After a long dormant period I've decided to come back to my blog, dust off the cobwebs and settle down to entertain/bore you a little more. "Why does he want to do that?" I hear you mutter. Well, I feel I've got something actually worth blogging about that some people might find interesting. You see, come this summer I'm going to attempt something I have no certainty of completing and which will no doubt stretch me physically further than I have been stretched before. I have only gone and got a place on the London-Edinburgh-London (LEL) audax - a 1400km ride which has to be completed in just shy of 5 days. For those imperially minded folks that's about 180 miles per day.
I will be blogging about my training plans, setbacks and milestones on the way, a new dedicated audax bike, etc., etc. My initial plans are to up my average weekly mileage from about 60 miles to around 100 miles, make sure I ride at least 1 x 100+ mile ride per month and complete an audax SR series prior to LEL. My first 100+ mile ride is scheduled for next week (if the weather plays ball) when I am leading a ride from Manchester to Blackpool and back but going a hilly way rather than following the flatter charity route.
Will write again soon.
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Welcome back!
ReplyDeleteBeen wondering how long you'd have been able to stay away! :-D
Anyway, wow, that's quite a challenge. Riding 180 miles in a day is a good achievement for many, but doing it everyday, five days in a row? That's got to hurt a bit!
Best of luck and I'll be following your progress with interest.
Well. If you are going to do a challenge you might as well make it a decent one I think!
DeleteWelcome back! I am sorry I hadn't read your last post as so I didn't know about your accident. Hope to see you again soon, Wheelers' Brunch is meeting this month, in case you are interested in joining us.
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Well this is a nice surprise! Glad you're back, I look forward to reading about your preparation for this mission. If I can help with any London-y random stuff you might need, just ask!
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