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10 Fred Whittons in 10 Days

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  • May 10, 2011 at 10:36 am #13413
    Mr_eL_Bee

    Starting on Friday 13th May, I’ll be riding the Fred course once a day for 10 days 🙂
    What could be better? 10 days cycling around Lakeland….
    Well… it did seem like a good idea at the time 😕

    Why?
    Partly because I want to, and it’s a worthy challenge;
    Mostly to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support
    http://www.justgiving.com/Leon10FW

    Now – here’s the fun bit! 😀

    Anyone who wants to come and ride all or part of the route with me on any of the days is more than welcome just ping me an email at 10FW@faster-feet.com
    I’ll be leaving from Hills Garage in Coniston – so that I can use the 4 Seasons timing cards – each morning at 6am.

    If folk are interested in my progress, I’ll update this thread, and I’ll write up each day more fully on my blog
    http://10fw-in-10.blogspot.com/

    Cheers

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  • May 20, 2011 at 7:31 pm #643621
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    Mr_eL_Bee

    My apologies for the loss of
    My apologies for the loss of StalkerTracker today – I left my phone at Cyclewise.
    I may be killed fatally to death for worrying the wife on that one!
    Today was a 8:54 – I’m having to ‘manage’ a slightly painful and swollen knee now.
    Wasn’t too bad today, it behaved until about 90 miles!!

    And my saddle is a Selle Italia Flite Gel Flow….

    May 20, 2011 at 3:06 pm #643619
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    simonmb

    Would that be the same one
    Would that be the same one you ‘went missing’ behind recently 😕

    May 20, 2011 at 1:59 pm #643617
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    dave atkinson

    Is that near the ice cream
    Is that near the ice cream van?

    May 20, 2011 at 1:24 pm #643615
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    simonmb

    Our intrepid Leon’s position
    Our intrepid Leon’s position doesn’t appear to have moved for some time. Whinlatter Pass, just before the Hope Memorial. What’s it like around there? Looking at the satellite view it looks kind of isolated.

    May 18, 2011 at 11:44 pm #643613
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    Gkam84

    Right, one important question
    Right, one important question that has not been asked, what saddle are you riding on?

    Cause i know my behind would be rather sore after over 1000 miles in 10 days unless i had a comfy one and plenty of butt’r

    May 18, 2011 at 10:07 pm #643611
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    Tony Farrelly

    Does the route take you past
    Does the route take you past the bakery in Gosforth – Gill Unsworth’s I think it’s called? It’s in a house just opposite the car park – worth stopping there for a pie… or two.

    May 18, 2011 at 7:02 pm #643609
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    Mr_eL_Bee

    dave_atkinson wrote:you’re

    dave_atkinson wrote:
    you’re homing in on my ‘benchmark’ time :-)

    In all honesty – I think it is safe! The cumulative effect of the back to back days is taking its toll!

    I’ll be happy to *complete* all 10!! 🙂 🙂

    May 18, 2011 at 6:52 pm #643607
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    dave atkinson

    you’re homing in on my
    you’re homing in on my ‘benchmark’ time 🙂

    May 18, 2011 at 4:52 pm #643605
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    Mr_eL_Bee

    Day 6 complete
    And despite
    Day 6 complete
    And despite the legs feeling like Soggy Spaghetti, I posted my quickest time so far
    8:45

    OK – not quick – but I’m really pleased with that 🙂

    May 18, 2011 at 4:51 pm #643603
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    Mr_eL_Bee

    Cheers
    I’m getting most of
    Cheers 🙂
    I’m getting most of my calories from my drinks – and using them as a kind of rolling recovery regime as well, as some have a protein element to them.
    And to keep my stomach happy, I’m giving it flapjack, Nakd bars and cake!
    Oh and tea at Cyclewise Bike shop at Whinlatter
    Off the bike, it’s a 500ml Carbo Loader drink in the morning and 4 weetabix,
    And a large evening meal – about 1½ times my normal portion size

    May 18, 2011 at 8:34 am #643601
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    Low Speed Wobble

    Enjoying the tale – how much
    Enjoying the tale – how much / what are you eating en route and outside of the ride?

    May 17, 2011 at 6:39 pm #643599
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    Tony Farrelly

    Glad to hear it’s going well
    Glad to hear it’s going well Mr_el_Bee and thanks for keeping us in the loop as it were

    May 17, 2011 at 6:37 pm #643597
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    Mr_eL_Bee

    Half way through this now!
    It
    Half way through this now!

    It was a decent day in the Lakes and I had company – both of which are very helpful 🙂

    May 16, 2011 at 5:13 pm #643595
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    Mr_eL_Bee

    Number 4 done and dusted and
    Number 4 done and dusted and a LOT of words on my blogspot blog for anyone interest (Link is at the top)

    May 15, 2011 at 7:53 pm #643593
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    Mr_eL_Bee

    Gkam84 wrote:Oh i see, i

    Gkam84 wrote:
    Oh i see, i didn’t realise you were using the sportident timing aswell

    Is it set up all year or just because the Whitton has just taken place and they left it for your timing?

    It’s there all year – you can get the timing card off Paul, the guy who organises the FW

    Dave – it was pretty harsh today!!!

    I’ve written a long report about my adventure today on my 10FW-in-10 blogspot site
    I stopped short of calling the MRT on Wrynose…… just 😉

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