me if you are interested: chrishauth@gmail.com

More details to come..stay tuned..