James

You mean like the Munt on Sunday? 15s intervals on Thursday (my rules and I go first so I can post up my ride first for the KoM). James Snodgrass has 2 attempts btw  - must ask him why he posts all his rides twice on Strava , other than to doubly annoy me when he puts me down the rankings. Getting excited already. 

Your not Joking Darryl! It was a long day starting at 6am we set of a reasonable pace and just kept going, we had planned to stop every 40miles for food but we had our first stop at 130km and were one of the first to arrive at the Impromptu Café in Elsdon as everyone else had sensible stopped for a fry up. We were really hungry so we opted for cheese toasties and beans and apple pie and cream from a limited menu and set of another hillI. We did take many a wrong turn but it wasnt to bad!  Davie & David who were both very strong and the did some great super domestique duties as I began to struggle and pretty much got me round the rest of route, Never ridden a route with no flat bits at all you either up or down. David & I had opted to leave our lights at car(yeah I know)... don't even ask! and as we started the last climb Redstane Rig which is a right arse of a climb, it was now dark and the hour long descent into musselburgh with only one light in total darkness was both one of the stupidest things i've done but also kind of excellerating(I can see Red bull taking it up), with thanks to Davie B we made it down and after some faffing about trying to get to the station we finally were awarded by organiser with a steak pie and a can of coke! Great but tough route and excellent organisation, we met lots of crazy cyclists who can only do these Audaxs for the love of cycling as there are no other awards. Cheers to Davie and David for wheels and putting up with endless descriptions about inability to digest food on a bike. 320km done not sure I have the inclination to ride a 400k or it could be my stomach talking.
Lessons
1. Leave your lights on your bike 2. Stop and eat 3. Stop and Eat 4. make sure you not just relying on 1 garmin for directions 5. Eat real food 

Good write up by Paul and have to say it was a cracking day on the bike through great countryside and with good company. As Paul mentioned there were a few mishaps along the way with the biggest being the eating part, mainly existed on garbage and E numbers and we must be the 3 biggest numpties of the audax given that we rode through Alynwick and loads of eateries whilst all starving and had to endure lasagne-gate at Coldstream. For whatever reason I felt pretty fresh at the end but suspect this was to do with quite a favourable wind and not just the one emitting from Paul. All told I reckon I could do a 400 but less sure of my willingness just the riding through the night part seems a bit ......daft, but that said I would probably allow myself to get talked into it.
To add to Pauls list of lessons. After a rubbish nights sleep, chilling out with a bottle of beer when I got home rather than going to bed wired would probably have been a help. Up early today and got loads done in the garden but I will crash and burn soon.....

Hi guys, it looks bad but I’m a very lucky boy. Ran out of road, face planted then flipped onto back.
being kept in but will be home tomorrow then getting stitches on Tuesday.
If the bike is ok I’ll be at the Westferry on Wednesday.
Unbreakable  Bison.
 
 

This is from America and based on 40k TT (25m) not sure of speedbut would assume 25mph 

Dry and mild night but a bit breezy ,
Well done to all.
All riders paid .
Joseph - 19.56
Alan - 19.38 
Iain C -17.37 
James - 17.24 
Iain M - 16.20  PB
Richard 15.36
Billy 17.14
 

Interested

Robbie you will be pleased to hear my reign of terror is over.   
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Kom:
Me, Marc, Galeb
Intermediate:
Marc, Paul
Finish:
Paul, Marc, me
 
Overall standings....im bound to have missed someone out here it was a big bunch tonight.

Name Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Overall Iain Mct 12 12 6 30 Paul Mcd 5 0 8 13 Marc 1 0 9 10 Darryl 1 5 0 6 Richie P 0 6 0 6 Robbie 3 3 0 6 Stevie 5 0 1 6 Ryan 0 4 1 5 Galeb 0 2 2 4 Alan T 1 1 1 3 David 1 1 1 3 Eric 1 1 1 3 Jesse 1 1 1 3 Andy 0 1 1 2 Charlie 1 1 0 2 James 1 0 1 2 John Clark 1 0 1 2 Joseph 1 0 1 2 Paul L 1 0 1 2 Anthony 0 0 1 1 Gary D 0 1 0 1 Gary K 1 0 0 1 George 0 0 1 1 Gerard 0 1 0 1 Gregg O 0 0 1 1 Ian A 1 0 0 1 Glen 0 0 1 1 Scott M 0 0 1 1 Cedric 0 0 1 1 John Craig 0 0 1 1

Hope to make it

Mr A, think of all the negativity this forum filters out of  mainstream social media. If we could encourage more curmudgeons to vent on here it would be a positive for society.
Perhaps we could set up a venting column on the forum? I mean I just paid £3.20 for a latte in Central Station to get over the shock of paying £5.70 for a return from Paisley Canal. Venting about it on here saves my colleagues from listening to me drone on.
and don't get me started on the price of a pint.

It is getting close!
Just a heads up i'm intending to change things a bit this year to try and keep the competition a bit closer. I made it out most weeks last year which resulted in getting an large lead by the end of July. This meant if someone missed a few weeks with injury or if they occassionally had commitments other than cycling on a Thursday night then they were pretty much out of the running. 
So rather than it taking place over the whole summer it will now be a monthly competition. There will be an April winner (first one of the season will likely be 29 March which will be added to April scores, May, June, July and August). September we can decide when it happens - there were only a couple chaingangs in September last year and one of them was up and down the Georgetown a couple of times.
Unless the road surface is repaired then i dont think the Houston 30 is suitable anymore for an intermediate sprint. Perhaps move to the Georgetown where the road is smooth (and wider) towards the reception centre entrance. This is close to the finish so gives a choice - sit in and save it for the finish or go for this sprint and risk not having time to recover before the end.
Once the daylight allows the route will vary between usual west ferry and the sewing bee route. Because i know how much you all enjoy that drag from Stewarton
 

Guys I have time constraints tomorrow so will join you down to the ferry but will depart there and go up the cut to loch Tom and then up Fairly moor and Home need to be back 1400 ish 

Lovely day for it,  still a tough run.  Well done on everyone’s times and thanks to Darryl for refocusing my efforts enroute.  The Hilly TT is mine this year if everyone has their holiday booked over 25 August!

Entered a few weeks ago. Still not heard about getting a start

I 'll do the holding up

I 'll do the holding up

Charlie, I can't make Sunday but I'll have my mobile on me just incase....wonder who will ring first? Pregnant wife or Charlie with broken bike....

Now can’t do 15 as taking Billy away from you all for a few days. I’m sure you all hope there is no WiFi where we are going....
James, fear not, there will be other events where you can marvel at my general awesomeness & pizazz.

Down with this sort of thing!

Thanks for the tow down and back, was chuffed I even managed that.

thanks all - good run

Good run to Largs today with 7 wheelers. weather held of till the return leg, huge slice of cake in the BB cheers for posting Charlie !

Get you at bus stop

Paul L and I completed the JWCC awards on Charlie's doorstep. Hamoc duly presented. 

Echo comments to see a good bunch out today. Thanks to Alan for the food and particularly the curried soup, well worth going back to the clubrooms for this.