Riding 1200ks... Alice Springs to Katherine July 11
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Riding 1200ks... Alice Springs to Katherine July 11
Postby ACT SC600 » Thu Jun 06, 2013 4:25 pm
I ride 56ks per day averaging 33-35ks per hour in traffic (they want to ride averaging 25-30kph) I'm pretty fit having completed a half marathon in 1h 43m and my 10k average is 45m on the run (I'm running around 30-40ks per week), I've completed the oxfam 100k walk in 35hrs... I'm 37yo 188cm and weigh between 82-85kgs (I did weigh 133kgs in jan last year)... For the last month should I be upping the ks on the bike or should I keep doing what I am doing? Anything else I should prepare for???
Cheers chris
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Re: Riding 1200ks... Alice Springs to Katherine July 11
Postby grantw » Thu Jun 06, 2013 5:56 pm
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Re: Riding 1200ks... Alice Springs to Katherine July 11
Postby ACT SC600 » Fri Jun 07, 2013 1:20 pm
Thanks heaps Grantgrantw wrote:Give some thought to some longer rides at the average distance you plan to be riding each day, so your body can get used to the time you'll be spending in the saddle. Bums are typically the first thing to give out.
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Re: Riding 1200ks... Alice Springs to Katherine July 11
Postby birdbrain » Fri Jun 07, 2013 2:25 pm
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Postby ACT SC600 » Sun Jul 21, 2013 10:53 pm
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Re: Riding 1200ks... Alice Springs to Katherine July 11
Postby zero » Mon Jul 22, 2013 12:01 am
Good job, will be interested to see the pics.ACT SC600 wrote:Just a bit of thread mining but the trip is finished... biggest day was 160ks.. 8 riders 10 days.. averaged 33kmph... I'll post some pictures up tomorrow. ..
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Re: Riding 1200ks... Alice Springs to Katherine July 11
Postby gorilla monsoon » Mon Jul 22, 2013 12:15 pm
Can't wait to see the pics. Was it cold out there?
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Re: Riding 1200ks... Alice Springs to Katherine July 11
Postby grantw » Mon Jul 22, 2013 12:42 pm
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Re: Riding 1200ks... Alice Springs to Katherine July 11
Postby ACT SC600 » Mon Jul 22, 2013 1:47 pm
Day 1 Alice to Aileron Roadhouse (135ks)
Day 2 we rode from Aileron to Barrow Creek (Wolf)... this was a great part of the trip... no power, no hot water..... and an angry publican name 2 dogs (151ks)
Day 3 Barrow Creek to Wauchope Hotel (107ks)
Day 4 Wauchope to Tennant Creek (115ks)
Day 5 Tennant Creek to Renner Springs (161ks)
Day 6 Renner Springs to Elliot (93ks)
Day 7 Elliot to Dunmarra (104ks)
Day 8 Dunmarra to Larrimah (134ks)
Day 9 Larrimah to Materanka (75ks)
Day 10 Materanka to Katherine (106ks)
pics
my dora dummy spit band (day 3)
we drew room 13......
UFO capital of OZ
first class treatment
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Postby RonK » Mon Jul 22, 2013 1:56 pm
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Re: Riding 1200ks... Alice Springs to Katherine July 11
Postby ACT SC600 » Mon Jul 22, 2013 2:03 pm
losing it
hot springs Materanka
katherine in the pool
great ride... heaps of fun.... only missed 90ks on the Strava due to a bit of a misshap on the phone....
here is a segment... http://app.strava.com/activities/68347583" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
cheers Chris
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Re: Riding 1200ks... Alice Springs to Katherine July 11
Postby gorilla monsoon » Mon Jul 22, 2013 3:28 pm
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Re: Riding 1200ks... Alice Springs to Katherine July 11
Postby ACT SC600 » Tue Jul 23, 2013 11:08 am
cheers Mate!!!! going through withdrawals now.....gorilla monsoon wrote:Top effort, I'm jealous!
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