My First 200 + KM Ride - The Motivation, Planning, Preparation and Implementation
What Motivates One to Ride Over 200 km's
It would be difficult to pinpoint any single motivator, it is more a group of ideas that would be more acurate. There is the knowledge that it will take at least 8 hours of actual riding time requiring stamina, determination and a tough butt! The knowledge that if you can do this it expands your horizon on what else you can do and what places you can visit on your bike.
In these winter months its difficult to get a lot of riding in especially if you don't like to ride in the rain as I sure don't. It then makes sense that taking a long ride on a fine day satisfies the desire to ride for longer than a short ride. So, winter is an ideal time to make long rides if you can coordinate your available time with the good days for riding.
They are general motivators but I had some personal ones too, I had in my mind that I one day would like to ride to a Gawler Wheelers Saturday morning group ride and ride home again afterwards. I had ridden home from Nuriootpa before but wanted to know if I could ride there for a visit and ride home as well. All of these things collectively helped me decide to make this ride.
The Planning
It all started 7 days before....[READ MORE]...
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Comment by Andrew on June 27, 2012 at 14:23 -
Heck of a ride Steve.
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Comment by Graham King on June 27, 2012 at 14:37 -
Good ride Steve, well done.
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Comment by Steven Ellison on June 27, 2012 at 14:40 -
Thanks guys, I was sure someone was going to say it didn't happen because its not on Strava LOL Who knows when they are going to fix the upload that stuck half way when they took the site down for maintenance yesterday!
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Comment by Matt Brennan on June 27, 2012 at 14:46 -
great ride.
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Comment by Michelle Crick on June 27, 2012 at 17:19 -
Brilliant work would love to have the guts for a long solo ride :-)
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Comment by Adam Williss on June 27, 2012 at 21:01 -
Sensational ride Steven.
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Comment by Steven Ellison on June 27, 2012 at 21:07
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Thanks people and Michelle, I think for once you are underestimating your own abilities! Michelle, I think you would have more difficulty finding the time than having the courage to do the ride. You did BUPA only months after starting to ride!
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Comment by RD6 on June 27, 2012 at 21:40 -
now steve you can nail that 200km grand slam ride :) just do it
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Comment by Michelle Crick on June 27, 2012 at 21:54
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Yeah your right but that was supported, big ride completely on my own not so sure.
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Comment by Roger Gurr on June 27, 2012 at 22:04 -
A fantastic effort and write-up...thanks for the inspiration! (even though it will be a while before I ever crack 200km in one go)
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