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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<\/a> version of this ride rather than the full 170k\/100mi Gran Fondo<\/a>.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n My poor coach had told me not to do this so hopefully she’ll be impressed with my choice of the medium course \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n This was a good test of my legs after the massive Tour of Wessex last week<\/a>. 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.<\/p>\n 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. \ud83d\ude42 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.<\/p>\n 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! \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n I’ve since found out that there was only one rider faster than me<\/a>! The people already done must have ridden the short route.<\/p>\n My legs have been “dead” since. I’m hoping they’re sorted out before the Londres-Paris in a couple of weeks…<\/p>\n www.chiltern-hundred.org.uk – 2008 Report<\/a><\/p>\n www.chiltern-hundred.org.uk – 2008 Results<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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 … Continue reading