coffeejo
Ælfrēd
- Location
- West Somerset
Once Colin knows what route he's doing (if it's the 100 mile option instead of the shorter options), you could always do as someone suggested as pick your bail out point?
England : Lancashire ColinJ's 103 km or 107 mile 'Back from the Dead' forum ride Sat 29/03/14
- Thread starter ColinJ
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pubrunner
Legendary Member
. . . . . . . I've tried this ^^^ 'minimalist' approach to cycling, and whilst it has worked thus far, it is becoming increasingly difficult.
. At some stage, I'm going to have to get a few miles in, or I'll get really punished on a ride.
SatNavSaysStraightOn
Changed hemispheres!
- Location
- ɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀ 'ɐɹɹǝquɐƆ
I can do back to back 42-43 miler days which is my commute at the moment (only 2 of them though, not 3) and have done 54 miles one day and 46 miles the next over the Christmas period, but benefit from a sleep in between. I'm often worse in the mornings until I have had my 2nd dose of steroids at midday (plus something to eat) so perk up in the afternoon... Max I have managed recently is a 75 miler with lots of climbing but that was last Easter before I broke my ribs and got rather ill again over last Summer. I also have to eat at regular times - that is critical...
My commute over to my parents' home is a minimum of 21 miles each way which I have been doing 2 or 3 times (and once 4) times a week for a while now, but I get 4 or 5 hours off in between rides out and rides home... I'm better at pacing myself nowadays... knowing when I need to stop and eat something... the commute I won't normally stop on, (lights/roundabouts being an exception obviously)... and I certainly don't aim to eat on it anymore....
Do you have a strava account? I ask because if you do you could see my rides and guess what I could manage
This was a recent (but slow due to nasty headwinds) ride... http://www.strava.com/activities/103729567. don't know what if anything you will see of it...this link may work better because I have set it to public http://connect.garmin.com/activity/423919691
tubbycyclist
Senior Member
- Location
- Hebden Bridge
Don't check in here much these days so thanks for the prompt and it would be good to join the welcome party. In the diary and likely to be riding over from Hebden/Todmorden/Burnley to the start.
Rohloff_Brompton_Rider
Formerly just_fixed
If you don't mind meeting me on the way I'll ride over with you.
middleagecyclist
Call me MAC
- Location
- Prestwich, Manchester
I appreciate jesting but tis hardly fair. Addisons Disease is a serious condition and not to be taken lightly.
More laughing at myself (two lots of PEs & heart problems in the last year or so).
middleagecyclist
Call me MAC
- Location
- Prestwich, Manchester
I'll pack the Aspirin and Clexane then!
Only rat poison for me plsI'll pack the Aspirin and Clexane then!
OP
OP
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I have come up with a cunning plan!
Some people fancy a 100 miler (161 km) and will be fit to do it. Some would clearly prefer the 100 km option (actually about 101 km). Tubbycyclist is riding from Hebden Bridge to Whalley (and back after the main ride), which by my preferred route is 34 km each way. Do you see where I am going with this ...?
How about shelving Morecambe as destination this time (though I would like to do it at a later date) and doing the 100 km loop instead? Those who want to get an imperial century in can meet in Hebden Bridge for an early start and ride over to Whalley. I'm sure that tc would be happy to lead the way, though if I am fit for it, I would start here as well.
Those who want to do just 100 km meet at Spring Wood after the Hebden Bridge departure time and ride down the hill into Whalley where you adjourn to a cafe and wait for the 100 milers (105 milers!) to arrive?. I know pretty much how long it takes to get to Spring Wood from HB, barring mechanicals so I can work out the times.
A list of people who might want to do the ride:
Some people fancy a 100 miler (161 km) and will be fit to do it. Some would clearly prefer the 100 km option (actually about 101 km). Tubbycyclist is riding from Hebden Bridge to Whalley (and back after the main ride), which by my preferred route is 34 km each way. Do you see where I am going with this ...?
How about shelving Morecambe as destination this time (though I would like to do it at a later date) and doing the 100 km loop instead? Those who want to get an imperial century in can meet in Hebden Bridge for an early start and ride over to Whalley. I'm sure that tc would be happy to lead the way, though if I am fit for it, I would start here as well.
Those who want to do just 100 km meet at Spring Wood after the Hebden Bridge departure time and ride down the hill into Whalley where you adjourn to a cafe and wait for the 100 milers (105 milers!) to arrive?. I know pretty much how long it takes to get to Spring Wood from HB, barring mechanicals so I can work out the times.
A list of people who might want to do the ride:
- ColinJ
- Accy cyclist
- bromptonfb
- Rockymountain
- Pennine-Paul
- potsy
- MartinQ
- coffeejo
- Christopher
- dan_bo
- Alun
- middleagecyclist
- Mickthemove
- Martin Archer
- SatNavSaysStraightOn
- smokeysmoo
- pubrunner
- skudupnorth
- colly
- tubbycyclist
I'm not sure that Aspirin plus Clexane is a good idea! I know that I am not supposed to take Aspirin, Ibuprofen etc. because of the increased bleeding risk. For that reason, Paracetamol is the only painkiller that I am supposed to take these days though I saw that bleeding is one of the possible side-effects with that too!I'll pack the Aspirin and Clexane then!
middleagecyclist
Call me MAC
- Location
- Prestwich, Manchester
. Depends if it is a PE or MI. Wouldn't use both together. I can bring opiates as well!
OP
OP
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I'll wait until I get home to have my rat poison, ta!
It might be handy if you have room for a spare pair of legs though ...
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
