2011-06-25/26 ESCA National 24hr TT Champs

Crocodile Dundee's hydration system in action. "Nah mate, this is a water bottle."

Did Scherritt have you doing anything specific recovery-wise after an effort like that? Total rest or bit of light riding?

Mike Anton has heaps of event photos.. **This is when I was actually looking fast. **

B)

you're in the inner ring FFS.

he's trackstanding for the pic

you're in the inner ring FFS.

He said looking fast, not going fast

Lol

Seriously seriously impressed. Congratulations Hippy, you must be stoked.

I love the idea of doing one of these one day but I think I might leave it until I'm an old fart.

I might leave it until I'm an old fart.

Horry Hemsley at 77 was the oldest of 4 septuagenarians on the start sheet. I gather he managed about 277 miles

77? Thats amazing.

Might start with L2P 24 next June (282mi) and see whether I ever want to get on a bike again. I somehow doubt I have the testicular fortitude but theres only one way to find out.

Anyway, congratulations again Hippy. That is a truly mental achievement.

Hippy on the home stretch, obviously using his weight to advantage on the downhill bits :-)

To give you some idea of the organisational complexity of an event like this, the time keepers have apparently been working solidly all day Monday and Tuesday going meticulously through all the checking cards to make sure they know exactly who covered which circuits, and they have so far only committed to results down to eighth place. Wilkinson's winning ride has been confirmed (subject to course remeasurement, as it's a Competition Record) at 541.17

Memeable.. Surely

you're in the inner ring FFS.

I don't know where that pic was but looking at my hand I'm in the process of changing. It looks like I'm in the small-small so who know what the hell I'm doing? Possibly just crested a hill and was going up the gears in the little before moving to big ring?

Hippy on the home stretch, obviously using his weight to advantage on the downhill bits :-)

To give you some idea of the organisational complexity of an event like this, the time keepers have apparently been working solidly all day Monday and Tuesday going meticulously through all the checking cards to make sure they know exactly who covered which circuits, and they have so far only committed to results down to eighth place. Wilkinson's winning ride has been confirmed (subject to course remeasurement, as it's a Competition Record) at 541.17

I wasn't off the aerobars to much on this course. I must have been sore or stretching on the finishing circuit.

"I'm going to kill whoever made me do this.. oh it was me.." inner turmoil.

Wilko's ride is also an unofficial world record for 24 hours.

Superb ride Hippy, and great write up and documenting of the event. Chapeau to you (and the support team) ...looking forward to next year!

hippy.

Superb.

Just seen this
Congrats Hippy, epic.

well done, you big queer.
I'm sure you could have done better if you weren't such a wuss though...

Good to to see you're wearing the correct jersey for racing!

Baggy fucking jersey knocked at least 27mph off my average speed. I want my money back! ;)

I was just saying to Faith how you've dropped a jersey size with all these miles. What a dilemma for you: buy some smaller jerseys whenever the next GRPT kit order goes in, or start eating enough to fill it out again?

Hmm…

Full result now published, including:
27th. Stuart BIRNIE Willesden CC 404.99

I was just saying to Faith how you've dropped a jersey size with all these miles. What a dilemma for you: buy some smaller jerseys whenever the next GRPT kit order goes in, or start eating enough to fill it out again?

Hmm…

He dropped below 90kg!

I think we shall have a (pre London 2012?) burger celebration when we cross as my weight goes up and his goes down, another 2 months at this rate should nail it.

F''in TT-ers, even the results have three columns with no explanation as to what they mean.

Fucking testers don't need it explained, but for you:

N1=Distance
N2=Veterans standard, e.g. Wilko did 167 more miles than the standard for his age
N3=Time for first 100 miles

I was just saying to Faith how you've dropped a jersey size with all these miles. What a dilemma for you: buy some smaller jerseys whenever the next GRPT kit order goes in, or start eating enough to fill it out again?
Hmm…

finishes Snickers
gulps cider
Yeah, that's something I'll have to think about.
finishes cider, looks in fridge for more food and booze

They seem to have misplaced two of my circuits - 405mi is 650k which is 70k less than my computer and team recorded. I've asked the organisers about it.
I was quite looking forward to a possible top-10 in my first 24.
My finishing 100mi was faster than my starting 100mi :)

So, I overlaid my GPS output onto a map done by one of the YACF posters, thesloth:

Paste "services.comgenic.com/latify-export-30-06-2011-04-00-12.kml" into the search field after opening this: http://goo.gl/6z1cp

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http:%2F%2Fservices.comgenic.com%2Flatify-export-30-06-2011-04-00-12.kml&hl=en&ll=50.912991,0.038452&spn=0.337686,0.891953&sll=50.895238,0.00824&sspn=1.351247,3.56781&z=11&iwloc=lyrftr:kml:cXOyUmAylOy6vpGAvP6ucTFS6wJ6lF8RSoISCMAPRG0WB1QXqGwk,gd16d2a7a6cd8214b,,

Clicking on the links to the left shows my movement around the course. This might help get me back some miles (or the poor guys working it all out might flip completely and end me) :)