Women only sportives

Without wanting to kick off another debate about women only rides and should we/shouldn't we segregate, I am doing the CTC women only sportive in Reading on 18th September. 25km, 50km and 80km routes. The 80km has challenging terrain!

It will be my first sportive. I am quite excited. Anyone else want to join me?

http://www.ctcchallengerides.co.uk/CTC_Reading_womens_only_sportive.php

Day after the Clacton ride, so doubtful for me....if I decide Guinness 5 will put me out of the running/riding for Saturday, then this could be a Plan B, as I see you can enter on the day.

I reckon I'd be doing the 50k one though...although if I've got a road bike sorted by then, would consider the 80km.

Hmm...is in the diary at least!

Good luck!

Would have loved to try this- but will be dragging myself across Scotland that weekend (a good part of it on Little Heather's bike). Really keen on trying a sportive, though (keep signing up for duathlons and remembering I can't run). Say if you sign up for any more.

^^^^^^^ made me LOL.

KT, you walk so you CAN run. Maybe not so fast right now, but with practice you would :-).

Do you run CW?

Well I CAN run - but it's not speedy or a particularly inspiring sight. Still have 2 duathlons to get through this autumn, though (when I said I keep forgetting, I did mean keep)

Aren't you a 'proper' runner...?

LOL - well I've not run much this year but re-started at the beginning of the month. It's a kind of 'pre-club' training before I rejoin my running club sessions and I realise how pitiful my sessions have been.

Cross-country races to look forward to.

Thanks for the link might well think about the 25k and encourage a few friends.

Nice one. They have a fair few people signed up so it should be good.

I might ride back to London, depending on what time it starts, if anyone fancies joining me.

I am in bed instead. Idiot.

Bed wins again. He is indeed a formidable foe.

He is. I'm going to stick to afterworkers in the future, where the battle with bed has already been won.