Don't forget the extra 2 - they were the ones that almost did for me
Nice oneThis was my one cycling aim for 2013 and finally had a dry(ish) day - last attempt got trunchated by horrid weather
Around 102 miles, and according to Strava...
- 2,378ft
Elevation- 07:54:31
Moving Time- 3,794
Calories- 13.8mi/h
- Elapsed time of 10:49:57 (we were not shy of stops and had a few lost moments)
Everything hurts today, I am sure spending a while soaking in a hot bath will help! Unfortunately, I had no time to stretch afterwards as I literally ran through the shower, scoffed a bowl of fruit and fibre and then had to drive to Heathrow to collect my bro! Physio will beat all the kinks out on Thursday!
Fuelled by porridge, Soreen, jelly babies, a flapjack, a panini and a couple of skinny lattes
Thanks to jefmcg for her company and route planning! Next time, let's avoid Reading eh
Next challenge, London-Paris, probably in May
6 hours? Not sure I could have done it in that sort of time, even with an e-bikeWell done Rode my first century today (have been close many times before) just over 6 hrs in the fecking rain
No, make it 125 miles and you will have conquered a metric double century! (You will actually have covered 201.16 km.)You will get used to it I remember the first 100 I did I was crawling home, now I can do back to back 100's no problem.
Try for 120 next time
I was a bit put out yesterday when a colleague laughed when I said it was nearly 8 hours pedalling time. I thought 13.8 ave was decent over that distance esp as was 30 miles more than done before!6 hours? Not sure I could have done it in that sort of time, even with an e-bike
No, make it 125 miles and you will have conquered a metric double century! (You will actually have covered 201.16 km.)
There's always somebody faster. Well, unless you are a world record holder, there is!I was a bit put out yesterday when a colleague laughed when I said it was nearly 8 hours pedalling time. I thought 13.8 ave was decent over that distance esp as was 30 miles more than done before!
There were only 2 of us so no group advantage either
There's always somebody faster. Well, unless you are a world record holder, there is!
I did my first century at the Manchester 100. They ask riders to take a 30 minute break at the mid-ride stop, so I did, and probably another 15 minutes elsewhere. My overall time was about 6:40, so about 5:55 ride time, which I was happy with until about 10 seconds after crossing the finish line ...
A mate was sunbathing near the finish and he teased me about how long I had taken. "What bloody time do ya call this!", that kind of thing ...
He had finished an hour earlier. The thing is - I had ridden solo for about 4 hours, and shared duties at the front of a small group the rest of the time. My pal had glued himself to the back of a faster bunch and wheelsucked like mad for 100 miles, never once doing a turn at the front!
125 miles is only an extra 5% on top of the 20% increase that you were proposing, whereas the step from a metric century to an imperial is nearly 61%!Colin a metric century is a load of old bobbins if your going to do a century do 100 miles.
I try to avoid traffic where possible, and I find frequent lights a pain. A fine descent on the 50 km ride I mentioned above was spoiled by numerous sets of lights at roadworks.Well we were on the go for 11 hours with plenty of stops, including seeing where we were. Not quite the same as a sportive
Quite a built up route with lights etc. my usual average on a 10-15 mile run is never more than 15mph usually in traffic though
I agree with you - that's bloody brilliant. Faster than me. I was miffed to get to the finish and find that they'd shut up shop - luckily the guys who organised it were kind of hanging on for late finishers so I did at least end up with some sort of official finishing time; even if 5 minutes faffing around got added on at least it will show I finished! At one point I'd just thought sod it, I'll go straight back to the car.... but my OH made me go to the finish cos he'd told them to wait!I was a bit put out yesterday when a colleague laughed when I said it was nearly 8 hours pedalling time. I thought 13.8 ave was decent over that distance esp as was 30 miles more than done before!
There were only 2 of us so no group advantage either