144 mile birthday ride

[madpensioner]

Im doing my annual twice my age ride tomorrow - its to raise money for a crippled little girl - when im going through a rough patch - she is my insperation - ( sorry about the spelling ) - but does it really mater

 

[Nearly there]

good luck on your ride it was my birthday yesterday 16th june happy birthday to you

 

[DiddlyDodds]

Hope all goes well , 144 miles is one heck of a ride

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

You really are a mad pensioner

Good luck mate btw are you doing this solo?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Which, if you're not tagging on a few extra miles for fun, makes you 72! That is really very impressive. Have a great ride.

 

[Dayvo]

Well done and good on ya.

I bet you (almost) dread getting older (although it's better than the alternative).

And, no, the spelling doesn't matter: it's the content and meaning that count!

 

[Banjo]

Good Luck . Its a bit breezy here I hope most of the wind is on your back.

 

[madpensioner]

Thank you all for your support -
I set out at 5:10 in the morning - it was very cold and windy - I used 5 laps of a well known cuircut - however my total milage was 143.2 - with a 12.3 mph average - which is slower than my average - When i did the Norwich 100 recently I averaged 13.3 mph - on the 144 run yesterday i used winter clothing for the first 58 miles - fortunately the winds dropped at around 100 miles making the remaining miles easier - during the ride i drank 3 liters of Isotonic fluid - however to assist in my final recover I drank 8 pints of Guinness after the ride - its now 10:30 on Monday morning - ive got a thick head - and the Jeremy Kyle show isnt helping - cheers - Leigh - madpensioner
ps - see you all on the Essex Countryside 60 next Sunday if your on it - i notice that some of you list your milage date - ive done 2389 thos year.

 

[AnythingButVanilla]

Congratulations! I'm less than half of 72 and wouldn't contemplate a ride like that.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Congratulations! I'm less than half of 72 and wouldn't contemplate a ride like that.

I note you didn't say anything about not contemplating 8 pints of Guinness...

Oh, and congratulations too to madpensioner verylatedevelopingteenager!

 

[fimm]

Well done. When I grow up I want to be able to do that.
At what point do you think you'll have to admit defeat and switch to a one and a half times your age ride?

 

[AnythingButVanilla]

I don't drink Guinness but would definitely consider eight pints of a decent wheat beer or eight large gins

 

[LosingFocus]

That is bloody superb, well done MP.

 

[madpensioner]

Well done. When I grow up I want to be able to do that.
At what point do you think you'll have to admit defeat and switch to a one and a half times your age ride?

Its funny you should say that - after the ride ( which was a mental battle as well as a physical one ) I thought the same - yesterday i was trying to stick to a pre planned schedule - this was a mental drain on my resorces because people were waiting for me to finish - so maybe if i took my time in future twice my age rides - or cycled 200 miles in 2 days - or drink more Guinness during the ride

 

[numbnuts]

WoW well done