CC Jodrell Bank Run Spring 2012 - SUNDAY 22nd April

[lanternerouge]

Good work Fossy, looking forward to perusing route

 

[fossyant]

Scenic though , and a nice descent down into Macc.

Should be fun - great views from top though It's the 'optical illusion' of the latter half of the climb that is a killer just as you approach the hairpin - used to always get groans on club runs.

 

[fossyant]

Go up Blaze Hill instead

Always a possibility, but I suspect there would be 'more' moans, and a few heart attacks !

 

[sdr gb]

Looks like a nice route.
BTW, I might get distracted at the Norbury level crossing because where I used to work, we made the gates after the previous pair were demolished by a HGV. Might have to stop to see how they are holding up.

 

[ColinJ]

Okay, I give up - just how do you download a route from MapMyRide! (I can see the route but I can't see any way of exporting it.)

 

[potsy]

OK - Mapped (at last)

36 Miles to Jodrell, 30 back to Stockport. A little sting in Kerridge though

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/fullscreen/82313387/

Nice Foss, how do we download the route? Can't see an option on there.

 

[Edwards80]

I think it was in full screen view. You can replace "fullscreen" with "view" to get more options You need to be logged in to export it though (It's free)

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/82313387

 

[fossyant]

Cheers for posting the other link. You may need to edit the track points if it exports too many in GPX. Do this in your GPS software.

 

[potsy]

Looks like it has loaded fine on my Garmin

 

[oldfatfool]

Loaded fine onto the Bryton as well, 230km round trip, ouchy, just hope the weather plays ball.

 

[fossyant]

Excellent.

 

[ColinJ]

Damn! I hate sites that make you sign up before they allow downloads.

I especially hate sites that I have previously registered with because they wouldn't allow downloads unless I did, but then refuse to let me log in the next time, claiming that my username/password combination are not recognised.

Most hated of all though, are such sites that won't even allow me to reset my password because they claim not to recognise the email address that I used when I was forced to register with them - gnash!

So now it looks as if I will have to register with them again!

 

[potsy]

Flat by your standards. It's not pan flat though - the first 15 miles will be lumpy.

Aim is set of at 9am (ish) and by at jodrell by 11.30am. Poss leave there by 1pm and route back, getting into Stockport by 3.

Compared to Colin's usual rides it is flat (ish) there'll be no stopping him this time

If the numbers are as high as it looks we'll be lucky to all get served at Jodrell by 1pm

 

[I like Skol]

If the numbers are as high as it looks we'll be lucky to all get served at Jodrell by 1pm

I've shown you what to do in cases like this Potsy, simply put on a spurt about 1/2 mile from the cafe and get in there first! Problem sorted.

 

[potsy]

I've shown you what to do in cases like this Potsy, simply put on a spurt about 1/2 mile from the cafe and get in there first! Problem sorted.

I tried that last time out with ajay, we ended up at the back of the queue after going the 'scenic route'