May Training Camp at Spring Mill State Park
May 22-26, 2017

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May Training Camp will offer a series of century rides from a single state park. Stay at Spring Mill Inn or tent camp in the primitive camping loop, with access to a comfort station. All included meals (breakfasts & dinners) will be served in the Spring Mill Inn dining room.

May Training Camp offers the opportunity to accumulate significant mileage in hilly terrain relatively early in the cycling season. We have scheduled this event adjacent to the Horsey Hundred invitational ride May 27-28 in Georgetown, Kentucky, so that riders can complete both events. (Note: Participation in the Horsey Hundred is optional; registration is on your own, and not included in May Training Camp.)

May Training Camp participants will arrive at Spring Mill State Park on Monday, May 22 in the late afternoon or evening, in time for packet pick-up, dinner and an evening speaker. On Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, they will ride century loops (one shorter option per day will be available.) On Friday, a shorter ride will be on the schedule, allowing time for travel to the Horsey Hundred (about two hours and fifteen minutes southeast of Spring Mill State Park).

The terrain around Spring Mill State Park ranges from rolling to hilly with some challenging hills. The routes and destinations will be different than those on RAINSTORM, with very little route overlap between the two events. Maps & cue sheets, as well as GPS downloads, will be provided. Routes will not be painted with route markings. All participants must be comfortable navigating with a map and cue sheet and/or GPS.

Four breakfasts and four dinners are included; the first meal provided at camp is dinner Monday evening. The final meal is breakfast on Friday morning. Menus are carefully planned for nutrition and variety, and include options for vegetarian and diabetic participants. (Contact us before registering if you have food allergies or other needs.)

Partial-week registration will be available. Please contact us with your planned dates and times of arrival and departure as early as possible.

• Monday, May 22: Arrival & packet pick-up. Dinner and evening lecture by Sue Engle Reynolds, local triathlete.
• Tuesday, May 23: Century loop to Leavenworth on the Ohio River
• Wednesday, May 24: Century loop to Huber Winery
• Thursday, May 25: Century loop to French Lick
• Friday, May 26: shorter loop to be determined; probably 40-mile range. Check out (inn rooms); post-ride showers available at campground shower house (bring soap & towel). Drive to Georgetown, Kentucky if riding the Horsey Hundred.
• OPTIONAL/NOT INCLUDED IN CAMP: Participation in the Horsey Hundred, Saturday, May 27 & Sunday, May 28, in Kentucky. Registration and lodging for the Horsey Hundred are on your own. Extend your fitness gains from camp with two more days of riding in beautiful, rolling terrain.

May Training Camp Rates & Deadlines

Registration for May Training Camp closes Friday, April 21.

Your registration fee includes the following:

• lodging (choice of private or shared inn room, RV site with full hook up, or tent camping);
• four breakfast & four dinner buffets, for a total of eight meals;
• regular rider meetings and an ecucational evening lecture;
• event t-shirt;

• 24-hour access to showers and rest rooms for campers;
• access to showers at campground shower house after final day's ride;
• SAG support;
• massage therapy availability;
• well-planned cycling routes with maps, cue sheets & GPS downloads; and
• donations to the Indiana State Parks and Bicycle Indiana.

May Training Camp Cancellation Policy

All cancellations must be in writing (see Contact Us for help) from the participant who cannot attend, or his/her guardian if under 18. Letters or email correspondence must be received by the deadline to be valid.

All cancellations must be received by Friday, April 21. Those who meet this deadline will receive their registration fee minus $100.00/person. No refunds will be given after Friday, April 21 for any reason; consider purchasing trip cancellation insurance in case you are forced to withdraw after the deadline. Trip cancellation insurance is available through McKay Insurance at 800.942.0283.

You will receive a confirmation postcard in the mail. Please contact us if you do not receive one within two weeks of registering. No other materials will be mailed before the ride.