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I did the Shark, or the first half at least. Really enjoyed it - lots of new lanes and villages.
Made a silly error at the start as it was raining when I rode over but stopped when I got to Greenwich, so I took my waterproof off and got completely soaked.
Climbs felt pretty good, but my knee was starting to play up approaching half way, so I decided to obey my physio's instructions and call it a day at Seaford. Shame as I was going well and looking forward to the ride back. And as soon as I got on the train, the sun came out.
Have entered the Oasts & Coasts, which I did last year and really enjoyed. And may do the GYF as well.
frank9755
@mustardbeak
The Shark was a really good route I thought, mostly either going up or coming down. None of the climbing bothered me too much, which is probably a result of weight loss and doing so much riding so far this year, took my time going round however, spent an enjoyable day riding with @arup
Feeling slightly more confident about BCM now, as I am tackling hills better than I ever have previously, I'm not built to be a climber. I have done a 200k, 300k and 400k in the last three weekends, I should probably do a 600 this weekend to get my SR in 4 weeks but will be taking a weekend off instead!
I have entered Oasts and Coasts, but I have other commitments on the Friday (leaving drinks) and Sunday (watching marathon) which are making getting to the ride and back (plus riding it) logistically unappealing. My plan now is to ride the Shark again instead as a DIY as it starts 2 minutes from home, so I can leave at 9:00am rather than 4:00am, and be home early evening rather than 2:00am.
Is anyone doing Green and Yellow Fields on the 29th?