Final Instructions and a Word About RUSA

So, CtC is just a handful of days away now. Your friendly blog admin will be joining the crew this time around. See you at The Bell (Chestnut St. between 5th and 6th Sts.) Friday morning. Ride starts when the clock in Independence Hall rings 5AM.

As has been the custom the last few years, text me with your name and finish time when you reach Point State Park. 609-731-9894. If you don’t specify a time, I’ll use the time stamp on your text as your finish time. Expect a reply to confirm I got your message but be patient. Since I’m riding it may take me a while to get back to folks.

It has come to my attention that over the winter someone has created a RUSA Crush the Commonwealth permanent route that closely, if not exactly, follows the route of Crush the Commonwealth. I expect that there is a lot of overlap between readers of this blog and RUSA members. (For those who may be unfamiliar, RUSA = Randonneurs USA, long distance self-supported cycling in the US.) I am a member of RUSA myself and I’m pleased to see the appearance of this permanent. It’s likely I’ll ride it some day. I do, however, feel compelled to say that Crush the Commonwealth is in no way affiliated with RUSA or the RUSA CtC permanent. That said, if there are any RUSA members planning to ride the RUSA perm on the date of Crush the Commonwealth, I will be happy to include your name among the results of Crush the Commonwealth if you’d like. The only requirement is that permanent riders should start their ride within a handful of hours either way of the official 5AM CtC start to be included. I will leave it to RUSA members to be aware of the Rules for Permanents.

See yinz out there.

RA