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  • barry_kellett99
    barry_kellett99 Posts: 480
    I think Northern Ireland must be on the brink of disappearing under water any day now.
    Torrential rain last night going home and again this morning coming in and its still coming down.

    Still, its only water and I am getting the miles in :lol:
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  • holybinch
    holybinch Posts: 417
    slowly, but surely, climbing my way into the first half of the rankings...
    Tomorrow eve maybe, end of the week at the latest!
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  • CiB
    CiB Posts: 6,098
    That's my inexorable rise up the table halted for another week then; a late change of plan requires me to work at home today; two laptops + some documentation to take in tomorrow and then I'm busy the rest of the week in a way that precludes getting many miles in. The feeble attempt to stay inside the Top 50 is floundering, and it's only March. :(

    Let's hope that there are a sight more lightweights than meets the eye, and that they drop out leaving the path clear.
  • gert_lush
    gert_lush Posts: 634
    I am continually impressed by the "1000 miler club" people who are still going strong, I think I would have stopped at 1001 and then cried for a few days :D

    On another note everyone seems to have done loads more miles in March than Feb, that's brilliant must be like 20% more month on month ...surely this cannot be sustained :lol:
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Somewhat annoyingly, it looks as if I'm going to end up on 970-ish. Bumcakes.
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • gert_lush
    gert_lush Posts: 634
    cjcp wrote:
    Somewhat annoyingly, it looks as if I'm going to end up on 970-ish. Bumcakes.

    That's in the realm of too much to make up in the time left, but small enough to be annoying, doh :x ...ah well maybe April huh :lol:
    FCN 8 mainly
    FCN 4 sometimes
  • attica
    attica Posts: 2,362
    For me this is the first year of properly counting my miles, I'm amazed at how it mounts up.

    about 4 years ago I distinctly remember celebrating having racked up 1000 miles on one of my bikes, at least that's what the computer said, that happened in September of that year!
    "Impressive break"

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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    quote="gert_lush"]
    cjcp wrote:
    Somewhat annoyingly, it looks as if I'm going to end up on 970-ish. Bumcakes.

    That's in the realm of too much to make up in the time left, but small enough to be annoying, doh :x

    Spot on. The only way is to covince the good lady that I can go out on a long ride tomorrow night because I'll not be riding over Easter.
    ...ah well maybe April huh :lol:

    No chance. Between work and time off, I already know that that's not going to happen next month.
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • nic_77
    nic_77 Posts: 929
    cjcp wrote:
    Somewhat annoyingly, it looks as if I'm going to end up on 970-ish. Bumcakes.

    There must be a way...?
    Night ride perhaps...? Get up at 5 am...?
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  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    cjcp wrote:
    Somewhat annoyingly, it looks as if I'm going to end up on 970-ish. Bumcakes.

    Can't you pack an extra 15 in today and tomorrow?

    I intend to get at least one 1000 in but not sure when. It'll be 3 weeks commute and one week of other stuff. Up the commute (on not terrible days) to 30 miles so if I can do a reasonable number of those I should be in with a chance......
    Faster than a tent.......
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    nic_77 wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    Somewhat annoyingly, it looks as if I'm going to end up on 970-ish. Bumcakes.

    There must be a way...?
    Night ride perhaps...? Get up at 5 am...?

    It's possible. I've just realised the club training night is tomorrow night. I may say I'm going to do that loop. I may eek out an extra lap tonight and possibly tomorrow morning to reduce tomorrow's burden.

    5am? Er, are you mad? That's still yesterday. Also, too risky that the kids wil be woken by me leaving or before my return. That will leave me firmly in The Doghouse :) .

    Anyhoo, back to that Addicted to Cycling thread...
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Rolf F wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    Somewhat annoyingly, it looks as if I'm going to end up on 970-ish. Bumcakes.

    Can't you pack an extra 15 in today and tomorrow?

    It's difficult leaving the house earlier - have to make breakfast for the kids, get them ready for school etc.

    The odds presently favour a longer ride tomorrow night, possibly with the Club, which would probably be better for sportive training, I suppose. Either way, there's only going to be a matter of miles in it.
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • CiB
    CiB Posts: 6,098
    Attica wrote:
    For me this is the first year of properly counting my miles, I'm amazed at how it mounts up.

    about 4 years ago I distinctly remember celebrating having racked up 1000 miles on one of my bikes, at least that's what the computer said, that happened in September of that year!
    Same here. Looking at my summary stats (not from SC Stats) from when I started saving them properly, it's been quite a journey. And to think I used to think of myself as a serious cyclist 5 years ago when I was biking 6 miles a day to work sometimes. :)

    2007 was when the commute leapt from 6 to 21 miles...
    2005 - 38 trips,   303.73 mls
2006 - 69 trips,   449.93
2007 - 57 trips,   720.43
2008 - 79 trips,  1717.81
2009 - 197 trips, 4438.24
2010 - 41 trips,   962.69
  • gert_lush
    gert_lush Posts: 634
    CiB wrote:
    Attica wrote:
    For me this is the first year of properly counting my miles, I'm amazed at how it mounts up.

    about 4 years ago I distinctly remember celebrating having racked up 1000 miles on one of my bikes, at least that's what the computer said, that happened in September of that year!
    Same here. Looking at my summary stats (not from SC Stats) from when I started saving them properly, it's been quite a journey. And to think I used to think of myself as a serious cyclist 5 years ago when I was biking 6 miles a day to work sometimes. :)

    2007 was when the commute leapt from 6 to 21 miles...
    2005 - 38 trips,   303.73 mls
2006 - 69 trips,   449.93
2007 - 57 trips,   720.43
2008 - 79 trips,  1717.81
2009 - 197 trips, 4438.24
2010 - 41 trips,   962.69

    yup same here, had a big jump in 2008 when i started proper cycling and commuting, (plus a JoGLE) then I was hooked!!!
    2007 - 49 trips,  1081
2008 - 169 trips, 4707
2009 - 296 trips, 5680
2010 - 69 trips,  1834
    FCN 8 mainly
    FCN 4 sometimes
  • nic_77
    nic_77 Posts: 929
    cjcp wrote:
    Rolf F wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    Somewhat annoyingly, it looks as if I'm going to end up on 970-ish. Bumcakes.

    Can't you pack an extra 15 in today and tomorrow?

    It's difficult leaving the house earlier - have to make breakfast for the kids, get them ready for school etc.

    The odds presently favour a longer ride tomorrow night, possibly with the Club, which would probably be better for sportive training, I suppose. Either way, there's only going to be a matter of miles in it.

    Well we are all rooting for you... you can't let us down this so close to the 1000 MTD!

    In order to get my 800 MTD, I'm going to take the short commute home today and tomorrow and then jump straight on the race bike and TT out the remaining miles, as it's more time efficient.
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  • salsajake
    salsajake Posts: 702
    nic_77 wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    Rolf F wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    Somewhat annoyingly, it looks as if I'm going to end up on 970-ish. Bumcakes.

    Can't you pack an extra 15 in today and tomorrow?

    It's difficult leaving the house earlier - have to make breakfast for the kids, get them ready for school etc.

    The odds presently favour a longer ride tomorrow night, possibly with the Club, which would probably be better for sportive training, I suppose. Either way, there's only going to be a matter of miles in it.

    Well we are all rooting for you... you can't let us down this so close to the 1000 MTD!

    In order to get my 800 MTD, I'm going to take the short commute home today and tomorrow and then jump straight on the race bike and TT out the remaining miles, as it's more time efficient.

    A new definition to "pointless but efficient" - love it!
  • will3
    will3 Posts: 2,173
    nic_77 wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    Rolf F wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    Somewhat annoyingly, it looks as if I'm going to end up on 970-ish. Bumcakes.

    Can't you pack an extra 15 in today and tomorrow?

    It's difficult leaving the house earlier - have to make breakfast for the kids, get them ready for school etc.

    The odds presently favour a longer ride tomorrow night, possibly with the Club, which would probably be better for sportive training, I suppose. Either way, there's only going to be a matter of miles in it.

    Well we are all rooting for you... you can't let us down this so close to the 1000 MTD!

    In order to get my 800 MTD, I'm going to take the short commute home today and tomorrow and then jump straight on the race bike and TT out the remaining miles, as it's more time efficient.

    CJCP, what you need to do is call in sick and then use the time to get the miles in.

    We'll call it "doing an itboffin"
  • cambs
    cambs Posts: 235
    CiB wrote:
    That's my inexorable rise up the table halted for another week then; a late change of plan requires me to work at home today; two laptops + some documentation to take in tomorrow and then I'm busy the rest of the week in a way that precludes getting many miles in. The feeble attempt to stay inside the Top 50 is floundering, and it's only March. :(

    Let's hope that there are a sight more lightweights than meets the eye, and that they drop out leaving the path clear.

    I've given up on looking at absolute position; you just can't control how many people can join the list ahead of you (well actually, you can :wink: ).

    Keeping my eye on the 400 a month league instead: better to compete with people with roughly the same ambition.
  • benno68
    benno68 Posts: 1,689
    cambs wrote:
    CiB wrote:
    That's my inexorable rise up the table halted for another week then; a late change of plan requires me to work at home today; two laptops + some documentation to take in tomorrow and then I'm busy the rest of the week in a way that precludes getting many miles in. The feeble attempt to stay inside the Top 50 is floundering, and it's only March. :(

    Let's hope that there are a sight more lightweights than meets the eye, and that they drop out leaving the path clear.

    I've given up on looking at absolute position; you just can't control how many people can join the list ahead of you (well actually, you can :wink: ).

    Keeping my eye on the 400 a month league instead: better to compete with people with roughly the same ambition.

    That's a bu66er, blew it in January but reckon I should do 400 or so for the rest of the year.
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    will3 wrote:
    nic_77 wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    Rolf F wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    Somewhat annoyingly, it looks as if I'm going to end up on 970-ish. Bumcakes.

    Can't you pack an extra 15 in today and tomorrow?

    It's difficult leaving the house earlier - have to make breakfast for the kids, get them ready for school etc.

    The odds presently favour a longer ride tomorrow night, possibly with the Club, which would probably be better for sportive training, I suppose. Either way, there's only going to be a matter of miles in it.

    Well we are all rooting for you... you can't let us down this so close to the 1000 MTD!

    In order to get my 800 MTD, I'm going to take the short commute home today and tomorrow and then jump straight on the race bike and TT out the remaining miles, as it's more time efficient.

    CJCP, what you need to do is call in sick and then use the time to get the miles in.

    We'll call it "doing an itboffin"

    :lol:

    @nic - that's it, dagnabbit! I should buy a TT bike! I'll cover the extra miles in no time.
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • benno68
    benno68 Posts: 1,689
    What is this 400 a month league? I've just checked it and don't understand, no-one on there hit 400 for Jan or Feb. Can anyone advise?

    It is miles, not metres is it? :lol:
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  • cambs
    cambs Posts: 235
    Benno68 wrote:
    What is this 400 a month league? I've just checked it and don't understand, no-one on there hit 400 for Jan or Feb. Can anyone advise?

    It is miles, not metres is it? :lol:

    :D Miles it is. Just a number to target. If your aiming higher then you could set up a new x per month league to get like- minded folk to compete against.
  • The Running Man
    The Running Man Posts: 574
    Come on CJCP - dammit man you CAN do it.

    5 of us over 1000 for the month ....
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  • salsajake
    salsajake Posts: 702
    Prawny - I salute you as you move in behind me and prepare to blast past. Whilst I can commute I can keep pace with you, but you seem to do it day in and day out, so you'll soon be through and away as I can't do that! Then again, we've busted a nice gap behind us (for now)
  • cambs
    cambs Posts: 235
    The Running Man wrote:
    Come on CJCP - dammit man you CAN do it.

    5 of us over 1000 for the month ....

    Blimey. And none in Jan or Feb. quite an exclusive club.
  • cambs
    cambs Posts: 235
    And only one genuine-looking candidate in 09 - Will3 again.

    C'mon CJ.
  • lastant
    lastant Posts: 526
    Just had a look at 2009's figures and there was only one recording of over 1,000 miles in a month (assuming Gazzaputt's two inputs were just accumulated miles to date)...Will3 with 1013 in November.

    This year's just crazy!
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  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    cjcp wrote:
    Rolf F wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    Somewhat annoyingly, it looks as if I'm going to end up on 970-ish. Bumcakes.

    Can't you pack an extra 15 in today and tomorrow?

    It's difficult leaving the house earlier - have to make breakfast for the kids, get them ready for school etc.

    C'mon - surely it's about time the mtfu'd and started looking after themselves! This is 1k in a month; some things matter more than unfed children........
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  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    salsajake wrote:
    Prawny - I salute you as you move in behind me and prepare to blast past. Whilst I can commute I can keep pace with you, but you seem to do it day in and day out, so you'll soon be through and away as I can't do that! Then again, we've busted a nice gap behind us (for now)

    Thank you sir, I have to do it now though. Two kids, one wage and a crippling mortgage have given me an advantage. I'm brownosing for a promotion tho at the moment that would come with a company car, that would spoil my plans for next year.
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  • salsajake
    salsajake Posts: 702
    I'm in the same boat really but I often get the chance to drive to things for work, and claim the mileage back, so that puts paid to certain days, other days I need to take files back with me etc and if they are too big or heavy for my pannier, then its train time (and I hate it)! That said, I couldn't do 5 days a week every week, it is 40 tough miles with a lot of height gain and I definitely need some recovery breaks.

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