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by Richard G
Mon Oct 09, 2023 3:09 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Big Bear 520
Replies: 13
Views: 1332

Re: Big Bear 520

I'm still tempted, but someone will need to teach me how to sleep outdoors as I very much doubt I'm capable of doing it in one shot.
by Richard G
Mon Oct 09, 2023 2:18 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2023 BB200/300 weights thread
Replies: 30
Views: 1517

Re: 2023 BB200/300 weights thread

whitestone wrote: Mon Oct 09, 2023 2:00 pm They were shut (and locked) on Saturday.
There's a tap, you just have to know where to look...

(I was pissed off as the shop wasn't open, I really wanted an ice cream!)
by Richard G
Mon Oct 09, 2023 1:27 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 2023
Replies: 588
Views: 70115

Re: BB200 2023

I'll never understood why people don't turn that stuff off. Also, all that fucking beeping. SHUT UP. Wouldn't be so bad, but the "off course" notifications most GPSs give start when it thinks you're about a centimetre to the right or left of the actual trail. You do realise you can turn t...
by Richard G
Mon Oct 09, 2023 12:29 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 2023
Replies: 588
Views: 70115

Re: BB200 2023

I'll never understood why people don't turn that stuff off.

Also, all that fucking beeping. SHUT UP. Wouldn't be so bad, but the "off course" notifications most GPSs give start when it thinks you're about a centimetre to the right or left of the actual trail.
by Richard G
Mon Oct 09, 2023 12:03 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 2023
Replies: 588
Views: 70115

Re: BB200 2023

Yeah, the 300 will always put the 200 into context. :lol:

That said, I was quite comfortable the year I did it (until I had bike issues), but I'll never be that fitness again. :|
by Richard G
Mon Oct 09, 2023 11:45 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 2023
Replies: 588
Views: 70115

Re: BB200 2023

Reminds me of 2014...... (Which I quite enjoyed, unlike many!) It's worth noting that for much of that section, the "path" was no-where near as clear as that (if it existed at all). Edit - As for easiest ever, I'd say 2016 or 2017. It would actually be fascinating to see the median times ...
by Richard G
Mon Oct 09, 2023 11:43 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2023 BB200/300 weights thread
Replies: 30
Views: 1517

Re: 2023 BB200/300 weights thread

I think I got through about 8 litres of water total in sub 20 hours, which sounds about right. Brought along some alternate tasting nuts which I thought I'd be able to go for when I went off food, but I couldn't really face them either. The only thing my body allowed me to eat in the end was liquori...
by Richard G
Mon Oct 09, 2023 10:53 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 2023
Replies: 588
Views: 70115

Re: BB200 2023

Both and others ended up on the wrong side of the river a few times in the worst section of river/Landover track. Bogtrotting the moorland was simple in comparison Yeah, that's how I ended up nuts high in the water. :shock: My gut tells me that this edition was the hardest out of the ones below, bu...
by Richard G
Mon Oct 09, 2023 10:50 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 2023
Replies: 588
Views: 70115

Re: BB200 2023

If that's a pic of someone waving, it was me.

I used you as an example of someone that seemed to be able to cycle a lot of it, whereas I just kept losing half my wheel into holes.
by Richard G
Mon Oct 09, 2023 10:33 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 2023
Replies: 588
Views: 70115

Re: BB200 2023

A key difference in the experience is a lot of faster riders would have been hitting the worst section in daylight which would have made a big difference as lines would have been a lot more obvious and water easier to cross. Trust me, it didn't help in the slightest. I had zero idea where I was sup...
by Richard G
Mon Oct 09, 2023 8:39 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 2023
Replies: 588
Views: 70115

Re: BB200 2023

You never did say if you got that 16.5 target you'd aimed for. I tend not to share any details until after the second weekend, but no, I didn't. I was just ahead of target at half way, but *** area redacted *** had taken my mojo and I lost all motivation to push myself after that. Spent the last 6 ...
by Richard G
Mon Oct 09, 2023 8:11 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 2023
Replies: 588
Views: 70115

Re: BB200 2023

The river crossings were cleanish water so you could see how deep they were, no such luck with the pools. I was racing a Landrover and also had a bunch of motorbikes coming the other way at points. No such luck with the clearness for me. Edit - Ride related generally, my lungs still feel terrible. ...
by Richard G
Mon Oct 09, 2023 7:05 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 2023
Replies: 588
Views: 70115

Re: BB200 2023

Well I did say that kms 75-125 would be "interesting" and so it proved. Whether I managed to get the right lines or was just lucky but none of the river crossings/evil brown pools got above knee height... Glad you got around buddy. If you're wondering who the nutter was in the car that wa...
by Richard G
Sun Oct 08, 2023 8:47 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 2023
Replies: 588
Views: 70115

Re: BB200 2023

Anyone know if Kevin got around?
by Richard G
Sun Oct 08, 2023 8:20 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 2023
Replies: 588
Views: 70115

Re: BB200 2023

Blimey that was ridiculously hard. I actually got through the bit that most people were moaning about OK. It was the flaming lakes / byways that caused the sense of humour failure. Pizza at Llanwrtyd Wells saved the day. 31 hrs and 1 minute! I am now broken... Excellent job sticking with it. That'l...
by Richard G
Sun Oct 08, 2023 5:20 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 2023
Replies: 588
Views: 70115

Re: BB200 2023

slarge wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 5:15 pm Were you riding Stu's shopper?
I don't know if it was just bad choices for crossings, but I got my nuts wet a couple of times.

( or maybe I'm just getting old :lol: )
by Richard G
Sun Oct 08, 2023 3:20 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 2023
Replies: 588
Views: 70115

Re: BB200 2023

riderdown wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 3:09 pm
I'm still not entirely sure how it's possible as I'm fairly certain I spent that long in *** areas redacted ***.
The bow waves through hub deep puddle after hub deep puddle after hub deep puddle would have been impressive
Hub deep? Some of them came up to the top of my wheels! :lol:
by Richard G
Sun Oct 08, 2023 2:34 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 2023
Replies: 588
Views: 70115

Re: BB200 2023

Wonder if anyoe will try beat that next week. No-one is beating that on that course next week. I'll bet £50 for Welsh Air Ambulance. I'm still not entirely sure how it's possible as I'm fairly certain I spent that long in *** areas redacted ***. Oh, and after next week's is done, I'd love to get so...
by Richard G
Sat Oct 07, 2023 8:41 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 2023
Replies: 588
Views: 70115

Re: BB200 2023

F*cking hell Stu.
by Richard G
Fri Oct 06, 2023 8:52 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 2023
Replies: 588
Views: 70115

Re: BB200 2023

Shame about the rain tonight. Will make things much slower.

I gave up on the bike and headed up. Will sort in the morning.
by Richard G
Fri Oct 06, 2023 5:11 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 2023
Replies: 588
Views: 70115

Re: BB200 2023

Edit - Scratch that, I found another one.

Thanks.

(Currently running an hour late, bike still not ready, lol)
by Richard G
Fri Oct 06, 2023 11:00 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Fat Fighters '23
Replies: 483
Views: 82577

Re: Fat Fighters '23

06/01/22: 67.6kg
---- BIG GAP ----
22/09/2023: 61.9kg (-0.8kg)
29/09/2023: 61.3kg (-0.6kg)
06/09/2023: 59.9kg (-1.4kg)

Guess I did make ~60kg for BB200. Just need to do a set of "depletion sprints", and then it's time to shovel half a ton of carbs into my face.

ROMNOMNOMNOMNOM
by Richard G
Fri Oct 06, 2023 10:58 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: 2023 BB200/300 weights thread
Replies: 30
Views: 1517

Re: 2023 BB200/300 weights thread

Just weighed it, 1.7kg of food. That's enough to get me round without stopping, unless something goes horribly wrong.
by Richard G
Fri Oct 06, 2023 10:46 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 2023
Replies: 588
Views: 70115

Re: BB200 2023

That sounds bloody horrendous! It took me a couple of hours, but I did seriously regret my life choices. Had to do a lot of it standing up too, because unsurprisingly weighted vests aren't really made for riding in. I'm out with a DNS already. Lower back pain causing me to move about like a sloth f...
by Richard G
Thu Oct 05, 2023 10:36 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: BB200 2023
Replies: 588
Views: 70115

Re: BB200 2023

Given water isn't calories, it's definitely not cheating. In fact, if you want to actually be able to burn your fat stores effectively, you definitely need water. I appreciate you have different requirements on that front though. From memory, my longest fastest ride was 11 hours, wearing a 15kg weig...