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george
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 Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 9:59 am Subject: Friday night - midnight skate |
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This Friday night I am doing a 3hr endurance skate (this will be my last big training session before Le Mans) - mostly around Regents Park. Starting at midnight, finishing at 3am.
Any takers or partial takers?
If it rains, then I will postpone to Saturday night. |
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RichardH
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| Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 12:23 pm Subject: |
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I'm leading the LFNS earlier in the evening if you'd like an extra 2 hours!
Given that I'm leading LFNS already I might be up for 1 or 2 hours, but probably not the whole 3! |
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Glenn
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| Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 3:38 pm Subject: |
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If I am there, it will be mentally, not physically - willing you on. Should be pretty cool though - as I understand the roads are shut off from trafic between 12.00 and 7.00 a.m. Presume you still need to look when going through the main junctions though - as you never know. Would be interested to see how you get on.
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EdP
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| Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 3:42 pm Subject: |
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| Sounds amazing. If I wasn't so horribly injured I'd be there in a shot. I'll see how I'm doing by Friday but the odds are slim. |
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ed!
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| Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 9:50 am Subject: Re: Friday night - midnight skate |
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| george wrote: |
This Friday night I am doing a 3hr endurance skate (this will be my last big training session before Le Mans) - mostly around Regents Park. Starting at midnight, finishing at 3am.
Any takers or partial takers? |
I'm entertaining the idea of heading out on the bike for some low intensity fat burning miles...what sort of intensity will you be going at?
Would any chit chat (skate related or otherwise) during the session be more of a distraction / hinderance to you? |
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george
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Location: Les Marais, Paris
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| Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 12:35 pm Subject: Re: Friday night - midnight skate |
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| ed! wrote: |
| george wrote: |
This Friday night I am doing a 3hr endurance skate (this will be my last big training session before Le Mans) - mostly around Regents Park. Starting at midnight, finishing at 3am.
Any takers or partial takers? |
I'm entertaining the idea of heading out on the bike for some low intensity fat burning miles...what sort of intensity will you be going at?
Would any chit chat (skate related or otherwise) during the session be more of a distraction / hinderance to you? |
Hi Ed - I will be going at low intensity - i need to practice that anyways for Le Mans - particularly to resist starting off too fast.
any chatting would be welcome - no hindrance at all - if I cant chat then i am going too fast. |
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ed!
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| Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 2:17 pm Subject: |
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Ok - I need to run this by the missus, but imagine it should be ok given that she needs to sleep  |
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Sparky
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| Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 2:47 pm Subject: |
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In a desperate attempt to make up for my fail of training last weekend I'm thinking-
Friday- LFNS> Laps of Regent's Park> skate home.
Rest
Saturday Cycle to Richmond Park> session at Richmond> cycle Home
Party
I'm just hoping I can shake of this cold in time. |
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matty
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Location: Godalming - sunny surrey innit :)
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| Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:35 am Subject: |
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I'm very tempted to join you all on my bike.. alongside Ed, at least for an hour or so... Please don't wait on me tho...
Ed! - I've pm'd you.. |
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george
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| Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 12:42 pm Subject: |
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| I am practically falling asleep at my desk today - I think the toll of working and training the last few weeks/months is starting to show. God knows how I am going to be able to skate for 3 hours when I should be sleeping!! |
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Fred_Paris
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| Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 2:27 pm Subject: |
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funny you would say that, I am tempted by joining in, but by the time I finish the week I am going to be dead...
So I will have to make a call tomorrow, might not do the 3 hours, I guess we'll see. |
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annabri
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| Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 3:23 pm Subject: |
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| might join as live near by |
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Fred_Paris
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| Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 7:38 am Subject: |
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I am thinking of driving there, just because it seems more practical on the way back in particular.
I have never cycled or skated around regents park, where do you meet, and anyidea where I should park ? |
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george
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| Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 8:01 am Subject: |
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| Fred_Paris wrote: |
I am thinking of driving there, just because it seems more practical on the way back in particular.
I have never cycled or skated around regents park, where do you meet, and anyidea where I should park ? |
Fred at that time of the night, you should be able to find parking quite easily. I think the main road around the park will actually be closed to traffic - which is part of the reason for doing the night training there! However you should be able to park on any of the small roads leading up to the park.
We have a couple of meeting places - Glenn often parks his bike just inside the park by the Mosque on the western side, other times we meet on the southeastern corner of the park (closest to Great Portland Street tube station).
I am not really sure who is coming and when. I am planning to start around midnight and will be skating in anti-clockwise direction. so if u go clockwise you would bump into me sooner or later. In fact for people turning up at different times, that might just be the best thing - skate clockwise until you bump into oncoming skaters. |
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Fred_Paris
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| Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 8:05 am Subject: |
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| An additional question, how is the light ? I am guessing I will need a head lamp right ? |
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