Milestones
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coffeejo
Ælfrēd
- Location
- West Somerset
Chapeau!
I remember my first fifty miler: I had a very long bath that evening but grinned for days afterwards.
I remember my first fifty miler: I had a very long bath that evening but grinned for days afterwards.
- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Well done.
My first 50 miler was a bit of a disaster as I crashed about halfway round.
Quite memorable though.
My first 50 miler was a bit of a disaster as I crashed about halfway round.
Quite memorable though.
Mrs M
Guru
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Well done 
steve50
Disenchanted Member
- Location
- West Yorkshire
Well done!!!
Doobiesis
Über Member
- Location
- Poole Dorset
Wetdog
Senior Member
- Location
- Warrington
Congratulations Sir
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
My youngest hit his first 100 miles today and then 200k just to finish off - not bad for a 12 year-old: https://www.strava.com/activities/700508075
Not bad going for a 12 year old. If these things were proportional to age, then i should have been hitting 500 miles today :-)
It’s quite pleasing looking back over the last few months and seeing the progress. Trips that this year I would have regarded as a “long ride” are now just starting points. I’m going a bit faster, but the main difference is that I’m spending longer cycling, and more time between breaks.
I’m also following different types of roads. At the beginning of the year, just about everything I did - probably 80-90% - was on cycle paths or very quiet roads. I wasn’t very confident on main roads, and avoided hills like the plague.
Yesterday when I did the 50, more than half was on busy roads - to be honest, one was too busy for comfort - and the rest were country/farm roads. And there was a 1000 ft hill in the middle!
It’s quite pleasing looking back over the last few months and seeing the progress. Trips that this year I would have regarded as a “long ride” are now just starting points. I’m going a bit faster, but the main difference is that I’m spending longer cycling, and more time between breaks.
I’m also following different types of roads. At the beginning of the year, just about everything I did - probably 80-90% - was on cycle paths or very quiet roads. I wasn’t very confident on main roads, and avoided hills like the plague.
Yesterday when I did the 50, more than half was on busy roads - to be honest, one was too busy for comfort - and the rest were country/farm roads. And there was a 1000 ft hill in the middle!
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BikeGirlKent
Active Member
- Location
- Kent
Well done, thats a great effort. I hate hills but its a necessity here as you can't get out without going up a hill!!
lutonloony
Über Member
- Location
- torbay
well done on the 50, hills are just nature's way of saying slow down and enjoy the view
gavgav
Legendary Member
The curse of BridgnorthWell done.
My first 50 miler was a bit of a disaster as I crashed about halfway round.
