Cruisers Bike route for Saturday November 20th 2010

Cruiser,


The bike route for Saturday November 20th will start at White Park Road in Bridgetown. This route is flat with some inclines and is approximately 64 Kilometers (39 miles) long.


We will assemble in Illuminat‘s car park on White Park Road at 4:45 am to start riding at 5.00 am. Please be there early so that we can start on time. Also please ensure that you have a helmet and lights.


The actual route is:
Turn left onto White Park Road and onto Bank Hall Cross road. Turn right onto Bank Hall road, onto Bridge road and My Lords Hill. Turn left at the Norman Niles roundabout onto the ABC highway, thru the Belle, Warrens, Bagatelle, Arch Hall, Lancaster, Rock Dundo, Bakers and Warleigh.


Turn right onto Mile and A quarter and turn left thru Rose Hill and Farrs. Turn right onto the Charles Duncan O’neal Highway thru Portland, Diamond Corner and Castle. Turn left at Boscobelle thru Date Tree Hill, Graveyard, Pie Corner and Free Hill. Turn left thru Durhams and turn left thru Pickerings.


Turn left at Nesfield, thru Benthams, Colleton, Six Mens, onto the Speightstown Bypass road, thru Mullins, The Garden, Weston, Porters, Holetown, Paynes Bay, Prospect, Walmer Lodge, Black Rock and Eagle Hall. Turn right at Bank Hall onto White Park road and into the car park.


Call Livvy at 425-4516 or at 262-0476 or call me at at 425-3387 or at 233-0157 if you have any questions or suggestions.


Take care and safe riding,


Melvin

Run Barbados Series, 5 kilometer run!!!!!

Hi Team Iron Docs and future IronDocs,
Its Run Barbados Series time again, and of interest they have added a 5 kilometer run to the series so now no excuses for you runners who have been out there jogging on the road, on your treadmills and hiking. I know you were thinking the 10K is too far and the 1/2 marathon is too too long but now there is the 5 km run. This is the perfect distance for starting out and its in the morning too (0515hrs on the 5 th of December) so nice and cool without too many spectators spying on you!!


So lets take this event by storm and show Barbados we are attacking the root cause of Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases through movement, and leading by example. Contact us at Irondocs@gmail.com, our first training run is Sunday 21st November 0630hrs from Brownes beach.
All you need is a water bottle and some courage we will provide the motivation!!!!
See you there,
IronDocs Admin.

Astra's Weekly Hike report #2 !!

Astra’s hike report


Clinging to the old adage: it gets better the second time around; I arrived at our start point Bath St. John and surveyed the scene. After conquering Annette Hill last week I felt so buoyant I was ready for ANY challenge. We set off as usual at a brisk pace close to the sea shore and saw many beautiful underwater springs. It was during my admiration for the picturesque scenes that I sank ankle deep in wet mushy mud! I was unimpressed and so were my sneakers and socks however I was not the only casualty even IronDoc Charles lost a shoe to the mud temporarily. We kept on trekking thru the mud, thigh high grass and climbing over and under broken branches until we came to a clearing. I looked around took a deep breath saw what I knew would be inevitable: A HILL!


We began to climb the VERY VERY precipitous incline or should I say the group climbed and I struggled to make it to the top. Once at the top a reprieve came in the form of a water break! Bliss!


We charted a course for Newcastle Pumping Station. I should be honest here and say that I was given an escape route. The hikes are formulated so that everyone gets a challenge but not too much that they can’t complete. Apparently, these ‘escape routes’ are strategically placed to give just enough rest while the more fit press on. The other hikers had soooo much more work to do. But one day, I’ll get there.


Once at Newcastle Pumping Station we hiked through a gully and I have to say beside my tight chest, burning calves, and sweat drenched shirt it was so much Fun! For a girl who did not have much tree climbing days I was beyond excited to have to climb over all of the tree branches and other broken foliage which blocked our path. On exit of the gully we began to chart a course back to our start point. We jogged downhill and momentarily I was briefly at the top of the pack however that was short-lived. I’m constantly awed by the stamina of the more experienced hikers. While I was barely making it down the hill they had time to stop, do pushups and pose for pictures LOL. Here’s to hoping I can achieve that level of fitness with continued work.


Darkness descended and at minutes to 7 we returned to Bath. At hike # 2’s completion I’m feeling like Thomas: the little engine that could ☺.


I wonder what hikemaster IronDoc Charles is going to bring next. Whatever it is, I’ll be there and ready.

Cruisers route 13/11/2010

Cruiser,

The Cruisers’ route for Saturday November 13^th will start at Wildey in Christ Church. This route is hilly and is approximately 53 Kilometers (33miles) long.

We will assemble in the northern car park of the Sir Garfield Sobers Gymnasium at 4:45 a.m. to start riding at 5:00 a.m. Please be there early so that we can start on time. Also please ensure that you have a helmet and lights .

The actual route is:

Exit the Gymnasium, around the roundabout, thru Clapham, turn right at The Y, onto Upton, thru the Pine and Haggatt Hall. Turn right at the Norman Niles roundabout thru Rouens, turn left onto Salters road, turn left at Charles Rowe Bridge and thru Flat Rock. Turn right at Locust Hall thru St, Helens, Belair, onto Market Hill, turn left at Groves and thru Sweet Vale.

Turn left at Parris Hill, onto Airy Hill and thru Lammings. Turn right onto Braggs Hill, turn left at Castle Grant and thru Chimborazo. Turn right at Todds Corner, onto Melvin’s Hill, turn left thru Lower Parks and St. Sylvans (Dark Hole - there is road damage here but bikes can still pass). Turn left at Bruce Vale, turn right at Baxters, onto Mount All, White Hill, thru Hillaby, Farmers, Dunscombe, Porey Spring, Vaucluse, Shop Hill and Edge Hill.

Turn right at Sharon and thru Jackson. Turn left at Warrens onto the Highway thru Hothersal and the Belle. Turn left at the Bussa roundabout onto Mapp Hill, thru South District, Watts Village and Boarded Hall. Turn right at Windsor thru Lower Greys and onto Skeenes Hill. Turn right at the Ridge, thru Edey, Staple Grove, St. David’s, Kent and into the Gymnasium.

If you have any questions or suggestions call Livvy at 425-4516 or 262-0476 or call me at 431-5691 or 425-3387.

Take care and safe riding.

Melvin