A sunny do run run club run in the sun... 18-04-09

[Marky Mark]

A sunny do run run club run in the sun fun.

Departure time 09.00 sharp @ CSS

Direction of general down and along a bit.

Distance of 80 miles ish

Do we stop? yes at a pub for a pint and carbs.

Da speed. 16-17 to suit the group.

Just and idea and it's going to be a nice day.

Marky Mark

[Snoop Doug]

Well done Marky Mark, good to see someone else supporting the Amy and Mr PVT et al club of alternative CRs. Can't join you as I'm prepping for the SCCU 25 but I may tootle down to CSS to see you off. Hope you get a few sign on to this, sounds like fun.

Good work

Snoop

[Rob Q]

Count me in, but potentially with a hangover as I am attending a wedding this afternoon and it has a free bar

[Ivor]

[quote="Marky Mark"]Direction of general down and along a bit.

[quote="Ivor"][quote="Marky Mark"]Direction of general down and along a bit.

[Amy]

Sounds good to me - I assume similar to the one you did before? Includes the lanes beyond Horsham, Andrew, and then onto towards Billingshurst and up through the lanes via Rusper and Ellen's Green.

[Robh]

[quote="Amy"]Sounds good to me - I assume similar to the one you did before? Includes the lanes beyond Horsham, Andrew, and then onto towards Billingshurst and up through the lanes via Rusper and Ellen's Green.

[Marky Mark]

Any body fancy doing Kent for the day, getting back about 3ish?

Dam it's good to be flexible. I'll be at CSS just before 09.00, lets decide on the day and see how bad Rob's hangover is!

Bring it on
MM

[Amy]

If I'm not there it'll be because I failed to make it out of bed. Felt absolutely terrible this afternoon.

[Amy]

Never mind, Mark, at least we got a ride - a d@mn good ride in fact.

And I've got a couple of new cafes on my list St Ives Tea Gardens are definitely worth a visit - dogs, peacocks (horses too apparently) wandering around. Not to mention the cream teas.... It's off the B2026 and down a little lane (Butcher Lane?) and then a very long drive, somewhere between Holtye and Hartfield

[Marky Mark]

Many sozs to all my loyal fans who turned up for the long run.
But in my defence, not one definite was posted on here so I had a duvet morning due to lack of interest on both parties. Please let yourself be known in the future. I did check this thread at 7 in the morning!
Drawing a line under that one
_______________________________________ (Don't ever let that happen again )

Luckily there was a call out the blue for a Kent run.. So then there were 9 lucky souls setting off for the THREE COUNTIES CHALLENGE.

Cracking bunch of Ladies and Gents setting off through the ups and downs of Surrey, East Sussex and Kent. We stopped at a Tea Room called St Ives near Hartfield sharing some banta with a peacock and greedy Two-Sconns Conner. Good call sir as it was a shame just to have the one! More for me please came from all directions. That was one noisey COCK.

After setting off for Ashdown I realised that the time had passed so quick I really should be getting home, y'know what it's like!!!! so we pulled over and had a show of hands who needed to get home, the other lucky sods could ride all day, not that I'm jealous at all.

I some how navigated the 5 of us getting home early through the heartland of Kent and must of found every single drag and hill you possibly could in a single afternoon. For this I apologise but my legs feel well fit for that, well done to you all.

Naming no names but....
Possibly Marlpit HILL
Crockham HILL
Titsy HILL
HILL
HILL
Bla bla bla etc.

OMG Titsy hill is a bitch without a compact on. But I'm chuffed to the Gilly-mots with doing it. Pat on ones back for that after riding for 55-60 miles ish.

Stop press, Stats in
61.3 miles (of HILLS lol)
Av speed 14mph
Max speed 45.2mph (probably when the bottle jumped out of its cage)
Av HR 134bpm
Max HR 180bpm
Ride time 4h 28 mins (of bloody HILLS lol)
Total ascent 4790ft Oooooooo yeah baby.

Big thank you to the all the mob of 9, mostly seen on Crimewatch (you know who you are, I can't remember!).

We really must do that again and again and again.

Cheers, Marky Mark

[Andrew G]

Nice one Mark, Crockham and Titsey will find your legs (or leave them in a ditch by the side of the road ).
[quote="Marky Mark"]But in my defence, not one definite was posted on here so I had a duvet morning due to lack of interest on both parties. Please let yourself be known in the future.

[Amy]

[quote="Marky Mark"]not one definite was posted on here so I had a duvet morning due to lack of interest on both parties. Please let yourself be known in the future.