Read, Ride, Repeat (a Book Club for Cyclists): 4 Central Pinellas Parks

May's Book: Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum by Antonia Hylton
The ride: We'll ride from John Taylor Park north to Coachman Park, then we'll head south through Walsingham Park then Millenium Park before returning to Taylor Park.
The Restaurant: The Amish Country Store (206 13th St. SW, Largo, 33770). The restaurant is 0.8 miles from Taylor Park via the Pinellas Trail or 4 minutes by car (1.3 miles).

The Details:
Meet @ John Taylor Park at 7:30 a.m. in the second parking lot on the left when you pull into the park off of 8th Ave SW.
(1100 8th Ave SW, Largo, FL 33770)
Roll at 7:45.
Ride distance: about 25 miles
Rolling speed: 12-15 mph
This route is a mix of street and trail riding. We will leave the trail and ride through Belleair to and from Coachman Park and leave the trail on the way to and from Walsingham Park.

Madness, a nonfiction book written by journalist Antonia Hylton, tells the story of a segregated asylum in Maryland where Black American patients were indentured as laborers and forced to live in subhuman conditions.

From Goodreads: In the tradition of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, a page-turning 93-year history of Crownsville Hospital, one of the nation’s last segregated asylums, that New York Times bestselling author Clint Smith describes as “a book that left me breathless.”

From the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/books/review/madness-antonia-hylton.html

About Read, Ride, Repeat:
Every 4-6 weeks we meet, ride, then relax at a restaurant or cafe and discuss the book. Before we wrap up, we pick our next book, route, and date. You are welcome to join us if you don't read the book. Life happens. Ride anyway :)

The Safety Stuff:
You must wear a helmet and exhibit safe riding. Cyclists are subject to the same traffic laws as drivers. Be prepared with water & a spare tube/flat kit.

THE TERMS OF PARTICIPATION:
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I understand that the activities herein involve certain dangers and risks which I am prepared to fully assume for myself. I will abide by all laws and regulations and agree to participate in a safe and prudent manner. In addition, I agree to waive all claims which I, or any member of my family, or my heirs, executors or assigns, may have against this meetup or it’s agents for damages or injury sustained in the physical activity.