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Rapha Festive 500 Challenge.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 641 ✭✭✭DanDublin1982


    Got another 80km in today so roughly 190 to go. Its doable but I just hope the weather holds out. :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,681 ✭✭✭✭P_1


    Well done lads. Bloody gutted I couldn't do it this year.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,128 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    Planet X wrote: »
    151k today...up NCD for a change, nice peachy roads compared to the back lanes I was on in Kildare.
    "Yizzer have it easy up there" :)

    https://www.strava.com/activities/813845498....
    :confused: According to your Strava route, you weren't anywhere near NCD! :confused:


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,175 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    Yeah well......loosely, across the river :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,199 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    Completed the challenge today, 64km with an AVG of 30.9, felt good so used a little more gas than normal while trying out some big ring climbing on small digs.

    Going to take a while day off now and the 2017 journey begins on New Years Day....


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,136 ✭✭✭fat bloke


    Festive 500 me hole. 70k Stephens Day and laid up since with a sore throat.

    Grrrr


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭Eamonnator


    Just back from spin. This was in doubt to the end, but I did it.
    512 kms in total with 3,500 metres of climbing at an average speed of 28.3kph.
    Day off tomorrow, then Duleek Parish Spin on Monday.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 641 ✭✭✭DanDublin1982


    Got to 373 with yesterday's effort but just couldn't get myself out of the bed this morning and with plans for the rest of the day I decided to just knock it on the head. Feels weird thaty cycling is done for the year but tomorrow is another year so off I go again. :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 342 ✭✭sann


    sann wrote:
    Day 2. 102k. Horrible. Headwind every way I turned and wasn't feeling 2 fresh from previous day. Will probably pull it back a bit tomorrow but well on track thankfully!!

    sann wrote:
    Day 1 . 109k. Nice conditions. New set of Zondas so I had an extra bit of motivation to get out on the bike.

    sann wrote:
    Day 2. 102k. Horrible. Headwind every way I turned and wasn't feeling 2 fresh from previous day. Will probably pull it back a bit tomorrow but well on track thankfully!!

    sann wrote:
    Day 1 . 109k. Nice conditions. New set of Zondas so I had an extra bit of motivation to get out on the bike.


    Day 3 was another 102k. That was Thursday.
    Knew I was leaving myself with 180k left and only 2 days.
    Didn't manage to get out yesterday so I knew the game was up.
    Day 4 (Today) 105k.
    So that's a fail for me.
    No excuses bar pure and other laziness midweek.
    Ah well it's still 400 odd k in a week that I'm sure won't do any harm.
    Well done to all who completed.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,256 ✭✭✭nilhg


    Might as well finish this out, 104km today on the club spin took me to 617km for the challenge, got me over the 100,000M climbing for the year as well.
    Lovely day for the job, in a lovely part of the world.

    https://www.strava.com/activities/816770845


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,457 ✭✭✭ford2600


    nilhg wrote: »
    Might as well finish this out, 104km today on the club spin took me to 617km for the challenge, got me over the 100,000M climbing for the year as well.
    Lovely day for the job, in a lovely part of the world.

    https://www.strava.com/activities/816770845

    No work done I suppose?

    Shame on you, best Xmas weather ever 😀


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,256 ✭✭✭nilhg


    ford2600 wrote: »
    No work done I suppose?

    Shame on you, best Xmas weather ever 😀

    Went hedgecutting yesterday, all the cyclists heading up Dunmurry Hill were giving me dirty looks so I decided to leave them in peace and go cycling myself today...........


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭Eamonnator


    nilhg wrote: »
    Went hedgecutting yesterday, all the cyclists heading up Dunmurry Hill were giving me dirty looks so I decided to leave them in peace and go cycling myself today...........

    I always give hedge cutters a dirty look.


  • Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,194 ✭✭✭wanderer 22




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