RideLondon - Surrey 100 anyone?
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philinmerthyr
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They look like fun!! Best I get some hill training in
I thought that so hit the hills this morning. The Welsh valleys are good for that. I worked out a route with nearly 1,000 ft of climbing. It was tough but I feel great having done it. I plan to ride this route twice a week fom now on.
Phoenix Lincs
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I'm pleased to report that the local 'hills' I used to have to cycle up when I started cycling last year have now been downgraded to being slopes, but I need to seriously increase my hill work before August.
I might have to start going out with my bike in the car as my 'local' decent hills are still quite a distance from me, and fall into my 'long ride' category rather than hill sessions.
Good ride this morning though, beat a PB over 29.26 miles
I might have to start going out with my bike in the car as my 'local' decent hills are still quite a distance from me, and fall into my 'long ride' category rather than hill sessions.
Good ride this morning though, beat a PB over 29.26 miles
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Nomadski
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Thanks for the readings there philinmerthyr, I did a ride myself a while back in the car of the section between West Byfleet and Letherhead and have to say the section you recorded, plus a grade 5 hill around Newlands Corner prior to Leith and Box Hills will really be the key to finishing this race for me within the 9 hour limit.
I'm in. Haven't ridden since I was a teen. Now 42 and loving whizzing about on my shiny new triban 3. Ive done about 50m this week but over several 12 m rides. Av speed is about 12mph so a way to go. I'm still getting body and bike up to speed. Interesting post about box hill being key to completing the route within the 9 hour limit. I don't live too far away so will have to tackle it soon.
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Nomadski
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Im tempted to jump on a train from Raynes Park tomorrow to Horseley and ride the Newlands / Forest Green / Leith Hill / Box Hill section then the 30 miles back home. What really puts me off is the high chance it will rain, and the fact my new riding attire is due for delivery sometime tomorrow by Citylink.
May have to do it on my second day off on Tuesday, give me a chance to clean up the bike, its looking a bit dirty and needs new pedals fixing.
Or I may just go out on a 35 mile loop thru Cobham....
May have to do it on my second day off on Tuesday, give me a chance to clean up the bike, its looking a bit dirty and needs new pedals fixing.
Or I may just go out on a 35 mile loop thru Cobham....
oldgreyandslow
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I explored them on strava too, bloody hell is all I can say!
I'm trying to get a bit of hill training in but I can see these being a bit of a challenge to say the least. Anyhow there's still a few months to go, plenty of time to get fitter, lose more weight etc. I'm managing 60 milers now but don't have hills of this calibre, if that's the right word, nearby to try to knacker myself on.
Before all these clever sods come on and say "it's not difficult, just pick a low gear etc." I've got a 12-27 compact and still struggle on anything seriously steep. Practice, practice and even more practice required clearly.
SquareDaff
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Like a lot of other commentors - it got to 1st April and I thought "Time to get training". Following a training plan designed to get me to 100 miles in 4 weeks. Granted it won't be in impressive time- but I have 3 months to work on that at the end of the plan. Have currently finished Week 1 and and doing back to back 30 milers in the week with a 40+ miler at weekends. Feeling pretty good too.
Like a lot on here am concerned about the hills but as I live in Yorkshire finding some of those to practise on won't be a problem. Will get my base fitness in 1st though.
Have also entered a "trial 100" in Nottingham at the end of June, the aim being to do the distance there and then having 5 weeks to iron out any "kinks" before the London event.
Like a lot on here am concerned about the hills but as I live in Yorkshire finding some of those to practise on won't be a problem. Will get my base fitness in 1st though.
Have also entered a "trial 100" in Nottingham at the end of June, the aim being to do the distance there and then having 5 weeks to iron out any "kinks" before the London event.
philinmerthyr
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I climbed 1,200ft in 12 miles tonight. I need to speed up but that will come.
http://app.strava.com/activities/48041086
Planning 2 hill climbing sessions in the week and 2 longer tides to build endurance on the weekend. I've also settled into an diet of porridge breakfast, jacket pot and beans lunch and a good balanced evening meal. If I can stick to this I think I will be ready or the ride by Aug.
http://app.strava.com/activities/48041086
Planning 2 hill climbing sessions in the week and 2 longer tides to build endurance on the weekend. I've also settled into an diet of porridge breakfast, jacket pot and beans lunch and a good balanced evening meal. If I can stick to this I think I will be ready or the ride by Aug.
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Nomadski
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Potatoes are bad news for carbs no?
Good ride that, your a better climber than me. In the next couple of weeks Im planning a trip via Raynes Park to Horsley train station then going to do the badass section of the route (Horsley>Newlands Corner>Leith Hill>Dorking>Box Hill), plus cycle home along a good portion of the ride (Box Hill>Leatherhead>Cobham>Esher>Kingston>Wimbledon - about 60 miles total) just to see how far off I am.
I'm expecting the answer to be "quite a lot".
Just hope we can get some guaranteed forecast sun on one of my days off, so I can take my time with it.
EDIT: Just plotted it out to a TCX file for my Garmin. Looks a great challenge for me, but going to have to bite the bullet sooner rather than later. 53.4 mile route, elevation +3,328 ft / - 3471 ft, almost all that the first 26 miles...
Good ride that, your a better climber than me. In the next couple of weeks Im planning a trip via Raynes Park to Horsley train station then going to do the badass section of the route (Horsley>Newlands Corner>Leith Hill>Dorking>Box Hill), plus cycle home along a good portion of the ride (Box Hill>Leatherhead>Cobham>Esher>Kingston>Wimbledon - about 60 miles total) just to see how far off I am.
I'm expecting the answer to be "quite a lot".
Just hope we can get some guaranteed forecast sun on one of my days off, so I can take my time with it.
EDIT: Just plotted it out to a TCX file for my Garmin. Looks a great challenge for me, but going to have to bite the bullet sooner rather than later. 53.4 mile route, elevation +3,328 ft / - 3471 ft, almost all that the first 26 miles...
philinmerthyr
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I've read that jacket potatoes are good. They are low GI and so release energy slowly. Jacket pots and beans, I believe is one of the better options. The fact that this is only £1.12 on my office canteen is another bonus.
Mash and chips are not such a good use of potatoes.
lavoisier
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Sorry but Jacket Potatoes are High GI at 85.
philinmerthyr
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Oh. Change of lunch plans then.
Sittingduck
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If I was you, I'd go through Coldharbour and down into Dorking that way, after Leith. It's a great descent
Newlands corner is a miserable grind but at least it's short. Leith is the hardest climb there, not least because of the constantly changing gradients and rough surface. Box is no big deal, as long as you spin easy until at least the first steep right-hand hairpin. It levels out a little after that and you can push on along the straight with the graffitti mural on the road. When it kicks up into the right-hander at the end, just dig in and get through the tree section because the cafe / stop is just round the corner! Good luck.
Newlands corner is a miserable grind but at least it's short. Leith is the hardest climb there, not least because of the constantly changing gradients and rough surface. Box is no big deal, as long as you spin easy until at least the first steep right-hand hairpin. It levels out a little after that and you can push on along the straight with the graffitti mural on the road. When it kicks up into the right-hander at the end, just dig in and get through the tree section because the cafe / stop is just round the corner! Good luck.
