The 2017 Half Century (50 KM or 50 Mile) A Month Challenge - Chatzone

[ColinJ]

Its that time of the month a few days left but 1 weekend but at least it's a 3 dayer.
We have 30 rides fully posted up leaving 6 to post a ride so
@tallliman ,@ColinJ ( who both have done rides that quality I believe) @Salty seadog ,@Osprey ,@Jon George and @kapelmuur a week to get a ride in and update the challenge good luck
Well done everyone who's still in 8 months down 4 to go

Ah yes - I have now added the 2 qualifying rides < 100 km that I have done so far this month!

 

[Salty seadog]

Did a forty miler with Fab Foody I ended on 46 my the time I got home.

Still in the game and will post the ride now.

 

[Saluki]

I thought he might be

So not the handlebar dog carrier then?

No not really. These are terrible pics. I need to go and take some more as he is a stunning dog, a smooth coat though, so he doesn't have those long, silky ears. He is my second smooth coat.

 

[Jon George]

My jaunt today was done in the interest of getting a qualifying ride in after a cold along the flattest route I could devise. A bonus was that I didn't realise how quickly the kms would add up simply by nipping into the country and returning into town and repeating like some demented weaving thing across the north of Ipswich.

 

[kapelmuur]

Its that time of the month a few days left but 1 weekend but at least it's a 3 dayer.
We have 30 rides fully posted up leaving 6 to post a ride so
@tallliman ,@ColinJ ( who both have done rides that quality I believe) @Salty seadog ,@Osprey ,@Jon George and @kapelmuur a week to get a ride in and update the challenge good luck
Well done everyone who's still in 8 months down 4 to go

It's been a busy month and I've not logged in to this site since July. I've done the rides and will post them when I have a few spare minutes!

 

[13 rider]

Everyone's still in all riders posted or declared ride soon to be update so the 36 of us Keep going

 

[NorthernDave]

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No not really. These are terrible pics. I need to go and take some more as he is a stunning dog, a smooth coat though, so he doesn't have those long, silky ears. He is my second smooth coat.

Robbie the terrier is much smaller - but I don't think I'd get him to stay in that basket!

 

[NorthernDave]

Instructions today to take as long as I wanted over my ride. Well, that sounded like a plan for an imperial half!

It was hard work at times, but maybe - just maybe - some fitness is starting to return? Details on the 'other' thread, full report in the usual place.

 

[steverob]

First time I've done two 100km rides in one month since July 2016! Yes, I know therefore that this probably belongs in the Metric Century Chatzone thread, but at the outset of this year's challenge, I did say that I was only going to post one ride a month in there, with any 'spares' going into the Half-Century challenge, so here we are.

And after all, it did start out as a planned 52 mile ride, but I just started adding on little extra detours here and there and as the weather was lovely with very little wind, it just seemed to beckon me on to give it that little bit more, just so I could reach the next level. Oh, and a PR up Watlington Hill was very welcome - didn't think I was all that fast while doing it, but I'll definitely take it!

Let's see how the legs feel on Monday - could I possibly manage three metric centuries in 10 days?

 

[Jon George]

The first stop of the year to take a pig-out opportunity of the blackberries. (Plus another qualifying ride in the bargain. )

 

[Saluki]

I went home today, for the day. I do this from time to time.
I parked the car up at Colney, at the freebie car parking near the hospital. I decided to head off, via Hethersett to Wymondham and on one of my favourite old routes. Then off to Bowthorpe via Bluebell road and then another old favourite route and a lovely PB up Stocks Hill (which I hated and now love, thank you @Sbudge for the Crimbo Cassette and the advice about a new derailleur).
I had a great ride actually. I miss Norwich. I miss the roads and I am very happy with my current fitness as I blasted around that 50km - I say blasted, I blasted for me. I finished just within the 2 hour mark which I decided is not bad for a fat old bird.
Post ride relaxation consisted of a freebie coffee in the Norwich Virgin Lounge (I have a Virgin Bank account for a very good reason and that reason is the Virgin Lounges and free coffee, biscuits, bowling, air hockey, music and fruit) and watching Chris Pratt in some film about dinosaurs, on my friend's - quite frankly - enormous, humongous TV. No idea what the film was about, what the dialogue was like, I was just entranced by Chris Pratt.

 

[NorthernDave]

I set off this morning with no real plan other than to see how my legs felt and where they were going to take me, and arrived home with another cheeky metric half in the bank. And what a glorious day for it!

Report in the usual places.

 

[Saluki]

Got another 50km in yesterday. Just local roads, 2 separate rides that I do, stitched together.
I didn't really have the legs for it, or so I thought, but rage is a wonderful energy giver. I was averaging just over 15mph with 369m of climbing as I skirted the very edge of The Wolds.
I might go out for a shorter pootle later today. Hoping for another 50km this month but I shan't have a meltdown if I don't manage it.

 

[Saluki]

Um. I went out and rode another 51km today.
I am still really peeved off and riding seems to help. I am shattered now. I've had some ice-cream and will do a cup of tea in a min.
2 more days of this month left but not convinced that I'll do another one. Having said that, I have to speak to ex Hubs tomorrow or Thursday so I might need another 50km to cool my jets

 

[Domus]

Out early this month, good ride of 45 miles.
I have a hospital appointment in a couple of weeks may need biopsy on the old prostate.
Not sure how long I will be off the bike.