100 miles in 5 hours challenge

[MikeG]

Its clear enough to a "Lad" who has 20/20 vision at his young age to see it wasn't the A1M.

Respectably I'll tell you what I like as its a forum as you ALWAYS point out on MY THREADS, and you have no bearing or control what I say.
Its your decision to do it. But you would do well 99.9% of the time doing what I said

No such thing as YOUR threads. I presume you mean respectfully, rather than respectably.

I would do well to do what you say 99.9% of the time? Really. That is interesting. I was a successful professional sportsman for 20 years, have 2 degrees plus loads of post grad qualifications, am married to someone with a biology degree.............and I would do well to take advice from some kiddie on the internet who thinks he knows everything?

 

[JasonHolder]

[QUOTE 3089975, member: 30090"]Already done mush 05 miles encompassing a night ride over the South Downs and return home from Brighton. Up for a total of 34 hours, ride time of just over 22. When I got home I looked at myself in the mirror and saw my own soul - not measured myself against some dickhead app.

I take it you'll now give up riding?[/QUOTE]
No. Take another look in the mirror and pop into BnQ for a new spine.

200m in 22 hours. Good skills

 

[50000tears]

Jason I think you need to take a step back and realise that all of this "mine is bigger than yours" talk is what rubs people up the wrong way. Yes at a more basic level I am approaching my training in a similar vein to you in building a base first with 2 months of high mileage and then more interval and hill training. But that is not to say that yours is the only way, and there is not more than 1 route to the same goals. This is just the way I CHOOSE to approach it as it makes sense to me.

What you also need to appreciate as well is that not everybody has a firm training mindset as many are just looking to enjoy riding their bikes.

*edited to add that I train this way through my own thought process and not because of anything you have written!

 

[JasonHolder]

Beano that was a mistake, I ha e a problem with quotes jumping where I type and erasing bits. 200miles isn't a joke. I know from Thursday! So kudos.

Lol 50000 that was a great edit note! Haha good to see you're on the right plan
That's it from me! I'm out of this thread. WELL DONE to the fighters who have smashed this challenge. I'm going out tomorrow to have a pop at it. in other words" no beano im not giving up

 

[400bhp]

[QUOTE 3089881, member: 30090"]

<Off down the gym to do squat after squat whilst looking at a pic of Mt Ventoux thinking this will make me faster.>[/QUOTE]

 

[Shadowfax]

No such thing as YOUR threads. I presume you mean respectfully, rather than respectably.

I would do well to do what you say 99.9% of the time? Really. That is interesting. I was a successful professional sportsman for 20 years, have 2 degrees plus loads of post grad qualifications, am married to someone with a biology degree.............and I would do well to take advice from some kiddie on the internet who thinks he knows everything?

Darts or Snooker ?

 

[MikeG]

Darts or Snooker ?

No.

 

[Shadowfax]

He he !

 

[mattobrien]

Thank you to everyone for their contributions to the thread, for fear of having either posts deleted or the thread closed, would it be possible to vaguely stick to the thread subject and general chitchat around that.

I am planning on still using this thread to post my own progress for this challenge and I am happy to go about my own training in my own way. I am very happy / will encourage others who want to do it their way too and hope we get more folk completing the challenge.

 

[mattobrien]

[QUOTE 3090241, member: 30090"]
Currently looking at a route now, if the weather is good at the weekend I might have a crack at doing it. [/QUOTE]
Good luck for the weekend attempt if it goes ahead.

 

[JasonHolder]

Had a go today. Bug hit me in the eye ( no glasses) and used a water bottle to wash it out as it was unusually burning like chilli. Against the rules to resupply so aborted.

 

[uclown2002]

That's still a decent effort though keeping the target speed up for 32.5 miles. Still a long way to go but nevertheless a benchmark for your next attempt!

 

[shortone]

Managed 100miles in 5h 20min at the weekend. Accident within the group at 60 miles slowed us down for an hour while the rider who came off the worst loosened back up.
Rode from Nuneaton to Skegness,100mile with assents in the first 50 miles totaling 2000ft worth of climbing.

 

[Joshua Plumtree]

Great effort!

 

[JasonHolder]

[QUOTE 3092336, member: 960"]A Bug ? huh - a tiny little bug? I've had a whole badger in the eye and it barely varied my cadence.[/QUOTE]
It was a bad bug. Not just a bug. Lol
And i didnt come here to get knocked.