SR in a week

[LittleWheelsandBig]

But doing the German 1500 is so common. The cool kids are all doing the SR in a week.

[Aunt Maud]

But doing the German 1500 is so common. The cool kids are all doing the SR in a week.

Hellfire and damnation!!!

Why am I always so far behind the bloody curve ?

[CrazyEnglishTriathlete]

Cambrian 2E (Knighton - Newtown - Bala - Llanidloes - Knighton) - Day 1 (Warmup)
Cambrian 3C (Knighton - Newtown - Machynlleth - Llanidloes - Aberystwyth - Tregaron - Llanwrtyd Wells - Hay - Knighton (Day 2) - need a bit of a lie in after this one
Cambrian 4C (Knighton - Brecon - Llanwrtyd Wells - Tragaron - Aberystwyth - Llandiloes - Bala - Llangollen - Llanfyllin - Llandiloes - Knighton (Days 3 - 4) lunchtime to late lunchtime. 
Cambrian 6A Knighton - Monmouth - Llandeilo - Fishguard - Tregaron - Llanfyllin - Bala - Rhayader - Knighton (Days 5  - 6)

Have day 7 off.  Only 25 AAA points too.

[Aunt Maud]

Funny you should mention that CET..........Where's the lagomorph ??

I do distinctly remember having trouble walking the next day after the 6A however.

[marcusjb]

Schedules are interesting for something like this - here's how I would be tackling it I reckon:

Day 1+2 (600km) - 6am start for 10pm finish (sticking to BRM times as I can't be bothered with the maths)
Day 3 - rest
Day 4 (400km) - 6am start for a 9am finish on day 5 - or there's possibly value in heading out at 9pm on Day 3 for a midnight finish on Day 4?
Day 5 - rest
Day 6 (300km) - 6 am start for 2am finish
Day 7 (200km) - 8am start for 9pm finish

Almost sounds easy.....

[Aunt Maud]

Schedules are interesting for something like this - here's how I would be tackling it I reckon:

Day 1+2 (600km) - 6am start for 10pm finish (sticking to BRM times as I can't be bothered with the maths)
Day 3 - rest
Day 4 (400km) - 6am start for a 9am finish on day 5 - or there's possibly value in heading out at 9pm on Day 3 for a midnight finish on Day 4?
Day 5 - rest
Day 6 (300km) - 6 am start for 2am finish
Day 7 (200km) - 8am start for 9pm finish

Almost sounds easy.....

I'll hold your coat. Would Sir prefer crutches or a wheelchair afterwards ?

[marcusjb]

Schedules are interesting for something like this - here's how I would be tackling it I reckon:

Day 1+2 (600km) - 6am start for 10pm finish (sticking to BRM times as I can't be bothered with the maths)
Day 3 - rest
Day 4 (400km) - 6am start for a 9am finish on day 5 - or there's possibly value in heading out at 9pm on Day 3 for a midnight finish on Day 4?
Day 5 - rest
Day 6 (300km) - 6 am start for 2am finish
Day 7 (200km) - 8am start for 9pm finish

Almost sounds easy.....

I'll hold your coat. Will Sir prefer crutches or a wheelchair afterwards ?

It's only 1500km in 7 days - whilst not easy, it's quite a relaxed schedule - many on here have ridden stuff like LEL at 1400km in 4-5 days, so it's like that but with some rest days.  Choose your rides well and it could be a fun few days.  Obviously doing it with something like CET's rides would take some doing, but it's far from impossible.

[Aunt Maud]

Schedules are interesting for something like this - here's how I would be tackling it I reckon:

Day 1+2 (600km) - 6am start for 10pm finish (sticking to BRM times as I can't be bothered with the maths)
Day 3 - rest
Day 4 (400km) - 6am start for a 9am finish on day 5 - or there's possibly value in heading out at 9pm on Day 3 for a midnight finish on Day 4?
Day 5 - rest
Day 6 (300km) - 6 am start for 2am finish
Day 7 (200km) - 8am start for 9pm finish

Almost sounds easy.....

I'll hold your coat. Will Sir prefer crutches or a wheelchair afterwards ?

It's only 1500km in 7 days - whilst not easy, it's quite a relaxed schedule - many on here have ridden stuff like LEL at 1400km in 4-5 days, so it's like that but with some rest days.  Choose your rides well and it could be a fun few days.  Obviously doing it with something like CET's rides would take some doing, but it's far from impossible.

Ah!, you weren't scheduling CET's Cambrian extravaganza then ?

[marcusjb]

Schedules are interesting for something like this - here's how I would be tackling it I reckon:

Day 1+2 (600km) - 6am start for 10pm finish (sticking to BRM times as I can't be bothered with the maths)
Day 3 - rest
Day 4 (400km) - 6am start for a 9am finish on day 5 - or there's possibly value in heading out at 9pm on Day 3 for a midnight finish on Day 4?
Day 5 - rest
Day 6 (300km) - 6 am start for 2am finish
Day 7 (200km) - 8am start for 9pm finish

Almost sounds easy.....

I'll hold your coat. Will Sir prefer crutches or a wheelchair afterwards ?

It's only 1500km in 7 days - whilst not easy, it's quite a relaxed schedule - many on here have ridden stuff like LEL at 1400km in 4-5 days, so it's like that but with some rest days.  Choose your rides well and it could be a fun few days.  Obviously doing it with something like CET's rides would take some doing, but it's far from impossible.

Ah!, you weren't scheduling CET's Cambrian extravaganza then ?

No - but the principles remain the same.  1500km in 7 days, even in very hilly terrain, shouldn't be beyond someone with decent preparation and scheduling.  I wouldn't tackle it 2/3/4/6 as CET suggests as I think 6/4/3/2 makes more sense personally (possibly even 6/4/2/3).

[Lars]

Schedules are interesting for something like this - here's how I would be tackling it I reckon:

Day 1+2 (600km) - 6am start for 10pm finish (sticking to BRM times as I can't be bothered with the maths)
Day 3 - rest
Day 4 (400km) - 6am start for a 9am finish on day 5 - or there's possibly value in heading out at 9pm on Day 3 for a midnight finish on Day 4?
Day 5 - rest
Day 6 (300km) - 6 am start for 2am finish
Day 7 (200km) - 8am start for 9pm finish

Almost sounds easy.....

I've heard of some already existing routes 200k-600k starting and finishing in Poole, in the county of Dorset, that might be
suitable for something like that. 

[marcusjb]

Schedules are interesting for something like this - here's how I would be tackling it I reckon:

Day 1+2 (600km) - 6am start for 10pm finish (sticking to BRM times as I can't be bothered with the maths)
Day 3 - rest
Day 4 (400km) - 6am start for a 9am finish on day 5 - or there's possibly value in heading out at 9pm on Day 3 for a midnight finish on Day 4?
Day 5 - rest
Day 6 (300km) - 6 am start for 2am finish
Day 7 (200km) - 8am start for 9pm finish

Almost sounds easy.....

I've heard of some already existing routes 200k-600k starting and finishing in Poole, in the county of Dorset, that might be
suitable for something like that. 

That would be an ace summer tour week for sure.

If I were to do it, I'd probably want to do it like the NZ rides though - a proper going somewhere tour.  Mainland parts of the HGWI1300 would make a fabulous route for an week such as this.  I've something in mind similar but different that I hoped to do this summer but phase 1 of a mega-project has taken over my life currently and the miles weren't there.  Hopefully next summer if I can get into shape. 

[Exit Stage Left]

A compressed SR series would probably be more fun than PBP . I could envisage one using a lot of the Wild Atlantic Way in Ireland. I could probably knock up a trailer, probably less portentous than this one though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNjsFzyKJOI

[Cycling Daddy]

One could start with a calendar 600 of course and end with a calendar 200.   That would leave a 300 and a 400 to get you form one to the other. Not for me this season I think, leave passes and permissions will be pretty well exhausted by PBP and SR.     L

[rabbit]

Funny you should mention that CET..........Where's the lagomorph ??

I do distinctly remember having trouble walking the next day after the 6A however.

And I still am...........

But anyway, I'm in.  Probably.

[Aunt Maud]

Funny you should mention that CET..........Where's the lagomorph ??

I do distinctly remember having trouble walking the next day after the 6A however.

And I still am...........

But anyway, I'm in.  Probably.

Group perm for The Amnesiacs ?

[Christophe]

Why did I read this thread?

This one's going on my 'to do' list. (or is it bucket list these days?)

[Cycling Daddy]

Oh dear! Oh dear! Oh dear!    Damn you internet you false mistress.

[LittleWheelsandBig]

I think that doing the SR in the traditional order would suit me best. I usually feel the aftereffects of a 600 for a couple of days, unlike a 200 or 300.

[rabbit]

Funny you should mention that CET..........Where's the lagomorph ??

I do distinctly remember having trouble walking the next day after the 6A however.

And I still am...........

But anyway, I'm in.  Probably.

Group perm for The Amnesiacs ?

Yes.

I understand audax is worse than child birth for blanking out the memory of pain

[Mike Conway]

An SR during the Rapha Festive 500? They usually give you 8 days to do 500km, but 1500km AUK stylee would be achievable for most of you lot. It's the time of year / weather / family commitments that would make it tough though...

My alternative would be 6 x 200km rides with 2 days of rest in between. I'm not of SR material anyway, no matter the time of year!

[Ningishzidda]

CET.

In my world, that  means Cold Environmental Testing.

Is it anything similar?

[alotronic]

That Kiwi SR looks tough. Lots of decent hills and Arthurs Pass right at the end. It sure ain't the topography of Essex.

I knew why there was a reason I am a kiwi in London - I do these long rides in East Anglia and all my Kiwi Mates think they are EPIC and AWESOME because in their heads they are thinking of their topography, which is kinda 'hilly' 

Also factor in the that there will be not many people doing it, so not much in the way of bunches. At least it's in the south Island so riding on main roads won't get you killed like it does in the north.

Am I selling it to you? Actually it would be an AWESOME ride and your jaw would be on the ground from the scenery and sense of being in it

[LittleWheelsandBig]

The Aussie GT SRs almost never get more than a couple of dozen riders, so big bunches aren't really an option. Still looks like a lot of fun though.

[Mike Conway]

CET.

In my world, that  means Cold Environmental Testing.

Is it anything similar?

Yeah, it's certainly testing, especially with the allure of mince pies, roast turkey and reading the paper by the fireplace while the rain/snow/hail is blowing outside

[JamesBradbury]

  Mmm, what a good idea, maybe for 2016! Could sell it to my wife as getting my audax season over and done quickly, leaving out the fact I'd be useless for the following week.

I'd probably go 400, rest, 300, 200, rest, 600... with the 600 probably being the calendar event. Love the idea of those Cambrian ones sometime, too...