The Princeton Event

August 5, 2000

The Princeton Freewheelers bicycle club sponsors a set of rides in early August, called the Princeton Event. I've done this ride for the fourth year in a row. In fact, the ride in 1997 was my first organized ride, ever!

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Here I am at getting ready to leave the house. It's only about a mile to Rider University, so I just ride to the start. This is about 6:50 am! I'm still getting ready to leave - in this picture you can see my bike.

The registration tables at Rider University. One had a choice of Rolling 16, 25, and 35, hilly 50 and 62, or flat 50, 65, and 100 mile routes. I picked the 100 mile ride - called the Manasquan Reservoir Century. Knapp's Cyclery setting up at the beginning of the day. Pete has his arm in the pickup truck. Stephanie is way in the back and her dad is in front of the camper.

On the road. About 10-15 miles from the start. The shadows tell us we're heading south. The ride went through some pretty rural country. Here's a random farm not too far from the location of the previous picture.

Another shot along the road. I think this may be roughly 25 miles into the ride and we're headed southwest. The rest stop at the New Egypt High School. There were lots of goodies at the rest stops. Roughly 33 miles into the ride.

Another shot of the rest stop. Crossing the Manasquan Reservoir. The riders coming the other direction have already been to the second rest stop which was at the far end of this reservoir crossing.

The rest stop at the Manasquan Reservoir. About 57 miles into the ride. Riders approaching the Manasquan Reservoir rest stop.

The Manasquan Reservoir rest stop is actually called Chestnut Point. Map of the 100 mile route posted at the rest stop. The Delaware River is on the left side and the Atlantic Ocean on the right side. The heavy line across the middle is I195. The ride starts in the upper left at Rider and goes around the big loop counterclockwise. The New Egypt rest stop is at the left end of the triangle at the bottom. The Manasquan Reservoir rest stop is near the right end of the big loop and is marked by the arrow. The third rest stop is along the top part of the loop and is marked by a little cross at the end of a westbound leg. From the start to the Manasquan Reservoir was pretty flat, as advertised. But the top of the loop was hilly!

The First Presbyterian Church (in Perrineville) was the third rest stop, about 76 miles from the start. It's on a hill! Resting at the third rest stop. The people standing are wearing the ride T-shirt. The arrow is the Princeton Freewheeler logo and is used to mark the routes. If you want to follow the 100 mile route, go to Rider, find the white arrow on the road, and follow the white arrows until you get back to Rider! There were 7 other colors of arrows on the road at Rider.

Another view of the third rest area. I think this area was used by the 50 and 65 mile routes as well as the 100 mile route, but the first two were only on the 100 mile route. You can really get into rural areas in NJ. I took this picture because the only sign of humans I could see was the road. No farms, no utility poles, nothing but the road. Very peaceful.

Now I'm back at Rider after 100 miles. These are some of the people in the sponsor's area. The fellow in the center of the picture may be the one who was wearing some kind of heart rate monitor which also estimated his calorie consumption. He (if this is the right person) had done the 100 mile ride, and the estimate was 4700 calories. I was figuring on about 4000. Knapp's is still set up at about 3:15.

Food! The 6' long hoagies that were served to returning riders. Well, you only get about 6 inches worth! Just in case you forgot.

	Here I am at getting ready to leave the house. It's only about a mile to Rider University, so I just ride to the start. This is about 6:50 am!		I'm still getting ready to leave - in this picture you can see my bike.
	The registration tables at Rider University. One had a choice of Rolling 16, 25, and 35, hilly 50 and 62, or flat 50, 65, and 100 mile routes. I picked the 100 mile ride - called the Manasquan Reservoir Century.		Knapp's Cyclery setting up at the beginning of the day. Pete has his arm in the pickup truck. Stephanie is way in the back and her dad is in front of the camper.
	On the road. About 10-15 miles from the start. The shadows tell us we're heading south.		The ride went through some pretty rural country. Here's a random farm not too far from the location of the previous picture.
	Another shot along the road. I think this may be roughly 25 miles into the ride and we're headed southwest.		The rest stop at the New Egypt High School. There were lots of goodies at the rest stops. Roughly 33 miles into the ride.
	Another shot of the rest stop.		Crossing the Manasquan Reservoir. The riders coming the other direction have already been to the second rest stop which was at the far end of this reservoir crossing.
	The rest stop at the Manasquan Reservoir. About 57 miles into the ride.		Riders approaching the Manasquan Reservoir rest stop.
	The Manasquan Reservoir rest stop is actually called Chestnut Point.		Map of the 100 mile route posted at the rest stop. The Delaware River is on the left side and the Atlantic Ocean on the right side. The heavy line across the middle is I195. The ride starts in the upper left at Rider and goes around the big loop counterclockwise. The New Egypt rest stop is at the left end of the triangle at the bottom. The Manasquan Reservoir rest stop is near the right end of the big loop and is marked by the arrow. The third rest stop is along the top part of the loop and is marked by a little cross at the end of a westbound leg. From the start to the Manasquan Reservoir was pretty flat, as advertised. But the top of the loop was hilly!
	The First Presbyterian Church (in Perrineville) was the third rest stop, about 76 miles from the start. It's on a hill!		Resting at the third rest stop. The people standing are wearing the ride T-shirt. The arrow is the Princeton Freewheeler logo and is used to mark the routes. If you want to follow the 100 mile route, go to Rider, find the white arrow on the road, and follow the white arrows until you get back to Rider! There were 7 other colors of arrows on the road at Rider.
	Another view of the third rest area. I think this area was used by the 50 and 65 mile routes as well as the 100 mile route, but the first two were only on the 100 mile route.		You can really get into rural areas in NJ. I took this picture because the only sign of humans I could see was the road. No farms, no utility poles, nothing but the road. Very peaceful.
	Now I'm back at Rider after 100 miles. These are some of the people in the sponsor's area. The fellow in the center of the picture may be the one who was wearing some kind of heart rate monitor which also estimated his calorie consumption. He (if this is the right person) had done the 100 mile ride, and the estimate was 4700 calories. I was figuring on about 4000.		Knapp's is still set up at about 3:15.
	Food! The 6' long hoagies that were served to returning riders. Well, you only get about 6 inches worth!		Just in case you forgot.