WELCOME TO BIKE TO THE BEACH 2009!
Register today for this year's Charity Century ride benefiting Autism Speaks
Bike to the Beach is a growing vibrant cycling community in and around the Washington DC area. Our non-profit encapsulates a vast network whose main focus is to raise money and awareness for charitable causes.
We are hosting many events this year, ranging from small bike outings and information workshops, to our famous, annual "Bike to the Beach", a 120 mile trek from Washington DC to Bethany Beach. All of this year's events will raise money and awareness for Autism Speaks.
Please help us raise awareness and funds for Autism by registering for our 2009 Bike to the Beach Century Ride!
Balance Gym is offering ALL B2B riders FREE membership through August 1st!
To prepare racers for the event, Balance will be setting up training rides from the gym, and offering special fitness classes geared towards getting our riders ready for Bike to the Beach 2009!
Balance Gym creates a comprehensive approach to fitness, health, and sport to clients of all ages and activity levels. Their individual and group programs draw from diverse fitness modalities like sports-conditioning, functional training, strength training, yoga AND, as you can see from our video, pulling VW Buses (see the video to the right).
B2B Riders are encouraged to go to the gym. Located at 2200 California St, NW, Washington, DC 20008, their facility is located in a former high school gymnasium. It is an ideal set-up for basketball and volleyball and is fully stocked with functional and athletic training equipment including medicine balls, weighted vests, agilty and acceleration ladders, gymnast rings, plyo-boxes, hurdles, and an Olympic lifting platform.
The B2B 2009 Calender
Bike to the Beach has a number of fundraising and just fun events coming up throughout the summer, including:
- Saturday training rides
- The DC BBQ Battle on June 27th - in which B2B is competing with our new B2B Smoker
- Fundraising happy hours
- Health classes and a special B2B Boot-camp with our gym sponsor, Balance Gym
Check out the event calender and read the descriptions of our upcoming events and mark your calender!
NEWS
Date: Saturdays through July 31st
Location: Georgetown Waterfront (Nicks Riverside Grill) OR Balance Gym
We are planning on hosting group training rides almost every Saturday until we ride to the beach on July 31st!!! The rides will be lead by our board members and is a great opportunity for new registrants to meet members of the Bike to the Beach community. The rides will vary week-by-week, and focus on the keys to a successful bike to the beach: fun, hill, endurance, and gear training. The schedule is below:
| 2009 TRAINING RIDE SCHEDULE | ||||
| Date | Trail/Route | Distance | ||
| June 20th | Georgetown to Old Town OR Mt. Vernon | 24-45 miles | ||
| June 27th | Georgetown to Viena or Reston | 24-50 miles | ||
| July 4th | No Ride | 0 miles | ||
| July 11th | Balance Gym (starting place) Rock Creek Loop | 20 miles | ||
| July 18th | Georgetown to Spokes Etc. in Viena, VA | 30 miles | ||
| June 25th | Georgetown to the end of MacArthur Blvd (Hill workout) | 28 miles |
Date: May 30, 2009
Location: Georgetown Waterfront (Tony and Joes)
We are planning on having our first group training ride Saturday, May 30th, at noon. The ride will be lead by our board members and is a great opportunity for new registrants to meet members of the Bike to the Beach community. We hope to see a great veteran turn out as well as we all kick off our B2B training season once again. The departure location for the ride is the Georgetown Waterfront -- Tony and Joes, and we will be riding to Old town Alexandria.
Date: May 31, 2009
Location:Tommy Joes Restaurant in Bethesda
The Bike to the Beach Smoker and BBQ team is roaring and ready to go. We have perfected our secret spice rub, mastered our sauce, and will be unveiling our custom-built B2B Smoker at our first "Tommy Joes Back Alley BBQ Sunday Funday" on May 31st. We will be grilling up fresh baby back ribs and having a few beverages. Come have some great eats, see the smoker for the first time, watch the Autism Speaks 400 presented by Heluva Good, and enjoy your last few hours of weekend.
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