Heritage Bank Ipswich100
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Re: Heritage Bank Ipswich100
Postby RobM » Thu Apr 11, 2013 11:12 am
Its better to finish with some in the tank, than not to finish at all because you went too hard too early. Theres always next year to better your time!
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Re: Heritage Bank Ipswich100
Postby brett.hooker » Sat Apr 13, 2013 2:35 pm
I will have a Google jersey on and will be on my dark grey and white Merida with blue tyres.
My mate and I will be at the back of the pack for the 100 mile group... Two "round" guys just holding a comfortable pace for us...
Hope to see some of you there...
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Re: Heritage Bank Ipswich100
Postby Big_Red » Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:04 pm
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Re: Heritage Bank Ipswich100
Postby Venus62 » Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:11 pm
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Re: Heritage Bank Ipswich100
Postby Big_Red » Sat Apr 13, 2013 7:40 pm
Looks like my prayers to the weather gods were not in vain, the ABC news weather giving a favourable report for tomorrow... Yippie!!!Venus62 wrote:Have faith guys. The rain is blowing over tonight. Fine tomorrow, or so they say!
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Re: Heritage Bank Ipswich100
Postby marinmomma » Sat Apr 13, 2013 8:10 pm
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Re: Heritage Bank Ipswich100
Postby Venus62 » Sun Apr 14, 2013 1:04 pm
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Re: Heritage Bank Ipswich100
Postby Pax » Sun Apr 14, 2013 1:18 pm
Great to hear but we are going to need a ride report and photos I thinkVenus62 wrote:What a gorgeous morning! Glad I was only doing the 50 though as it was getting a bit hot by the time hubby finished the 100 k. Hope everyone enjoyed their ride!
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Re: Heritage Bank Ipswich100
Postby Big_Red » Sun Apr 14, 2013 1:27 pm
Got an "awesome bike" comment from a female rider at the 85km mark which threw me a little (coming from a field of riders on some rather expensive alloy & carbon bikes) and i was too knackered to reply, but thanks for the boost whoever it was, i was quite chuffed.
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Re: Heritage Bank Ipswich100
Postby Venus62 » Sun Apr 14, 2013 1:32 pm
I rode with 3 other women and we cycled at the pace of the slowest rider (who happened to be nursing a hangover so good on her for riding!).Pax wrote: Great to hear but we are going to need a ride report and photos I think
We finished the 50 in 1:54 with an average speed of 25.9 kph. It was my first organised ride so I was pretty pleased.
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Re: Heritage Bank Ipswich100
Postby brett.hooker » Sun Apr 14, 2013 5:19 pm
170km done!!!
The hills just kept coming and coming...
Rob M caught me early on and we had a great chat!
My riding partner got bad cramps around the 90km mark, and ended up pulling out. We stuck together for a while to see if the cramps would pass; but they didn't...
After that I got back on it to see how I would go, and then the hills got serious...
Ouch!!!
Just sitting here with ice packs; adult beverages and Formula 1...
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Re: Heritage Bank Ipswich100
Postby Venus62 » Sun Apr 14, 2013 5:39 pm
Well done! Impressive effort.brett.hooker wrote:I am knackered...
170km done!!!
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Re: Heritage Bank Ipswich100
Postby London Boy » Sun Apr 14, 2013 7:40 pm
What colour were you wearing? I might have passed you, then got passed, then passed you again...brett.hooker wrote:I am knackered...
170km done!!!
The hills just kept coming and coming...
Rob M caught me early on and we had a great chat!
My riding partner got bad cramps around the 90km mark, and ended up pulling out. We stuck together for a while to see if the cramps would pass; but they didn't...
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Re: Heritage Bank Ipswich100
Postby marinmomma » Sun Apr 14, 2013 8:50 pm
Well done huge achievement there, it's a huge ride, all those hills and the extra 10k tacked on to the end....brett.hooker wrote:I am knackered...
170km done!!!
The hills just kept coming and coming...
Rob M caught me early on and we had a great chat!
My riding partner got bad cramps around the 90km mark, and ended up pulling out. We stuck together for a while to see if the cramps would pass; but they didn't...
After that I got back on it to see how I would go, and then the hills got serious...
Ouch!!!
Just sitting here with ice packs; adult beverages and Formula 1...
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Re: Heritage Bank Ipswich100
Postby brett.hooker » Sun Apr 14, 2013 9:34 pm
White Google jersey. Black nicks.London Boy wrote:What colour were you wearing? I might have passed you, then got passed, then passed you again...brett.hooker wrote:I am knackered...
170km done!!!
The hills just kept coming and coming...
Rob M caught me early on and we had a great chat!
My riding partner got bad cramps around the 90km mark, and ended up pulling out. We stuck together for a while to see if the cramps would pass; but they didn't...
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Re: Heritage Bank Ipswich100
Postby Crawf » Mon Apr 15, 2013 8:04 am
Very well organised as usual and made for a nice change of scenery... and whoever on the website claimed that those 169km had only 770m of ascent is . It was just a tad off
25mm tyres minimum next time!
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Re: Heritage Bank Ipswich100
Postby RobM » Mon Apr 15, 2013 8:39 am
It took a little longer getting to Ipswich than I planned and the extra traffic getting into the carpark meant I arrived at 5:55am. Then by the time i was changed and bike put together, it was 6:15 and the 169km bunch had long gone. Rather than give chase by myself, I tacked onto the 100km 'elite' bunch at the front.
Holy cowbell, those guys were zooming! I reckon we were pushing 40-45km/hr for the first hour until we hit the first rest-stop. I probably used up waaaaaaay too much energy keeping up with those guys but I didnt want to miss the cut off time. It was about here that I recognised Brett and let the crazy 100km group fly off. The rest of the ride was easy pace with me going ahead on the hills then regrouping with Brett & Pete every now and then.
I owe Brett a flat tyre - He asked about my Michelin Pro4 Endurance tyres and I said how they've been a great training tyre with good puncture protection and speed. No less than 2km later I was on the side of the road changing the rear tyre due to a slow leak (pothole i think). Only my second puncture in 3500km. Thanks Brett and the puncture fairy
And yes - 770m climbing was very very very underestimated haha. The dirty dozen had Brett and I cursing the road engineer who didnt pick a flatter easement.
All mishaps aside, I had a great day. Bit sunburnt and stiff today but will be back again next year.
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Re: Heritage Bank Ipswich100
Postby Venus62 » Mon Apr 15, 2013 10:50 am
I just had a look at the elevation on the website for the 50km route compared to what was recorded by my Garmin.RobM wrote: And yes - 770m climbing was very very very underestimated haha.
154 m gain compared to 328 m actual. Probably best I didn't know! Got to wonder how it happens though!
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Re: Heritage Bank Ipswich100
Postby brett.hooker » Mon Apr 15, 2013 10:37 pm
Great company; especially on the "dirty dozen"... Those hills just kept coming...
... Off for a recovery ride now ...
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Re: Heritage Bank Ipswich100
Postby elantra » Tue Apr 16, 2013 6:59 am
Great effort mate - i was not there this year but sounds like it was a great day, although a tough day out in the hills.Big_Red wrote:What a gorgeous day it turned out to be! I managed to finish my first century ride in 4hrs 17min and averaged 23.8kph, which is only a smidgen short of the average (speed) i'm now getting for the work commute to town & back. I was feeling totally schickered at the 90km mark and i was starting to cramp, but i managed to grind through the whole thing without needing to stop and walk at any stage. I don't know if i had the only steel bike doing the 100km ride, but i did see some hardy souls on flat bar road bikes grinding it out. While i've lost 5kg riding sofar this year, i'm looking forward to doing more longer rides (60km+) in addition to the commuting to lose the other 20kg weight i need to drop and for training for next year to get a < 4hr time...
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Re: Heritage Bank Ipswich100
Postby dclnmurray » Tue Apr 16, 2013 9:01 am
Now onto the Noosa 160 and then the Battle of the Borders (Gran) Fondo the week after. No rest just yet
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Re: Heritage Bank Ipswich100
Postby Chooka » Tue Apr 16, 2013 11:35 am
Definitely doing it again next year, I might even have a go at the 100 mile ride...
My ride: http://app.strava.com/activities/48683610" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Heritage Bank Ipswich100
Postby London Boy » Thu Apr 18, 2013 6:47 pm
Didn't it just.Big_Red wrote:What a gorgeous day it turned out to be!
Mind it also got a wee bit on the warm side later in morning, but better that than the rain that we had Saturday.
That's not bad going over that territory. It's not like the Gold Coast run, which is basically flat(ish).Big_Red wrote:I managed to finish my first century ride in 4hrs 17min and averaged 23.8kph, which is only a smidgen short of the average (speed) i'm now getting for the work commute to town & back.
Don't aim for a sub-4 100, aim for a 170 at any pace.Big_Red wrote:[...] and for training for next year to get a < 4hr time...
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Re: Heritage Bank Ipswich100
Postby Big_Red » Thu Apr 18, 2013 10:33 pm
Didn't bonk and i only stopped at the 3 official rest stops. The 100 mile is way beyond my capabilities at present, but the Gold
Coast run looks appealing given that it is *much* flatter. Realistically i'm aiming for 20kg more weight loss (was 125kg in 2010,
currently 111kg) then i'll reward myself next year with a new bike from the savings i've made by not using public transport to
get into the city for work.
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