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OPORD "Kickass"

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  • #182
    Señor Fancy Pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,628 ✭✭✭Señor Fancy Pants


    Up at 0500 and out the gap on the bike at 0530.

    Absolutely stunning morning for a cycle. Took 2:22 minutes, so iv knocked off 68 minutes from the last time I cycled in.

    I felt as strong as 6 kittens sellotaped together, now that's strong!

    Absolutely delighted, I tells ya, there's some power in porridge!

    A spoke on my rear wheel snapped as I came in the gate, wheel won't turn properly now, lucky I got in.

    Just as well that I'm picking my new bike up at the weekend.

    Hot chocolate time! Boo yeah!


  • #183
    eclectichoney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,291 ✭✭✭eclectichoney


    Oooh what bike are you getting truffle?


  • #184
    Señor Fancy Pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,628 ✭✭✭Señor Fancy Pants


    eclectichoney wrote: »
    Oooh what bike are you getting truffle?

    I'm getting a full carbon Cube Peleton Agree Pro, full 105 components.

    Can't wait! You cycle much?


  • #185
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,906 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    Truffle Pig wrote: »
    I'm getting a full carbon Cube Peleton Agree Pro, full 105 components.

    Transformers: robots in disguise.


  • #186
    eclectichoney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,291 ✭✭✭eclectichoney


    Truffle Pig wrote: »
    I'm getting a full carbon Cube Peleton Agree Pro, full 105 components.

    Can't wait! You cycle much?

    Nice :) No, for shame, usually only when the weather is good. I am too lightweight - and not in a good way :) I can appreciate a good bike though, well wear :)


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  • #187
    Señor Fancy Pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,628 ✭✭✭Señor Fancy Pants


    Alf Veedersane wrote: »
    Transformers: robots in disguise.

    Ha! If that thing starts talking when I'm on it, I'm coming looking for you! :)


  • #188
    Señor Fancy Pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,628 ✭✭✭Señor Fancy Pants


    eclectichoney wrote: »
    Nice :) No, for shame, usually only when the weather is good. I am too lightweight - and not in a good way :) I can appreciate a good bike though, well wear :)

    Weathers getting better, well I hope so! I'm looking for a Dublin cycling buddy....get your helmet on! :)


  • #189
    Señor Fancy Pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,628 ✭✭✭Señor Fancy Pants


    Got my knee taped up this morning. 8km at lunch in 40:33.

    Happy enough with that.


  • #190
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,906 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    F*ck you anyway. You kept doing 8km runs and an email popped up in my inbox about an 8km run so I signed up for it and instantly regretted it.


  • #191
    Señor Fancy Pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,628 ✭✭✭Señor Fancy Pants


    Alf Veedersane wrote: »
    F*ck you anyway. You kept doing 8km runs and an email popped up in my inbox about an 8km run so I signed up for it and instantly regretted it.

    Ha brilliant! Il start running 10km at lunch, that will learn ya! :)

    Good man for signing up. I always sign up and then roll my eyes at myself and say "fcuking state of ya, what are ya doing? Did someone steal your couch or something?"

    What one are you doing Alf?


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  • #192
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,906 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    Truffle Pig wrote: »
    Ha brilliant! Il start running 10km at lunch, that will learn ya! :)

    Good man for signing up. I always sign up and then roll my eyes at myself and say "fcuking state of ya, what are ya doing? Did someone steal your couch or something?"

    What one are you doing Alf?
    Terenure 5 mile.

    It's handy. It will also be the first time I've run in 2015. Probably.

    I don't really envisage getting in any runs betyween now and then. Maybe one 5k at most.

    Still, I think I should be capable of 40 mins.


  • #193
    Señor Fancy Pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,628 ✭✭✭Señor Fancy Pants


    Alf Veedersane wrote: »
    Terenure 5 mile.

    It's handy. It will also be the first time I've run in 2015. Probably.

    I don't really envisage getting in any runs betyween now and then. Maybe one 5k at most.

    Still, I think I should be capable of 40 mins.

    Ah cool, that will be a good time without any training.....cnut! :) fit bastard!

    17th May? Il be getting a bike saddle surgically removed from my ass that day :(


  • #194
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,906 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    Truffle Pig wrote: »
    Ah cool, that will be a good time without any training.....cnut! :) fit bastard!

    17th May? Il be getting a bike saddle surgically removed from my ass that day :(

    There may be a disconnect between what I think I'm capable of and what I'm capable of...

    I can do up to 10k but ask me to do more and I'll tell you to ask my arse.


  • #195
    Nevaeh Uptight Cemetery
    Posts: 81,308 CMod ✭✭✭✭ Nevaeh Uptight Cemetery


    Alf Veedersane wrote: »
    Terenure 5 mile.

    It's handy. It will also be the first time I've run in 2015. Probably.

    I don't really envisage getting in any runs betyween now and then. Maybe one 5k at most.

    Still, I think I should be capable of 40 mins.

    I made a show of myself trying that last year lol

    Organisers are incredibly lovely though and loads of people were standing out to wave at us


  • #196
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,906 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    bluewolf wrote: »
    I made a show of myself trying that last year lol

    Think I remember that now. One of those days, IIRC.


  • #197
    Señor Fancy Pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,628 ✭✭✭Señor Fancy Pants


    Samsung 10km in 51.08.....49:56 on the watch though. Strange.

    Happy enough considering how twisty and cramped the course is at times.

    Looks great with all the tops though.


  • #198
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,906 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    Truffle Pig wrote: »
    Samsung 10km in 51.08.....49:56 on the watch though. Strange.

    Happy enough considering how twisty and cramped the course is at times.

    Looks great with all the tops though.


    Nice!

    Agreed on the crampage though. Especially towards the last 3-4km. A good race aside from that. The novelty value and cool top help on that front.


  • #199
    Señor Fancy Pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,628 ✭✭✭Señor Fancy Pants


    Alf Veedersane wrote: »
    Nice!

    Agreed on the crampage though. Especially towards the last 3-4km. A good race aside from that. The novelty value and cool top help on that front.

    Ah jaysis, were ya there?? You could have thrown me a few jelly babies!


  • #200
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,906 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    Truffle Pig wrote: »
    Ah jaysis, were ya there?? You could have thrown me a few jelly babies!

    No but I don't think the route is all that different from 2 years ago when I did it. Was surprised there weren't more trips and falls in some places.


  • #201
    Señor Fancy Pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,628 ✭✭✭Señor Fancy Pants


    Alf Veedersane wrote: »
    No but I don't think the route is all that different from 2 years ago when I did it. Was surprised there weren't more trips and falls in some places.

    Nah it's the same poxy route, maybe with a small variation. I did it last year too, brutal again.

    Yeah, it's a H&S nightmare that course!


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  • #202
    Señor Fancy Pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,628 ✭✭✭Señor Fancy Pants


    My new ride, looking forward to having a long aul go on her :)


  • #203
    eclectichoney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,291 ✭✭✭eclectichoney


    *very* pretty - especially love the two colour bar tape :o


  • #204
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,906 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    Truffle Pig wrote: »
    My new ride, looking forward to having a long aul go on her :)

    Nice. I'd say you can't wait to get your leg over.


  • #205
    Señor Fancy Pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,628 ✭✭✭Señor Fancy Pants


    eclectichoney wrote: »
    *very* pretty - especially love the two colour bar tape :o

    Not mad about the colour tbh....it's going to get.fcuked.up!

    The white bar tape will be black after one cycle :)

    Love it though!


  • #206
    Señor Fancy Pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,628 ✭✭✭Señor Fancy Pants


    Alf Veedersane wrote: »
    Nice. I'd say you can't wait to get your leg over.

    Wahey! :)

    I'm giving crossbars and saddlers for a fiver a go if anyone wants in!


  • #207
    Señor Fancy Pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,628 ✭✭✭Señor Fancy Pants


    16km cycle this morning (was meant to be 60km but the bike isn't adjusted right yet....that's my excuse)

    Short cycle tonight.

    Nice easy 5km run

    Short cycle home.

    Tea and toast!


  • #208
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,906 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    No harm getting a bike fitting if you're going to be covering a lot of ground on the bike.


  • #209
    Señor Fancy Pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,628 ✭✭✭Señor Fancy Pants


    Alf Veedersane wrote: »
    No harm getting a bike fitting if you're going to be covering a lot of ground on the bike.

    Yeah there's a guy in Wicklow that's meant to be the tits at bike fits. I'm going to see if he can see me before my big race.

    Cheers man!

    In other news. There's was a 4km charity fun run in work today. Knee was stable enough so I pushed it a little bit. Came 8th out of 56. Not all were runners though. Did it in 18:49, happy enough.

    Hanging around for a cup of soup after it and this absolute fcuktard gave me a knee to the back of my bad knee. He's the guy who gave me his Belfast marathon place and knew full well my knee was not right.

    Anyway, went down like an enthusiastic choir boy in front of a load of people, including a General, soup all over me too.

    Fcuk


  • #210
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,906 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    Truffle Pig wrote: »
    Anyway, went down like an enthusiastic choir boy in front of a load of people, including a General, soup all over me too.

    Fcuk

    Dirty fcuker.

    I'm not gonna lie though...its a pretty funny read. Like a scene from Carry On Truffling


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  • #211
    Señor Fancy Pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,628 ✭✭✭Señor Fancy Pants


    Carry On Truffling?! Ya bastard :)

    Did a very slow 10km yesterday in 1:12:35

    I'm not looking forward to the next two days. Iv never not looked forward to races before. This is ****.


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