The Imperial Century A Month Challenge Chatzone

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

Looking grim, weather wise. A chest infection over the holidays and a curtailed 100 miler due to riding buddies lurgy nearly crippling him means it'll be an ugly last minute attempt.

4 night shifts and 2 days uni is going to make it difficult to fit in, I might try tomorrow. Oh and I'm planning on this years challenges being completed on single speed or fixed to prep for the Audax UK's fixed wheel challenge season next August.

 

[martint235]

I've failed at the first hurdle this year. Oh well.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

Surely we could have an illness clause? It seems a bit punitive for riders to have to abandon a years challenge when they've been I'll with long short term illnesses like chest infections.

Maybe a one time double up month, say for example a rider misses Jan due to illness can make it up in the first 2 weeks of the next month but also has todo that months 100 miles too.

 

[martint235]

Surely we could have an illness clause? It seems a bit punitive for riders to have to abandon a years challenge when they've been I'll with long short term illnesses like chest infections.

Maybe a one time double up month, say for example a rider misses Jan due to illness can make it up in the first 2 weeks of the next month but also has todo that months 100 miles too.

I don't know. As one who has suffered this month with a variety of issues (crash, stomach bug, gout) I still feel it should be fairly rigidly enforced otherwise there'll be calls for all kinds of excuses to be accepted. At the end of the day though, we're only missing out on a star. If it's really important there's always the RRTY challenge that the audaxers do which is just any 12 consecutive months.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

I don't know. As one who has suffered this month with a variety of issues (crash, stomach bug, gout) I still feel it should be fairly rigidly enforced otherwise there'll be calls for all kinds of excuses to be accepted. At the end of the day though, we're only missing out on a star. If it's really important there's always the RRTY challenge that the audaxers do which is just any 12 consecutive months.

Yeah that's true enough it's only a few pixels.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

*sharp intake of breath* gout! Ouch!

 

[Pennine-Paul]

I've failed at the first hurdle this year. Oh well.

same here was recovering from the lurgy as bromptonfb mentioned above,I had planned a 100 miler to
do on thurs or fri this week but I had an accident at work resulting in a separated rib where it joins your sternum,
So I'm off the bike for a week or two at least and no chance of completing the challenge this year

 

[ianrauk]

Yep, have to agree with Martin. We can't move the goal posts. We change for one person, we would have to change for a different reason for someone else and we would get a 'that's not fair' scenario. So best we keep to the current rules.

This is one of the reasons that some of the riders get the ride done the earliest in the month as possible

 

[StuAff]

Yep, have to agree with Martin. We can't move the goal posts. We change for one person, we would have to change for a different reason for someone else and we would get a 'that's not fair' scenario. So best we keep to the current rules.

This is one of the reasons that some of the riders get the ride done the earliest in the month as possible

+1. In 2011, I did not complete having missed out February, though I did every other month, including two in January (one of which was probably the hardest ton I've ever done) and multiple tons in multiple other months . Still doesn't count. Rules is rules.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

I couldn't get mine done at the beginning due to a severe chest infection and now a four shift week and 2 days at uni and the only days I'm free the weather forecast is absolutely horrendous, I'll probably be out of this challenge before I even begin. It's a shame it's not like RRTY - next Jan is a long way off.

 

[middleagecyclist]

I'd like to keep strictly a century per calendar month. While that makes it difficult for me with shifts and child care, that is part of the challenge. And on that note I am off to try and get my January ride done tomorrow

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

I'd like to keep strictly a century per calendar month. While that makes it difficult for me with shifts and child care, that is part of the challenge. And on that note I am off to try and get my January ride done tomorrow

I'm contemplating tomorrow, but the weather forecast is horrendous so I'm just gunna see what it's like in the morning. Where you going?

 

[middleagecyclist]

I'm contemplating tomorrow, but the weather forecast is horrendous so I'm just gunna see what it's like in the morning. Where you going?

The Mere Two Hundred. I will start but may DNF depending on the weather. I have a DIY 200 I can do next week if I abandon this one.

 

[ianrauk]

Good luck for tomorrow chaps. Fingers crossed weather holds for you both and you get the rides done.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Yep, have to agree with Martin. We can't move the goal posts. We change for one person, we would have to change for a different reason for someone else and we would get a 'that's not fair' scenario. So best we keep to the current rules.

This is one of the reasons that some of the riders get the ride done the earliest in the month as possible

I'm hoping to do February's on the 1st, weather better improve on the current forecasts or it might be a slow one hundred on the ice bike