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04-21-2008, 03:16 PM
Actually, being at the front of the pack can be quite frustrating for those up there with me because the pace is highly variable between fast and slow and then periods of complete stops while we wait for everyone to catch up because a light or an intersection has broken the pack.
I always mention before the start of the drive that the pace is variable, depending up on where in the pack you are driving. The middle is the most consistent pace, the back tends to have the fastest pace and the front has a mixed pace due to me trying to keep the group spaced out. In a group this large, the pace variation was more noticeable than with the group of 35-40 that we normally have.
Unfortunately, much as some might have been unhappy with the pace they experienced in their "pack position" there's not much that I can do about it until someone steps up to the plate to help me out by leading a second run group. I would much prefer to have us running in two groups, but despite my pleas for help and several verbal offers of help, nothing has materialized to the point where someone has stepped up to the plate and said that they're willing to actually do something concrete to help out. Ultimately, the drive is best enjoyed by those that bring a navigator, but we try our best to ensure that those that do not have navigators are up at the front of the pack with me so that they don't get lost. Much as I try to keep everyone happy, I know that realistically that's not going to happen.
Until the time that I get help running the drives I have 2 options - i) make the best of things as they are now (bearing in mind that most people enjoy the drives immensely), or ii) I put as limit on the number of attendees and insist upon pre-registration. I really don't want to do the latter and would prefer that people self-select the optimal place in the group for their driving style.
I love arranging these drives, as the feedback is always overwhelmingly positive, but at some point I'm going to have to find a drive where I can just attend a enjoy the ride for a change.
Pity that I'm out of town next weekend when the Northern NJ drive is being held. One of the reasons I always ask for people to send me photos of the drive is so that I can see the drive through the camera lenses of others - I love the photos taken of the pack in motion - that's an aspect I really miss out on seeing by being up at the front - all I see is open road ahead of me and I spend most of my time looking in the rear view mirror trying to keep the spacing between cars "just right"
I always mention before the start of the drive that the pace is variable, depending up on where in the pack you are driving. The middle is the most consistent pace, the back tends to have the fastest pace and the front has a mixed pace due to me trying to keep the group spaced out. In a group this large, the pace variation was more noticeable than with the group of 35-40 that we normally have.
Unfortunately, much as some might have been unhappy with the pace they experienced in their "pack position" there's not much that I can do about it until someone steps up to the plate to help me out by leading a second run group. I would much prefer to have us running in two groups, but despite my pleas for help and several verbal offers of help, nothing has materialized to the point where someone has stepped up to the plate and said that they're willing to actually do something concrete to help out. Ultimately, the drive is best enjoyed by those that bring a navigator, but we try our best to ensure that those that do not have navigators are up at the front of the pack with me so that they don't get lost. Much as I try to keep everyone happy, I know that realistically that's not going to happen.
Until the time that I get help running the drives I have 2 options - i) make the best of things as they are now (bearing in mind that most people enjoy the drives immensely), or ii) I put as limit on the number of attendees and insist upon pre-registration. I really don't want to do the latter and would prefer that people self-select the optimal place in the group for their driving style.
I love arranging these drives, as the feedback is always overwhelmingly positive, but at some point I'm going to have to find a drive where I can just attend a enjoy the ride for a change.
Pity that I'm out of town next weekend when the Northern NJ drive is being held. One of the reasons I always ask for people to send me photos of the drive is so that I can see the drive through the camera lenses of others - I love the photos taken of the pack in motion - that's an aspect I really miss out on seeing by being up at the front - all I see is open road ahead of me and I spend most of my time looking in the rear view mirror trying to keep the spacing between cars "just right"
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Life is too short to travel in the slow lane.
Life is too short to travel in the slow lane.