My Mum and my Aunty are arriving here at 15:30 from a trip around Europe so I decided to do the Medio Fondo 100k version of this ride rather than the full 170k/100mi Gran Fondo.
It was a 40k cycle there and 40k back so I still end today with 180k on the clock! But at least I’m home before the guests arrive.
My poor coach had told me not to do this so hopefully she’ll be impressed with my choice of the medium course 🙂
This was a good test of my legs after the massive Tour of Wessex last week. I was quite worried about my achilles pain flaring up again. Thankfully this didn’t happen, although the inner left knee tendon pain is still happening.
One other issue for me was the fact that I’ve been crapping through the eye of a needle for the last 2 days! I know you wanted to read that. 🙂 So much for this fruit and yoghurt rubbish – I now know why it makes you lighter! I’m going back to tried and tested: beer, kebabs and chocolate.
The ride itself was another solo affair since the majority of riders opted for the Gran Fondo or the 80k Corto Fondo routes. I passed perhaps 10-15 riders and no one went by me so I figure anyone in front of me was riding in a bunch and left early. Cheating so and so’s! 😛
3:53:57 was my time, 4 minutes off the Gold standard of 3:50 for this distance. Doh! Still, I didn’t have a speedo so without distance and speeds, pacing was done entirely by feel.
I’ve since found out that there was only one rider faster than me! The people already done must have ridden the short route.
My legs have been “dead” since. I’m hoping they’re sorted out before the Londres-Paris in a couple of weeks…
www.chiltern-hundred.org.uk – 2008 Report
www.chiltern-hundred.org.uk – 2008 Results
Bloody hell hippy… what happened to the Stew i knew in London… beer, bakeries, & Jim Beam. There was always the bikes… but fruit and yogurt? Whats going to happen after the London – Paris?
Don’t worry man, after 3 weeks of sportives I’ve got straight back into regular binge drinking. In fact, other than Jan and Feb, I haven’t really stopped drinking, I’ve just been riding more.
Well done with your first century btw!
Gosh Hipshtar, you’re looking quite athletic despite all that booze and crap you eat ;-P
I still weigh 90kg+ which is no good for riding up hills. I’d lose weight but I like eating too much. Damn food!
Faaark you look lean! And mean :p Nice smooth legs also tee hee
what do u mean by eye of a needle? i need more information..
Squits, shits, deli belly, the runs, pissing from one’s bum, diarrhea.. is that the info you were after? 🙂
Sounds like my 2 month old nephew and he only has breast milk :p
Mmm.. maybe I need to stop drinking breast milk? 😉
is someone pregnant that we need to know about? :))
No, I’ve been breaking into maternity wards..