Comments on: MTB Ride: Mary Townley Loop http://www.minnellium.com/2009/06/mtb-ride-mary-townley-loop/ The internet home of Dave Haygarth, family and friends! Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:26:17 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: BILLY MATTHEWS http://www.minnellium.com/2009/06/mtb-ride-mary-townley-loop/comment-page-1/#comment-2863 BILLY MATTHEWS Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:22:32 +0000 http://www.minnellium.com/?p=1167#comment-2863 Hello guys i did the mtl last year , what a grueler ha ha , never prepared properly , hard work to say the least but thuroughly enjoyable experience , total novice took large backpack with food and drink , had a puncture at the gates as the start whistle went ,took a wrong path following 2 guys who were cutting corners ,and my nephews bike lost gears , it took us 9hrs but in trainning for this year looking forward to it ( i think ha )want to cut the time to 7hrs this time ,challenge !! Id say Hello guys i did the mtl last year , what a grueler ha ha , never prepared properly , hard work to say the least but thuroughly enjoyable experience , total novice took large backpack with food and drink , had a puncture at the gates as the start whistle went ,took a wrong path following 2 guys who were cutting corners ,and my nephews bike lost gears , it took us 9hrs but in trainning for this year looking forward to it ( i think ha )want to cut the time to 7hrs this time ,challenge !! Id say

]]> By: richard http://www.minnellium.com/2009/06/mtb-ride-mary-townley-loop/comment-page-1/#comment-2503 richard Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:06:38 +0000 http://www.minnellium.com/?p=1167#comment-2503 Hi guys, Just did the MTL circuit yesterday from Waterfoot clockwise with my cycling buddy . We did an extra out and back to Thieveley Pike which was navigational error but put the distance up to 50 miles .Taking off that extra our overall time including stops for map checks , gates , food , falls was 9.5 hours which I think is within 'challenge ' time - by the way I am 62 and my buddy is 64 but way fitter than me as befits an ex-Olympic marathon runner -we reckoned the route was fell running on bikes - an unforgettable day -the Trans-Pennine Trail which we did 2 years ago is a 'potter ' in comparison, but still a great trip. Richard Rose & Jeff Norman Hi guys,
Just did the MTL circuit yesterday from Waterfoot clockwise with my cycling buddy . We did an extra out and back to Thieveley Pike which was navigational error but put the distance up to 50 miles .Taking off that extra our overall time including stops for map checks , gates , food , falls was 9.5 hours which I think is within ‘challenge ‘ time – by the way I am 62 and my buddy is 64 but way fitter than me as befits an ex-Olympic marathon runner -we reckoned the route was fell running on bikes – an unforgettable day -the Trans-Pennine Trail which we did 2 years ago is a ‘potter ‘ in comparison, but still a great trip. Richard Rose & Jeff Norman

]]> By: Andy Rushforth http://www.minnellium.com/2009/06/mtb-ride-mary-townley-loop/comment-page-1/#comment-2435 Andy Rushforth Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:59:38 +0000 http://www.minnellium.com/?p=1167#comment-2435 Very impressive time for someone getting back to fitness after an injury! I managed 5 minutes inside 7 hours when I did it three years ago and I was happy with that. I will second the comment about the gates most of which must be a nightmare for horse riders (they're bad enough when you're on a bike). Thoroughly enjoyed it though. Very impressive time for someone getting back to fitness after an injury! I managed 5 minutes inside 7 hours when I did it three years ago and I was happy with that. I will second the comment about the gates most of which must be a nightmare for horse riders (they’re bad enough when you’re on a bike). Thoroughly enjoyed it though.

]]> By: mum http://www.minnellium.com/2009/06/mtb-ride-mary-townley-loop/comment-page-1/#comment-2416 mum Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:36:10 +0000 http://www.minnellium.com/?p=1167#comment-2416 Good on yer, Dave. What a fantastic bonus day for you! Glad you are recovering. Good on yer, Dave. What a fantastic bonus day for you! Glad you are recovering.

]]> By: Alan D http://www.minnellium.com/2009/06/mtb-ride-mary-townley-loop/comment-page-1/#comment-2414 Alan D Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:14:49 +0000 http://www.minnellium.com/?p=1167#comment-2414 Holy moly - that's fast for someone recently crocked up! No flies on you - chapeau. Are you sure you set your watch right? :) <abbr><em>Alan D’s last blog post..<a href="http://crossjunkie.blogspot.com/2009/06/you-heard-it-here-first.html" rel="nofollow">you heard it here first..........</a></abbr></em> Holy moly – that’s fast for someone recently crocked up! No flies on you – chapeau.

Are you sure you set your watch right? :)

Alan D’s last blog post..you heard it here first……….

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