Early season centuries

[Tuckervill]

In my winter funk, I'm looking for somethinganything to motivate me and look forward to. I had planned to do a metric century at the end of October, but it didn't work out. Since then, I've been doing a fitness boot camp and plan on doing it all the way through March, adding in cycling as soon as the daffodils pop up in February. I haven't been riding, but I am definitely more fit than I was when I stopped riding.

Since I live in NW Arkansas, there should be plenty of flat metric or imperial centuries going on early-ish (April, May) in the season within an 8 hour drive of here, shouldn't there? Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma? I'm very near Kansas which is pretty flat, but they still get snow in April. Anything north of me is pretty much out. I think it'd have to be anything south of Oklahoma City. You see my dilemma of posting this in the state folders.

Is there a ride calendar anywhere?

Karen

[SouthernBelle]

Karen,

www.nashvillecyclist.com has a calendar which usually shows rides over significant portions of the southeast. He hasn't updated to a 2008 calendar yet, but the 07 one should give some ideas.

Last year's showed rides as early as March. Lots for April and May which is prime charity ride season before the weather gets so hot.

[Tuckervill]

Hey, that's great. The Tour De Stooges in Highland, IL looks like just what I was looking for! And they're one of the few locations who have their website current!

Thanks,
Karen

[indysteel]

SB- thanks for posting that link to Nashville's cycling club. That's a great list. I've been salivating at the thought of riding in Tennessee again, although I likely won't make it there again until BRAT 2008.

[Possegal]

ok, i want to ride in the tour de stooges just because of the name, and the t-shirt. how fun is that?

[Tuckervill]

And they have a Three Stooges film festival after the ride!

Karen