Tuesday 24 March 2009

The Denmead 400 Perm - 4th April

The mental preparation starts for the next challenge: 400km in one go.

There were a few lessons learned on the 300, which was the first 'perm' I did. A 'perm', is a 'permanent' ride organised by Audax. That is a 'perm' as opposed to a 'calendar event' which is scheduled on specific days. A perm can be ridden on any day. The controls are shops, services, cashpoints or any place where you can obtain a receipt with date/time and location printed. This adds some time you spend off the bike. On a long distance ride, these all add up and can make the difference between a happy finish before midnight compared with a less happy finish after midnight. So, on the 400 we'll be looking for more efficient turnarounds at controls where we don't want to stop.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Een mens leert altijd bij hé! Middernacht om te arriveren is meer dan laat genoeg vinden we. Nog veel courage; meim en peip

Kris said...

Ik zou nog een uurke vroeger aanzetten, dat is ook winst om niet te veel in het donker te moeten fietsen, ze geven voor volgende week beter weer uit, dus,dat zou moeten lukken en als de berg te hoog is, errond rijden gaat ook hoor!daaaag,

poëzie Hervé basisschool said...
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