http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Coast to Coast - how did Min do? en Tue, 26 May 2026 11:53:10 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3945#post-41357 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:24:47 +0000 LaidBack 41357@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>I was carrying too much kit which didn't help.</em><br /> Dave said same thing about his recent event.... </p> <p><em>Sunday was more like pain rain pain rain pain pain pain.<br /> </em><br /> Like it - telling it as it is! That's the kind of summary that should help get more entrants next year... ;-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3945#post-41353 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:23:22 +0000 Min 41353@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"And quite right too!<br /> Edit: about the bus, not the ultra-marathon! - crossover in posting..."</p> <p>Hehe, yeah you're meant to talk me <em>out</em> of that. ;-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3945#post-41352 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:01:04 +0000 MeepMeep 41352@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>And quite right too!<br /> <em>Edit: about the bus, not the ultra-marathon! - crossover in posting...</em></p> <p>(Belated) Congratulations! What an achievement to be proud of. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3945#post-41351 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:00:55 +0000 Min 41351@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Writing it down in words might help me come to my senses. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3945#post-41350 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:59:39 +0000 Min 41350@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>..I have a horrible feeling I am about to enter a 69 mile ultramarathon. :-( </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3945#post-41332 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:36:12 +0000 Min 41332@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thank you again!</p> <p>Saturday can be summed up thusly:-<br /> Rain pain pain pain pain pain rain.<br /> I was carrying too much kit which didn't help.</p> <p>Sunday was more like pain rain pain rain pain pain pain. The supposed 14 mile run at the end was not really a run at all and took me far longer than anticipated, just because the terrain was so tough. Took me about 13 hours to do the whole lot.</p> <p>I took the bus to work this morning.. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3945#post-41297 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:09:54 +0000 DaveC 41297@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well done Min. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3945#post-41295 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:53:03 +0000 SRD 41295@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>well done indeed! wish i could have a go at one of these too, but in meantime enjoying vicariously, so do tell us more! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3945#post-41292 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:02:03 +0000 LaidBack 41292@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>I finished in the top 200 which is what I wanted so I am very pleased with that. :-)</em></p> <p>So am I.... so is rest of forum it seems. </p> <p><strong>Well done. </strong> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3945#post-41291 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:39:03 +0000 ruggtomcat 41291@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>aye well done well done! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3945#post-41289 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:52:14 +0000 Min 41289@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hehe, thank you! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3945#post-41288 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:05:19 +0000 amir 41288@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Congratulations Min!</p> <p>Oops double post. But worth saying twice </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3945#post-41287 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:03:21 +0000 amir 41287@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Congratulations Min! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3945#post-41285 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:48:08 +0000 Min 41285@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks guys! </p> <p>Back home now, tired but happy. It was hard but I finished in the top 200 which is what I wanted so I am very pleased with that. :-) I am not fast but I reckon if I can cover the distance faster than most people then that is pretty good. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3945#post-41271 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:13:54 +0000 kaputnik 41271@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well done Min. You did it and that's what is important! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3945#post-41269 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:48:39 +0000 crowriver 41269@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Met a guy on the train on Friday taking his cross bike to Nairn for the start. Had come from London, said he'd been training for 6 months! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3945#post-41266 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:46:49 +0000 Smudge 41266@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hey, you finished! So congratulations are in order, and I hope it was fun, if these things ever can be?!? :-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3945#post-41258 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:11:08 +0000 Min 41258@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Tired and no idea how I did yet. Will find out when I get home later, thansk! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3945#post-41249 Sun, 18 Sep 2011 20:03:26 +0000 LaidBack 41249@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Event was this weekend... hopefully Min did well. She's been quiet though....</p> <p>Anyone else know of anyone who did this 100 mile bike, run and kayak <strike>ordeal</strike> event?<br /> <a href="http://scotlandcoasttocoast.com/index.html">Scotland Coast to Coast Rat Race</a> </p>