MacRetro chat and rides thread

[Dr S]

Bunch of Shandy sipping southerners more like except of course for our Ambassador to the court of Queen Elizabeth II, Dr. S

I thank ye sire!

 

[kaiser]

think this might be pretty cool

http://www.mbr.co.uk/news/trail_news/Ki ... 88676.html

That is the 100

 

[clockworkgazz]

let me dig around and see what kind of effort and commitment this would take and see if it is doable almost 3 glentrools :shock: but would feel amazing.

 

[kaiser]

after watching the leadville video- kind of want to try maybe a 50 mile event and poss more if I can get my training sorted, not saying 100 at the mo but it would be a good distance to aim at long term- coming round to your orig idea of enduro xc.

Gazz theres the 3 10hr events' Kirrougtree, Moray, and Fort bill. Also 'Relentless' that the Ken fancied.

You've also got the Meridia mountain bike marathons, theres one at Selkirk.

Corriyarick challenge too.

And the Octoberfest people organise a few longish ones.

Take consolation that at your age your more suited to the endurance stuff than the XC stuff.


Oh and if your really mental theres the Strathpuffer.......

 

[Dr S]

That said, at the last moot of the mighty clansmen only did I see myself and Dougal McGazz take a sip of single malt from the ancient flask of hip. And we are the Saxons! :roll:

Shandy southerners indeed!

 

[kaiser]

let me dig around and see what kind of effort and commitment this would take and see if it is doable almost 3 glentrools :shock: but would feel amazing.

read some of the reports on singletrack, the failures, pull outs and low points but all would go back the sense of achievement is enormous.

 

[kaiser]

That said, at the last moot of the mighty clansmen only did I see myself and Dougal McGazz take a sip of single malt from the ancient flask of hip. And we are the Saxons! :roll:

Shandy southerners indeed!

He tells you its malt........

 

[kaiser]

let me dig around and see what kind of effort and commitment this would take and see if it is doable almost 3 glentrools :shock: but would feel amazing.

Surprisingly or not to complete it you wouldn't have to practice doing 100 mile runs. A good few long days and training at the right level at other times would see you alright. Maybe through in one of the 10hr events.

 

[clockworkgazz]

ohhhh

usually pages of pointless blether (mine mainly) and then two good topics at once- england/scotland, gay/hard, good guy/ wank and some really good stuff about enduro races- I'm up for the distance but the thru' the night stuff seems like suffering for the sake of it? Will bend your ear at K, kaiser the onset of winter and the ensuing reluctance to go out and get wet/cold needs a long term goal to combat it.

it was very nice malt I'll have you know, will bring it to K as Si is correct, very few people had a swig (ZZ saved macretro blushes IIRC), and there is some left!

To be fair velo, si is coming to K which means he is out of the shandydrinker camp albeit cant see whats wrong with drinking shandy- very refreshing

 

[Dr S]

I quite like the idea of those Dusk til Dawn kind of things. 12 and 24hrs would be too much I think but I love nightriding and I have pretty good reactions (all those years doing road rallies at night). There is something quite romantic about those hours in summer too- that sense of being up and active whilst the world sleeps has always been a pleasure, hence my habbit of getting up at 4am and going out riding on Sundays. I guess also that my happiest memories are sitting under the dusty pine trees on those balmy nights at Le Mans with friends and cold beer whilst the car grind around, its a magical experience. Add to that the acheivement of completing a challenge and the craic of fellow competitors and you have something special I guess.

Si