36 hour races?

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This topic has 13 replies, 8 voices, and was last updated 14 years ago by rolfharris.

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36 hour races?
rolfharris
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Does such a thing exist? It seems that a fairly average human being can survive 24 hours. But how about something really special in terms of constant effort- I know things like the transwales exist, and the transrockies, but 36, or even 48 hours of constant effort?

Who'd be game for it?

Posted 14 years ago

singlespeedstu
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Why not try the GDR.

Posted 14 years ago

racing_ralph
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get a girlfriend

Posted 14 years ago

Smee
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That as a pair or a quad would be fun. Solo would be hell.

Posted 14 years ago

Houns
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Rob – Member

get a girlfriend

Goan – Premier Member

That as a pair or a quad would be fun. Solo would be hell.

😯

Posted 14 years ago

rolfharris
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I like pairs. Agree solo would be a real nightmare, but i bet there's some folk out there that could do it.

Rob- they stop you riding your bike, don't they?

Posted 14 years ago

racing_ralph
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riding bikes Vs riding women = Riding bikes is best then you are truly gay luke

Posted 14 years ago

rolfharris
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I'd love to say bikes are less of a pain in the arse, but that'd be a lie wouldn't it? I need a rest from women, and it's really got me fired up for being fit again.

Posted 14 years ago

racing_ralph
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lol

Posted 14 years ago

njee20
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There's definitely one, remember seeing it advertised. I think pairs is harder than solo physically, but solo is the toughest mentally fo sho!

Posted 14 years ago

nickc
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pairs is tough, no real rest at all.

Posted 14 years ago

njee20
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Exactly, and you have to ride fast, with solo you just keep plodding!

Posted 14 years ago

aracer
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It's the boredom which would be the big problem. I've done ~36 hour races (also done rather longer ones, but you tend to stop and sleep for a couple of hours after the first 24-30 hours if doing one of those), so it's certainly physically possible, but they involved multi-disciplines and navigating unmarked terrain rather than riding round in circles.

If you really do want something longer than a 24 hour race rather than simply wanting to ride round in circles for a bit longer, then try adventure racing (sadly there don't seem to be any continuous races of that sort of length in the UK at the moment – was always my favourite length – you'll have to enter the Adidas Terrex race if you want something longer, and that's 4 days long).

Posted 14 years ago

rolfharris
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Don't really want to do adventure racing, and I find that riding around inc ircles suits me well (which is why I was crap at the Kielder 100!).

Found solo a bit of a steady plod but pairs does do terrible things to my body. But where 24 hours is very difficult solo, it's only fairly difficult in a pair, which is where this idea's come from.

Something tells me that if there was enough of a show of interest then the team that organised Kielder would be keen, just for the sheer stupidity of it.

Posted 14 years ago