Planning on doing the challenge around May/June 2013
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Planning on doing the challenge around May/June 2013
I'm thinking of doing the challenge maybe half-term week in May 2013. Maybe on the Thursday, so I can have Friday as my recovery day. Will be doing the challenge with a mate. Of course we'll be challenging the record (I believe a lot of it is down to luck).
I'm hoping that the roads are a bit quieter during half-term week, so the buses can go a bit quicker. Or is that wishful thinking?
Ideally, I'd like there to be other people doing the challenge on the same day as me, purely for the purposes of having a race against each other as well as a race against the clock. We can exchange mobile phone details before the challenge and keep each other updated throughout the day. And have a bit of banter.
I'm not revealing my start or planned finish stations beforehand, but if anyone else is doing it that day, we can reveal our start point to each other at 4.30ish that morning. Otherwise, I'll just create a twitter account.
I'm hoping that the roads are a bit quieter during half-term week, so the buses can go a bit quicker. Or is that wishful thinking?
Ideally, I'd like there to be other people doing the challenge on the same day as me, purely for the purposes of having a race against each other as well as a race against the clock. We can exchange mobile phone details before the challenge and keep each other updated throughout the day. And have a bit of banter.
I'm not revealing my start or planned finish stations beforehand, but if anyone else is doing it that day, we can reveal our start point to each other at 4.30ish that morning. Otherwise, I'll just create a twitter account.
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Re: Planning on doing the challenge around May/June 2013
Whilst a portion of getting a good/record time is down to luck, I'd wholly disagree in saying that you can challenge the record purely down to having luck on your side - if you haven't got a good enough route in the first place then no matter how much luck you have, you won't set a good time!!
Regarding the buses, my experience of the roads around me is that they are busier during half terms, but that might just be my local roads!!
Regarding the buses, my experience of the roads around me is that they are busier during half terms, but that might just be my local roads!!
Re: Planning on doing the challenge around May/June 2013
statistically if u believe that 1st time and ur hit it 1st time the record u more than likely to be disappointed!
only Neil Blake and jack welsby can share that honour recently since 2000 (and before anybody says it Marc Gawley was 2nd attempt test days count as attempts if u do 17h on them) As ur more than aware the Met changes in 2016 will reset the record and i predict lots of people out that day whenever it will be!.
If it is your first attempt then u see subtle differances from on paper to actual physical timings buses will NOT run to timetable trains will be sometimes not there when u expect them to be and ur never know one of ur team members might even come down with a bug (starkey).
Not to put u off though its good to hear the enthuaism just go ahead do it.
only Neil Blake and jack welsby can share that honour recently since 2000 (and before anybody says it Marc Gawley was 2nd attempt test days count as attempts if u do 17h on them) As ur more than aware the Met changes in 2016 will reset the record and i predict lots of people out that day whenever it will be!.
If it is your first attempt then u see subtle differances from on paper to actual physical timings buses will NOT run to timetable trains will be sometimes not there when u expect them to be and ur never know one of ur team members might even come down with a bug (starkey).
Not to put u off though its good to hear the enthuaism just go ahead do it.
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What an honour it was to freeload my way to the world record ...palkanetoijala31 wrote:only Neil Blake and jack welsby can share that honour recently since 2000
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Re: Planning on doing the challenge around May/June 2013
u still had to run didnt u i hardly call that freeloading?
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Re: Planning on doing the challenge around May/June 2013
I'm still having a pop at the record. Even if I miss it by 2 hours.
Anyone else planning on doing the challenge around that time?
Anyone else planning on doing the challenge around that time?
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Good luck!
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Re: Planning on doing the challenge around May/June 2013
Why not come and jois us for Zone 1 day on The Friday as part of your recovery?andytube wrote:I'm still having a pop at the record. Even if I miss it by 2 hours.
Anyone else planning on doing the challenge around that time?
The date has not been confirmed yet but in recent years has been the Friday ot the May / June half term week......
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Re: Planning on doing the challenge around May/June 2013
I didn't realise there was a Z1 challenge on the Friday of that week. Perhaps I'll aim for another week. Will definately be around May/June as I don't fancy starting on a dark morning.
Just checked my route. In my spreadsheet I forgot to add one of the section times, so it's just added 31 minutes to my planned route
Just checked my route. In my spreadsheet I forgot to add one of the section times, so it's just added 31 minutes to my planned route
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Re: Planning on doing the challenge around May/June 2013
Do you have a record beating route?
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well if he did before he aint now!tractakid wrote:Do you have a record beating route?
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Haha, I think that last statement is correct. Was hoping to go sub-17, but not now. Still a part of my route in the middle that I'm not happy with, so back to the drawing board. The way I see this challenge is that there are thousands of ways to do this....
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It should be Z1 day itselfandytube wrote:I didn't realise there was a Z1 challenge on the Friday of that week. Perhaps I'll aim for another week. Will definately be around May/June as I don't fancy starting on a dark morning.
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Re: Planning on doing the challenge around May/June 2013
palkanetoijala31 wrote:...and ur never know one of ur team members might even come down with a bug (starkey)...
Still got the record the next time though.
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