flanagaj... I might be wrong, but I think even the slowest (relatively speaking) riders... are super fit animals!
flanagaj - there's a fair few UK riders doing it this year, why not contact them after the race, some have blogs/facebook and live feeds. I noticed a few of the racers in privateer article are doing it on a tandem.
@flanagaj if you get the time to review it once you've finished it that would be great
Have done already on Amazon. I never read books, but this one I have not been able to pull myself away from. Great read and full of humour. Have also recommended it to others@flanagaj if you get the time to review it once you've finished it that would be great
Nice one, thanks
Im sure Mike Hall will have chat to you about it, find him on face ache or through his normally aspirated human blog
Just recovering from this year's race. I had been training for about a year averaging around 200 miles per week (mainly on the road) before the race, with just a 4 day, 500 mile jaunt around Wales at Easter as realistic preparation for the long days in the saddle.
I suffered like a dog - swollen feet, numb toes and numb/weak hands and fingers (still not fully recovered), but heart, lungs and legs were no problem at all. Ibuprofen became part of my regular diet after the first week, and I think many other riders were also the same.
It was certainly the hardest thing I have ever done by some distance, but if you've invested enough (time, money, effort, personal commitment) in doing the race, then giving up is never an option.
I started off in full racing mode - about 16th after the first day, but had to settle back to "just finishing" pace once my extremeties started failing. Finally finished in 25 days - still not bad for an old gimmer of 56.
I now have a wealth of valuable advice and guidance that you only get through doing the race, and I would be happy to share that with any potential entrants.
Fridgeboy - when you have a spare five minutes I'd love to pick your brains on a few things. I'm aiming for next year so any help would be much appreciated
Cheers
[i]Finally finished in 25 days - still not bad for an old gimmer of 56.[/i]
Chapeau!
@johnny_met I read that the other day and enjoyed it. I did the TransAm this year and it's interesting to read how you and your mate got on. Think the TA is obviously a LOT easier but there are similarities beyond the shared bit of tarmac. Made me want to do it as a tour.
