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Subject: [SIR] Preride Report: The Oscar Report from Populaire Producer Peter Beeson
Date: 2/25/2011 1:24:04 PM
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The Oscar Report from Populaire Producer Peter Beeson



Okay it=92s Oscar Weekend and having just ridden the Season Opener Spring
Populaire I=92m here to give you the previews.



Cue the green screen, cue the movie rating =93PG=94 and the sound track from
Paris Brest Paris =96 you know the music =96 it swells, it crescendos, it s=
ets
the tone.



As your producer I asked the Writer/Director Mark Thomas for a pancake flat
route, a course that would woo new riders, ease those whose waistlines may
have grown a little over the winter. But no it was not to be. Mark Thomas,
SIRs Leader reminded me that as course designer he would not relinquish
=93Creative Control=94 and as a result you get a truly stunning course with=
 some
rollers.



We start in the baseball field parking lot at Redhook Brewery, hop on the
trail and then exit through a metal gate. Crossing a busy intersection of
which the other side looks like a freeway on ramp =96 don=92t worry it is
not. Railroad
tracks at angle about 3 times require you to be alert and cautious. A quick
bump up NE 190th Street is a wake-up call to the heart =96 watch your heart
rate jump. It=92s short, it=92s steep and it=92s over quickly.



Then it=92s the classic slog up the hill out of Woodinville proper. Settle=
 in
to a nice climbing rhythm. Summit the top and a roller coaster ensues =96 =
up
and down. Up and down. Breath in the country air, make the sharp, sharp
turn onto Connelly Road and voila you=92re in Paris. You are riding the ro=
ute
profile of Paris Brest Paris: up and down; up and down; up and down. Anima=
ls
abound, it=92s Spring and the babies are out =96 colts, Alpacas deer =96 cu=
e the
Disney Sound Track =96 your heart swells with emotion.



A well earned rest at Sandys in Carnation and a chance to stoke the engine
with java and baked delights. Because, cue the theme from Jaws, cue the
sinister evil music, cue the scary music in a Stephen King film there=92s a
nasty climb coming down the road. Make the turn at mile 42 onto SE
40thStreet and you=92ll never eat another French Fry again, you=92ll never
want that
donut, you=92ll curse fried foods and swear to all deities that you=92ll eat
veggies, green ones, and never ever stray again. Your calves will bulge on
this climb, your heart will beat loudly =96 very loudly, and there=92s gonn=
a be
a hush as the peloton ascends this peak. Remember =93Creative Control=94 r=
ested
with the director Mark Thomas. Open your eyes, delight in the view. And
know that there is nothing this steep on Paris Brest Paris =96 this is what
makes ya strong, make ya tough, makes you a member of the Yankees of
Randonneuring Clubs: SIR!



At the top =96 an exhilarating descent. The climb fades from memory. And =
the
final 20 miles to the finish line are joyous, gentle and a delight. You
finish at Redhook Brewery =96 come and look for my fellow producers Maggie
Williams, Eric Vigoren and yours truly Peter Beeson. We=92ll stamp your ca=
rd,
shout bravo and you=92ll be ready for your next adventure with SIR!



Looking forward to seeing you all Saturday March 5, 8am registration, 845am
announcements, 9am start!



Bon Route!



Peter II, Populaire Producer

RUSA Member 1476

-- =

Peter D. Beeson II
personal email address:
peterbeeson@gmail.com
(preferences: email or txt message to 206-618-9410)
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