Iain67

Think half 9 at bridge

Cracking night indeed.
 
Well disciplined bunch resulting in a cracking training ride without surges.
My legs were dying approachint bridge of weir, so after the turn at bulls garage I had not much more to give to hang on. 

i am in, what about Kilkreggan and back over Glen fruin? Bridge 09:30?
 

Good luck to all The JWCC heading off to Calpe. To say I am jealous is an understatement, especially with Scottish summer we have been enjoying. Have a great time and look forward to the pictures and battle stories

Thanks Iain and George. We will raise a glass in honour of you two, and other absent friends.

Good luck to all The JWCC heading off to Calpe. To say I am jealous is an understatement, especially with Scottish summer we have been enjoying. Have a great time and look forward to the pictures and battle stories

Good luck to all The JWCC heading off to Calpe. To say I am jealous is an understatement, especially with Scottish summer we have been enjoying. Have a great time and look forward to the pictures and battle stories

Hopefully just cycling battles.... 

Yip, good to see you too Iain and get a chance to catch up on ferry. Ended up a bit of an epic yesterday to make the most of the drier (although it was pretty damp up the Rest) weather. Ended up with 180km. Totally burst - scary bit is that it was a few km short of a DA

 

Enjoyed the run, at one point I have both eyes closed, great fun busting yourself on a Sunday morning, cheers for that galeb 

In our goal to qualify for Paris Brest Paris Myself, Davie B and David C headed down to Galashiels for the 400(420)km out and back to Barnards Castle. We stuck together until the Barnard Castle the half way mark and then Davie B continued at a faster pace with a couple of guys we had met and  David C and I started the dusk Wet Climb over some Moss hill.
Through the damp night we rode but! it was a balmy 12 degrees so it was not too bad. We did encounter few kms of road with 100s of frogs on it which passed the time trying not to squash any, which we managed! Until I heard David shout! -1 frog bless his soul, a few minutes later a Huge Rat ran into David's wheel but he managed to stay upright, I used to have a Rat her name was "Otago" David loves my patter. It was about then 3am? that Davids Knee started to hurt and our energy levels were very low, luckly we passed through lockerbie and had only 20km to a 24 hour with a service stop, I'm not a big fan of McDonalds but I was tonight. After about 5mins cycling David convinced me that the service station was here?? "Look" he said and pointed towards a BP sign behind some trees, But we stil had had 20km to go? I wasnt going to argue with him or his shiney new Wahoo gps, a few minutes later we got to a Service stop only to find it was the wrong one and nothing was open(Hammock Award Contender), a few swears were jokingly exchange and we rode on to McDonalds. Once we got there David went for a Sleep and I changed out of my wet clothes. I tried to sleep but people were intent on talking to me even though my eyes were closed, but best McDonalds I ever had, I even ate David's leftovers once he fell asleep. 
Back on the bike and back into the rain, With Davids Knee and my development of what I can only describe as "the worse butt pain in the world ever®" we took a nice steady pace back the last 100km.. the sun came out near the end and we were greeted by fried egg and bacon sandwiches by the organisers. A quick shower and off back up the road, I told David I would stay awake on the journey home as he was driving, I think I lasted abut 5mins.
Started at 9:00am finished next day at 10:17am 
Distance : 419.91km    Time pedaling 18:48:33     Elevation 3,922m
Avg Speed    22.3km/h    Elapsed Time    25:17:05
Anyhow only a 600km to do to qualify, To be honest i thought these would be easier than they are... yes they are physically draining but it really is all in the mind. Thanks for the company Lads

Thanks for the treat Charlie and all the best when your birthday arrives 

Thanks Al Yullie, Charlie, Darryl & Iain for a rare Saturday outing for me :-)
Not quite Troon as the weather was closing in, Whitelee wind farm instead with a cafe stop at the visitors centre ....... even better when Charlie treated us all  :-) Thank you Charlie & Happy Birthday when it comes :-)
All the best!
A bit damp by the time I got home, hope you guys managed to get back without much fuss!
I think a bit of a shock to Al’s system, who’s not long back from the tropics :-)
Cheers

enjoy guys away on holiday tomorrow
 

Good to see everyone again... was a struggle though. Burst

Good Luck to all doing the Etape Du Dales this weekend. Would love to be joining you but ion holiday. Good luck, take plenty of photos and the usual excellent update from Chung   

Good Luck to all doing the Etape Du Dales this weekend. Would love to be joining you but ion holiday. Good luck, take plenty of photos and the usual excellent update from Chung   

Good Luck to all doing the Etape Du Dales this weekend. Would love to be joining you but ion holiday. Good luck, take plenty of photos and the usual excellent update from Chung   

Good Luck to all doing the Etape Du Dales this weekend. Would love to be joining you but ion holiday. Good luck, take plenty of photos and the usual excellent update from Chung   

Great bunch ride to get back into the swing of things. Weather, coffee stop, hills and pace all spot on. Hope my BB didn’t spoil the day for anyone!

Thanks for the run today chaps and was a good pace, came home and went to my bed haven’t felt that sick on the bike in a very long.....hoping a nice beer will help me out 

Hi Andy, you would have fitted in without many complaints as there were a few "creaks" & "ticks" coming from my fellow Wheelers bikes .............. I name no names, I'll just leave that there too 
Lovely run today in sunny glorious weather & many wheels to follow, whats not to like ....... cheers Gents! 

Ooo matron 

George remember your lights , could be dark when you finish 

Yip tough wee run yesterday. Agree with Darryl. Ian Carvil mighty strong. It’s amazing how a championship win can boost your performance.