Same plans, same result: lack of work rather than injuries in my case, so I've still done the planned miles, just not in events.I was hoping to do an SR this year as preparation for LEL. However injuries to me and to a cycling buddy have meant that so far I have done the sum total of 0 Audax. Not good.
I'm still toying with the idea of the FNRttC to Southend and back on the Friday and then Dunwich and back. My feeling is that if I can manage that I'm a long way through my prep for LEL.Same plans, same result: lack of work rather than injuries in my case, so I've still done the planned miles, just not in events.
However, it's the Dunwich Dynamo soon and all I need for that is a £8 train ticket, which I have!
I'm still toying with the idea of the FNRttC to Southend and back on the Friday and then Dunwich and back. My feeling is that if I can manage that I'm a long way through my prep for LEL.
I think part of my problem is that I keep telling myself that LEL is over a year away!!!LEL is a long way away yet. If you can get on the RRTY train & keep that up over winter & build up from there to an SR & then LEL you will be fine![]()
I'd thought of that, but riding 400km and over on my own sounds like a tall order; however I might do just a 200km so I can call myself a "randonneur"!If you have difficulty getting to a calendar event there is the option of riding a DIY perm, or there might be a local permanent route. More info here: http://www.aukweb.net/perms/ and in the DIY section below it.
I had thought of doing Castles and the Coast which is the same day as DD, but as I am tied to trains for getting about, I decided it was too much faff in the end.I'm still toying with the idea of the FNRttC to Southend and back on the Friday and then Dunwich and back. My feeling is that if I can manage that I'm a long way through my prep for LEL.
I had thought of doing Castles and the Coast which is the same day as DD, but as I am tied to trains for getting about, I decided it was too much faff in the end.
I'd thought of that, but riding 400km and over on my own sounds like a tall order; however I might do just a 200km so I can call myself a "randonneur"!
By the way: "RRTY"?