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Continued epic inflation
I went out for a club run this morning; a nice gentle spin over
Laurieston Moor and down to Gatehouse for hot chocolate and a scone at Cream of Galloway, and then back via Borgue, Kirkcudbright and Gelston. Very pleasant, good company, lots of chatting and enjoying the scenery. And then when I got back I went out for another little spin with my partner, nothing very energetic. A pleasant Sunday's ride. Total, just over 100Km, and probably four hundred metres of climb. And the thing about that is, a year ago Jon and I did an Audax together - a total 114Km. And for me, that was an epic. It took seven hours. I was very proud of my achievement. I wrote a long ride report, and posted it both here and on my blog. And in preparation for that I had ridden a fifty mile ride by myself, and _that_ had felt like an epic. So - those of you who are just setting out on your first epics - enjoy them. As you get fitter, it will take more and more effort to achieve that high - that sense of personal achievement - again. My current distance target - the next one which will give me any real sense that I've pushed my limits out - is 300Km, and that is a bloody long ride. And when I achieve that, it will take an even bigger push to achieve the next one, and so on... Epics are like addictive drugs. At first you get high on just a little bit, and that can't possibly do you any harm, can it? -- (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/ ;; Want to know what SCO stands for? ;; http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20030605 |
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Continued epic inflation
On Sun, 31 Jul 2005 20:14:26 +0100, Simon Brooke
wrote: I went out for a club run this morning; a nice gentle spin over Laurieston Moor and down to Gatehouse for hot chocolate and a scone at Cream of Galloway, Was that hot chocolate made with milk or water ? I always feel spewy if riding after consuming milk,but not cream for some reason... |
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Continued epic inflation
"Simon Brooke" wrote in message ... ... Epics are like addictive drugs. At first you get high on just a little bit, and that can't possibly do you any harm, can it? Of course not ;-) Wanna buy any york-edinburgh ~400k?..... G. |
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