The Imperial Century A Month Challenge Chatzone

[martint235]

Are you just ignoring me @ianrauk and @rb58 ????

 

[ianrauk]

Are you just ignoring me @ianrauk and @rb58 ????

Sorry I was ignoring you... yes.. the 10th is in the diary

 

[ianrauk]

Are you just ignoring me @ianrauk and @rb58 ????

Does that mean you are throwing your hat in the ring for 2016's challenge?

 

[martint235]

Does that mean you are throwing your hat in the ring for 2016's challenge?

Yup. Will be giving it a go

 

[rb58]

Sorry I was ignoring you... yes.. the 10th is in the diary

What's happening on the 10th?

 

[martint235]

What's happening on the 10th?

Something easy. An Ashford or a northern route to Whitstable.

I still don't have a medical all clear but I'm thinking sod it, so I'm up for the challenge next year.

 

[rb58]

Something easy. An Ashford or a northern route to Whitstable.

I still don't have a medical all clear but I'm thinking sod it, so I'm up for the challenge next year.

Excellent. Whitstabubble gets my vote. Better breakfast. We should get that @Mista Preston and that @arallsopp along too. Be like old times.

 

[ianrauk]

Excellent. Whitstabubble gets my vote. Better breakfast. We should get that @Mista Preston and that @arallsopp along too. Be like old times.

Yup.. up for that.
and @Trickedem and Young Andy

 

[Norry1]

ok, ok.... now theoretically finished work until 4 Jan and feeling about 95% recovered from this cold/virus. Off for a cosy weekend away with my lovely wife today - hopefully get the ton in Mon, Tues or Weds next week.

 

[StuAff]

I'm out.......



Of tea. Well, just drained my second cuppa since making it home. 101.8 miles from home to Salisbury and back to Fareham done & dusted. In view of the awful weather forecasts for most of next weekend (and I'd rather go to London on the Monday....) decided that 16 mph winds or no, time to MTFU and get it done or risk failing at the final hurdle, which just would not do. Opted to go west in the hope/expectation that a crosswind for most of the ride would be far less taxing than a headwind for fifty, and so it worked out. Made Salisbury in four hours or so, but started flagging as I went back east (definitely underfed and watered- first bottle shouldn't last 96 miles!). Average speed was plummeting. Got to Botley with 94 on the clock, Titchfield another further six south, and those six were enough in that wind! Fareham station was another two or three along the A27, and I bailed there rather than take god knows how long to make it home. An FGW train was handily on the platform a couple of minutes after I got there.

 

[ianrauk]

Well done Stu. Great effort.
Here you go

 

[StuAff]

Well done Stu. Great effort.
Here you go

Sig now has four stars.

 

[arallsopp]

Excellent. Whitstabubble gets my vote. Better breakfast. We should get that @Mista Preston and that @arallsopp along too. Be like old times.

I may actually be around to do this. Trying to get my life in order for 2016. Proper division of work / family / sleep / interests. 2015 was characterised by the first one only.

 

[ianrauk]

So we are just waiting for @Edwardoka @Norry1 to get their Decembers ride in to complete this years challenge. Fingers crossed guys.
Last year we had 7 finishers, with Edwardoka and Norry1 we are looking at 11.


Hopefully you are all signing up for 2016. I have created a thread for 2016's ride register. (It's locked for the moment)

So.
@rb58
@Trickedem
@StuAff
@Soltydog
@HLaB
@Supersuperleeds
@Dave 123
@redfalo
@Rickshaw Phil

@Banjo & @sittingbull , I hope you will both be back in the starting lineup for 2016

@Racing roadkill I think is also itching to get a gold star for 2016
@martint235 I am hoping you will be joining us again, along with you Mr @arallsopp.

Is there anyone else I have missed, you have seen or know that has expressed an interest in the joining the challenge?

Good luck everyone.
Roll on to 2016

 

[Dogtrousers]

Is there anyone else I have missed, you have seen or know that has expressed an interest in the joining the challenge?

I'm planning to give it a go. If I can do January, I have my birthday ride to Coventry in Feb and then we're into FNRttC rides in March, which just require riding 30 to 40 miles in the morning to top up the ton. So fingers crossed.