2023 Subscriptions EricL Posted September 11, 2016 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 5.00 a.m. alarm, crawl out of bed quietly to get to Glasgow Green for 06.15 and a 06.45 start, sporting the JWCC blue and yellow colours, 115 miles (3 miles added due to missing a turn) and over 2,300 metres climbing later completed in 7 1/2 hours, tired and sore! First few miles up Stewarton Road thinned the riders out effectively, however from there all the way to Muirkirk and beyond a strong south-westerly head wind was in play, bit of a 'blow' having to pedal hard downhill! Up and over transmitter hill and several other impressive uphill challenges all unknown to me before today eventually destroyed the legs, a long solo day became as much a mental as physical battle. That said, the downhills are fast, too fast for me...oh yes, the sun shone brightly for much of the ride too! Well organised and signed, even with my self inflicted orienteering mishap, enough feed stations to bring to mind the saying "an eating contest with a bike ride attached'! ....Done it now, however to be honest unlikely to do it again. P McDonald, James, PaulL and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions charlie p Posted September 11, 2016 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 Well done EricL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions robster82 Posted September 11, 2016 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 Well done Eric EricL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions Gerard Deeley Posted September 11, 2016 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 Having to pedal downhill is a sure sign of a tough day, well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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