http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/a-proper-challenge-for-charidee en-US Thu, 23 May 2013 22:49:20 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://singletrackworld.com/forum/search.php http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/a-proper-challenge-for-charidee#post-3725625 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:59:20 +0000 monksie 3725625@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I'm doing this<br /> <a href="http://www.justgiving.com/stannsbigbikeride">http://www.justgiving.com/stannsbigbikeride</a><br /> which I've mentioned here<br /> <a href="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/olympic-park-to-manchester-velodrome-in-1-day-whos-coming-win-a-tv/page/2?replies=38#post-3725590">http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/olympic-park-to-manchester-velodrome-in-1-day-whos-coming-win-a-tv/page/2?replies=38#post-3725590</a><br /> which has now led onto this<br /> <a href="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/what-train-station-as-near-as-possible-to-oiympic-park-with-a-bike">http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/what-train-station-as-near-as-possible-to-oiympic-park-with-a-bike</a><br /> Astonishingly generous!<br /> Back to the original post though. I only thought of it last Monday sat at work. Just do stuff. I went past the scene where a cyclist died today. Just do stuff. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/a-proper-challenge-for-charidee#post-3725495 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:34:29 +0000 chives 3725495@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Fairplay - if you're initially aiming to raise money for charity, and the event you choose is potentially un-doable for you, then in my experience the people you know will get behind you 100%</p> <p>I entered the Kielder 100 last year, despite having only been riding for about 12 months at that point. I missed the 51 mile cut off by about 8 minutes, earning a big fat DNF. But I managed to raise £1000 for the prostate cancer charity in the process, as well as learning a heck of a lot about myself and mtb'ing along the way.</p> <p>I wish you every success in your endeavours, aim high. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/a-proper-challenge-for-charidee#post-3725328 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:58:24 +0000 aracer 3725328@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p><blockquote>That lakeland 100 looks ace, much more my thing than pounding pavement.</blockquote></p> <p>Finishing that is still a really tough achievement, but one which depends less on your inherent ability - less likely to be totally impossible. I'm tempted to suggest though that whilst it might be possible for you in a year, it's still going to be very hard, and not only involve a lot of hard work, but also quite a bit of luck. You'd probably be better off doing the 50 - still a very tough thing, and far from a 99% chance of achieving it in a year even if you are prepared to work hard, but it's a rather more realistic ambition. AFAIK most entrants to the 100 have already done the 50 (or something similar) the previous year - or maybe that's just most of those who finish the 100!</p> <p>BTW I know one of the race directors of the L100 - top bloke, so don't be afraid to ask for advice. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/a-proper-challenge-for-charidee#post-3725284 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:52:33 +0000 chiefgrooveguru 3725284@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I'd start running now - if you really hate the training it will not be a fun way to spend a year - find out before you commit. You could do some crazy cycling challenge: Year Record? <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_wink.gif" title=";)" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/a-proper-challenge-for-charidee#post-3725171 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:31:06 +0000 bedmaker 3725171@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Hmmmm...perhaps it is aiming too high.<br /> I don't necessarily want to attempt something I am 99% sure of achieving, I want a genuine challenge that I may well 'fail' at, although finishing a marathon in a respectable time would be a good achievement in itself.</p> <p>That lakeland 100 looks ace, much more my thing than pounding pavement.</p> <p>I've spoken to my local Marie Curie rep and will meet her later in the week, also may support Clic sargent. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/a-proper-challenge-for-charidee#post-3725010 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:50:38 +0000 aracer 3725010@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Very, very tough challenge. I speak as somebody who probably could have run a 3 hour marathon (not that I ever ran a marathon at all, but I've done an 81 minute half and run more than 26 miles through mountains). Right now the idea of me managing a 3 hour marathon in a year's time would be pretty daunting for me when I'm only averaging 4 hour marathon pace over an hour's run (which I suspect is still faster than you'd manage).</p> <p>Good luck with that, but please don't base your whole life and ambitions around a target you may not be able to meet. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/a-proper-challenge-for-charidee#post-3724968 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:40:42 +0000 Gunz 3724968@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>All the best but with your background I'd certainly sponsor you to achieve under four hours, three hours is hellish quick. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/a-proper-challenge-for-charidee#post-3724958 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:37:56 +0000 IvanDobski 3724958@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>That Lakeland 100 looks interesting, I'm a crap runner but am now considering have a crack at that next year.</p> <p>Something to train towards anyway! </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/a-proper-challenge-for-charidee#post-3724927 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:29:53 +0000 leffeboy 3724927@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I'm liking your style bedmaker - that's a tough challenge and like others have mentioned it isn't one of the 'potted' challenges.</p> <p>Now have you found a charity that you actually believe in and want to support?</p> <p>If you are interested there is a nice piece of software called RunCoach (iirc) which will put together a training plan for you if you have a target on a certain date and know how many days a week you can train. It will also give you an idea of how possible it thinks your target is. works well in my experience </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/a-proper-challenge-for-charidee#post-3724916 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:23:38 +0000 foxyrider 3724916@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Doing the JOGLE in 2 weeks time in 8 days - Not sure if that counts but we have raised about £1500 for charity so far <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":)" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/a-proper-challenge-for-charidee#post-3724907 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:20:54 +0000 chiefgrooveguru 3724907@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>In fact, re-reading your post it doesn't sound like a challenge, it sounds like a complete impossibility. I'm not really a runner, just the odd 5k, 10k and one half in the last few years, can do 5k in just under 22 minutes so not quick but not terribly slow, am more of a runner's build and I'd consider aiming for a 3.5 hour marathon with a year's training a serious challenge. However despite your build you may be a natural distance runner, who knows?! </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/a-proper-challenge-for-charidee#post-3724887 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:15:38 +0000 chiefgrooveguru 3724887@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I don't think you realise quite how quick a 3 hour marathon is! To manage that you need to be able to do an 18.5 minute 5k. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/a-proper-challenge-for-charidee#post-3724807 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:48:15 +0000 jonba 3724807@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>do this and finish and you can have a tenner off me</p> <p><a href="http://www.lakeland100.com/whats-is-the-lakeland100-" rel="nofollow">http://www.lakeland100.com/whats-is-the-lakeland100-</a> makes the Kielder 100 look like a gentle Saturday bike ride. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/a-proper-challenge-for-charidee#post-3724806 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:48:09 +0000 jonba 3724806@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>do this and finish and you can have a tenner off me</p> <p><a href="http://www.lakeland100.com/whats-is-the-lakeland100-" rel="nofollow">http://www.lakeland100.com/whats-is-the-lakeland100-</a> makes the Kielder 100 look like a gentle Saturday bike ride. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/a-proper-challenge-for-charidee#post-3724660 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:55:57 +0000 PrinceJohn 3724660@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p><a href="http://fatboyslim.me/">This chap</a> is doing a pretty impressive thing, mostly turning is own life around. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/a-proper-challenge-for-charidee#post-3724604 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:34:37 +0000 Dickyboy 3724604@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>If you are prepared to give up almost everything else in your life then you might just achieve that, going from not running to a sub 3hr marathon is a big ask IMO. Took me 2 or 3 years of half arsed attempts to whittle myself down from 125min to 105min half marathon times </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/a-proper-challenge-for-charidee#post-3724601 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:34:25 +0000 atlaz 3724601@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Sounds like a big job to me but good luck, bonne chance and all that.</p> <p>Personally I'm going to atone for my imagined and real sins by riding to Catania in Sicily on my road bike. As quickly as possible so I don't enjoy it. Sadly I'm not really joking either (well a little, I might actually go to Slovenia instead). </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/a-proper-challenge-for-charidee#post-3724568 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:27:26 +0000 wwaswas 3724568@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p><em>the bloke slamming his nuts in a drawer for comic relief gets a tenner</em></p> <p>even if he'd look at someone else doing it and be in the 'hell yes' category? </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/a-proper-challenge-for-charidee#post-3724562 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:25:07 +0000 Nicknoxx 3724562@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>IME running a two-hour half-marathon and a four-and-a-bit-hour marathon is well within the abilities of any reasonably fit person, but knocking 25% of those times takes considerable effort/native ability. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/a-proper-challenge-for-charidee#post-3724543 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:20:49 +0000 Twodogs 3724543@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Have you done a marathon before? A sub 3 hour marathon is a very big ask, even for an experienced runner. If you can run a sub 85 min half marathon, theoretically, you should be capable of a sub 3hr marathon....if you're prepared to train 5 or 6 days a week, and put in speedwork, hills, long threshold pace runs, then maybe, just maybe.<br /> (I've done a 83 min half, and my best marathon time is 3:13....I think it would have been a big jump for me to get that under 3 hours). </p>