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

[Domus]

Added a new section to my route through Burnley and Deerplay, carried on from Bacup to Whitworth and down to Rochdale. Mixed things up a bit and managed to get my first two pointer for a while. 81Kms and 1,025 metres of upness.

 

[Noodle Legs]

Set out this morning for a leisurely VV tile grab ride around the outskirts of and partially into Leicester. Other than to take photos, this was a non stop ride. Reason being, there wasn’t much by way of cafes without going into Leicester itself and the ones I did see had massive queues (plus I didn’t have my lock). Luckily I had plenty of haribos to hand to fuel me along the way. The last 10 miles were pretty much all uphill and it showed- I did struggle! But it wasn’t a thrashfest as such so I didn’t care. Got home, 77 miles to the good and the timing was impeccable- 5 minutes later it slung it down!

 

[13 rider]

January
2 Points

February
3 Points

March
7 Points

April
6 Points

May
5 Points

June
01/06/20 https://www.strava.com/activities/3549453534 Marshland St James loop 50km 1 Point
14/06/20 https://www.strava.com/activities/3614528665 Wells-next-the Sea to Home on NCN route 1 50.5 miles 2 points.
18/06/20 https://www.strava.com/activities/3635845281Marshland St James loop. 50km 1 point
19th&20th June - 1 big ride, GPS issues.
https://www.strava.com/activities/3643570923 Home to Cambridge
https://www.strava.com/activities/3643570524 Cambridge to Fowlmere
https://www.strava.com/activities/3643570524 Fowlmere to King's Cross
https://www.strava.com/activities/3643570258 King's Cross to GPS death
https://www.strava.com/activities/3642260362 To Tottenham Rail Station
https://www.strava.com/activities/3643641591 Last Leg
There is also 5.5 miles where No GPS track as it turned itself off. 105 miles in all. 4 points, I believe.


31 Points so far.

Correct 4 points ,Well done

 

[Saluki]

Correct 4 points ,Well done

I need a new GPS I think.
I am flashing it back to factory settings and will see if that helps.

When I try to put a route in, it takes me to the first turning and then switches off completely.

We didn’t mean to ride so far. The plan was ride to Cambridge, into the wind and then take slightly different route back, with a tail wind. Then, near Cambridge, bike bud suggested King’s Cross and train home. We decided to go for it. 12 miles down the road, his Galaxy got a flat. We fixed it in the pitch dark on the side of the road in the back of beyond. Cue GPS switching itself off again. Luckily, I noticed.

The Lee Valley bit was quite slow and steady. Lots of MTBs coming in the opposite direction and not interested in slowing at all. Bike bud said it was a respite from the rolling hills of Hertfordshire. I quite liked them. We got to Kings Cross but no trains running this weekend. Not mentioned on The Train Line. We ended up dashing across to Tottenham Hale and getting the train, that stopped at every house, to Cambridge and a change of train to get home.
quite tired now. Will kick myself up the bum and give the dogs a decent walk.

 

[cyberknight]

54 miles for me today , made the mistake of not fueling properly and the last ten miles i was ok on the flat but as soon as i hit any incline i was struggling .
I dont normally make this mistake but at the cafe i only had a coffee and a small cereal bar i had taken with me as i am trying to lose that lockdown blubber which back fired on me .

 

[NorthernDave]

I had half a mind to do a metric half this morning, but a mechanical saw me turn for home and cut it short at just over 14 miles.
I suppose I could have gone back out on a different bike, but I didn't

 

[cyberknight]

I had half a mind to do a metric half this morning, but a mechanical saw me turn for home and cut it short at just over 14 miles.
I suppose I could have gone back out on a different bike, but I didn't

I had a flat tyre this morning before i set off , i could have used the rebuild but its the winter bike and tbh i think it needs a new BB as the cranks dont spin freely ( hollowtech 2 )

 

[C R]

Set off just as it stopped raining on another 40+ mile ride. I devised a route with a bit more climbing than last week, which proved to be a bit of an undertaking, with my legs not really being up to the job from the beginning. I persevered and managed 42 and a half miles with 780m of up, but a significantly lower average speed than last week, at 13.8mph.

My legs aren't half complaining now, I dread to think how they are going to be tomorrow.

 

[Houthakker]

Managed a qualifying ride of 38 miles this morning. First 17 with a tailwind and sun, then10 with a side wind and the final 11 into a headwind and some torrential rain showers. If it had been like that at the start I might have stayed in bed. Still, discovered some new gravel paths between Fleetwood and Poulton.

 

[13 rider]

Just completed only my 2nd imperial half of the year .I have done 6 100km and 6 imperial tons but until today just 1 over 50 miles but less than 62 miles

 

[tallliman]

I'm much the same @13 rider, 39 50k rides, 3 50 mile rides and 6 100k rides (including turbo). Its all driven by this lockdown I guess.

 

[Eribiste]

I wonder I've got the cheek to post a ride, this being the first ride good enough to qualify this year! Then again, I was truly unwell at the start of the year, then there was this illness of some sort doing the rounds apparently, which meant we were not supposed to wander too far from home. Wherever we wandered we were supposed to be able to walk home in the event of mechanical malady. I reckon that for me, that's about 100 metres in cleated shoes. Therefore I gave in to lethargy and did little dinky 27 km rides only.

 

[Vantage]

Diabetes once again throwing a spanner in the works.
The plan was to go to Dunham Town for the ABC challenge as well as an extra 50k. But nooooooooooooo, 1st hypo as I hit the Bridgewater and now getting over another. Waiting outside the Trafford Centre for Pam to come pick me up. Meh.

 

[13 rider]

Monthly update with a weekend to go . We have 27 riders fully posted up which leaves 4 riders yet to post a ride so a nudge for @Slick ,@slow scot ,@lane and @Katherine . Well done everyone

 

[Slick]

Monthly update with a weekend to go . We have 27 riders fully posted up which leaves 4 riders yet to post a ride so a nudge for @Slick ,@slow scot ,@lane and @Katherine . Well done everyone

I've done a few qualifiers some still to add from last month if memory serves. I'll post them as soon as I check my Strava, thanks for the nudge.