The 2019 Half Century (50km or 50 mile) a month Challenge

[Ice2911]

23rd March 52 miles on a fully loaded touring bike from home in Norwich, to my friends house 3 miles not recorded, then 49 miles from Norwich to Dunwich Heath campsite and a very chilly night under canvas.

24 th March my ride for the 50 km challenge ( 42 miles) was a fully loaded return trip from Dunwich via Beccles to Norwich into the wind all the way. Character building

 

[bluenotebob]

January - 2 rides, 2 points

February - 4 rides, 5 points

March 2nd: Home – Mauron, then down the V3 Voie Verte to le Pont des deux Rivières, back on the V3 to Loyat, then – Guilliers – Home 60.62km 1 point

March 8th: Home – Mauron, then down the V3 Voie Verte to le Pont des deux Rivières, along the Nantes-to-Brest canal to Josselin, then – St Malo-des-Trois Fontaines – Guilliers – Home 74.21 km 1 point

March 19th: Home – Guilliers – St Malo-des-Trois Fontaines – Helléan – la Taude – la Ville Réhel – Ploermel – Mauron – Home 62.04km 1 point

March 28th: Home – Guilliers – St Malo-des-Trois Fontaines – Helléan – Vieux Bourg – la Ville Réhel – Ploermel – Mauron – Home 61.04km 1 point

Cumulative points: 11

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

15 January - 52.88 km / 32.86 miles - Anston - Woodsetts - Gildingwells - Carlton-in-Lindrick - Worksop - Rhodesia - Whitwell - Woodall

27 February - 52.38km / 32.55 miles - Whitwell, Barlborough, Clowne, Duckmanton, Eckington, Beighton, Aston-cum-Aughton

18 March - 52.1km / 32.37 miles - Trans Pennine Trail from Rother Valley Country Park to Tapton Lock, Chesterfield with a short detour around the lake at Pools Brook Country Park.

28 March - 58.6 km / 36.41 miles - TPT to Tapton Lock into Chesterfield to Holmesbrook Valley Park through smaller parks, past the railway station and return to Tapton Lock then make way home.

Total to date: 4 points

 

[Noodle Legs]

January: 3 Points
February: 3 Points

MARCH

2nd: Estepona to Marbella and back 42.9 mi/69.04 km 1 Point
https://strava.app.link/YILX9QzBJU

29th: Coalville, Hathern, Stanford on Soar, Barrow upon Soar, Beacon Hill and back 33mi/53.17km 1 Point
https://strava.app.link/e8NWESJ6rV

Month Total: 2 Points
Challenge Total: 8 Points

 

[aferris2]

01Jan: 102.45km https://www.strava.com/activities/2048787261 3 points
17Feb: 109.48km https://www.strava.com/activities/2155990510 3 points

09 Mar: 56.06 km https://www.strava.com/activities/2201016970 1 point
27 Mar: 55.56 km https://www.strava.com/activities/2244582902 1 point
29 Mar: 51.86 km https://www.strava.com/activities/2249217582 1 point
2019 total: 9 points

 

[kapelmuur]

I've finished for this month, off to Flanders tomorrow where I hope to post a 50km for April.

5/3 26th Feb ride the reverse way around. 57.1km
19/3. High Legh, Pickmere, Tabley. 54.1km
21/3. Airport, Morley Green, Alderley Edge bypass, Mobberley. 51.8km
23/3. Start at Mobberley, Wizard, Henbury, Gawsworth, Marton, Marthall. 53.5km
26/5. Pickmere training loop. 51.8km
28/ Pickmere circuit from High Legh. 60km

23 points year to date.

 

[Lilliburlero]

January 6th - 51.15 miles https://www.strava.com/activities/2059483610 https://www.relive.cc/view/2059483610
January 20th 47.10 miles Manual entry https://www.strava.com/activities/2092185494

February 23rd - 51.4 km https://www.strava.com/activities/2169705880
February 24th - 56.7 km https://www.strava.com/activities/2171262666

March 17th - 51.1 km https://www.strava.com/activities/2219132843
March 24th - 61.9 km https://www.strava.com/activities/2236715478
March 29th - 51.2 km https://www.strava.com/activities/2249423905

 

[ColinJ]

Jan 3rd, 51 km
Todmorden, Bacup, Rossendale, Waterfoot, Deerplay, Walk Mill, Over Town, Greencliffe Ln, Long Causeway, Blackshaw Head, Great Rock, Tod, woods in park, Sour Hall, Bacup Rd, Rochdale canal towpath, Tod.

Feb 28th, 50 km
[Singlespeed] Todmorden, A646 to Manchester Rd (Burnley), u-turn and return to Tod, A6033 through Walsden, then Calderbrook and Caldermoor to Littleborough, back to Tod on A6033, circuit of town to clock up exactly my target.

Mar 29th, 50 km
Todmorden, Mankinholes, Shade, Walsden, Bacup Rd, Sourhall, Portsmouth, Holme Chapel, Overtown, Greencliffe Ln, Long Causeway, Blackshaw Head, Slack, Widdop Gate, Slack, Blackshaw Head, Great Rock, Cross Stone Rd, Tod.

 

[Slick]

Didn't realise that this was my last ride but it was more or less the same despite a couple of wrong turns.

Total 3 points.

Inchinnan to Dumbarton and back via cycle path Renfrew Arkleston Hurlet Barrhead Neilston Home.

Total 4 points.

 

[NorthernDave]

January 2019 - 2 points
February 2019 - 3 points

2nd March 2019
51.49 km - Thorner, Rigton Green, Wothersome, Wattlesyke, Wetherby, Walton, Thorp Arch, Boston Spa, Clifford, Bramham, Wothersome, Rigton Green, Thorner and the long way round to home - 1 point

30th March 2019
50.59 km - Shadwell, Slaid Hill, Scarcroft, Bardsey, Collingham, Linton, Wetherby, Walton, Thorp Arch, Boston Spa, Clifford, Bramham, Wothersome, Rigton Green, Thorner and the long way round to home - 1 point

Running total: 7 points

Reports in the 'Your ride today' thread.

 

[Noodle Legs]

January: 3 Points
February: 3 Points

MARCH

2nd: Estepona to Marbella and back 42.9 mi/69.04 km 1 Point
https://strava.app.link/YILX9QzBJU

29th: Coalville, Hathern, Stanford on Soar, Barrow upon Soar, Beacon Hill and back 33mi/53.17km 1 Point
https://strava.app.link/e8NWESJ6rV

30th: Coalville, Measham, Swadlincote, Coleorton and back
36.84mi/59.29km 1 Point
https://strava.app.link/YTc2dhpLtV

Month Total: 3 Points
Challenge Total: 9 Points

 

[13 rider]

Mar 4th 32.1 miles 1 point
St Bernards Abbey loop
Mar 23rd 50.4 miles 2 points
Anstey ,Cossington ,Gaddesby ,Nice Pie ,Barrow ,Swithland ,Cropston ,Anstey
Mar 24th 50.8 miles 2 points
Anstey ,Markfield ,Odestone ,Snarestone ,Austrey ,Wilson ,Cadeby ,Kirby Mallory ,Desford ,Anstey
Mar 30th 33 miles 1 point
Anstey ,Copt Oak ,Thornton ,Newton Heath ,Peckleton ,Desford ,Anstey ,Thurcaston loop to make 50 km

Points in this challenge 22
Points in all challenges 43

 

[gavgav]

20th January (53.3km)
Shrewsbury-Acton Burnell-Longnor-Cardington-Church Preen-Kenley-Harnage Grange-Cound-Eaton Mascott-Berrington-Shrewsbury

1 Point

3rd February (54.6km)
Shrewsbury-Annscroft-Lea Cross-Yockleton-Westbury-Halfway House-Wollaston-Bulthy-Crew Green-Melverley-Pentre-Shrawardine-Montford Bridge-Shrewsbury

1 Point

17th February (67.8km)
Shrewsbury-Upton Magna-Withington-Rodington Heath-High Ercall-Osbaston-Rowton-Ellerdine Heath-High Hatton-Stanton upon Hine Heath-Moreton Corbett-Shawbury-Bings Heath-Upton Magna-Shrewsbury

1 point

26th February (52.1km)
Grizedale-High Nibthwaite-Spark Bridge-Bouth-Newby Bridge-Graythwaite-Force Forge-Satterthwaite-Grizedale

1 point

30th March (53.4km)
Dyffryn-Barmouth-Mawddach Trail-Dolgellau-Cregennan Lakes-Arthog-Barmouth-Dyffryn

1 point

Running Total = 5 Points

 

[steverob]

January: 4 rides, 5 points
February: 2 rides, 3 points
9th March: 32.66 miles - Direct ride to the LBS with a tailwind in order to get a part fitted, then a meandering route home accompanied by very gusty head and cross winds - https://www.strava.com/activities/2201837654 and https://www.strava.com/activities/2201838570 - 1 point
17th March: 50.14 miles - Another four villages for the ABC challenge, but also two hailstorms, the second one of which was rather intense and forced me to take shelter in a hedge for five minutes - https://www.strava.com/activities/2220147917 - 2 points
23rd March: 65.61 miles - First 100km ride of the year, plus first ever ascent of Kop Hill, one of the toughest climbs in the Chilterns. Was paced/pulled up it by @Sbudge which certainly helped! - https://www.strava.com/activities/2234541454 - 3 points
30th March: 53.03 miles - Figure of eight loop taking me out to the edge of Milton Keynes to gain the letters R through W for the village sign challenge. First ride of the year in shorts and a lot faster than usual too - https://www.strava.com/activities/2252338683 - 2 points

Total so far: 16 points

 

[Saluki]

January
12/01/19 https://www.strava.com/activities/2073801102 Downham - King's Lynn - Watlington - Magdalen - Barroway - Home. 1 pt
13/01/19 https://www.strava.com/activities/2075006680 Downham, Denver loop twice, Bexwell, home ............ Needed a warm up..
The rest https://www.strava.com/activities/2076036381 Downham - Barroway Drove - Downham 50km together 1 pt

February
17/02/19 https://www.strava.com/activities/2156655649 Downham - some villages back to Downham. 1 point
22/02/19 https://www.strava.com/activities/2169729527 Downham - Oxborough - Fincham - Downham. 1 Point

March
05/03/19 https://www.strava.com/activities/2192652744 Cantley - Acle - S. Walsham, Little Plumstead, Brundall, Cantley
(Had to get back to cottage as didn't want to leave my dog)
The rest: https://www.strava.com/activities/2192952007 Cantley - Hassingham, S.Burlingham, Cantley - 52km total, 1 pt
11/03/19 https://www.strava.com/activities/2206164534 Downham, King’s Lynn (the scenic route), Watlington, Wimbotsham, home. 1pt
17/03/19 https://www.strava.com/activities/2218841172 Denver, Bexwell loop, followed by
https://www.strava.com/activities/2220714462 New loop on the 29ers. Downham, Magdalen, Barroway and home.
23/03/19 https://www.strava.com/activities/2234182403 Downham, Marshland loop plus Bexwell loop, Downham. 1 point.
30/03/19 https://www.strava.com/activities/2252476330 King’s Lynn to Swaffham 43 miles with KLBUG the drove home to my roadie and bike buddy for https://www.strava.com/activities/2252775952. 9 more miles. 52 for the day. 2 points
10 Points so far. Feeling chuffed.