Tolly/Donard run, Sat 27

[Steveb]

Lylo and I are doing a run up thru Tolly, over to Donard, thru Donard, back to Tolly, out of Tolly, back into Tolly, then finish, this Sat. It's a mix of a few of the singletrack runs, fireroad climbs and the hell that is always the heath crossing. About 15 miles, steady pace. Starting at Tolly at 11am.

Anyone want to join?

[Steveb]

Motionbased info on route (http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/3891631)

[aaron-bangor]

the 64 mph bit 3 miles in is a bit scary!

[Steveb]

Ya pace is steady ;-)

[Hollywood]

Working, I'm free in Nov 07 though.

[AndyL]

I'm going out to play on my bicycle! Yay!

[Bloom]

Time wise, how long?

[Steveb]

I'm guessing 4 hours. But that's mainly riding, not your normal 5 min ride, 30 min walk then 20 min standing around chatting ;-)

[Mac]

Why not get up a few hours earlier and meet up with us in Rostrevor for a spin? We'll go easy on you!

[Steveb]

Ya right. I'm not up to your standard, yet.

[Steveb]

Let me rephrase that...

I'm not up to the standard of being able to keep up with you guys even when your taking it easy on me, but I will be soon.

It's gonna take a lot longer to get to your standard!

[Bloom]

Won't have time this Saturday.

[MrNuts]

Might meet up with you, i will check to see if i'm working?
Whats the weather forcast like?

[Bloom]

Lylo and I are doing a run up thru Tolly, over to Donard, thru Donard, back to Tolly, out of Tolly, back into Tolly, then finish, this Sat.

Did most of this yesterday. Where is the last bit, 'out of Tolly, back into Tolly'?

[MrNuts]

Where in tolly will you be meeting?
I'll be riding my bike up

[Steveb]

Meeting in the side road opposite the main exit, else seeya at Parnels at about 11.15.

[Steveb]

Raining here but I say we still do this.

What say you?

[AndyL]

just up, still on for this

[Steveb]

Just off the phone to Lylo and he's running a wee bit late, if meeting us at Tolly we'll be there about 11.15.

[Steveb]

Make that 11.30.

[Conor]

Just letting you know the clouds are parting and the sun is out down here. Have a good one.

[MrNuts]

u lot wearing any armour?

[Steveb]

I'm not. I'm doing XC milage today, with maybe a few of the Tolly runs. But only a few. Today is about climbing and miles.

[MrNuts]

Happy days

[MrNuts]

Hope you had a good ride, sorry i couldn't keep up, just totally bonked.
Never happened before. Hope i didn't hold you guys up too much.

[Steveb]

No worries. Found a new wee trail in Donard that is real nice, very rocky so slippy as in the wet, but should be real nice in the dry.

Catch ya again on the trails sometime.

[Steveb]

No worries. Found a new wee trail in Donard that is real nice, very rocky so slippy as in the wet, but should be real nice in the dry.

Catch ya again on the trails sometime.

[marko]

No worries. Found a new wee trail in Donard that is real nice, very rocky so slippy as in the wet, but should be real nice in the dry.

would that be the really technical one? i know of a few new trails about donard ;)

[Steveb]

Maybe, but I'm not going to describe it here for obvious reasons.

Motion based linky thing (http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/4310746#) for the ride today. On the graph the climb at 9 miles was as hidious as it seems.

[AndyL]

Steep, rocky technical, nearly had me spat off a couple of times. Real swine of a climb getting to it!

Mr Nuts, no worries mate, you did look like you were suffering a bit, but a weeks living it up in Italia isn't recommended as preride preparation! See you out there next time!

[MrNuts]

Felt better after a while and did the chapionship trail.
Would like to do a day xc sometime soon.

[AndyL]

Oh, Steve, Hows the toe?

And 2700 feet of climbing, a decent day out indeed!

[marko]

Maybe, but I'm not going to describe it here for obvious reasons

sadly the builder of said trail resides in scotland now. there is another trail on over the forest that makes that one seem like stealing candy from a kid!

[AndyL]

must get a guided tour sometime!