Weekend Training Ride - 8/21/2010

United by Design will be having another weekend training ride on Saturday, 8/21/2010 (weather permitting).

We will be riding a few Madison County Transit Trails in Madison County, IL, again. We will meet at the Metro East Park & Recreation District Office at 7:30am. "Click Here" for the link to its location on Google Maps where you can get directions. The trails are fairly flat and are good for getting in some extra miles. All together, the ride will be about 29 miles round trip. There are numerous other connecting trails for those who want to add or subtract mileage.

Metro East Park & Recreation District Office

104 United Drive
Collinsville, IL 62234

"Click here" for a Google Map link of the route.

If you plan on attending or have any questions, please contact Tom Bahr (tom.bahr@thelawrencegroup.com). If raining, we will not ride.

We hope you can join us and look forward to riding with you!

UbD Weekend Training Ride Pictures - 7/3/2010

The United by Design Bike MS team held its 2nd weekend training ride on Saturday, July 3rd, 2010. Two riders from Team Arcturis and two riders from Team Christner, United by Design affiliates, joined us. The team rode a few of the Madison County Transit Trails in Illinois for about 28 miles. The trails were very flat and the scenery was great making the ride easy and enjoyable. We will definitely be riding those trails again and adding additional miles. Below are a few pictures from the ride. Make sure to follow the United by Design blog for information on our next training rides. Looking forward to riding with you!
























Getting started on the MCT Schoolhouse Trail.
























Members of the United by Design Team, Team Arcturis, and Team Christner posing for a picture at our first stop.

























One of the many bridges along the MCT Nature Trail. There were also a few tunnels that went under roads.

























Jessica Roberts, 2010 Team Treasurer, and the rest of the team finishing up the last leg of the day's ride.

Weekend Training Ride - 7/3/2010

United by Design will be having its 2nd weekend training ride on Saturday, 7/3/2010, at 7:30am (weather permitting).

We will be riding a few Madison County Transit Trails: the MCT Schoolhouse, MCT Goshen, & MCT Nature Trails in Madison County, IL. We will meet at the Metro East Park & Recreation District Office in Collinsville, IL, at 7:30am. "Click Here" for the link to the location on Google Maps where you can get directions. The Schoolhouse Trail (15.8m) connects to the Goshen Trail (7m). The Goshen connects to the Nature Trail (12.7m) which returns towards the beginning of the Schoolhouse Trail. All together, the ride will be about 38 miles round-trip. There are numerous other connecting trails for those who want to add or subtract mileage.

If you plan on attending or have any questions, please contact Tom Bahr (tom.bahr@thelawrencegroup.com). We hope you can join us for a nice morning or riding.

Looking forward to riding with you!