B.I.G. Saturday Distance Ride- 50 miles

This is for beginners and intermediates training for longer distances. The pace will be 13-16 mph (depending on riders' ability). There will be a climb at the beginning of the ride; rest is flat with a downhill near the end. We'll meet at 7 am at our usual starting place -- River Run Plaza, 1071 Country Club -- leaving no later than 7:15. The route will go up Artcraft to the Santa Teresa Border Crossing. We'll return to Airport Road, take a brief sight-seeing drive-through of the Santa Teresa Airport, ride up and back Union Pacific road and take a rest break at Penny's Diner. Final segment is up and back Strauss Road, returning via Airport, McNutt, Country Club. Randy Limbird, 915-3228-4110. Here's a link to the route map:
http://www.mapmyfitness.com/routes/fullscreen/1157515963/