As we approach the Holiday season, I wanted to throw out the perfect way to completely put any fitness lull behind you, as well as any Holiday overeating…The Coast Ride 2012.

As some of you may have heard – we have moved the Coast Ride to a weekend. We will depart the SF Bay area on Saturday morning, January 14th. From there we ride 135 miles to Seaside, CA, just outside of Monterey.  Then next day we ride 125 miles to Morro Bay, CA.  And the final day, Monday, MLK Day – and therefore a Holiday for most – we ride 115 miles to Santa Barbara, CA.  In Santa Barbara we will have minivans organized for any of you looking to drive home that evening and return to work the next morning.  375 miles of fun in 3 days without missing a lick of work!

Besides the date change to a weekend, we will also have a few chase vehicles with luggage & professional SAG.  Our very own Nick Nicastro has started a company called SAG Monkey (sagmonkey.com) and it will support us as we ride down the Coast.  The trailer will have spare tires, roadside mechanical support and any other supplies needed.  The truck will have our luggage.  Add the minivan we rent for emergencies and smaller support (drink and food) – you will be well supported on the road from SF to Santa Barbara.

Nick is also a former chef and caterer, so we are organizing group catered dinners on the first and second nights.  As most of you that have done the Coast Ride in past years know, the first day is quite challenging, so having a warm meal ready once you arrive will be very nice.  You also know that the food options in Morro Bay leave plenty to be desired, so having a catered meal will make this easier too.

Massage Therapy will also be offered.  Depending on the number of athletes joining, as well as demand for massage, we will 1 or 2 therapists along.  This I will coordinate as well.

Lastly – some of you are interested in coming from further away – like East Coast and that extension called Florida.  3 days might not be worth your time….so we have Ride options to extend this to a 5 day Coast Ride and make it easier for airports.  Day 0 will we ride from Bodega Bay to SF, for an additional 90 miles.  Day 4 will be an additional 108 miles to Manhattan Beach (Shade Hotel).  This will allow you to fly out of LAX on Tuesday PM, or Wednesday AM.  This will make it 575 miles in 5 days.

COST:  There is no fee/price for the Coast Ride. We divide the SAGMonkey expenses, the food, the minivans and extra costs like ride food and hydration up amongst the participants and everyone has their own contribution to the expenses.  You pay your own hotel.  You pay your own massage.  You pay your own flights.  I will coordinate all the other details for everyone.

NEXT steps:  Please email me IF you plan to join.  For now, that will be plenty.  If you need hotel reservation info, please let me know in your response IF attending/joining.

It should be a great time, a great new twist and great memories.  And remember – all you do is ride your bike, from sunrise, to sunset.  Something really simple & fun about that!

As always, please let me know of any questions! chris@aimpcoaching.com