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

[SteveF]

Quite impressed with the amount of people that seem to be doing this challenge... Definitely had an impact on me in that if I do a reasonable ride I'm looking to extend/try to make it a 50..

 

[13 rider]

Quite impressed with the amount of people that seem to be doing this challenge... Definitely had an impact on me in that if I do a reasonable ride I'm looking to extend/try to make it a 50..

We should have warned people how contagious half centuryitist is

 

[Sbudge]

Hehe.. I'm going to be brave here and set myself a target of 150 points for the year!

I reckon 100 points for me will be *just* possible...if I get a move on!

 

[Sbudge]

Made the mistake (sort of) of offering to curate a route for a hill enthusiast this weekend who'd never been to the Chilterns before. What started as a plan to ride 50km with half a dozen sharp climbs (mainly the 4 Simon Warren climbs near me) turned into a bit of a monster. My own fault I know but by the 3rd GPX revision we had 120km, 15 climbs and 2,200m of ascent planned.

The ride (and company) was great but the last few climbs were really tough. If I'd have planned this better I'd have been able to follow a goal of at least one 1000m climb every month...but I didn't and so missed the first one in January by 23m ...grrr.

 

[Sbudge]

@Milkfloat , just saw your ride log. 2 punctures, 2 crashes & 2 swims? Was that an unlucky 6 events or a spectacular 2 events?

 

[Milkfloat]

I have not been using this thread much preferring to just record the ride stats in the other thread. However, I think this weekend's ride deserves a little write up because of a surreal incident halfway through. So we started off under a bit of pressure as we wanted to get ride 75 miles in our allocated time before family life took over. It first went wrong after about 20 miles with a squirmy rear wheel - my first puncture for almost a year. Luckily it happened right at a village green with benches and the sun shining, so 5 or 6 minutes later we were underway again. Less than 10 miles later it started to go a bit wrong. Just as I rounded a turn, I heard a big hiss and my front tyre started to deflate fairly rapidly, I naturally looked down and started to slow. However, when I looked up again a second later I was confronted by this.

I immediately hit the brakes, but could not slow down fast enough so plough on straight ahead. Unfortunately the ford was incredibly slippery and that with a flat front caused the bike to just flip out from underneath me and down I went sideways. My ride partner also ploughed in and went down, fortunately to the other side. So there we were, the two of us prostate in the river in pain, but also laughing, trying to get to our feet and rescue our water bottles. We got out, then spent ten minutes trying not to cry with laughter and sort out my second puncture. Thankfully none of this is on video (although Strava has some interesting heart rate stats). Luckily the weather was kind to us as we were soaked from head to toe and the furthest point from home and weer only cold for 20 minutes or so. Damage result - badly scratched pedal, minor scratches on RD, some nice bruises and now very sore neck. Ride partner, just a few bruises. I count myself lucky there was a foot of water to land in. Next week, I am doing the route planning

 

[Milkfloat]

@Milkfloat , just saw your ride log. 2 punctures, 2 crashes & 2 swims? Was that an unlucky 6 events or a spectacular 2 events?

I was just typing up my first ride report as I figured someone would want to know what it was all about.

 

[Sbudge]

I was just typing up my first ride report as I figured someone would want to know what it was all about.

So mainly one *really* spectacular, "It's A Knockout" special, event? Glad you're OK, be careful with that neck though, they've a habit of proving worse than expected the following day. Time for a packet of frozen peas??

 

[Milkfloat]

So mainly one *really* spectacular, "It's A Knockout" special, event? Glad you're OK, be careful with that neck though, they've a habit of proving worse than expected the following day. Time for a packet of frozen peas??

It is two days in now, so hopefully starting to get better. Night time is the worst. I don't think there is any lasting damage though.

 

[13 rider]

Scores on the doors . 33 riders with complete 5 months posted . 2 fallers as of now but this month we gained 2 entrants who posted for the 5 months
Next month is halfway .I predict this year we will get more than the 7 finishers from last year
Happy half centurying

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Scores on the doors . 33 riders with complete 5 months posted . 2 fallers as of now but this month we gained 2 entrants who posted for the 5 months
Next month is halfway .I predict this year we will get more than the 7 finishers from last year
Happy half centurying

Thank you for the update. And well done to the 33!

 

[NorthernDave]

First ride of June, so I went big: 100km, but with 3,467ft of climbing - which is over 50% more climbing than my "usual" metric century route.
Big sense of achievement, but I'm cream crackered now! That beer in the fridge is going to take a hammering...

Reports in the usual places.

PS - well done to everyone who is still in the challenge

 

[NorthernDave]

Second ride of June - just a cheeky 56.7 km this morning.
So that's both my imperial and metric half centuries done for June - report to follow, see you next month.









Only joking! Can't stop riding when the weather is this good.

 

[tallliman]

Having a bit of a statty moment and counted up my commutes which I dont count here (despite them all being 50km days) and it'd add another 38 points to my total. This would put me over 100 points and just highlights to me how often I've ridden this year!

(I'm not meaning to brag or anything, just wanted to share!)

 

[13 rider]

Scores on the doors . 33 riders with complete 5 months posted . 2 fallers as of now but this month we gained 2 entrants who posted for the 5 months
Next month is halfway .I predict this year we will get more than the 7 finishers from last year
Happy half centurying

Miscount by me forgot to turn the page 34 riders with 5 months done and dusted .
Already 15 posted for and June and made the halfway point