National 24 Hour Championship

GWD

Good luck @JMac for this weekend's race. Personally, i think you're crazy but good luck nevertheless.

Stuart F

Echo that but hope it goes well

JMac

Thanks, hopefully my support team will put up regular progress updates.
Also good luck to Chris P who is doing the Outlaw Ironman in Nottingham.

wilburtrump

Good luck JMac... what time are you aiming for?

Boom boom

Nathaniel Rosa

Good luck James! Wow

JeremyP

We're nearly three hours into the event. Riders having to contend with torrential rain showers and flooded roads. Busy roads around Whitchurch and traffic backing up behind riders. A real eclectic mix of riders - maybe this event attracts the eccentrics!

We've given James extra clothing to deal with the inevitable chill factor. Just need some sun to warm us up.

GWD

Thanks @JeremyP for the updtae.

Hope the weather improves! Will be a true mental battle as well as physical.

Stuart F

Great to have an update - hope all goes well through the night and he isn't too damp and cold

JeremyP

We're 7hours in and 129miles completed.
James just stopped for a change of clothes. A wet and cold evening has left riders shivering. We're losing the light early tonight and lights are on. The night is mostly taken up on short circuits from a 24h ervice station. So far so good. The coffee is on

Jenny

Thanks for the updates - go James!

DavidJ

Good luck on the overnight leg James. Fingers crossed for some dry weather.

carmelo

Come on James!!

JeremyP

12hours in and 220miles done. Damp but still night. James doing great and feeling strong.

JeremyP

Temperature plummeted in last hour before dawn. A real cameraderie developed between all the riders and helpers. Thankfully the strategy with the lights worked out well. James had a slow hour but picked up speed again now.

GWD

Getting through the dark must be a massivr releif. Thanks for the updates Jeremy

davewells

Yeah, thanks Jeremy- doing the support is a mammoth task in itself- doing either riding or supporting sounds horrific- certainly puts my own fatigue into perspective! Smash it James!!!

JeremyP

277miles with 8hours to go. Thanks for all the messages. All good

Stuart F

Thanks for the updates Jeremy. Difficult to imagine still 6+ hours to go. Keep going JAMES all thinking of you

JeremyP

You cant sugar coat this event. The morning has brought drizzly rain but thankfully almost no wind. James is well past the 300mile mark and still pushing hard. You can sense the urgency in all the riders voices as they enter the last 6h and realise the end is in sight and what can be achieved. Team Hickman also still in the race and battling onwards.

James has been surviving on Muller rice, fig rolls and gels.

Stef

Go James! Weather should improve today and you may even see the sun!

JeremyP

Thanks Stef.
323miles with 5.5h to go.
Thinking 420+ achievable

timA

Keep going James, you can do it!

david norris

Amazing !! What a challange!!
Keep it going James.

LukeDanckert

Incredible effort so far James, well done. Look forward to seeing the end result of this!

JeremyP

On the finishing circuit.
370miles with around 3h to go.
Warmer now and dry but wind rising.

tduckett

Go James! (and helpers). This is a very exciting thread and very inspirational

Stuart F

Agree with Tim. Keep looking back in for updates. The forecast I saw for that area says staying dry now.
Just heard one of the Basildon CC riders (CXer) has dropped out due to old knee injury - gutted.
This is such a huge ask of your mind and body - keep going James.

JeremyP

395miles approaching the final hour AND THE SUN IS OUT!

Stuart F

Great News - pouring with rain here.

tduckett

Going to be well over 400 then...woop, woop!

JeremyP

Finished - James seems well satisfied.
417 milesTBC
Total respect - he's done himself, family and CCA proud.