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07-07-08, 04:16 PM
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how many doubles this year?
i've done three double-centuries so far this year, one triple, and another double coming up this weekend.
surely some of you can clobber my total - what's your tally of doubles so far this year?
surely some of you can clobber my total - what's your tally of doubles so far this year?
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07-07-08, 04:30 PM
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well, i should admit that my "triple" was over the period of 1.5 days - but with only 30 minutes of sleep in between each day, so i'm counting it as one big ride.
you can read about that adventure here. (it was actually a 600km brevet that i DNFd 520km into the ride)
you can read about that adventure here. (it was actually a 600km brevet that i DNFd 520km into the ride)
07-07-08, 04:47 PM
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Doubles are fun, but there are some problems with them. One is getting enough free time to ride one -- they really do take all day, and you can't get anything else that's useful done. Also, there aren't that many organized ones that are convenient.
07-07-08, 05:32 PM
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Four doubles (400Km = 250 mi), a triple (600Km = 375 mi), and one sextuple (1000Km = 625 mi). Plenty of 300Km (usually between 186 and 200 mi) which are close, but no cigar.
Last year I had a pentuple at the Texas Time Trials, but I've yet to do a quadruple century. Randonneuring doesn't have any standard rides between 400 and 600 miles so I'd probably have to DNF a 1000K after the second loop with 450 mi. to get a quad.
Doubles are easy except for dealing with the heat in Texas this time of year.
Obviously some sleep on the 600 and 1000, but all done as a single ride.
Last year I had a pentuple at the Texas Time Trials, but I've yet to do a quadruple century. Randonneuring doesn't have any standard rides between 400 and 600 miles so I'd probably have to DNF a 1000K after the second loop with 450 mi. to get a quad.
Doubles are easy except for dealing with the heat in Texas this time of year.
Obviously some sleep on the 600 and 1000, but all done as a single ride.
07-07-08, 05:42 PM
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I've done a couple of double metric century rides (solo), but no double imperial (200 mile) rides this year.
07-07-08, 05:44 PM
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Four doubles (400Km = 250 mi), a triple (600Km = 375 mi), and one sextuple (1000Km = 625 mi). Plenty of 300Km (usually between 186 and 200 mi) which are close, but no cigar.
Last year I had a pentuple at the Texas Time Trials, but I've yet to do a quadruple century. Randonneuring doesn't have any standard rides between 400 and 600 miles so I'd probably have to DNF a 1000K after the second loop with 450 mi. to get a quad.
Doubles are easy except for dealing with the heat in Texas this time of year.
Obviously some sleep on the 600 and 1000, but all done as a single ride.
Last year I had a pentuple at the Texas Time Trials, but I've yet to do a quadruple century. Randonneuring doesn't have any standard rides between 400 and 600 miles so I'd probably have to DNF a 1000K after the second loop with 450 mi. to get a quad.
Doubles are easy except for dealing with the heat in Texas this time of year.
Obviously some sleep on the 600 and 1000, but all done as a single ride.
07-07-08, 05:45 PM
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None. Ever.
07-07-08, 05:46 PM
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No doubles at all. I gave up drinking 6 years ago.
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My butt hurts just thinking about a double.
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First, here's the Double Century thread in the Long Distance forum:
https://www.bikeforums.net/long-distance-competition-ultracycling-randonneuring-endurance-cycling/375150-2008-double-century-thread-longer-rides.html
Second, this year, I have come close to doing a double century .... about 307 kms, and a double century is 323 kms ... but that is as close as I've come. Most years I've done several of them by now because I've usually finished a set of Randonneuring brevets, but this year I'm fighting with an injury which is really slowing my cycling down.
Third, if you're talking "ever" ... I've done:
8 - double centuries (323 km+ rides)
12 - 400K+ rides
7 - 600K+ rides
1 - 1000K ride
4 - 1200K rides
For a total of 32 double centuries.
https://www.bikeforums.net/long-distance-competition-ultracycling-randonneuring-endurance-cycling/375150-2008-double-century-thread-longer-rides.html
Second, this year, I have come close to doing a double century .... about 307 kms, and a double century is 323 kms ... but that is as close as I've come. Most years I've done several of them by now because I've usually finished a set of Randonneuring brevets, but this year I'm fighting with an injury which is really slowing my cycling down.
Third, if you're talking "ever" ... I've done:
8 - double centuries (323 km+ rides)
12 - 400K+ rides
7 - 600K+ rides
1 - 1000K ride
4 - 1200K rides
For a total of 32 double centuries.
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07-08-08, 05:41 AM
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did one once. that was enough.
you can have your distance and boredom. i'll keep my speed and personality.
you can have your distance and boredom. i'll keep my speed and personality.
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Wife and I did our first double metric a couple weeks ago...
I'm not ready for a double century, still have to get the nourishment thing down pat so I can finish without the gastric issues that plagued me on this last ride and the century before...
We are planning our next double metric for the next long weekend...
Wife and I did our first double metric a couple weeks ago...
I'm not ready for a double century, still have to get the nourishment thing down pat so I can finish without the gastric issues that plagued me on this last ride and the century before...
We are planning our next double metric for the next long weekend...
07-08-08, 07:16 AM
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Every once in a while I think I'll do one just to say that I've done one. Then I think better of it.
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