Alpine Audax 2013 - so who's in ?
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Postby gabrielle260 » Sat Jan 26, 2013 10:45 pm
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Re: Alpine Audax 2013 - so who's in ?
Postby winstonw » Sat Jan 26, 2013 11:24 pm
Well, I've benefited greatly from doing all the training. AM much stronger on hills, and flats. Let's hope 2014 is clear.
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Re: Alpine Audax 2013 - so who's in ?
Postby FineWine » Sun Jan 27, 2013 8:58 pm
Gee, I hope the guys at Dingo Dell who were continuously pouring buckets of water into the cisterns after each visit to allow them to be flushed read that remark! Though maybe they've seen enough s**t for one day,They were not volunteering for me they were doing it because they enjoy it.
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Postby jimsheedy » Sun Jan 27, 2013 9:14 pm
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Postby clackers » Sun Jan 27, 2013 9:23 pm
How did you get overlooked on the Australia Day Honours list, Jim?jimsheedy wrote:What, They're volunteering because they don't like it ?
On March 3rd, I'll be a helper for the MAD Ride up at Woodend. There's a heap of other things in my life I should be doing that day but I can't keep going on Melbourne Touring Club rides other people organize without trying to give something back.
Unlike their city brethren, most Victorian country firefighters are volunteers and would not take kindly to your novel "views" as to why they contribute their labour.
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Postby jimsheedy » Sun Jan 27, 2013 9:28 pm
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Re: Alpine Audax 2013 - so who's in ?
Postby clackers » Sun Jan 27, 2013 9:42 pm
You didn't read FineWine's post?jimsheedy wrote:Yeah but you enjoy doing it right? It's not torturous, It's not unpleasant ?
I get it, Jim - your self-interest. You reckon you're out of pocket $180 and other people are to blame.
I'm tempted to start a fund to raise that cash and send it to you if you never post in these forums again.
WHO'S WITH ME??? It'll be a sacrifice, ladies and gents, but how did Jim put it? Ah, yes - enjoyable.
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Postby jimsheedy » Sun Jan 27, 2013 9:52 pm
Ok lets talk about volunteering. Why do people do it ? Is it totally selfless or do they get something out of it, even if the job they are volunteering to do is unpleasant ? And whats wrong with getting something out of it? Why does volunteering have to be a hair shirt birch whip experience?
But either way I'm more than happy to take your money. Shall I PM you my bank details ?
Maybe that could be your bit of volunteering for the Alpine .
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Postby clackers » Mon Jan 28, 2013 8:08 am
Let's not, Jim.jimsheedy wrote:
Ok lets talk about volunteering.
Your shameful attitudes are all too clear to us.
Your claim that you act out of self-interest but that volunteers also act out of self-interest is a sociopath's argument.
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Postby sblack » Mon Jan 28, 2013 8:56 am
I kept an eye out for the descriptions of other riders in the thread but the only forumite I managed to spot was grantw heading the opposite way on the last climb up to Dingo Dell, in about the same spot on my first two ascents. Probably helped that I already know Grant and it's much easier spotting a familiar face than trying to pick a bike and jersey as they go past.
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Postby jules21 » Mon Jan 28, 2013 10:13 am
then came the 3rd lap.. i started off feeling good and kept powering past people, then about 2/3 of the way up i started feeling nauseous and that i was going to repeat the food i ate at the bright checkpoint. i slowed it up but just felt worse and worse, until i was creeping. i pushed on to the top - i hate stopping - then got off the bike and instantly felt very sick. i almost called it quits, but 20 minutes of sitting down and i felt better enough to roll back into bright.
so, 12 hours and i finished. i have rarely felt that bad, i could hardly speak and staggered back to our rental accommodation with the missus. absolutely shattered.
a huge thanks to Audax and all the volunteers who did a magnificent job, all for our entertainment.
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Postby grantw » Mon Jan 28, 2013 4:14 pm
It was great to see so many people carry on with the change in route, which as it turns out was way tougher than the planned one. I've already booked my accommodation for next year!
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Re: Alpine Audax 2013 - so who's in ?
Postby oldnewby » Mon Jan 28, 2013 5:09 pm
I too kept an eye out for ppl on this thread, but would have been lucky to recognise anyone during lap 3.
I started at 6.20, and crossed the line right on 7.20pm. Strava has my moving time at 10.24, felt like longer! Hardest ride I've ever done. First time up and down felt good, 2nd time was bearable - only stopped on the way up to pick up my sunnies. 3rd time.. Cramp in feet, hamstrings, quads, hands. Nausea, hot & cold etc etc. volunteers were unbelievable. The water stop on the way up was a life saver. Cold spray, cold sponge, fresh water, lollies - legends. Then at the top, more cold water, jam sandwich and an electrolyte tablet. Couldn't have made it without them. I even cramped on the way down, that was weird! Anyway, what a fantastic event. Well done to everyone who completed, and to all the organisers and volunteers. As others have said, so glad it was re routed instead of cancelled. See you all next year
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Postby MichaelB » Mon Jan 28, 2013 10:05 pm
Hats off to you and the organisers
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Postby feral grasshopper » Tue Jan 29, 2013 8:09 am
+ heaps to that. To use that awful phrase 'at the end of the day', and after all the angst, I had an awesome week in Bright, my best ever week of riding, 543kms and a fair few VMs, fantastic weather, great food, stellar atmosphere, a QOM for a descent on Strava and a double tilt at Buffalo (serious suffering 2nd climb ). It really doesn't get any betterMichaelB wrote:Well done to all those that rode, esp to those that did 3 laps of Buffalo.
Hats off to you and the organisers
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Postby The_Eggman » Tue Jan 29, 2013 10:54 am
I think the organisers were in a damned if they do, damned if they don't situation. Everyone agrees the planned routes would have been far better than Buffalo repeats, but the planned routes ceased to be an option. And if they cancel on Wednesday, they can probably at best return 30-35c in the dollar. Personally I'd prefer to put all the buildup and training to use, ride the Buffalo repeats and enjoy the spirit of the day rather than get $50-60 bucks back, and clearly many others agree with that sentiment. You disagree, as did others who pulled out, but that underlines the difficulty of the decision.
As someone who has organised a number of community events, I can tell you weather cancellation insurance is prohibitively expensive. It's more a product designed for commercial events where there are big dollars and substantial profit margins involved - not a $180 bike ride organised by a NFP. The thresholds for cancellations and thus being able to trigger a claim are also not as low as you would like (so for example an event is not considered rained out until at least 4mm of rain falls) so it's possible to fall into a horrible zone where weather conditions ruin the event, but you can't claim on your insurance.
re: Volunteers. I must say I find your comments pretty damn ugly to be honest - it smacks of being entirely ungrateful. I volunteer to do things for my cycling club, my kids surf club, the kids soccer club, the school P&C, etc not because I really love doing sausage sizzles or setting up witches hats on the beach at dawn. I do it because if people don't put their hands up and take things on, nothing will happen - there won't be a cycling club or a surf club. It's about having a sense of community, and understanding we all have a role to play.
I also understand when you take people's money and commit to delivering an event, there is a responsibility to deliver to that, volunteers or otherwise. But I come back to the initial point - the organisers were put in a tough spot and made what they feel was the best call.
Personally I reckon you owe the people who organise this event an apology.
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Postby gabrielle260 » Tue Jan 29, 2013 1:29 pm
Greg - very well said!The_Eggman wrote:Jim
I think the organisers were in a damned if they do, damned if they don't situation. Everyone agrees the planned routes would have been far better than Buffalo repeats, but the planned routes ceased to be an option. And if they cancel on Wednesday, they can probably at best return 30-35c in the dollar. Personally I'd prefer to put all the buildup and training to use, ride the Buffalo repeats and enjoy the spirit of the day rather than get $50-60 bucks back, and clearly many others agree with that sentiment. You disagree, as did others who pulled out, but that underlines the difficulty of the decision.
As someone who has organised a number of community events, I can tell you weather cancellation insurance is prohibitively expensive. It's more a product designed for commercial events where there are big dollars and substantial profit margins involved - not a $180 bike ride organised by a NFP. The thresholds for cancellations and thus being able to trigger a claim are also not as low as you would like (so for example an event is not considered rained out until at least 4mm of rain falls) so it's possible to fall into a horrible zone where weather conditions ruin the event, but you can't claim on your insurance.
re: Volunteers. I must say I find your comments pretty damn ugly to be honest - it smacks of being entirely ungrateful. I volunteer to do things for my cycling club, my kids surf club, the kids soccer club, the school P&C, etc not because I really love doing sausage sizzles or setting up witches hats on the beach at dawn. I do it because if people don't put their hands up and take things on, nothing will happen - there won't be a cycling club or a surf club. It's about having a sense of community, and understanding we all have a role to play.
I also understand when you take people's money and commit to delivering an event, there is a responsibility to deliver to that, volunteers or otherwise. But I come back to the initial point - the organisers were put in a tough spot and made what they feel was the best call.
Personally I reckon you owe the people who organise this event an apology.
Regards
Greg
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Re: Alpine Audax 2013 - so who's in ?
Postby jimsheedy » Tue Jan 29, 2013 1:31 pm
I don't agree However.
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Postby MichaelB » Tue Jan 29, 2013 3:33 pm
We've got that you don't agree, but anything positive ?jimsheedy wrote:Thanks for volunteering your opinion craig,
I don't agree However.
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Postby ausrandoman » Tue Jan 29, 2013 5:18 pm
On the second lap, I fell in with another rider (don't know his name) who chatted away and passed the time entertaining me with tales of cycling in Switzerland, so I got to Waterland without really noticing the climb. I stopped at Cresta just long enough to fill my bidons. I didn't need that much water but the extra weight in the descent didn't do any harm to my speed. Being pretty skinny and 65 kg, I descend slowly at best. I stopped a bit longer in Howitt Park, eating two salad rolls and some cake. That was 3 hr 32 min.
The third lap was good until about half way. I stopped at Waterland just long enough to fill a bidon - didn't even get off the bike, just put one foot down and leaned over to the tap. I was slower after that, mainly due to lack of care in keeping up my food intake. By the time I got to Cresta, I had come to the conclusion that the last hills, after Lake Catani, had not been really necessary. This time I stopped at Cresta long enough to eat a Power Biscuit.
I got back to Howitt Park at 3:02 for an elapsed time of 11hr 02 min, and qickly demolished four
pieces of watermelon, a big plate of stir fry noodles and a beer.
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