The 2018 Half Century a month Challenge chatzone

[Tal]

@dickyknees - Those pictures are beautiful! I would have given them a "love" if it were possible instead of a "like"!

BTW, what is zwift??? I have not ever heard that term before.

 

[Bazzer]

@dickyknees - Those pictures are beautiful! I would have given them a "love" if it were possible instead of a "like"!

BTW, what is zwift??? I have not ever heard that term before.

An indoor trainer. If you put Zwift into your search engine a number of hits will come up which explain.

 

[Tal]

An indoor trainer. If you put Zwift into your search engine a number of hits will come up which explain.

Thank you, Bazzer. I will definitely do that!

UPDATE - Ok ... wow ... My wallet is not that thick! LOL

 

[StuartG]

Just to say I'm in again this year if you will have me. Did a 50 miler today in a bit of drizzle at 50F. Which makes me feel a bit of a wimp against my northern friends battling snow and ice. Far more formidable foes than distance.

Doing the 100k in tandem but not on a tandem!

 

[Sbudge]

Just to say I'm in again this year if you will have me. Did a 50 miler today in a bit of drizzle at 50F. Which makes me feel a bit of a wimp against my northern friends battling snow and ice. Far more formidable foes than distance.

Doing the 100k in tandem but not on a tandem!

Would a tandem 100km be double points...or half points?

 

[Bazzer]

Utterly brassed off with this weather. It's not as if the commuting is hard enough with the winds in the last few weeks, generally against me in the morning and magically switching for the ride home!
Chance of a ride this weekend is looking slim, so planned a 100 km by riding to Southport, pick up a tub of macca powder and return. On the exposed road from the Rainford by pass to Ormskirk and the heavens opened with wind gusts making the rain like bullets and the road awash. Got as far as Edge Hill University and thought enough was enough.
On the return journey could generate enough heat to just about keep my body warm, but the hands (in wool gloves soaked in moments) and feet (with overshoes), also soaked, no chance. On the way back played out in my head route variations to get a higher mileage, but went for the direct route. - Which was lucky as the heavens opened again about 10 minutes after arriving home.

 

[Katherine]

Utterly brassed off with this weather. It's not as if the commuting is hard enough with the winds in the last few weeks, generally against me in the morning and magically switching for the ride home!
Chance of a ride this weekend is looking slim, so planned a 100 km by riding to Southport, pick up a tub of macca powder and return. On the exposed road from the Rainford by pass to Ormskirk and the heavens opened with wind gusts making the rain like bullets and the road awash. Got as far as Edge Hill University and thought enough was enough.
On the return journey could generate enough heat to just about keep my body warm, but the hands (in wool gloves soaked in moments) and feet (with overshoes), also soaked, no chance. On the way back played out in my head route variations to get a higher mileage, but went for the direct route. - Which was lucky as the heavens opened again about 10 minutes after arriving home.

Well done!

 

[Bazzer]

Well done!

Thanks.
Part of me knows my legs are stronger than parking my bike up for the winter, but it's getting so frustrating and I think I needed to sound off.

 

[Crackle]

It was today or never for me. Weather forecast said go and even though I'm still struggling back to fitness after an end of year break, go I did. Definitely not up to an extended ride on the bike yet but did it anyway thanks to this challenge. Need beer now.

 

[slow scot]

Knew as soon as I entered this there would be problems; and within three days I came down with a bad dose of MSDL. A week in the alps did not help. Anyway forced myself out today as the weather was good and I felt quite a bit better. And with the aid of good company and a few laps round the park at the end I knocked off 52 ks to register for my first point.
MSDL for the non medics is of course Male Specific Dreadful Lurgy.

 

[13 rider]

Knew as soon as I entered this there would be problems; and within three days I came down with a bad dose of MSDL. A week in the alps did not help. Anyway forced myself out today as the weather was good and I felt quite a bit better. And with the aid of good company and a few laps round the park at the end I knocked off 52 ks to register for my first point.
MSDL for the non medics is of course Male Specific Dreadful Lurgy.

Well done and welcome to the challenge don't forget to post in the challenge thread

 

[slow scot]

Well done and welcome to the challenge don't forget to post in the challenge thread

Thanks for that; didn't actually realise there were two separate threads, but have found it and posted my ride.

 

[13 rider]

Thanks for that; didn't actually realise there were two separate threads, but have found it and posted my ride.

No problems . Bit more ride detail in the challenge thread next time is really required . IE home to there via there and return home

 

[al3xsh]

Go on then!

Though this year I'm not recording points and aiming for one "proper" (i.e imperial) half century a month.

al3xsh

 

[Effyb4]

Thanks for the reminder in the 2017 thread @13 rider . I had done a ride, but my time has been taken up with other things, so I had forgotten to post it. The way things are going, I might find it a bit of challenge this year, but at least I've made a start.