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Prospect Park Weekday Training Sessions & Riding

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Tomorrow Friday May 27th, 6:30am at GAP: LOOK SHARP
  • Wear your best kissena colors. Look sharp. You will be photographed
  • We'll ride as a team, two abreast, taking turns at the front, but super silly stupid easy for about 90 minutes, gossiping and discussing pineapple pizza
  • Don't come unvaccinated or if you feel sick, duh
  • If late, just stop and wait, we'll orbit around.
  • See you then! Will be fun!
Examples on how to look sharp:



Tomorrow. June 3rd 2022, 6:30am meet at GAP: LOOK SHARP
  • Wear your best kissena colors. Look sharp. You will be photographed
  • We'll ride as a team, two abreast, taking turns at the front, but super silly stupid easy for about 90 minutes, discussing 5:30 am Central Park starts and Swiss trips!
  • Don't come unvaccinated or if you feel sick, duh
  • If late, just stop and wait, we'll orbit around.
  • See you then! Will be fun!
Examples on how to look sharp:

Tomorrow Friday June 10th, 2022, 6:30am meet at GAP: LOOK SHARP

  • Wear your best kissena colors. Look sharp. You will be photographed
  • We'll ride as a team, two abreast, taking turns at the front, but crazy silly stupid easy for about 90 minutes, discussing aero gravel bars, and getting wouted.
  • Don't come unvaccinated or if you feel sick, duh
  • If late, just stop and wait, we'll orbit around.
  • See you then! Will be fun!
On how to look sharp:


Hi Team, this Friday June 17, 6:30 am @ GAP: LOOK SHARP.
  • This Friday marks the 4th year of Phil's Ginsberg passing. We will ride in memory of Phil.
  • Wear your best kissena colors. Look sharp, like Phil. You will be photographed
  • Expect about 90 minutes at the easiest pace you ever ridden
  • Don't come unvaccinated or if you feel sick, duh
  • If late, just stop and wait, we'll orbit around.
  • See you then! Will be fun!
How to look sharp:

A few photos from Friday, thanks everyone for coming out 

Kissenistas!! 

Tomorrow Friday Jun 24th 6:30am GAP: LOOK SHARP

You know it:
  • Wear your best kissena colors. Look sharp. You will be photographed
  • Expect about 90 minutes of crazy easy while we discuss Tour de France selections, Harlem, and last minute GC wins
  • Don't come unvaccinated or if you feel sick, duh
  • If late, just stop and wait, we'll orbit around.
  • See you then! Will be fun!
How to look sharp:

some photos from yesterday 
Tomorrow, you know it! Look Sharp! 6:30 am GAP
  • Wear your best kissena colors. Look sharp. You will be photographed
  • About 90 minutes of crazy easy while we prepare for the Tour de France, Giro Donna, and bbq's
  • Don't come unvaccinated or if you feel sick, duh
  • If late, just stop and wait, we'll orbit around.
  • See you then! Will be fun!
How to look sharp:

a couple of photos from today 

Won’t be there this week
Team, tomorrow, Friday July 8th - 6:30 am GAP: Look Sharp!

You know it:
  • Wear your best kissena colors. Look sharp. You will be photographed
  • About 90 minutes of crazy easy while we prepare for French mountains & Prospect Park races
  • Don't come unvaccinated or if you feel sick, duh
  • If late, just stop and wait, we'll orbit around.
  • See you then! Will be fun!
How to look sharp:



photos from this morning, happy birthday @DagmaraLapins


Team, Friday July 15th - 6:30 am GAP: Look Sharp!

You know it:
  • Wear your best kissena colors. Look sharp. You will be photographed
  • About 90 minutes of crazy easy while we discuss Pogi's Alpe attack, Vermont trips, and Grant Tombs Crit
  • Don't come unvaccinated or if you feel sick, duh
  • If late, just stop and wait, we'll orbit around.
  • See you then! Will be fun!
How to look sharp:


What’s this Vermont trip I’m hearing rumors of?
haha, so many rumors, I'm heading to Vermont for the weekend to hang with my dad and stepmom  :)
Tomorrow, Friday July 22th - 6:30 am GAP: Look Sharp!

You know it:
  • Wear your best kissena colors. Look sharp. You will be photographed
  • About 90 minutes of crazy easy while we discuss Grant Tomb's, long and short gravel rides, and 40km time trials
  • Don't come unvaccinated or if you feel sick, duh
  • If late, just stop and wait, we'll orbit around.
  • See you then! Will be fun!
How to look sharp:



some photos from fridayi


Friday July 29th - 6:30 am GAP: Look Sharp Phil Maronilla Edition

We'll use this look sharp as an opportunity to remember Phil. The anniversary of his passing was this last weekend.

You know what to do:
  • Wear your best kissena colors. Look sharp. You will be photographed
  • About 90 minutes of crazy easy while we remember Phil, likely chatting about FBF, Central Park racing, Cunningham, forever volunteering, and CT Gravel
  • Don't come unvaccinated or if you feel sick, duh
  • If late, just stop and wait, we'll orbit around.
  • See you then! Will be fun!
How to look sharp:

A few photos, mostly butts, from this morning. Thanks everyone for riding a few laps.
Tomorrow. Friday Aug 5. 6:30am @ GAP: Look Sharp

You know it:
  • Wear your best kissena colors. Look sharp. You will be photographed
  • We'll ride 90 minutes of crazy easy, discussing cyclocross, prospect park races, and races in france
  • Don't come unvaccinated or if you feel sick, duh
  • If late, just stop and wait, we'll orbit around.
  • See you then! Will be fun!
How to look sharp:


Tomorrow Aug 12, 6:30 am @ GAP: LOOK SHARP

You know it:
  • Wear your best kissena colors, jersey & shorts.
  • Look sharp. You will be photographed
  • We'll ride 90 minutes of crazy easy, discussing august prospect park races, d2r2, and how much cyclocross is coming, 'cause it is
  • Don't come unvaccinated or if you feel sick, duh
  • If late, just stop and wait, we'll orbit around.
  • See you then! Will be fun!
How to look sharp:


Is there any chance of an afternoon / early evening post-work look sharp shift anytime soon? It’s been hard with work and race schedule for me to make Fridays so early.
Exactly zero chance. Look sharp happens in the mornings. Come join us.

I will add that summer evenings are absolutely bad for group rides and training in Prospect Park, park use just doesn't quite allow for that.

That said, feel free to organize your own. Look sharp started simply as I realized that Fridays were my easy days. "Hey team I'll be riding tomorrow. 6:30 am. Come join me. We'll ride easy, but you better look sharp" Maybe my OCD consistency helped, but give it a shot...

Saw your post in Slack... here's a tip, instead of:
"hey fam, does anyone wanna ride sometime tomorrow"
make it sharp and specific:
"hey fam, tomorrow 6pm, easy park laps, meet at GAP. Could use company, come join, bring snacks" 

I gave the same tip to Joao while having post race coffee yesterday. He got four of us to join him at the GWB this morning.

obvs, avoid conflicting events.

Good luck.
Tomorrow, Kissena fam, you know it: Look Sharp 6:30 am @ GAP
  • Wear your best kissena colors, jersey & shorts.
  • Look sharp. You will be photographed
  • We'll ride 90 minutes of crazy easy, discussing d2r2, Vuelta races, and how cyclocross everything
  • Don't come unvaccinated or if you feel sick, duh
  • If late, just stop and wait, we'll orbit around.
  • See you then! Will be fun!
How to look sharp:


Tomorrow Friday Sept 2nd. Look Sharp 6:30am. Likely the last one of 2022.
  • Wear your best kissena colors, jersey & shorts.
  • Look sharp. You will be photographed
  • We'll ride 90 minutes of STUPID TOWN EASY. Discussing overland gravel, and cyclocross everything! 
  • Don't come unvaccinated or if you feel sick, duh
  • If late, just stop and wait, we'll orbit around.
  • See you then! Will be fun!
How to look sharp:


Team! cyclocross is here!

So simply, tomorrow Sept 16 @ 7am in the secret location.

I bring cones and barriers you bring your cx bike and we drill and skill it until we are amazing at it! Come join.

The secret location is secret.

(photos from pineapple last sunday)



@eloy I'm sure I'm not only one, but where is the "secret location"?
it is secret, but maybe somewhere where you could get a lobster roll or a burger or kombucha in prospect park on Summer sunday.
(sent you a dm)
bummed I can't make it to these anymore, but highly recommend anyone and everyone attend to ride bikes with friends!