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Bike welly boots arrived yesterday, shorty and beaver, though not sure anything short of a half track will be enough...
Binners, I'll be stopping at a great many points throughout the race to [s]cough up a lung[/s] have a natter, I may not be as sparkling a conversationalist as bunnyhop though...
Haha, I'm usually the one shouting insults as you all try to concentrate on one of the more life threatening, perilous, drops of doom.
Binners - keep our team spirit alive, I'm counting on you. How is the carbo loading coming on? Plenty of pies and pastys I hope 😀
Looking forward to this now. Mud tyres very much in place - not that I expect it to make much difference. I'll be on a Boardman Pro, with a pistonheads jersey probably - say hello!
I'll be in full on 'Brand Ambassador' mode...
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[b]Conditions update:[/b]
Well this morning I started my training programme in earnest. I nipped out for a jaunt and after a couple of miles my bike looked like this:
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I believe the term is 'claggy'. Though this is a massive improvement on "I'm not ****ing going out there in this!", which its been for the last two weeks. Its going to be carnage! 😀
But I did manage to get my bike decked out with my sponsors logos....
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Something to provide me with motivation, and keep me like TOTALLY stoked! 😀
Right... I'm off to the pub! See you tomorrow!
Assuming my dodgy back lets me take part, I'll have 2 rubber ducks sitting on top of my helmet. And I'll be trundling along slowly....
I'll see your rubber ducks and raise you a squeeky chipmunk i've just put on my bars, to save me constantly shouting [b]'ELITE RACER COMING THROUGH!!!!'[/b] 😀
I'm really wishing that I could be there now. I'll be thinking of you lot whilst I'm doing something boring as hell.
Have a good one!
I'm Buzzing! Just hope its as good as the previous ones!
I've just had a major component of my prerace nutrition plan, some (bloody lovely) pork and black pudding pie. Left over Colin the caterpillar birthday cake later.
Might have some sports biscuits later too. Because affaleet.
That sounds ace!
Is gammon, egg, chips and beans, washed down with Shiraz technically classed as carb loading? If not, then a double sausage and egg macmuffin in the morning is, right?
Unfortunately I'm not going to make it! My hip flexor went on me on Tuesday! 🙁 I'm only just able to get in & out the car without being in serious pain! The thought of riding a bike for 2 hours doesn't bear thinking about! Gutted!!
High protein, carbs and fibre, bloody hell binners, that's practically trying! Your cover is blown, I've long suspected you're actually an elite rider who's super modest before a race, then tears the legs off everyone. Even pre riding the course!
I assume your mcmuffin will be laced with something from a predelivered Tupperware box?
Guinness and steak pie with chips. That's carb loading right??
Now off? to the shop to stock up on Jelly babies to eat and share with the Marshalls on my way round (any excuse for a breather!)
I was in 2 minds about doing it because I've had a bad back and am hideously unfit but now I feel compelled to look out for Binners' chipmunk!
Right, final race preparation completed: oiled the propellor on the small plastic aeroplane zip-tied to my helmet. I am going to look well pro. 😀
(I promise not to do my best not to fall off in front of any genuinely fast people...)
If it's that claggy, the fast riders will have made a clear line by the time the rest of us get thru...
Or it will be a foot deep
pretty sure i am going to die tomorrow. see you all there!
Bloody hell Hells, that's not good! 😥 Hope you get sorted soon
Vicky, no mater how unfit you (think you) are, you're in serious competition here. Everyone gets a honk of the chipmunk as they lap me (again!). I suspect you'll hear it repeatedly! 🙂
I'm currently pre loading ibuprofen and some 4yr expired co codamol.
I'm thinking of washing it down with some single malt.
My breakfast plan I think is greenaulghs....
Hip flask will be out during the race...
Fair play Dunc!
Can I just put it out there that post ride/race/whatevoooo is at the Church in Prestwich.
We've managed to forgive them for removing the pie fridge. Just!
Cheers binners! Live to ride another day. Got my annual trip to HONC in 2 weeks, so I have to be sensible about this one!! Currently treating it with combination therapy; Ibuprofen & beer!! It's feeling much better today than earlier in the week so I seem to be on the mend!
i'm gonna be parking by the church anyway Ads, i'm on call tomorrow so may have to get to my car before the race is over...
I've been marking out the course all afternoon - and I can report that the course (apart from a couple of perma-bogs) is DRY and FAST.
And I've caught the sun.
See y'all tomoz!
When you say FAST, you're factoring us in? I think of myself as a technical obstacle for the fast boys. A (barely) mobile chicane.
anyone arranged post [s]race[/s] pootle drinks in the church/other hostelry?
You know the rules fella. All rides in the vicinity of Prestwich finish at the Church. It's the law!
How much of the course is rideable after the event? Was hoping to attend but the new date clashed with taking the wife to Edinburgh.
Would like to have a bimble round during the week
The weather looks glorious! You lucky, lucky people.
BTW. You should all make the effort to say thanks to Terrahawk. He has done this on his own and there has been considerable background bollocks from various people.
When you are in Philips make sure that you take 10 minutes to ride the red trails up the hill.
It will probably get loaded on Strava, but don't know how much is regular trails.
Alternatively, look for the hollowed out shells of unfit STW'ers bodies laying in the bushes
Have a great time folks! Gutted not to be there, especially as the pain is pretty well gone this morning! Dammit!
That was an awesome race! Really enjoyed my self and did my goal of four laps. 😀
More importantly, my big bro got his first ever podium in the 3rd place spot!! Proud is an understatement. If anyone has any photos of the podium, would you be kind enough to email them to me? We didn't have a camera on us... Email in my profile.
Thanks to all who set up and ran this awesome race.
I've got podium pictures. I'll post them up. I'm presently sat with a beer, caked in mud, looking at my bike which is even more caked in mud.
That was brilliant fun! Great course. A massive thank you to Jason and crew for taking all the time and trouble to organise it. And the weather gods certainly smiled on us! 😀
Oh... and we'll done to your brother. There were some seriously fast boys (and girls) out there today!
Great day guys, big thanks to terrahawk and all the helpers and marshalls, shouting their heads of for the full 2 hours.
Now sat at home, well and truly buggered. ??
Same next year?
Cheers terrahawk and all the Marshalls!
Great race, although compared to those at the front i was in no way racing, just trying to keep going for 2 hours!
Now at home nursing a probable bruised rib from on over the bars on that first descent (3rd lap - you think is have learnt by then!) 😕
The extent of my photography from today, a couple from the finish:
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Thanks Binners, much appreciated.
I just read back through this thread, think you where next to me at the start - remember the mascot!
Working through some photos the wife took - will post em when done.
Good race, happy with 6 laps on the singlespeed, considering it's the longest ride I've done this year!
Course was ace. Weather was ace. Mud was ace.
Well done folks, happy as a Greg in mud.
Home and just finishing depositing quite a lot of Lancashire mud on my drive over here in Yorkshire. Massive thanks to Jase and all the marshals. Had a great time and I think I did 6 laps but I lost count after 1. Great little course and nice to meet some of the guys on here.
Well bloody hell, wasn't that good! I wasn't expecting beating sunshine to be the extent of the weather. Managed 5 laps which I was chuffed with, including a spectacular OTB on that first loamy descent om lap 4. Cleaned it next time though!
(Oh and rider 161 - tut tut, cutting big corners off the track!)
That WAS brilliant!
Really enjoyed the course, different and better for it, I thought.
Preparation H scared me a bit until I worked out how deep the mud was.
Favourite bits were the little watersplash near the end and the new downhill, which I bottled out on every time.
Great organisation as always, thanks so much Jase, you should be very proud of yourself.
Lovely to meet everyone, great to chat with you all.
Smiles and sunshine.
Hearty congrats to all the winners, very jealous of your well deserved prizes.
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Great race,great weather and fantastic organisation. Well done to Jason and all the marshals for their efforts!
Anyone know when When will results be posted on the website?
Really good course and brilliant encouragement from the marshalls well done all of you
That was mint!!
Quite happy with five laps on my Scandal.I think i'm relatively fit until you get lapped! 😀
Massive thanks to Jase and the marshals for making it happen.
Loved the new course and only went OTB twice!
Alstublift from Belgium. Sounds bloody ace. I'm almost sorry I've been picking my liver in Ghent all day.