Just to get things rolling, a little bit of history. About three years ago (Fall of '04) some students formed the "Walk - Bike - Run" Saturday morning session, which encouraged people to meet up and then head out for their various workouts together. The cyclists kept on going, organizing the first "Tour de Sem" in the Spring of '05. This ride goes from Columbia, IL down to the original seminary site in Altenburg, MO, about 94 miles away. The following Fall, we set up the first "Concordia Century," a ride from Concordia down to the Arch, then up the Mississippi to Grafton, and back down again to historic Holy Cross Lutheran Church, south of Soulard in the city. The rides have grown each year; the '07 Tour de Sem had 26 or 27 cyclists.
In between these "major events," students and faculty meet up for group rides. These get bigger as we gear up for the big events, but you can find people going out pretty much all the time. Most people ride for fitness, to get or stay in shape, and for the fellowship. A few students and faculty also race in the local circuit.
This blog will hopefully be a way to get information out quickly and painlessly (for me, that is), and to help coordinate group rides.
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