2008 Metric Century Challenge

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  • luke2792
    luke2792 Posts: 37
    edited January 2008
    I'm in

    22 Jan 1 point 64.5M/103.802KM

    Total Points - 1
    Total distance - 64.5M/103.802KM
  • georgee
    georgee Posts: 537
    edited January 2008
    12/01/2008 - 63.38 miles = 102.0 kilometers - 1 Point
    19/01/2008 - 62.76 miles = 101.0 kilometers - 1 Point
    26/01/2008 - 64.06 miles = 103.1 kilometers - 1 Point

    Total Rides 3
    Total KM 306.1
    Total Points 3
  • sub55
    sub55 Posts: 1,025
    edited July 2008
    go on then ,i`ll have a go at this year. message to myself must remember to edit my page

    11 jan08 -- 240km auk/perm cambrian c2c = 2 points

    19 jan08 -- 208km auk/perm cambrian c2d = 2 points

    23 jan08 --105km F.T.H.O.I =1 point

    26 jan08 -- 207km auk/Dr fosters = 2 points

    3 feb08-- 125km club run = 1 point

    6 feb08-- 324km auk/perm cambrian c3a = 3 points

    8 feb08-- 104km club weekend away = 1 point

    9 feb08-- 144km club weekend away = 1 point

    10 feb08-- 120km club weekend away = 1 point

    29 mar08-- 211km auk/making hay = 2points

    19 apr08-- 105km F.T.H.O.I =1 point

    18 may08-- 626km auk/bryan chapman memorial = 6points

    8 jun08-- 105km TT/hirwaun 100 = 1 point

    15 jun08-- 101km TT / WCA 50 = 1 point

    29 jun08-- 210km auk/ down the british = 2 points

    05 jul08-- 606km auk/ a bridge too far = 6 points



    total
    17 rides
    3.538 km
    33 points
    constantly reavalueating the situation and altering the perceived parameters accordingly
  • pedylan
    pedylan Posts: 768
    edited May 2008
    12/01/2008 - 64 miles = 104kilometers - 1 Point
    19/01/2008 - 64 miles = 103 kilometers - 1 Point
    09/02/2008 - 63 miles = 102 kilometres = 1 point
    16/02/2008 - 64 miles = 104 kilometres = 1 point
    09/03/2008 - 66 miles = 107 kilometres = 1 point
    29/03/2008 = 77 miles = 125 kilometres = 1 point
    19/04/2008 = 66 miles = 107 kilometres = 1 point
    26/04/2008 = 78 miles = 126 kilometres = 1 point
    03/05/2008 = 66 miles = 106 kilometres = 1 point
    11/05/2008 = 87 miles = 140 kilometres = 1 point
    18/05/2008 = 81 miles = 131 kilometres = 1 point


    Total Rides 11
    Total KM 1255 km
    Total Points 11
    Where the neon madmen climb
  • Spinnerman
    Spinnerman Posts: 513
    edited February 2008
    13 Jan1 Point 114.88KM Route Link http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/epis ... ue=4785755

    20 Jan 1 Point 124.48 KM Route Link http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/epis ... ue=4815104

    02 Feb 1 Point 118.94 KM Route Link http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/4897918

    Total Points 3 Total KM 358.30

    Rich
  • Toonraid
    Toonraid Posts: 126
    I really want to do this and January will be the hardest as I am overseas with -22C ... still I have 15 days!
  • Floodcp
    Floodcp Posts: 190
    edited December 2008
    Looks like I'm in

    6/01/2008 - 71.6 miles = 115.23 kilometers - 1 Point
    13/01/2008 - 69.5 miles = 111.85 kilometers - 1 Point
    20/01/2008 - 69.1 miles = 111.2 kilometers - 1 Point
    28/01/2008 - 79.0 miles = 127.1 kilometers - 1 point
    24/02/2008 - 65 miles = 104.6 kilometers - 1 point
    8/03/2008 - 78 miles = 125.5 kilometers - 1 point
    16/03/2008 - 64 miles = 103 kilometers - 1 point
    21/03/2008 - 80 miles = 128.7 kilometers - 1 point
    30/03/2008 - 100.5 miles = 161.74 kilometers - 1 point
    12/04/2008 - 69.1 miles = 111.2 kilometers - 1 point
    13/04/2008 - 75.4 miles = 121.3 kilometers - 1 point
    26/04/2008 - 77 miles = 123.9 kilometers - 1 point
    4/05/2008 - 127 miles = 204.4 kilometers - 2 points
    10/05/2008 - 65.4 miles = 105.25 kilometers - 1 point
    11/05/2008 - 72.7 miles = 117 kilometers - 1 point
    18/05/2008 - 80.5 miles = 129.5 kilometers - 1 point
    1/06/2008 - 143.9 miles = 231.4 kilometers - 2 points
    8/06/2008 - 125 miles = 200 kilometers - 2 points
    29/06/2008 - 70.9 miles = 114.1 kilometers - 1 point
    6/07/2008 - 114 miles = 183.46 kilometers - 1 point
    11/07/2008 - 86.2 miles = 138.73 kilometers - 1 point
    2/08/2008 - 68.5 miles = 110.24 kilometers - 1 point
    17/08/2008 - 103 miles = 165.7 kilometers - 1 point
    26/09/2008 - 64.3 miles = 103.5 kilometers - 1 point
    28/09/2008 - 65.0 miles = 104.6 kilometers - 1 point
    5/10/2008 - 63.4 miles = 102.03 kilometers - 1 point
    11/10/2008 - 64.3 miles = 103.5 kilometers - 1 point
    18/10/2008 - 63.8 miles = 102.7 kilometers - 1 point
    30/11/2008 - 62.3 miles = 100 .2 kilometers - 1 point
    30/12/2008 - 63.6 miles = 102.3 kilometers - 1 point


    Total Rides 30
    Total KM 3825.21
    Total Points 33
  • 19/1/2008 100km 1 point s
  • Big Ted
    Big Ted Posts: 330
    edited May 2008
    Back on the forum after a few years away! What a great challenge.

    Jan 26 1 point 72.8 miles/117.1K good roads, best bike.
    Feb 9 1 point 81.6 miles/131.3k ratter bike
    Feb 16 1 point 70.7 miles/113.7k winter training bike
    Mar 9 1 point 63.7 miles/102.4k mexico
    April 26 1 point 63.5 miles/102.2k sport from poland
    May 3 1 point 65.3 miles/105.0k master
    Big Ted Rides Hard...
  • ronstrutt
    ronstrutt Posts: 3,170
    edited November 2008
    Count me in. A fair weather cyclist converted to all year round.

    12 Jan / Woking-Oxford via Stoke Row / 1 point / 103km
    19 Jan / Woking-Gosport via Beacon Hill / 1 point / 109km
    26 Jan / Woking - Ashford Kent via Rye / 1 point / 167.7km
    3 Feb / Woking - Bicester via Stokenchurch / 1 point /112.7km
    9 Feb / Woking-Bognor-Woking / 1 point / 164.9km
    23 Feb / London - Woodbridge Suffolk / 2 points / 202.9km
    8-9 Mar / Woking - Sudbury via New Buckenham / 3 points / 319.6km
    31 Mar / Cambridge - Woking via Ongar / 1 point / 163.8km
    26 Apr / Woking - Andover - Fleet via Winchester / 1 point / 161.3km
    29 Apr-4 May / Woking - Waterloo via Stafford & Diss / 7 points / 783.9km
    11 May / Woking Bikeathon x 2 laps / 1 point/ 104.5km /
    27 May / Guildford - Portsmouth via Midhurst / 1 point / 103.0km /
    1 Jun / Newport (S Wales) - Woking / 2 points / 207.8km /
    14-27 Jun / Dover-Durness-Lairg / 15 points / 1514.1km
    29 Jun / Guildford Bikeathon x 2 with a wee bit extra / 1 point / 101.6km
    19-20 Jul / Dun Run (Waterloo - Dunwich / 2 points / 203.9km
    27 Jul / Woking - Midhurst - Hayling Island - Havant / 1 point / 103.9km
    17 Aug / Braintree - Stowmarket - Diss - New Buckenham / 1 point 106.3km
    18 Aug / New Buckenham - Eye - Wickham Market - Dunwich - Stowmarket - Ipswich / 1 point / 163.4km
    29 Sep / Rookley IW - Shanklin - Cowes - Newport - Ryde - Portsmouth - Midhurst - Chiddingfold - Guildford - Woking / 1 point / 162.0km
    27 Oct / Woking - Aldershot - Farnham - Alton - New Alresford and back / 1 point / 112.5km
    7 Nov / Woking - Marlow - Stokenchurch - Thame - Stanton St John - Oxford - Abingdon - Wallingford - Goring - Reading (and home from Guildford station) / 1 point / 163.9km

    Total points 47 / Total km 5335.7
  • SBothwell
    SBothwell Posts: 293
    edited December 2008
    27-Jan-2008 - 62.78 miles = 101km - 1 Pt (First metric century!)
    10-Feb-2008 - 65.85 miles = 106km - 1 pt
    15-Mar-2008 - 68.6 miles = 110km - 1 pt
    20-Apr-2008 - 63 miles = 102km - 1 pt (Glenisla Audax)
    18-May-2008 - 78.4 miles = 125km - 1pt
    21-Jun-2008 - 65.87 miles = 106km - 1 pt
    13-Jul-2008 - 69 miles = 112km - 1 pt
    26-Jul-2008 - 63.4 miles = 102km - 1 pt
    10-Aug-2008 - 67 miles = 107km - 1 pt
    31-Aug-2008 - 63 miles = 102km - 1 pt (Lethnot and Lunan Audax)
    14-Sep-2008 - 64 miles = 103km - 1 pt
    12-Oct-2008 - 63.5 miles = 102km - 1 pt
    29-Nov-2008 - 62.7 miles = 101km - 1 pt
    31-Dec-2008 - 62.3 miles = 100km - 1 pt

    Total Rides: 14
    Total KM:1483
    Total Points: 14
  • So much for all the blah!!... have only managed 55km this month, no bike for three weeks after catching just about every virus going, just call me 'Captain Kleenex' . :(:(

    Therefore - Nil Points for the month.... C'mon February where are you!!


    "I am Spartacus...."
  • Having Failed In January Last Year, I Think I Will Try Again
    01/01/08 103km
    02/01/08 112km
    06/01/08 105km
    20/01/08 175km
    26/01/08 140km
    27/01/08 103km

    TOTAL 6 points[/b]
  • kmahony
    kmahony Posts: 380
    I failed in January last year too.

    Better start this time and lots of longer rides planned all year.
    27/01/08 - 107.5 - 1 point
  • paul_bhoy
    paul_bhoy Posts: 70
    edited February 2008
    27 Jan - Tunbridge Wells-Tenterden via Hadlow & Marden out and back via Hawkhurst and Wadhurst- 73miIe - 1pt
    21 Feb - De Haan-Ghent Circular 68 mile - 1pt

    Total 2 pts
    The beer always wins
  • RedGreenBaron
    RedGreenBaron Posts: 232
    edited January 2009
    Thanks for the stimulus. I'm in:
    06/01/08 121km, 1pt Club ride
    27/01/08 117km, 1pt, Ashdown sportif,
    09/02/08 101km, 1pt, hills to the north of Seville near Aracena - beautiful
    09/03/08 114km, 1pt, Cape Town Argus, lucky me!,
    20/04/08 142km, 1pt, Extended Club Ride Surrey Hills
    03/05/08 166km, 1pt, RP laps and Club Ride Surrey Hills
    11/05/08 140km, 1pt, SWRC May Flyer Surrey & Sussex,
    18/05/08 122km, 1pt, Club Ride Surrey Hills
    25/05/08 118km, 1pt, Club Ride Surrey Hills
    15/06/08 176km, 1pt, Dragon Ride
    29/06/08 130km, 1pt, Club Ride Surrey Hills
    12/07/08 100km, 1pt, Solo ride on M-in-Law's shopper in Spanish hills
    20/07/08 200km, 2pts, Gran Fondo Pinarello
    27/07/08 120km, 1pt, Club Ride Surrey Hills
    03/08/08 123km, 1pt, Club Ride Surrey Hills
    17/08/08 150km, 1pt, Club Ride Surrey Hills with extra hills
    29/09/08 165km, 1pt, Legs of Steel in Surrey, rode out and back also
    04/10/08 116km 1pt, 4th cat race (first attempt) at Chertsey plus rode out and back
    26/10/08 115km 1pt, Surrey hills ride
    16/11/08 107km 1pt, Club ride to Leith for hill climb champs
    29/11/08 123km 1pt, Surrey hills ride
    30/12/08 103km 1pt, To Arroyo just past El Garrobo, North of Seville. Undulating rather than hilly.

    Total 23pts, 2,869km
    Acabado
  • 5/1/08 67.06mi/107.9km 1 point
    12/1/08 66.63mi/107.2km 1 point
    19/1/08 85.71mi/137.93km 1 point
    25/1/08-27/1/08 378.9mi/609.76 km 6 points (3 day Brevet Tour of Puerto Rico day)

    total 9 points
  • trio25
    trio25 Posts: 300
    I'm in

    5 Jan, 1 Point, 129.8km Bolton - Clitheroe - Settle - Clitheroe - Bolton
    22 Jan, 1 Point, 101.52km Bolton - Manchester - Marple - New Mills - Marple - Bolton
    28 Jan, 1 Point, 104.5km Bolton - Manchester - Dunham Massey - Manchester - Bolton


    Total Points: 3, Total Distance: 335.81Kkm
  • benvickery
    benvickery Posts: 124
    edited March 2008
    16 Feb, 1 Point, 111.2 km, Maidstone-Tonbridge-East Grinstead-Tunbridge Wells-Maidstone
    15 Mar, 1 Point 130.9 km, Maidstone-Paddock Wood-Rye-Ashford-Maidstone

    Total Points: 2, Total Distance: 242.1 km
    _______________________

    FCN : 4
  • kmahony
    kmahony Posts: 380
    27/01/08 - 107.5 - 1 point
    24/02/08 - 111 - 1 point

    Total - 2 points
  • velocitizen
    velocitizen Posts: 327
    April update... 49 starters this year, and I count 22 still in with 3 months gone.
    Sub 55 seems to be topping the points, it should get easier from now until November.
    Best of luck everyone.
    Velocitizen
    BeestonCC Sportive
    Sunday 24th June 2012
    Enjoy the finest cycling in the Peak District.
    47, 75 and 111 mile routes.
    http://www.beestonccsportive.co.uk/
  • pedylan
    pedylan Posts: 768
    edited August 2008
    12/01/2008 - 64 miles = 104kilometers - 1 Point
    19/01/2008 - 64 miles = 103 kilometers - 1 Point
    09/02/2008 - 63 miles = 102 kilometres = 1 point
    16/02/2008 - 64 miles = 104 kilometres = 1 point
    09/03/2008 - 66 miles = 107 kilometres = 1 point
    29/03/2008 = 77 miles = 125 kilometres = 1 point
    19/04/2008 = 66 miles = 107 kilometres = 1 point
    26/04/2008 = 78 miles = 126 kilometres = 1 point
    03/05/2008 = 66 miles = 106 kilometres = 1 point
    11/05/2008 = 87 miles = 140 kilometres = 1 point
    18/05/2008 = 81 miles = 131 kilometres = 1 point
    24/05/2008 = 70 miles = 112 kilometres = 1 point
    07/06/2008 = 66 miles = 106 kilometres = 1 point
    14/06/2008 = 100 miles = 160 kilometres = 1 point
    06/07/2008 = 105 miles = 169 kilometres = 1 point (EdeT) :)



    Total Rides 15
    Total KM 1802 km
    Total Points 15
    Where the neon madmen climb
  • ThomasThailand
    ThomasThailand Posts: 2
    edited June 2008
    I am in, whenever late, just to compare:

    I live in Thailand near Chiang Mai -- http://sport.wiegand-thomas.de/
    and was tracking per GPS all Streets for using with Roadbikes -- http://www.quaeldich.de/
    have a starting new Trainingbase here for Roadbikers, -- http://www.Bamboo-Lake-Village.com/
    and did successfull two competitions just 27.4. and from 4.-7.5. near Bangkok. --http://thomas.Bamboo-Lake-Village.com//
    This for explanation why so much time and miles ...

    01.01.08 - 164 km - 1 Point
    02.01.08 - 216 km - 2
    04.01.08 - 145 km - 1
    06.01.08 - 167 km - 1
    08.01.08 - 170 km - 1
    09.01.08 - 144 km - 1
    10.01.08 - 206 km - 2
    11.01.08 - 218 km - 2
    18.01.08 - 127 km - 1
    20.01.08 - 163 km - 1
    21.01.08 - 135 km - 1
    22.01.08 - 157 km - 1
    23.01.08 - 159 km - 1
    24.01.08 - 137 km - 1
    25.01.08 - 121 km - 1
    26.01.08 - 196 km - 1
    28.01.08 - 147 km - 1
    29.01.08 - 195 km - 1
    30.01.08 - 113 km - 1
    31.01.08 - 247 km - 2
    January : 24 Point - all 4.026 km

    02.02.08 - 161 km - 1
    04.02.08 - 181 km - 1
    05.02.08 - 167 km - 1
    06.02.08 - 131 km - 1
    07.02.08 - 190 km - 1
    08.02.08 - 134 km - 1
    09.02.08 - 270 km - 2
    11.02.08 - 209 km - 2
    13.02.08 - 195 km - 1
    14.02.08 - 189 km - 1
    15.02.08 - 181 km - 1
    16.02.08 - 180 km - 1
    17.02.08 - 118 km - 1
    19.02.08 - 148 km - 1
    20.02.08 - 208 km - 2
    21.02.08 - 143 km - 1
    22.02.08 - 120 km - 1
    24.02.08 - 165 km - 1
    26.02.08 - 143 km - 1
    27.02.08 - 209 km - 1
    28.02.08 - 220 km - 2
    29.02.08 - 108 km - 1
    March : 26 Points - all 4.325 km

    02.03.08 - 125 km - 1
    03.03.08 - 125 km - 1
    04.03.08 - 131 km - 1
    06.03.08 - 119 km - 1
    07.03.08 - 118 km - 1
    10.03.08 - 152 km - 1
    11.03.08 - 128 km - 1
    12.03.08 - 169 km - 1
    13.03.08 - 135 km - 1
    14.03.08 - 128 km - 1
    15.03.08 - 115 km - 1
    16.03.08 - 129 km - 1
    17.03.08 - 191 km - 1
    24.03.08 - 153 km - 1
    March : 14 Points - all 2.771 km

    02.04.08 - 100 km - 1
    03.04.08 - 201 km - 2
    05.04.08 - 170 km - 1
    06.04.08 - 240 km - 1
    07.04.08 - 170 km - 1
    13.04.08 - 100 km - 1
    14.04.08 - 101 km - 1
    15.04.08 - 100 km - 1
    16.04.08 - 100 km - 1
    22.04.08 - 100 km - 1
    26.04.08 - 111 km - 1
    27.04.08 - 194 km - 1
    April : 13 Points - all 2.507 km

    04.05.08 - 120 km - 1 - (Rolling and Race of EGAT 2008 near Bangkok Thailand)
    06.05.08 - 147 km - 1 - (Race Stage 4)
    07.05.08 - 115 km - 1 - (Race Stage 5)
    15.05.08 - 244 km - 2
    16.05.08 - 254 km - 2
    22.05.08 - 100 km - 1
    23.05.08 - 100 km - 1
    25.05.08 - 258 km - 2
    27.05.08 - 165 km - 1
    29.05.08 - 105 km - 1
    30.05.08 - 111 km - 1
    Mai: 14 Points - all 2.496 km

    01.06.08 - 300 km - 3
    Juni : 3 Points - all 300 km

    Sum : 94 Points


    fe: 04.03.08 first Ride 131 km, and late afternoon second ride 72 km is +200 in one day, but i dont count for 2 Points because of the break.
    the sum of km includes also all smaler km of the month

    The Log of my daily km could be watched at:
    - http://www.wielertoerist.be/website/index.php?pag=leden_stats and/or
    - http://www.bikejournal.com/stat.asp and/or
    - http://www.bikewire.net/
  • RedGreenBaron
    RedGreenBaron Posts: 232
    Unmöglich Thomas!
    From your website it seems you averaged 124km per day for the first quarter. EVERY DAY.
    Hope you like cycling!
  • musto_skiff
    musto_skiff Posts: 394
    Just done my first metric centry in 20 years... not too bad.

    Average 16.6mph.
  • ronstrutt
    ronstrutt Posts: 3,170
    I am in, whenever late, just to compare:

    have a starting new Trainingbase here for Roadbikers,
    ...This for explanation why so much time and miles ...

    I hope that this doesn't sound like sour grapes (it probably is, but I hope it doesn't sound like it :wink:) but it seems as though our new member Thomas is doing his riding on a professional basis - in other words he is paid for doing it. To me this rather seems to defeat the purpose of the challenge, just as it would if a professional cyclist or a cycle courier entered for the challenge.

    By all means let's have a separate challenge for those who earn money by doing it, but keep the current one for those who cycle purely as a hobby and for fun.

    What do the challenge setter and other posters think?
  • ronstrutt wrote:
    I hope that this doesn't sound like sour grapes (it probably is, but I hope it doesn't sound like it :wink:) but it seems as though our new member Thomas is doing his riding on a professional basis - in other words he is paid for doing it. To me this rather seems to defeat the purpose of the challenge, just as it would if a professional cyclist or a cycle courier entered for the challenge.

    By all means let's have a separate challenge for those who earn money by doing it, but keep the current one for those who cycle purely as a hobby and for fun.

    What do the challenge setter and other posters think?

    I am sorry, but I am NOT paid for anything.
    My only advantage is TIME that i have hole tha day because until now I have NO Workpermit hiere in Thailand = not allowed to get Money for some work here, and even if i get it my paiment would be to cycle with guests - but not for all the km i did and do on my own until now.
    If in November 2008 after i have some test training with profis here in Asia (TCA) and they take me into there team AND i can earn some money because of this THEN i can stop here posting. But until NOW it is pure privat interesting and motivation!
  • ronstrutt
    ronstrutt Posts: 3,170
    I am sorry, but I am NOT paid for anything.
    My only advantage is TIME that i have hole tha day because until now I have NO Workpermit hiere in Thailand = not allowed to get Money for some work here, and even if i get it my paiment would be to cycle with guests - but not for all the km i did and do on my own until now.
    If in November 2008 after i have some test training with profis here in Asia (TCA) and they take me into there team AND i can earn some money because of this THEN i can stop here posting. But until NOW it is pure privat interesting and motivation!

    In that case, well done to you, although I would say that, by my book, you are a 'professional' in the sense that your primary activity is cycling. I wish I could afford to stay in such a pleasant place for six months without any income and having to pay for food and accommodation. No doubt I'd be able to cycle 100km a day under such circumstances. Of course, if your food and accommodation was given to you free or at reduced cost...

    I'm making this my big year for the Metric Century Challenge because I may well be taking retirement soon, and it would be unfair to be competing with people who cannot ride whenever they feel like it but have to earn a living.

    Clearly there's no point in trying to keep up with you on points, so I'll simply log one Metric Century a month on here and be satisfied with that. I'm afraid you've destroyed the whole point of the wider challenge for me.
  • pedylan
    pedylan Posts: 768
    ronstrutt wrote:
    I hope that this doesn't sound like sour grapes (it probably is, but I hope it doesn't sound like it :wink:) but it seems as though our new member Thomas is doing his riding on a professional basis - in other words he is paid for doing it. To me this rather seems to defeat the purpose of the challenge, just as it would if a professional cyclist or a cycle courier entered for the challenge.

    By all means let's have a separate challenge for those who earn money by doing it, but keep the current one for those who cycle purely as a hobby and for fun.

    What do the challenge setter and other posters think?

    I am sorry, but I am NOT paid for anything.
    My only advantage is TIME that i have hole tha day because until now I have NO Workpermit hiere in Thailand = not allowed to get Money for some work here, and even if i get it my paiment would be to cycle with guests - but not for all the km i did and do on my own until now.
    If in November 2008 after i have some test training with profis here in Asia (TCA) and they take me into there team AND i can earn some money because of this THEN i can stop here posting. But until NOW it is pure privat interesting and motivation!

    Hi Thomas, congratulations on the near intergalactic mileages and good luck with your quest for a pro team place.

    You would seem to be in a category of your own as far as this challenge thread is concerned; but, if it's good motivation for you, then I don't see a problem, it doesn't demotivate me.

    But maybe when the prizes are handed out at the end of the year we could have category awards for the rest of us leisure riders. :) But I'm sure I for one still won't win any! :oops:
    Where the neon madmen climb
  • attica
    attica Posts: 2,362
    I missed out on this challenge, although if I kept a log I'm sure I would qualify.
    Reading through the thread it's rather hard to tell how many are still in, is this proving popular enough to run next year?

    If so, can I be the first to say "I'm in"

    PS I'm not a pro and have no aspirations in that direction
    "Impressive break"

    "Thanks...

    ...I can taste blood"