The 2016 Half Century (50 km or 50 mile) A Month Challenge

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Archeress

Veteran
Location
Bristol
Jan 28: Bradley Stoke - Blaise Castle - Ashton Court - Queens Square - Bristol/Bath Railway Path - Warmley Station - Ring Road Path - UWE - Bradley Stoke
34 miles (54.7km) 1677ft (511m) of ascent - 1 point

Feb 26: Bradley Stoke - Tytherington - Leyhill - Berkeley - Oldbury Naite - Old Down - Lower Almondsbury - Bradley Stoke
32.5 miles (52.3km) 1,525ft (465m) of ascent - 1point

Mar 30: Bradley Stoke - UWE - Pucklechurch - Hinton - Tormarton - Westerleigh - Iron Acton - Guants Earthcott - Bradley Stoke
33.0 miles (53.1km) 1,942ft (592m) of ascent - 1point

Total: 3 points

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Archeress
 

StuartG

slower but no further
Location
SE London
January
10th: 50.24 miles Sydenham-Coulsdon-Leatherhead-Pixham-Leigh-Reigate-Merstham-Sydenham. 2 points
24th: 50.22 miles Sydenham-Caterham-Nutfield-Redhill Aerodrome-Tandridge-Purley-Sydenham. 2 points
February
23rd: 50.16 miles Sydenham-Warlingham-Edenbridge-Godstone-Sydenham. 2 points
28th: 54.91 miles Sydenham-Biggin Hill-Toys Hill-Chartwell-Edenbridge-Godstone-Sydenham. 2 points
March
3rd: 56.15 miles Sydenham-Purley-Epsom-East Moseley-Coulsdon-Sydenham. 2 points
22nd: 50.16 miles Sydenham-Coulsdon-Cobham-Banstead-Coulsdon-Sydenham by Brompton. 2 points
29th: 63.00 kms Sydenham-Warlingham-Westerham and back by Brompton. 1 point
31st: 51.22 miles Sydenham-Coulsdon-Tanhouse Farm-Reigate- Sydenham by Brompton. 2 points

Total 15 points.
 

pauldavid

Veteran
31st January, 50.16 km. Hull, Beverley, Cherry Burton, Leconfield and return loop with a couple of laps of our estate to make up the distance. Thought I was going to fail at the first hurdle and not get a qualifying ride in the first month having been off the bike ill. Let's hope it starts getting easier next month!

Running total, 1 point.

28th February, 51.3km.
Hull, Sproatley, Aldbrough, New Ellerby, Old Ellerby, Marton, Sproatley, Preston, Hull. Running the gauntlet by leaving it late again but the weather was cracking, much warmer than it looked and very enjoyable ride.

Running total, 2 points.

Repeat of my february ride totalling 51.3km

I am making really hard work of this at up to now, just scraping in at the death again!

Determined to get a qualifying ride for April in this weekend so that I don't l end up in a stressed panic trying to get it in at the end again.

Running total, 3 points
 

SpokeyDokey

67, & my GP says I will officially be old at 70!
Moderator
Jan 30: 31.35 miles / 50.45 km / 2178' ascent / 11.8 mph / 1 point

Home > Kendal > Natland > Levens > Brigsteer > Crossthwaite > Levens > Kendal > Home

Feb 28: 33.11 miles / 53.29 km / 2221' ascent / 13.0 mph / 1 point

Home > Kendal > Natland > Milnethorpe > Arnside > Storth > Milnethorpe > Stainton > Oxenholme > Kendal > Home

Mar 31: 34.74 miles / 55.91 km / 3419' ascent / 11.9 mph / 1 point

Home > Staveley > Ings > Black Moss > Outrun Nook > Winster > Witherslack > Levens > Kendal > Home

Cumulative: 99.20miles / 159.66 km / 7812' ascent / 12.2 mph / 3 points
 
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ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
January 22nd: 51 km (32 miles). Todmorden, Littleborough, A58 (Blackstone Edge), Blue Ball Road, Hubberton Green, High Stones Road, Blackstone Edge, A58, Littleborough, Todmorden. 1 point.

February 3rd: 51 km (32 miles). Todmorden, Hebden Bridge, Mytholmroyd, Cragg Vale, Blackstone Edge, Blue Ball Road, Hubberton Green, High Stones Road, Cragg Vale, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, Todmorden. 1 point.

March 11th: 50 km (31 miles). Todmorden, Littleborough, A58 (Blackstone Edge), Blue Ball Road, Hubberton Green, High Stones Road, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, Todmorden plus another couple of miles up and down the A646 to get the full distance in. 1 point.

March 13th: 53 km (33 miles), Todmorden, A646, Walk Mill, Mereclough, Long Causeway, Blackshaw Head, Slack, Draper Ln/Lee Wood Rd, Hebden Bridge, Mytholmroyd, Cragg Vale climb, Blackstone Edge, Littleborough, Todmorden. 1 point.

March 19th: 82 km (51 miles) forum ride, Todmorden, Littleborough, Hollingworth Lake, Milnrow, Newhey, Denshaw, Buckstones, Ringstone Edge, Booth Wood, Pike End, Baitings, Blue Ball Rd, Hubberton Green, Steep Ln, High Stones Rd, Craggies cafe, Cragg Vale, Mytholmroyd, Cycleway, Hebden Bridge, Heptonstall Rd, Lee Wood, Slack, Blackshaw Head, Long Causeway, Shore Rd, Cornholme, Carr Rd, Sourhall, Todmorden. 2 points.

March 31st: 50 km (31 miles), Todmorden, Littleborough, Blackstone Edge, Blue Ball Rd, Hubberton Green, Luddenden Foot, Solomon Hill, Midgley, Old Town, Pecket Well, Hebden Bridge, (lunch stop at a friend's house in HB to put new memory and software on her Linux laptop), A646, Todmorden. 1 point.

Total points so far in 2016: 7.
 

Milkfloat

An Peanut
Location
Midlands
Jan 3rd - 36.4 miles, slow loop in the rain. 1 point. https://www.strava.com/activities/461972484
Jan 10th - 42.5 miles, still paying for Christmas. 1 point. https://www.strava.com/activities/467120027
Jan 23rd - 33.4 miles, Short of time, so had to hurry. 1 point. https://www.strava.com/activities/476317008
Jan 30th - 33.1 miles, short of time again and windy. 1 point. https://www.strava.com/activities/481615876
Feb 7th - 34.6 miles, still windy, still short of time :sad:. 1 point. https://www.strava.com/activities/487818768
Feb 13th - 41.0 miles, planned easy ride back from MiL turned into headwind from hell and off-roading. 1 point. https://www.strava.com/activities/492579686
Feb 28th - 55.4 miles, Lovely cool dry weather and a nice ride. 2 points. https://www.strava.com/activities/504248927
March 5th - 39.2 miles, first ride in the snow this year. 1 point. https://www.strava.com/activities/508999969
March 12th - 38.5 miles, snow last week, gorgeous sun this week. 1 point. https://www.strava.com/activities/514634494
March 20th - 34.5 miles, another nice day for a cycle but another short one. 1 point. https://www.strava.com/activities/521699994
March 29th - 43.4 miles, rented a bike on holiday and found a hill. 1 point https://www.strava.com/activities/529820520
 

ChrisEyles

Guru
Location
Devon
January
37 miles (1500ft climbing): Home > Kennford > Dawlish Warren > Exminster > Home
February
44 miles (3200ft climbing): Home > Whitestone > Cheriton Bishop > South Zeal > Cheriton Bishop > Pathfinder Village > Home
33 miles (1700ft climbing): Home > Broadclyst > Talaton > Clyst Hydon > Silverton > Home
March
37 miles (2300ft climbing): Home > Tiverton > Puddington > Black Dog > Crediton > Sweetham > Home
April
48 miles (2100ft climbing): Home > Kennford > Exminster > Kenn > Dawlish Warren > Exminster > Home
 

pauldavid

Veteran
Repeat of my february ride totalling 51.3km

I am making really hard work of this at up to now, just scraping in at the death again!

Determined to get a qualifying ride for April in this weekend so that I don't l end up in a stressed panic trying to get it in at the end again.

Running total, 3 points

April 3rd, 50.35km, Hull, Beverley, Cherry Burton, Leconfield and return. Qualifier in early and hoping to up the mileage a little now.

Running total , 4 points
 

Milkfloat

An Peanut
Location
Midlands
Jan 3rd - 36.4 miles, slow loop in the rain. 1 point. https://www.strava.com/activities/461972484
Jan 10th - 42.5 miles, still paying for Christmas. 1 point. https://www.strava.com/activities/467120027
Jan 23rd - 33.4 miles, Short of time, so had to hurry. 1 point. https://www.strava.com/activities/476317008
Jan 30th - 33.1 miles, short of time again and windy. 1 point. https://www.strava.com/activities/481615876
Feb 7th - 34.6 miles, still windy, still short of time :sad:. 1 point. https://www.strava.com/activities/487818768
Feb 13th - 41.0 miles, planned easy ride back from MiL turned into headwind from hell and off-roading. 1 point. https://www.strava.com/activities/492579686
Feb 28th - 55.4 miles, Lovely cool dry weather and a nice ride. 2 points. https://www.strava.com/activities/504248927
March 5th - 39.2 miles, first ride in the snow this year. 1 point. https://www.strava.com/activities/508999969
March 12th - 38.5 miles, snow last week, gorgeous sun this week. 1 point. https://www.strava.com/activities/514634494
March 20th - 34.5 miles, another nice day for a cycle but another short one. 1 point. https://www.strava.com/activities/521699994
March 29th - 43.4 miles, rented a bike on holiday and found a hill. 1 point https://www.strava.com/activities/529820520
April 3rd - 50.8 miles, lots of squashed toads the whole length of the route. 2 points. https://www.strava.com/activities/534403195
 

Katherine

Guru
Moderator
Location
Manchester
1st January 2016
50.7 miles. Winton, Patricroft, Barton, Stretford, Chorlton, Wythenshaw, Hale, Ashley, Mobberley, Knutsford, Tatton. Similar return route, plus loops between Walkden and Ellenbrook to make up the distance.
2 points

10th January 2016
44.6 miles. To Chorlton via Winton, Barton, Trafford Park, Stretford. Then to Wilmslow via Wythenshawe and round the airport. Similar return route.
1 point.

24th January 2016
40.1 miles. Swinton to join the Salford Cycling Club, Walkden, Astley, Leigh, Culcheth, Glazebrook, Warburton, Lymm, Dunham, Partington, Flixton, Dumplington, Barton, Patricroft, Winton, Worsley Village, home.
1 point.

31st January 2016
34.3 miles. Through Worsley village and Winton, then onto the Port Salford Greenway to get to The Cadishead Way which runs parallel with The Ship Canal, past Barton Airfield, Irlam, all the way to Warburton Bridge, over that and round some Cheshire lanes near Dunham Massey. Then back over the bridge but then back through Glazebrook and Culcheth, getting onto The East Lancs path at Lowton for a straight run home.
1 point.

3rd February 2016
31.9 miles. Mostly on the East Lancs Rd cycle path between Walkden and Haydock, with a loop through Glazebury and Culcheth, and extra roads added around Lowton, Goldborne and Newton-le -Willows.
1 point.

14th February 2016
50.7 miles. Winton, Patricroft, Barton, Stretford and to Chorlton Water park to join The Chorlton Wanderers ride to Dunham. Out through Wythenshaw, Baguley, Ringway, Ashley, Mobberley, Knutsford, Tatton. Lunch in Dunham. Back on The Bridgewater Canal path, getting on at Altringham and staying on all the way home.
2 points.

6th March 2016
38.1 miles. Swinton to join the Salford Cycling Club, Walkden, Astley, Leigh, Culcheth, Glazebrook, Warburton, Lymm, Dunham, Partington, Flixton, Dumplington, Barton, Patricroft, Winton, Worsley Village, home.
1 point.

13th March 2016
50.5 miles. Winton,. Patricroft, Barton, Stretford, Chorlton, Northenden, Wythenshawe, Heald Green, Wilmslow, Adlington, Poynton. Similar return route.
2 points.

18th March 2016
36.3 miles. Through Worsley village and Winton, then onto the Port Salford Greenway to get to The Cadishead Way which runs parallel with The Ship Canal, past Barton Airfield, Irlam, all the way to Warburton Bridge, over that and round the Cheshire lanes in a loop through Dunham Massey. Then back over the bridge but then back through Glazebrook and Culcheth, getting onto The East Lancs path at Lowton for a straight run home.
1 point.

27th March 2016
36.6 miles. Walkden, Astley, Leigh, Culcheth, Glazebrook, Warburton, Lymm,Warburton, Glazebrook, Culcheth, Glazebury and then onto the A580 East Lancs path at Lowton for a straight run home.

3rd April 2016

37.2 miles. Swinton to join the Salford Cycling Club, Walkden, Astley, Leigh, Culcheth, Glazebrook, Warburton, around Dunham, Partington,
Flixton, Dumplington, Barton, Patricroft, Winton, Worsley Village, home.
1 point.

Total of 14 points.
 
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