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Festive 500?

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    #32
    secman
    Registered Users Posts: 6,226 ✭✭✭secman


    Sorry to hear that, hopefully negative 🤞



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    #33
    NamelessPhil
    Registered Users Posts: 1,097 ✭✭✭NamelessPhil


    The Festive 500 itself says "Ride 500km in eight days" 24th to 31st inclusive = 40km per day.



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    #34
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 48,314 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    Booked for a PCR tomorrow

    one of these lads?

    Giant TCR Advanced 2 - full bike.jpg




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    #35
    cletus
    Registered Users Posts: 7,867 ✭✭✭cletus


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118374130#Comment_118374130

    24 - 40

    25 - 40

    26 - 40

    27 - 40

    28 - 40

    29 - 40

    30 - 40

    31 - 40

    That's a total of 320 😐


    Edited to add: unless you're counting in miles, then 40 miles a day would be 64ish km a day...



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    #36
    saccades
    Registered Users Posts: 1,252 ✭✭✭saccades


    Another 80km today (220km in) - could be the last. Grit got in where it shouldn't have done on the sodden day 1 and caused some damage. Missus saw the blood today and went mental at me.



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    #37
    cletus
    Registered Users Posts: 7,867 ✭✭✭cletus


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118374408#Comment_118374408

    Hope you're all right. At least you can eat and drink until New Year's now with no qualms 😀



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    #38
    Morris Garren
    Registered Users Posts: 473 ✭✭Morris Garren


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118374130#Comment_118374130

    Are you an accountant? Dept of Finance should head hunt you 😀



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    #39
    fat bloke
    Registered Users Posts: 5,815 ✭✭✭fat bloke


    Sure at 50km a day you'd need 10 days for 500...😁 😁


    Anyway, festive maths aside I at least made a decent mileage deposit today of 104km. Forecast appears to be wet enough going forward but hey, 320km is well doable 😊



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    #40
    Weepsie
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 19,828 Mod ✭✭✭✭Weepsie


    Waiting to do a PCR test tomorrow so I'm officially done at 25km



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    #41
    dahat
    Registered Users Posts: 16,633 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    Day two nothing only face stuffing with grub.

    Day three 147km at a proper clip & refuelling with Xmas dinner part two!!

    Total to date 197km.

    Out tomorrow for a decent spin depending on how the legs are.



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    #42
    nilhg
    Registered Users Posts: 5,117 ✭✭✭nilhg


    Sat out Xmas Day as usual

    Had a funeral to attend this morning, so was out early to get in 81km, total 182 km, hoping not to be under any time constraints tomorrow so hopefully won't need full lights to start and get a nice spin in. My companions in this endevour are planning 70ish, hopefully I'll get in a few more and close the gap on them.



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    #43
    dahat
    Registered Users Posts: 16,633 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    Wet & miserable here today so an earlier than planned retreat to Zwift for this attempt at the F500.



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    #44
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 48,314 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    i haven't been out on the bike in a week now. i'd have two hours this morning, but it's just dull and damp here with standing water on the roads so i'm going to do some gardening instead i reckon.



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    #45
    nilhg
    Registered Users Posts: 5,117 ✭✭✭nilhg


    138km today, for a total of 320, felt like hard work for a good bit of it so tomorrow will be an easier day, hopefully a bit of weather dodging will let me finish it outside in good time.



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    #46
    fat bloke
    Registered Users Posts: 5,815 ✭✭✭fat bloke


    Good man. That's a fair chunk. I racked up another 100. Still not half way (217). But tomorrow not looking too bad.



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    #47
    Morris Garren
    Registered Users Posts: 473 ✭✭Morris Garren


    I'm on 182 so far-- 4 big efforts ahead, probably try 100km+ tomorrow as it might not be wet after all



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    #48
    07Lapierre
    Registered Users Posts: 8,212 ✭✭✭07Lapierre


    207 completed so far. Hope to get 100+k done tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday.



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    #49
    nicksnikita
    Registered Users Posts: 922 ✭✭✭nicksnikita


    *

    Post edited by nicksnikita on


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    #50
    nilhg
    Registered Users Posts: 5,117 ✭✭✭nilhg


    81kms this morning for a total of 401km, the end is in sight now, we'll see how the legs feel in the morning.



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    #51
    fat bloke
    Registered Users Posts: 5,815 ✭✭✭fat bloke


    Good man nicksnikita ;)

    I went after the most benign 100k I could plot which turned out to be laps of the Blesso small lake and then an N81 run to Hollywood and back.

    2 more spins to do it, though I suspect a roller session might be required to make up the total



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    #52
    jimm
    Registered Users Posts: 650 ✭✭✭jimm


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118382357#Comment_118382357

    Nice chatting with you on the N81 today F.B.



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    #53
    fat bloke
    Registered Users Posts: 5,815 ✭✭✭fat bloke


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118382513#Comment_118382513

    Hey Jimm. Yeah, fair play to ya, you were motoring! :)



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    #54
    lennymc
    Registered Users Posts: 6,458 ✭✭✭lennymc


    381km unashamedly done on zwift so far.



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    #55
    secman
    Registered Users Posts: 6,226 ✭✭✭secman


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118382845#Comment_118382845

    Jimm only knows one way to cycle..... motoring mode 🤣



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    #56
    nicksnikita
    Registered Users Posts: 922 ✭✭✭nicksnikita


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118382357#Comment_118382357

    Pig sick on the drink last nite —> 0kms today



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    #57
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,667 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    500/8=62.5



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    #58
    dahat
    Registered Users Posts: 16,633 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    314/500 done to date. I’ll make it handy and hoping to get 4hrs in tomorrow all going well.



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    #59
    Morris Garren
    Registered Users Posts: 473 ✭✭Morris Garren


    Up to 284km now-- warm but wet weather on the way, did 100km today but it got quite cold in the afternoon. I'm like a typical sprinter, the only point that matters is the finishing line so need roughly 3 x 70 and bit the next 3 days, could end up on the turbo if it lashes



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    #60
    dahat
    Registered Users Posts: 16,633 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118382896#Comment_118382896

    I’d put up a decent argument that 381km on Zwift is harder than 381 on the road .



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    #61
    secman
    Registered Users Posts: 6,226 ✭✭✭secman


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118374086#Comment_118374086

    Nameless Phil through in a 200km today ..queen of audax.



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