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Well both is fine, old school long rides on the weekend, new school speed in the week, no problems!
I too have discovered that, like Inuit for snow, I need a hundred words to describe the kind of shattered and bonked you get on a 400! Best advice I heard was: "You will feel terrible once or twice on a 400. You need to have rations, and to keep slowly riding through it... and you'll be fine." ie for newbies (I am too) a 400 is pushing your body in all sorts of new ways and a carbo-crash somewhere along the way is inevitable. So... you did that and survived! Chapeau! Do a 200 in a couple of weeks - you'll feel fantastic!!!
I also know you will be thinking of a 600 and an SR soon enough. And PBP in 2015! Addiction approaching...
fantastic achievement. Did you ride on your own most of the time? i sort of assumed on these longer events people tend to buddy up a bit? I stick mostly to 100/150 audaxes but this vid has made me think a longer one would be a good challenge! Looking forward to the write up!
i did ride on my own for most of this one, i was just in that kind of a mood that day. got into a group going into hay-on-wye but apart from that i mostly kept myself to myself
Absolute quality.
Fantastic effort and not something I would do BUT - Andy Wilkinson holds the UK 24 hour time trial record at 541.214 miles! Nearly 300 miles further in the same time, but he did have to be put in the recovery position after finishing!
I did 200k a couple of years ago & struggled into a headwind for the last 50, it was the longest I've ever been sat on a bike. I can't imagine what 400 feels like. Respect is due!
Having watched the vid I am now thinking an Audax should be on my to do list. I joined Audax UK in '97 but then got into mountain biking before entering an event.
My longest ride so far is 125 miles but you have fired me up for something further.
Well done on your ride.
i spent a bit of time in the recovery position at talybont. or possibly the foetal position
Well done Dave, Epic ride mate! very inspirational! I'll use that on my upcoming sportive!
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