The 2020 Half century (50km or 50m) a month Chatzone

[AndreaJ]

I don’t work Mondays so I have been out too 34.5 miles done.

 

[steverob]

Oh joy! LBS called and they have a free slot and can see my bike on Thursday. Hopefully it'll turn out to be a quick fix (and they'll have the parts as well), as I have a day off on Friday and am absolutely gagging to get back cycling outdoors again. Cue the weather turning for the worst later in the week...

 

[tallliman]

Off the mark for the month with a lovely freestyled 40mile ride. Took a wrong turn in Frisby and ended up climbing up a horrid little hill but a lovely tailwind down the ridge.

 

[Jon George]

A day too good to miss. (To be honest, I was simply out and about, got home, realised I was near to a point, and went out made up the distance with a trip to the shops.)
During these 'interesting' times, I have rediscovered my passion for painting. In particular, poppies. So here's a photo I took that will soon be worked up into an impressionist oil.

 

[dickyknees]

I know I’m not in the challenge this year but today I completed my first 50 km ride since have simultaneous bilateral total knee replacements. Legs are aching now though!
Knees on March 19.

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[13 rider]

Well done @dickyknees , good training for 2021

 

[dickyknees]

Well done @dickyknees , good training for 2021

Thank you, nice to get the knees slowly back to normal.

 

[footloose crow]

1 June. 50k ride completed. Home to St Austell and back via Roseland peninsula. Phew....that's that one out of the way. Weather for the next five days is rain showers and very strong northerly winds/gales. Long range forecast is better in second half of June.

 

[Katherine]

I know I’m not in the challenge this year but today I completed my first 50 km ride since have simultaneous bilateral total knee replacements. Legs are aching now though!
Knees on March 19.
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You'll need a new Cycle Chat name!

 

[Katherine]

Well done @Katherine for doing a proper half century
I'm starting to think the days of even doing metric half centuries for me have long gone.

And well done to you too! You did it in the end. Can you not stick to flatter routes?

 

[Vantage]

Thankyou
No such thing as flat in Bolton though. Even getting out of this dump involves climbing or having to climb to descend back in.
I'm just massively out of shape thanks to the number that flippin stroke did on me and I'm finding it near impossible to find the will to improve on it and even when I do have the will, either glucose levels or spewing up throws a spanner in the works.

 

[Domus]

Brought up in Bolton, it’s name evolved from Bowl Town. Hills all around so no alternative but climb out. Not too different in Sunny Radcliffe.

 

[Jenkins]

Metric 50 just completed as I needed to do a bottle bank & shopping run, so I took the long way round. The Challenge thread will be updated when I complete the imperial 50 as well.

 

[PatrickPending]

June's done, 50.35Km (so only just above 50) Just from Blaby down to Walton, but doing a couple of loops to make it up to 50 - was expecting rain and had a work related drive to Devon in the afternoon. Managed to avoid the low flying owl just outside of Walton = rather nice ride too - rain for the weekend so don't think I'll get another in but do hope to do a 100K plus later in the month.....

 

[NorthernDave]

This month's ride done, despite the ropey weather. I had half a chance to get a ride in on Tuesday but the day got away from me, so instead of being out in the sunshine, I was out today in the wind and blustery showers.

Still, the ride is done and that's the important bit.
And riding in bad weather is character forming, probably