People tell me it's not possible to reasonably and safely bike around the Potomac. That's because folks would have to bike east of the Anacostia River. Well, believe it or not, Ward 8 can well maintained and beautiful.
As part of the SUP/Bike Triathlon event (SUPar Man), we mapped out a very nice route that is both fairly easy and scenic. You will see parts of DC that you would never expect to see (I saw 2 Deers, wild turkey and a Hawk)
Description
The bike starts and stops @ Jack's in GT. From SW DC and the Nationals Park it crosses the Douglas Bridge. Goes south along MLK to Blue Plains. Takes the Oxon Run Trail to National Harbor. Crosses the WW Bridge to Alexandria. Up Mount Vernon Trail to Memorial Bridge and back over.
I would like to do a group bike ride in Dec, right before Christmas and again in the new year (if weather permits). Will let you know if anyone is interested.
Run
For those interested, after the bike (or the next day), we will do a nice run up the Capital Crescent Trail towards Silver Spring and back down RockCreek Parkwa
The longest SUP Endurance event in the East coast is the Sea Paddle NYC (Manhattan Island circumnavigate) for 28 miles -- so for the Sat Kingman Island SUP, we will match that distance. So folks can say they did the same distance as the exclusive NYC race.
For the Sun Bike ride, we will increase the DMV loops to 3 (and add Hains Point) to get exactly 100 miles (of course people can elect to do 1 or 2 loops). But the 3rd loop will be added to meet the 100 mile milestone for those interested. Again, folks will go at their own pace.
For the Run, we will increase the course length to 26.2 so like the Ironman, it will be a full marathon distance. Also, instead of running CC Trail, I'm thinking of staying along the same DMV loop (easier, more familiar, closer to city, metro and amenities in case people need to make stops and meet people). One modified loop of the DMV trail can be adjusted to be approximately 26 miles.
Quite frankly, I'm not expecting too many people to do all three, the first time we hold it. But if it is well received, I would like to hold it again everytime we have a 3-day weekend so by the end of the year, folks can become SUPARmen if they want to. Many people don't SUP, but almost anyone can borrow or rent a kayak.
To keep folks on the trails and not to hog them, for the bike, we will separate each biker by 30 secs. So if we have 50 bikers, the first one starts @ 0800, the last @ 0825
For the Run, we will do waves of 50 each again to not hog the trails.
No runners will run on the street. All runners will respect crosswalks. Everyone will stop at lights and bikers will give way to pedestrians and other runners. Not a timed event.
If u do one event u are either a SUPper Bike or SUPper Run or SUPper SURF. If u do two events, u are a SUPPAR Knight. If u do all three, u are crowned either a SUPPAR King or SUPPAR Queen and your name will live in infamy.
Again this will not be a timed event. It's for the challenge, fun, adventure and bragging rights. We will not collect money but wish folks can use this to raise money for charity.
Looking forward to you joining us. How do we spread the word to the DC Tri community? Think the first time, a smaller size crowd would be better but if successful
