A mainstay of Seattle’s bicycle culture, the Seward Park Thursday Night Cycling Series has been running since 1990 (minus some of the pandemic era).
The series began when the Series’ founder David Douglas responded to neighborhood voices calling for “legitimate uses” for Seward Park. Over the years David has also organized the Mason Lake Race, and Cascade Bicycle Club’s event rides like the Seattle to Portland (STP).
A Taco Time racer (orange helmet) demonstrates advanced pranayama with two laps to go in the 5:30 race.
In past years I’ve used the race as part of a Thursday night workout = ride to Seward Park; race; run a 5k (or not); ride home. Groups of friends are also known to find a beer stop on the way home.
A group of Taco Time racers accelerate out of the hairpin at the NW corner of the course during the 6:00 race.
Ever wondered how far you could pedal in 12 or 24 hours? Here's a new opportunity to amuse your muscular mitochondria with 12 non-stop hours of pedaling. Or, if that's not enough, add sleep deprivation and see how far you can go in 24 hours.
Kristi Berg is a USAC cycling coach and ACE Personal trainer with Seattle's Cycle University. In addition to her coaching gig, Kristi also races road bikes, mountain bikes, and cyclocross.
To provide a bit of context for upcoming race reports, and from the perspective of a recreational cyclist who periodically races (if it can be called that...) a brief primer on the workings of amateur road races:
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