PBP 2015
- Brian Mc
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Dave Mc is a veteran of the event at this point, but this year he'll be joined by Danny Moriarty, and the two of them face an intimidating challenge - 1,200km in under 90 hours!
If that doesn't sound too hard, have a read of this account from 2011: www.audaxireland.org/the-saddlebag/pbp-2...view-from-the-front/
You also track the riders as they pass through checkpoints from next Sunday:
Dave: suivi.paris-brest-paris.org/A075.html
Danny: suivi.paris-brest-paris.org/L093.html
I hope you'll join me in wishing them both the very best of luck! You might see Dave tonight when he's running the hill climb (while most other competitors are already resting in France ahead of the event), but you can post here and they'll both see it.
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- Eugène SKIL
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So good luck to Dave & Danny, keep her lit! This is the stuff of legends!
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- Louise Keane
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Will be tracking with interest...but I don't think I could ever be convinced to try this one - that's for a whole special breed of toughness (and madness!).
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- Dave Murnane
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Danny injured his back, and has been off work, and on medication. There's never a good time for something like that, but it is particularly unfortunate before an event that only takes place every four years. In preparation, Danny achieved the Randonneur Round The Year award by doing an Audax every month for the past year. Latest news I have heard is that he is planning to travel anyway and see whether he is able to give it a go. Danny, whatever you decide, I wish you the best in a difficult situation.
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- Shane Phelan
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Best wishes to both Dave and Danny.
Danny injured his back, and has been off work, and on medication. There's never a good time for something like that, but it is particularly unfortunate before an event that only takes place every four years. In preparation, Danny achieved the Randonneur Round The Year award by doing an Audax every month for the past year. Latest news I have heard is that he is planning to travel anyway and see whether he is able to give it a go. Danny, whatever you decide, I wish you the best in a difficult situation.
Ah crap. Hope you make it Danny.
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- Danny Moriarty
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Thus I am about to board plane - having packed gear this morning and a cryotherapy session
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- Dave Carroll
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Weather is fairly ideal, partly cloudy, partly sunny, around 20 degrees and not much wind, so if it can stay like that we'll all be very happy.
Everyone here is on good form, all starting to get excited now, and though Danny is clearly suffering a bit he's all fired up and is going to just work away at it 1 kilometre at a time.
My phone will be switched off for the duration so I won't be updating as I go, but we can be tracked all the way round through the links at the top.
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- Brian Mc
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Danny is taking it at his own pace, at 19.7 km/h for the same distance - great to see him passing through the checkpoints, and hopefully his form will hold!
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- Brian Mc
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- Eileen Byrne
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All is going well, with an expected ETA of 2 a.m.
Unfortunately I don't have a contract for Danny re his progress but have every hope it is going well for him.
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- Brian Mc
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From Aideen Collard (Dave's wife):
As there's a glitch with the PBP website, a quick update to let you know that Dave Mc is probably between 200-300km from finishing PBP with an ETA of 2am - he then plans to head home on trains & ferries via Calais to be back on time for end of Club League celebrations in the Golden Ball on Thurs eve and recount his adventures to anyone who is interested!
And from a friend of Danny's:
Danny pulled out because of his back.
Commiserations to Danny, but showed he was a determined soldier for even getting to the start line. Hopefully he'll make it home to us safely and give PBP another try soon!
And continued good luck to Dave!
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