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  2. Saturday 13th April - Single Arran Malt

    in Club Runs

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    So ‘tis the season for the clocks springing forward, lambs frolicking in the fields, bunnies preparing to hide their Easter eggs and ofcourse the new CalMac summer timetables! 

    To celebrate spring once again returning Paul and I wondered what better way than a single Arran filled with 56 miles of 19.6mph joy. 

    Who would like to partake?

  4. Sunday 24th March - Lazy Run Part 2

    in Sunday Run - Faster / Longer Bunch

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    So I left the chaps at stewarton comforting myself with the thought of getting to Troon and turning towards home and getting out of the headwind. Oh how wrong I was. I nearly cried. Now comforting myself that I have a fully functional rear mech. 

     

    Hope your okay Billy and no more voodoo hoodoo! Nice to see everyone today and prizes for all going out in that weather 

     

    andy

  8. Sunday 20th January

    in Sunday Run - Faster / Longer Bunch

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    2 hours ago, DavieB said:

    Alan not original poster but it is a main bunch not a training run and bunch rules apply and I wouldn't wish a solo coast run on anybody. If push comes to shove you could always rejoin the coast at some point i.e off the whin. Up to you but faster and longer is a relative term and should not be co-opted to exclude people especially not people who have been part of main bunch previously and maybe coming back to a bit of fitness,  or actually ride a winter bike as opposed to full carbon with kid on mudguards.

    Let the moaning commence.

    Well said DavieB. 

     

    I may come out. Be nice to meet the new boy George

  14. Regular bogs bunch tomorrow 10am

    in General

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    Well that was hard. Thanks to scotrail I missed the Bunch making it to the bogs at 1005. I decided to chase in the vain hope that a mechanical or the traffic light gods might smile upon my forsaken soul. Hope blossomed at the Red Swinney as I could see the unmistakable sign of car queues and flashing red lights. However by the time I made westferry there was not a sign at all. I continued to pray to the traffic light gods but the only signs they gave me were reds through the port and Greenock. So up through Spango Valley. It is indeed a dark place but shaves nearly 3k off the 56k to Largs. I made largs just ahead of Bunch which gave me a few extra minutes recovery time before joining the bunch properly. The bypass was hard and I knew by the time I reached Kilwinning I was living on borrowed time. I sat hopefully on Gregg’s wheel and momentarily was inspired by Dr Alan getting back on the Bunch. However once Gregg started to move to the front at the saltworks I was gone. Lights out. Nice company back to Beith with Paul and Alan before heading back into the wind. I was never so happy to be home! Good work out. 

  15. Sat 29th Fenfrew Bunch

    in General

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    3 hours ago, P McDonald said:

    Great to see so many JWCC for different parts of the run today. Darryl, Galeb, James, Andy and Alan were all present at sections on the route. We had singled up through Wemyss Bay due to line of traffic, I rolled through and suddenly me Andy and Alan were way off the front. Andy and Alan were up for putting the hammer down, I was a bit more conservative thinking we might not want to poke the bears behind. However the bears were indeed poked, Gregg and Richie came flying past a km later and all hell let loose for the first balls out habble from Wemyss Bay to Largs of the winter. A similar performance on the W Kilbride - Ardrossan road in the cross tail wind. My day finished with a very civilised ride and chat with Doc Alan from Beith to Lochwinnoch.

    :banana

    Yes I think the quote “all hell let loose” fully captured the experience between Weymss Bay and Ardrossan roundabout. Regularly 50kph plus. I chased Richie and Gregg down on two occasions during which I’m sure I was hallucinating the Care Bears. ‘Twas good fun and felt like a very thorough smashing. Looking forward to the post Christmas auchintiber lochlibo Road route starting next week. Not. 

     

    Andy 

  19. Renfra bunch sat 8/12

    in General

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    4 hours ago, charlie p said:

    Tough today. Wore my fancy new goretex top.Noticed I was only one wearing a waterproof probably cos it causes u to overheat. Any way at Largs carried on route with Andy G & Iain McTavish. Met remains of bunch on West  Kilbride Dalry road. Rapid run in to Dalry then got spat out on hill in to kilbirnie. Got track to lochwinnoch and heavens opened which was great as my waterproof top came in to its own. Stopped at castle Semple for a coke and coffee then back home. On plus side goretex top is totally waterproof but not good for a bunch run when your heart rate is hitting 173

    paul hope u feeling better

     

    Got totally dissed by Charlie on cycle path between Howood and Lochwinnoch as I went by and saluted himnin military style. I didn’t take it personally because he looked a bit ... how do I say ..... fatigued. Felt your pain Charlie! 

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