The Richmond Park 3-Lap Challenge

last Saturday I had injections. After 2 laps I had done 2 sub 20 minute laps

Doping Thread

Skinny - 50:20 (G)
6pt - 52:31 (G)
6pt - 53:20 (F - 84")
Brain-Stew - 53.53 (G)
Bainbridge - 53.57 (G)
woods_alexis - 54.00 (G)
iPete - 54:43 (G)
Eyebrows 55:10 (G)
Hovis - 55.17 (G)
Blue Fleet - 55.39 (G)
.gaz. - 55.44 (F - 81")
BringMeMyFix - 55.55 (F - 78.9")
Erik Jonsson - 56:15 (G)
Bouncy - 56:21 (G)
vunugu - 56.32 (G)
bmx_fred - 56.48 (G)
Jacobjd - 57:02 (F - 90")
amey - 57:04 (G)
Chadders81 - 57.13(G)
Sasmon 57.15 (G)
umop3pisdn 57:34. (G)
Moserism 57:44 (G)
IAmNotARobot - 58.13 (G)
iltmimi - 58:53 (G)
dancing james - 58.59 (G)
joe smiff - 59:21 (G)
FixedCheese - 59:23 (G)
chris0 - 59.26 (G)
T-V - 59.30 (G)
adoubletap - 59.30 (G)
jim1985 - 59:39 (G)
Damo - 59:39 (G)
Commie - 59:40 (G)
FixedCheese - 59:42 (F - 74")
toby.d - 1:00:14 (G)
Pharoahsanders - 1:00.15 (G)
Bouncy - 1:00:54 (F - 72")
william1984 - 1:00:59 (G)
Olly398 - 1:01:00 (G)
TeddyUK 1:01:55 (G)
youramericanlover - 1:02:02 (G)
villa-ru - 1:02:03 (G)
vunugu - 1:02:50 (F - 79.6")
shinkuu kiss - 1:03:26 (G)
Rod Munch - 1:03:32 (G)
edscoble - 1:03:45 (G)
dysar - 1:03:48 (F - 76")
Wrongcog - 1:03:54 (G)
Ordinata - 1:04:15 (G)
green0 - 1:04:22 (G)
willski - 1:04:30 (F - 76")
laner-1:04:45 (G)
edscoble - 1:04:50 (SS)
Doutzki - 1:04:59 (F - 75.5")
Sandy_l - 1:05:28 (G)
Yukirin - 1:06:12 (G)
smiff - 1:06:15 (F - 67")
Sparky - 1:06:19 (G)
Sam - 1:07:06 (G)
Damo - 1:07:06 (F)
Bris - 1:08:18 (G)
dbr - 1:09:36 (G)
Greenbank - 1:09:54 (G)
dst - 1:10:17 (G)
villa-ru - 1:11:04 (F - 68")
Greenbank 1:11:48 (F - 67")
Sparky - 1:12:05 (F - 48:18)

Came across this last night and gave it a go this morning. Managed 1:04:22. Nowhere near a 20 minute lap. Much disappoint. https://www.strava.com/activities/367925001

Skinny - 50:20 (G)
6pt - 52:31 (G)
6pt - 53:20 (F - 84")
Brain-Stew - 53.53 (G)
Bainbridge - 53.57 (G)
woods_alexis - 54.00 (G)
iPete - 54:43 (G)
Eyebrows 55:10 (G)
Hovis - 55.17 (G)
Blue Fleet - 55.39 (G)
.gaz. - 55.44 (F - 81")
BringMeMyFix - 55.55 (F - 78.9")
Erik Jonsson - 56:15 (G)
Bouncy - 56:21 (G)
amey - 56:31 (G)
vunugu - 56.32 (G)
bmx_fred - 56.48 (G)
Jacobjd - 57:02 (F - 90")
Chadders81 - 57.13(G)
Sasmon 57.15 (G)
umop3pisdn 57:34. (G)
Moserism 57:44 (G)
IAmNotARobot - 58.13 (G)
iltmimi - 58:53 (G)
dancing james - 58.59 (G)
joe smiff - 59:21 (G)
FixedCheese - 59:23 (G)
chris0 - 59.26 (G)
T-V - 59.30 (G)
adoubletap - 59.30 (G)
jim1985 - 59:39 (G)
Damo - 59:39 (G)
Commie - 59:40 (G)
FixedCheese - 59:42 (F - 74")
toby.d - 1:00:14 (G)
Pharoahsanders - 1:00.15 (G)
Bouncy - 1:00:54 (F - 72")
william1984 - 1:00:59 (G)
Olly398 - 1:01:00 (G)
TeddyUK 1:01:55 (G)
youramericanlover - 1:02:02 (G)
villa-ru - 1:02:03 (G)
vunugu - 1:02:50 (F - 79.6")
shinkuu kiss - 1:03:26 (G)
Rod Munch - 1:03:32 (G)
edscoble - 1:03:45 (G)
dysar - 1:03:48 (F - 76")
Wrongcog - 1:03:54 (G)
Ordinata - 1:04:15 (G)
green0 - 1:04:22 (G)
willski - 1:04:30 (F - 76")
laner-1:04:45 (G)
edscoble - 1:04:50 (SS)
Doutzki - 1:04:59 (F - 75.5")
Sandy_l - 1:05:28 (G)
Yukirin - 1:06:12 (G)
smiff - 1:06:15 (F - 67")
Sparky - 1:06:19 (G)
Sam - 1:07:06 (G)
Damo - 1:07:06 (F)
Bris - 1:08:18 (G)
dbr - 1:09:36 (G)
Greenbank - 1:09:54 (G)
dst - 1:10:17 (G)
villa-ru - 1:11:04 (F - 68")
Greenbank 1:11:48 (F - 67")
Sparky - 1:12:05 (F - 48:18)

56:31 with wind, traffic and solo.
https://www.strava.com/activities/376988346/segments/9014053229

is 'solo' a special condition? they should all be solo :/

ah cool; yeah all my attempts were solo

you still slacking full-time? are you se6 local yet?

Slacking will be over soon :(
And BR1 with @ChainBreaker ..moving end of sept

Got my bi-annual urge to go for a ride in RP.

If i was to want to go on the weekend (probably Sat), what time does it start filling up with nodders, traffic, and assorted other berks? Would arriving at 7-8am ish for an hour or so beat the rush, or is it carnage 24/7 at weekends?

7-8 will be fine.

If it's more busy than I deem acceptable I'll have yer guts for garters

carnage all weekend in my experience

That's kinda what i feared. I guess I'm not the only bright spark / keano who thinks of going first thing. May just go out to my usual Biggin Hill, Brasted, Ide etc haunts and prevent even risking it. I hate RP when it's full.

I do wonder why people go to RP at all on the weekend, unless they live within a mile of the place. So much easier and nicer to go into the countryside otherwise.
I see people with a regular weekend ride of through london-lap or two of RP-Esher for coffee in Giro-home again. 100+km, where 80% of that is urban. People are curious.

I cut through RP on the way to inters, so about 8:30am and it's pleasant enough. Not many cars, lots of bikealists. Plenty of triathalumps, a London Dynamo train, and a plethora of 3-6 member groups of mamils.

I'll have a go at this at some point, probably the next time I've got a day off midweek. Might not be very favourable weather by then, sadly. Best lap is 20 mins 3 years ago, when I was nowhere near as strong as I am now. Hopefully should crawl in under an hour.

Hmmm sounds like that may stretch my patience. As @bashthebox refers to, makes more sense for me to do what i normally do and just head out of town probably

How crowded is RP for this at 7am or 7pm?

Skinny - 50:20 (G)
6pt - 52:31 (G)
6pt - 53:20 (F - 84")
Brain-Stew - 53.53 (G)
Bainbridge - 53.57 (G)
woods_alexis - 54.00 (G)
iPete - 54:43 (G)
Eyebrows 55:10 (G)
Hovis - 55.17 (G)
Blue Fleet - 55.39 (G)
.gaz. - 55.44 (F - 81")
BringMeMyFix - 55.55 (F - 78.9")
Erik Jonsson - 56:15 (G)
Bouncy - 56:21 (G)
amey - 56:31 (G)
vunugu - 56.32 (G)
bmx_fred - 56.48 (G)
Jacobjd - 57:02 (F - 90")
Chadders81 - 57.13(G)
Sasmon 57.15 (G)
umop3pisdn 57:34. (G)
Moserism 57:44 (G)
IAmNotARobot - 58.13 (G)
Sam - 58:38 (G)
iltmimi - 58:53 (G)
dancing james - 58.59 (G)
joe smiff - 59:21 (G)
FixedCheese - 59:23 (G)
chris0 - 59.26 (G)
T-V - 59.30 (G)
adoubletap - 59.30 (G)
jim1985 - 59:39 (G)
Damo - 59:39 (G)
Commie - 59:40 (G)
FixedCheese - 59:42 (F - 74")
toby.d - 1:00:14 (G)
Pharoahsanders - 1:00.15 (G)
Bouncy - 1:00:54 (F - 72")
william1984 - 1:00:59 (G)
Olly398 - 1:01:00 (G)
TeddyUK 1:01:55 (G)
youramericanlover - 1:02:02 (G)
villa-ru - 1:02:03 (G)
vunugu - 1:02:50 (F - 79.6")
shinkuu kiss - 1:03:26 (G)
Rod Munch - 1:03:32 (G)
edscoble - 1:03:45 (G)
dysar - 1:03:48 (F - 76")
Wrongcog - 1:03:54 (G)
Ordinata - 1:04:15 (G)
green0 - 1:04:22 (G)
willski - 1:04:30 (F - 76")
laner-1:04:45 (G)
edscoble - 1:04:50 (SS)
Doutzki - 1:04:59 (F - 75.5")
Sandy_l - 1:05:28 (G)
Yukirin - 1:06:12 (G)
smiff - 1:06:15 (F - 67")
Sparky - 1:06:19 (G)
Damo - 1:07:06 (F)
Bris - 1:08:18 (G)
dbr - 1:09:36 (G)
Greenbank - 1:09:54 (G)
dst - 1:10:17 (G)
villa-ru - 1:11:04 (F - 68")
Greenbank 1:11:48 (F - 67")
Sparky - 1:12:05 (F - 48:18)

https://www.strava.com/activities/396283940#9497732192

Interesting...I have some days off soon so could allow myself a weekday fixed attempt. Think I'll have to cyclocross it up Sawyers Hill if I go 80gi?

my fixed time was on 84", so if you don't mind a bit of stomping you'll be fine :)

Nah, you'll be fine up sawyers. It's Dark Hill (the 1 min short climb after Kingston gate anticlockwise) that will be fun.

Hurray, finally did it in under an hour - 58:12

Skinny - 50:20 (G)
6pt - 52:31 (G)
6pt - 53:20 (F - 84")
Brain-Stew - 53.53 (G)
Bainbridge - 53.57 (G)
woods_alexis - 54.00 (G)
iPete - 54:43 (G)
Eyebrows 55:10 (G)
Hovis - 55.17 (G)
Blue Fleet - 55.39 (G)
.gaz. - 55.44 (F - 81")
BringMeMyFix - 55.55 (F - 78.9")
Erik Jonsson - 56:15 (G)
Bouncy - 56:21 (G)
amey - 56:31 (G)
vunugu - 56.32 (G)
bmx_fred - 56.48 (G)
Jacobjd - 57:02 (F - 90")
Chadders81 - 57.13(G)
Sasmon 57.15 (G)
umop3pisdn 57:34. (G)
Moserism 57:44 (G)
Elswick 58:12 (G)
IAmNotARobot - 58.13 (G)
Sam - 58:38 (G)
iltmimi - 58:53 (G)
dancing james - 58.59 (G)
joe smiff - 59:21 (G)
FixedCheese - 59:23 (G)
chris0 - 59.26 (G)
T-V - 59.30 (G)
adoubletap - 59.30 (G)
jim1985 - 59:39 (G)
Damo - 59:39 (G)
Commie - 59:40 (G)
FixedCheese - 59:42 (F - 74")
toby.d - 1:00:14 (G)
Pharoahsanders - 1:00.15 (G)
Bouncy - 1:00:54 (F - 72")
william1984 - 1:00:59 (G)
Olly398 - 1:01:00 (G)
TeddyUK 1:01:55 (G)
youramericanlover - 1:02:02 (G)
villa-ru - 1:02:03 (G)
vunugu - 1:02:50 (F - 79.6")
shinkuu kiss - 1:03:26 (G)
Rod Munch - 1:03:32 (G)
edscoble - 1:03:45 (G)
dysar - 1:03:48 (F - 76")
Wrongcog - 1:03:54 (G)
Ordinata - 1:04:15 (G)
green0 - 1:04:22 (G)
willski - 1:04:30 (F - 76")
laner-1:04:45 (G)
edscoble - 1:04:50 (SS)
Doutzki - 1:04:59 (F - 75.5")
Sandy_l - 1:05:28 (G)
Yukirin - 1:06:12 (G)
smiff - 1:06:15 (F - 67")
Sparky - 1:06:19 (G)
Damo - 1:07:06 (F)
Bris - 1:08:18 (G)
dbr - 1:09:36 (G)
Greenbank - 1:09:54 (G)
dst - 1:10:17 (G)
villa-ru - 1:11:04 (F - 68")
Greenbank 1:11:48 (F - 67")
Sparky - 1:12:05 (F - 48:18)

https://www.strava.com/activities/408780130#9810190072

Just did 3 laps, am lighter and fitter than 2 months ago, heart rate was higher this time, but 10 seconds slower. - will put it down to colder air, more wind and getting caught in traffic.

Skinny - 50:20 (G)
6pt - 52:31 (G)
6pt - 53:20 (F - 84")
Brain-Stew - 53.53 (G)
Bainbridge - 53.57 (G)
woods_alexis - 54.00 (G)
iPete - 54:43 (G)
Eyebrows 55:10 (G)
Hovis - 55.17 (G)
Blue Fleet - 55.39 (G)
.gaz. - 55.44 (F - 81")
BringMeMyFix - 55.55 (F - 78.9")
Erik Jonsson - 56:15 (G)
Bouncy - 56:21 (G)
amey - 56:31 (G)
vunugu - 56.32 (G)
bmx_fred - 56.48 (G)
Jacobjd - 57:02 (F - 90")
Chadders81 - 57.13(G)
Sasmon 57.15 (G)
umop3pisdn 57:34. (G)
Moserism 57:44 (G)
Elswick 58:12 (G)
IAmNotARobot - 58.13 (G)
Sam - 58:38 (G)
iltmimi - 58:53 (G)
dancing james - 58.59 (G)
joe smiff - 59:21 (G)
FixedCheese - 59:23 (G)
chris0 - 59.26 (G)
T-V - 59.30 (G)
adoubletap - 59.30 (G)
jim1985 - 59:39 (G)
Damo - 59:39 (G)
Commie - 59:40 (G)
FixedCheese - 59:42 (F - 74")
toby.d - 1:00:14 (G)
Pharoahsanders - 1:00.15 (G)
Bouncy - 1:00:54 (F - 72")
william1984 - 1:00:59 (G)
Olly398 - 1:01:00 (G)
Sacredhart- 1:01.01 (G)
TeddyUK 1:01:55 (G)
youramericanlover - 1:02:02 (G)
villa-ru - 1:02:03 (G)
vunugu - 1:02:50 (F - 79.6")
shinkuu kiss - 1:03:26 (G)
Rod Munch - 1:03:32 (G)
edscoble - 1:03:45 (G)
dysar - 1:03:48 (F - 76")
Wrongcog - 1:03:54 (G)
Ordinata - 1:04:15 (G)
green0 - 1:04:22 (G)
willski - 1:04:30 (F - 76")
laner-1:04:45 (G)
edscoble - 1:04:50 (SS)
Doutzki - 1:04:59 (F - 75.5")
Sandy_l - 1:05:28 (G)
Yukirin - 1:06:12 (G)
smiff - 1:06:15 (F - 67")
Sparky - 1:06:19 (G)
Damo - 1:07:06 (F)
Bris - 1:08:18 (G)
dbr - 1:09:36 (G)
Greenbank - 1:09:54 (G)
dst - 1:10:17 (G)
villa-ru - 1:11:04 (F - 68")
Greenbank 1:11:48 (F - 67")
Sparky - 1:12:05 (F - 48:18)

1st attempt, aiming for sub 1hr, I was a second over. Defo room for improvement.