RideLondon - Surrey 100 anyone?

[Snail Bait]

Yes I recall you standing by the side enjoying the wind flowing through your hair.

Was odd riding down roads afterwards getting squeezed by busses and angry car drivers.

Definitely doing it again

Just enjoying the sun, the sense of achievement and the fact that I wasn't riding. I only live a mile and a half away but I even took a taxi from Woolwich Arsenal station! Couldn't face the idea that it was another hill home. I also have the reminder for the ballot in my calendar and just hope I get in. The low turn out (I know, sounds odd saying it but...) was really strange considering how many people I know who missed out. Even the charities have to bid for their allocation apparently.

Day off today after running on adrenalin at work yesterday. Off to find a shoulder massage and a big breakfast. See you all next year I hope.

 

[EltonFrog]

Have you seen that you can download a finisher certificate on the marathon-photos.com page. its at the top of "your race" page?

The videos look great, I didn't know there were going to be videos!

 

[Hill Wimp]

Have you seen that you can download a finisher certificate on the marathon-photos.com page. its at the top of "your race" page?

The videos look great, I didn't know there were going to be videos!

You are all famous now, recorded in history

 

[Stedman]

Having done 107 hilly miles earlier this year in a time of 7:17 I will be entering the ballot for next year. My target being a sub 6 hour ride.
Not sure I will do it in that time (at 48 years young ) but it is something to aim for.

I am 58 "years young" and I did it in 4h:44m so age should not be a barrier. I also suspect that there are some older riders than me who did it even quicker!

 

[EltonFrog]

I am 58 "years young" and I did it in 4h:44m so age should not be a barrier. I also suspect that there are some older riders than me who did it even quicker!

Blimey that was quick! Did you stop at all?

 

[zizou]

With big events like this there is always a certain percentage of drop outs expected by the organisers - they will have planned the event around entry numbers minus 15% (or whatever it is).

Those that had entry were also allowed to switch it for next year up until the day before so that likely made the numbers missing greater. Also means it will be harder to get in via the ballot next year as so many thousand places are already allocated!

 

[EltonFrog]

Just ordered all my my photos and video..I'm a sucker for the marketing I know, I don't care.

 

[Nomadski]

With big events like this there is always a certain percentage of drop outs expected by the organisers - they will have planned the event around entry numbers minus 15% (or whatever it is).

Those that had entry were also allowed to switch it for next year up until the day before so that likely made the numbers missing greater. Also means it will be harder to get in via the ballot next year as so many thousand places are already allocated!

I doubt it will be any harder, they are allocating an extra 6k places for next years event. So even taking into account all 3.5k riders doing it next year, there will still be an extra 2.5k places than this year, and they are still limiting the ballot to the first 80k who enter.

What I would imagine is the ballot limit being reached MUCH quicker this time, last year it was mid january before they hit the allocation, right until the end of the cut off point iirc.

Not sure about that video, just seems to be a static camera with a slight glimpse of me in the last 3 seconds of each clip lol.

Got the certificate now, and saved along with my pics.

@Phoenix Lincs - I'm going to order the full photo cd, so I have the original files, rather than download a digital pack where you get compressed images. I am also interested in making myself a little momento framed thingy with my medal, let me know what you buy to make it happen as I'm rubbish at that kind of hands on artsy thing!

@Stedman - amazing time, I was happy getting under 8 hours!

@Woo22 - Thanks for posting the excel thing, wonder why there are only 15,051 entries though? I finished 9,775th which I'm perfectly happy with!

 

[Longshot]

@Phoenix Lincs - I'm going to order the full photo cd, so I have the original files, rather than download a digital pack where you get compressed images. I am also interested in making myself a little momento framed thingy with my medal, let me know what you buy to make it happen as I'm rubbish at that kind of hands on artsy thing!

Ditto - I'm going to do the same thing with a couple of photos, the certificate and medal.

One of the photos will be this one (I am going to buy the whole set):

 

[Nomadski]

@Longshot - If only my wheel didn't want to go left all the time! Best I could manage was a single fist pump, but it pretty much summed up how I felt...

 

[Stedman]

Blimey that was quick! Did you stop at all?

Yes, in front of Buckingham Palace for the photo with the medal!

 

[Iain M Norman]

Will also have to look how to combine multiple tcx or gpx together so I can have 1 complete ride.

If you can get both uploaded to strava, they will join them for you.

 

[Iain M Norman]

I've uploaded some handlebar video to youtube - nothing exciting but nice if you wanted to get a feel of what it was like...

There might be some people on here I was randomly drafting.. ;-)

http://www.youtube.com/user/cyclevid

Just watched your first vid. Doesn't match my memories of and hour and a quarter earlier. Lot's of groups bunched up very tightly we had. Doing about 45-50km/h from the start. I quite like the more peaceful look. I went off way too fast joining in.

For example here's the group I was with at 25miles http://streaming.marathon-videos.co...n-Surrey 100/Timepoint2.mp4?start=313&end=331

Looking at that now it looks mental!

 

[sleaver]

Not sure about that video, just seems to be a static camera with a slight glimpse of me in the last 3 seconds of each clip lol.

When I did the Brighton Marathon they also used Marathon Photos and the preview videos weren't that long. I still brought the video and they were a bit longer and with an intro showing bits of Brighton and so on.

Obviously they may not have done the same for this even though.

 

[Iain M Norman]

I was aiming to beat my 6h25m PB.

First problem, no signage from our drop-off point to the QEOP. Got lost for a bit. Got there 15 minutes late.

I left at 6:03 and got into a really fast group. Hitting 45-50kph on the flat at points, but it seemed really easy to hang in the middle of such a group. Once we hit Newlands though I was off the back. I've got good power, but a crappy power to weight ratio due to being 15 stone 10.

Newlands wasn't so bad, decided to be cautious with my healing knee and make it to the Mall, so took the hills slow.

Leith hill was an absolute "Scunthorpe".SubString(1,4). Still I just took it easy and got over it.

I hit 81kph on the Leith descent! Serious fun.

Box hill was easy. I just sat down and watched both my knee, and hundreds of overtakers. I look like I'm taking it easy.

Cramp started to be an issue after Box Hill, with some of the rolling terrain kicking off some locking all over my legs. Kept drinking, massaged some pains out as I rode.

The hill in Wimbledon though I had to stop at the top of it. I couldn't turn the pedals anymore due to cramp. So close to the end. Stopped and climbed off, lot's of crowds on the outside of the corner attempting to encourage me to get back on.

I failed an Etape du Tour once due to cramp, never wanted to feel like that again. So I propped up my bike, found a handy bollard and hamstring stretched the cramp away. 5 minutes of that and I was ready to go again. Woo! Got a big cheer when I got back on.

I hated that final CS6 stretch down the Thames, just wanted it to be over at that time. The crowds approaching the Mall were very encouraging. The last couple of corners felt really rather moving with all the support we got, I was welling up.

Was very happy to see the line. Very happy.

Finshed in 5h13m.

New PB. Woo yay! Avg 31.5kph. Average HR was 160bpm.

Kudos me! http://app.strava.com/activities/72141162