[andy popp]

Perhaps of esoteric interest to some, Nick Dixon's son Callum did a "double Everest:" - 18,000+ metres of ascent - over the weekend.

Data here: https://www.strava.com/activities/3890413244?utm_source=com.facebook.katana&utm_medium=referral&fbclid=IwAR2e87LEWH9yvvQx3A7jEQ6rKZ0mmmb6_OLst1cvXFYXMfmfid9VEnkhOUE

[Scouse D]

Ooof good effort. I've raced against him, didnt realise he was Nick Dixon's son. He's rapid.

[SA Chris]

Is that the same piece of road 150 or so times?? The metal effort of doing that is more impressive than the physical effort!!

[andy popp]

Is that the same piece of road 150 or so times??

Yes, I believe so.

[steveri]

Boggling.
A mate of mine did his (single!) up a little local hill - something like 250 reps. You may know it Andy, The Rock in Helsby.

[tlr]

There’s a lass trying to Everest Winnats in the next weekend or so.....running!

She reckons about 140km.

I hope she knows a good knee surgeon!

[SA Chris]

Got to be more enjoyable than this

https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-display/showROFundraiserPage?userUrl=KyleGreig&pageUrl=1

[tomtom]

A “Double Everest” sounds like it could be in the urban dictionary (it’s not..) 😃

[dunnyg]

what would it be? i cant quite pin it down. only answers from the official profanesaurus accepted

[SA Chris]

spit roast

[cheque]

Has anyone ever done a “Challenger Deep to Everest”?

[SA Chris]

now that does sound straight from the profanosaurus.

[SA Chris]

not cycling, but a mate did Everest elevation running up and down steepest part of Clachnaben (a local hill) 33 times in 17 1/2 hours.

[aka butters]

what would it be? i cant quite pin it down. only answers from the official profanesaurus accepted

In the sprit of the Profanisaurus:

A lady with an enormous set of Bulgarian Fun Bags? 

NB - must get a new Profanisaurus - essential reading whilst sat on the throne 

[SA Chris]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-56802796

This looks like little or no fun at all. Could have chosen a flatter route...

[dunnyg]

18 hrs a day in the saddle without stopping for the loo. Hope hes got his body trained for 6am dumps, and I wonder how numbers 1s would work...

[Mike Highbury]

18 hrs a day in the saddle without stopping for the loo. Hope hes got his body trained for 6am dumps, and I wonder how numbers 1s would work...

Just in case you do want to know, which you don't, of course, you should be able to go for a wee without getting off your bike. I'm sure that I recall Hinault pissing on Lemond at 50kph when he was explaining the team hierarchy to him; or that's how Lemond tells it.

[SA Chris]

Hope hes got his body trained for 6am dumps

Strong coffee plus 5 mins, works for me.

[lagerstarfish]

He'll be fine - after all, he has done five weeks training

[SA Chris]

JoGLE done.

Swimming this time....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-63305270

(OT but not sure where else to put it).

One to train for Andy P.

[andy popp]

Crikey. Again, I can't imagine the mental effort involved in something like that.

One to train for Andy P.

Yeah, right ...

I am still swimming regularly though, typically a few hundred metres. Temps now reached a delightful 10c.

[SA Chris]

Good man. Must be getting marginal though?

[edshakey]

While we're off topic but still slightly on topic...

https://www.scarpa.co.uk/blog/vertical-marathon/

A month ago Tom Hollins ran a vertical marathon, on Pendle Hill.

[Paul B]

Impressive. I used to live in Chatburn at the foot of Pendle Hill and if anyone's heading up that way might I suggest that's the least enjoyable (busiest) way to the summit. It's much nicer reached from Downham or from Worston.

This guy:
https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/17960132.top-clitheroe-duathlete-still-competing-sport-despite-cancer-battle/

also, seemed to use it for training telling me (during a bike fit where he told me "you're pretty fat for a climber"  ) he used to ride up to the nic'o, shoulder his bike then run to the summit and was having a good season when he'd done that X times before the first race of the year. I can't remember what X was but it wasn't a small number.

[SA Chris]

While we're off topic but still slightly on topic...

https://www.scarpa.co.uk/blog/vertical-marathon/

A month ago Tom Hollins ran a vertical marathon, on Pendle Hill.

Sod that. From the photos looks awkward underfoot too. Give me a springy peat bed any day. As per previous, I think i would struggle more with the mental aspect of the utter tedium of going up and down the same path that many times.