Anyone able to guess where I went for my saturday morning spin?

ajk24

Painful - clue = the fillet of munster

g0g

I thought this thread was gonna be a joke about that Honkjelly guy!

ajk24

g0g wrote: »

I thought this thread was gonna be a joke about that Honkjelly guy!

that was a good thread alright.

seriously though - Cork Airport hill - traffic lights to traffic lights - 3km - 4.3% average.

was doing between 9:50and 10:30 per ascent. I do it everyday on my commute - best recorded time = 8:50. Was wondering what a decent climber would do? I've seen some times for the upper part from the bull mccabes but none for the full hill.

Cookie_Monster

around in circles?

ROK ON

On one of the most stunningly beautiful mornings if the year you went up and down a the same hill in an industrial estate leading to an airport 6 times.

Seriously dude. You need to get a life. Save that stuff for the turbo when it's wet, dark and miserable.

Keep_Her_Lit

ROK ON wrote: »

On one of the most stunningly beautiful mornings if the year you went up and down a the same hill in an industrial estate leading to an airport 6 times.

Maybe it's a stunningly beautiful industrial estate?

Plastik

Keep_Her_Lit wrote: »

Maybe it's a stunningly beautiful industrial estate?

Alas, it's not.

Sunday was stunning out, just very cold!

stevemac

I've guessed the answer in my head.
Can you guess what I've guessed?

ashleey

As it was cork airport maybe you were lost in the fog?

jimm

Your Dentist?

He x-rayed your teeth and gave you that graph.




...........I'll get me coat........

seve65

ajk24 wrote: »

that was a good thread alright.

seriously though - Cork Airport hill - traffic lights to traffic lights - 3km - 4.3% average.

was doing between 9:50and 10:30 per ascent. I do it everyday on my commute - best recorded time = 8:50. Was wondering what a decent climber would do? I've seen some times for the upper part from the bull mccabes but none for the full hill.

using the top time on strava from bull mccabes, and looking at the time for the full ride from the bottom for the same ride, about 8:15 (traffic lights permitting I assume) !

ajk24

seve65 wrote: »

using the top time on strava from bull mccabes, and looking at the time for the full ride from the bottom for the same ride, about 8:15 (traffic lights permitting I assume) !

thanks seve - thats the info I was looking for. I'm a long way off 8:15 .

re: some of the other posts - dentists x-ray - I used to work in a sweet shop = no teeth left.:D

I also agree that there were much nicer routes to take on such a nice day but I was waiting on a call and needed to stay close to home.

Also - what industrial estate are people referring to? It is a dual carrigeway?

seve65

ajk24 wrote: »

that was a good thread alright. ...
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oh and yea.....you said I was a lunatic last year when I went up that track 12 times, welcome to the mad house.

if 'you want to get a life', get yourself up to Shanrahan hill for some scenic repeats: http://app.strava.com/rides/614696#

seve65

ajk24 wrote: »

thanks seve - thats the info I was looking for. I'm a long way off 8:15 .

'fraid we all cant be Ryan Sherlocks !

ajk24

seve65 wrote: »

oh and yea.....you said I was a lunatic last year when I went up that track 12 times, welcome to the mad house.

i stand by that. i'm only just (slowly) going mad.

funnights74

ajk24 wrote: »

that was a good thread alright.

seriously though - Cork Airport hill - traffic lights to traffic lights - 3km - 4.3% average.

was doing between 9:50and 10:30 per ascent. I do it everyday on my commute - best recorded time = 8:50. Was wondering what a decent climber would do? I've seen some times for the upper part from the bull mccabes but none for the full hill.

Ah god be with the days when those lights weren't at bull McCabes and you could time yourself for the full hill
So that will tell ya how long ago i managed it in 5.53.72,and there weren't roundabouts at the bottom or top so you could start at a decent speed.

ajk24

funnights74 wrote: »

Ah god be with the days when those lights weren't at bull McCabes and you could time yourself for the full hill
So that will tell ya how long ago i managed it in 5.53.72,and there weren't roundabouts at the bottom or top so you could start at a decent speed.

were those the EPO days? 5:53 is some, time flying start or not.

I was thinking of a drinking game (possibly due to the bottle of sam adams in my hand) - a pint at mccabes each time up - it would make the descents very interesting after a while.

funnights74

EPO Ha ha i wish, i was fitter and faster then, floored it from the start, big chain from the bottom,nearly fell off the bike going through the gates of the airport, heart goin like the clappers.
I'm happy to do it in 10 mins now.