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Planet X

  • 03-12-2009 3:41pm
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    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,895 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Goal: Sub 24 minute 10 mile TT.


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  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,895 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    4th Dec.

    FRIDAY: 4 X (10 X 30kg.) Bench Press.
    Not alot but just starting off. Do some each winter.

    SATURDAY: 4:45min. Hilly. AvHR 132BPM.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,895 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    SUNDAY 6th. : 70 miles. AvHR 142bpm. 4hrs. 30mins.

    "Around The Block", Stillorgan Rathdrum Laragh Stillorgan.

    Tired, very tired.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,895 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    TUESDAY 8TH.: 5 x (10 x 30kg.) Benchpress.

    FRIDAY 11th.: Christmas Party, problem!

    SUNDAY 13th.: 5 X (10 X 30kg. ) Benchpress.

    Not a good week.
    Half hour commute every day. Piddle.

    Will crucify myself next week.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,895 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    Crucifiction didn't happen.


    Saturday 19th. : 4hrs. 25min. AvHR 140bpm. Hilly.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,895 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    17th. January.
    Vets Tour; 5hr. AvHr. 146bpm.

    23st. January
    Club run: 5hr. 15mins. AvHr 142bpm.


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  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,895 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    6th. Feb.

    5hr. 15min., hilly, very. Club Tour. AvHr. 140bpm.
    Same same.

    Big downhill, going fast, right turn, strung out, front brake cable pulls loose on the bend..................nearly killed myself. Right turn, went left into the entrance to a big country farm house, 10 /12 foot high walls either side of the big iron gate, closed, 4/5 inches of gravel, rear wheel dug into the gravel, spinned and stopped me a foot or so from the wall. Stayed up.
    No damage thank God. Borrowed a multitool and tightened the front cable.

    The lads were saying "What's that smell of sh!te!" :)

    This morning I tightened my front brake and obviously didn't tighten the cable enough. I thought my number was up!


  • Registered Users Posts: 30,999 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Planet X wrote: »
    6th. Feb.

    5hr. 15min., hilly, very. Club Tour. AvHr. 140bpm.
    Same same.

    How's the Enigma? Still happy with it? Any regrets? Just askin'. No reason...


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,895 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    Yeah, it's fine. Haven't used it for months. Was out with it on a Boards trip this year. Using my Giant winter bike all the time, mudguards etc, nice n heavy so the racing will be a tad easier on a lighter bike I reckon.

    Mucky back roads with the club up in the hills, so can't be bothered with the good bike.
    No regrets, love the bike.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,895 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    Club, Sorrento, 3.9 mile TT . First club league race

    Wednesday night.

    19 starters.


    Pulled in second at 7:56.
    Got second off scratch.
    12 seconds off a clubmate who done 21 odd Ras's. Dave Peelo.
    Just below, apparently, 30 mph. 3 turns.
    Disc rear..............but does it matter over 4?


  • Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 74,687 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Congratulations Planet X

    That seems pretty good going, even over 3.9m. What was the course like? Was it a circuit or was there some net climbing (or descent) involved?

    I think your 24min 10m TT is well in your sights (just double the effort of the 3.9m, and then you can coast the last 2.2m in 8 minutes:D).


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  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,895 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    Pancake flat I suppose. Up n down over a flyover was about it really.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,895 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    Beasty wrote: »
    Congratulations Planet X

    That seems pretty good going, even over 3.9m. What was the course like? Was it a circuit or was there some net climbing (or descent) involved?

    I think your 24min 10m TT is well in your sights (just double the effort of the 3.9m, and then you can coast the last 2.2m in 8 minutes:D).

    Looking good for a 23 I hope.

    Next run is an IC (Inter Club) 22nd. April. 11k. Sorrento / Bray / Murphy n Gunn.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,895 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    Came 5th last weekend, Longford,

    IVCA.



    RACE 2
    140 DOYLE Damien 1 10 BRAY WHEELERS
    147 GRIMES Brendan 2 9 TULLAMORE CTC
    191 DOOLAN Wayne 3 8 IVCA
    190 McNAMARA Aidan 4 7 TULLAMORE CTC
    119 KILROY Alan 5 6 SORRENTO CC
    186 SCULLY Mick 6 5 TULLAMORE CTC
    181 MORAN Francis 7 4 IVCA
    169 KEHOE Robert 8 3 TEAM SPORTS MED
    198 KENNEDY Seamus 9 2 DUNBOYNE CC
    196 DONEGAN Patrick 10 2 TULLAMORE CTC
    103 BYRNE Hugh 11 5 SUNDRIVE TRACK TEAM
    180 MONGEY Eddie 12 2
    118 KENNEDY Mick 13 4 DUNBOYNE CC
    160 FITZSIMONS Paddy 14 2 DUBLIN WHEELERS
    126 McSHARRY John 15 3 NEWRY WHEELERS
    101 BARBER Tom 2 GARDA CC
    105 CASEY Pat 2 LUCAN CC
    107 CLARKE Larry 2 BRAY WHEELERS
    111 DARRAGH Sean 2 IVCA
    115 HARTE Gerry 2 NAVAN RC
    120 LAWLESS John 2 DUBLIN WHEELERS
    125 McNAMARA Brian 2 ORWELL DTC
    128 HILL Michael 2
    144 O'TOOLE Shay 2 Lakeside Wheelers Mullingar
    145 NUGENT Jack 2
    146 O'BRIEN Damien 2
    156 EBBS Arthur 2 ORWELL DTC
    164 HENNESSY Mick 2
    166 HYNES Victor 2 IVCA
    173 LAVERY Tosh 2 DUNBOYNE CC
    176 McCANN Ray 2 ORWELL DTC
    178 McFEELY Kevin 2 SWORDS CC
    188 WALPOLE Leslie 2 LUCAN CRC
    189 WALSH Eamon 2 BRAY WHEELERS
    197 McINTYRE Kieran 2 DUBLIN WHEELERS
    199 HEARY Aidan 2 NAVAN RC
    102 BOYLAN JJ dnf 2 IVCA
    133 O'MARA Susan dnf 2 DUBLIN WHEELERS
    165 HOGAN Liam dnf 2 GARDA CC
    182 MORELLI Romano dnf 2 ORWELL DTC

    45 miles.



    ............Very dangerous run in as far as I'm concerned......................about 300 to the finish......................coming off the N4, into a roundabout, 40 odd, guy outside me did a front wheel wobble in about 3 inches of gravel, and I thought.................fcuk, he's off the bike. He stayed up.
    I was well down the bunch coming out of the r'about. Too far down I thought, RHS was open, now, after having driven the guts of a 100 miles in the car............"Come in legs", Yeah, I rolled up the RHS and, miraciously, passed about 15 odd sad souls, couldn't believe myself, started looking around in disbelief......................Jasus nearly there.
    4 Guys rolled in in front of me.
    Happy days.
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  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,895 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    ...............

    and 4th last, last night......



    Sorrento Cycling Club
    17 Mile CP Road Race 14th April 2010
    NAME HANDICAP TIME ACTUAL TIME PLACE POINTS
    Paddy Mackey 00.57.38 00.45.38 1 11
    Roy Bowden 00.57.43 00.46.43 2 10
    Enda Ryan 00.57.43 00.43.43 3 9
    Stephen Healy 00.57.43 00.45.43 4 8
    Fintan Ryan 00.57.43 00.52.43 5 7
    Paul Murray 00.57.43 00.45.43 6 6
    Aidan Ryan 00.57.43 00.45.43 7 5
    John Dorris 00.57.43 00.43.43 8 4
    Denis Cummins 00.57.47 00.43.47 9 3
    John Connaghan 00.58.14 00.44.14 10 2
    Paul Cullinan 00.58.30 00.49.30 11 1
    Ian Murphy 00.59.21 00.47.21 12 1
    Dave Peelo 00.59.29 00.44.29 13 1
    Alan Kilroy 01.01.32 00.47.32 14 1
    Eileen O'Sullivan 01.02.03 01.02.03 15 1
    Colin O'Connor 01.04.07 00.53.07 16 1
    Ian Mulvaney DNF DNF DNF 1

    17 miles.

    ............blew up back side of Roundwood Village, nice, very short (200 m?) drag, to sort guys out, in a group of four, Dave Peelo 1 minute behind us. Once around Vartry Lake. I pulled out up the drag. Caught 2 on the way back, Dave Peelo hammered by me on a slight uphill on the way back in to Calary didn't put too much ground into me, had him in sight but was never going to get up to him,....................obviously?
    Pulled away, he did, not me ffs.
    Got back in with sweat dripping off my lid...........effort.

    Welcome to the wild world of racing?

    PS. Heavily handicapped after coming 2nd in the club first race, TT.

    Sorrento C.C. 3.9 Mile TT
    7th April 2010
    NAME TIME PLACE POINTS
    Dave Peelo 07.42.56 1st 11
    Alan Kilroy 07.56.53 2nd 10
    Denis Cummins 07.58.59 3rd 9
    Enda Ryan 08.02.50 4th 8
    Ian Mulvany 08.09.07 5th 7
    Aidan Ryan 08.25.04 6th 6
    Paddy Mackey 08.30.67 7th 5
    Stephen Healy 08.35.84 8th 4
    Paul Murray 08.39.99 9th 3
    Roy Bowden 08.41.66 10th 2
    Colin O'Connor 08.42.43 11th 1
    Mark McGarry 08.56.66 12th 1
    Mark Prendergast 08.56.82 13th 1
    John O'Reilly 08.59.89 14th 1
    John O'Sullivan 09.01.13 15th 1
    Paul Cullinan 09.04.43 16th 1
    Fintan Ryan 09.36.02 17th 1
    Malcom Goggin 10.40.44 18th 1
    Eileen O'Sullivan 11.06.04 19th 1

    Ah, C'est la vie, do your leaves all turn to brown.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,895 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    Kentstown. IVCA DMS. 80k. Last Sunday.
    3 laps.
    Sorrento guy, Ian Murphy, legs it on the second lap with another guy.
    Stays away. Big lead. Good. Within view all the time. I suppose we sat up. Flatish run. Started raining, last lap, talking to Victorcarerra (Boards) about how mucky it was on a wheel, tight. Took the glasses off, still dogs.
    Got into the last 3 miles, up front'ish. Was going to get points! So I thought.
    Last bend into the run in (about 3/4 mile). Getting tight. Sean Lally on my wheel. Go Go Go.
    Two guys were about 200 in front of us. I was behind a good wheel. Bunch on my shoulder. Legs burning. Couldn't pull off. 5th in line.
    Burning legs. Couldn't hold for the sprint. Got 26th I think in a bunch of 50.


    I've done it before...............I still don't learn. Adrenaline.

    Stay in the bunch and kick with the bunch. Much better chance of gettin up.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,057 ✭✭✭victorcarrera


    Planet X wrote: »
    Kentstown. IVCA DMS. 80k. Last Sunday.
    3 laps.
    Burning legs. Couldn't hold for the sprint. Got 26th I think in a bunch of 50.

    Ditto: Burning legs and everything else on fire. Couldn't hold for the sprint either. I went from 6th to 29th in that sprint.:mad:

    I try to ride up front in the wet for safety reasons, and either make or go with a break at the risk of taking more wind, then go backwards in the sprint.
    I've ridden a couple of races from the front now without sucess so I'm going to try "Hide and steal" in the next one.

    Apart from last Sunday though, I've noticed that when you have good position for the sprint you are gaining rather than losing places.
    Anyhow bring your climbing legs next Sunday for the Hill of Allen.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,895 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    4 laps of the Newbridge Open circuit last weekend.
    Newbridge GP.

    Boston Hill was the killer.



    About 6/7 Boardsies did the initial race.


    Hilly.
    4 laps.
    Very hard.
    We, the Greens, split the Green bunch on the first lap.........................................stayed away till the 3rd lap.
    Caught by.....who was the first to fly by but Paul Dolan,...... again.,
    I don't know won, but alot of people hung up their pedals on 1/ 2 laps.

    Victorcarerra did well in the sprint. Admiration.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,895 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    21st. April.
    Interclub opener. 11k. ITT.
    9th outta 69.
    15:41 11K.



    A tad over 26mph.

    http://sorrentocyclingclub.com/docs/2010races/IC1.pdf


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,895 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    Pulled in a 1:03:30 for 40K on Sunday. Apparently. Results not out yet.
    New PB. regardless.
    Disappointed.


    Thought I'd get closer to 2.
    C'est la vie.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,895 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    16 Sundays in a row.
    Racing.
    Getting tired of it.
    Really.............


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  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,895 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    Planet X wrote: »
    Goal: Sub 24 minute 10 mile TT.

    Got it tonight. 23:57. New pb.

    Club Championship 10 Mile TT. Came 5th.
    (4th. got a 23:56. Didn't really want to hear that, anyway.........)

    Very draggy course, Kilpeddar (N11) down to Coynes Cross roundabout and back.
    Doing a Vets. 10 on Saturday morning on a flattish course so aiming to beat the above.
    Happy enough.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,831 ✭✭✭ROK ON


    Well done.
    I passed a large group (maybe 15) of guys on TT bikes in Eniskerry tonite. They were going very easy. Maybe they were on their way out to the league?


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,895 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    Nah, wouldn't be our guys. Virtually everyone drives out.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,895 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    Planet X wrote: »
    Got it tonight. 23:57. New pb.

    Club Championship 10 Mile TT. Came 5th.
    (4th. got a 23:56. Didn't really want to hear that, anyway.........)

    Very draggy course, Kilpeddar (N11) down to Coynes Cross roundabout and back.
    Doing a Vets. 10 on Saturday morning on a flattish course so aiming to beat the above.
    Happy enough.


    Nah, no good. Too windy. 24:33.
    Met Beasty at the race.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,895 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    Planet X wrote: »
    Goal: Sub 24 minute 10 mile TT.

    Mission Accomplished.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,895 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    Ah jasus, that was tough! Did 110+k this morning with the Orwell Fast Crew, 4 hrs. Down to Dunlavin on to Naas and back via Saggart. They took a wrong turn on the way back, which brought us through Naas, Rathcoole etc.

    Good bunch of Boards riders there, Joker77, Levitronix, both from yesterdays spin along with Barrabus, whom I haven't seen in a couple of years, Rottenhat, oflaherta (?), think that was it.
    Joker77 and myself were wondering what we let ourselves in for. Pace was quick enough, shot up the N81 hill out of Tala. etc etc.
    On the edge but got home feeling good. Big bunch of about 20 riders.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,895 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    Getting ready for the Vets. kick off.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,895 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    Reckon I'm kinda set for next Sunday, Warrenstown. Short Race but obviously will be run off fairly fast. Always are, the 1st. 10 mins. of any race belt off. Going to do my two regular mid week training spins regardless, short distance but 5/6 hammer intervals. Not going to back off. Been doing the same circuit for the last 3 months. 20 odd miles. Short but tough.

    On the TT forum in UK, they "swear by", "not to go stale before the event". Yeah, I know they're talking about TT's, but whatever......... No, I'll still drop sweat next week.

    Warrenstown finish will be the same as the Orwell / training race. Know it well. Blew it last year. Went early on the start of the uphill, on the front, only to be hammered by Damien from Bray and then the bunch.
    Hopefully learned a lesson.


    By this time last year I had 4 Open races raced, but because of the non "recognition" by CI. of Vets. licenses this year......... Miss it. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Miss the Opens. Not prepared to shell out €20 odd extra on top of Race fee.
    Hey, but's thats me.


  • Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 74,687 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    I am guessing they will be doing 2 laps on Sunday, which makes it nearer 45km than the billed 60km - is that right?


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  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,895 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    You never know but I guess you're correct, 2 laps or so.
    Yep, less than 60k for sure.


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