Russ Hays Ride - Thursday 29 Dec????

Plawless · Post by **Plawless** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 4:21 pm

Anyone know if the Russ Hays' ride goes tomorrow night?

I went and signed up for the Rapha Festive 500 (500kms between 23-31 Dec) BEFORE I read that you have to do them all outside!!! I am at 200kms (I also didnt learn about it until after cutting Boxing Day short ... rats!). So to have ANY hope to make it I need to ride tomorrow night (at least 60kms), Friday am (at least 60kms) and do the double Hammerfest/OBB ride on Saturday.

Any other takers.....?

Dave Spiers · Post by **Dave Spiers** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 5:50 pm

Trust a Lawyer not to read the fine print!
Good luck Peter, do you get a prize for completing?

barton bourassa · Post by **barton bourassa** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:33 pm

Peter, What time does the Oak Bay ride start? What is the usual distance and typical speed? Thanks, BB.

sylvan · Post by **sylvan** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:24 pm

I'm at about 70 km after being scarred for life by Friday's "cyclocross" ride down the side of Scafe Hill. But I'm still hoping to hit the 500.

sylvan · Post by **sylvan** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:33 pm

OBB ride starts at 9 at the store. There's an A and B group about the same speeds as the 3Shot rides. It's a full Land's End loop so you get 90-100 km if you do the whole thing.

JohnT · Post by **JohnT** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 10:54 am

Anyone got an answer to the original question?

JT

Plawless · Post by **Plawless** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:14 am

in answer to Barton: It goes about 90kms door to door at a B pace to Sidney and then 2 groups from Sidney (A pace & B pace groups). Its winter so the last few weeks it has been a good steady ride going medium to hard from Sidney but no attacks (!!!!! we could learn from this!!!!).

In answer to Dave - you get a cloth patch if you do it. Seriously a CLOTH PATCH!!!

sylvan · Post by **sylvan** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 1:50 pm

JohnT wrote:Anyone got an answer to the original question?

The Russ Hays ride question? I didn't know so I PM'd Peter a better option.

John D · Post by **John D** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 2:27 pm

Plawless wrote:In answer to Dave - you get a cloth patch if you do it. Seriously a CLOTH PATCH!!!

I'm at 320km, and plan to go long tomorrow and Saturday to close the gap to 500. But had I known there was a cloth patch up for grabs, well you can bet that I'd have signed up for it! Maybe next year.

John

Plawless · Post by **Plawless** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 2:46 pm

why not sign up now? see details at: http://www.rapha.cc/festive-500 or http://www.strava.com/challenges/rapha-festive-500

John D · Post by **John D** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 3:10 pm

Plawless wrote:why not sign up now? see details at: http://www.rapha.cc/festive-500 or http://www.strava.com/challenges/rapha-festive-500

I would, except that I haven't beeen 'officially' logging my kms!

sylvan · Post by **sylvan** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 9:25 pm

You can probably still upload them. Not sure if a Gremlin unit is mandatory. I think I'm at about 270 now after 2 x 100 km today. 50 tomorrow morning and 180 Saturday ought to do it.

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