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@Sumo
Been a year of firsts for me too.
I got my first proper bike since I was about 10 years old in Jan 2010 in a Fuji Track. Rode that and a couple of different bikes around for about a year never really going over about 30 miles. I remember struggling at the end of the Marathon ride in 2010, which as it sounds, was about 26 miles long.
Built my first road bike around christmas of 2010 then had to sell it pretty swiftly to pay rent. I did some longer rides but still nothing over about 50 miles.
I guess my cycling in 2011 really started when I got the BMC in April, which was fucking ace, although slightly too large for me, but it allowed me to actually get some good miles in. I did my first century ride with Fox, Stonehedge and Chainbreaker. We went at a good pace into a considerable headwind and I loved it, although was glad it was CB's first century too so I didn't feel like the only one suffering.
The Dunwich Dynamo was great fun and I was at what felt like my peak of fitness despite nearly bonking at 4am, probably due to lack of experience of when to eat/drink.
Since then I have still only done a handfull of rides over 70 miles mostly due to working constantly.
Despite doing longer rides this year, I have done less forum rides than 2010, so I hope to change that in this coming year.
All in all, I feel in a good position to start trying to get faster and fitter and actually getting out on my bike more often. And it all would have been nothing without you assholes. Organising shit way better than I could and being great company on rides. So thanks.