Long distance one day charity ride
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Long distance one day charity ride
Postby meridaman » Sat Nov 03, 2012 3:51 pm
Not sure where to put this but I'm thinking of putting together a one day HTFU charity ride.
I'm thinking up to 300km in 24hrs, teams of 4 people, to complete 1200kms as a team over the 24 hour period, I know there are a lot of blokes out here that have/would like to do that distance, what would be some of the things you'd want to see included in order to sign up? What would stop you from signing up?
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Re: Long distance one day charity ride
Postby newie » Sat Nov 03, 2012 6:10 pm
That it was only open to blokes....meridaman wrote:Hi Guys,
Not sure where to put this but I'm thinking of putting together a one day HTFU charity ride.
I'm thinking up to 300km in 24hrs, teams of 4 people, to complete 1200kms as a team over the 24 hour period, I know there are a lot of blokes out here that have/would like to do that distance, what would be some of the things you'd want to see included in order to sign up? What would stop you from signing up?
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Re: Long distance one day charity ride
Postby meridaman » Sat Nov 03, 2012 6:49 pm
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Re: Long distance one day charity ride
Postby lump_a_charcoal » Sun Nov 04, 2012 4:52 am
Sounds great, I think the team angle is a good one - MTBers tend to do it a lot.
Where are you thinking of doing it?
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Re: Long distance one day charity ride
Postby meridaman » Mon Nov 05, 2012 5:44 pm
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Re: Long distance one day charity ride
Postby lump_a_charcoal » Mon Nov 05, 2012 5:55 pm
Eastern Creek might be OK, never ridden it though.
Mnt Panorama might be easy to close for the event...
Sydney Olympic Park?
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Postby bigfriendlyvegan » Mon Nov 05, 2012 8:03 pm
Otherwise there's a 800m crit track at Dunc Gray and there's Lansdowne, which is a closed circuit (around 2km long).
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Re: Long distance one day charity ride
Postby DavidL » Mon Nov 05, 2012 9:46 pm
520km in 24 hours as a team relay. Your could also have a HTFU team time trial category...
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Re: Long distance one day charity ride
Postby meridaman » Tue Nov 06, 2012 12:41 am
All very good ideas, I have been thinking of a closed track environment, just finding a suitable site, and as you point out 375 laps of an 800m circuit will get boring but if thats our only option... Essentially I'm looking for somewhere interesting with plenty of space that won't charge an arm and a leg, I'd rather "charge" an "entry fee" and make fund raising optional, at least we would have some certainty around potential revenues that way. And if people decided to fundraise/donate then it would be cream on top as I do know that some people do find fundraising uncomfortable unfortunately. BFV thank you for your comments I will drop a tomorrow!
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Postby meridaman » Tue Nov 06, 2012 1:09 am
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Re: Long distance one day charity ride
Postby fionahills » Tue Nov 06, 2012 11:29 am
also + 1 to entry fee and optional fund raising - we wanted to do the cancer ride but no way would we be able to raise $12500 for the 5 of us.
good luck with it - will watch this space.
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Re: Long distance one day charity ride
Postby meridaman » Tue Nov 06, 2012 1:24 pm
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Re: Long distance one day charity ride
Postby find_bruce » Tue Nov 06, 2012 1:43 pm
You have a real balancing act - the longer the course, the more people you will have to involve to close it & the more it will cost. At the same time a bigger course means you can allow more entrants.
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Re: Long distance one day charity ride
Postby lump_a_charcoal » Tue Nov 06, 2012 2:26 pm
Based on the only event I have taken part in so far (Syd to Gong), I would think up to about $100 would be my limit.meridaman wrote:Guys what would you say is an acceptable entry fee to an event like this? Based only on the info I have provided so far?
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Re: Long distance one day charity ride
Postby fionahills » Tue Nov 06, 2012 5:33 pm
we could probably go to $150 (each team member) for entry fee - would be great if camping/ motel available close by cos we'd come down and stay day before and probably nigt after to recover -
Talking to my girls about it we think using a crit track would be the go - price wise all the other options seem to be really excessive-
If run in relays the the boredom factor would be reduced a little - would it be possible that each team nominated a distance before swapping and maybe having two or three goes each ie : 50km or 75 km or a nominated number of laps and swap and then come back for the next turn after all the rest in your team have had their turn.
after all its manily for fun and to raise money so anything that would encourage the greatest number of participants would be terrific -as for the hard men and women who would ride in smaller groups or alone - maybe its just a race against the clock -the greatest number of laps in the 24 hour period -
just some ideas - but best of luck with it - sounds like fun
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Re: Long distance one day charity ride
Postby newie » Tue Nov 06, 2012 6:29 pm
Hey, depending on the charity, I might even look into some extra fundraising (if it was voluntary, not compulsory).
If it was on a track, I wouldn't sign up, the boredom factor would kill me - 300kms of going round and round - seriously.....
Something like a 20-50 km route would be fine. With that kind of distance you would only need the one rest stop/transition point.
Definitely not too hilly for that distance.
I wouldn't expect closed roads - most organised rides don't, but you would want a route where traffic is expected to be light and the roads have a decent shoulder.
I am not sure I could find another 3 like minded friends, so some mechanism for facilitating loners like me to find a team...
I like the sound of it. 300 kms would be a good challenge for me. I know I could do it, and wouldn't have to do too much in the way of extra preparation, but it is enough that it would be a tough "day" on the bike and would motivate me to keep riding consistently in the buildup.
Once I do my second attempt at the Alpine Classic in Jan, I will be looking for a new goal to plan for.
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Re: Long distance one day charity ride
Postby meridaman » Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:26 am
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Re: Long distance one day charity ride
Postby lump_a_charcoal » Wed Nov 07, 2012 10:26 am
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Re: Long distance one day charity ride
Postby meridaman » Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:32 pm
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Re: Long distance one day charity ride
Postby newie » Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:47 pm
I was thinking the fernleigh track up here could do the trick, but M7 would be better - fewer walkers and road crossings.
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Re: Long distance one day charity ride
Postby lump_a_charcoal » Wed Nov 07, 2012 10:07 pm
Sorry, Blacktown Olympic Park - The baseball stadium.meridaman wrote:BOP??? Was thinking of the Soccer/Athletics fields at Ash Road Prestons.
I am mates with the principle sponsor of the Blue Sox also, if you need contacts for the facility.
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