I popped out to do my metric ton challenge, but after 20 miles or so I tweaked/strained a calf muscle. Cue some one legged drills for a while as I headed for home, after a while it eased up but I did not want to risk it further so just the metric half for me today.
The 2018 Half Century a month Challenge chatzone
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Sbudge
Cyclist
- Location
- NW London & The Chilterns
OK, I'm off the mark with a couple of half centuries posted. The first was my final ride in Tenerife, basically a 6% climb (and then descent) that went up 1100m without a pause. Less than half the elevation of the Mt Teide climb on New Years Eve but for some reason it hurt more...maybe because I took a side road at the very top which put a 25% sting in the tail! 
Still, I can't recommend Tenerife highly enough, so long as you like hills, great scenery, climate, roads and drivers too.
In contrast today's bimble was a sunny, cold and windy meander down to Greenwich, reality has been resumed. Have a great 2018 everyone!
Still, I can't recommend Tenerife highly enough, so long as you like hills, great scenery, climate, roads and drivers too.
In contrast today's bimble was a sunny, cold and windy meander down to Greenwich, reality has been resumed. Have a great 2018 everyone!
Sbudge
Cyclist
- Location
- NW London & The Chilterns
Ouch , hope you're Ok. Good luck.
- Location
- Egham
Off the mark in this challenge for the third year with a just about 50.7km ride out this morning. Garmin never went above 3.2 degrees C. Worked hard to stay warm and that made it my fastest ever 50km in 1hr 54 mins, feeling it this afternoon.
Is it possible to limp on a bike? My right leg is still weak, so I feel like I'm operating on a leg and a half.
Since my fall I'm very apprehensive about riding when there's a chance of icy roads, so as Saturday afternoon looked OK I got my 50km for January to start this years challenge. The roads may not have been icy but the wind certainly was!
I see that several folk have completed every year since the challenge started, I wasn't aware of it until 2016, but out of curiosity I checked my 2015 diary and found that I would have qualified had I known about it.
Since my fall I'm very apprehensive about riding when there's a chance of icy roads, so as Saturday afternoon looked OK I got my 50km for January to start this years challenge. The roads may not have been icy but the wind certainly was!
I see that several folk have completed every year since the challenge started, I wasn't aware of it until 2016, but out of curiosity I checked my 2015 diary and found that I would have qualified had I known about it.
Noodle Legs
Winging it
- Location
- Coalville, Leicestershire
Well done
The original 2015 challenge was much smaller and low key . 32 starters half had dropped out by halfway and only 7 finishers including @MikeW-71 Dec 31st ride completed at 23.55 !!. 5 originals are still in
A nudge for @Charlotte Alice Button . I think I read your interest in the challenge in another thread just letting you know it's up and running again
Lavender Rose
Specialized Fan Girl
- Location
- Ashford, Kent
Charlotte. It's a single 50km or 50 mile ride done in a day.
Lavender Rose
Specialized Fan Girl
- Location
- Ashford, Kent
I will definitely be able to do the 50km single ride per month, maybe into the summer I will do the 50 mile as well!
As @ianrauk has said you can do either 50km or 50mile ride or a combination of them. some people opt to do miles as more of a challenge . But basically 1 50km ride a month is the minimum required anything else is just a bonus
Spinney
Bimbleur extraordinaire
- Location
- Back up north
Finally managed January's ride! It needed sunshine to get me out of the house, and an almost flat route. But felt OK afterwards.
Sadly, though, part of the reason I felt good was that I now have an excuse to be a sloth tomorrow. Definitely missing some of my cycling enthusiasm at the moment!
Sadly, though, part of the reason I felt good was that I now have an excuse to be a sloth tomorrow. Definitely missing some of my cycling enthusiasm at the moment!
- Location
- Manchester
Lavender Rose
Specialized Fan Girl
- Location
- Ashford, Kent
Yes I am hoping to do 50km per month, until Summer time when I have more daylight hours to then do a 50 mile per month hopefully! AND once my Allez is all safe and sound.
How do we submit our evidence?
How do we submit our evidence?
