Dumb Run V - 18/06/2011

[Scoosh]

We'll leave a gap in the row this year. Then I'll bring you a photo and point to the gap and say "That should have been yours you, there."

Unless it's blowing a howling gale, of course. They won't stand up long enough to take a picture.

Sam

FTFY !

 

[Ravenbait]

The start list so far (including those from elsewhere) is:

Me
Rev Will
AndyGates
Scoosh
Marshall
Recombodna (+1 Jim)

We have lost Just Jim and Mr 86.

Any more for any more? I need to know how much beer to load in the car.

Sam

 

[HLaB]

Sounds good but I think the costs/ logistics rule me out at the moment
Oh and I forgo to say have a good one folks!

 

[Ravenbait]

Sounds good but I think the costs/ logistics rule me out at the moment
Oh and I forgo to say have a good one folks!

Train ticket to Glasgow from Dunfermline is about 14 ailing molluscs (there's one arriving at 7pm that's less than a tenner).

Train ticket to Dunfermline from Leuchars is also around a tenner.

We wouldn't charge you for the beer .

However, we can always save you a space for next year.

Sam

 

[HLaB]

Train ticket to Glasgow from Dunfermline is about 14 ailing molluscs (there's one arriving at 7pm that's less than a tenner).

Train ticket to Dunfermline from Leuchars is also around a tenner.

We wouldn't charge you for the beer .

However, we can always save you a space for next year.

Sam

If I can scrounge some money for outwards leg I might make it, I'll have a squidge at Scotrail What time are you starting? Ans Doh, 8pm Dumbarton
What time do you approximately get into Leuchars ? I could perhaps cycle home from there.
And what roughly would I need ? Winter 3/4 bibs, gilet, jacket, skull cap, food, lights.

I can't guarantee, as much as I want to, that I'll be around next year.

 

[Ravenbait]

If I can scrounge some money for outwards leg I might make it, I'll have a squidge at Scotrail What time are you starting?
What time do you approximately get into Leuchars ? I could perhaps cycle home from there.
And what roughly would I need ? Winter 3/4 bibs, gilet, jacket, skull cap, food, lights.

Depart Dumbarton Castle at 8pm, but we've waited in the past (normally at the KFC down the road!) We arrived St Adnrews 8am last time (we spent a fair chunk of time in the pub at Strathblane).

I'd suggest adding long-fingered gloves to that. And either waterproof socks or overhsoes, if you have them. We hope for good weather but prepare for the worst. It snowed one year. I'll save a jelly baby for you if you come -- what colour is your jacket?

I can't guarantee, as much as I want to, that I'll be around next year.

Sounds melodramatic! I hope this is for good reasons rather than bad ones.

Sam

 

[HLaB]

Depart Dumbarton Castle at 8pm, but we've waited in the past (normally at the KFC down the road!)

I'd suggest adding long-fingered gloves to that. And either waterproof socks or overhsoes, if you have them. We hope for good weather but prepare for the worst. It snowed one year. I'll save a jelly baby for you if you come -- what colour is your jacket?





Sounds melodramatic! I hope this is for good reasons rather than bad ones.

Sam

Cool, I'll have a more detailed look at the Logistics the 18:00 from Waverley gets to Glasgow at 18:50. My Jacket is black.

Sorry to be melodramatic, I think its just a realisation on my part that I'll have to move to find work, a distinction isn't opening any doors.

 

[Ravenbait]

Cool, I'll have a more detailed look at the Logistics the 18:00 from Waverley gets to Glasgow at 18:50. My Jacket is black.

Sorry to be melodramatic, I think its just a realisation on my part that I'll have to move to find work, a distinction isn't opening any doors.

I should have said Dumbarton East. I think there will be a few of us on the 18:04 from Haymarket. One of the reasons I try to keep track of how many Embra types are coming is so I can reorganise if it looks like we'll be overwhelming the train capacity.

Anyway. You have PM.

Sam

 

[HLaB]

I'll hopefully target an earlier train from Waverley and maybe cycle out from Queen Street to Dumbarton its about 15.5 miles (according to cycle streets); hopefully its simple enough to follow; it looks to be on a cycle path too, so I better pack another spare tube. The cc long sleeve top has not had an outing in a while, I think it and a long sleeve will be appropriate, apparently somewhere round there was -1deg last week (somewhere in Perthshire was -3.3 deg )

 

[Ravenbait]

I'll hopefully target an earlier train from Waverley and maybe cycle out from Queen Street to Dumbarton its about 15.5 miles (according to cycle streets); hopefully its simple enough to follow; it looks to be on a cycle path too, so I better pack another spare tube. The cc long sleeve top has not had an outing in a while, I think it and a long sleeve will be appropriate, apparently somewhere round there was -1deg last week (somewhere in Perthshire was -3.3 deg )

Bloody hell, mate. You'll put us all to shame.

You do realise this is basically a very long pootle to the beach in the dark, don't you? We're a bunch of reprobates and ne'er-do-wells who happen to like riding bikes, that's all!

Sam

 

[HLaB]

Bloody hell, mate. You'll put us all to shame.

You do realise this is basically a very long pootle to the beach in the dark, don't you? We're a bunch of reprobates and ne'er-do-wells who happen to like riding bikes, that's all!

Sam

Its about 115 miles I think, add on 17 miles or so to Edinburgh and 15.5 to Dumbarton, I think that equals my longest ride of the year but that's not factoring in sleep deprivation! The credit card might be used to get me the 40miles home.

 

[Scoosh]

From elsewhere in the interetherwebnet:

I’m feeling a little better tonight, but still spluttering, and sounding a little horse and husky...

Looks like we might be getting some 4-legged support .......

 

[HLaB]

It probably still too early to call but it looks like we are going to have a wet start, on the positive side it'll be a bit better by the time we get to Leuchars (Why does my spell checker want to change that to lechers ).

 

[ColinJ]

Have fun folks. I hope the weather isn't too unkind to you - there were some pretty impressive storms when I was up in Scotland a couple of weeks ago!

 

[Ravenbait]

It doesn't look too bad at the moment. I'm wary of surprise glaciation, however.

Sam