ToS 2013 On My Calendar - Care to Join?

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Does 8 tours include the impending 2023 ToS or would that make it 9?
:clap:

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You misunderstand me. Itā€™s a 50/50 choice: either I join you, or I may just prefer to spend a week at a flogging station.

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My thoughts:

  1. Same here - just Extra shot I didnā€™t quite make.
  2. Hell yes. Not completely shot, just drained & stiff. The warm-up of Local Hero on the last day, with a jump straight to a few minutes at around 75% of FTP was tough.
  3. Only 7 to go, as Iā€™ve already done 2021/2. I feel bereft.

I think early Jan would be a good slot for 2014. Post-Christmas, but pre-2023 ToS. And I have a 200k ride on 5 Feb which Iā€™m going to need a bit of training forā€¦

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8 past tours so 2023 will be 9. Thanks for reminding me??? :face_with_diagonal_mouth:

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@#$% damned legends.

@Critmark
@nicktick

Both of you. Think I prefer to cheer from the sidelines.

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Thatā€™s future youā€™s problem :wink:
You guys are crushing it!

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My sentiments exactly.

I am doing the UCI series starting today. It made sense given the first day is just a 5 minute intro and tomorrow is a 30 minute recovery ride. Hopefully my legs will be ready for Wed. If not, I can always push out a day or two and add some additional rest.

Then I will do the Dec challenge. I had planned on doing the Rapha 500 on the trainer between Christmas Eve and New Years Eve but as of 2 days ago, no idea if they are going to do it. I emailed Rapha to find out and got a stupid reply that I should keep checking the website. Itā€™s 3 weeks away and they donā€™t know what they are doing? Like I said, stupid.

With all that said, I was thinking Sat Jan 7th - Sun Jan 15th for 2014. @nicktick & @Marty how do those dates sound?

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Next years problem. Plenty of time :grinning:

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69

This is awesome. Thanks.

I have some very bad ideas for goals coming for 2023.

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Looking forward to hearing about these :slight_smile:

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Still on for starting ToS 2014 next Saturday? Iā€™ve just loaded up my calendarā€¦
Surely doing Half Monty would be a better bet than FF for Stage 1?

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Well, Iā€™ve just come down with a wonderful cold thatā€™s put paid to any thought of starting the ToS tomorrow. Another time perhapsā€¦

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I understand. It hit me a few weeks ago. Feel better.

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The ToS used to fall at the end of February, when I happen to have a break from teaching, so on the 10th anniversary of ToS 2013, Iā€™ll ride my 2023/2013 Tour of Sufferlandria and donate to Alzheimerā€™s disease research. As for the tour of wahooness, Iā€™ll donate but ride it later in March since it conflicts with midterms.
Wahooā€™s muting of Sufferlandria pains my soul, but I will keep riding in Sufferlandria as long as it is there.
Wahooā€™s current financial troubles worry me and encourage me make to most out of my suffering while I can.

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Youā€™ll CRUSH them both.

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2013 & 2023 Tour of Sufferlandria is under way. Because a a family event I am completing it all in 5 or 6 days. Completed days 1 and 2 today - HHNF and The Hunted. My legs are appropriately rubbery, so Iā€™m cooking up one of Marcela Hazanā€™s simple pasta sauces to cover my pasta refueling.

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