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What are your favorite routes for training?

A few days ago there was a thread about an accident on the LBP and someone complained about amateur racers training there.  I asked what routes were suggested instead but I didn't see any constructive comments.  

I'm not a racer at all but I am training for a few centuries I have planned this year.  My goal is not to just finish a century but do it in good shape, last time it kicked my butt.  I was wondering, what are your favorite routes for training in the city?  I usually go to the path very early before it starts getting crowded and do my longer rides on Milwaukee ave. to Northwest Hwy and out to the burbs or Milwaukee to the North branch trail.  What other routes do you recommend?

Thanks

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Permalink Reply by LT on March 20, 2012 at 7:31pm

Thanks!  The links were broken from those posts, but I found the route by going to the Chicago Cycling Club webpage.  In case anyone else is interested, here's the gmap for it: http://g.co/maps/52t5a

Permalink Reply by Michael A on March 20, 2012 at 8:19pm

I post all my rides on Facebook   last name is Abene

Steel Driver said:

Dang those Garmins are snazzy tools.  Thanks for posting these Michael and if there not to much trouble to load here at Chainlink can you keep'em coming?


Michael A said:

Here is the Garmin report/route for Saturday with Julie and the HAC ladies

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/158828359

This is the following day with the Turin club

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/159191882

Permalink Reply by Radfahrer on March 21, 2012 at 10:22am

This looks like a great route, thanks!  I'm going to give it a spin.  I've gotten up there via Elston but it's a dreary trek.



Julie Hochstadter said:

I like to go to the botanic gardens via the north shore channel trail.

I take damen to berwyn, west to the river, to bryn mawr west, past pulaski, over some trail/railroad tracks into sauganash.

From there I use the bike map (and street signs) through sauganash, hit elston for not even a 1/4 mile to the trail head.

You could just ride down damen to Berwyn to start (5300N)

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