This week's Intermediate training plan said
Tues 2hrs
Thurs 2hrs
Sat 4hrs
Sun 4hrs
Total 12hrs
According to Strava I've done 10 hrs, so not enough but I got a 90 miler in today so feel like that will do.
How was my first Audax?
That 90 miler was the 70 mile Spring into the Dales Audax I mentioned earlier. It was 90 miles because I rode out from home to the start and then peeled off as it went near where I live.
The Audax was different from a Sportive in that there was no signage but a route card was handed out and the general idea is to follow someone who looks like they know where they are going! That plan worked up until a point where the guy we were following ignored his Garmin and went the wrong way for a mile before realising.
There were wagon wheels and penguins at the first checkpoint, cheap and nasty coffee at the start (which still does a job though let's face it) and sarnies at the finish. It was pretty basic but for £7 you can't ask for more than that really. A very sociable event but a bit more underground as supposed to a Sportive which is perhaps more inclusive (and much more expensive).
Links
For more information on Audaxes and the calendar of events (there's LOADS everywhere for all different abilities) visit http://www.aukweb.net/
More details on the Spring into the Dales one can be found here http://www.aukweb.net/events/detail/13-162/ and maps/GPX downloads here http://westyorkshiresr.org.uk/ai1ec_event/spring-into-the-dales/?instance_id=253
Tues 2hrs
Thurs 2hrs
Sat 4hrs
Sun 4hrs
Total 12hrs
According to Strava I've done 10 hrs, so not enough but I got a 90 miler in today so feel like that will do.
How was my first Audax?
That 90 miler was the 70 mile Spring into the Dales Audax I mentioned earlier. It was 90 miles because I rode out from home to the start and then peeled off as it went near where I live.
The Audax was different from a Sportive in that there was no signage but a route card was handed out and the general idea is to follow someone who looks like they know where they are going! That plan worked up until a point where the guy we were following ignored his Garmin and went the wrong way for a mile before realising.
There were wagon wheels and penguins at the first checkpoint, cheap and nasty coffee at the start (which still does a job though let's face it) and sarnies at the finish. It was pretty basic but for £7 you can't ask for more than that really. A very sociable event but a bit more underground as supposed to a Sportive which is perhaps more inclusive (and much more expensive).
Links
For more information on Audaxes and the calendar of events (there's LOADS everywhere for all different abilities) visit http://www.aukweb.net/
More details on the Spring into the Dales one can be found here http://www.aukweb.net/events/detail/13-162/ and maps/GPX downloads here http://westyorkshiresr.org.uk/ai1ec_event/spring-into-the-dales/?instance_id=253
12 hrs target already... Can't believe it... Hard work that! Sounds like a great week you've put in though. Nicely done! (38 mins / 11 miles this week for me... try to keep up!)
ReplyDeleteHaha yep but how many tractor tyres have you pulled at BMF? Get a request in to Strava for tyre pulling as an activity!
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