The site for Gingalings and Gingaling's friends and family! The Gingalings are going to be doing the MS150, biking from Boston to Provincetown, on June 24 and 25th, 2006. We hope you will consider joining us, training with us, coming to cheer us on, and maybe even sponsoring us! The Route    Members Training Rides    Training Ideas Photos    2006 Ride Guide

The Route - Maps are thanx to John!

Day 1: Boston to Sandwich							Day 2: Sandwich to Provincetown
7am Start at Squantum Point Park (Arrive early for breakfast) adjacent to Marina Bay in Quincy, MA. Choose 75 or 100 miles Overnight at the Heritage Museum and Garden							4:45am Wake-up call 6-8am Start 75 miles Finish celebration in Provincetown 3:30pm "Rockin’ party boat back to Quincy" 7pm: Arrive back in Quincy

Team Photographer Sponsor Rob!	Sponsor Colleen!	Sponsor Ben!	Sponsor Katie!
Team T-Shirt Designer Sponsor Mark (Shnizzle)!	Sponsor Mohammed!	Sponsor Kate!	Sponsor Lisa!
Sponsor Ging!	Sponsor Billy!	Sponsor Lindsey!	Sponsor John!
Sponsor Hong!	Lindsey's friend Alyssa's sister's boyfriend	Sponsor Rusty!	Sponsor Emily!
You? Join us!

Gingalings Training Rides

Recommended Training Schedule

0	Minuteman trail (nice and flat 24 miles)	April 2
1	30 miles	April 8
2	40 miles	April 15
3	50 miles	April 22
4	60 miles	April 29
5	50 miles Sat., 40 miles Sun.	May 6 and 7
6	70 miles Bike Week!	May 13	Rain
7	80 miles Sat., 50 miles Sun. Bike Week!	May 20 and 21
8	60 miles	May 27
9	90 miles Sat., 60 miles Sun.	June 3 and 4	Rain
10	80 miles	June 10
11	50 miles	June 17
12	MS150: 75 or 100 miles Sat., 75 miles Sun.	June 24 and 25

• Start out by biking the length of the Minuteman Bikeway. 12 miles each way, nice and flat. [Route map]
• Train with others who are training for charity rides on Bob Mac's Fitness/Charity Ride Training! One to 60 miles, up to you.
• Go on a ride with the Charles River Wheelmen, a great bike club that does rides throughout the year in the area.
  
  • Starting April 20th they do a recurring Thursday Fitness Ride at 6 PM (Arrowed routes of 16, 28 and 34 miles with an introductory pace line clinic to teach safe group riding skills.)
• Practice the distance on the Claire Saltonstall Bikeway from Charles River to Provincetown [route maps]!
• Try the Concord-Carlisle loop [route map]!
• Take the commuter up the fitchburg line to the 11 mile Nashua River Rail Trail [map]!
• Take Amtrak or drive up to Maine for a ride [MDOT page with cue sheets for rides of varying levels]!
• Out in Natick? Check out Landry's Group Rides
• Ashuelot Rail-Trail, NH (23 miles each way) [Trail Description]
• Northern Railtrail - Grafton County, NH (23 miles) Will need mountain bike.
• Find your own long distance routes
  • Anywhere in the US at pedaling.com!
    Cape Ann Ride highly recommended by Lindsey!
  • In the New England area using the CRW Cue Sheet Repository

• Nantucket (25 miles of bicycle paths)
  
• Martha's Vineyard (miles and miles of trails/low-traffic roads)
  
• Cape Cod Rail Trail (28 miles each way)
  
• Long Island
  
• Waterville Valley
  

Last Updated: June 19, 2006