Soltydog
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Good advice. Today was my first of 4 off, but weather isn't favourable until possibly Wednesday, so might have a crack then, providing it's dry when I get up
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Good advice. Today was my first of 4 off, but weather isn't favourable until possibly Wednesday, so might have a crack then, providing it's dry when I get up
Yet another debutant to the challenge. Welcome to the yearly challenge at long last @Racing roadkill . Though there's no points awarded, only stars.
Racing roadkill
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Aha, stars it is then.Yet another debutant to the challenge. Welcome to the yearly challenge at long last @Racing roadkill . Though there's no points awarded, only stars.
The points are for our very good friends who do the Metric and half century challenges.
StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
Up and running. A late start- on the road just before 9 (after a night out in London I only got to bed just after one), then a clockwise played-it-by-ear loop, mostly in Sussex, hoping to take advantage of predicted tailwind on the return leg (praise be, there was a tailwind, woo!!). A couple of navigation fails- turned back a bit early so needed a bit of extra mileage on the last stretch, and also ended up on the A27 for a bit (not a good idea) so needed to double back and join the A29 instead. Not as quick as I'd like but then it's January (weather worked out well though, fairly mild and no rain) and there was rather a lot of climbing, including Bury Hill again, apart from the doubling back etc. Took a bit more care with the fuelling than I did in December, that worked out nicely & no problems with running out of steam.
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Well done Stu
Supersuperleeds
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January done, will make a post in your ride today thread in a while
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
I'm in!
I rode the flattest route I could work out, looping into Surrey, up Lonesome Lane (loved by the Fridays) then swinging back into the Eden Valley through Lingfield and Edenbridge, round Tonbridge, then a small loop of the Low Weald through Yalding. I even removed the North Downs on the homeward leg by getting the train home from Otford, I was so keen for flatness.
The Surrey part of the ride was in thick fog. I had to stop every two miles or so to clean my glasses, and I couldn't see my GPS, which was a problem as this was a new route I'd just made up. At one point I called my wife, who was in Central London, and she commented what a lovely day it was with nice blue skies.
Legs feel OK. I even managed to get a wiggle on towards the end when it looked like I might miss my train.
I rode the flattest route I could work out, looping into Surrey, up Lonesome Lane (loved by the Fridays) then swinging back into the Eden Valley through Lingfield and Edenbridge, round Tonbridge, then a small loop of the Low Weald through Yalding. I even removed the North Downs on the homeward leg by getting the train home from Otford, I was so keen for flatness.
The Surrey part of the ride was in thick fog. I had to stop every two miles or so to clean my glasses, and I couldn't see my GPS, which was a problem as this was a new route I'd just made up. At one point I called my wife, who was in Central London, and she commented what a lovely day it was with nice blue skies.
Legs feel OK. I even managed to get a wiggle on towards the end when it looked like I might miss my train.
nice one @Dogtrousers , and welcome to the challenge. Some of the roads you travelled are very familiar roads for me, especially from Gatwick to Otford. And Otford's not a million miles away from home. No fog today, it was nice blues sky this morning, greying over this afternoon. Seemed a bot colder though then the weather reports said.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
By the way I haven't recorded speeds and stuff on my ride. I hope that's OK - it's all on the RideWithGPS link if anyone's interested - but I doubt anyone is!
As it turns out, it wasn't and I could. So I guess I'm in for this year!
Up to September I have an Audax planned every month, just hoping for another mild October / November / December to make it easy to finish.
Soltydog
Legendary Member
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- near Hornsea
I'm in again 101 miles today, but it was bloody hard work & I'm aching all over. I'll post details tomorrow
101 miles today, but it was bloody hard work & I'm aching all over. I'll post details tomorrowI'm in again
Good to have you back in..
StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
Turned out very nice indeed, didn't it? Just a short pootle around town for me today, but given the way forecasts kept shifting over the week I'm glad I got mine done and dusted last week (which also turned out well). If schedules suit I'd be interested in joining you lot for one of these.
