colm
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Post by colm on Mar 27, 2008 10:29:01 GMT
Is there still an organised cycle on Saturday mornings at 8.30 from the Park Hotel for us folk who aren't quite made of iron?
Anybody meeting this weekend and if so how far do you intend on going?
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Post by doug on Mar 28, 2008 9:01:35 GMT
Morning,i think i'm going to give slieve bloom a miss this weekend and go from the hotel,as far as i know there's still a group goes from there at 8.30,i think there was only 2 or 3 last week but you could show up this week and there'd be 10.
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Post by gduffy on Mar 28, 2008 11:06:22 GMT
No worries.... won't be the same without our photographer though !!
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colm
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Post by colm on Apr 3, 2008 8:58:02 GMT
I showed up just before 8.30am last Saturday at the Park Hotel, waited outside Mr Wong's for about 10 minutes and left on my own for a lonely, wet cycle....
I hear some cyclists had reached Enfield by that time, while others were already going up and down the Slieve Blooms at this stage. Those 7am starts are a bit too early for me. But I also heard a certain triathlete showed up at the Park Hotel, saw nobody and went home!!! Didn't even go for a cycle! I wont name and shame but tut tut!!
I'll be there again this Saturday morning as the thoughts of a 5 hour trip to the highest parts of Offaly and back don't really appeal to me (sorry Gerry).
Hope to do a resonable cycle (I'm supposed to be tapering for the marathon) so anything from 40 to 60k will suit.
Any takers?
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Post by doug on Apr 3, 2008 9:10:55 GMT
Hand's up colm, it was me who showed up and went home where there was no breeze and no rain on my turbo,but will try brave it this saturday.....
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Post by jp on Apr 3, 2008 16:20:08 GMT
doug, is there going to be a quick cycler this sat? if so im game, dusted off the cobwebs last week on the auld bike, steve even fitted a pair of loony bars on the front of it for me, im game for punishment, bring it on......but go easy on me now, the swimming last night still has me in shock
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Post by doug on Apr 3, 2008 16:30:24 GMT
Your swimming last night still has me in shock too....i'm joking of coarse,i'm being put under pressure from gerry and dor to do a long one with them,is any body else going from hotel?
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Post by doug on Apr 4, 2008 8:45:18 GMT
Sorry folk's wont be at the hotel saturday i'm going to go with gerry dorothy caroline and phil for a short 80 mile spin to offaly.
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colm
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Post by colm on Apr 4, 2008 10:31:16 GMT
JP, I'll be at the Park Hotel 8.30am tomorrow. No idea if other cyclists will be there or not, hopefully there will be.
If others do show I'll go with whatever cycle they have in mind.
If nobody else shows I'm going to head out the N4 to Kinnegad, exit there and head west for Tyrellspass along the old N6 then turn north for Mullingar along the N52. It's about 55k and at the moment it looks like the last section will be in to the wind.
As for a 'quick cycler' I don't think I fit the bill there...probably average about 26 - 28kph or something for the cycle. But, as I said, other cyclists may show on the day, which would help increase the pace.
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Post by doug on Apr 4, 2008 10:40:21 GMT
Aidan daly said he would be there to,mick duggan usually shows up there.
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Post by jp on Apr 4, 2008 11:58:21 GMT
55k one sound good to me, see you all in the morning so, hopefully the weather will be ok.
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