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Christopher D Thornton
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  • Saint Charles, IL
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Sub-5 Century

The Sub-5 Century Challenge ride is for serious cyclists who endeavor to ride a hundred miles in less than five hours. This year's ride will be held on Sunday September 11, 2011. The event also includes a self-paced recreational ride option.See More
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Sub-5 Century

The Sub-5 Century Challenge ride is for serious cyclists who endeavor to ride a hundred miles in less than five hours. This year's ride will be held on Sunday September 11, 2011. The event also includes a self-paced recreational ride option.See More
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Sub-5 Century

The Sub-5 Century Challenge ride is for serious cyclists who endeavor to ride a hundred miles in less than five hours. This year's ride will be held on Sunday September 11, 2011. The event also includes a self-paced recreational ride option.See More
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Sub-5 Century

The Sub-5 Century Challenge ride is for serious cyclists who endeavor to ride a hundred miles in less than five hours. This year's ride will be held on Sunday September 11, 2011. The event also includes a self-paced recreational ride option.See More
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Sub-5 Century

The Sub-5 Century Challenge ride is for serious cyclists who endeavor to ride a hundred miles in less than five hours. This year's ride will be held on Sunday September 11, 2011. The event also includes a self-paced recreational ride option.See More
Apr 26, 2012
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Christopher D Thornton commented on Rene' Boer's event 'Sub5 Century Challenge'
"Please note that pre-registration is required for the Sub-5 ride and closed at midnight on Labor Day with a total of 155 riders. However registration will be open for the recreational ride on the morning of the event. The recreational riders…"
Sep 10, 2011
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Sub5 Century Challenge at Hampshire High School

September 11, 2011 from 7:30am to 3pm
The Sub 5 Century Challenge is an endurance road cycling event that will put your "best-ever century ride" into motion. A limited field of 200 riders, organized into Rider Groups of 20 riders will average more than 20mph over a 100 mile course encompassing three counties in north central Illinois. Riders must be experienced riding in echelon or paceline.A Sub 3 Metric Century Challenge is a similar timed event with riders averaging more than 20 mph over a 62 mile course.See More
Sep 10, 2011
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2011 Sub-5 Century Challenge Ride at Hampshire High School

September 11, 2011 from 6am to 3pm
Ride the fastest century of your life, or enjoy the relaxed pace of the 25-75 mile recreational distance. Participants need to pre-register by Sept. 5 for the timed century.See More
Jun 29, 2011
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Christopher D Thornton commented on Christopher D Thornton's group 'Sub-5 Century'
"This year's ride is leaps ahead of last year as far as registration numbers are concerned. In addition we have as many as ten fast-paced teams being formed to take on the end-of-season challenge of completing a century distance in less…"
Jun 21, 2011
Michael A commented on Christopher D Thornton's group 'Sub-5 Century'
"here is a garmin for an average sunday turin ride   http://connect.garmin.com/activity/84321278"
May 20, 2011
Christopher D Thornton commented on Christopher D Thornton's group 'Sub-5 Century'
"For those living in the city consider training with the Turin Bicycle Society. Turin Bicycle in Evanston is the store sponsor for the Sub-5 Ride. There's an open fast-paced ride on Sunday mornings. Use the following link to sign up and receive…"
May 20, 2011
Christopher D Thornton replied to AirRun's discussion 'Caffeine and Bicycling: Good or Bad Combo?'
"Although partial to a freshly brewed cup of coffee I no longer drink it prior to a morning ride. Caffeine raises blood pressure and increases the heart rate for the same equivalent effort. In response the kidneys kick in to compensate resulting…"
May 20, 2011
Steve Dennis commented on Christopher D Thornton's group 'Sub-5 Century'
"I am registered for the Sub-5 this year.  So far all the training rides have been starting way outside of the city, anyone city based looking to put in some miles in order to prepare?  Would love to hear from you, let's organize…"
May 4, 2011
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Sub-5 Century

The Sub-5 Century Challenge ride is for serious cyclists who endeavor to ride a hundred miles in less than five hours. This year's ride will be held on Sunday September 11, 2011. The event also includes a self-paced recreational ride option.See More
May 4, 2011
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Christopher D Thornton commented on Christopher D Thornton's group 'Sub-5 Century'
"Cyclists of all levels may be interested in this year’s 2011 Sub-5 Century Challenge Ride. This is the second year of this unique and relatively new ride that will be held at Hampshire High School on Sunday September 11th, 2011. The event is…"
May 2, 2011
Christopher D Thornton replied to Bill Nedza's discussion 'Seeking Help with a Century Ride goal'
"Bill, You could ride the Sub-5 Century Challenge Ride in addition to the Tour de Cure. As Dave indicated the field of participants is divided into groups of 15 to 25 riders, who ride the course as a mini peloton. The ride is also a…"
May 2, 2011

Profile Information

What I ride:
Road, Mountain
The kind of riding I do:
Recreational, Exercise, Distance
About me:
I've been cycling for almost forty years. I'm now an avid road rider, accumulating about 100 miles per week from May through September. This usually includes four or five organized century rides in Illinois and Wisconsin. In the Fall and early Spring I'm inclined to take to the local trails.
I conduct most of my own maintenance and have written a comprehensive paper on road-bike fit.
My other websites (myspace, facebook, blogs, etc.):
http://www.fvbsc.org

Link to my road-bike fit article

I wrote this article after conducting a lot of of research prior to purchasing my last road bike. This is a fairly comprehensive article that attempts to provide one with sufficient insight to confidently purchase a bike or frame on spec., from either ebay or another online vendor.

http://www.fvbsc.org/archive/fvbsc_roadbikefit.pdf

Any comments or suggestions are appreciated.

Thanks!

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The 2009 Door County Century Met Expectations

This year's Door County Century ride was held Sunday September 13th. This annual ride starts from Sevastopol High School in Institute, Wisconsin, and provides a coast-to-coast scenic tour of Wisconsin's beautiful Door County Peninsula. This event marked the 30th anniversary of the ride, which along with great weather conditions contributed to a bumper turnout of around 1,700 riders. To mark the occasion the…

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At 8:38pm on September 4, 2009, Christopher D Thornton said…

My motto for life:

Unless one is talking about beer, life is too short to be bitter.

 
 
 

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