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Offline sargent

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Re: Black Dog Ride to the Centre
« Reply #25 on: September 29, 2012, 04:30:22 PM »
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Excellent effort.

Having done a much smaller ride myself in July this year from Mudgee to Young via Sofala.
Almost 330klms in 17 hours over 3 days.

What you have acheived is pure Gold Medal effort.
Huge round of applause to your support crew also. :hatwave
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Re: Black Dog Ride to the Centre
« Reply #26 on: September 29, 2012, 10:58:17 PM »
Out in the country I always give the pushie guys a thumbs up as I pass or a wave approaching because I reckon they're pretty hard-core compared with us petrol burners.
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Re: Black Dog Ride to the Centre
« Reply #27 on: September 30, 2012, 08:37:08 AM »
Well done on your pushbike effort Robert.
I have done a 5 day Wilderness bike ride and i came away with a lot of respect for the serious "pushies".
Have you seen what Dick (Greencan) has achieved while holiday in Alice? :thumbs :candystwheelie
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Re: Black Dog Ride to the Centre
« Reply #28 on: September 30, 2012, 02:46:05 PM »
Quote from: temala on September 30, 2012, 08:37:08 AM
I have done a 5 day Wilderness bike ride and i came away with a lot of respect for the serious "pushies".
Have you seen what Dick (Greencan) has achieved while holiday in Alice? :thumbs :candystwheelie

Having not been a push bike rider - Until I came up with the idea to do my ride (okay maybe brain snap would be closer to the mark)

I spent 9 months doing serious klms to get fit enough (the real reason was to get fit - the ride was a donations bonus for Starlight Foundation).

And as the serious pushie's will be nodding in agrement here are the stats.

Just to do a 330 klms ride - I trained a total of 2,500 km to be fit enough to get back on everyday. (  :|||| I thought it would take 3 months)

Anything acheived by pushing pedal's alone is serious effort and untold mental goals are achieved every km.

Again  :hatwave my hat's off to you all....

 
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