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

[StuartG]

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
April
5th: 54.96 miles Sydenham-Coulsdon-Leatherhead-Painshill Park-Banstead-Sydenham. 2 points
10th: 57.65 miles Sydenham-Warlingham-Chiddingstone-Godstone-Sydenham. 2 points
12th: 54.52 miles Sydenham-Warlingham-Eynsford-Shoreham-Botley-Sydenham by Brompton. 2 points

Total 21 points.

 

[GinaC]

10/4 Boxford Tornado 60.7 m
https://www.strava.com/activities/541141779
12/4 50.4m solo before work
https://www.strava.com/activities/543007360
13/4 44.3m solo beautiful day
https://www.strava.com/activities/543988532
5 points - 111 total

 

[john59]

4th January. 52.6km - 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/462835340

13th January. 50 km convoluted circuit as some lanes were flooded! 1 point
https://www.strava.com/activities/469423268

18th January. 51 km circuit! 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/472995945

27th January. A blustery, 51 km, morning ride! 1 point
https://www.strava.com/activities/479553669

29th January. 51 km circuit today. 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/481067239

1st February. 50 km convoluted ride trying to avoid storm Henry winds, which wasn't always successful. I didn't know that your buttocks could clench a bicycle seat! 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/483431508

3rd February. 51 km ride, before work. 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/484895457

10th February. 54 km ride after work. 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/490186692

12th February. 54 km circuit. 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/491670595

14th February. 71 km circuit. 1 point
https://www.strava.com/activities/493295132

16th February. 54 km circuit in cold winds, with some ice in places. 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/494736580

20th February. Usual 54 km circuit, in wet conditions. 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/497674341

24th February. 53 km circuit, after work. 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/501124589

26th February. 71 km circuit. 1 point
https://www.strava.com/activities/502665393

1st March. 54 km circuit. A breezy, 20 mph wind but the air temp was 11c! 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/506036370

5th March. 53.9 km circuit. 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/509028744

12th March. 54 km circuit. 1 point
https://www.strava.com/activities/514732286

14th March. 54 km circuit, morning ride. 1 point
https://www.strava.com/activities/516759118

16th March. 70.9 km circuit. 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/518427773

19th March. 53 km circuit. 1 point
https://www.strava.com/activities/520878800

29th March. 53 km circuit. 1 point
https://www.strava.com/activities/529724574

30th March. 53 km circuit. 1 point
https://www.strava.com/activities/530598188

6th April. 53 km circuit, very windy. 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/537335890

8th April, 94 km circuit. 2 points
http://www.strava.com/activities/539110586

9th April, 54 km circuit. 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/539920724

11 April, 53 km circuit. 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/542141940/segments/13075445373

13 April, 71 km circuit, before work. 1 point
https://www.strava.com/activities/544002016


Total, 28 points

 

[Spinney]

January
7th - 35 miles (Cam, Berkeley, Thornbury, Tytherington) - 1 point
15th - 65 miles (Severn Loop, anticlockwise) - 3 points

February
2nd - 46 miles (A38 to Gloucester, canal path and back roads to Framlington, A38 back) - sadly, CBA to add an extra 4 miles to make it an imperial half! 1 point

March
14th - 33 miles (Slimbridge, Berkeley) - 1 point

April
13th - 51 miles (Hardwicke, Berkeley, Alveston, Tytherington) - 2 points
20th - 31 miles (Delft, Leidschendam, Wassenar, Scheveningen, Den Haag, Delft) - 1 point

Running total - 9 points
(2015 total to beat = 32 points - not doing too well so far!)

 

[ColinJ]

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.

April 3rd: 109 km (68 miles). forum ride, Whalley, Cow Ark, Whitewell, Trough of Bowland, Conder Green, Inglewehite, Longridge, Ribchester, Billington, Whalley. 2 points.

April 10th: 127 km (79 miles), SITD audax ride with 3 CCers. Todmorden, Hebden Bridge Oxenhope, Stanbury, Laneshaw Bridge, Black Lane Ends, Earby, West Marton, Gargrave, Cracoe, Burnsall, Appletreewick, Cavendish Pavilion, Bolton Abbey, Halton East, Draughton, Cringles, Silsden, Steeton, Keighley, Haworth Brow, Oxenhope, Hebden Bridge, Todmorden. 2 points.

April 13th: 53 km (33 miles). Todmorden, Littleborough, Blackstone Edge, Blue Ball Rd, Hubberton Green, Steep Lane, Cragg Road, Mytholmroyd, Calder Valley Cycleway, Hebden Bridge, (coffee stop at a friend's house in HB), VERY STEEP Moss Lane climb with short walk at the top up the footpath to Lee Wood Road, Slack, Colden, Blackshaw Head, Kebs Road, Eastwood Road, descent to Cross Stone Rd, Todmorden. 1 point.

Total points so far in 2016: 12.

 

[kapelmuur]

Last week in Flanders.

5th April https://www.strava.com/activities/536611369 - 64km. From Ypers into France, Bailleul, got lost-eventually back into Belgium via Watou, Poperinge and back to Ypres.
8th April https://www.strava.com/activities/539033844 - 51.4km. Ieprer-Yser canal and Menen Road. Very flat, just 153m ascent.

 

[cosmicbike]

14th January 2016
Home-Lyne-Virginia Water-Thorpe-Egham-Staines-Thorpe-Home. 31.4 miles (50.5km). Riding Time 2:24:38, Average Speed 13.1mph, Elevation Gain 709ft, Maximum Speed 24.8mph. Boardman CX. 1 point.

7th February 2016
Home-Thorpe-Chertsey-Weybridge-Walton-Hampton-Lower Sunbury-Shepperton-Chertsey-Staines-Egham-Home. 31.7 miles (51km). Riding Time 2:33:55, Average Speed 12.4mph, Elevation Gain 617ft, Maximum Speed 21.3mph. Trek 1.2. 1 point.

4th March 2016
Home-Thorpe-Lyne-Chobham-Windlesham-Sunninghill-South Ascot-Windsor-Englefield Green-Virginia Water-Home. 32.7 miles (52.6km). Riding Time 2:23:34, Average Speed 13.7mph, Elevation Gain 1138ft, Maximum Speed 26.4mph. Boardman CX Team. 1 point.

14th April 2016
Home-Thorpe-Lyne-Stonehills-Chobham-WindleshamLightwater-Sunninghill-South Ascot-Ascot-Windsor-Englefield Green-Virginia Water-Home. 33.9 miles (54.6km). Riding Time 2:10:35, Average Speed 15.6mph, Elevation Gain 1093ft, Maximum Speed 28.0mph. Planet X RT-58. 1 point.

 

[pauldavid]

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

April 14th, 52.4km, Hull, Aldbrough, Hornsea, New then Old Ellerby, Sproatley and back home. Really pleasant ride, sunshine pretty much all of the way round.

Running total, 5 points

 

[steveindenmark]

1st January 2016. 54km.

22nd January 57.4km

25th February 57km

3rd March. 53km

4th April 67km

6th April 57km

14th April 65km

Denmark 65km. Sdr Vilstrup..Haderslev..Aarøsund...Sdr Vilstrup

First ride on my Carbon road bike. It was so much easier :0)

7 points

 

[john59]

4th January. 52.6km - 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/462835340

13th January. 50 km convoluted circuit as some lanes were flooded! 1 point
https://www.strava.com/activities/469423268

18th January. 51 km circuit! 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/472995945

27th January. A blustery, 51 km, morning ride! 1 point
https://www.strava.com/activities/479553669

29th January. 51 km circuit today. 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/481067239

1st February. 50 km convoluted ride trying to avoid storm Henry winds, which wasn't always successful. I didn't know that your buttocks could clench a bicycle seat! 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/483431508

3rd February. 51 km ride, before work. 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/484895457

10th February. 54 km ride after work. 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/490186692

12th February. 54 km circuit. 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/491670595

14th February. 71 km circuit. 1 point
https://www.strava.com/activities/493295132

16th February. 54 km circuit in cold winds, with some ice in places. 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/494736580

20th February. Usual 54 km circuit, in wet conditions. 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/497674341

24th February. 53 km circuit, after work. 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/501124589

26th February. 71 km circuit. 1 point
https://www.strava.com/activities/502665393

1st March. 54 km circuit. A breezy, 20 mph wind but the air temp was 11c! 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/506036370

5th March. 53.9 km circuit. 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/509028744

12th March. 54 km circuit. 1 point
https://www.strava.com/activities/514732286

14th March. 54 km circuit, morning ride. 1 point
https://www.strava.com/activities/516759118

16th March. 70.9 km circuit. 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/518427773

19th March. 53 km circuit. 1 point
https://www.strava.com/activities/520878800

29th March. 53 km circuit. 1 point
https://www.strava.com/activities/529724574

30th March. 53 km circuit. 1 point
https://www.strava.com/activities/530598188

6th April. 53 km circuit, very windy. 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/537335890

8th April, 94 km circuit. 2 points
http://www.strava.com/activities/539110586

9th April, 54 km circuit. 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/539920724

11 April, 53 km circuit. 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/542141940/segments/13075445373

13 April, 71 km circuit, before work. 1 point
https://www.strava.com/activities/544002016

16th April, 53 km circuit, a cold ride. 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/546777714


Total, 29 points

 

[Lilliburlero]

April 17th - 50.4km - 1 point
http://www.strava.com/activities/548050935

Running total - 14 points

 

[SpokeyDokey]

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

Apr 8: 38.06 miles / 61.25 km / 2356' ascent / 13.5 mph / 1 point

Home > Staveley > Ings > Kendal > Natland > Hincaster > Ackenthwaite > Wrea Green > Ackenthwaite > Milnethorpe > Cumbria Cycleway to Brettargh Holt > Kendal > Home

Apr 17: 32.58 miles / 52.43 km / 2090' ascent / 13.8 mph / 1 point

Home > Staveley > Ings > Kendal > Natland > Ackenthwaite > Milnethorpe > Cumbria Cycleway to Brettargh Holt > Kendal > Home

Cumulative: 170 miles / 274 km / 12258' ascent / 72' ascent per mile / 12.8 mph / still 'in' with 5 points

 

[HertzvanRental]

17 April. Nonington Loop, 51 miles-2 points.

A tads breezy, but lovely and sunny. Felt good to be out!

 

[GinaC]

16/4 Wet and nasty 85.7 m solo, bad decision to wear shorts and fingerless gloves!!!
https://www.strava.com/activities/547008007
17/4 83.7m with Essex Roads touring group
https://www.strava.com/activities/548095498
Just rolled 5000 miles for the year - on target for 15000
6 points - 117 total

 

[13 rider]

Running total 13 points
April 3rd 32.9 miles 1 point
Anstey to St Bernard's Abbey via Beacon Hill and Return
April 17th 57.77 miles 2 points
Anstey to Grimston, East Leake and return