The 2021 Half Century (50km or 50m) a month challenge

[footloose crow]

June 50k target achieved.

Truro - Porthleven - Godolphin - Four Lanes - Bissoe - Truro. 85km (1450m of uphill which is why I was so slow!)

Amazing contrast between the quiet, even deserted, back lanes and the incredibly busy main roads, which sometimes meant I had to wait five minutes for a gap just to get across them. Nose to tail traffic both directions. Visitors to Cornwall, take note! Turn off the satnav and get out the maps and you can avoid the heavy traffic. On the other hand, maybe just leave the lanes for bikes and tractors....

My reward in Porthleven - where it was cold and cloudy and threatening to rain.

 

[stoatsngroats]

No photos, but a rare commute with work separating the 32 mile total, which wasn’t much of a rest unfortunately!
The return journey into a headwind along the seafront was a bit much after the workday, but the trip to work was a little quicker than I expected, and hour and 10 minutes with a stop at Tesco, to purchase Oasis drinks as I left my bid on at home
This was a last minute decision this morning as I realised it was World Bike Day, so I thought I’d join in

This makes me ride number 6 for the year, so I’m not doing too bad at this challenge!

 

[aferris2]

11 Jan 50.9 km Strava The Hanningfields, Sandon, Loops around the village. 1 point
21 Feb 65.23 km Strava Billericay, Mountnessing, Blackmore, Writtle, Chelmsford, Bicknacre, East and West Hanningfield. 383m. 1 point
21 Mar 60.74 km Strava Billericay, Mountnessing, Blackmore, Writtle, Chelmsford, Bicknacre, East and West Hanningfield. 385m. 1 point
30 Mar 50.91 mi Strava The Hanningfields, Bicknacre, Cock Clarks, Woodham Mortimer, Maldon, Heybridge, Goldhanger and return 1371 ft. 2 points
20 Apr 60.99 km Strava Billericay, Mountnessing, Blackmore, Writtle, Chelmsford, Boreham, Baddow. 386m. 1 point
11 May 50.45 mi Strava Whitstable, Herne Bay, Reculver, Margate and return. 735 ft. 2 points
30 May 50.95 mi Strava East Hanningfield, Bicknacre, Hazeleigh, Maldon, Goldhanger, Ulting, Boreham, Sandon, STock. 1207 ft. 2 points
03 Jun 101.54 km Strava East Hanningfield, Purleigh, Latchingdon, Bradwell, return via Billericay. 467m 3 points.
Total 13 points

 

[Bazzer]

January
1st - Culcheth, Warburton, High Legh, Knutsford, Tatton, Agden,
High Legh, Culcheth, Croft, home. 50.6kms.
24th - Risley, Culcheth, Lowton, Warrington, Woolston, Fernhead, Culcheth, Croft, Houghton Green, Fernhead, Locking Stumps, Croft, home 52 kms
30th - Risley, Culcheth, Cadishead, Irlam, Winton, Lowton, circle of Croft, home 51.5kms
February
7th - Culcheth, Cadishead, Winton, Lowton, Culcheth, circle of Croft, home 52kms
March
6th Culcheth, Glazebury, Lane Head, Burtonwood, Great Sankey, Warrington, Padgate, Rixton, Culcheth, home 55 kms.
April
10th Culcheth, Glazebury, Lane Head, Winwick, Houghton Green, Croft, Culcheth loop (x2) 52kms
May
19th Winwick, Warrington, Latchford, Grappenhall, Mere, Rostherne, Lymm, Warburton, Culcheth, Croft, home 51.5kms.
June
4th Culcheth, Glazebrook, Lymm, Mere, Rostherne, High Legh, Warburton, Culcheth, Croft, home. 51.4kms.

 

[13 rider]

Jun 1st 32.4 miles 1 point
Anstey ,Sileby ,Seagrave ,Nice Pie cafe ,Barrow ,Mountsorrel ,Anstey
Jun 5th 33.8 miles 1 point
Anstey ,Cossington ,Rearsby ,Gaddesby ,Ashby Foeville ,Asfordby ,Hoby ,Cossington ,Anstey

Points in this challenge 23
Points in all challenges 58

 

[bruce1530]

Jan: 1 point
Feb: 3 points
Mar: 3 points
April: 5 points
May: 3 points

June 5: Saltcoats-Kilwinning-Torranyard-Dunlop-Lochwinnoch-Kilwinning. 63k
June 12: saltcoats Kilmaurs kilmarnock Irvine. 50k
June 19: Irvine, Symington, Monkton, Troon, 54k
June 26/27: Ride To The Sun, Carlisle-Edinburgh, 101 miles.


Total: 22 points.

 

[steverob]

January: 3 rides, 4 points
February: 4 rides, 8 points
March: 5 rides, 8 points
April: 5 rides, 8 points
May: 6 rides, 11 points
5th June: 33.34 miles - Waited until the late afternoon to head out so the heat subsided and visited some local roads Strava thinks I've never done, possibly because it was pre-2012 (when I got a GPS) the last time I went down them - https://www.strava.com/activities/5419172128 - 1 point

Total so far: 40 points

 

[Saluki]

January to April 2021 18 points.



May
02/05/21 https://www.strava.com/activities/5231358157 Norwich, Wymondham, Attleborough (tea, bourbon cream, Groom my Aunts dog) Wymondham, Hethel, East Carleton, Eaton, Through Norwich City centre, home in time for Line of Duty. 60km 1 point
07/05/21 https://www.strava.com/activities/5258474388 Norwich to Attleborough and back again, to drop a phone off to my Aunt. 54km 1pt
31/05/21 https://www.strava.com/activities/5419653166 Norwich to St George's Distillery and back. Norwich, via Wymondham, Gt Ellingham, Hockham to Harling. Back via Attleborough, Spooner Row, Wymondham, Cringleford, home. 53 miles 2 points (manually added as garmin guided by failed to record)

June
05/06/21 https://www.strava.com/activities/5419633967 Norwich to Whitwell Cafe for cake, back by road, Horsford, St Faiths, Spixworth, Home. 50km 1 point

Total: 23 points

 

[Jenkins]

Finally up and running for June

June 5th, a loop of the Felixstowe area then another loop up to Martlesham to do a bit of shopping, 55.2km, https://www.strava.com/activities/5417786119 & https://www.strava.com/activities/5417784979 (because I accidentally stopped the Garmin at the first shop!)

 

[13 rider]

Jun 1st 32.4 miles 1 point
Anstey ,Sileby ,Seagrave ,Nice Pie cafe ,Barrow ,Mountsorrel ,Anstey
Jun 5th 33.8 miles 1 point
Anstey ,Cossington ,Rearsby ,Gaddesby ,Ashby Foeville ,Asfordby ,Hoby ,Cossington ,Anstey
Jun 6th 51.7 miles 2 points
Anstey ,Desford ,Market Bosworth ,Atterton ,Warton ,Austrey ,Snarestone ,Market Bosworth ,Desford ,Anstey

Points in this challenge 25
Points in all challenges 60

 

[Jon George]

June 6th
Ipswich – Nacton – Levington – Foxhall – Bucklesham – Kirton - Trimleys – Felixstowe – Kirton – Bucklesham – Foxhall - – Ipswich
51.5 Km
1 Point

10 Points total.

 

[Willd]

Jan - 5 points
Feb - 6 points
Mar - 5 points
Apr - 8 points
May - 9 points

Jun 6 - 62.28 miles, 2,710ft - 3 points Bilton, Dunchurch, Hillmorton, Houlton, DIRFT, Crick, West Haddon, Guilsborough, Cottesbrooke, Brixworth, Holcot, Pitsford, Chapel Brampton, Spratton, Little Creaton, Creaton, Guilsborough, Coton, Ravensthorpe, West Haddon, Yelvertoft, Lilbourne, Dunsmore, Clifton on Dunsmore, Rugby, Bilton, Cawston, Long Lawford, home.

 

[Jenkins]

June 6th, Falkenham, Kirton, Newbourne, Waldringfield, Martlesham, Rushmere St. Andrew, Westerfield, Ipswich & Bucklesham, 60.4km, https://www.strava.com/activities/5424141564

 

[Domus]

January 10 Farnworth, Westhoughton, Adlington, Horwich, Bolton and home 50.6 Kms 1 point
January 22 Pilsworth, Heywood, Ashworth, Edenfield, Haslingden, Holcombe, Bolton and home 52.3 Kms 1 point
February 1 Farnworth, Westhoughton, Adlington, Horwich, Matchmoor, Bolton and home 52.4 Kms 1 point
February 4 Ainsworth, Egerton, Belmont, Abbey Village, Chorley, Horwich, Bolton and home 59.6 Kms 1 point
February 11 Ainsworth, Astley Bridge, Ladybridge, Deane, Plodder Lane, Stoneclough, Bury and home 51.7 Kms 1 point
February 15 Bury, Edenfield, Haslingden, Bacup, Whitworth, Rochdale, Pilsworth and home 54.4 Kms 1 point
February 22 Farnworth, Westhoughton, Adlington, Horwich, Matchmoor, Bolton and home 52.4 Kms 1 point
February 26 Bury, Edenfield, Haslingden, Bacup, Whitworth, Healy, Rochdale, Pilsworth and home 55.3 Kms 1 point
March 1 Ainsworth, Egerton, Belmont, Abbey Village, Chorley, Horwich, Matchmoor, Bolton and home 63.5 Kms 1 point
March 5 Pilsworth, Heywood, Rochdale, Castleton, Oldham, Middleton, Simister, Stoneclough, Bolton and home 56.3 Kms 1 point
March 20 Stoneclough, Farnworth, Westhoughton, Adlington, Chorley, Belmont, Bolton and home 80.9 Kms 2 points
March 22 Stoneclough, Farnworth, Walkden, Atherton, Leigh, Hindley, Westhoughton. Bolton and home 60.3 Kms 1 point
March 31 Ainsworth, Egerton, Belmont, Abbey Village, Chorley, Horwich, Bolton and home 58.7 Kms 1 point
April 3 Farnworth, Westhoughton, Adlington, Horwich, Bolton and home 50.6 Kms 1 point
April 10 Ainsworth, Bradshaw, Holcombe Hill, Haslingden, Bacup, Whitworth, Rochdale, Pilsworth and home 61.6 Kms 1 point
April 16 Ainsworth, Egerton, Belmont, Abbey Village, Chorley, Horwich, Bolton and home 59.6 kms 1 point
April 23 Lindale, Levens, Arnside, Silverdale, Storth, Levens, Meathop, Grange 68.5 Kms 1 point
May 2 Ainsworth, Egerton, Belmont, Abbey Village, Wheelton, Chorley, Horwich, Bolton and home 60.1 Kms 1 point
May 14 Cartmel, Cartmel Fell, Crosthwaite, Underbarrow, Levens, Meathop, Grange 50.37 Kms 1 point
May 27 Cartmel, Bigland, Spark Bridge, Coniston, Hawkshead, Winster, Gilpin Bridge, Meathop, Grange 78.2 Kms 1 point
May 31 Bury, Edenfield, Rawtenstall, Burnley, Deerplay, Bacup, Rochdale, Pilsworth and home 69.5 Kms 1 point
June 5 Lindale, Witherslack, Levens, Arnside, Silverdale, Storth, Levens, Meathop and back to Grange 69.4 Kms 1 point

Running total 23 points

 

[steverob]

January: 3 rides, 4 points
February: 4 rides, 8 points
March: 5 rides, 8 points
April: 5 rides, 8 points
May: 6 rides, 11 points
5th June: 33.34 miles - Waited until the late afternoon to head out so the heat subsided and visited some local roads Strava thinks I've never done, possibly because it was pre-2012 (when I got a GPS) the last time I went down them - https://www.strava.com/activities/5419172128 - 1 point
7th June: 65.61 miles - Already beaten last year's point total! Rode down to the Thames via the Wycombe to Wooburn Green hill avoidance route, then across to Marlow and some lumpier roads home - https://www.strava.com/activities/5429388647 - 3 points

Total so far: 43 points