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August 2013 Challenge - The Getaway

TheBigYin
TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
edited January 31 in Social Groups
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Okay - this time it's not just a "results thread" - Come on folks - who's in on this one ??

http://app.strava.com/challenges/the-getaway-cycling

in case you've missed it...

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  • Frannybobs
    Frannybobs Posts: 741 Member
    I'm in - don't need too much motivation to get out on my new Black Beauty though!!! :lol:

    Nope - I don't think naming a bike works for me after all :ohwell:
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
    Nope - I don't think naming a bike works for me after all :ohwell:

    :laugh: - could be worse, you could be riding a Panda... :laugh:
  • cyclenut64
    cyclenut64 Posts: 154
    I am in, 2 rides so far
  • narak_lol
    narak_lol Posts: 855 Member
    I have joined but no ride so far!
  • KitTheRoadie
    KitTheRoadie Posts: 641 Member
    In but not riding till Monday now...
  • WLB76
    WLB76 Posts: 19
    I'd like to join in. Have done 2 rides so far.

    Er, what do I need to do? :D
  • Spatialized
    Spatialized Posts: 623 Member
    In, 3 rides done already...'tis the beauty of commuting by bike, it's like "free" miles, just not a ton of them!
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
    I'd like to join in. Have done 2 rides so far.

    Er, what do I need to do? :D

    sign up via the link in my original post at the top of page 1.
  • WLB76
    WLB76 Posts: 19
    I'd like to join in. Have done 2 rides so far.

    Er, what do I need to do? :D

    sign up via the link in my original post at the top of page 1.

    Ah yeah, I've already done that. Just wasn't sure if I needed to do anything on MFP.
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
    Nope - if you're a member of the GS MyFitnessPal club on Strava, and you've signed up for the challenge, it's all gravy...

    http://app.strava.com/clubs/gs-myfitnesspal (btw, if you don't know what I'm on about)
  • WLB76
    WLB76 Posts: 19
    Nope - if you're a member of the GS MyFitnessPal club on Strava, and you've signed up for the challenge, it's all gravy...

    http://app.strava.com/clubs/gs-myfitnesspal (btw, if you don't know what I'm on about)

    I wasn't but I am now! Thanks :wink:
  • Frannybobs
    Frannybobs Posts: 741 Member
    Woohooooooooooo I'm in the top 10!!! At number 10 like, but still good for me :-)
  • mdstamand
    mdstamand Posts: 170 Member
    I'm in. Starting slowly but I'll catch up.
  • banshee1013
    banshee1013 Posts: 125 Member
    I'm in, and already got in a ride before knowing about the challenge :) Won't be able to get on the bike again until Wednesday, but I"m starting a daily bike commute thing then, so should hopefully rack up some mileage that way. Also on the 25th, I'll be riding in the San Diego "Bike the Bay" 25 mile ride, so that will be some nice mileage as well :)
  • narak_lol
    narak_lol Posts: 855 Member
    The leader has double of my distance - got to work harder :sad:

    No ride for me today though haha
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
    First Update...

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    Not sure I recognise everyone on that list from their MFP pseudonyms... think I've spotted 1 or 2 :wink:
  • Frannybobs
    Frannybobs Posts: 741 Member
    Yeah I'm struggling to match some people up on there too - I'm easy to identify as I'm always Frannybobs !!! I'm way down though at the moment - but commute today and hopefully a longer ride tomorrow might bump me up a bit !!
  • WLB76
    WLB76 Posts: 19
    I am Warren B on Strava. :smile:
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
    I am Warren B on Strava. :smile:

    Well, as you've probably worked out from the screenshot, I'd be #2 on the list at the moment, though after todays rest-day, I'm expecting a drop down the chart some way.
  • Spatialized
    Spatialized Posts: 623 Member
    Yeah, way off the chart. Might get worse as I have to take the bike to the shop for some stuff I can't do myself and he's running about a week's worth of backlog. When you're the only shop for >100 miles things take awhile. Hoping it's something I've over-looked and will be an easy fix. Otherwise, well, I'll be walking to get my endorphin kick.
  • narak_lol
    narak_lol Posts: 855 Member
    Looks like a large number of participants in this challenge, nice!
  • mdstamand
    mdstamand Posts: 170 Member
    Holy Cow, I didn't realize that I was top 10 (#8) at the time of the screen shot. So many folks since then have ridden more km's than I've set for my monthly target that it makes me feel like a slacker..... I'm now just happy to be in the top 10,000 :ohwell:
  • cyclenut64
    cyclenut64 Posts: 154
    Yeah I'm struggling to match some people up on there too

    I am #5 Jonathon Friske
  • narak_lol
    narak_lol Posts: 855 Member
    500km finally - slow going :huh:
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
    Time for another Update...

    9580655239_a78300386e_z.jpg

    looks like Daniel McKinley has got a pretty much unassailable lead...

    anyone know who he is ?? :laugh:
  • narak_lol
    narak_lol Posts: 855 Member
    Dahamac???

    Just my wild guess - after eliminated the people I know here :glasses:
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
    you could be right...

    edit: got it in one - I checked one of the rides he logged before spitting his dummy out and leaving the TdF challenge...

    Team 3, Rider #321, DaHaMac
    1 29/06 85.1km 3h40m40s 670m http://app.strava.com/activities/63660261

    explains why I didn't remember the name from my FL or newsfeed I guess...

    I do have a nasty vindictive habit of blocking people who piss me about and take spaces that other people could have taken up in these challenges. Can't help it, and I know it's possibly a bit sad of me, but there it is...
  • Frannybobs
    Frannybobs Posts: 741 Member
    Does seem a lot of kms for him to be clocking up.... think I'm languishing lowish down the table - but passed 250kms so I'm happy with that :)
  • narak_lol
    narak_lol Posts: 855 Member
    I've completed my August rides - will see where I end up after you guys/gals log your kilometers!
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