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

[Chap sur le velo]

EDIT squeezed in one more qualifying ride today last day of the month!

Points total to 31st of March . 17 = 3 +7+7

Still on for both 50km and 50 mile. Self set target for year 50.

January

17th of January headed due to north through Epping Forest towards Harlow and 62 km

https://www.strava.com/activities/4635871172

No stopping me now. Headed across London to circle Richmond Park 3x – my first ever 50 mile ride. 82kms 27 01 21

https://www.strava.com/activities/4689567485

Just time 31 01 21, for a more interesting trip North, towards Epping then Stableford Abbotts, Abridge, Chigwell and home. 57km https://www.strava.com/activities/4711534391



February



2nd 60 kms up into Epping Forrest and beyond!

https://www.strava.com/activities/4733087561


6th Back to Epping 51kms

https://www.strava.com/activities/4743973095

Lost 8 days with the snow and cold - Ice is for drinks!

15th 58kms Straight North through Epping and Back

https://www.strava.com/activities/4791163479

21st 50km Brutal Swaines Lane and then time trial round Regent’s Park x 5

https://www.strava.com/activities/4824097367


25th Richmond Park x 4. 90kms aka a fifty miler!

https://www.strava.com/activities/4847636860

28th Epping first 400m climb. 51kms t
https://www.strava.com/activities/4865736354



March

Started on the 7th with the Swains Lane hill climb, Regents Park Peleton Combo 52 km

https://www.strava.com/activities/4905671471

16th Up to Epping Forrest 50 km

https://www.strava.com/activities/4956017602

21st Back to Epping 55km but this time sought out hills. Most m gained on a ride.

https://www.strava.com/activities/4985135354

Wanted to do a new longest ride aiming for 100km+. Headed West up river into decent wind that died when rain arrived. Thereafter it swirled, viciously, but I stuck to it! Well pleased. By following Thames Valley I only had 200m of hills. 105km

https://www.strava.com/activities/5008210356

Warm today only a single Jersey and shorts needed. No over shoes or ToeThingy, or Beenie. 50km with some tough hill work in the middle of Epping Forrest
https://www.strava.com/activities/5046100746

 

[Gibbo9]

Jan 10 points
Feb 12 points

Mar 1st Different route river ride (https://www.strava.com/activities/4870199816) 62.39km, 177m
Mar 11th River ride (https://www.strava.com/activities/4927752653) 58.28km, 146m
Mar 18th slightly different river ride (https://www.strava.com/activities/4966325438) 50.97km, 118m
Mar 20th Hills and multiple rivers (https://www.strava.com/activities/4975517130) 103.8km, 388m
Mar 23rd another river ride (https://www.strava.com/activities/4994704987) 54.73km, 100m
Mar 25th river ride, different one (https://www.strava.com/activities/5006799203) 50.36km, 90m
Mar 28th yet another river ride (https://www.strava.com/activities/5024018461) 54.18km, 119m

Total 31 points

 

[Gibbo9]

Jan 10 points
Feb 12 points

Mar 1st Different route river ride (https://www.strava.com/activities/4870199816) 62.39km, 177m
Mar 11th River ride (https://www.strava.com/activities/4927752653) 58.28km, 146m
Mar 18th slightly different river ride (https://www.strava.com/activities/4966325438) 50.97km, 118m
Mar 20th Hills and multiple rivers (https://www.strava.com/activities/4975517130) 103.8km, 388m
Mar 23rd another river ride (https://www.strava.com/activities/4994704987) 54.73km, 100m
Mar 25th river ride, different one (https://www.strava.com/activities/5006799203) 50.36km, 90m
Mar 28th yet another river ride (https://www.strava.com/activities/5024018461) 54.18km, 119m
Mar 29th slightly different tonight (https://www.strava.com/activities/5030118719) 54.73km, 94m

Total 32 points

 

[Jon George]

March 30th
Ipswich – Bucklesham – Kirton – Newbourne – Walderingfield Heath – Martlesham – Woodbridge – Hasketon – Debach – Otley – Swilland – Witnesham - Westerfield – Ipswich
52 Km
1 Point

5 Points total.

 

[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

Total: 5 points.

 

[Jenkins]

Final list of rides for March, with an extended one today (back to work on Wednesday)

March 7th, Westerfield & back via Falkenham, Newbourne, Martlesham & Bucklesham, 56.5km, https://www.strava.com/activities/4907282345
March 14th, Westerfield loop with a bit of shopping, 53.7km, https://www.strava.com/activities/4946267667
March 21st, Kirton, Newbourne, Waldringfield, Foxhall, Rushmere & Bucklesham, 55.5km, https://www.strava.com/activities/4985111526
March 27th, Levington, Nacton, Ipswich, Westerfield, Rushmere & Bucklesham, 53.5km, https://www.strava.com/activities/5019991786
March 29th, Falkenham, Newbourne, Waldingfield, Kesgrave & Westerfield, 51.2km, https://www.strava.com/activities/5031752658
March 30th, Diss, Tibenham, Tacolneston, Ashwelthorpe, Wilby, Quiddenham, Bressingham & Diss, 81.5km, https://www.strava.com/activities/5037087692

 

[AndreaJ]

February 2021
01/02/21 Horton- Creamore- Wem-Aston- Barkers Green- Tilley- Nonely- Loppington- Burlton- Weston Lullingfields- Bagley- Ellesmere- Welshampton- Northwood- Home 55km 1point
08/02/21 Horton- Northwood- Bettisfield- Welshampton- Lyneal- Loppington- Nonely-Burlton- Loppington- English Frankton- Wolverley- Home 50km 1 point
17/02/21 Wolverley - loppington- Nonely- Buurlton- Weston Lullingfields- Bagley- Ellesmere- Coptiviney- Hampton Wood- Breadon Heath- Welshampton- Lyneal Northwood- Home 50km 1 point
22/02/21 Northwood- Bettisfield- Lyneal- Spunhill- Lee- Bagley- Weston Lullingfields- Burlton- Commonwood- Noneley- Loppington- Wolverley- Home 51km 1 point
28/02/21 Wolverley- Loppington- Brown Heath- English Frankton- Colemere- Lyneal- Welshampton- Hampton Wood- Breadon Heath- Bettisfield- Northwood- Whixall- Alkington- Whixall- Coton- Edstaton- Ryebank- Foxholes- Northwood- Home 52km 1 point
Total 7 points

01/03/21 Northwood- Wem - Aston-Barkers Green- Tilley- Nonely- Burlton- Westo Lullingfields- Bagley - Hordley - Tetchill- Lee- Colemere- Lyneal- Northwood - Home 56km 1point
08/03/21 Northwood - Whixall- Fenns Wood- Fenns Bank- Alkington- Tilstock- Whixall - Wem-Tilley - Nonely- Loppington- Wolverley - Home 52km 1point
15/03/21 Northwood- Bettisfield- Lyneal -Welshampton- Ellesmere- Lee- Bagley- Weston Lullingfields- Baschurch- Eyton- Myddlewood- Burlton- Nonely- Loppington- Wolverley - Home 52km 1 point
22/03/21 Horton- Commonwood- Nonely - Myddle- Merrington - Old Woods- Baschurch- Stanwardine- Bagley- Lee Ellesmere- Welshampton- Lyneal- Northwood- Home 58 km 1point
Total 11 points

 

[footloose crow]

March rides

2 March. Truro, Perranporth and St Agnes and back 51k
3 March Truro, Lanjeth and Tregony and back . 50k
6 March. Truro, Roche, Goss Moor and back. 64k
8 March. Truro, Fowey, Lanhydrock, Roche and back. 106k
14 March. Truro, King Harry Ferry, Bissoe, Chacewater and home. 51k
17 March. Truro, Padstow, Constantine, St Columb Major, home. 105k
19 March Truro, Perranporth, Porthtowan,Portreath, home. 61k
21 March. Truro, St Mawes, King Harry Ferry, Carnon Downs, home. 56k
23 March. Truro, around Stithians Lake and back. 64k
25 March. Truro, Penzance, Stithians, Bissoe and home. 113k
30 March. Truro, Roche, Lanhydrock, Bodmin, Hellandbridge, St Maybn, Wadebridge, Roche (again) and home. 114k

Plus one ride of 49.9k!!

7 x 50k and 4 x 100k. Weather better this month which helped a lot with motivation.

 

[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

Running total 14 points

 

[stoatsngroats]

My First one done 😜 today, 30/1/21.
Bognor, Chichester, Lavant, Singleton, Lavant, Chichester, Apuldram, Hunston, Bognor.
31.86 miles, 51km.
A slow ride, and a bit wet and windy, but that’s January done, I’m in 😂😂😂
1 point!


FEBRUARY 20th 2021
Bognor Regis - Shripney - Aldingbourne - Eartham - Fontwell - Walberton - Yapton - Climping - Elmer - Felpham - Bognor Regis - Pagham.
32.5 miles. 52.3km
+884 ft climbing
Max speed 25.4 mph,
Avg. speed 12.3 mph
Moving pace 4.52.

Total points: 2
👏👏😀😀

So, in the spirit of cutting it fine, I cycled to work today, just back home, a little longer on the return journey. No pictures,but a total of 36 miles/57km in a touch under 3 hours.
Bognor to worthing via Littlehampton, return via Arundel.

Total = 3 points.

 

[steverob]

January: 3 rides, 4 points
February: 4 rides, 8 points
7th March: 36.19 miles - Felt bitingly cold even if the thermometer had it as a few degrees above freezing. Slightly cut short original planned route but still got the new roads done that I wanted to - https://www.strava.com/activities/4907021824 - 1 point
14th March: 36.69 miles - A rather windy ride up to and around Leighton Buzzard, which is a little hillier that I remember! Also worked out why I'm having issue with changing gears; a solution though may still be a while off - https://www.strava.com/activities/4945568810 - 1 point
21st March: 53.80 miles - A ride up to Milton Keynes and back. Usually wouldn't cycle on the roads in CMK - too many lights, too much traffic; but with the shopping centre being closed, it was all rather quiet - https://www.strava.com/activities/4986054580 - 2 points
27th March: 65.77 miles - A trip south and west, ending up just shy of Wallingford and the Thames before heading home. More detours due to road closures, so cut some extra bits out of planned route to keep it at original distance - https://www.strava.com/activities/5020530060 - 3 points
31st March: 32.87 miles - First time I've managed to fit in a post-work 50km ride (long live working from home!) and an incredibly fast one too; possibly one of my best ever average speeds that wasn't on a closed road circuit - https://www.strava.com/activities/5045446816 - 1 point

Total so far: 20 points

 

[Gibbo9]

Jan 10 points
Feb 12 points

Mar 1st Different route river ride (https://www.strava.com/activities/4870199816) 62.39km, 177m
Mar 11th River ride (https://www.strava.com/activities/4927752653) 58.28km, 146m
Mar 18th slightly different river ride (https://www.strava.com/activities/4966325438) 50.97km, 118m
Mar 20th Hills and multiple rivers (https://www.strava.com/activities/4975517130) 103.8km, 388m
Mar 23rd another river ride (https://www.strava.com/activities/4994704987) 54.73km, 100m
Mar 25th river ride, different one (https://www.strava.com/activities/5006799203) 50.36km, 90m
Mar 28th yet another river ride (https://www.strava.com/activities/5024018461) 54.18km, 119m
Mar 29th slightly different tonight (https://www.strava.com/activities/5030118719) 54.73km, 94m
Mar 31st reverse of the other evening (https://www.strava.com/activities/5042509797) 54.51, 86m

Total 33 points

 

[slow scot]

March:

1st. (55km). Deeside line,Drum, Echt, Tillymannoch, Loch of Skene, Garlogie, Culter road, Contlaw road, North Deeside road, Newton Dee, Deeside line.
6th. (66km). Deeside line, Mill Inn, Durris hills, new castle road to the Slug road, Banchory, Crathes castle side road, Hirn, Drum, back roads to Culter, North Deeside road.
8th. (53km). Deeside line, Drum, Five roads, Drum, Deeside line, Duthie park laps.
12th. (60km). Deeside line to Banchory, Crathes castle side road, Hirn, Drum, back roads to Culter, North Deeside road.
13th. (68km). Blacktop, Westhill, col de Millbuie, Lyne of Skene, Dunecht estate, Echt, Park bridge, Durris hills, Tollohill.
15th. (57km). Blacktop, Westhill, col de Millbuie, Skene school, Loch of Skene, Tillymannoch, Echt, Drum, Deeside line.
19th. (60km). As per 15th, but with Hill of Fare/Hirn variation.
20th. (66km). Deeside line, Mill Inn, Durris hills, Glenhead hill, Banchory, Crathes castle back road, Hirn, Drum, back roads to Culter, North Deeside road.
21st. (51km). Blacktop, Westhill, Skene school, Loch of Skene, Tillymannoch, Echt, Drum, back roads to Culter, North Deeside road.
22nd. (56km). Blacktop with Craigton road loop, Westhill, Kirkton of Skene, Skene school, Loch of Skene, Dunecht estate, Echt, Drum, Deeside line.
24th. (56km). Blacktop, Westhill, col de Millbuie, Skene school, Loch of Skene, Tillymannoch, Echt, Drum, back roads to Culter, North Deeside.
27th. (82km). Blacktop, Garlogie, Cullerlie standing stones, Hirn, Hill of Brathens, Banchory, Garrol hill, Durris hills, Tollohill.
29th. (57km). Deeside line, Mill Inn, Durris hills, Park bridge, Echt, Tillymannoch, Garlogie, Blacktop.

April:

1st. (64km). Blacktop, Westhill, col de Millbuie, Skene school, Loch of Skene, Tillymannoch, Echt, Park bridge, Durris hills, Mill Inn, Deeside line.

Total Points: 22

 

[Willd]

Jan - 5 points
Feb - 6 points
Mar - 5 points

Apr 2 - 33.34 miles, 1,303ft - 1 point Bilton, Cawston, Dunchurch, Willoughby, Braunston, Daventry, Staverton, Upper Catesby, Lower Catesby, Hellidon, Priors Marston, Marston Doles, Southam Holt, Southam, Kites Hardwick, Toft, Dunchurch, home.

 

[Jonjay]

- January 17th - 51k (plus a bit but ballsed up a Strava pause)
https://www.strava.com/activities/4636275840
- February 20th 51k Wimbledon and Richmond Park
https://www.strava.com/activities/4818663869
- March 7th 50k Box Hill and Epsom Downs
https://www.strava.com/activities/4907509516
- March 20th 52k Richmond Park and a bit of the Thames
https://www.strava.com/activities/4978971464
- April 1st Sunny Suffolk (50k plus, but forgot to unpause Garmin half way through)
https://www.strava.com/activities/5049169670

running total 5points