The Longest Day

As you can see this page is under contruction. I'll move pieces over in sections. For a while these pages will be a bit of a mess but they'll pull together nicely before the next Longest Day in 2009.

Disclaimer

Though I'm a member of the Central Jersey Bike Club this page is not an offical club web page. It is my personal page. Everything here is from my personal experience riding this double century. Also I'm not a doctor or athletic trainer so any advice here should be taken with caution. Check with professionals if you have any doubts. A double century done badly, at worst, will hurt you. Done properly it's an unbelievable accomplishment.

CJBC's Longest Day bicycle ride.

CJBC's Longest Day ride is a self supported, double century, double metric or century route (your choice). The majority of the riders prefer to do the double century (90%+). The double century starts in Port Jervis, NY, near the High Point Monument, traverses the north-western part of NJ following closely Rt 206 and then moves east in the central part of the state and then through the Pine Barrens down to Cape May. The first third is hilly but nothing too terrible (this from a flatlander ;-). In the central and southern part of the state the traffic drops off and and so do the hills. It rolls through the acres of farms lands and the NJ Pine Barrens. And, of course, the final destination the Cape May Lighthouse. Fortunately you won't go anywhere near the industrial section of NJ like that seen in the opening of the Soprano's.

Below I've started pulling together various bits of information about the Longest day. A lot of what is written here is from the editor's point of view (except the stories told by others). Don't take anything too literally as I tend to embellish a bit for comedic value (sometimes it works ;-).

• Updates - What changes have been made and when.
• Intro - an introduction to the Longest Day
• History - A little bit of history and people view of the ride.
• Planning - how you go about planning for this ride.
• The ride - a general description of the ride.
• Training - training tips specifically for the Longest Day
• Days before the big ride - what to do in the days before the ride.
• Day of the ride - what to do on the day of the ride.
• Aches and Pains - what to do about aches and pains related to riding the Longest Day.
• Accommodations - Hotels and transportation.
• Calendar - important dates for the Longest Day.
• Links - various links related to the Longest Day and double centuries.