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joshwalker094
03-06-12, 05:48 PM
Tomorrow is a big day,
Im doing 52 miles in the Daily Mirror Great Manchester Cycle.

Now the furthest i've ever ridden really is 32 miles so this a new challenge
personally i dont think i can do it :/
http://www.greatcycle.org/
Nobbylad
03-06-12, 05:49 PM
Think positive
metalmonkey
03-06-12, 05:55 PM
Nah you will be fine, just make sure you have food and water and sleep well tonight. Also eat a good breakfast, take on enough water thats it. Try to get on the back of another riders wheel. Have fun, lets us know how it goes. Belive in yourself:cool:
Dipper
03-06-12, 05:56 PM
Take it easy and you'll be fine, don't push tall gears just keep your legs spinning, good luck!
maviczap
03-06-12, 06:04 PM
Don't start out fast and you'll be fine
alfa.rbt
03-06-12, 06:16 PM
don't try to be the fastest and you should be ok :)
best of luck
joshwalker094
03-06-12, 06:25 PM
got a couple of energy gels ready and my sports drinks for it. bikes ready, just got to be up 5 am, so night peeps
Shawthing
03-06-12, 06:25 PM
Thought the 52 miles is for club cyclists.
You only get 3hrs 25mins. so your going to have to average 15mph!
joshwalker094
03-06-12, 06:26 PM
we have to be on our last lap by the 3 hours 25 minutes, at the moment i average 16.8 mph
The Idle Biker
03-06-12, 07:53 PM
Cliche but true - Remember the mind tries to give up long before the body will.
Mrs DJ Fridge
03-06-12, 09:18 PM
Good luck, I would say sleep well, but there is no way I can ever sleep before a competition, put a really boring magazine or book by the bed to read when you cannot sleep, it really helps you get off to sleep rather than thinking about how you are going to do tomorrow.
joshwalker094
04-06-12, 12:22 PM
Well I Did it :D it was fairly easy haha. Altogether today I have done 70 miles on bicycle.
I completed the 52 miles in 2hours 57 minutes and 15 seconds
So 884th place out of about 2000 people
HoL
04-06-12, 07:25 PM
Good work, congratulations!
maviczap
04-06-12, 09:31 PM
see wasn't that hard, well done
Shawthing
05-06-12, 01:36 PM
Well done.
How are the legs feeling today?
joshwalker094
05-06-12, 01:42 PM
Legs feeling fine today, out working as usual, just very tired again.
Slept like a baby last night haha. Will definatly be doing more cycle rides like that