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Entered my First Audax - now what???
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phantasmagoriana
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jefmcg
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Yeah, well I'd have to remember it first.Don't forget FWC...
I just put FWC into google, and got "Federation of Window Cleaners"
Added audax to the search and got Fixed Wheel Challenges. I'll leave it to others to elucidate.
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Dogtrousers
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Fubar
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Love it:
Friday night accomodation available at the community centre on a 'no mod cons' basis and Strictly By Appointment.
jefmcg
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Don't be judgemental. I've slept in the community centre, and then dragged my sorry arse to the New Forest and back in time.
Edit: Plus Paul is a brilliant organiser. He drove me home when it became clear I didn't know how to get back on my bike after 300km.
jefmcg
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woo! you are in deep. Practice ride on the actual route?
You are sooooo signing up to LEL in 2 weeks time! Sorry, but you are already part of the audax hive mind.
Dogtrousers
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I'll be driving to the start. I'm not in that deep yet.
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Fubar
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Not in the slightest - I loved the "matter of fact" nature of the comment.
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Fubar
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POSSIBLE practice ride on PART of the route... Maybe...
Not even listening, la la la la la la...
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- Glasgow
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Fubar
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Like @flyingfifi and I did before the tour?
No. What you did was... Insane.
Plastic bags for overshoes and recce'ing nice comfortable bus sheltersPOSSIBLE practice ride on PART of the route... Maybe...
Not even listening, la la la la la la...
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Fubar
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After the nocturnal activities of Maddie last night a bus shelter sounds really inviting at present...
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Fubar
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WELL, that was interesting! (with apologies in advance to @ianrauk for continuing to kick the erse out of this...)
Decided to do a sort-of prep ride from home covering the start out to North Berwick and then the end back to Mussleburgh - here is the ride stats. It was actually around 150k, I stopped to stretch and pressed stop on the Garmin, then forgot to restart!
How do I feel? Well the first 60k-odd was pancake flat so I made really good time out to North Berwick, start throwing in some hills and that soon slowed me up. I need to get my pacing right as I started easy, got on a nice bit of road and started making good time but wasn't leaving anything in my legs for later.
I felt a bit sick near the end but that might be due to a) the heat and b) the bottle of Diet Coke, Wispa and Feast that I demolished back at Mussleburgh - so I need to get my eating and drinking right.
I DIDN'T get cramp which I was pleased with, though I think if I'd pushed it I would have. I think I got lost from the route so will need to check that - I fixated on getting to Gifford after Haddington without reading the instructions, though it may not be a huge issue.
At the end of the ride I couldn't imagine doing another 10k never mind another 50, and I had a bit of a wobble at 100k thinking "this is only halfway!!!" so nothing is guaranteed - but I'm hoping the adrenalene and maybe some company on the day will get me through.
Decided to do a sort-of prep ride from home covering the start out to North Berwick and then the end back to Mussleburgh - here is the ride stats. It was actually around 150k, I stopped to stretch and pressed stop on the Garmin, then forgot to restart!
How do I feel? Well the first 60k-odd was pancake flat so I made really good time out to North Berwick, start throwing in some hills and that soon slowed me up. I need to get my pacing right as I started easy, got on a nice bit of road and started making good time but wasn't leaving anything in my legs for later.
I felt a bit sick near the end but that might be due to a) the heat and b) the bottle of Diet Coke, Wispa and Feast that I demolished back at Mussleburgh - so I need to get my eating and drinking right.
I DIDN'T get cramp which I was pleased with, though I think if I'd pushed it I would have. I think I got lost from the route so will need to check that - I fixated on getting to Gifford after Haddington without reading the instructions, though it may not be a huge issue.
At the end of the ride I couldn't imagine doing another 10k never mind another 50, and I had a bit of a wobble at 100k thinking "this is only halfway!!!" so nothing is guaranteed - but I'm hoping the adrenalene and maybe some company on the day will get me through.
