Console Fun Cycle, 9th May

dave.obrien

Hey,

This year, I'm doing the Wicklow 200 in aid of Console, a charity who provide counselling and support to those bereaved as a result of suicide. In honour of this, I'm organising a Fun Cycle to raise a few quid for it.

It will be a 36km round trip, starting and finishing at Marlay Park. The proposed route goes from the car park up Stocking Lane, to the viewpoint, on to Enniskerry and back via Kilternan. I'm hoping that there would be enough people there to split into 4 group; a fast group, a touring group, a group for people who normally just commute and a group for people who wouldn't be used to being on a bike. Each group will have a guide with them, and 2 scheduled stops; one at the viewpoint and one in Enniskerry, though that may be adjusted depending on the needs and wants of the particular group.

I suppose a donation of €3 per person would be what I'd be looking for, but whatever you can afford would be great. It is scheduled for the 9th May at 10am.

Would there be many from here interested?
Thanks in advance

dave.obrien

Come on!!! It's for a good cause...

DirkVoodoo

A short spin for charity with a bit of banter thrown in in the middle of summer??

Count me in!

SetOverSet

Seeing as it's for a good cause... in

Glitterangel76

Sounds good to me..trying to get a friend from Limerick to come up and do it too.
I like that there will be 3 groups.
I'll keep looking for more details

Yeah might be up for it alright. Any idea of the timing of it?

dave.obrien

the timing of it will depend upon the speed of the group you're in. i'm hoping for three or four groups, the fastest ones would manage it in an hour and a half fairly alright, and the more casual groups shouldn't be more than 2 and a half hours, which means an ave speed of around 14-15km/h, should be manageable by pretty much anybody!

glad to hear of positive interest! i'm hoping people will met at the car park to marlay park at 10am, which should see everyone finished early afternoon.

dave.obrien

dave.obrien wrote: »

the timing of it will depend upon the speed of the group you're in. i'm hoping for three or four groups, the fastest ones would manage it in an hour and a half fairly alright, and the more casual groups shouldn't be more than 2 and a half hours, which means an ave speed of around 14-15km/h, should be manageable by pretty much anybody!

glad to hear of positive interest! i'm hoping people will met at the car park to marlay park at 10am, which should see everyone finished early afternoon.

Meant the time it started at, but you answered that too, so cheers.

dave.obrien

oh right, sorry that should have been in the main article!

time for an edit...

dave.obrien

Just bumping this again, this saturday at 10, €3 per person, 36km cycle starting in Marlay Park, all proceeds going towards Console charity... Please PM me to confirm interest. Thanks all.

ROK ON

@ Dave - would it be ok to head with ye to the turnoff to Glencree/Enniskerry and then continue on my own.
I would prfer to do at least 100k, as opposed to 36, but would be more than happy tp tag along for a while.
More than happy to support this charity.
Well done for organising.

dave.obrien

ROK ON wrote: »

@ Dave - would it be ok to head with ye to the turnoff to Glencree/Enniskerry and then continue on my own.
I would prfer to do at least 100k, as opposed to 36, but would be more than happy tp tag along for a while.
More than happy to support this charity.
Well done for organising.

I figured this will be the case for a lot of the more regular cyclists, hopefully the route is accommodating enough for anyone who wants to head on for a good spin, so no problem at all!

I know the starts late enough too, but my goal is to get a variety of cyclists of all levels up for it... 36km would be manageable for most people.

Anyone else?!

dave.obrien

I'm going to bump this every day, in the interest of charity!

keano007

You can count me in to dave, great idea! I'm only getting started with cycling so the shortish route suits me

dave.obrien

Right, so far DirkVoodoo, SetOverSet, Glitterangel76, Donal, RokOn, Keano007 and StudioRat have let me know of their interest. Thanks guys!

Any more?!

Might be worth putting up a google maps marker for where exactly you want people to meet since Marlay is a big place!

dave.obrien

Meeting in the car park to Marlay Park off Grange Road, find a map attached.

Thanks.

jimm

May be working Sat. but if not I'm in.

Sorry, just to be precise... here?

http://tinyurl.ie/937

If I'm coming along to this I think I'll be heading on to Sally Gap from the turnoff for Glencree.

humbert

I'll come along too. Very much in the commuter group.

gaffmaster

Woud it be ok to just turn up if i'm free? with a donation of course!

dave.obrien

Thanks Donal, that's where I was talking about alright! I hope that helps everyone else too.

Yep, whoever wants to show up on the day would be more than welcome, was just looking for a rough guide to the numbers.

Thanks guys.

keano007

dave.obrien wrote: »

Thanks Donal, that's where I was talking about alright! I hope that helps everyone else too.

Yep, whoever wants to show up on the day would be more than welcome, was just looking for a rough guide to the numbers.

Thanks guys.

I'm in anyway, dave

dave.obrien

great stuff, hopefully we'll have enough for 3 groups, and if anyone wants to do part of it before turning off for sally gap, i think you'll have company! for anyone who's interested, i'll complete the course, then head out and either do it again or head for the gap then back towards dublin, want to get in ~120km during the day.

ROK ON

I'm in. Was supposed to head out earlier, but severely lethargic this morning. In need of company to motivate me.

Have never been to Marlay Park, so I hope to find ye.

humbert

Just back, was a lot of fun. Thanks Dave.

dave.obrien

Thanks all, enjoyed it myself too, plus managed to raise €65 for Console, so that's great!

Excellent, glad to hear a good bit of cash was raised! Had a good time heading out with the gang, if I hadn't been in a group I probably would have wussed out at the Viewpoint.