Ride, sleep, eat, relax

MSA said:

Walked in through the door upon returning home, changed
out of the cycling stuff while the kettle boiled, came
downstairs to make some coffee, sat in the armchair an
fell straight to sleep.

Did exactly the same thing in the bath after my 200k Audax
last Sunday.

MSA said:

Rode my first century (108 miles actually) of 2004 today.

Well done. Me and long distances don't really go together
but I'm slowly getting there. I've got 29 miles to add to my
lowly record to crack the century. I might try and "cheat"
one day by doing it all in one direction with a strong tail
wind and get a lift back.

What was your average speed (excluding stops)? I bet it was
something outrageous!

~PB

MSA said:

Rode my first century (108 miles actually) of 2004 today.
I headed out of London up to Ugley/Quendon to marshal an
Open 25.

Walked in through the door upon returning home, changed
out of the cycling stuff while the kettle boiled, came
downstairs to make some coffee, sat in the armchair an
fell straight to sleep. Woke up 1 hour later when the
phone rang, full cup of cold coffee on the table still!

I left the house at 5.30am this morning to be at my
marshalling point by 8am. Good tailwind on the way out,
but a bugger of a headwind all the way home. I've just
showered and put the dinner on, nice relaxing evening in
front of the box for me!

Thanks for listening.

Well done, a well deserved snooze. Foul weather up here in
Yorkshire so I didn't venture out. I hope the week is
better, now that I have tonnes of time ! Still not ready fro
100 miles ATM though.

Quoted message said:

Well done, a well deserved snooze. Foul weather up here in
Yorkshire so I didn't venture out. I hope the week is
better, now that I have tonnes of time ! Still not ready
fro 100 miles ATM though.

What sort of excuse is that :-)

I went out and clocked up 33 miles with my son on a loop
through Meanwood, Collingham, Harewood, Pool, Otley,
Bramhope and back to meanwood via Headingley. It only got
really foul around 3:30 and my son needed a feeding stop in
a cafe at Otley before the final leg home. I'm most
impressed with the performance of the Aldi cycling tops and
jackets. They certainly kept me dry and warm. I'm not ready
for a century yet though...might give it a go in the Easter
break....it's nearly thirty years ago since I did
one...gulp...where did all that time go?.........

Vernon getting fitter all the time in Leeds

In article <[email hidden]>,
pclemantine [email hidden] says...

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What was your average speed (excluding stops)? I bet it
was something outrageous!

According to my Polar download:

Avg speed was 17.9mph (it felt a lot faster...blasted wind!)
Max Speed was 38.3mph Avg Cadence was 81 Max Cadence was 108
Avg HR was 142 Max HR was 173

I'm racing next Sunday, fingers crossed the numbers should
be higher!

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vernon levy said:

Quoted message said:

Well done, a well deserved snooze. Foul weather up here
in Yorkshire so I didn't venture out. I hope the week is
better, now that I have tonnes of time ! Still not ready
fro 100 miles ATM though.

What sort of excuse is that :-)

I went out and clocked up 33 miles with my son on a loop
through Meanwood, Collingham, Harewood, Pool, Otley,
Bramhope and back to meanwood via Headingley. It only got
really foul around 3:30 and my son needed a feeding stop
in a cafe at Otley before the final leg home. I'm most
impressed with the performance of the Aldi cycling tops
and jackets. They certainly kept me dry and warm. I'm not
ready for a century yet though...might give it a go in the
Easter break....it's nearly thirty years ago since I did
one...gulp...where did all that time go?.........

Vernon getting fitter all the time in Leeds

You should aim for 100 miles in 6 hours Vernon. Doable yet
resonably respectable. That circuit you describe is one of
my favourites, I go out via Rothwell and Garforth. Its a 50
miler for me. I usually don't stop at cafes though.

I did a reccy of a part of the TPT last Wednesday, only
20 miles but reasonably interesting on the Eastern side
of Wakefield, hopefully I'll get a little further
during the week.

In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

'm not ready for a century yet though

How about a metric century then...they count!

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I did my first century of the season last week

Was quite a flat one went from Sheffield through bawtry,Gainsborogh and to Market rason quite flat which I found fairly easy as I am used to (and prefer) riding the hills of the Peak district.

Not very fast though only managed about 12.5mph but this was not helprd by the fact I had THREE punctures,I have never had more tham one on a journey before 🙁

I really panicked cause I had my first puncture at the 50 mile point and realised the bike shop had sold me the wrong size of inertubes and I did not have a repir kit on me,lesson learned there, anyway somehow i managed to get them to fit.

The 3rd puncture happened about 5 miles from home and I had to limp my hybrid home with a flat not recommended.

Anyway still managed to make the local for last orders 🙂

MSA said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

'm not ready for a century yet though

How about a metric century then...they count!

no they don't

Quoted message said:

You should aim for 100 miles in 6 hours Vernon. Doable yet
resonably respectable. That circuit you describe is one of
my favourites, I go out

via

Quoted message said:

Rothwell and Garforth. Its a 50 miler for me. I usually
don't stop at

cafes

Quoted message said:

though.

When I shed some more weight than I'll attempt that sort of
pace over 100 miles. At the moment at 21 stone I can only
sustain it for around 20 miles on my Galaxy though I can
wipe the floor with my lithe and unfit son who is finally
making the connection between regular exercise and fitness.
The cafe stop was solely for his benefit as he bonked on
todays ride.

I'm pretty proud of the progress that I've made in the past
year. This time last year I could barely walk to the end of
the street without taking two or three breathers. Still
awaiting a definitive diagnosis as to what has been wrong
apart from being lardy! The health professionals are most
impressed with my progress.

Quoted message said:

I did a reccy of a part of the TPT last Wednesday, only 20
miles but reasonably interesting on the Eastern side of
Wakefield, hopefully I'll

get

Quoted message said:

a little further during the week.

I've been looking at the maps and trying to visualise the
environment through which it passes. I intend to ride it
before the summer holidays, hopefully complete it in a
couple of days.

Cheers

Vernon in Leeds

vernon levy said:

Quoted message said:

You should aim for 100 miles in 6 hours Vernon. Doable
yet resonably respectable. That circuit you describe is
one of my favourites, I go out via Rothwell and Garforth.
Its a 50 miler for me. I usually don't stop at cafes
though.

When I shed some more weight than I'll attempt that sort
of pace over 100 miles.

The Manchester 100 is a good target, in September you should
be fit, easy course and lots of groups to ride in. I've done
it on three occasions in the last 10 years.

Quoted message said:

At the moment at 21 stone I can only sustain it for around
20 miles on my Galaxy though I can wipe the floor with my
lithe and unfit son who is finally making the connection
between regular exercise and fitness. The cafe stop was
solely for his benefit as he bonked on todays ride.

I'm pretty proud of the progress that I've made in the
past year. This time last year I could barely walk to the
end of the street without taking two or three breathers.
Still awaiting a definitive diagnosis as to what has been
wrong apart from being lardy! The health professionals are
most impressed with my progress.

Good on you sir, cycling can be hard enough without being
competetive against other riders yet still strangely
rewarding.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I did a reccy of a part of the TPT last Wednesday, only
20 miles but reasonably interesting on the Eastern side
of Wakefield, hopefully I'll get a little further during
the week.

I've been looking at the maps and trying to visualise the
environment through which it passes. I intend to ride it
before the summer holidays, hopefully complete it in a
couple of days.

I am particularly in the Leeds to Sheffield/Chesterfield
parts, I joined the TPT at Stanley and went towards the Aire
& Calder Navigation on a dirt path, (road alternative
required here), then south along the western toepath. It
suddenly stopped being a 6 feet wide tarmac path to a 1 foot
wide stone flagged path with the canal on one side and a
stone wall on the other. No passing place, highly dodgy when
wet I would imagine. Need to find an alternative here too !

Quoted message said:

Cheers

Vernon in Leeds

Quoted message said:

I am particularly in the Leeds to Sheffield/Chesterfield
parts, I joined

the

Quoted message said:

TPT at Stanley and went towards the Aire & Calder
Navigation on a dirt

path,

Quoted message said:

(road alternative required here), then south along the
western toepath. It suddenly stopped being a 6 feet wide
tarmac path to a 1 foot wide stone flagged path with the
canal on one side and a stone wall on the other. No
passing place, highly dodgy when wet I would imagine. Need
to find an alternative here too !

I've done the Aire & Calder Navigation from Woddlesford into
Leeds. It's a decently wide tow path apart from a need to
climb up a substantial flight of stairs to cross the canal
using a road bridge near Knowsthorp (Knostrop?) Thepath is
nice and wide and popular with walkers and cyclists alike.

Quoted message said:

The Manchester 100 is a good target, in September you
should be fit, easy course and lots of groups to ride in.
I've done it on three occasions in the last 10 years.

What's the Manchester 100 - Where's it go & who does it etc?

Mark.

"Pete Biggs" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

MSA said:

Rode my first century (108 miles actually) of 2004
today.

Well done. Me and long distances don't really go together
but I'm slowly getting there. I've got 29 miles to add to
my lowly record to crack the century. I might try and
"cheat" one day by doing it all in one direction

I used to do that. Put my bike on a train and ride back in
a straight line. Worked OK. Managed 100 miles in 6.5 hrs
rding from B'ham to Hull. Simon M.

Pete Biggs said:

MSA said:

Rode my first century (108 miles actually) of 2004 today.

Well done. Me and long distances don't really go together
but I'm slowly getting there. I've got 29 miles to add to
my lowly record to crack the century. I might try and
"cheat" one day by doing it all in one direction with a
strong tail wind and get a lift back.

What was your average speed (excluding stops)? I bet it
was something outrageous!

~PB

Not really cheating, you WILL complete the ride if its one
way, there is NO chance you can cut it short. Do what Simon
says, get a train to a place 100 miles away and ride home.
At Easter I am going to get a train to Carlisle and ride
home in two days, then hopefully on the May bank holiday do
it in one go.

Mark Thompson said:

Quoted message said:

The Manchester 100 is a good target, in September you
should be fit, easy course and lots of groups to ride in.
I've done it on three occasions in the last 10 years.

What's the Manchester 100 - Where's it go & who does it
etc?

Mark.

A 100 mile ride held in September, starting and finishing in
Wythenshawe Park. Free parking, easy course, quiet roads,
well marshalled, good turn out.

bike-events.combike-events.comOpen ↗ has the details

Wythenshawe's so close to me it leaves no excuse to not enter 🙂

Quoted message said:

A 100 mile ride held in September, starting and finishing
in Wythenshawe Park. Free parking, easy course, quiet
roads, well marshalled, good turn out.

bike-events.combike-events.comOpen ↗ has the details

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Wythenshawe's so close to me it leaves no excuse to not enter 🙂

N'argh, a top poster! Guards!

It's the same for me too (well, it's not /that/ close but
compared to 100 miles...🙂

Just wandering, with youth on my side, would 100 miles be
do-able without any training?

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

A 100 mile ride held in September, starting and finishing
in Wythenshawe Park. Free parking, easy course, quiet
roads, well marshalled, good turn out.

bike-events.combike-events.comOpen ↗ has the details

Mark Thompson said:

Quoted message said:

Wythenshawe's so close to me it leaves no excuse to not
enter 🙂

N'argh, a top poster! Guards!

Apologies 🙂 :embarassed: