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Women's Social Sunday #10: Cookies in the Park, The Sequel (Lorraine, Helen)


 


Sometimes, the Sequel can be just as good as the original...don't you agree?  You'll have to find out for yourself by coming to Cookies in the Park--The Sequel.  Either way you will surely enjoy a day of girl talk, exploring the picturesque Carquinez Strait shoreline AND an optional post ride stop at Butter Pecan Bakeshop, a bakery that "takes you back to a simpler time" when folks "met for coffee, fist bumped and gave each other hugs."

Meet at 9:15AM and please be ready to roll at 9:30AM.

Join us for Cookies in the Park--The Sequel that starts at the Pinole Senior Center Building in Pinole, CA and ends at the Butter Pecan Bakeshop in Pinole.  We will putter around the Contra Costa County.   Lorraine Trautwein will lead and Helen Kwong will sweep this ride.  We will begin along the Carquinez bayfront in a clockwise direction passing several towns, detour at Port Costa for a photo op, continue on Carquinez Scenic Drive, then loop back via Alhambra Valley; save your legs for a gradual 800' climb on Pig Farm Hill and we return via Pinole Valley Road.  Stay for the raffle drawing at the end for a SportsBasement $10 gift card; one lucky finisher will be selected.  Not a beginners ride.


This is a SOCIAL GROUP ride; a steady pace of 11-13.0 mph average will be maintained during the entire ride (a little faster on the flats.)  The intent is to ride together as a group.


Women only ride.  Please invite your friends who might be up for a ride of this distance and climbing.  We’d love for them to become new members of The Marin Cyclists.  All riders, including non-members, must register in advance.


 

Regroups and stops:

  • Fernandez Park public restroom (near the start, 0.1 mile away; over the footbridge towards Tennant Ave; then take the walkway towards the baseball field.  Arrive early; check with the Ride Organizers at the start; other may need to use the bathrooms as well and we can go together.) 

  • Bay Trail Regroup (mi 1.6)

  • Port Costa photo op (mi 9.9)

  • Nejedly Staging area restrooms(mi 15.2)

  • Butter Pecan Bakeshop stop (mi 31.3)

Butter Pecan Bakeshop
1889 San Pablo Avenue
Pinole CA 94564
https://goo.gl/maps/woXeELr3HNKFFwPV8
Website: https://www.butterpecanbakeshop.com/



*Parking Note: 
The Senior Center Building is closed on Sunday so parking should be plentiful.




When:
Sunday, May 21, 2023, 9:15 AM until 12:15 PM
Where:
Pinole Senior Center Building
2500 Charles Avenue
Pinole, CA  94564

Additional Info:
Contact(s):
Lorraine M Trautwein
Ride Leader
415.609.4649 (p)
 
Helen Kwong
Ride Sweep
4152979845 (p)
Category:
Women's Ride
Registration is required
Payment In Full In Advance Only
Ground Rules:
Please make sure you have the fitness to ride at least 30 miles distance at 11-13 mph average speed
We will ride together as a group; please respect the pace; do not drive the pace to go faster or way slower than the leader’s set pace
We will all stop at regroup points and bathroom stops
Everyone will get to the end a lot faster + more safely if we stay together and stick to the established pace and route
Ride predictably, easy on the brakes, no sudden movements
Do not overlap wheels; protect your front wheel!
Pass verbal directions to the back and up the line to the front
Signal obstacles and intentions
Ride single file
Obey traffic laws
Helmet required

Please make sure your bike is in good maintenance prior to the ride.
Attendees pay for their own charges