New England Classic

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Days to go: 2
Saturday weather prediction as of today:

Woburn MA (starting point):
Sunny, clear, high of 85
Georgetown, MA (checkpoint 1):
Sunny, clear, high of 83
Kensington, NH (checkpoint 2):
Sunny, clear, high of 83
Rye, NH (checkpoint 3):
Sunny, clear, high of 76
Durham, NH (ending point):
Sunny, clear, high of 83

See maps as they become [...]

Days to go: 3
Saturday weather prediction as of today:

Woburn MA (starting point):
Sunny, clear, high of 88
Georgetown, MA (checkpoint 1):
Sunny, clear, high of 85
Kensington, NH (checkpoint 2):
Sunny, clear, high of 85
Rye, NH (checkpoint 3):
Sunny, clear, high of 85
Durham, NH (ending point):
Sunny, clear, high of 85

See maps as they become [...]

Days to go: 4
Saturday weather prediction as of today:

Woburn MA (starting point):
Sunny, clear, high of 85
Newburyport, MA (roughly halfway):
Sunny, clear, high of 83
Durham, NH (ending point):
Sunny, clear, high of 85

Days to go: 5

Your bike should be ready. You should get out for one last training ride this weekend, then relax the rest of the week. Get your stuff together. Start packing but DON’T OVERPACK!!! You’ll need far fewer clothes than you think and there are laundry facilities at almost every stop we make. Arrange for someone to [...]

You can spend a fortune on recovery drinks. Should you? Is there any science behind it or is it another marketing concoction? If there’s one thing you can say about the NEC, it’s a long distance event. Over seven days, we travel 550 beautiful miles. But they are miles. Lots of them. How should you [...]

This week, the American Diabetes Association is encouraging people from around the country to make a difference by calling Congress and urging them to do much more to fight diabetes.
Please call 1-877-ADA-2008 today and urge your members of Congress to help the 20.8 million Americans with diabetes by supporting an increase in research and prevention funding [...]

April 22 will mark the 38th anniversary of Earth Day.    Earth Day signifies a growing commitment to environmental action and change. 
The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy has published their 7 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day.    Take a ride to celebrate one of America’s most unique recycling projects: the rail-trail.  It will be good practice for the New England Classic.
 

Nearly one in ten American adults now has diabetes
Diabetes is the fifth-leading cause of death by disease in the United States
Diabetes is a chronic disease and has no cure
Each year, more than 80,000 people with diabetes undergo amputations
Diabetes can cause other serious health problems ranging from stroke, heart disease and kidney failure
The incidence of diabetes [...]