Jason Guest's 2015 Smiddy Challenge

Bags has been packed, bike serviced and the orange tyres put on the bike! Haven't had the best of preparations over the last few weeks with moving house twice and having been sick since Monday. Will make the tough ride a lot tougher now! (Although not as tough as what those people who are fighting cancer have to go through)

Thanks to everyone who has supported me over the last 9 months. I'll hopefully manage to post updates each night.

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Thanks Jason

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A huge weekend of riding done and dusted. The final training ride for the Challenge was a weekend ride from Brisbane to Warwick and back. The support crew who helped all weekend were super amazing! Thank you :) The other 30+ riders were also amazing, heaps of encouragement for everyone, it was a privilege to ride with you all.
Saturday ride: Brisbane to Warwick was 223.7km in 8 hours 22 minutes.
Sunday ride: Warwick to Brisbane was 204.7km in 7 hours 6 minutes.

Total for the week was 635.8km.

Great ride today with great company. Extremely cold in the arctic circle at Brookfield! A lot of firsts today including Mt Glorious (back), Mt Nebo, and Gap Creek Reserve (back). Rode 113km in 5 hours 27 minutes and climbed 2,637m.

Total for the week was 366.4km

Smiddy training ride today. Started in Fernsvale, rode to Esk, Ravensbourne, Lake Perseverance, Crows Nest and return back to Fernsvale. The weather was very foggy and the rain managed to stay away for the ride. Thanks to all the Smiddy riders and road crew for a great day. Rode 201km in 7 hours 36 minutes.

Total for the week was 412km.

Wednesday Smiddy loop with a difference. Huge numbers were there to ride in memory of Maria Smiddy who passed away over the weekend from an aggressive pancreatic cancer. I wasn't lucky enough to meet Maria - from the stories I have heard its like I have known Maria for years. You will be missed. RIP Maria.

This morning I rode 63 kms in 2 hours 18 minutes.

My Merida Scultura 905 - feeling lonely at Landsborough Bakery

Recovery ride today (off sorts). Rode with the Avantiplus North Brisbane shop ride which involved the dam, Dohles Rock, Kurwongbah loops. The legs were better than I thought they would be :)

Rode 86 kms in 3 hours 14 minutes.

The total for the week was 596 kms!

Winter is fast approaching! Rode to work this morning in the fog; the temperature has dropped and its dark when I leave most mornings. Somewhere in the fog is my destination!

Smiddy training ride today - starting from Marburg we rode around Lowood, Gatton, Laidley, Plainlands (for lunch), back to Laidley, Rosewood and Marburg - 175.9 kms in 6 hours 22 minutes. My longest ride so far! :) Total for the week is 466 kms.

Only two Smiddy training rides left before the big ride in late August.

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Thanks to everyone who has supported me so far.

Thanks Jason

Crazy weather today, photo taken just before leaving work. Rain is pelting down. Made it to Kedron after having to turn around at Shaw Road and a couple of other roads due to flooding. Going to spend some quality time with Fay and Len (parent in laws) for the night.

Tough day on the bike with the wind being 48 kmh with gusts of 59 kmh at its worst (headwind/sidewind it seemed most of the time of course). Rode the Avantiplbus North Brisbane shop ride - doing the Rode Road, Shorncliffe & Sandgate loop; and then to Morningside and home via the Nundah criterium track. Rode 131 km in 4 hours 31 mins.

Total for the week was 398 km.

Up early this morning to ride to UQ to wave goodbye to the Noosa Smiddy participants as they left for their 4 day trip. Good luck to all.

It was colder again this morning than yesterday. Afterwards I rode up the Mt Cootha anti-clockwise and rode up the front side of Mt Cootha twice. The view was spectacular and I thought it was warmer up there. :)