Pacers Sunday March 2nd

[Andy H]

Weather looks ok for Sunday, suggest heading east to Newport and coffee in the sun at Machen.

Will post a route suggestion this evening.

[Hiett]

Will there be a slow & steady group? I have a shiny new steed to break in.

[Andy H]

Sunday route suggestion, pretty sure we've done this route before.
Out via Brynna, Pentyrch, Caerphilly Mt (lower slopes), Llanishen, St Mellons, Gaer, Machen, (Hapus Ice Cream Parlour), Caerphilly, Church Village, Llanharan, Brackla.

http://connect.garmin.com/course/5820297

67 miles.

See you Sunday, forecast still reasonable.

[wardhaugh]

Hope to join you if I'm not up all night at work.

[Steven]

Andy H, Allan, Chris G, Jason T, Rob J and myself.  Was suffering like a dog who had just been out for a run with Mo Farah and by the time we had been over Pentyrch and Castell Coch I was ready to throw the towel in. However they wanted me to stay with them (tantamount to said hound now being taken out for a run with Paula Ratcliffe) and so we went through Cardiff in the direction of Machen.  I was still hanging on the elastic and eventually they agreed to my pleading to be left to turn back! (This was the equivalent of the dog hiding under the chair with it's paws over it's eyes !).  Ambled back for a rest - will leave the rest of the story up to the other guys....

[Rob Jones]

Hi Steven, rest of the ride was a bit like what's on Eurosport right now...kuurne-brussels-kuurne. The main difference being we had more classic-like conditions!

[Andy H]

..........after Steven retired to take his dog for a walk, things started to hot up a bit with Rob putting us all through some hurt on the flats to Newport.  He and Chris G then distanced us on the short climb in Gaer before we got back together and rolled into the coffee stop in Machen. The rain had relented but we were all glad of a warm drink and the heat of the log burner.
All too soon we were off on the return leg, I'd like to say the pace had eased but it hadn't, at least not much! Through Caerphilly town and resisting the urge to turn left up the mountain, we continued on to Taffs Well, Church Village and a solo ride for me back to Brackla.

68 miles, good ride despite the weather.

Most of the pacers at the Resolven 10TT next Sunday, everyone who's not enjoy the RR3 next week

[Rob Jones]

did you find that subway Andy and did you get back before the worst of the rain kicked in?

[Andy H]

Yes to both, thanks!