An experiment of one
I was just nosing around another forum which mentioned the Ridgeway 85 on 29/8/09 and noticed a familiar avatar and user name, a young Mr Purdey had commented on 20/1/09 @ RW:
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I'm in. Looking forward to it.
Anyone else got any tips?
Tom, are you still doing this or was it aspirational?
06.05.54 3:59.4
I entered at the end of last year! Paid up and everything!
I am now having serious doubts. It is only 6/7 weeks before the 24hr race - not long enough to fully recover from a very, very tough 85 miler. (Which I would probably blat out and try to win). I now know how long it took for me to recover from 76 miles. On a flat track.
I think that running this would seriously compromise my performance in October.
Place up for grabs if you want it!
I am no way fit enough for that baby, London to Brighton is my target for September, thanks for the offer though maybe next year in prep for Hadrian's Wall [wanders off thinking about his pipe dream]
