London-Edinburgh-London 2013: The thread

[hulver]

Just seen this on Twitter. Ride a leg of the LEL route, and get entry to a prize draw for free entry to LEL.

http://www.londonedinburghlondon.com/leldiy.html

As an incentive, there’s a prize of a free entry to LEL2013, plus a free jersey, to be chosen from all entrants who submit a feedback form from their ride of DIY - way to LEL.

 

[velovoice]

Hi everybody

It's been nice to follow what everybody's been up to. Sorry for the long time silence from me - and no miles clocked on MyCyclingLog. I had knee surgery in October - how badly timed was that? I'd just bought a new Surly Cross Check and then couldn't ride it! Two forlorn months spent just admiring it as it stood in the hallway.

Physio has been intense and I'm finally seeing some benefit from having the procedure done. Was cleared for a little spin on the Saturday before last - had a lovely pootle round town of about 4 miles but then managed to pull off a stupid little fall about 1 mile from home, which put the state of my knee rehab back by about 3 weeks. Ouch! It recovered suprisingly quickly though, and I'm planning my first proper outing on Christmas day. Yay!

Hoping normal commuting can re-commence in January and then I'll start clocking up some miles.

In the meantime, best wishes to you all for the holidays - be safe out there!

 

[redjedi]

Hi everybody

It's been nice to follow what everybody's been up to. Sorry for the long time silence from me - and no miles clocked on MyCyclingLog. I had knee surgery in October - how badly timed was that? I'd just bought a new Surly Cross Check and then couldn't ride it! Two forlorn months spent just admiring it as it stood in the hallway.

Physio has been intense and I'm finally seeing some benefit from having the procedure done. Was cleared for a little spin on the Saturday before last - had a lovely pootle round town of about 4 miles but then managed to pull off a stupid little fall about 1 mile from home, which put the state of my knee rehab back by about 3 weeks. Ouch! It recovered suprisingly quickly though, and I'm planning my first proper outing on Christmas day. Yay!

Hoping normal commuting can re-commence in January and then I'll start clocking up some miles.

In the meantime, best wishes to you all for the holidays - be safe out there!

GWS Rebecca.

Looks like there may be a London ride on Tuesday if we get the weather that's forecast. Just the thing for a recovering knee

 

[vorsprung]

It's PBP year.

Yeah, I know a lot of you aren't doing PBP. The good news is that there will be lots more 200km+ rides to enter and lots of people doing them

 

[mcshroom]

How are things going for everyone?

I've been struggling to get out too much recently because of ice. Cycling any distance on Snow Studs is just heavy and unpleasant, so I've only really been riding my shortest commute. Hopefully I will start on my longer, hillier route tomorrow.

I'm also going to enter the North-West Passage Audax on the 19th February, which should be my first Audax ride, but I'm dithering over riding the 120 or the 200.

I'm really hoping for a bit of warmer weather to roll in so that I can start getting the miles in as I don't fancy falling off on ice.

 

[Arch]

Did my first non-commute ride of the year today - only 37 miles on the Catrike, but it reminded me that I do actually enjoy this cycling lark.

Having not ridden at all for most of December, and not for fun since the end of November, it's nice to be 'back'....

 

[iZaP]

Rebuilding my muscles after a few months of absence, already done over 150miles this month, i need to do that much in a day ;-x

 

[PpPete]

Having done almost nothing since my first 200km Audax in November, I managed 50 km last Tuesday, and 85km yesterday. Next weekend's 200km Audax will be a bit of rude shock to the system, but I want to get in the habit of 200s this year, and maybe a 300 in the summer. Then an SR in 2012 won't seem quite such a stretch as it does now.

 

[stevevw]

I have only been doing about 110miles a week since Christmas, should be about 160miles this week. A bit worrying to think we will be doing nearly 8 times as much in just over half the time

I have the Cheam and Morden hilly 50 at the start of march a 200 at the end of March and the C2C in 2 days at the end of April with all the climbing on the first day, nice 50 mile down hill on day 2.

I am also thinking about the Avalon Sunrise 400 in June. Any recomendations for a fairly flat 600?

 

[iZaP]

I have only been doing about 110miles a week since Christmas, should be about 160miles this week. A bit worrying to think we will be doing nearly 8 times as much in just over half the time

I have the Cheam and Morden hilly 50 at the start of march a 200 at the end of March and the C2C in 2 days at the end of April with all the climbing on the first day, nice 50 mile down hill on day 2.

I am also thinking about the Avalon Sunrise 400 in June. Any recomendations for a fairly flat 600?

I'm barely doing 100 a week :/

I really want to be able to do a 100 mile audax

 

[mcshroom]

I've not done 100 miles a week so far this year

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Need to get a good ride in tomorrow.

(edit) - By the way iZap; As you're logging on My Cycling Log, do you want to join the 'lel 2013' group as well?

 

[Arch]

Well, I'm on 193 for January. If I could manage 7 tomorrow that would be 200, but I dunno if it'll happen - I'll be walking in, and if I push the bike with me, I could ride extra on the way home. (but that does lower my average speed somewhat).

I suppose if I insist on riding the Maximus at work, that would help...

 

[PpPete]

I'm barely doing 100 a week :/

I really want to be able to do a 100 mile audax

First 200 km audax of the year completed - but you are still ahead of me though on total mileage though.

 

[arallsopp]

Afternoon all.

Just dropping by to say hello and see what's new

I saw the sun this morning, and right now there's a blue sky overhead. This is the start of the fun stuff. Ahh....

Also, big congrats on your 200 PpPete! Good work.

I see the 8 mycylinglog members have already ridden further than all of New Zealand, and the mighty CC Ecosse. Keep the miles coming!

 

[redjedi]

I see the 8 mycylinglog members have already ridden further than all of New Zealand, and the mighty CC Ecosse. Keep the miles coming!

also CC Bromley. Although I find it hard to believe that Ben's only ridden 8 miles this year.