Cycle Toy Run 2011

[Tiny K]

Yip, it would be.

 

Maybe the weekend before the 94.7? If you have any chance of doing great times, you should be tapering from that weekend anyway.

 

What about the Cape Town area? Anybody know what is happening this side?

[Gareth1982]

Count me in..... It would be nice to do something for the under privileged kids.

[Corvus]

I'll go too. Sounds like fun.

[Helivac Marshals]

Super Guys, Have been in contact with CGC regarding club details..thanks. Will keep all posted as we progress..

[slowpoke]

There were a number of factors involved in selecting this date.

 

As to OFM, I don't think that that will affect the nmbers too drastically - anything more than the 16 who pitched (less than the number of marshals we had) last year will be worth it.

 

As to training for 94.7, nothing is stopping anyone from cycling to and from the venue to get in the mileage. Anyway, that close to the race you're not gonna be able to make much difference to your fitness or power levels.

 

The real aim is to show that cyclists also have hearts and also give back to the community. The original Toy Run started to (A) give something to the kids and (B) show that bikers aren't so bad. Why aren't cyclists jumping at the opportunity to do likewise, just without the legwork of organising it themselves? Cyclists do have a very bad reputation and at that time of year it gets so much worse - here is the chance to try change those views, just in time for the 94.7

 

Who from that side of town would like to help out in terms of finding a good route? We're thinking of using the short route from the Carnival race, or very similar - what do you guys think?

[TNT1]

Who from that side of town would like to help out in terms of finding a good route? We're thinking of using the short route from the Carnival race, or very similar - what do you guys think?

 

 

If we have marshals and the metro buy in, we should look at the route that an anti crime motorbike ride took recently. From East Rand Mall, out past some of the poorer areas in Boksburg, back up Atlas Road, and then either back along North Rand to the Mall, or the other way towards Benoni.

 

Dunno? Is the idea to end the ride at a place where we hand over toys to a designated charity or what? My route may be too complex in terms of traffic, but if we keep it short ish, and have marshals, we can use it for awareness as well?