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BrettS
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Parbs wrote:
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> More fun single track and eventually
> back to the start transition for a 36 minute lap.
>
> That was fun! Lets do it again.
>
> The next lap was fun also and the 3rd, 4th and most of the 5th.
>
> The 6th lap was a bit of a diaster legs just didn't want to work any more lots of rest. Out for number 7, my stomach not happy,
> making some interesting noises. Stop at the feed zone on lap 8, swap the wheel around and have one of my world famous white
> chocolate macadamia muffins. On the last part of this lap I encounter another solo singlespeeder again has almost had enough and is
> begging me to stop, just one more I say. Come around again, he's on the side of the track chatting away again telling me to stop,
> just one more I say. My 10th lap had me chasing another rider I know which lifted my energy a bit. The last lap took a lot of
> effort, I got off and walked up a few hills, got off and let a lot of people through. One last bit of effort in the final piece of
> single track and up the last hill to try & keep in front of someone finishing fast behind me only failing within metres of the
> transition.
>
> 11 laps, 8 hours 7 minutes from bike start, 103km according to my HRM, ave HR 0.
>
> Rob
Wow, I can't imagine what my legs would feel like after 8 hours of
racing... (Probably wouldn't feel them at all.) Well done. Nice report.
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BrettS
<snip>
> More fun single track and eventually
> back to the start transition for a 36 minute lap.
>
> That was fun! Lets do it again.
>
> The next lap was fun also and the 3rd, 4th and most of the 5th.
>
> The 6th lap was a bit of a diaster legs just didn't want to work any more lots of rest. Out for number 7, my stomach not happy,
> making some interesting noises. Stop at the feed zone on lap 8, swap the wheel around and have one of my world famous white
> chocolate macadamia muffins. On the last part of this lap I encounter another solo singlespeeder again has almost had enough and is
> begging me to stop, just one more I say. Come around again, he's on the side of the track chatting away again telling me to stop,
> just one more I say. My 10th lap had me chasing another rider I know which lifted my energy a bit. The last lap took a lot of
> effort, I got off and walked up a few hills, got off and let a lot of people through. One last bit of effort in the final piece of
> single track and up the last hill to try & keep in front of someone finishing fast behind me only failing within metres of the
> transition.
>
> 11 laps, 8 hours 7 minutes from bike start, 103km according to my HRM, ave HR 0.
>
> Rob
Wow, I can't imagine what my legs would feel like after 8 hours of
racing... (Probably wouldn't feel them at all.) Well done. Nice report.
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BrettS
