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  • February 2, 2013 at 10:24 am #17843
    Gary rb

    Hello good people. Has any one experinced being dropped on club runs and how did the club cure the problem?

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  • February 2, 2013 at 11:22 pm #714413
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    colhum1

    rule# 42……
    B-) rule# 42……

    February 2, 2013 at 9:46 pm #714411
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    SideBurn

    I would like to add ‘The
    I would like to add ‘The Rules’ are a bit of fun. But also they are worth reading and trying to stick to them! As a person who ‘moonlights’ with a bit of triathlon and ultra marathon thrown in I am pretty f****d to start with but would claim that Rule 5 is applicable! If the club runs are too fast and there is no slower group you could be in the wrong club. If they are just a bit quicker you may improve to their level fairly quickly. But if they do not seem like a sociable lot I would not bother…

    February 2, 2013 at 7:54 pm #714409
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    colhum1

    and rule #10 and rule # 90
    and rule #10 and rule # 90 come to think of it 😕

    February 2, 2013 at 7:50 pm #714407
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    colhum1

    Gary rb wrote: I’ve got to

    Gary rb wrote:
    :/ I’ve got to ask ‘Bobbys boys’, what is Rule 5 ?
    …..and are there Rules before and after? and do some rules become redundent and therefore dropped :-)

    The Rules

    Keep to rule # 71 // train properly

    February 2, 2013 at 7:36 pm #714405
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    Gary rb

    I’ve got to ask ‘Bobbys
    :/ I’ve got to ask ‘Bobbys boys’, what is Rule 5 ?
    …..and are there Rules before and after? and do some rules become redundent and therefore dropped 🙂

    February 2, 2013 at 6:42 pm #714403
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    Bobbys boys

    Rule 5
    Rule 5 👿

    February 2, 2013 at 11:22 am #714401
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    cidermart

    There is a group out your
    There is a group out your way, Thames Gateway CC I think it is who meet at Bulphan church I believe, I’ve seen on my travels that have some groups that seem to ride at a more sedate pace so I imagine that they have split as hinted at above. I think they meet on a Sunday morning, don’t quote me on that, as a bloke I used to work with used to tag along with them on their ride outs.

    February 2, 2013 at 11:20 am #714399
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    Gary rb

    thank you people for your
    thank you people for your quick responses. A bit of what you all say has at sometime or other been happening at our club. I just wanted to get it clear in my mind that our club was not the only one ‘guilty’? of dropping members on club rides. As some one suggested there could be fast, medium and slow rides arranged.I shall be shareing some of the comments with our riders. Again thank you for your time and comments.

    February 2, 2013 at 11:07 am #714397
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    pepita1

    I get dropped all the time.
    I get dropped all the time. Just can’t go as fast or push a harder gear. However, I can go for a good while. My club mates are kind and do wait for me. I usually get to them within a few minutes. I do feel guilty for keeping them waiting and as a result, I don’t ride with them as often. I am currently working on gaining muscular strength as well as increasing my aerobic efficiency. The latter entails riding within a prescribed heart rate zone which means that I ride solo since riding with my club pushes me beyond my required training zone.

    February 2, 2013 at 10:53 am #714395
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    Gkam84

    Couple of questions
    What kind
    Couple of questions

    What kind of distance is your club doing for you to get dropped?

    How many riders go out?

    Do others get dropped at all?

    The reason I ask these questions, alot of clubs all start out together on a run and then at a certain distance split into 2 or 3 groups. Those being Fast, Medium and Slower.

    So if there are others being dropped, it would suggest that there needs to be a second group at a different pace.

    If there are all only a handful of riders and you are being left behind. You need to decide, are you going to increase your fitness and pace to keep up or just stop doing these rides and find a group you are comfortable with.

    February 2, 2013 at 10:49 am #714393
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    Parlee-king

    our club runs over the last
    our club runs over the last 30+ years have been ‘kept’ pretty steady 15 to 16mph average … if we had people that couldn’t handle pace. Its suggested they start with an easy run which we put on at least once a month and more often in the summer.

    interestingly the winter months Jan to March are often the hardest as those that race are err not racing, but training to race.

    As we stop at a cafe after 2 hours, those wanting a faster ride can ignore the stop and also do the second 2 hours a bit quicker.

    Plus we have a HARD Sat ride

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