The 2016 Half Century (50 KM or 50 Mile) A Month Challenge - Chatzone

[NorthernDave]

A lovely spring morning 50k to Otley and back, using several of the roads that will feature in next Saturday's stage of the Tour de Yorkshire (but not following the route). Report on it's way...

Also possibly the last long ride of April as it's the TdY next Saturday, so I'll be going to watch that...

 

[13 rider]

Just a prod there is quite a few riders not having recorded a ride for April . One week to get one in let's see the challenge through .

 

[Lilliburlero]

I bagged an unexpected 50 km ride today on my old Raleigh Winner.... donning trainers, jeans and a hoodie

I came home from town after getting my hair cut and the wife asked me if I wanted to go for a little bimble. I thought it would be short and sweet so I didnt bother to get changed and decided to get the Winner out. The Winner aint seen much action since I bought it tbh so it was a good opportunity to get out on it.

We got a bit carried away with the luscious countryside and went further than we`d planned I dropped the mrs off at home 40km`s into our ride and knocked the last 10km`s off solo.

A BIG kudos to the wife for her first long ride on her first roadie

Today was a good day

 

[13 rider]

I bagged an unexpected 50 km ride today on my old Raleigh Winner.... donning trainers, jeans and a hoodie

I came home from town after getting my hair cut and the wife asked me if I wanted to go for a little bimble. I thought it would be short and sweet so I didnt bother to get changed and decided to get the Winner out. The Winner aint seen much action since I bought it tbh so it was a good opportunity to get out on it.

We got a bit carried away with the luscious countryside and went further than we`d planned I dropped the mrs off at home 40km`s into our ride and knocked the last 10km`s off solo.

A BIG kudos to the wife for her first long ride on her first roadie

Today was a good day

Sorry mate it Dosn't count the rules state you have to wear lyrca and jeans are difinitely banned

 

[Sbudge]

Something very odd happened on yesterday's ride. As usual I'd picked a pretty hilly course and for the very first time I actually passed a few folk going up the hills, proper road cyclists too (not MTB'ers they don't count). It was a very odd sensation, I like the steep hills it's true, but I'm pretty slow up them. I suspect my wife must have sneaked in one of those hidden motors I've been reading about to bolster my ego. :-)

 

[SpokeyDokey]

3rd 50k of the month planned for this pm aborted due to it chucking down with snow.

 

[Sbudge]

3rd 50k of the month planned for this pm aborted due to it chucking down with snow.

I know, where did Spring go? Planning another 100km on Saturday but at this rate the roads will be either underwater or cut up by passing glaciers!

 

[13 rider]

It's going to get a bit bitty.
https://www.strava.com/activities/471655177
16/1/16 108m climbed, 51.9km, Felixstowe Area. 1 Point

https://www.strava.com/activities/480517460HB
28/1/16 Bentwaters - Felixstowe 125m climbed 50.6km 1 point

https://www.strava.com/activities/495223682
16/2/16 Felixstowe, Ipswich Hospital (couple of loops of the hospital while deciding whether or not to ride back home again in 2 degrees of night temperature) then back home to Felixstowe. 72 lousy metres climbed, 50.3km 1 point

3 points altogether up to there.

https://www.strava.com/activities/526227839
https://www.strava.com/activities/526509372
25 March. 2 rides to make up the 50km & 497m climbing, as I got a phone call while on first ride saying our bed was being delivered so we went back home and waited, waited some more and waited some more before the man came, then I got out and did the rest of my ride. Sheesh, I wasn't expecting quite the gap between getting back in and going back out. Hope that this is OK for 1 point.

https://www.strava.com/activities/542335355
11/4/16 398m climbing. 1 point

Another split ride
https://www.strava.com/activities/554448204
https://www.strava.com/activities/554448507
51km with lots of climbing, 659m which is a lot for me. We rode to Newquay, took the wrong route, got to the station and the Par train was in the station so hopped aboard (turning off the Garmins) and got off at Roche and rode home. Hubster needed the rest and I wanted my ice lolly in peace. 1 point.

6 points all together as long as the split rides are OK with everyone.

Welcome back @Saluki I got you down as a faller as you didn't post a march ride . but your still in
How are you finding them Cornish hills bit different to your last location

 

[Saluki]

Welcome back @Saluki I got you don't as a faller as you didn't posta march ride . but your still in
How are you finding them Cornish hills bit different to your last location

Did post a March ride. It was over 2 rides as I had to go back and wait in (for hours) for a bed to arrive. 25th March. I just didn't post it up here in March. My interweb has been a bit spotty

Not enjoying the hills much actually. Have also got a job now that I've stopped grooming, so my riding time is severely compromised. Might have made a mahoosive mistake here.

 

[lpretro1]

Oh dear, I knew that I was struggling to get going this year but I have just realised that I have accidentally dropped out of my own challenge!

I had it in my mind that I had already done a 50 km ride in February but I forgot that I had cut it short by 7 km. And for that reason ... I am out!

I have now dropped out of the metric a month, the half metric a month, and am nearly 840 miles down on my target mileage for the year to date. I had better pull my finger out soon or this cycling year will turn out to be a bit of a dud.

Just keep going Colin and havin fun

 

[13 rider]

Scores on the doors
31 still in, fully posted 4 months ( third of the way there )
4 fallers this month as of now, but Marchs faller has risen and is back in the challenge having posted for March and April . So there time for the 4 yet

 

[Katherine]

Did post a March ride. It was over 2 rides as I had to go back and wait in (for hours) for a bed to arrive. 25th March. I just didn't post it up here in March. My interweb has been a bit spotty

Not enjoying the hills much actually. Have also got a job now that I've stopped grooming, so my riding time is severely compromised. Might have made a mahoosive mistake here.

Keep at it and you'll find your hill legs.
Hope the new job is going ok and you are enjoying the beautiful West Country. It's quite a contrast from the flat East of England!

 

[Sbudge]

Lovely day at last yesterday. Sneaked in another 100km ride...mainly because I was too stubborn *not* to miss a climbing milestone for the month. Anyone looking at the Strava track will think I'm mad as after 100km I spent the another 6km going round in little circles trying to get the last 200m of climbing done!

 

[Lilliburlero]

Lovely day at last yesterday. Sneaked in another 100km ride...mainly because I was too stubborn *not* to miss a climbing milestone for the month. Anyone looking at the Strava track will think I'm mad as after 100km I spent the another 6km going round in little circles trying to get the last 200m of climbing done!

You might want to check the last strava link you posted on the challenge thread, Sarah

"30th April 107.9km (https://www.strava.com/activities/56093718) - 3 points, 8,859m climbing for April...not sure I'll do that again."

 

[13 rider]

Scores on the doors
31 still in, fully posted 4 months ( third of the way there )
4 fallers this month as of now, but Marchs faller has risen and is back in the challenge having posted for March and April . So there time for the 4 yet

Up to 32 one of the 4 just posted an April ride