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kanaps
Joined: 16 Jul 2007
Posts: 70
Location: Hendon, London
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 Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:49 pm Subject: [Long Distance Gliding] Hertford -> Cambridge-> GO GO! |
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Weather looks good! GO GO!!
Start from Hertford north railway station at 9.15.
Train from kingcross 8.26 => 9.07. Meeting at 8:05 inside the station next to big time tables screen. My phone number in case of any problems or questions: 07860944203 Paul.
Original time: 4.5 Hours of skating time +2h for lunch in the middle
Attending (confirmed):
Myself skating.
Yoli Fragel skating
Malspeedster - Skating
Ashis - Skating
Christophe Cycling.
Dan_B cycling.
Thinking:
Martyzz1 50/50
Original message:
Hello Everybody!!
Since Hertford -> Cambridge (H->C) skate / cycling was very nice! We have decided to glide it once more!Thanks to Alex for planning it! And everybody who did it!
17 November! Or if weather forecast is bad than 24th!
Because many people asking about it and I am not comfortable with their skating skills than I will write this:
Who should attend: My personal feeling / recommendation is: if you done marathon faster than 1:45 than you should do it! I never did it that fast myself  my personal best is 1:53 but Ive done H->C without any problems! Of course we will not be going as fast as marathon
Only down hills
Route:
No big hills! We will have couple of long but when you concord it you have a lot of time to rest before the next one! It is only around 75-80km (55miles)
Excellent Pub on the way where we must stop to have a lunch!!!!!!! If all skaters will be comfortable than I would recommend starting 30m later than before so we will not have to wait till pub opens at 12!
If you would like to attend but scared of your skating skills than I would recommend getting on a bike! Mountain or Road bike will do the job since it is comfortable speed for bikes! Or you could share bike between 2 or 3 people so you can change between bike and skates every 10 miles or something!
It will be here for couple of days than I will post same text to facebook and serpentine road forum so mistakes can be corrected before publishing everywhere (sorry my first language is not English)
Any comments / recommendations? Please PM.
Please let us know who is interested! 
Last edited by kanaps on Fri Nov 16, 2007 5:12 pm; edited 5 times in total |
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Speed Gliding
Joined: 03 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 12:21 am Subject: |
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Christophe
Joined: 26 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 1:39 pm Subject: |
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yes
cycling (of course) |
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Xia
Joined: 06 Apr 2004
Posts: 874
Location: Geneva (Suisse)
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 7:02 pm Subject: |
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sorry never replied your Pm....
Not doing it again, i have decided to stop skating untill next year and its really on the other side of london for me to go there for cycling.
My next long skate will be in January (probably new forest toward the sea side). |
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sol
Child Protection Officer
Joined: 23 Dec 2005
Posts: 1445
Location: on the river
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 7:36 pm Subject: |
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Fragel
Joined: 16 Jan 2007
Posts: 22
Location: London
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| Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 10:09 pm Subject: |
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| Hi Iīd like to do it but Iīm not sure if I be able to do it and i donīt want to slown down the group. I can skate one average of 25 km/h in long distance. Are you going faster, if thatīs so let me know because i, really, canīt skate faster and donīt die trying . |
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Fragel
Joined: 16 Jan 2007
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Location: London
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| Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 10:19 pm Subject: |
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| Well...........may be one average of 20 km/h |
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Martyzz1
Joined: 10 Aug 2006
Posts: 358
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| Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 1:04 am Subject: |
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| I'm interested, but depends when... |
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andyman
Joined: 05 Apr 2006
Posts: 1945
Location: Suffolk
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| Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 8:47 am Subject: Re: [Long Distance Gliding] Hertford -> Cambridg |
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| Martyzz1 wrote: |
| I'm interested, but depends when... |
Doh!!!!
| kanaps wrote: |
| ............17 November! Or if weather forecast is bad than 24th!.......... |
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andyman
Joined: 05 Apr 2006
Posts: 1945
Location: Suffolk
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| Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 8:52 am Subject: |
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| Fragel wrote: |
| Hi Iīd like to do it but Iīm not sure if I be able to do it and i donīt want to slown down the group. I can skate one average of 25 km/h in long distance. Are you going faster, if thatīs so let me know because i, really, canīt skate faster and donīt die trying . |
25km/h is a fine average, although you don't say for how long.
These long 'glides' are generally interspersed with lots of breaks for refreshment, map check, catch ups etc. as well as a fairly lazy lunch! If you are confident on a LFNS and afterwards feel like you could probably 'do it again' then you should be fine. If still in doubt you could join the LCST and come on your bike first time 
I am checking dates for this but am definitely interested. Unsure as to whether it will be on skates or bike at the moment. |
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Fragel
Joined: 16 Jan 2007
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Location: London
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| Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:02 am Subject: |
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Hi Andy, I can keep between 25- 20 km/h for 2 hours nearly without rest, after that i don't know i've never try.
Anyway, I'm Yoli, i think you know how I skate. What do you think? Will be fine for me or at the end I'll be dead ? |
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sol
Child Protection Officer
Joined: 23 Dec 2005
Posts: 1445
Location: on the river
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| Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:19 am Subject: |
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| You'll be fine Yoli |
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Martyzz1
Joined: 10 Aug 2006
Posts: 358
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| Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 12:40 pm Subject: Re: [Long Distance Gliding] Hertford -> Cambridg |
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| andyman wrote: |
| Martyzz1 wrote: |
| I'm interested, but depends when... |
Doh!!!!
| kanaps wrote: |
| ............17 November! Or if weather forecast is bad than 24th!.......... |
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oops. in that case I'm a 50/50 for the 17th... |
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Fragel
Joined: 16 Jan 2007
Posts: 22
Location: London
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| Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 8:42 pm Subject: |
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I gonna go!!!! thatīs if i can move after 5 days in my mumīs house, eating and eating my favorite food she cooks soo well  . This is the advantage of being far away from home, when one comes back is like a spoil child! |
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dan_b
Joined: 15 Jun 2004
Posts: 2417
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| Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:04 am Subject: |
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I'm planning on skating this, btw: it's not far enough to be worth cycling ;-)
(assuming I have a working bike then anyway ...) |
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