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well said Jojo.
[i]I went whatever the female equivalent of 'balls out' is[/i]
*tits out*, I should imagine. 😉
All very noble of you.
As you have pointed out, you're a racing snake, capable of leading the rest of us in any given 12 or maybe 24hr race.
So you have the perspective from the high-moral ground, as t'wer.
The rest of us are perhaps going to struggle, and that, my friend, is why there is, as you put it, so much soul searching going on.
We lesser mortals are going to find this very hard graft and I for one am thinking, maybe, just maybe I'm a liitle out of depth on this one; but I am prepared to give it my best shot.
Ergo; any little bit of help is greatly received, and if that means a simple reference point & time-check, I'm all in favour of this - and that's why I mention it here.
But I don't understand all the soul searching that's going on about this event. Will there be too many hills?, will I have to carry too much stuff?, which bike? Which tyres?
Yup.
Just give it a go - only one person gets to win.
I;m no racing snake, I just enter very small categories 🙂
Even if you miss the first cut off, you've still got to ride back to the finish line. So the minimum distance you're going to ride is 55 miles/7.5 hours plus whatever it takes to ride back to the finish. That's a decent ride in itself.
There are 4x categories, so presumably 4x winners.
Unless Jojo has a category tucked up his sleeve 😉
This simple reference point (two would be even better)would be a help in preventing a potentially pointless 7.5hr ride, although I am hoping to complete the full distance.
I'm doing it to complete, not compete (for honours) - so a little assistance would be most welcome.
Unless Jojo has a category tucked up [b]his[/b] sleeve
Ahem...
Unless Jojo has a category tucked up his sleeve
I'm sure jojo has a couple of things hidden under 'his' jumper 😉
Ti29er - fit a cycle computer and do not use the auto stop / start. When the race starts set it going. It will then record the elapsed time including stops and the distance covered. To get to the cut offs you need to average ...
cut off 1 55 miles / 7.5 hours - 7.3 mph
cut off 2 65 miles / 10 hours - 6.5 mph
end of race 100 miles / 13.5 hours - 7.4 mph (assuming there is a cut off or you can still keep going till midnight once you get past cut off 2 ??)
Hour upon hour if you're above these then you should make it assuming the course isn't one massive up followed by one descent. You could make it more accurate by getting a profile of the route and working out average speed over terrain of course.
This is silly. Lance just done his recent 100miles in 6hours 23. Thats my time i'm aiming for *if i enter*
I've entered, am a racey type and am babbing my kecks about it.100 miles!
Eeeeeeeeeek!
Jojo therefore must be a girl.
No flies on me this morning 🙄
entered. If anything it'l be a good day out
A veteran 'girl' these days too, hence the smaller category fields. 🙂
Will look forward to not seeing Raddogair for dust (prays for dust rather than mud).
Too early for a weather watch yet?
http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/14days.asp?zipcode=Northumberland
unfortunately 'Northumberland is a massive area, and kielder has its very own micro climate due to the massive lake in the middle of it, the best town to search on for weather forecasts would be Hexham, or bellingham if you can find a weather site that has that...
Is camping included in the entry fee for this event?
nope, you need to arrange that at kielder campsite, a tenner a night
Hexham's better: http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/14days.asp?zipcode=Hexham
Let's hope the high pressure arrives a few days early 🙂
Thanks warton, well i'll be... Any idea if its close to the event 'happenings' may have none participating spouse with me.
Is camping included in the entry fee for this event?
Or try the youth hostel
Looking to camp Thursday night to Sunday night inc'. Depart Monday morning - if my legs still function properly!
I've emailed the site with my booking, so fingers X-ed.
As to the after-race party / evening event: I will have trouble standing up, let alone downing a few beers me thinks.
nope, you need to arrange that at kielder campsite, a tenner a night
I booked on friday Janet still had places left
www.kieldercampsite.co.uk
MTFU & get a computer.
if you spent as much time training as you do whinging and worrying you'd win it mate. 😉
Don't be so bl77dy stupid
I thought my comments were self deprecating, no more than that. A touch of humour, poking fun at me.
Anyhow, it's pouring with rain, yet the Met Office site says it's not.
Ho-hum!
See you on the start line I suppose.
I wouldn't worry too much about forecasts. I,m hoping for no rain as it will make it much easier kit wise, cycling shorts, cycling top and gilet. any rain complicates that, and i really don't want to carry a rucksack
I wouldn't worry too much about forecasts. I,m hoping for no rain as it will make it much easier kit wise, cycling shorts, cycling top and gilet. any rain complicates that, and i really don't want to carry a rucksack
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Peopele that are worried they might miss the cut off due to wrong pace etc why not just fit a computer. That will give you a rough idea of hoe far you have gone?
Anyone think there would be a problem sticking a tube in with my 'lunch' bag drops just in case I flat the few i'll take in my bag??
Bag drops with your own food and/or a large drinks bottle in will be taken to Feed Stations 1, 2 and 4. Bags must be no bigger than a large sandwich/freezer bag, securely fastened with your rider number on and placed in the correct container at the rider briefing.
Don't see why not, as it'll be smaller than a large drinks bottle.
I'm going to spend this weekend getting organized, sorting out the tent and bike etc, i'm getting all excited. done 140k on the road bike in the last three days, felt good, so going to get in a big ride sunday, 100k+ and I'm done
I've done 80miles (130k) off road plus 25miles (40k) on road last night.
Have one more ride tomorrow along with a very gentle spin on Tuesday evening next week. Then I've run out of time!
Away this weekend in Cornwall jet skiing so have to get the bike together next week (Luckily I'm off all week! )
I'm going to spend this weekend looking after our kids because my wife's away. Maybe not the best prep.
I've been T Total all month, but may just drink lots of beer on my weekend away... hmmm Dilemmas!
[i]Bag drops with your own food and/or a large drinks bottle in will be taken to Feed Stations 1, 2 and 4. Bags must be no bigger than a large sandwich/freezer bag, securely fastened with your rider number on and placed in the correct container at the rider briefing.[/i]
So does this mean you can have a bag for each station or if you have one they will take it onwards to each one? And just how big is a 'large sandwich/freezer bag'?
MrS.
Don't try & clarify! 3x drops.
Buy the large -est freezer or sandwhich bag you can possibly buy. Tesco? Sainsbury? Waitrose? Asda? (some homework for you!)
Seriously, do you really think they'll wait for you to arrive at Feed Station 1 and only then move it to Feed Station 2 for you? Who is monitoring race numbers? How much transport do they have between stations?
Don't take it as read, but it's just my understanding of the rules as I see it.
Bizarrely, my local Spar sells sanwich bags made for Shrek! HUGE! 😉
Ti29er, you managed to work that lot out all by yerself?.... 😉
I just hope there are newspapers for the descents.
I've put the map up btw
I just hope there are newspapers for the descents.
Will they be that uninteresting? 😉
Put the map up where?
Thanks for the map.
I don't suppose it's going to make a lot of sense until I get up there - and even then it might just be a little daunting! Think I'll arrive on Thursday and get my bearings.
Are you riding fully rigid & 29?
Have you ordered the same weather - hope not?
Where abouts on the trail are these taken as the trail looks all weather at this point?
Thanks Mike.
They're paul4stones photos, not mine.
The map doesn't make any sense to me, as I don't know the area. However, it's nice to see that we're never that far from the start, so if anything does go wrong, it's not going to be a huge distance to get back.
https://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=MnFnZUNxbEp0NjlFQlE9PQ
This is an A4 version of the map that I've uploaded for people..
I agree about the possible walk "home" - good to know if the Racing Ralfs shred themselves!
That's it now for me.
Two more short 2hr rides and I'll see y'all up there.