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Mont Training: Hill Repeats at Terrey Hills
Although we don't normally ride this trail on it's own, with a bit of road work it makes a nice loop from Terrey Hills shops (on Booralie Road) then onto Centre Track and back along the road to the shops.
That's the same as the more standard Terrey Hills rides.
After a warmup ride down the Duck Holes trail to McCarr's Creek Rd, we'll turn around and do 4 to 5 repetitions of 5 minute climbs back up Duck Holes, followed by a cruise out to Perimiter and Long and possibly a diversion to Cowan, at endurance pace.
The goal here is to get our climbing legs ready, as the trails at Kowan are supposed to have a few more climbs than the previous venue.
Mont Training: Hill Repeats at Terrey ... erm ... Hills
Although we don't normally ride this trail on it's own, with a bit of road work it makes a nice loop from Terrey Hills shops (on Booralie Road) then onto Centre Track and back along the road to the shops.
That's the same as the more standard Terrey Hills rides.
After a warmup ride from Terrey Hills Shops to the bottom of Duck Holes we'll be doing:
* four to five x 5 minute seated, low cadence climbing intervals back uphill along Duck Holes with 5 minutes recovery in between
* back to Perimeter and Long possibly with a few diversions to run out the time at endurance pace
This is Session 3 from Mark Fenner's Fitness: Training for Endurance Racing published in June '10's issue of AMB.
If you can't do the full ride time that's OK. The key part is the hill reps and the first hour thereafter.
See ya there 
Ourimbah Practice Laps
Enter via Red Hill Rd, Ourimbah State Forest. On your right will be 'TreeTops' for the kids and it's large-ish carpark. Carry on past there and the first small clearing which is were parking used to be, and is where the 'Browns' single track turns (you might see riders on your left here). Please do not park in this car park.
Parking and official trail head is now designated a further 350m or so up the road where there is a larger area. There's a CCOMTB notice board here by the trail entrance (on the left as you drive up the hill). Park up nose to curb or as directed.
Going up on Sat to put in some practice laps, I will be riding quickish I expect to try and get some race pace practice in.
Looking to complete 4 laps.
Road Ride - Post Jetlag Blow Out - AK and WH
Park opposite/beside Terrey Hills shops, corner Booralie Rd/Yulong Ave. Or in the small carpark next to the RFS station & community centre.
This wont be a fast ride, I fly in from the UK in the morning and am hoping to get out on the bike a little bit in the afternoon to try and blow out some of the jetlag cobwebs.
If I am to knackered I wont get out, but hopefully I should be ok, 2 laps is gonna be the maximum and more than likely just one lap!
Cancelled: I am a bit knackered so going to relax.
Awaba Laps
Just up Jenkins Road from corner with Mount Faulk Road.
I am doing the Fat Tyre Festival and looking at my calendar this looks to be my only time I have to put in a few laps. All welcomed to join me. The laps should be at a descent pace with breaks in between.
This is a second go since it was too wet on the 6th. Hopefully I will have my bike back as well.
Awaba Laps
Just up Jenkins Road from corner with Mount Faulk Road.
I am doing the Fat Tyre Festival and looking at my calendar this looks to be my only time I have to put in a few laps. All welcomed to join me. The laps should be at a descent pace with breaks in between.
*** I'm cancelling this due to the rain 
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In for the Fling Mega loop - Part 2
End of Ralston Ave.
Same sort of deal as last week, training ride to try and survive the Fling aiming for around 50-60kms.
Plan is Cascades, Wildflower, Ryland, Perimeter, Long, Duckholes and Chiltern.
From here we need to decide to either continue down to Narrabeen and Oxford Falls or turn around - time and legs dependant.
Wingello single track fling experience
4Km SW of Wingello village on Caoura Rd there's a small base camp within the forest - seems as good a place as any.
Last chance to ride the singletrack sections of the fling before the big day.
Aim is to complete some laps of the singletrack with minimal time on the fire trail.
All welcome, not just fling entrants. The tracks at Wingello are great and every rider should experience them. At least the first lap will be "no drop" and after that we will try and get some pace.
I will look to be at the old bike shoppe in Bundanoon at 08:00 for a coffeee and depart at 08:30, so anyone not familiar with the meeting point can meet there.
In for the Fling Mega Loop
End of Ralston Ave, Belrose - this is on the East side of Garigal National Park.
Badly needed training for the Fling. This will be a mega-loop on the Northern Beaches, about 70km all up. Starting at Cascades, up to Wildflower Garden, across to Terrey Hills (L + P + DH + C), down Powderworks Road, along Slippery Dip Trail and Morgan Road through Oxford Falls, arrive back at Belrose. Home, beer, big steak dinner and then bed.
Main aim is to finish rather than flog myself. A decent pace but mainly try to stick to brief stops but this will all depend how the legs feel as have not done a ride this long.
Terrey Hills Early
Park opposite/beside Terrey Hills shops, corner Booralie Rd/Yulong Ave. Or in the small carpark next to the RFS station & community centre.
I am badly in need of some time on the mtb before the Fling. Planning on heading to Duck Holes, up to Centre, around to and along Perimeter, out and back to Long and then Cullamine, Sandy & Larool. All up about a 40 km circuit, not at breakneck speed by any stretch of the imagination but I would like to limit stops and keep a constant pace.
This is early so not expecting takers but thought it worth posting anyway. There is also the small matter of pending storms that are supposed to come through, I don't mind a bit of wet but don't want to ride in gale force winds!