Swains Lane Challenge (North London)

willy b

okgo wrote:

Ah fair play. What times did they do? John is an animal up the hills!

Not sure to be honest. Keen to see the results!

spasypaddy

i managed two laps on the closed roads. hurt. alot.

Ben6899

Keyser__Soze wrote:

Think Ben Simmons won with a 1:32 or something, tho didn't see the times. Pretty sure Natalie Creswick destroyed the women's field (and probably most of the non-seeded boys too!)

1:32 is incredible. I was going to try my hand and see where a low 2 or very high 1 would place me, but I felt like sh1t from about 3pm onwards. Disappointing.

mroli

I was riding after Natalie Creswick and passed the rider in front of her and the rider in front of the rider in front of her. Didn't see hide nor hair of Natalie though!
Just broke 2 minutes (I think), but great event. Top junior was Jamil Gaida who scored a 1.43 or similar. Pretty impressive. Not as good as Germaine last year, but still... First time he rode Swain's Lane too!

bigmat

mroli wrote:

I was riding after Natalie Creswick and passed the rider in front of her and the rider in front of the rider in front of her. Didn't see hide nor hair of Natalie though!
Just broke 2 minutes (I think), but great event. Top junior was Jamil Gaida who scored a 1.43 or similar. Pretty impressive. Not as good as Germaine last year, but still... First time he rode Swain's Lane too!

Natalie Creswick had an impressive "race face" on. WIll be interested to see the pictures of me, I was suffering on the steep bit having burnt out before I even reached the left turn up to the lane - my 30 second man was fairly slow and I had therefore gone off very hard and already caught him by that point.

Think I saw you mroli, on the purple Condor?

willy b

BigMat wrote:

mroli wrote:

I was riding after Natalie Creswick and passed the rider in front of her and the rider in front of the rider in front of her. Didn't see hide nor hair of Natalie though!
Just broke 2 minutes (I think), but great event. Top junior was Jamil Gaida who scored a 1.43 or similar. Pretty impressive. Not as good as Germaine last year, but still... First time he rode Swain's Lane too!

Natalie Creswick had an impressive "race face" on. WIll be interested to see the pictures of me, I was suffering on the steep bit having burnt out before I even reached the left turn up to the lane - my 30 second man was fairly slow and I had therefore gone off very hard and already caught him by that point.

Think I saw you mroli, on the purple Condor?

There are some Photos of Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 7d2de2dcc2

No idea if that works as I can't open FB at work. I appear to have been missed off the photos though, gutted! Hope there are some more.

bigmat

I think there will be plenty of photos over the next day or two. Good one of me here:

http://aephotos.co.uk/urbanhillclimb2012/e3f69ebbd

willy b

Nice shot

gabriel959

Nice one guys, looks like a blast!

And some really good times, there are some videos there of some people doing it in 2:30 seconds and that seems seriously fast. Has anyone got a video of the start?

bigmat

More here:

http://photos.davidrowephotography.co.u ... /e37958fec

mroli

BigMat wrote:

Think I saw you mroli, on the purple Condor?

Yeah - that was me Matt - I saw your name on the list and was looking out for your no to say hi - but didn't see you. Good time...

Ben6899

I hit Swains Lane again yesterday and I'm still struggling to find form on it. Which is annoying and upsetting.

And, if he's reading this, apologies to the guy I overtook just after the cemetry without saying 'hello'.

spasypaddy

willy b just posted this on our club forum...
http://app.strava.com/activities/57796903

rubertoe

20 Laps!

Is he fecking mental?

3 is enough for me....

phreak

I should think boredom would be as big a problem as the hill itself. It's a nice enough little dig, but 20 times up it?? Wowza.

spasypaddy

Willy B promised us 30 at some point in the past, back then i didnt know him beyond a username on here. now i actually know him im going to bug him until he does it.

maybe a daily text message at 4am until he does it? how does that sound

Edit:
Damnit it was ben who promised it

Ben6899 wrote:

willy b wrote:

rubertoe wrote:

Still the 10x10 is 2370ft - which is a third of the way up alpe du'huez!

8) 30 laps anybody?

I'll do it. When I move my other bike down here that has the dinner plate climbing sprocket (25T). I think it'd be needed for 30 laps!

But as it was wills idea can i pester him to do it anyway?

willy b

Hmmm 30 laps doesn't sound fun, although would be a good achievement. Think i'm free tonight too...

spasypaddy

willy b wrote:

Hmmm 30 laps doesn't sound fun, although would be a good achievement. Think i'm free tonight too...

not coming to the club meeting?

ive got my phone set up to text you at 4am and everything

willy b

Na can't tonight unfortunately.

Also the bar has just been raised even more: http://app.strava.com/activities/40411079

willy b

New PB on Swains Lane yesterday, 1:36 8)
http://app.strava.com/activities/68976338#

rubertoe

willy b wrote:

New PB on Swains Lane yesterday, 1:36 8)
http://app.strava.com/activities/68976338#

Which of the Segments do you use? as there are several?

spasypaddy

did i ever tell you how much i hate you?

willy b

rubertoe wrote:

willy b wrote:

New PB on Swains Lane yesterday, 1:36 8)
http://app.strava.com/activities/68976338#

Which of the Segments do you use? as there are several?

Well I tend to either use
Urban Hill Climb: http://app.strava.com/segments/3753318
or
Swains Lane: http://app.strava.com/segments/620830

Ben6899

I think someone hacked my account.

gabriel959

lots of competition for a tiny bump! I thought it was a hill Looking at those times I reckon I would struggle to get less than 2:00.