Well, it is that time of the year again. Spring - and the time when the Dendy Riders need to come out from their winter hibernation and shed a few pounds to get ready for the beach in summer…..
So, for the third time running, we will be running the DR Drop 3 competition.
To recap:
most of DR are overweight
we could all to with a little extra motivation to get out on our bikes and watch what we eat
summer is coming
The competition:
Start: weigh-in will be 7am on Tuesday morning at Tuci-Brown - Oct 21st (The weigh in will be after the Dendy Special - from 7am to 7:20am)
Finish: DR official kit presentation night, 28th November
So, it is 6 weeks and12 Dendy Specials between the start and the finish…. this is a great time period for the competition to run.
The rules:
it is a pairs competition - so pair up (can usually do this on the morning)
there are points for three things this year:
1. weigh your team loses. 1 kg of lost weight = 1 point
2. the number of Dendy Specials your team does. 1 Dendy Special = 1 point
3. there will be "bonus" elements this year. at my discretion (and I can be influenced)
e.g. to launch the competition, riding on Tuesday morning is worth double points.
i.e. it is a 2 point morning.
I will ensure that any bonus points are declared in advance to ensure that everyone has a fair chance of winning. Let me say that the best way to win the competition is to:
1. turn up to Dendy Specials
2. lose some weight
3. demonstrate the DR values of: fun, fitness and friendship….
Last year recap: There was some great weight loss shown by the teams: see the graph below
TC and Laim dropped dropped more than 5kg in about a month, Fothers, Bruce and Kings also lost more than 3.
Last year, the competition was won so narrowly - with just 0.1kg separating the winning team from second….
Greg and TC took it out last year, just beating Tim N and Sammy G. As you can see from the graph below. the ride points (in blue) make a massive difference - so get to the morning Dendy Specials...
And, a final word on the competition….
In the first year, it was Liam and Lethers who did so well - (but, in year one it was a weight-only competition). Liam himself dropped almost 10kg!
This year, it is weight, # rides and some bonus elements (just to keep things interesting)
We know that Liam has gone out hard, with a dry month and the juice detox in full swing - no doubt there is more to go for Drop 3 and Liam is noted as a regular on the Special - especially during a competition.
Kings is already so lean - I'm not sure my traditional Drop 3 partner can lose any more weight - he might have to get a hair-cut…..
TC - already Mr Consistent on the pedals - can he keep it up in Spring?
And for those DR who have not been as regular as they could be on the Dendy Special…. now is the time…..
OK - see you Tuesday morning for the kickoff and weigh-in. I will have my scales….
Danger.
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