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John D

Si_Walker wrote:John, thanks for great route and organising the sunshine, apols for splitting off near the end, thought you were behind, then you weren't!. In all a great ride out, cheers.

Si, no problem, don't think (nay know) my legs weren't up to Dayhouse Bank

John D

jkwilson84 wrote:John thanks for ace ride out today. Massive kudos to Dave little for waiting for me when the dreaded double thigh cramp hit up bourneheath hill.

James, glad you got back ok, a bit of confusion over whether you were ahead of us or not manifested, hope the legs are recovering

JD

John D

A good turnout for this mornings c run which had an unscheduled lumpy detour before Saint Kenelms (a malfunctioning Garmin to blame or more likely user error!). A busy cafe greeted us at Worcester country park but service was reasonably quick. We spilt up on the return waiting for Dave Little at Bou...

John D

Andy, this was the route I'd got planned for Sunday http://www.strava.com/routes/4362145 When I originally posted to lead, part of my reasoning for Worcester country park was that it was somewhere we hadn't been for some months (and last time we arrived it was closed due to a burst water main!) and ...

John D

We've missed Dave Little off the c run register

John D

Colin, appreciate you leading today, excellent route and good pace. Cheers, JD

John D

Dave, thanks for leading yesterday, excellent route and great company as ever

John D

i'll take C run on 20th March to Worcester Country park (probably)

JD

John D

Dave, thanks for stepping up, you beat me to it so i'll put my name down for Worcester Country park on 20th March

John D

James, we meet at 9ish for a 9-15 start

JD

John D

Andy, congrats on getting through the ballot, looks like a great event to take part in. No doubt you'll be taking the Brompton along to Pete Marshalls sessions at Tudor Grange to finely tune your racing skills.

John D

Helen, thanks for leading today , a good choice of route and cafe 😉, nagging headwind on the way home was felt by all.

John D

Not sure if anyone else noticed it yesterday, but there was signage at the start of Redhill Road saying road closed for 2 days from 13th Feb. Looked at birminghams and H And W's websites but couldn't see anything to confirm. Suggest Helen and any other ride leader thinking of using this route to con...

John D

On today's intro. Ride were Gary Mackintosh (lead) John Deeley (s) Sue Roberts (second intro.outing) Andy Nott Mark McConkey A very busy Stables cafe but good food as ever. Regretfully Sue had an unscheduled dismount just after Seafield Lane resulting in some damaged clothing and a very sore thumb m...

John D

Good call Toby. I've had a word with myself and decided to allow myself a day off....joys of the self employed

Hope there's a good turnout, that's 2 for the c run

John D

Intro Ride: Gary Macintosh as Leader, support volunteer required.

Gary, i need to be back home a bit earlier than normal on Sunday so happy to support if still required

JD

John D

George, many thanks for leading today. Enjoyed the route, enjoyed the company, shame about the weather!!!

JD

John D

Hi George from my viewpoint I would be very happy with 50+ miles depending on weather. I dont really want the C to become a short ride. It was a great ride out today thanks to John who found lanes I've never ridden in 40 years of Beacon runs to Stourport (and will never again probably!) However, I ...

John D

another great turnout for today's c run which included 1 or 2 cheeky inclines. Shame that the Open Kitchen struggled for spaces when we first got there but the sight of a dozen Lycra clad cyclists soon cleared some tables and we could all have eaten there rather split up with Blossoms as the overflo...

John D

George, we split up slightly on the return leg today due to a mix of reasons but I stayed with the back of the group and my overall average was 12.6 mph on a slightly lumpyish route. Others are likely to have a bit quicker averages. Biggish group of 17 today which tends to lower the average and ther...

John D

This is Sundays route for the c run http://www.strava.com/routes/3924594 We will be using the café on the High Street in Stourport that Dave Cox introduced us to on the pre Christmas beer run, so a café lock would be useful. Fingers crossed that the weather forecast holds true with some milder weath...

John D

Sell your drum kit!!!

John D

Never had cause to do it yet but I am reliably informed (if you believe what you read on forums!), that changing a headlight bulb on my 350Z requires removal of the front bumper assembly. Not sure how Halfords "We'll even replace the bulb for you for £7" promise would be delivered but easy to see wh...

John D

I'll take c run on the 24th Jan to Stourport.

John D

Colin, thanks for leading today and having the forethought to stop at a venue with a log burning stove, lifesaver.
Hope Helens ok and congrats to Tom for enduring those conditions in shorts and no base layer.

John D

Colin, thanks for leading today and great route. Particularly memorable for the near hub deep flooding around Great Alne and the Audax styly Lucozade and Picnic break at the bus shelter opposite the General Stores at Wooton Wawen (Yew Tree farm was closed!), Mixed together with fog, rain, close enco...

John D

So after last weeks great turnout of 17 for the c run, today we could only muster 2!! So Andy Wrightson and myself battled the winds for a short 40 miler (pleased we carried on after questioning our sanity at Rednal), taking in Barnt Green, Alvechurch, Weatheroak, Tanworth inArden, Packwood and Hock...

John D

Si, thanks for leading today, a great turnout of 16 for the c run so quite a baptism. Well done, and in particular using some good but rarely used lanes.

John D

10 of us decided to brave the wind this morning and we headed to wild side cafe at Ombersley. We appeared to have gone right into the headwind and at one point, Waseley hills cafe beckoned but we persevered and by the time we got to Lord Mortons we all had the appetite for a little more suffering an...

John D

An impromptu c run to kenilworth and with just the 7 of us meant that we were able to use the tea rooms by the castle (time for tea?). Managed to dodge the showers although with hindsight a venue a little further south may have helped avoid some of the headwind on the return leg. Thanks to Dave Litt...

John D

Pete, thanks for leading today, excellent route. Good to welcome Dale and Leonie (who is officially " one of the boys".....for reasons that will remain strictly confidential to those who participated in today's c run 😉) And hope to see you again soon. Jordan, great effort in chasing us down,...

John D

Dave, many thanks for stepping forward and leading. Great scenic route and paced the group perfectly.

Still not entirely sure what the other cyclists problem was, but I wish the police were that vigilant with motorists around Birmingham!

John D

On this mornings c run were John Deeley Bob Green Ryan Evanson Anne Hughes Neil Evanson Helen Jamieson MarkMcConkey Mike Balenski Jordan Stevens Pete Norman Thanks to Pete for "sweeping" duties, good to see Bob and Anne, and pleased that Jordan and Mike on their first c run proved to be more than ca...

John D

As previously mentioned, this Sunday's c run will be a steady 50 mile ride to Lavendar Hall fisheries. This is intentionally a "soft" route to provide an opportunity for previous intro. Riders who may be unsure of stepping up to a club run to join us (and also an antidote to last weeks hills for tho...

John D

Niall is a new member (22/09/15 according to the memberlist) and i have chatted with him on c runs. He did mention that his brother lives in Oz and he had been riding with him whilst out there visiting recently, that would explain the strava feed. Not sure if he has gone back out there again in the ...

John D

Dave, thanks for leading yesterday, excellent route.

Charlie/giovanni, glad you got back ok, but what an epic detour!!

John D

I'll lead a "soft" c run to Lavendar Hall fisheries on 11th October. This will be no more than 50 miles, relatively flat and within club run guidelines for pace. The intention is to provide an opportunity for any recent intro riders (there was a couple on the September one and I guess there maybe ot...

John D

An enjoyable intro. Ride to Stables cafe, Earlswood with sociable and capable participants John Deeley (L) Helen Jamieson (s) Philip Keates Mike Balenski Chris Starkey (hope I've got the spelling right) Jordan Stevens Huan Dong Thanks to the returning Helen and Huan for support As discussed, I will ...

John D

John, the circuit was to be the same as for this race: http://www.strava.com/activities/45094616 . It's quite a popular circuit for local clubs' road races (all BC road races at this level are held on road circuits, rather than being point-to-point). As far as I know, the roadworks were emergency o...

John D

Dear All Unfortunately tomorrow's Red Kite Road Race has had to be cancelled due to road works on the course. Sorry for any inconvenience. Regards Gary Mackintosh Gary, definately not you that should be the one apologising at all, gutted (and not just for the hot dogs) for the organisers and propos...

John D

Dave Cox wrote:C Route probably Earlswood, Lowsonford, Hatton, Norton Curlieu Lane, Warwick

Dave, always loving a bit of retro, assume standard "Sunday club run" bikes will be appropriate for the route?

Cheers

JD

John D

And hats off to the Carriages Cafe proprietor who single-handedly served drink and food to all of us in pretty good time considering. (He did know we were coming but I underestimated the numbers). Funnily enough, some of us had a brief discussion on the way back about how remarkably unflustered and...

John D

Steve, huge thanks for yesterday, cracking ride and to everyone else for the company. I was hoping that the 100 miles would be no great problem (and it was remarkably uneventful in comparison to my woes last year) and my biggest concern was Weatheroak Hill.....right on both accounts there..... and g...

John D

"H", sorry to hear that you cant make it (means I've got to find someone else to run into the back of now!!), hope you can get back on track with training for Ride London soon

All the best

JD

John D

Pete, thanks for leading and great choice of route. Whisper it quietly but I nearly enjoyed the climbs aswell. Sorry to hear about the wheel issues and hope it's fixable back at base. Congrats to Matt and Ross for completing their first c runs.

John D

Pete, thanks for all of your efforts to produce a successful and enjoyable audax. Interesting to see how far a significant no. of participants had travelled for the event with a healthy turnout of cyclists from Crewe and another guy from London I got talking to. "The last rider returned at 9.50", so...

John D

Raj, glad you enjoyed it and hope you found the way home from Woodlands road without issue. Apologies for the run not going as smoothly as it could have done due to 2 of us having an unscheduled diversion and Marks tactical (sorry unfortunate) visit from the f!@t fairy. There are no club runs this S...

John D

Mark, thanks for a great choice of route today, really enjoyed it and great to see such a good turnout.

Thanks to Andy Terry for leading the second group with a good pace for everyone.

John D

As some of you may be aware, after reaching the milestone of 50 years of age just over 18 months ago, I made the decision that I needed to undertake a serious challenge (whist the body is nearly able) and with some likeminded friends with whom I enjoy an annual golf break in Murcia, the challenge wa...

John D

Dave
thanks for leading yesterday, thoroughly enjoyed the route and useful to clock up an extra few miles. Good to see some new and returning faces.

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