managed my first 50 miler today

big_p
big_p Posts: 565
edited October 2012 in Road general
i know it's as flat as a witch's tit and the average aint that high, but I'm happy with it, and a bit knackered too.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/215152956

not to bad for a fatty (103kg) I've been off the bike for the last 5 or 6 years after a change of jobs and a snapped Achilles tendon having previously been into mountain biking. i never thought I'd enjoy road cycling as much as i am, i bought a nice orbea onix 6 months ago.

anyway, that is all.
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  • Calpol
    Calpol Posts: 1,039
    Good for you buddy. I also crept over the 50 mile barrier today. 56 miles but my legs were feeling pretty tired for the last 15!
  • BelgianBeerGeek
    BelgianBeerGeek Posts: 5,226
    Nice one. It's easy to get cynical/complacent but that's well worth celebrating.
    Been out today with a mate who's just getting into cycling and she has big ambitions - it's keeping me on my toes!
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  • dodger421
    dodger421 Posts: 39
    Well done mate, I sneaked up to 52.5 today as well. Quite a feeling, though the last five miles felt horrendous!
  • TheEnglishman
    TheEnglishman Posts: 587
    Nice one - it's a good feeling, isn't it?

    Are you aiming for anything specific or just enjoying a ride when you can?
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  • big_p
    big_p Posts: 565
    TheEnglishman wrote:
    Nice one - it's a good feeling, isn't it?

    Are you aiming for anything specific or just enjoying a ride when you can?

    i want to crack the ton by the end of next summer.
    dodger421 wrote:
    Well done mate, I sneaked up to 52.5 today as well. Quite a feeling, though the last five miles felt horrendous!
    my legs felt like empty coke cans for the last 5, i think if I'd have squeezed them, they'd have just collapsed.
  • dodger421
    dodger421 Posts: 39
    big p wrote:
    my legs felt like empty coke cans for the last 5, i think if I'd have squeezed them, they'd have just collapsed.

    That's a pretty good description, I may have to borrow it :-P
  • AlahDamIt
    AlahDamIt Posts: 44
    Same here 50 miles today, 968 meters of climbing. No energy drink, just lemon squash and a couple of brunch bars. Legs are a bit sore. Last 10 miles and I was thinking maybe energy drink and bars may be a good idea.
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  • p9uma
    p9uma Posts: 565
    Top man yerself. It's a great achievement, it won't belong before a 50 miler will seem like a doddle. Well done.
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  • Sentral
    Sentral Posts: 64
    Nice one! I too just broke the 50 mark, except on a fixed. Suffice to say I cannot wait until I get a 'proper' bike :roll:

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  • Bordersroadie
    Bordersroadie Posts: 1,052
    Big P, well done matey, a great achievement!
  • big_p
    big_p Posts: 565
    Bordersroadie wrote:
    Big P, well done matey, a great achievement!
    cheers mate, i need to find a 50 with a few more hills now.
  • pride4ever
    pride4ever Posts: 510
    Well done OP, did a 60 from Wakefield to Oldham outskirts via Holmfirth and Saddleworth moor and back myself on Sunday, over some of the longest and most brutal hills the country as to offer. Keep up the good work and before you know it you'll be doing the big 100.
    the deeper the section the deeper the pleasure.
  • R0B75
    R0B75 Posts: 376
    I too have just done my first 50 miler on my current bike.

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  • Andy Watson
    Andy Watson Posts: 22
    Well done guys!
  • philbar72
    philbar72 Posts: 2,229
    good work. i haven't gone above 35 miles yet, but feel ok at that kind of distance. this will inspire me! :)
  • El Diego
    El Diego Posts: 440
    Well done! 8)
  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    well done fellas. I know myself it ain't as easy as some make out. Keep it up
  • BowtomePhil
    BowtomePhil Posts: 198
    Big congratulations. I am new here and am aiming for the 50 miler. Did 40 last thursday and then 42 Sunday, I only have to go 4 miles further to get to the 50, should be easy.
  • big_p
    big_p Posts: 565
    it's that last 5 that's the killer.
  • Sentral
    Sentral Posts: 64
    You mean the next 50. Roll on a century ;)
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  • big_p
    big_p Posts: 565
    did the same route again this weekend on my own this time and a bit faster.

    http://connect.garmin.com/activity/225490756
  • BowtomePhil
    BowtomePhil Posts: 198
    Nice one, 10 mins quicker than my first (and only 50)
  • Reane_Machine
    Reane_Machine Posts: 178
    Most I've done in one is 12 so far, which feels pretty shabby.

    I intent to do a 25 miler soon, I've planned the route and am just waiting for a minor fracture to heal before spinning off.

    Does anyone else struggle to find decent routes? All the good ones locally seem to be around 15 miles, I had to spend a while on MapMyRide to create this http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/117303329.

    I can't wait!
    Hills are like half life - they wait until you're 50% recovered from one before hitting you in the face with the next.

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  • paul64
    paul64 Posts: 278
    big p wrote:
    it's that last 5 that's the killer.
    Tell your legs you're going for 60 then you'll have easily cleared 50 before they scream at you...
  • jay197
    jay197 Posts: 196
    big p wrote:
    it's that last 5 that's the killer.

    big P is "the motivator" :D
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  • big_p
    big_p Posts: 565
    got this on the boil for Saturday http://connect.garmin.com/course/2160188
    just a little longer but more hills, I'll also have Mrs big p to take some shelter behind.
  • big_p
    big_p Posts: 565
    Reane_Machine wrote:
    Most I've done in one is 12 so far, which feels pretty shabby.

    I intent to do a 25 miler soon, I've planned the route and am just waiting for a minor fracture to heal before spinning off.

    Does anyone else struggle to find decent routes? All the good ones locally seem to be around 15 miles, I had to spend a while on MapMyRide to create this http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/117303329.

    I can't wait!


    your profile is set to friends only, we cant view the maps.
  • BowtomePhil
    BowtomePhil Posts: 198
    Any excercise is good, 12 miles is good.

    I started doing 10's for probably 6 months, now do 25 with ease
  • johnnicebutdim
    johnnicebutdim Posts: 99
    Well done!

    I know how it feels to breach 50 miles, I did it for the first time two weeks ago http://app.strava.com/rides/22114911 and it felt great.
  • junglist_matty
    junglist_matty Posts: 1,731
    Did a 50 miler yesterday, 25miles in my right knee went and I had to ride the last 25 miles on one leg :( painful to say the least

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