http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Competition bag as many local authorities in the shortest distance en Tue, 19 May 2026 07:18:01 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20535#post-348304 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 21:18:04 +0000 gembo 348304@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Bax San Bog Yomping?</p> <p>Did I ever tell you the HBT story? The running club Hunter’s Bog Trotters shout HBT repeatedlyto gee themselves up.</p> <p>Before the races.</p> <p>I only ever saw them on Harris and Skye. But they are an edinburgh hash house harrier type team</p> <p>Harris was the last Hebridean half marathon so Jim the organiser (also organises the secret WoL half marathon) gave a speech which turned into a retrospective. The first ten years there was no sponsorship so no prizes just Glory and HBT won. Then the next ten years we did have prizes and Portobello won. Then the sponsorship dried up and no prizes So the HBT returned to their winning ways.... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20535#post-348301 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 20:56:35 +0000 minus six 348301@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>no snorkel, gembo-san</p> <p>full pack, osprey gaiters</p> <p>and the endless bog of despond </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20535#post-348292 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 18:19:29 +0000 gembo 348292@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@ Bax San or bog snorkeling? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20535#post-348290 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 17:51:28 +0000 minus six 348290@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>i misread the thread title as "competition bog"</p> <p>which excited me more than it probably should have</p> <p>eager to revisit my champion bog trotting days </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20535#post-348286 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 17:17:11 +0000 chdot 348286@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Nicola Sturgeon announces 'Stay At Home' will end on April 2 as routemap out of lockdown set out </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/nicola-sturgeon-announces-stay-at-home-will-end-on-april-2-as-routemap-out-of-lockdown-set-out-3167737" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/nicola-sturgeon-announces-stay-at-home-will-end-on-april-2-as-routemap-out-of-lockdown-set-out-3167737</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20535#post-348284 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 17:11:12 +0000 chdot 348284@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>April 26th</p> <p>“</p> <p>Travel within all mainland Scotland is also set to be allowed at this point, with tourist accommodation set to re-open.</p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19164148.nicola-sturgeon-lockdown-update-dates-reopening-pubs-hairdressers-gyms" rel="nofollow">https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19164148.nicola-sturgeon-lockdown-update-dates-reopening-pubs-hairdressers-gyms</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20535#post-348268 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 14:32:09 +0000 Frenchy 348268@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Eleven would be:</p> <p>Edinburgh<br /> Fife<br /> Clacks<br /> Perthshire<br /> Stirling<br /> Falkirk<br /> N Lanarkshire<br /> S Lanarkshire<br /> W Lothian<br /> Borders<br /> Midlothian</p> <p>Twelve, I think, is possible with:</p> <p>Edinburgh<br /> Fife<br /> Clacks<br /> Stirling<br /> Falkirk<br /> E Dunbartonshire<br /> Glasgow<br /> N Lanarkshire<br /> S Lanarkshire<br /> West Lothian<br /> Borders<br /> Midlothian </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20535#post-348267 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 14:24:02 +0000 gembo 348267@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Clacks makes 10</p> <p>Perth and kinross ? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20535#post-348263 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 13:00:26 +0000 acsimpson 348263@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If you're going to that level of effort would you not be as well adding the extra miles and going round the back of the Pentlands? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20535#post-348260 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 12:38:24 +0000 chdot 348260@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Swap bikes checkpoints?? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20535#post-348259 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:39:09 +0000 Frenchy 348259@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yeah - heading into the Pentlands to get to the Borders and Midlothian.</p> <p>But to keep it under 100 miles, you'd also need to be on some main roads elsewhere on the route, so picking the right bike for it might be a challenge in itself. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20535#post-348258 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:32:19 +0000 acsimpson 348258@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>12 in a hundred miles is a challenge. Does it involve hike a bike into the borders? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20535#post-348256 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 10:58:28 +0000 Frenchy 348256@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Now think 12 might be possible. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20535#post-348254 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 10:27:03 +0000 chdot 348254@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/health/coronavirus/nicola-sturgeon-today-what-time-is-fm-making-scotland-lockdown-update-and-what-could-she-announce-3166623" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/health/coronavirus/nicola-sturgeon-today-what-time-is-fm-making-scotland-lockdown-update-and-what-could-she-announce-3166623</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20535#post-348253 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 10:24:16 +0000 Frenchy 348253@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Eleven is possible in a loop from Balerno.</p> <p>Left as exercise for the reader. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20535#post-348252 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 10:10:50 +0000 chdot 348252@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>You anticipating rule changes today?? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20535#post-348248 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 09:44:55 +0000 gembo 348248@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Either for route planners, cyclists or both</p> <p>I think you could get nine inside 100 miles?</p> <p>Edinburgh, Midlothian, east Lothian Borders, south Lanarkshire, north Lanarkshire west Lothian, Falkirk shire and Fife Kingdom. </p>