Back from the run to the seaside

[Doofer]

I'm home from the run to the seaside, it was great to see everyone at the morning break and lunch stop.
Sorry I didn't make the start or stay with you after lunch, but I knew the extra miles would be too much for me and I needed to make sure Ciaran could get his bike out this morning before I left and spend a few miles remembering how to go round bends on 2 wheels.
Tweety has now been dropped back off at his temporary home, it felt quite strange getting back into the car after a whole day on the bike, and it was interesting to notice how driving a car has now affected the way I ride (for the better).
I'm exhausted now and I'm sure I'll suffer for my fun day out tomorrow, but I had a good day and it was just the therapy I needed
Thankyou ukdiceman for organising the run and all those who took turns at marshalling. It was nice to know I wasn't holding you up at the back, although a little worrying for a while when I couldn't see either the rest of the group in front or the back markers in my mirrors.
Hope to see you all again soon
Doof

[Greendivvy Beeb]

Thanks to Vaughan for organising the run, cracking day out. Great to see you all again and see you soon.

Andrew

[Reaper]

Great day out Grommet, weather was exactly as the weather man said it would be.

Great company and great roads what more could one ask for.

Thanks to Vaughan for organizing a smashing day out and to the back markers for keeping us together.

See ya soon and another day out.

[gsteinert]

Had a great day, sorry I had to dash off at the end.

Thanks to Vaughan for a great route.

Think I should get started on my own run if I'm going to do one this year!

Gary

[m40man]

Early start today, latish finish - but worth the effort . Thanks Vaughan for inviting us out to play, great weather (nippy start!), great roads & stops, & great company. Luvverly! I enjoyed my stint as back-marker. Had plenty of playtime in the thick of it though, thanks to all the other markers.

477 miles for me today - I must say the XJ6 seat ain't as gentle on the derrière as the CB750 seat . Maybe I need to eat more pies to develop some padding .

Hope to see many of you in a fortnight for another exciting instalment .

[spike240]

Just landed back at sunny Thornton (7.45pm). Thanks go to Vaughan for organising the run, and of course the back markers. Also thanks go to Penfold and Mike for their company on Saturday night, and finally Farmer for a cracking route home. BTW Paul I peeled off M56 and went over Runcorn Bridge.
Hopefully see you all at the next one.

[farmerpf2]

Hi Guy,s
Well made it to a run this year sorry it was only the lunch stop. Spike and I had a great run up to Harlech Festiniog and Denbigh, thanks for the company Brian. Good to see you all again the Pa will be sorry he missed the run.
Paul.

[Flymo]

Brilliant day out, left home 6-30 this morning got back around 7-45 this evening, 420 miles clocked up, Great route , great roads, and the chips at lunch weren't bad either. Thanks to everyone Old and new, as always it the whole group that makes the runs more enjoyable, it was really good to catch up with a few faces that i haven't seen for a long time.

Rebecca Says Thanks also.

Regards Myflo

[speighty]

Awesome run, thanks Vaughn, it flowed really well and was a pleasure to ride !!!

I expect Ill put up some video sooner or later..

:-)

[Deleted]

Thanks for everyone who turned up today, a chilly start but it soon warmed up, chips on the seafront and an ice cream in the afternoon sun!

Great day, and great folks as usual, it was good to catch up with you all again, and some new faces, well for me anyway!

It was my first run and I was glad I didn't loose anyone, well apart from Ian's brother, how did he miss Barmouth seafront, but Chris soon tracked him down! Thanks to the back markers, great job as usual.

Hope you all made it home safely.

Palm trees!

[Pool Boy]

All fed and watered here so time to add my thanks -
To Vaughan for taking the trouble to organise an outing for us - and selecting great roads and stops
To Other runsters for great company - riding and chatting
To El Bandito for recommending a great chippy
To the weather Gods for keeping us dry and reasonably warm
(And finally to Jen for knowing the difference between Affect and Effect)

Perfect day out and looking forward to the next one.
Carol says "Hi" and thanks to everyone who asked after her.

[HRHpenfold]

we got back at 9.20pm,

what a great day we had, many thanks to the run leader and all the back markers,

great to see everyone again, look forward to the next one in a couple of weeks!

[Pool Boy]

Jun 30, 2014 9:38:14 GMT HRHpenfold said:

we got back at 9.20pm,

That's a long day's riding - respect

[HRHpenfold]

Jun 30, 2014 21:29:18 GMT Pool Boy said:

Jun 30, 2014 9:38:14 GMT HRHpenfold said:

we got back at 9.20pm,

that was nothing,

I went to Devon a few weeks ago, set off 6.00am, arrived back home 3.30am the following day,

when I got there I felt unwell, so after a couple of hours I turned around and rode home, 850 miles in total,

respect to Mike though, it was a long day for him, especially as I wouldn't run for home from Barmouth

Anyhow the Fazer 1000 managed to average a surprisingly high 58mpg, but the Breva 750 did 78mpg, or so my brother tells me!