Dear Parents,
A. The following 5th graders rode all January rides:
Mia L - Michelle L - Hayden S - Adrian U - Andy Z
Congratulations. Awesome job.
B. RAC co-founder Mike Fickel's memorial service will be held on
Saturday, February 7th, at 2 pm.
St. Bart's Episcopal Church
16275 Pomerado Rd, Poway, CA 92064.
All are invited.
Please wear your RAC t-shirt, if you have one.
C. RAC meetings
Thursday, Feb 26. The Tshirt design contest. Camping. General information. Bring the kids.
Tuesday, March 24. MANDATORY. Please make sure that at least one member of your family attends.
Tuesday, May 26. RAC reunion. Potluck and pictures. Bring the family
D. Our Next Rides
Sunday, February 8
The Escondido Hill Ride (26 RAC)
362 W El Norte Pkwy, Escondido, CA 92026
Please park in the south end (green) of the LA Fitness parking lot.
Please arrive by 7:45 am. We start promptly at 8 am.
You need to complete 2 with us. We offer 6.
Sunday. 8 Feb
Saturday. 14 Feb
Sunday. 15 Feb (new)
Saturday 28 Feb
Saturday, 14 Mar
Sunday, 22 Mar
Please plan on attending at least three: February and March rides are often rained out.
Some Escondido Hill Ride tips:
Try to ride two back to back (Feb 14. Feb 15)
Try to make it up the hills without stopping. Help your child pace him/herself.
Slowing down is much more effective than stopping and starting
Don’t focus on the top of the hill
Count til 8. Then do it again.
Do not carry your child’s water.
If you must stop on the hills
stop where it’s flat-ish.
make sure to move to the right
stop before a curve, not in or behind a curve
stop in the shade if it’s hot
make sure your child is off the saddle when he/she stops. Please practice if that is not yet second nature. We still see kids that fall into the road.
The EHRides include two snack stops
Thank you for reading
Christiane