Entered my First Audax - now what???

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Scoosh

Velocouchiste
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Edinburgh
Six pints of real ale?
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… and I wasn't even there !
 
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Fubar

Fubar

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But......but.....but LEL is quite within your capabilities. It just needs you to unplug the self-preservation part of your brain for 5 days.

Actually, didn't you struggle with motivation after LEL??

Maybe I should give this Audax stuff a miss, you know - for the good of cycling...
 

Scoosh

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Location
Edinburgh
For me, the Snow Roads is certainly up there with the hardest things I have done on the bike. Having said that, the year when I 'Completed', I was properly prepared, I had the miles in my legs and - most important of all - I believed I could do it. I didn't know all the route, so 'rode the road in front of me'; if it went up, so did I. I had no fear of the hills because I didn't know about the worst ones ! :laugh:

The year I packed, I was not adequately prepared, knew what was coming and my mind gave way before my legs. :sad: I still rode from Braemar back to Kirrie, though … there wasn't much other option ! ;)

So where does this leave our @Fubar ? Planning his LEL, obviously ! :laugh: He's got 2 years - and he is a good project manager. :okay:
 

martint235

Dog on a bike
Location
Welling
Actually, didn't you struggle with motivation after LEL??

Maybe I should give this Audax stuff a miss, you know - for the good of cycling...
It wasn't so much motivation. A lot of it was what do I have to prove. So for example I went to the start of a FNRttC in the pouring rain and thought "I don't need to be doing this anymore". I also changed bikes which I'm blaming for a catastrophic loss of fitness (regained now). LEL was my first Audax but I'm now getting into them a little having done two in May and I'm also riding more generally including a 200 miler from Doncaster a few weeks ago.

I am one of those though who did LEL to achieve something. I've achieved it now so I won't be doing it again or PBP. I plan on volunteering for LEL 2017 though
 
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Fubar

Fubar

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It wasn't so much motivation. A lot of it was what do I have to prove. So for example I went to the start of a FNRttC in the pouring rain and thought "I don't need to be doing this anymore". I also changed bikes which I'm blaming for a catastrophic loss of fitness (regained now). LEL was my first Audax but I'm now getting into them a little having done two in May and I'm also riding more generally including a 200 miler from Doncaster a few weeks ago.

I am one of those though who did LEL to achieve something. I've achieved it now so I won't be doing it again or PBP. I plan on volunteering for LEL 2017 though

:eek:
 
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Fubar

Fubar

Legendary Member
For me, the Snow Roads is certainly up there with the hardest things I have done on the bike. Having said that, the year when I 'Completed', I was properly prepared, I had the miles in my legs and - most important of all - I believed I could do it. I didn't know all the route, so 'rode the road in front of me'; if it went up, so did I. I had no fear of the hills because I didn't know about the worst ones ! :laugh:

The year I packed, I was not adequately prepared, knew what was coming and my mind gave way before my legs. :sad: I still rode from Braemar back to Kirrie, though … there wasn't much other option ! ;)

So where does this leave our @Fubar ? Planning his LEL, obviously ! :laugh: He's got 2 years - and he is a good project manager. :okay:

Hang on, I haven't even done the 200 yet!
 
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Fubar

Fubar

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Oh I am sooo enjoying reading about "planning for a 600" on YACF: "24 hours to the sleep stop, 3 hours sleep, 12 hours for the final 200km; sound achievable?"

:wacko:
 
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Fubar

Fubar

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Bike booked in for service and chainset replacement on Monday.

"Er, can I hae wan o' they Audax chainset thingies fitted?"

"Whassat...???"
 
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