Why do club runs start at 9:00?

anto164

the club i am in does the rides on a saturday. leaving sundays for races and family biznets.

shockedsoshocked

9 is perfect. 3 hours to cafe, home for just past 1.

SBezza

It's reading threads like this I realise I must have it very good, if I am out riding my bike, the wife will go out on her own with the little lad, she certainly doesn't feel the need for me to be around before they can do anything. Good thing really as I will be out all day, and certainly wouldn't be back for midday.

If the Sunday clubrun is your only real ride of the week, I can't see what the issue is, surely there are plenty of hours in the week to do stuff around the house, so what if you get back at 1, 2, 3, 4 in the afternoon.

As mentioned above, unless it is the summer, earlier than 9am could be quite chilly, and in winter it is virtually a no go if the temp has dropped below 0 the previous night IMO.

I think instead of moaning about the clubrun time, discuss with the wife/girlfriend, that the clubrun is your personal time, and you will be back as soon as possible, but it may not be until 1pm at the earliest, alternatively don't stop at the cafe stop, ride with the clubrun to the cafe, and then plan a route back home without stopping.

markos1963

If time is an isue go with the fast group and get back quicker, job done

ShutUpLegs

Rick Chasey wrote:

Spend that hour extra in bed having sex.

Then everyone wins.

He's married, he doesn't have sex

springtide9

SBezza wrote:

If the Sunday clubrun is your only real ride of the week, I can't see what the issue is, surely there are plenty of hours in the week to do stuff around the house, so what if you get back at 1, 2, 3, 4 in the afternoon.

Can't talk for others, but Sunday is the only day we get a chance to do stuff as a family. Having more than one child complicates things more; Saturdays are always spent talking the kids to activities - swimming lessons, gymnasiums, tap, tennis etc (and being different ages, they never do the same!). Saturday pm is also usually children's party day, so at leat one of them usually has a party most weekends (2 kids, 30 children per class. Probably get invite to probably about half the class.. so that's 30 parties per year!). It does mean that we are generally stuck local on Saturday due to commitments.
Sunday is the day that is used for visiting friends, meeting friends or just going out somewhere for the whole day, rather than hang around the city. If I got back at 1pm or 2pm regularly, we'd be stuck in the city for another day on the weekend. Rarely do cafe stops, as that's just wasting precious time
I will spend the whole day cycling, especially when really long events are coming up, but I don't like to make these regular weekly commitments.

It's also personal choice. I fit cycling in around life, rather than fit life in around cycling. The wife also has a busy social life as well as other activities, so we share childcare pretty evenly (although I do get the better deal). TBH (and this isn't knocking you!), I enjoy spending time with the wife and kids as much as my rides, so for me this time is just as important.

Chris James

SBezza wrote:

It's reading threads like this I realise I must have it very good, if I am out riding my bike, the wife will go out on her own with the little lad, she certainly doesn't feel the need for me to be around before they can do anything. Good thing really as I will be out all day, and certainly wouldn't be back for midday.

If the Sunday clubrun is your only real ride of the week, I can't see what the issue is, surely there are plenty of hours in the week to do stuff around the house, so what if you get back at 1, 2, 3, 4 in the afternoon.

Maybe the wife / girlfiend wants to spend some time with her partner at the weekend? Maybe the OP wants to spend some time with the kids when he isn't at work and they at nursey / school?

Maybe his wife / girlfriend doesn't want to spend half the weekend looking after the kids on her own, after spending half the week doing just that too?

That is certainly the case in my house, and I think she has a point. I'd be pretty cheesed off if she disappeared off for one of the days of the weekend leaving me stuck looking after a couple of young kids on my todd.

Chris James

Simon, you've just described my life! I feel and share your pain - especially the kid's party bit! (although to be fair, I usually try to dump those on the wife, I'm off on my bike during one tomorrow!)

SBezza

I enjoy spending time with my wife andmy little lad, but I have 1 weekend day free to do that as well as evenings during the week.

I can understand those that perhaps work long hours and are not around home very much (though I regularly spend time away from home), but you need your own free time, well I do anyhow.

I spend days looking after my lad on my own when the wife is doing stuff she wants to do, and she does the same for me, it is give and take, that is a relationship IMO. We just don't live in each other's pockets. I am very happy looking after my little lad, we have some real quality time when it is just the 2 of us.

With regards to the parties, I have only been to 1 or 2, I make it pretty clear I am not going to a 2 hour hell fest with a bunch of 6/7 year olds.

I do have a different view, as I do fit my life around my cycling, but you still need to come to a compromise, and the difference of getting back from a club run at 12 or 1 isn't alot in the grand scheme of things. If the timings of a clubrun don't suit, go riding on your own.

SBezza

As an aside, our club has club runs on Saturday and Sunday, and most start from 10, with only one starting from 9.

springtide9

SBezza wrote:

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I do have a different view, as I do fit my life around my cycling, but you still need to come to a compromise, and the difference of getting back from a club run at 12 or 1 isn't alot in the grand scheme of things. If the timings of a clubrun don't suit, go riding on your own.

Know where you are coming from and think you understand where some of us are.

The kids parties and activities things. I think these just peak at particular ages, which I think by the sound of, is where some of us already are. More than one child also makes a big difference, as it's the shuffling of pickup and drop off - and doing something with the other child, while the other is at the party.
I have resigned to cycling mostly alone, early mornings - until time passed and weekends are less busy.
Also tend to do the early morning thing in the summer... as always seem busier in the summer with activities and also the early sunrise and temps make rides possible at this time. I'm also an early riser and can eat and ride within mins of each other... does make the first hour a little slow on a gut full of porridge, but hey, always a good excuse for my poor average speeds

So back to the OP, I think you just have to do whatever works for you. But early morning club runs are generally not available, unless you find a club with a few guys just like you, who want to get out and back - and still have the day to enjoy. Best of both worlds in my opinion, but we are all different.

ridelikeapro

Some guys in our club that are restrained due to family commitments have negotiated an FDP on alternate Sundays (full day pass). That means they get one day "me time" or "bike time" every fourteen days.... not totally unreasonable. Thus they're not under any pressure and can really enjoy the ride and getting out on their bike for the day without the stress of constantly looking at their watch... they're now even chilled enough for The Gregarios' apres ride coffee stop. Worth considering? Also:- refer to Rule 11 (Velominati, The Rules)

singlespeedexplosif

9am? luxury. [/four yorkshiremen mode]
5am is the way to go. 4-5 hours riding, back in time for a late breakfast with the family, and the rest of the day to do stuff together*



*as long as it doesn't involve moving much because you just mashed your legs on a climbfest

hammerite

We have a group that go out at 8am , and a group that goes out at 9am in the summer. In the winter both groups go out at 9am. Cafe stop usually included in the summer unless vetoed by riders that day, we just have straight ride with no stop in the winter.

velvetytoast

TBH if you'd just said Rule 11 it would have been enough for me.......

markyboy2005

DubaiNeil wrote:

Errrm,

Well we start at 06:00 on a Friday & Saturday, and on special "longer" occasions we start between 05:00 and 05:30

Would that suit you? :shock:

Driven by the fact that it's over 40C by 10AM, rather than getting back to families in time to do "jobs" though - TBH I tend to have a little nap between 1PM and 3PM on these days...

Neil

The problem I'm having with these super early starts (we did a 5am this morning before work) is that the Mrs is now complaining I don't want to do anything on weekend evenings......and I mean ANYTHING!

....of course I just showed her the back of my pimp hand and all was good again.

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