The Yoga Crawl Ride II
On Sunday April 26th, we kicked off our 2015 season of SOCIAL SUNDAYS with The Yoga Crawl Ride! More than 60 riders split up into three groups and did yoga all across the city, with classes lead by our friends/sponsors/yogi-bears at Nordeast Yoga, Yoga Sol, Yoga Garden, and Healing Elements.
Because we split up into three groups we only have 1/3 of the group in our pictures, so just multiply the fun you see here by three and you’ll be all set.
Groups one and two rode a loop between Nordeast Yoga, Yoga Sol, and Yoga Garden, doing a short yoga session at each studio. Because those studios are all super close together (Northeast Minneapolis, represent!), we took the long way around - weaving along St. Anthony Parkway, the 22nd Avenue Bicycle Boulevard, the 5th Street Bicycle Boulevard, the Stone Arch Bridge, and more - lengthening what could have been a two mile ride into 13.
Group three was curated entirely by Healing Elements, riding past their studio for Mate Shots, and then heading south along the Diagonal Trail, to the Dinkytown Greenway, the Hiawatha Trail, and the Midtown Greenway to Powderhorn Park where they did an hour of Vinyasa Yoga in the sunshine.
Leading group rides through Minneapolis is always a great reminder of our fantastic trail system. Groups one and two rode 13 miles and stayed on designated bicycle facilities almost the entire time including numerous bicycle boulevards, St. Anthony Parkway, and the West River Parkway. Even more impressive, group three rode 8 miles from Northeast Minneapolis into South Minneapolis and rode almost the whole way on four separate (but connected) off-road trails.
All three rides ambled along at a slow pace, accessible for riders of all skill levels. We regrouped at the top of each hill, after each stop-light, and focused more on having fun than making good time.
You can view the full photo set here, and make sure to join us for the next #RECOsocial on Sunday May 31st - The Museum Crawl!
