My SR plans: 2012

[frank9755]

I found 200 quite a barrier, it took two goes to crack it last year (out of time on the first ploughing up and over Hartside pass into a strong headwind). My major worry about the longer distances though is more about being fast enough to allow some sleep. I get full value out of the 200s I ride usually so building up a time bank for sleep on a longer ride might take a bit of doing (and losing a decent amount of weight )

The terrain you are riding in is easily a couple of hours slower than a SE 200km, which obviously will have nothing like Hartside, so there's no shame in that!

 

[fungus]

Damn I've started to think about this too.

I'm already doing the Nippy Sweetie 200 (31/3) and the Snow Roads for 300 (2/6), Now I'm considering Llanfair P 400(26/5) and the Cambrian 600 (14/7).

When I think that the furthest I've ever ridden is 217km, I think 'ambitious' is probably the right description

The Llanfair is a nice ride, there's a few lumps but nothing too bad. If you get round the snow roads I'd imagine it'll be a doddle.

I'm in again on this one

 

[DooBlood]

Hi Forum folk, my SR series looks like this:

200 7 April Sam Weller's April Foolery
400 5 May Brevet Cymru
600 28 July The 3 coasts
300 11 Aug A rough diamond

I chose the 200 because Black Sheep events have always (with 1 exception) been good, and this is an event I have not ridden before. I cycled the Brevet Cymru last year and it was great, however, I got lost and added 30k to my distance and missed the Llanfair... sign that I wanted to photograph. Cycled the BCM last year and figured this year I would tackle something easier - love riding by the coast, so the 3 coasts seems a winner. My 300 is another Black Sheep event that I have not ridden and the organiser said it was his best 300 so I'll give it a go and see what I think. Completed the Dean last year, and like the BCM this was quite tough.

 

[Ian H]

Oh well. I've entered my first event of the year - the Dean, from Oxford. I'm morally obliged to ride the National 400. It's a little early to worry about the others just yet. I am contemplating attempting to obtain six points without riding an actual 600 event.

 

[stevevw]

I am sort of thinking of a SR this year as well as a RRtY
So far:
Jan - Poor Student 200 - Done
Feb - Kennet Valley 200 - Done
Mar - Start of Summertime 210 - Entered
Apr - Green & Yellow 300 - Entered
May - Severn Across now full so Probably a 200 ECCA or Edmund\'s?
June - National 400? But should be doing the first two days of the Fridays Tour which I may be able to use the ride home from York as a DIY 300 - 400

Not thought of a 600 yet, to be honest the thought of a 300 is bad enough. When I got to 150km on the Kennet it suddenly hit me that if I was doing a 300 I would only be half way, which worried me for a while until I had the last hilly 50km to worry about more

 

[frank9755]

Ok, looks like Im not doing the severn across then if its full. And prob have to dns Denmead this weekend.
Am going to do the green & yellow fields though.

My technique, Steve, has generally been to not think about distance done and distance to go as i find it both spoils my enjoyment of the ride and gives me those sort of things to worry about.

 

[2old2care]

Just wondering what's an SR???

 

[PpPete]

Audax super randonneur series.
A 200km, a 300, a 400, and a 600 in a year

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[Scilly Suffolk]

I'm aiming for an SR this year, as part of my training for the LEL.

I started the 600km training plan in Simon Doughty's book a couple of weeks before Christmas, which means I'll be doing a 600 at the end of August.

My choice of events is restricted because I don't drive and since I was laid-off, work has been thin on the ground so little money for train fares.

So far this is what I've got pencilled in:
200km - Witham Westerley; ECCA Festival 200; Edmund's Folk Go Paddling; Castles & The Coast (clashes with the Dunwich Dynamo).
300km - Hereward The Wake.
400km - Audax UK National 400.
600km - ?

I won't necessarily ride all the 200s, but they coincide with when I'm scheduled to ride those distances anyway, so if funds allow I might as well do them: being easier to cover distance in company than solo.

The 600 will be a problem unless I can condense my program, as there are no events that late in the year. A DIY or a permanent is a possibility, but I really don't fancy riding that distance on my own at this stage.

What are the experienced Audaxers thoughts?

 

[Tynan]

ludicrouly I already have a 100km and 200km stamped and in the bag plus another 200km inc ride to and from done, a 300km this weekend including to and from and a 400km arrows in two weeks time

so just an official 300km and and I imagine the tricksy 600km to go, and it's only March

(yes, I know I haven;t actually ridden the 300km and 400km yet )

 

[mcshroom]

That's good going Tynan. I start with my first 200 of the year on Saturday week and due to illness I'm way behind where I wanted to be mileage wise.

 

[Tynan]

isn't it, and me a humble commuter, it's my mid life crisis year

that Hereford the Wake 300 loked well handy for me until I saw the 9pm start, what's that all about? Better to start in dark and finish in daylight I suppose but surely at that time of the year the day is long enough to fit a 300 in?

 

[mcshroom]

I'm tempted by the Green & Yellow fields as it starts at 0:01am, so all the night bits are done first (after a group trip to the curry house too ). Unfortunately it's a long way away from me

 

[Tynan]

green and yellow is rather handy for me

night riding isn't at the top of my favourite things to do, spec not when I'm tired

 

[frank9755]

I'm aiming for an SR this year, as part of my training for the LEL.

I started the 600km training plan in Simon Doughty's book a couple of weeks before Christmas, which means I'll be doing a 600 at the end of August.

My choice of events is restricted because I don't drive and since I was laid-off, work has been thin on the ground so little money for train fares.

So far this is what I've got pencilled in:
200km - Witham Westerley; ECCA Festival 200; Edmund's Folk Go Paddling; Castles & The Coast (clashes with the Dunwich Dynamo).
300km - Hereward The Wake.
400km - Audax UK National 400.
600km - ?

I won't necessarily ride all the 200s, but they coincide with when I'm scheduled to ride those distances anyway, so if funds allow I might as well do them: being easier to cover distance in company than solo.

The 600 will be a problem unless I can condense my program, as there are no events that late in the year. A DIY or a permanent is a possibility, but I really don't fancy riding that distance on my own at this stage.

What are the experienced Audaxers thoughts?

Simon Doughty's book is very good. I followed his guidance to get ready for PBP last year.

I wouldn't recommend doing your first 600 as a solo event - far easier to have some company and some back-up if things don't work out to plan.

It's not absolutely essential to do a 600 this year if it is not easy to make it fit in. If you get round your 400 you have done the hard bit of a 600 so that would be a decent enough aim for this year.

I did the Hereward last year. The evening start makes the logistics really easy - you don't need hotels or early morning starts if you ride through the night! (also, it was good preparation for PBP as that was also an evening start). I wish more events started in the evening.

Good luck!