Three 30-minute rides each week of the year Challenge 2023

[ColinJ]

Ride durations rounded down to the nearest quarter of an hour and excluding breaks.

Week 14: 3 qualifying rides, 28 km, 1.75 hrs.

• Ride 1 (Tue): (Singlespeed) 8 km. Lumpy local loop. 1/2 hr.
• Ride 2 (Wed): (Singlespeed) 8 km. Lumpy local loop. 1/2 hr.
• Ride 3 (Sat): (Singlespeed) 12 km. Extended/modified local loop to include Lumbutts climb. 3/4 hr.

Success rate: 14 weeks out of 14.

43 qualifying rides so far this year, totalling 703 km, and taking approximately 43.25 hrs.

 

[Alex321]

Week 14 6 qualifying rides.

W14 R1 03/04/23 1:00:27 14.88 miles Loop round City - St Mary Hill - Treos - Llangan - Craig Penllyn - Penllyn - Cowbridge - Aberthin - Home.
W14 R2 04/04/23 0:53:19 13.55 miles Loop through Pontyclun - Talbot Green - Hensol - Tredodridge - Welsh St Donats - Home
W14 R3 05/04/23 0:57:57 15.43 miles Commute to work
W14 R4 05/04/23 0:57:31 15.25 miles Commute Home
W14 R5 07/04/23 2:12:49 36.34 miles Coastal loop City - Llangan - Treos - Coychurch - Ewenny - Ogmore - Southerndon - St Brides Major - Monknash - Marcross - Llantwit Major - Boverton - Llancadle - Llancarfan - Bonvilston - Warren Mill Farm - Wels St Donats - Home
W14 R6 08/04/23 0:56:59 14.89 miles - Loop from Pontrhydfendigaid - Ystrad Meurig - Swyddffynon - Tregaron - Pontrhydfendigaid

Success rate 13 out of 14 weeks.

 

[FrothNinja]

W14R1 - Mares 54 mins - Extended local gravel loop.
W14R2 - Mares 1 hour 32 mins - Burnley to Colne return, taking in as much gravel off road as possible. and about 1000ft ascent.
W14R3 - Mares 33 mins - Medium local gravel loop at speed.
W14R4 - Mares 1 hour 41 mins - Extended Clarion run taking in a load of little dead end roads and lanes (and a lot of silly traffic) and cake at the Clarion, but only about 700ft ascent.

 

[Houthakker]

Sorry, late to update ( not unusual!)
W13R1 26/3/23 1:06:24 13.0 Round the back of Blackpool airport, to south shore, back along seafront.
W13R2 31/3/23 1.11:29 14.3 miles Round the back of Blackpool airport, to south shore, back along seafront.
W13R3 1/4/23 2:04:24 25.5 miles Round the back of Blackpool airport, to Cleveleys, back along seafront.

W14R1 4/4/23 56:55 10.3 miles Mooch around the outskirts of Lytham and fairhaven
W14R2 7/4/23 1:07:01 11.8 miles Bryning, Wrea Green, Little Plumpton, Ballam.
W14R3 8/4/23 2:02:06 23.1 miles Lea gate, Clifton, Treales, Wesham, Weeton, Ballam.

 

[ColinJ]

Aha - week 15 and I have caught a cold! I don’t feel too bad sitting around in the warm doing nothing but exertion is a different matter!

I just showed a roofer up to the attic room to quote for a roof repair and was completely out of breath by the time that we got up there!

I may have to limit myself to 3 very slow, easy, and boring valley road rides this week.

I am supposed to be doing a metric century on Saturday but I will need to get better very quickly for that to be viable.

 

[bluenotebob]

I may have to limit myself to 3 very slow, easy, and boring valley road rides this week.

That's tough ... try and leave it as late as possible in the week before doing your 3 rides ?

If you're still feeling rough by Friday, I'd be inclined to re-schedule your metric century. It'll take a lot out of you

 

[ColinJ]

If you're still feeling rough by Friday, I'd be inclined to re-schedule your metric century. It'll take a lot out of you

Yes, I have already posted about that possibility in the ride thread. It is a nice flat route but it would still be too much if I am not feeling better.

I just remembered that my MTB is available... I could do easy towpath rides to get my 3 x 30 minute rides in. The towpath (obviously!) is flat apart from at locks. I wouldn't go towards Hebden Bridge because there are cobbled spillways in the way. Heading the other way should be fine though.

 

[bluenotebob]

I could do easy towpath rides to get my 3 x 30 minute rides in. The towpath (obviously!) is flat apart from at locks.

Sounds like a plan - take it easy .. and take your camera ! ... photos of your renovated MTB and some canal towpath shots would be appreciated (@FrothNinja and I are towpath enthusiasts ..)

 

[bluenotebob]

Week 15 (10th April to 16th April)

192km cycled this week (year to date = 3277km)

13 rides this week over 30 mins

Week 15 – ride 1 (Mon) – 1 hr 4 mins – Devison and la Justice: on the MASSI
Week 15 – ride 2 (Mon) – 44 mins – Pontmenard loop: on the RAID
Week 15 – ride 3 (Mon) – 34 mins – local lanes: on the Urban Shaper
Week 15 – ride 4 (Mon) – 42 mins – another Pontmenard loop, this time on the MASSI
Week 15 – ride 5 (Tues) – 1 hr 11 mins – le Faux, Geffray and la Plaisance: on the MASSI
Week 15 – ride 6 (Wed) – 1 hr 11 mins – Devison and Justice: on the MASSI
Week 15 – ride 7 (Thurs) – 54 mins – an early morning loop around Plaisance and SBdM: on the Urban Shaper
Week 15 – ride 8 (Thurs) – 39 mins – local lanes: on the RAID
Week 15 – ride 9 (Fri) – 55 mins – Justice, SBdM and a loop around Pontmenard: on the MASSI
Week 15 - ride 10 (Sat) - 42 mins - a loop around Pontmenard: on the MASSI
Week 15 – ride 11 (Sat) – 49 mins – Devison and SBdM: on the Princess
Week 15 – ride 12 (Sun) – 35 mins – swift Pontmenard loop: on the MASSI
Week 15 – ride 13 (Sun) – 51 mins – Plaisance and Geffray: on La Rossa

 

[ColinJ]

Sounds like a plan - take it easy .. and take your camera ! ... photos of your renovated MTB and some canal towpath shots would be appreciated (@FrothNinja and I are towpath enthusiasts ..)

I ended up doing 2 easy singlespeed rides on the A646 (extended shopping rides). This afternoon I did a little MTB ride, and yes, I took some pictures!

Ride durations rounded down to the nearest quarter of an hour and excluding breaks.

Week 15: 3 qualifying rides, 29 km, 1.75 hrs.

• Ride 1 (Sat): (Singlespeed) 10 km. Flat ride on A646. 1/2 hr.
• Ride 2 (Sun): (Singlespeed) 10 km. Flat ride on A646. 1/2 hr.
• Ride 3 (Sun): (MTB) 9 km. Tod park and woods at back, top of 'Great Wall of Tod' path, back along canal towpath opposite 'Great Wall of Tod', woods and park again. 3/4 hr.

Success rate: 15 weeks out of 15.

46 qualifying rides so far this year, totalling 732 km, and taking approximately 45 hrs.

Mountain bike at top of 'Great Wall of Tod'...

Mountain bike next to towpath, opposite 'Great Wall of Tod'...

 

[bluenotebob]

Mountain bike next to towpath, opposite 'Great Wall of Tod'...

That is a serious wall ...

Good photos, Colin ! ... and your MTB looks fine too.

 

[ColinJ]

That is a serious wall ...

Good photos, Colin ! ... and your MTB looks fine too.

Funnily enough, I have been using that path for years but hadn't realised that the wall was right next to it until you mentioned the wall and I took more interest in it!

I wonder if that little brick wall on top was added some time after the original big wall? There was originally a railway marshalling yard up where the path now is.

 

[bluenotebob]

There was originally a railway marshalling yard up where the path now is.

Along with many lost railway lines in and around the Pennines. I knew about the marshalling yard .. I think because it was featured on 'Canal Journeys' (or whatever that TV programme was called).

Now you've got your MTB sorted, I'm looking forward to seeing more photos from the Rochdale canal. You can go south from Tod on the canal?

Glad you managed to recover enough energy to complete Week 15. Shortly after commiserating with you about your cold on Tuesday afternoon, one of my front teeth fell out - the dentist is booked up until early May so I have to live for the next 3 weeks with not being able to eat properly or say the letter 'F' - it comes out as a whistle ....swearing is a problem ... fffffffxxk it....

 

[FrothNinja]

W15R1 - Centurion 31 mins - Local suburban & canal miles.
W15R2 - Mares 36 mins - Medium local gravel loop at speed (in places).
W15R3 - Hybrid 2 hour 44 mins - Clarion to Clarion & Carry On - Burnley, Brun valley, Briercliffe, Haggate, Thursden valley, Coldwell, old Clarion, Castercliffe, Colne, Foulridge, L&L, Barrowford, Blacko, Blacko Bar, Roughlee, Clarion, Newchurch, Sabden Fold, the Ridge, Black Hill, White Hill, Sabden, the Rake, Black Hill, The Ridge, Noggarth Rd, Fence, Burnley (total 56.4 km / 35.1 miles plus 3,381 ft / 1,030 m ascent)

 

[Alex321]

Another failure for me. Just to much wind early in the week, then no chance to ride Thursday & Friday, so only got out yesterday and today.

I think I'd better drop out of this challenge, I'm almost certain to fail at least one week in May, possibly more.