edinburgh rc cycling club

Saturday morning road training runs all start from the Commonwealth Pool, Dalkeith Road. There are four groups, each going at a different pace and starting at different times between 9:30 and 9:50. The 9:50am Development run will be led by Sonya Crawford (339 3709) and is aimed at riders who are not used to riding in a group. If you plan to undertake this ride it is very important that you read the guidelines on the FAQ part of this website,This ride is NOT for complete novices and you must have a road worthy bike and be able to cover 40 miles plus at about 15 mph to take part. For more information about the Saturday runs, please see the FAQ page: http://www.edinburghrc.co.uk/news/264/95 Please ride safely and predictably, with consideration for your fellow riders, and above all within the rules of the road. The club's reputation rests with all of us. Individuals take part in any group rides at their own risk. Edinburgh RC and its club members accept no responsibility for the safety of anyone participating in group rides, and no liability in the event of an accident.

Our weekly jaunt into our local playground. May be cancelled in bad weather, if in doubt phone before setting out. Leaders are assigned approximately quarterly in advance. Today should be: Colin Reekie (07729 486251) Metcheck weather forecast for the Pentlands: http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/HOBBIES/cycling.asp?zipcode=EH13 Individuals take part in any group rides at their own risk. Edinburgh RC and its club members accept no responsibility for the safety of anyone participating in group rides, and no liability in the event of an accident.

From Sunday 21 March 2010 onwards, the run will instead leave from the Gilmerton crossroads (the junction of the B701 (Newtoft Street, Ferniehill Drive) and A772 (Gilmerton Road, Drum Street). There is a sign saying "Gilmerton" at the East side of the junction with bench seats behind it - that is where we will meet. You can find the location here: http://maps.google.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&ll=55.906356,-3.134537&spn=0.003187,0.011362&z=17 and you can see what it looks like here: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=gilmerton+edinburgh&sll=40.759871,-73.98468&sspn=0.066183,0.181789&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Gilmerton,+Edinburgh,+City+of+Edinburgh,+United+Kingdom&ll=55.905736,-3.133067&spn=0.001377,0.011362&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=55.905885,-3.13365&panoid=Y6lp_tn25UhpHfQwm87h9A&cbp=11,55.28,,0,5.79 On 21 March and throughout the summer months, the Sunday run will depart at 9.20 am. This earlier start is in response to widespread feedback from club members whose priority is to get back to Edinburgh by lunchtime. As at present, the start time is the time the run will leave - so please aim to arrive at least 5 minutes ahead of that time. During the winter months (beginning shortly after the clocks change in October), the run will revert to a later start (probably 9.40 am). Full details will be announced nearer the time. For more information about the Sunday run, please see the FAQ page: http://www.edinburghrc.co.uk/news/261/95 Please ride safely and predictably, with consideration for your fellow riders, and above all within the rules of the road. The club's reputation rests with all of us. Individuals take part in any group rides at their own risk. Edinburgh RC and its club members accept no responsibility for the safety of anyone participating in group rides, and no liability in the event of an accident.

Edinburgh Racing's Open Water Swimming Festival, held at Portobello Beach, featuring a 2km Musselburgh to Portobello swim, as well as a 400m sprint and an 800m medium-distance swim. More details and full schedule on the entrycentral.com page.

Advanced Beginners Social Ride Portobello High School: EH15 1NF Time: 10 am Requirement: Road bike (in working order) Description: This group is aimed mostly at advanced beginners and thus mostly at women – but not to discourage any men who may wish to brave a ride among us. We invite all people new or old to the club who haven’t been cycling their road bikes for awhile and who would like an unintimidating ride out in East Lothian. This is also a social ride, where we go at the speed of the slowest rider, more or less, and wait for punctures and the like. There will be a coffee/cake stop half way. Group speed varies from week to week but is generally somewhere between 12 and 15 mph. Mileage also depends on the group ability but can be anywhere up to 55 miles. This ride is not coached but there should be a leader there each week – so you might see: Greig, Jenn, Alexis or another member of the group. Generally there are less then 10 people on this ride. The thoughts about this group are not that it would take away from the official Saturday and Sunday rides but that they would provide a platform in which riders gain the miles and confidence to be able to join these rides when they feel ready. If you would like to join us – please add yourselves to the mailing list by emailing me at cjdbow@hotmail.com. Any questions please don’t hesitate to ask! Lots of helpful info on the ERC Website about riding in a group if you haven't done a lot of this. http://www.edinburghrc.co.uk/news/263/95/What-should-I-take-with-me-on-a-club-road-ride http://www.edinburghrc.co.uk/news/611/95/What-is-the-etiquette-of-group-road-riding http://www.edinburghrc.co.uk/news/256/95/How-should-I-prepare-for-a-club-road-ride Please ride safely and predictably, with consideration for your fellow riders, and above all within the rules of the road. The club's reputation rests with all of us. Individuals take part in any group rides at their own risk. Edinburgh RC and its club members accept no responsibility for the safety of anyone participating in group rides, and no liability in the event of an accident.

When: Sessions are on Monday evenings from 6.30pm until 8.00pm. Where: Inch Park is centrally located in Edinburgh and backs onto the Cameron Toll shopping centre. Toilets are located in Inch House in the centre of the Park. This is the meeting point for the Saturday sessions. See map. We are: A group of Volunteers and Coaches who work together with Youths Cyclists to increase their skills, fitness and knowledge of Cycle Sport and make them better bike riders. For more info see http://www.edinburghrc.co.uk/about/juniors

Coached swimming at the Portobello Baths. Beginners are very welcome to join the development lane for more specialised coaching.
Non-members are welcome to try out before they join the club. Cost is £10 for all swimming for 2 months (£15 for non-helpers - see 2010 Info Newsletter for details), or £3 per session.
We should all aim to get to the poolside at 6:55pm to start at 7pm sharp. We have to have a 5 minute changeover period between us and the next club. Edinburgh Leisure wanted this to be 10 minutes, so they will be monitoring us to make sure we are all out of the pool by 7:55pm sharp.
For information on races, how to enter, how to get there, how to join the club and Triathlon Scotland just ask the coach or any other members: we are a friendly bunch.

Committee Meeting

18:00 Development Group Ride Training Chain Gang ride at approx Sat 09:40 pace (See the FAQ section on this web-site for more information about Chain Gangs and Saturday ride pace). The route may vary from week to week but is usually about 50 miles. This ride is NOT for complete novices and you must have a road worthy bike and be able to cover up to 50 miles to take part. Please ride safely and predictably, with consideration for your fellow riders, and above all within the rules of the road. The club's reputation rests with all of us. If you plan to undertake this ride it is very important that you read the guidelines in the FAQ and Road Safety sections of this website. http://www.edinburghrc.co.uk/faq http://www.edinburghrc.co.uk/Safety Individuals take part in any group rides at their own risk. Edinburgh RC and its club members accept no responsibility for the safety of anyone participating in group rides, and no liability in the event of an accident.

Track session run by Edinburgh AC at the Meadowbank track, ERC members welcome to join in. Session is aimed at runners who can run a 10k in 45 minutes or less. Complement or alternative to the Thursday evening session in the Meadows. Cost of session is paying the entrance fee to the track (see Edinburgh Leisure rates).

Coached swim session - Beginners are very welcome to join the development lane for more specialised coaching.
Non-members are welcome to try out before they join the club. Cost is £10 for all swimming for 2 months (£15 for non-helpers - see 2010 Info Newsletter for details)), or £3 per session. For information on races, how to enter, how to get there, how to join the club and Triathlon Scotland just ask the coach or any other members we are a friendly bunch.
I have been advised that currently club swimmers park either in the surrounding side streets (if they can find a space) or in Somerfield car park (on Dalry road). The general consensus is that it isn't a problem parking there for 2 hours at that time of the evening. There is also railing space outside Dalry baths for locking bikes. I would advise getting there early the first week if you are driving.

Group ride leaving from Tusitala Pavilion. Pace will be steady, 2-3 hrs with cafe stop if desired. Route to be negotiated between riders. ALL WELCOME. Please ride safely and predictably, with consideration for your fellow riders, and above all within the rules of the road. The club's reputation rests with all of us. Individuals take part in any group rides at their own risk. Edinburgh RC and its club members accept no responsibility for the safety of anyone participating in group rides, and no liability in the event of an accident.

Coached swim session - Beginners are very welcome to join the development lane for more specialised coaching. 8pm start should allow members to compete at Kirky and then get a swim in later.
Non-members are welcome to try out before they join the club. Cost is £10 for all swimming for 2 months (£15 for non-helpers - see 2010 Info Newsletter for details)), or £3 per session.
For information on races, how to enter, how to get there, how to join the club and Triathlon Scotland just ask the coach or any other members - we are a friendly bunch.

Running interval training with City of Edinburgh AC, coached by Alex McEwan. All ERC members are welcome to join in. Starts and finishes with a 10min warm up/down. Intervals last approx 20mins. Suitable for all standards.

Meet at Portobello Swim Centre at 6.30pm sharp. Cost is £1.20 to use the changing rooms/showers. Usually we get in the water at about 6:45pm but we may or may not wait for stragglers - be on time!

This session is UNCOACHED and open to anyone. Usually people are split into groups based on ability, or there is a buddy system in operation, but there are no kayaks to supervise so you have to be confident enough in the water to take part. We will be swimming parallel to the beach fairly close to shore, and for the stronger swimmers a group usually swims out to a 'pole' in the sea. You are swimming at your own risk!

The water is usually quite cold as this is Scotland, so everybody wears wetsuits. Remember to have fun!