Merry Monk 100K Audax, Somerset, 3rd April

[Baggy]

Gospell Pass picture copied this from a post by Vorsprung .I think I may have wimped out on that one

Hopefully there won't be anything like that on the Merry Monks!

 

[Glover Fan]

I got my route sheet through yesterday.

I've just created a GPX file for the route, but this site will not let me upload it as apparently I am not permitted to upload this kind of file?

Pretty excited now, just hope the weather stays like this.

 

[Baggy]

Also received my stuff. I'll be equipped with maps!

 

[Glover Fan]

Looks like there is gonna be rain according to early forecasts.

 

[Baggy]

Forecast is improving!

 

[Baggy]

Have just come back from a trip to the physio, and am going to withdraw from the ride Am disappointed, but better to rest up now and recover properly than press on and risk making things worse.

I look forward to everyone's write-ups!

 

[Ian H]

Another local (ish) ride that I've never done. Must get out more. Good luck with the knee.

 

[Baggy]

Another local (ish) ride that I've never done. Must get out more. Good luck with the knee.

Have just spoken to the organiser, he was emphasising that I'd be missing out on loads of great cake and home-made food...

Thanks for the good wishes, anyway. Now a few SW Audax threads have all come to the top of the board have realised that I've moaned about my knee on just about every available thread

 

[Glover Fan]

Lovely day, good amount of entries for the 100k, but I arrived after the 200ers had already left.

The control at Forde Abbey was really good, food of very high quality, Sherborne was OKish, not much of a menu if there had to be one criticism. However the food, both at the start and finish by the organiser was absolutely stunning and the fact it was included in the £5 entry fee was astonishing, the cakes were lovely and they were all genuinely nice people.

As for the ride, good couple of tough climbs, especially up from Dowlish wake upto Windwhistle hill, but quite a "fast" route good quality quiet roads. Just unfortunate that we got caught in probably the heaviest April shower for a long time about 10km from the end!!! Absolutely soaked through, even though I had a waterproof jacket in my saddle bag, by the time I would have stopped the get it out I would have been wet through anyway, the shower came from nowhere!!!

Thoroughly good day, but judging by my legs I feel like I need to go up to a 150 or 200km pretty soon.

 

[Banjo]

Have just spoken to the organiser, he was emphasising that I'd be missing out on loads of great cake and home-made food...

Thanks for the good wishes, anyway. Now a few SW Audax threads have all come to the top of the board have realised that I've moaned about my knee on just about every available thread

Baggy I m sure you know this but knee pain is often related to incorrect seat height. Even a couple of millimeters too low can cause pain in my limited experience. Good Luck. You were wise to withdraw pushing on through pain can only cause more problems.

 

[Baggy]

Baggy I m sure you know this but knee pain is often related to incorrect seat height. Even a couple of millimeters too low can cause pain in my limited experience. Good Luck. You were wise to withdraw pushing on through pain can only cause more problems.

Thanks Banjo - have posted about it in (minute!) detail in Health and Fitness, and after a couple of physio trips I think it's a combination of cleats and hill technique.

I am going to get my bike fit checked again though - I have had a fitting in the last few years but have fiddled around with it a bit since.

 

[Baggy]

Thoroughly good day, but judging by my legs I feel like I need to go up to a 150 or 200km pretty soon.

Glad you had a good day, I did think of everyone when it chucked down in the afternoon!