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A mate called up to check the online statuseses were correct and was informed that they weren't reliable, and that post was the only means to be reliably confirmed (and mentioned something like security breach yadda yadda yadda)

Oh. I'm in according to the maybe-accurate mobile link. Who delivers news via a posted magazine in 2014?!

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Am also slooowly creaking my way back to fitness after a few months of the beer and cheese diet (I recommend it!). Count me in for a ride.

@HoKe That is some pout.

I like the sound of this ride of the fallen leaves thing (although I'm not the biggest fan of the paragon). Anyone fancy riding as a group?

9526 and although I swear I made 'fun' faces at photographers they must all have been non official... I look bleeding miserable in all of these. Although they effectively capture the heavy bulk of a bike I was on.

looking at the official times (Bacci search your number - I couldn't find my surname, they'd put me under my middle name) it seems the Men 14793 and Women 4414 are the starting numbers. When you display results it shows Men 12150 and Women 2900 finishing times.

Yeah, I've searched my number, and don't have a middle name: nowt. I do exist on the Pru results page though - so browsed round my time on the google doc and still nothing. Google doc could be missing (more) people, potentially...?

Enjoyed your write-up, hoefla.

I was drafting with a cheery mancunian with a pace that matched mine well from mile 25 but he thought he was a celebrity and insisted on waving and shouting 'THANKS! thank you! yep! thanks! thanks a lot!' at every single person on the side of the road so I dropped him on leith hill to get some piece and quiet and had a more sane second half.

I have my combination walking stick/brolly with me today.

Dapper! Considering you must've placed in the top 1000, that's allowed.

I'm not on there! Hmm. So it's not complete. (I was 6 hours.)

Also with you on the glut pain this morning. Stairs are a little bit more of an obstacle than they should be.

Monday 12 August the ballot opens for next year's do.

Night all, perhaps see some of you tomorrow. I'll be the one looking for boris to shout obscenities words of encouragement at him. Just set my alarm for 4am. Ouch.

Edited because I am a fool and paying attention to load time not start time. Bodes well.

@Jazzy, I may well be walking up leith hill with you.. Have not tackled it before. Scared.

6:00 - Dammit - That Cannondale - Brixton Cycles jersey
6:04 - Tommy - Trek Domane - <-- the Cannondale jersey!
6:38 - mjs110 - Dove Bike jersey + forum cap
6:42 - ChrisMGS - This bike - Salsa jersey with skull & cross bones on the arms and back (or possibly a plain black Assos) - Say hi!
6:42 - TTM - black Storck - no idea, probably Wapha
6:42- LHL (Stephen)- red and black merckx, red and black lycra.
6:46 - Dan W - All black crabon di2 chinese bike with matching black/white nicey-but-pricey (inspired) attire. With Sidney Deane colnago hat
6:54 - simonm - red Focus - blue and red bone cancer jersey
7:02 - Bacci - blue too heavy edinburgh bikes tourer, white/red jersey, pockets stuffed with jelly babies
7:04 - dbr - burgendy Look - Rapha pro jersey (grey & pink)
7:06 - jazzythumper - 80's blue Pinarello - red Shelter jersey
7:10 - Doctor Cake - ti omega - Ladies LFGSS jersey
7:14 - Styleovercontent - Black Hoy Sa Calobra - Blue JDRF jersey - multiple sweat patches - panting heavily while trying to eat energy gels for 6 hours straight.
7.26 - h-j - red/white/black cinelli - black and green Anthony Nolan Trust jersey
7:48 - HoKe - Silver BMC streetracer - Hopefully a LMNH kit/ if not full rapha
7:56 - hoefla - pink Flanders - Ladies LFGSS jersey
7:56 - HMS - white cinelli - Great Ormond Street Jersey (Forum Cap)
XX:XX - AirTime - on-one blue pompino fixed - no idea for clothing (don't have start time yet as i'm riding in a mates place (don't tell anyone!))

Damnit, I can't make this one. Have fun!

@hoefla Do post on fri - am interested in a saturday run! What pace (roughly)? I do not want to slow you down if you're a speedy one!

@jazzy Ah, this is because I am new, I think. Shall drop you a line.

So sorry to hear that, Jazzy. I may be around on Saturday - keep me posted on your plans if you do make it back and I'll try to come along. Take care.

Hey Jazzy, am new on here but am doing the Ride100 (and that FT sportive on Sunday), am based in your hood, and my training hasn't exactly gone to plan - work/life events got in the way. So I'm a bit nervous too. And my bike's not great...
Would be very happy to go on some rides with you over the next 5 weeks. I'm a steady pace cyclist, but need some hill practice, always! Drop me a line if you're back in London any time soon. Hope your dad's health picks up.