Chaingang tomorrow?

[Dominic]

Is it on? I am asking because I am off work. I am more than happy to wait until the evening but if it is not on I will go out during the day.

[Stu Merckx Man]

me and george are riding about 200 miles tomorrow, so we wont be available.

[-Adam-]

[quote="Stu Merckx Man"]me and george are riding about 200 miles tomorrow, so we wont be available.

[Stu Merckx Man]

ive got a taste for doing epic rides now

[Paul H]

Dont think you get much training benefit from it but if that floats your boat.

I will be chainganing tomorrow but am getting over a cold so not sure how I will do.

Paul

[-Adam-]

Well I've done two rides well in excess of 200km in the past 10 days and I definately feel stronger for them.

Perhaps i'm not scientifically physically fitter. But I feel so much more 'at one' with my bike now, it just feels natural to be on it.

I do reckon I can push harder for longer though as a result of those rides. Neither were particularly steady. I solo'd the last 80km of Flanders non-stop and it was a real hard slog after having already ridden 180km in cold sh1t weather. Since then I just feel mentally stronger too, more sure of what I'm capable of maybe.

[Toks]

[quote="Paul H"]Dont think you get much training benefit from it but if that floats your boat.

I will be chainganing tomorrow but am getting over a cold so not sure how I will do.

Paul

[Paul H]

I would say a 200 mile ride will do more damage than good for Stu who regularly runs out of energy and gets cramp on far shorter rides. He will probably try to do it on 2 bottles of orange squash and end up breaking down muscle mass.

But as you say its up to Stu.

[-Adam-]

I wont be chainganging tonight, will be out earlier as i'll get home too late from the usual CG and I have a presentation at Uni tomorow which I ought to be awake for...

[Stu Merckx Man]

i ended up turning back at reigate.

a tendon at the back of my knee that joins onto the calf muscle got painful last friday when i did the ride with marek because my cleet had slipped. i could feel it twanging again today so i turned back to be on the safe side. im going to rest it and hope its ok for the weekend, and chilham!

[Toks]

[quote="Stu Merckx Man"]i ended up turning back at reigate.

a tendon at the back of my knee that joins onto the calf muscle got painful last friday when i did the ride with marek because my cleet had slipped. i could feel it twanging again today so i turned back to be on the safe side. im going to rest it and hope its ok for the weekend, and chilham!

[Paul H]

how did you get an entry for chilham?

[Stu Merckx Man]

george entered a time trial by mistake and is doing that, so he said i could have his entry today.... i sent off an entry a while back, but didnt get a place.

but i have been told i have to attend yet another family thing, so i cant do it now. im sure george would let you have it if you dont have an entry paul. i reckon if you just ring up they would let you have it, seeming as its a the same team and all.

[Paul H]

Ill take it. Is the entry in your name now?

[Stu Merckx Man]

no i didnt get round to ringing up, still in georges.