Zwift Chat

[CXRAndy]

Im in Martin's home town tomorrow 50th Wedding anniversary. I may not be fit for anything. Im hoping to get my riding and weights in before I go- guilt free party then 🍻🍻🍻

 

[Legs]

I keep meaning to enter the Mersey 24, but need to prep correctly and get my shoot together.

Do it! I did it in 2006 and it was, um, an experience! I started too fast (100 miles in 4:25), and in spite of being copiously sick during the night I got a second wind on the Sunday morning. The camaraderie and support in the wee hours is great.

It does take a lot of preparation to mount a proper attempt, though.

 

[Joffey]

I'm best man at my brothers wedding tomorrow. I'mNot sure what state I'll be in at this time tomorrow too. 🥳

If you want to practice your speech I'm happy to set up a CycleChat Zoom meeting for this afternoon...

 

[berty bassett]

100 miles in 41/2 hours is bloody good going 😳
I wish I could do that on its own , let alone keep going afterwards bloody well done

 

[Legs]

100 miles in 41/2 hours is bloody good going 😳
I wish I could do that on its own , let alone keep going afterwards bloody well done

My PB for a standalone 100m TT is 3:58:25, but that's slow by modern standards!

 

[CXRAndy]

100 miles in 41/2 hours is bloody good going 😳
I wish I could do that on its own , let alone keep going afterwards bloody well done

A zwift 100 miler for you Berty would be sub 4hr. I did one in around 4.10 with 15 mile solo at the end. Group started with 200 riders, I got dropped with 18 left in the pack

 

[Whorty]

Do it! I did it in 2006 and it was, um, an experience! I started too fast (100 miles in 4:25), and in spite of being copiously sick during the night I got a second wind on the Sunday morning. The camaraderie and support in the wee hours is great.

It does take a lot of preparation to mount a proper attempt, though.

I thought the '24' referred to miles ... just realised it is hours!!! Wow, that's some achievement

 

[Legs]

I thought the '24' referred to miles ... just realised it is hours!!! Wow, that's some achievement

426.86 miles, apparently. Mostly fuelled on rice pudding, tinned pears and ibuprofen.

 

[Joffey]

ibuprofen.

Is that doping?

That's a crazy effort - much much respect, kudos and hat dothing sir.

 

[CXRAndy]

I thought the '24' referred to miles ... just realised it is hours!!! Wow, that's some achievement

Our club records are here https://www.sleafordwheelers.co.uk/Trophies.html

409 miles for 24 hours. It got updated after standing from the 1970s

Lee did 300 miles in 18 hours on a normal bike

Edit My memory has come back a little. The reason he has 409 and not something nearer to 440-450 was he began being sick couldn't keep food down. His 12hr time suggested he could have done more.

Since then world has changed, he's moved away and not sure he is dedicated to do those distance s. I still follow him on Strava

 

[Legs]

The reason he has 409 and not something nearer to 440-450 was he began being sick couldn't keep food down. His 12hr time suggested he could have done more.

If my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle! Keeping the food down is the big challenge.

 

[CXRAndy]

Very true, everything has to perfect, stay perfect, which rarely happens over such events

 

[straas]

Wow - only 10 miles off steven abraham aswell!

I would say I'd like to do it one day, but I'd be lying.

 

[bobinski]

Wow - only 10 miles off steven abraham aswell!

I would say I'd like to do it one day, but I'd be lying.

Yeah, feck that-theres lots more i wouldn't mind doing for 24 hours instead

 

[CXRAndy]

Yeah, feck that-theres lots more i wouldn't mind doing for 24 hours instead

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