Ride of the Falling Leaves 2008
October 5, 2008 in Cycle, Uncategorized
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by Adrian Fitch
Very wet and windy tenth edition of the Ride of the Falling Leaves. Counted thirteen punctures, none mine or Michael’s. Took a slightly longer route and avoided Slurry Lane (Force Green Lane). We were on target for 4:15 until Toys when Michael’s legs gave up. Took it easier from then. Official time 4:43, two minutes slower than last year.
Wore wind proof 3/4’s and jacket over a base layer and short sleeved jersey with full finger gloves and neoprene booties. Got very wet but was mostly warm and comfortable throughout. Put mudguards on last night so together with the booties they kept my feet dry for about 90 minutes. For the remaining three hours it felt like my thick sodden socks were adding a lot of weight. My feet were warm however so perhaps I should try some windproof booties instead and stick to thin socks.
Elevation gain of 1,573 metres taken from TrackLogs as the cloud cover caused havoc with that part of my GPS. Navigation was fine but it registered only 596 metres of climbing.
Results on the Dulwich Paragon site here.
Workout:
- Type: Cycle
- Date: 10/05/2008
- Time: 08:45:00
- Total Time: 4:29:00.00
- Distance: 105 km
- Average Speed: 23.42 kmph
- Ascent: 1,500 m
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