August 10, 2008

(Sunday)

8:00 a.m.

Time for a Wabash Trace bike ride from Council Bluffs to Silver City and back. We'll meet at 8 am this Sunday, the 10th at the Wabash Trace trailhead in Council Bluffs (red star on map), then ride about 13.75 miles to Silver City, then ride back. Total ride distance: about 27.5 miles.  We'll eat breakfast afterwards at Perkins if people are hungry.  *** The South Omaha (Veterans Memorial) bridge is closed; to get to the Wabash Trace trailhead, take I-80 east to I-29 south, then get off at the first exit (#47, Rt 275/92 eastbound). ***

August 17, 2008

(Sunday)

7:45 a.m.

Last year, a group from the Omaha Ski Club participated in the annual Corporate Cycling Challenge.  We'll be participating again this year. We'll be entering on an individual basis in the Open division. The Corporate Cycling Challenge is Nebraska's largest one day bicycling event.  Normally, several thousand riders participate.  It starts and ends at the Heartland of America Park (8th and Farnam St) in downtown Omaha.  Three different ride lengths are available - 42 miles, 25 miles and 10 miles.  The 42 mile ride is a challenging, hilly adventure from Omaha to Fort Calhoun and back, which starts at 8 a.m. and which most participants finish around 11 or 11:30.  The 25 mile ride is from Omaha to the Forest Lawn Cemetery and back; some hills, but easier; it starts at 8:30 a.m.   Most riders get this done in about two or two and a half hours.  The 10 mile ride is an easy, flat ride around Carter Lake and the Omaha riverside which can be done in an hour or less; it starts at 9 a.m.  Registration for all of these rides is $18 before July 31, $23 afterwards.  Proceeds from the ride benefit the Eastern Nebraska Trails Network. Registration forms can be downloaded from
http://www.corporatecycling.com/Individual_Registration_Release.pdf and further details about the ride can be found at
http://www.corporatecycling.com. Our riding group will meet on the southwest corner of 11th & Farnam at 7:45 a.m., then head down to the start area shortly before 8 a.m.

September 2, 2008

(Tuesday)

6:30 p.m.

All members welcome.