CR 21st Aug '10

[Keith]

There seems to have been a dearth of Club Run reports recently. What's up? Is nobody having fun any more? Nothing anyone wants to share?

Anyway the Training Group was the usual, sociable, laugh a minute jaunt down to the cafe. Fortunately Matt suggested through & off once we'd climbed out of Reigate, which meant everybody had a play into the nagging headwind.

We didn't need that finish line camera this week, eh Andy?

No stop at the cafe for me, but a decent ride back with Andy E and Peter making very agreeable company.

[Andrew G]

[quote="Keith"]There seems to have been a dearth of Club Run reports recently. What's up? Is nobody having fun any more? Nothing anyone wants to share?

[Toks]

[quote="Keith"]There seems to have been a dearth of Club Run reports recently. What's up? Is nobody having fun any more? Nothing anyone wants to share?

[Snoop Doug]

This is where the best club run was today Great days off roading. Trails just about perfect I'd say.

Colin and I got the train down, and did three (I think) goes round yogurt pots before meeting up with Shaun and Marco. Marco showed us the inner yogurt pot loop and then we bombed down Telegraph. Love it! About 3/4 way down turned off and Marco led us down a really exciting single track with plenty of swoopy descents and twists through the woods. We then tackled an insanely steep bridlepath back up to the Holmwood viewpoint. Two goes of the outer ring of yogurt pots. What next? Barry Knows Best! Never done this before - it's a cracking long steppy twisty fast trail - just brilliant

We dropped into Peaslake and went to tackle Pitch Hill. I ran right out of gas and just fell away on the climb. Had to turn back to the village for some food, I was cattled About three hours of hard work left me right out of gas.

After a refuel Colin and I pootled back to Gomshall station and away home we went.

I left my legs on the Surrey Hills today>Knackered and I loved it!

Thanks guys for a super fun day of excellent off roading. Good work to Colin for setting this up. Been too long since we were down that way.

[RachelB]

I had a fab day out on the club run today with the 15s, firstly bumping into the delightful Joyce at EC.St, It was good to see her, followed by a quick,
( short cut ) run up to Charlwood Cafe, and on to Box Hill with a mix of what I think was the 17s, the lovely 17s boy's and girl's, kindly waiting for us at the top, to greet Rima, to a chorus of, "Happy Birthday" for her, we urged the 17s to go on as we wanted to have tea and cake, ( Bread Pudding ) mine was carried by John (Smiley) Thank You for that! - Rima carried her own, a lovely ride back down to CS to meet the 17s again, and coffee and a long discussion about smoking, and next weeks Brighton Ride.. which it appears we ALL intend to do, Thank's to all who supported the 15s today, sorry for all the detail, it's my first time here,but I had a great day as always.

[Rogan]

"Oh No - Where did it all go wrong!!!" Would be the heading - My ride started with my usual warm-up from home and all felt good. Having raced at Hillingdon in the 3/2/1/E group and then having trained heavily throughout the week I was contemplating a ride with the 18's or 19's as my legs were still aching. But, the call for the training group came and, reacting like a teenage conscript, I joined the ranks.

Early alarm bells rang (too early as it happens) as I struggled to peak the steps in sync with the group. 'No matter' I thought as I rejoined along the straight as the group reached the lights. No one seemed to notice my momentary absence (or at least they graciously ignored it)... And we were off again into the lanes when the call for through and off came. In short this finished what little glycogen reserves were left and so by Newdigate Road I dropped from 27-28 to 13mph in an instant. DROPPED! This was not a heart pounding 'red-line' sort of drop just legs that felt too heavy to move at the required rate type of dropped.

Not be confused with ‘bonking’ or ‘hitting the wall’ (I have only hit the wall once and never want to experience that again where average speed drops to 2mph, i.e. you either get off or fall off and, well let’s just say you seriously question your chosen pass time).

And so as Andy E’s wheel disappeared I reminded myself (with some annoyance) 'This is supposed to be a training ride.' I also noticed how much longer the rest of the ride was taking at 13mph!
Without the group and with seemingly no training purpose I felt like I was bunking off school as I idled through lanes that usually pass by in more of a grunting, snot-shotting blur... I took the early shortcut and still only just managed to get to the cafe before the TG...! This was the right course of action as all groups behind averaging any more than 13mph would have shunted me out the back!

After a long rest and refuel at the cafe (always good to catch up with Rob, Ant et al) the Box hill route back was much quicker with Tom and Dave and I taking turns all the way home. Thanks guys it was a good pace and good company!!! I found the energy to climb Box in under 7 mins and with a long rest at the top we saw the rest of the Box Hill brave getting to the top with the same sense of relief we all know too well. Then the most energetic person I know (off the bike) broke into chorus with Happy Birthday as Rima pedalled to the top – nice touch!

Rested, Tom, Ben, Dave and I pushed on. All manner of delightful recovery foods awaited.
The feast continues!

[Amy]

[quote="Keith"]There seems to have been a dearth of Club Run reports recently. What's up? Is nobody having fun any more? Nothing anyone wants to share?

[Alan M]

Well, first ride back after 6 weeks away and enforced total rest. Went with what promised to be and was a slow 17 group managed well by Tim. We kept together and all turned off via Partridge. Returned as a solo rider with the aim of keeping a steady pace and not being seduced into any hard efforts. This worked well and was passed by several groups finally making it to Nonna's in not too bad condition. I noticed an unusually high heart rate for perceived effort but other than that was quite comfortable. Later on I felt the ill effects of the ride with some cramping and general lassitude but overall not too bad. Nice to be back to the relative security of the club run and to receive several concerned comments over the state of my injuries. Thanks!

[Toks]

[quote="Rogan"]" In short this finished what little glycogen reserves were left and so by Newdigate Road I dropped from 27-28 to 13mph in an instant. DROPPED! This was not a heart pounding 'red-line' sort of drop just legs that felt too heavy to move at the required rate type of dropped.

Not be confused with ‘bonking’ or ‘hitting the wall’ (I have only hit the wall once and never want to experience that again where average speed drops to 2mph, i.e. you either get off or fall off and, well let’s just say you seriously question your chosen pass time).

[quote="Toks"] not many Hillingdon's left now I guess.

[Andy E]

[quote="Keith"]We didn't need that finish line camera this week, eh Andy?