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General Category => Racing => Topic started by: squeak on April 25, 2009, 06:34:18 PM

Title: Myself and James
Post by: squeak on April 25, 2009, 06:34:18 PM
Myself and James are heading out to Bray in the morning to take on the all mighty Shay Elliot Road race.. :O ..will update on the results ;)
Title: Re: Myself and James
Post by: Darren on April 25, 2009, 09:08:23 PM
good luck lads.. ;)
Title: Re: Myself and James
Post by: tadhg on April 26, 2009, 01:38:40 PM
yea fairplay to ye's
Title: Re: Myself and James
Post by: squeak on April 26, 2009, 07:41:28 PM
Nice one lads..

We didnt fins out the race was 140km long till 9 o clock in the morning of the race ha. Funny.

What a race. Just savage. We averaged 41km/h for the first 100km or so. We did 140km in 3hrs 59mins. I stopped for a pee just at the bottom of the Shay Elliot climb and lost the group. That was with about 110km done. I rode by myself back to roundwood and then met up with James. Unbelievable race, soo well organised and it was just a good race to do. Not one I'd recommend for your first road race though. All through the day I'd have a guess that we did about 155km all in. I hear the 3rd cat races are a tad dodgy but this was very safe. No crashes or anything. We are gonna do another one next weekend. Preferably a little less than 140km! ha

Cheers,

Squeak ;)
Title: Re: Myself and James
Post by: tadhg on April 26, 2009, 09:38:15 PM
fairplay bud...dats a lot of km's....ur flying along ;)
Title: Re: Myself and James
Post by: squeak on May 03, 2009, 07:36:06 PM
Myself and James completed the 2nd of our crazy road spins today...5.5hrs to Arklow and back. 152km.

Savage day...nice n steady and very long. We were saying it would be good to get soem of the other cronies out on a logn road spin with us some weekend there is no race on. Great training, great prep for the mtb races, really bring your fitness on!
Title: Re: Myself and James
Post by: James on May 04, 2009, 10:33:12 PM
What a day savage spin.  These are spins are great for the endurance.  Arklow was a bit OTT, we'll plan something at little less insane!
Title: Re: Myself and James
Post by: Paul on May 05, 2009, 11:43:58 AM
What happened to going to Carlingford Squeak..?