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Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1200 on: 31 March, 2014, 12:54:36 am »
No mistake - honest guv ;) :P
Nicely edited!
Bikes are for riding, not cleaning!

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1201 on: 31 March, 2014, 10:25:13 am »
2012 :thumbsup:
2013 :thumbsup:

DIY Permanents Series 200 22 Mar 2014 :thumbsup:
@CorbieLinnRider

caerau

  • SR x 3 - PBP fail but 1090 km - hey - not too bad
It's a reverse Elvis thing.

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1203 on: 06 April, 2014, 07:23:26 am »
I'm giving it a go and am up and running !

05/10/13 DIY Perm by GPS 222km
03/11/13 DIY Perm by GPS 209km
01/12/13 DIY Perm by GPS 222km
02/01/14 DIY Perm by GPS 207km
16/02/14 DIY Perm by GPS 208km
09/03/14 DIY Perm by GPS 208 km
05/04/14 DIY Perm by GPS 208 km

Past the half-way point now !

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1204 on: 12 April, 2014, 11:11:21 pm »
Done:
01/09/13 New Forest On and Off Shore 200
05/10/13 The Less Anfractuous 200
02/11/13 Upper Thames 200
08/12/13 The Winter Boat Trip 200
19/01/14 Anoraks Delight 200
19/02/14 Anoraks Delight 200
01/03/14 Kennet Valley 200
05/04/14 3 Down 300km

To Come:
03/05/14 Severn Across 400
08/06/14 Ditchling Devil 200
20/07/14 Hungerford Hurrah 200
09/08/14 Windsor - Chester - Windsor 600 (RRTY + SR  :))
Knowing is not enough, we must APPLY.
Willing is not enough, we must DO.

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1205 on: 14 April, 2014, 10:19:30 am »
2012 :thumbsup:
2013 :thumbsup:

DIY Permanents Series 200 22 Mar 2014 :thumbsup:
Moffat Toffee 200 (Helpers Ride) 13 Apr 2014 :thumbsup:
@CorbieLinnRider

3peaker

  • RRTY Mad 42 up
Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1206 on: 18 April, 2014, 11:56:35 pm »
Dare I admit I rode on Good Friday in an uncomfortable (on a bike) Neck brace? With my 19th RRTY standing on 11 completed in March, I could not bare the thought of losing all that hard Winter riding, so I settled on my Olde Folks 200 (designed for riding Trike on 1-leg (Jan-Feb 2013!)). Good Friday weather and traffic perfect for a smooth ride. So, RRTY19 duly completed!
SteveP

Promoting : Cheltenham Flyer 200, Cider with Rosie 150, Character Coln 100.

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1207 on: 19 April, 2014, 08:11:23 am »
Unstoppable...well done!!

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1208 on: 19 April, 2014, 10:03:38 am »
Dare I admit I rode on Good Friday in an uncomfortable (on a bike) Neck brace? With my 19th RRTY standing on 11 completed in March, I could not bare the thought of losing all that hard Winter riding, so I settled on my Olde Folks 200 (designed for riding Trike on 1-leg (Jan-Feb 2013!)). Good Friday weather and traffic perfect for a smooth ride. So, RRTY19 duly completed!

"So, RRTY19 duly completed!". At what cost I wonder??

Steve, you're being very foolish - despite probably being told to rest by your consultant, you go out in an unfit manner. So effectively you're self-medicating, if this addiction was alcohol or some classified drug you would be arrested. And sentanced to some form of community service. I don't wish ill on anyone, but the broken hip femur, broken shoulder were also a direct result of this addiction.

And no, "Addiction" is not too harsh a description, you're prioritising this persuit above everything else, including the health of yourself and all other members of the public. Were you really fit to ride with a broken shoulder? Answer - NO, you relied on others to shepherd you around - so not really an audax. were you fit to ride with a broken hip femur? Again - Probably not, considering the recovery period for healing.

It pain's me to write this, as I consider you a freind, but it needs to be said. If it means I'm banished from this forum for not being "excelent" then so be it.

I wish you a speedy recovery, do that and not be a liability to yourself, your wife, and other members of the public.
where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that. Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1209 on: 19 April, 2014, 10:15:20 am »
I reckon the above three posters are all displaying excellence.

3peaker

  • RRTY Mad 42 up
Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1210 on: 19 April, 2014, 07:40:21 pm »
I do respect opinion and consideration for my (and others) well-being but I am also trying to design an RRTY-out, when age and pace may not match the requirements to enjoy this superb sport with all its challenges. So, I might be pushing the envelope; but that is not without careful thought to pre-ride training, routing and company. There are many who are shepherded on Audax and I can assure anyone that some riders do not offer much wind protection.

Be assured I will not be seeking AAA points whilst in a neck brace, so I am stuck on a run of 6 for my Cotswolds & Mendips 200 Grimpeur and will have to re-start when body back to normal(-ish)!
SteveP

Promoting : Cheltenham Flyer 200, Cider with Rosie 150, Character Coln 100.

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1211 on: 24 April, 2014, 11:28:53 pm »
I'll probably jinx it by posting in here but I'm 1/4 of the way through my first attempt at RRtY (second if you count my aborted start in November which lasted one month as I couldn't do one in December!)...

04/01/2014 - The Poor Student - Epic weather and floods
02/02/2014 - Windrush Winter Warm-up - ECEd to 200km
09/03/2014 - Steam Ride:London-Oxford-London (LOL) Special
18/04/2014 - Marlborough Connection (perm) - Riding buddy got knocked off by hit and run driver after 170km, suffered three broken ribs and a punctured lung but finished the ride!

It's been pretty eventful so far! Hopefully some nice quiet rides coming up...

11/05/2014 - New Forest Excursion  :thumbsup:
07/06/2014 - Heart of the Shires  :thumbsup:

Next...

13/07/2014 - Barbury Bash
09/08/2014 - A Rough Diamond (300km for Randonneur 1,000)
07/09/2014 - East Midlands Forests
??/10/2014 - (Perm or DIY)
01/11/2014 - Upper Thames
06/12/2014 - The South of Bucks Winter Warmer

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1212 on: 06 May, 2014, 10:30:14 am »
2012 :thumbsup:
2013 :thumbsup:

DIY Permanents Series 200 22 Mar 2014 :thumbsup:
Moffat Toffee 200 (Helpers Ride) 13 Apr 2014 :thumbsup:
Deeside Loop 200 04 May 2014 :thumbsup:
@CorbieLinnRider

Reg.T

  • "You don't have to go fast; you just have to go."
Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1213 on: 06 May, 2014, 12:35:54 pm »
12/12 - 11/13  :thumbsup:
Now half-way to no 2:
12/13 - DIY 200
01/14 - January Sale 200
02/14 - Flapjack 100 + ECE 100
03/14 - The Dean 300
04/14 - Hard Boiled 300
05/14 - Porkers 400
Just turn me loose let me straddle my old saddle
Underneath the western skies

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1214 on: 12 May, 2014, 08:00:53 am »
Still ticking along here:

December - Kings and Castles 200 km from Tewkesbury
January - Mr Pickwicks January Sale 200 km from Tewkesbury
February - Sam Wellers Day Trip 200 km from Tewkesbury
March - Mr Pickwicks March Madness 200 km from Tewkesbury
April - Easter Arrow - 360 km
May - Brevet Cymru - 400 km

That makes me halfway through it seems  :thumbsup:
Does not play well with others

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1215 on: 12 May, 2014, 07:31:10 pm »
Nothing serious, but I need an operation and will be off the bike for a month...

Is it bad that I asked for it to be after the first weekend in June so I can get my June 200 in early and have the max time to rest/recover before I need to get one in for July? :D

3peaker

  • RRTY Mad 42 up
Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1216 on: 18 May, 2014, 07:15:09 pm »
Nothing serious, but I need an operation and will be off the bike for a month...

Is it bad that I asked for it to be after the first weekend in June so I can get my June 200 in early and have the max time to rest/recover before I need to get one in for July? :D

Pretty honourable to hope you will be recovered in time. I have been playing the 'luck of the date' to overcome hospital visits. Currently in neck collar and nursing broken rib, so yesterday's 200 (deliberately fairly flat) had its pain.
SteveP

Promoting : Cheltenham Flyer 200, Cider with Rosie 150, Character Coln 100.

caerau

  • SR x 3 - PBP fail but 1090 km - hey - not too bad
Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1217 on: 19 May, 2014, 10:27:53 am »


April 13 - Two Battles 200 (Tamworth)  :thumbsup:
May 13 - Cambrian Series 3A perm (300)  :thumbsup:
June 13 - The National 400 (Tiverton)  :thumbsup:
July 13 - The Buzzard 600 (Leighton Buzzard -  SR yay)  :thumbsup:
August 13 - Dr Foster's Summer Saunter (Cardiff)  :thumbsup:
Sept 13 - Wem We Get There 200 (Tamworth)  :thumbsup:
               Border castles Randonne 200
               Ferryside Fish Foray 200
Oct 13 - Gower Getter 200
Nov 13 - Transporter 200  :thumbsup:
Dec 13  Monmouthshire Meander  :thumbsup:    good one this time very satisfying ride
Jan 14 - Dr Foster's Winter Warmer  :thumbsup:  Hmm, same comment as last time.  Must be improving my technique  ;D
Feb 14 - Malmesbury Ride into the Great Storm Mash - hard won points these  :facepalm:
Mar 14 - The Dean

Well season 2 has been interesting so far.  Considering the way it's gone so far I'm impressed I haven't missed a month.


April 14 - The Buckingham Blinder 400 -
in reality a DNF as after about 380 km someone threw a car at me and I crashed into a parked car rather than be crushed to death by it.  Result, a week of work with an injured leg, psycholical trauma that lasted a good fortnight more at least and a completely knackered bike.  All leading to the rather frustrating realisation that I wouldn't be able to do my May ride, the BCM...  In the end though a kind soul ratified the ride :) :-) :-)


May 14 - The Bryan Chapman memorial.  So I got lent the forum bike and the rest is history  :thumbsup:   SR number 2 done  :thumbsup:
It's a reverse Elvis thing.

Chris S

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1218 on: 30 May, 2014, 10:00:19 pm »
2007  :thumbsup:
2008  :thumbsup:
2009  :thumbsup:
2010  :thumbsup:
2011  :thumbsup:
2012  :thumbsup:
2013  :thumbsup:

01/14 DIY 200
02/14 Nips 3 ECE 200
03/14 The Dean 300
04/14 Yr Elenydd 300
05/14 BUST  :(

And that's that. After 88 consecutive months. I'd strung out the month to maximise recovery time from my issues on the Arrow, and to give time for any proper diagnosis; and we'd got a ride planned for tomorrow, on the tandem. I'm still anxious about riding a solo bike - especially one with only one gear, and the plan was for fboab to power me round a flat 200 on the tandem to keep RRTY things going.

But it would appear I'm not the only sick one here:

Oh Bugger. by Pelotonhound, on Flickr

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1219 on: 31 May, 2014, 07:56:14 am »
88 consecutive months is hell of a figure anyway Chris, surely it's time for a well deserved rest? *chapeau

Sucks when it is enforced by things beyond your control but it seems, from this thread, that's maybe only way to stop the RRTY!
Does not play well with others

marcusjb

  • Full of bon courage.
Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1220 on: 31 May, 2014, 09:12:22 am »
Chris, I can't imagine the mental pressure you would feel after that long a run.  I know there are no awards for longest run of RRtY, but still.  I had my own anxieties when I stepped off (deliberately) after 36 months ("it'll take 3 years to reach this point again" etc. - no rational logic, but it did worry me for a couple of weeks).

In the grand scheme of things, it matters little when compared to your health, and I know that today's DNS is not directly related to your health, but it may be a small blessing in disguise as the pressure to ride 200km each month is now gone. So you can hopefully get a better diagnosis and treatment and then resume riding on your terms, not under the shackles of RRtY.
Right! What's next?

Ooooh. That sounds like a daft idea.  I am in!

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1221 on: 31 May, 2014, 09:38:03 am »
That's bad luck when you'd planned a way to keep it going - but a very honourable way of stopping!
(Contrast my own dishonourable way, which was a sort of apathy. Twice.)
Anyway, congrats on the 88. And on the stopping. And ongoing good wishes on the health aspect.

Fidgetbuzz

  • L sp MOON. 1st R sp MARS . At X SO sp STARS
Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1222 on: 31 May, 2014, 10:34:53 am »
Chris - that is a real bummer. If only the tandem had been up to it -- Lindsay and I  would have got you safely round with the lowest possible heart rate from you. In fact i was quite looking forward to trying the back of a tandem -- you gave me my first ride on a fixed -- and this would have been my first tandem too -- even if my tandem bit would have been pretty short .... I just can not see myself relinquishing all control of steering, balance etc.

What you have opened up for me is the possibility of topping your 88 - I started 3 or 4 months after you -- having learnt about RRTY from you all those years ago -- so i might bother to check -- and work out when my 89th is -- hopefully you will be fit to ride by then -- and perhaps we might do it together !!

I really REALLY REALLY hope that the upcoming stress test gives you the answer - and that the problem is then solvable
I was an accountant until I discovered Audax !!

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1223 on: 02 June, 2014, 10:33:59 pm »

I'm giving it a go and am up and running !

05/10/13 DIY Perm by GPS 222 km
03/11/13 DIY Perm by GPS 209 km
01/12/13 DIY Perm by GPS 222 km
02/01/14 DIY Perm by GPS 207 km
16/02/14 DIY Perm by GPS 208 km
09/03/14 DIY Perm by GPS 208 km
05/04/14 DIY Perm by GPS 208 km
03/05/14 DIY Perm by GPS 229 km
01/06/14 DIY Perm by GPS 216 km

It's getting awfully close !




Martin

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1224 on: 14 June, 2014, 11:22:35 pm »
2006     :thumbsup:           
2007      :thumbsup:     
2008        :thumbsup:   
2009            :'( crashed and burned after 10 months
2010          :thumbsup:
2011  X5      :thumbsup:         
2012            :thumbsup:
2013   double          :thumbsup:  :thumbsup:

18.1.14 Meridian Hills perm 200
15.2.14 Mad Jacks John Seviour Memorial ECE 200
8.3.14  Lasham Loop ECE 200
5.4.14  Meridian Hills perm 200
10.5.14 Meridian Hills perm 200
14.6.14 Meridian Hills perm 200