Photos from Big Shark Nashville Camp 2010

New Parking Accommodations for Friday

Amy has secured us a new place to park right at the start of the Trace. A nice little bike shop, Trace Bikes, welcomes us to park and ride from there. So maybe in return, think about purchasing a Gu or something that you might need last minute from these guys in exchange.


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And a little cafe for quick food post ride is right there alongside the bike shop...Loveless Cafe.

Remember, we will be driving from the hotel, and will try to congregate around 1:00 pm for those purposes. Most likely will not drive out of the lot at 1:00. Call Amy if you're trying to get there and can't so she can change parking locations again.

Swimming Info

Christy Hager has made some arrangements for those who like to swim to do so somewhere other than the Marriott Courtyard's pool. Here is the link to the Green Hills YMCA if you are interested in swimming.

Not sure when we would swim... maybe Saturday afternoon for a little recovery? Three attendees are YMCA members, so hopefully they are nice and let non-members in also like they said they probably would... FWIW... YMCA membership information straight off their website:

Members of other YMCAs involved in the AWAY program and temporarily visiting from out of town may use the YMCA of Middle Tennessee’s facilities for up to 14 visits per calendar year.

The YMCA no longer provides day-use guest passes to individuals unless they are the guest of a current YMCA of Middle Tennessee member or affiliated with another YMCA organization that participates in the AWAY program.

Christy also wanted to introduce her new swim coach:

GPX Files on the iPhone (with a Mac)

If you use an iPhone rather than a Garmin for all your GPS and navigation needs, there is a nice (free/shareware) solution for recording tracks and swapping them to and from the phone if you use a Mac. If you use a PC, there are probably solutions available, but I don't know them.

You will need two pieces of software:

1. TrailRunner: runs on the mac and lets you do interesting things/analysis with GPS tracks. Exports to iphone, ipods, garmin devices, etc. (direct download link)


2. RaceBunny: iPhone companion software for TrailRunner. (direct download link).
   

To save a GPX file on the mac from this page, right-click or control-click on the link and choose "Download Linked File As...". Make sure you name your file with a .gpx rather than the .xml it will want to use. After that, you can import the .gpx into TrailRunner, and sync it to RaceBunny on your phone.

Update on Friday's ride

For those making it for the Friday ride, or making it in a little later and wish to catch up with us somewhere on the Trace.... After a little consideration, the best bet is for us to park in a big lot that is about 10 minutes pedaling time from the Trace. It is a public lot located on the outskirts of a large park, therefore requiring no special permission. There is a gas station just before we hop on the Trace for a last minute stop and shop for jersey supplies if needed. The lot is at the intersection of Hwy 100 and Old Hickory Blvd. We will caravan there from the hotel, so no reason to get lost.


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Please remember to bring all appropriate clothes....don't question it, just bring it. Who said "there is no bad weather, only bad clothing choices..."

GPX files

A note about downloading the GPX files for your Garmin. This is the first time I have worked with pre-planned routes on my Garmin and discovered this quirk.

To download the route, right-click on the link and select "Save Target As...". On my PC, it wants to save the file in XML format. Choose "All Files" under the "Save as type:" option and add then add a .GPX extension to the name so that file is saved in a format that a Garmin can read.

I have tried to download on a Mac. When we have an answer to how the Mac saves the file, we will add an update at this location.

Camp Links

Nothing but links for your information. Stay tuned for one more email coming your way with a couple pieces of missing info to fill in the blanks. Still looking to hear from a majority of you regarding your distance riding preference and whether you will be on the Friday ride....

HOTEL: Courtyard Nashville Vanderbilt/West End
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/bnawe-courtyard-nashville-vanderbilt-west-end/

NATCHEZ TRACE:
A link to the actual parking place, which will be near the head of the Trace, coming tomorrow. Pending permission to park all our cars. Check back.

CUE SHEETS/MAPS FOR SATURDAY/SUNDAY RIDES, ALL DISTANCES: (this blog)
http://sharktraining.blogspot.com

WEATHER FORECASTS FROM LOCAL TV STATIONS
WTVF
WSMV
WKRN
WZTV

TEAM DINNER: Bosco's
http://boscosbeer.com/nashville/story/

NEARBY RESTAURANTS:
http://pizzaperfect21st.ypguides.net/
Relaxed. Very casual. Campus joint.

http://www.mellowmushroom.com/#/locations

http://nashville.citysearch.com/profile/11340414/nashville_tn/jackson_s_bar_bistro.html
Good bar, decent food.

http://www.westendrestaurants.com/
Good spot. A little nicer.

http://www.lapaz.com/
Mexican food.

http://www.woodlandsnashville.com/
Indian vegetarian. Very good.

http://www.sushiyobi.net/
Sushi. Mediocre, but close to the bars near the hotel....


COFFEE: 2 Starbucks locations on West End Ave. http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&source=hp&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=starbucks+on+west+end+ave+nashville+tn&fb=1&gl=us&hq=starbucks&hnear=west+end+ave+nashville+tn&view=text&ei=QIB3S8eCA9LZnAfwq8m9CQ&sa=X&oi=local_group&ct=more-results&resnum=4&ved=0CCEQtQMwAw



AND FOR YOUR INFORMATION......
SCOTT MONINGER: Pro cyclist, Peaks Coaching, and why it's cool he is on our team... Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Moninger
Peaks Coaching: http://www.peakscoachinggroup.com/ASPX/bios/smoninger.aspx
Email him directly for coaching or q's... scott@peakscoachinggroup.com

LISA DATILLO/KI HARA: Website/email and why it's cool that she is on our team...
http://www.stretchchi.com/
Contact info to schedule an individual session: datillo@vision.wustl.edu

NASHVILLECYCLIST.COM: Website/local cycling/team info, and why it's cool that they are helping us out.... http://nashvillecyclist.com/

BIKE EMERGENCY?: Cumberland Transit. Located just down the street from hotel on West End..... http://cumberlandtransit.com/

And while we have your attention.....
DAVE NELSON LLS MAN OF THE YEAR CAMPAIGN:
http://bigshark.com/product/big-shark-big-shark-leukemia-and-lymphoma-society-man-of-the-year-campaign-support-dave-nelson-14940.htm
Big Shark nominated Dave to represent the campaign for us, so now it's our responsibility to support that nomination. Please go online and donate.....

Overviews of the training camp rides in Nashville

Saturday short ride about 53 miles - Ride to the Natchez Trace, then follow the Trace for about 13 miles. A good refeuling spot is Puckett's Grocery in Leipers Fork, a couple miles after leaving the Natchez Trace. Walk in and grab a snack and a drink or just smell the barbecue. Then follow nice roads back to Harding Pike/West End Avenue, a few miles from our hotel.


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Cue sheet can be downloaded here

GPX file for your GPS is downloaded here

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Saturday intermediate ride about 80 miles - Ride to the Natchez Trace, then follow the Trace for about 27 miles to the town of Fly before returning on Leiper's Creek Rd into the town of Leiper's Fork. A good refeuling spot in Leiper's Fork is Puckett's Grocery. Walk in and grab a snack and a drink or just smell the barbecue. Then follow nice roads back to Harding Pike/West End Avenue, a few miles from our hotel.


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Cue sheet can be downloaded here

GPX file for your GPS is downloaded here

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Saturday long ride about 97 miles - Ride to the Natchez Trace, then follow the Trace for about 27 miles to the town of Fly and then following a more circuitous route toward the towns of Spring Hill and Franklin, TN before heading back toward our hotel.



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Cue sheet can be downloaded here

GPX file for your GPS is downloaded here

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Sunday short ride about 35 miles - Head eight miles west before starting a 20 mile loop heading north along the Cumberland River on some roads that look to be very nice and then return to the hotel following the same roads that you departed the hotel.


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Cue sheet can be downloaded here

GPX file for your GPS is downloaded here

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Sunday long ride about 52 miles - Head eight miles west before going north along the Cumberland for about 15 miles and then turning south on roads that skirt the Cheatham Wildlife area and then to the start of the Natchez Trace before heading north again to our hotel.


View Sunday long in a larger map

Cue sheet can be downloaded here

GPX file for your GPS is downloaded here

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