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HT550 - The Phil Simcock story.
Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 11:27 am
by Bearbonesnorm
Part 1 of Phils HT550 report can be found here ...
don't panic, he hasn't called it 'The Phil Simcock Story' and it isn't an exclusive in todays soar-away sun either 
http://teamjmc.jmc.it/2014/06/how-phil- ... chapter-1/
Re: HT550 - The Phil Simcock story.
Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 7:13 pm
by fatbikephil
A good read, but I'm slightly embarrassed to see that my pace on the first 40 miles upset Phils race plan! If I'd known I'd have said as I passed him 'Don't worry my plan is to blow up in 50 miles time and then scratch at the end of day 2....'
Re: HT550 - The Phil Simcock story.
Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 7:46 pm
by Yorlin
Re: HT550 - The Phil Simcock story.
Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 9:39 pm
by Ian
Good read so far
Re: HT550 - The Phil Simcock story.
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:01 am
by Ian
Part 3 is here:
http://bikepackersmagazine.com/highland ... port-pt-3/
This bit made me laugh:
I looked at my watch and I had been asleep for an hour, lay next to my bike, on my back, in the pouring rain. It must have looked as if I had been shot.
Re: HT550 - The Phil Simcock story.
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 9:28 am
by Cheeky Monkey
These last few miles just seemed to take forever. I made it to Bridge of Orchy, filled my water bottle for the last time and headed to the finish. I knew there would be no fanfare or grandstand finish. I just wanted to see my family. As I came down the trail towards Tyndrum, I saw my two daughters playing on their scooters and my wife soaking up the morning sun. I had ridden in some amazing places for the last four days, but this was the most beautiful sight of the whole trip. I reached the finish, climbed of the bike and straight away received my prize – a big family bear hug. The pain and suffering was all worth it!
After all that effort to be so happy with, what
some might think, so "little".
Bravo
Re: HT550 - The Phil Simcock story.
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 10:04 am
by Bearbonesnorm
Fantastic stuff ... if reading that doesn't put you off, nothing will
Re: HT550 - The Phil Simcock story.
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 10:59 am
by Zippy
s8tannorm wrote:Fantastic stuff ... if reading that doesn't put you off, nothing will
Oh Bugger, that hasn't put me off
That's been a good read, I enjoyed that. Lets see what happens over the next couple of years and see if I can make it reality. Failing that, can always do it at a more leisurely pace...
Re: HT550 - The Phil Simcock story.
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 12:41 pm
by deejayen
Amazing.
I just wonder if there'll ever be day when I see a rocky, steep and technical descent, am able to push my body and mind to the limit, and end up with a smile on my face!
I'd better start training my body in earnest - I'll start with fish and chips, a steak and kidney pie, mushy peas and a coffee.
Re: HT550 - The Phil Simcock story.
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 4:32 pm
by RayKickButts
I like the sound of doing it …… but with mates at a nice comfortable pace
Great read
Re: HT550 - The Phil Simcock story.
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2014 6:33 pm
by fatbikephil
Excellent story - interesting reading his comments on the weather - it looks like he missed Sundays rain as he was ahead of it!
Re: HT550 - The Phil Simcock story.
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2014 9:57 pm
by AlasdairMc
htrider wrote:Excellent story - interesting reading his comments on the weather - it looks like he missed Sundays rain as he was ahead of it!
Where were you when it hit? I woke up in my bivi a few miles beyond Blackburn and it rained for a few hours, but it was fine by the time I hit Cannich and was just mist on the climb to the reservoir. It turned into a nice day for a while too.
Re: HT550 - The Phil Simcock story.
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2014 10:36 pm
by fatbikephil
AlasdairMc wrote:htrider wrote:Excellent story - interesting reading his comments on the weather - it looks like he missed Sundays rain as he was ahead of it!
Where were you when it hit? I woke up in my bivi a few miles beyond Blackburn and it rained for a few hours, but it was fine by the time I hit Cannich and was just mist on the climb to the reservoir. It turned into a nice day for a while too.
100m out of Fort Augustus at 545am on Sunday - I was chuffed to get me tent down dry - rained continuously until Contin at 1pm. Eased off a bit and the sun came out for a while but as I descended towards Deanich Lodge past Bear Gryll's extreme survival course (eh?) I ran straight into further high speed dreich, and then heavy rain - this is what finished me off in end and caused me to scratch just before Oykel Br.