Easter Saturday in Jackson - where to ride?

Brian,

You may want to post in the tri team's forum (www.mhtc.clubexpress.com/) for any group rides. I am willing to bet a few people are riding. (You may have to create a login to access the forums.)

The Trace is relatively safe to ride on. The earlier you can go, the lighter the traffic. Usually heading south has lighter traffic as well. If you ride on the Trace, you will want to use a rear blinkie and wear something high viz.

Another option is the back roads of Madison/Hinds Counties. There's a route in the routes section of BT (http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/training/map.asp?routeid=77818) that you could probably easily increase in length (or do twice) by starting from a point on Highland Colony Parkway and turning on Lake Castle Rd. Roads are pretty quiet. Just have to watch for the occasional dog.

I have a 2 1/2 hour ride planned. If you're not overly concerned about speed, I would be willing to be your tour guide.

Just let me know.

Brian if you want to drive to Vicksburg I am sure we will have a group.  We have a yahoo group called River City Cyclist.  You can check it out and post up and I am sure we will have a few folks out.  We got a few folks training for IMNO in a couple weeks so I am sure we will be getting several hours in.

Kind of an off weekend.  Lots of folks traveling out of town and such.  There's also a beginner tri training program that is riding Saturday, but you don't want to be on that one unless you're helping coach.  If your ever back in town on a weekend, I usually leave my house early and make Reservoir Loop.  It's about 40 miles, but it can be made longer with some extra Trace time.

If you want to go solo on the Trace, that's not so bad.  I used to do it all the time.  I'd leave from the Overlook (go north a few miles from the Hwy 51 junction).  That way it got me away from the traffic that uses the Trace as a cut through off the interstate.  Just go north, out and back as far as you'd like.  There's a small building with some bathrooms and a water fountain at Riverbend.  Not sure exactly how far that is.  15 miles or so maybe.  Anyway, the road is smooth, the traffic is usually minimal early, and the winds can sometimes beat the heck out of you.  It's a good ride.