Time to put the bike away ??
At the start of this year I set a couple of cycling goals, the first was to ride all five Grand Slams which I did, well almost. I missed a turn in GS4 and shortened the route be about 5kms and fell and wrote off the bike on GS4 and missed the last 10kms or so. Close enough for me to tick off that particular goal.
The other goal was to ride 6666kms for the calendar year which I passed this morning. I needed to ride 78 kms today and with the CVSA ride plus the ride there and back I rode 94kms. It was a good ride this morning in very windy conditions riding up Montecute with Gillian who was feeling the strain of some big rides this week, I was happy to ride with her up the hill but I must have upset her because as soon as we hit Norton Summit she was gone like Vincenzo Nibali at La Giro whilst I descended like Miss Daisy.
The ride back from Taylors Blend with Baron was pretty quick with a tailwind along Cross Rd before turning into a headwind on Marion and sucking Baron's wheel (sorry mate couldn't get past to take a turn) as I passed the 6666 mark. The goal completed I headed to see Jim Woods and had a cold beer and a couple of sausage rolls for lunch before heading slowly up the Veloway into yet more strong wind.
So with the target passed I can stick the bike in the shed and veg out on the couch until January.
Well maybe not because I've just looked on bike journal where I logged all my rides and I've done 96 rides for 6682 kms, so I may as well make it a 100 rides for the year.
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Comment by Rob (Chewbacca) on December 4, 2011 at 16:56 -
Always new goals to achieve once we have suceeded in smashing the original goals....congrats on 6666 :)
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Comment by Roger ... on December 4, 2011 at 17:03 -
Congratulations Pat!
only the other week I was genuinely wondering how you were doing with your 6666 km
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Comment by Andrew on December 4, 2011 at 17:05 -
Ahem! The Mrs will not know what to do with you if you stay home!
Well done Pat!
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Comment by Patrick O'Kane on December 4, 2011 at 17:09 -
She just dragged took me to the Xmas craft and Gift fare Wattsy. No way I'm staying home, might be time to try a bit of MTBing over the Xmas break Roger.
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Comment by Gus K on December 4, 2011 at 17:10 -
Congratulations. You posted that it was your gal and you've achieved it. So what is next year's goal?
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Comment by Pete (repeats ?) Roberts on December 4, 2011 at 17:12 -
Well done Pat, Great effort !
... But I reckon you can probably make 7000-km for the year ... Go on, you know you can do it !
My distance goal was 5000-km for the year, and I have so far I have managed 6510-km, so just because I can, I will try to make that 7000-km. Sounds like a good new number...
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Comment by RD6 on December 4, 2011 at 17:15 -
wont we see you in the next SSRC muddies ?
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Comment by Patrick O'Kane on December 4, 2011 at 17:20
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I'll be there #6, 4 more rides and probably 7000kms to aim for now.
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Comment by Clive Palfrey on December 4, 2011 at 17:27 -
A second ride with the GW's on Dec 17th and you can party on at their Christmas do
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Comment by MARK FERGUSON (SPARTACUS) on December 4, 2011 at 17:46 -
Well done mate!
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