2009-04-26 Sun - 6am London Marathon Ride

bit of a problem, not a major one, but I cant get to Blackheath station until dead on 7.15 sooooo..... where on route can I meet? or do u reckon I might just make it?

P.S I am leaving at 5.10am to get to this.

Meet us somewhere around deptford or greenwhich depending on when you actually land and how fast you pedal?

I also suggest that if we all set off at the same time and just keep going the group will naturally fall in to 2-3 smaller groups travelling at different speeds. By which I mean the people at the front don't slow for the people behind and the people at the back don't have to rush rush to keep up. Leaving with a small fast group, a large medium paced peleton and a small tailing group. This will make the groups more comfortable then staggered start times as previously suggested, and will ensure that no matter how many people show up that everyone is going at a pace they feel reasonabely comfortable with. More like the tour de france :)

1. 
   
2. Ved
   
3. Cornelius Marathonfoot (7am Blackheath)
   
4. Skully
   
5. Tomasito
   
6. PinkGottiMobbs
   
7. Broker
   
8. fresh
   
9. photoben
   10.George Sportif au leau preau
   
10. JOHNNY_TANG_888
    
11. Spins
    
12. kx.001
    14.coppiThat
    
13. veLLo
    
14. Guerillaphoto
    
15. Aleksi
    
16. wibble (7am Blackheath)
    
17. Gina
    
18. Gloves
    
19. Crowbar
    
20. Barbados
    
21. texas
    24.Jung
    
22. wools
    
23. gormley
    
24. Sasmon (I take it that this is not a race?)
    
25. 
    
26. wickerman
    
27. Walled
    
28. Gustav
    
29. Harry (7am Blackheath, 6.20 at the beigel shop on bricklane)
    
30. 
    
31. Andrea
    35.JcGarcia
    
32. kyle
    
33. habbi
    
34. Library Music
    
35. 
    
36. JohnnyFitz (7am Blackheath, 6.20 at the beigel shop on bricklane)
    
37. d14vd_h (7am Blackheath, 6.20 at the beigel shop on bricklane)
    
38. Marc-oos (7am Blackheath, 6.20 at the beigel shop on bricklane)
    
39. mackenzie
    
40. robofoxx
    
41. sano
    
42. l3seance
    
43. Strider
    
44. Bobs Dids (7am Blackheath, earlier if others are interested!)
    
45. Mann1e
    
46. Last_caress
    51.jacklamusic
    52.DC100
    
47. fuzzydownthere
    
48. keepsake (7am Blackheath, 6.20 at the beigel shop on bricklane)
    

putney to blackheath is hardly much of a slog!

yer but if you add it to the epic 100km he's already done this week it is!

Any good eateries open at 6.30 around Blackheath? I'm staying with my sis in Woolwich so can't make bricklane.

1. 
   
2. Ved
   
3. Cornelius Marathonfoot (7am Blackheath)
   
4. Skully
   
5. Tomasito
   
6. PinkGottiMobbs
   
7. Broker
   
8. fresh
   
9. photoben
   10.George Sportif au leau preau
   
10. JOHNNY_TANG_888
    
11. Spins
    
12. kx.001
    14.coppiThat
    
13. veLLo
    
14. Guerillaphoto
    
15. Aleksi
    
16. wibble (7am Blackheath)
    
17. Gina
    
18. Gloves
    
19. Crowbar
    
20. Barbados
    
21. texas
    24.Jung
    
22. wools
    
23. gormley
    
24. Sasmon (I take it that this is not a race?)
    
25. Mielie (6.20 at the beigel shop on bricklane)
    
26. wickerman
    
27. Walled
    
28. Gustav
    
29. Harry (7am Blackheath, 6.20 at the beigel shop on bricklane)
    
30. 
    
31. Andrea
    35.JcGarcia
    
32. kyle
    
33. habbi
    
34. Library Music
    
35. 
    
36. JohnnyFitz (7am Blackheath, 6.20 at the beigel shop on bricklane)
    
37. d14vd_h (7am Blackheath, 6.20 at the beigel shop on bricklane)
    
38. Marc-oos (7am Blackheath, 6.20 at the beigel shop on bricklane)
    
39. mackenzie
    
40. robofoxx
    
41. sano
    
42. l3seance
    
43. Strider
    
44. Bobs Dids (7am Blackheath, earlier if others are interested!)
    
45. Mann1e
    
46. Last_caress
    51.jacklamusic
    52.DC100
    
47. fuzzydownthere
    
48. keepsake (7am Blackheath, 6.20 at the beigel shop on bricklane)
    
    

If there is no rain I'l be there

I am probably gonna end up meeting everyone at tower bridge.

I'm looking at meeting the group at Tower Bridge. Do you reckon 7:45's about right to catch them as they go past?

i'd be up for that

I might roll out of bed and join you lot there if you haven't been arrested by then :p I fancy getting some mileage in.

I might set up a rope from my bedroom window and swing down onto the course Tarzan styleeeeee.

I'm looking at meeting the group at Tower Bridge. Do you reckon 7:45's about right to catch them as they go past?

Yeah, sometime between 7.40 and 7.55 I would guess at.

Ok, well I will be on the South side of Tower Bridge on the corner of Tooley Street and Tower Bridge Road. If anybody wants to join on there then I hope there will be at least a few of us. See you all tomorrow.

I know this has been discussed to death, but I just want to clarify that we meet here at 7am?

I know this has been discussed to death, but I just want to clarify that we meet here at 7am?

yes be there earlier tho,
or beigel shop bricklane at 6:20am
or tower bridge 7:40

I'll be meeting the Bagel Mob at 6.20.

catch you at the bagal shop

Bagels bagels bagels. Me too. Provided my alarm clock proves effective at that time in the am.

catch you at the bagal shop

+1

1. 
   
2. Ved
   
3. Cornelius Marathonfoot (7am Blackheath)
   
4. Skully
   
5. Tomasito
   
6. PinkGottiMobbs
   
7. Broker
   
8. fresh
   
9. photoben
   10.George Sportif au leau preau
   
10. JOHNNY_TANG_888
    
11. Spins
    
12. kx.001
    14.coppiThat
    
13. veLLo
    
14. Guerillaphoto
    
15. Aleksi
    
16. wibble (7am Blackheath)
    
17. Gina
    
18. Gloves
    
19. Crowbar
    
20. Barbados
    
21. texas
    24.Jung
    
22. wools
    
23. gormley
    
24. Sasmon (I take it that this is not a race?)
    
25. Mielie (6.20 at the beigel shop on bricklane)
    
26. wickerman
    
27. Walled
    
28. Gustav
    
29. Harry (7am Blackheath, 6.20 at the beigel shop on bricklane)
    
30. 
    
31. Andrea
    35.JcGarcia
    
32. kyle
    
33. habbi
    
34. Library Music
    
35. 
    
36. JohnnyFitz (7am Blackheath, 6.20 at the beigel shop on bricklane)
    
37. d14vd_h (7am Blackheath, 6.20 at the beigel shop on bricklane)
    
38. Marc-oos (7am Blackheath, 6.20 at the beigel shop on bricklane)
    
39. mackenzie
    
40. robofoxx
    
41. sano
    
42. l3seance
    
43. Strider
    
44. Bobs Dids (7am Blackheath, earlier if others are interested!)
    
45. Mann1e
    
46. Last_caress
    51.jacklamusic
    52.DC100
    
47. fuzzydownthere
    
48. keepsake (7am Blackheath, 6.20 at the beigel shop on bricklane)
    
49. owen (6.20 beigel bagel shop)
    
50. joker
    
    

I just spoke to harry (joker) and we have persuaded each other the early start will be worth it

+1 for tower bridge.

Probably getting there for 7ish, will hang about and see who is about and set off once the peloton arrives or earlier if it looks like the roads are closing.

be there at 7.15

6.20 at the Beegle Shop

ill be at bagel shop for 6.20

Shit. Loads of people at the bagel shop.
I guess we'll aim to leave the bagel shop by 6.30* at the latest, for a reasonabely fast paced ride to black heath.

*I'm gonna stick some stuff in the shop, hence the 6.30 bit.

p.s. Here is a map to the quickest route from brick lane to the meet. Though I reckon it will be easier to pootle down the lane the wrong way, turning right on to whitechapel high street.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Brick+Ln,+Tower+Hamlets,+London+E1,+United+Kingdom&daddr=51.518784,-0.074501+to:A1202%2FCommercial+St+to:A100+to:A206%2FCollege+Approach+to:Prince+Charles+Rd&geocode=FY4pEgMd7Of-_w%3B%3BFdwTEgMdyOP-_w%3BFfTnEQMdftj-_w%3BFbKNEQMd_Nv__w%3BFYVqEQMdYiQAAA&hl=en&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=13&via=1,2,3,4&sll=51.499874,-0.042057&sspn=0.056744,0.15398&ie=UTF8&ll=51.498164,-0.035191&spn=0.056746,0.15398&t=h&z=13

Its 7 Miles to cover in aprox 30 mins, so that means a good pace is a necessity. Thankfully the bagel shops will be open to provide food and drinkies.