How long have you been tube challenging?

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How long have you been tube challenging?

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I realised today it's coming up to 2 years since I did my first tube challenge way back in July 2010 and this morning I was going in wondering how long you guys have been challenging, anyone got over 10 years? Just interested, post your time served on here :)

Oh and on that note, would anyone read it if I put up a thread basically saying how I ended up on the rails? :)
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Geoff did his first record attempt on 17/05/2002 so he has just reached the 10 year mark.
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Z1 day May 2006 and hundreds of challenges since....
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2 months, 1 day :P
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Technically 4 years, actualy 1 year!
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The Raven wrote:Technically 4 years, actualy 1 year!
I first started doing my routes actually june 2007 and did my first kind of research around then i did one attempt before the 275 went and first proper tube challenge was south of thames with the new record holders the browns i got my arse whipped then i tell ya.
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Comic Relief 2009 was my first attempt and first time of meeting most of you so I'd say just over three years :)
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It's been just over eight years since my first one.
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Seven or eight months - first attempt (and completion) was CiN 2011. I thought I'd stop after that but was having too much fun :oops:
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I should say that I keep getting an itch to have a go at Zone 1 again. This is purely because I am obsessed with stats, and posting a list of the fastest Z1 times up on the forum makes me want to improve on my somewhat crappy positions.
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I could actually do that, as I'm on rest day week. I don't think my wife would be happy if I do that though ...
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Going Underground wrote:Z1 day May 2006 and hundreds of challenges since....
What he said.
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July 2011. Still yet to do an FNC though!
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tubeguru wrote:I could actually do that, as I'm on rest day week. I don't think my wife would be happy if I do that though ...
neither would matts future wife lol
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Early retirement in store for Matthew eh? :D :shock:
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