 And you all thought it was nuts. How the hell do they do these miles every day, on my 4th alot smaller ride of the weak I had zero leg strength left took the wussy way out and crawled home, crazy. We need John G + wife back or something next month otherwise this event goes pretty much unmentioned on here. Hard to believe that was 2years ago they rode it!!
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 In the top two of the Single Speed category... which is two riders... Awesome  What miles? It's not like 34 miles off road is exactly hard. I know they're racing and all but we're not talking Tour Divide distances every day. THAT is hard. Come on Matt - time to stop laughing and get pedaling!
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 I'm hating it
2 riders in the solo singlespeed category.. i would've been in it had i got there in time.. therefore guaranteed podium!
Gay.
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That sucks dumb ass, amazed no one could of sorted you a tent out though. Insert I'd lost it after Sunday 10pm-1pm 25miles, Monday afternoon 12miles, wednesday 17miles, thursday dead to start with barely got to 17miles. They where all hard rides in mud, but still only the distance of 1 day there and they are in mud too. My legs still feel weak to!!
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c'mon dyl!
I was out for 40mile xc ride earlier, then got in and sat on the turbo for an hour. also, diet plays a big part in it
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Being 20years younger helps too, how much climbing though Mike ?? its the climbing that kills you not the distance I find, did @3000ft on the wednesday.
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I've really missed my regular training climb (regular when I'm back home anyway). It's a 5000ft road climb and I'll normally ride it 2 or 3 times a week. In a totally masochistic way I do love to climb. On an average off road ride we'll do around 35 - 40 miles and gain about 4000 feet all told. Weekends we do our longer rides (60 odd miles with around 5500ft of climbing) and we ride at least 4 days a week as a group, I try everyday (this is why I stopped working afterall) but have been somewhat distracted by Golf  I didn't realise just how bad your luck had gone with the Trans Wales Mike! That sucks. Better luck next year for (I assume) Scotland!
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no idea on climbing, but very little of the ride was flat.
i can't wait to get back to swansea, where my local trails have about 1,000ft elevation. and just up the road is afan and cwmcarn
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Where are you living then Insert ?? 35-40 with that amount of climbing is fine, once a week for me, but 4 days a week my legs can't take it. GOLF hey, thats a waste of a good walk there.
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Mike, are you joining us for the Mash Up next weekend at Afan? Dyl - I'm currently in Plymouth visiting Family and getting fixed (leg) but I live in San Jose (California) now. About 50 minutes or so drive from Repack / Marin and about the same from Santa Cruz. My training ride takes me up Mt Hamilton or if I fancy it I can ride over the mountains into Santa Cruz, have a beer on the beach then get the bus back home. I used to think Golf was a pointless waste of free time as well. Then I tried it 
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I will if i can find a way there, but atm, it's seemingly unlikely, i'm as poor as a poor thing. also, the race entry is like £40...
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California Sounds nice, good life style you've got there, whats up with the leg!! Well, I've already paid people to shoot me if I ever start playing it!!
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