The 2015 Half Century (50 km or 50 mile) A Month Challenge

[themosquitoking]

Really not sure how to score this so if i could please get an adjudication from @ColinJ or @ianrauk i'd be grateful.
At 10am Friday i started a non-stop ride from Tower Bridge to Blackpool tower, i didn't ride all the way but here are the sections i did ride
https://www.strava.com/activities/328592411
https://www.strava.com/activities/329788784
https://www.strava.com/activities/328990816
https://www.strava.com/activities/329207632
and all were ridden without any sleep in between, the last section was finished by 14:30 Saturday.

 

[Effyb4]

12th April: Stanford, Grays, Bulphan, North Ockendon and back 32.6 miles. 1 point
19th April: Stanford, Hornchurch, Rainham, Purfleet and Grays 37.7 miles. 1 point
2nd May: Stanford, Bulphan, Billericay, Hanningfield reservoir and back 40.7 miles. 1 point
4th May: Stanford, Bulphan, Upminster, Rainham, Purfleet and Grays 35.1 miles. 1 point
10th May: Stanford, Grays, Bulphan, North Ockendon, Bulphan, Grays, East Tilbury and back. 35 miles. 1 point
11th May: Stanford, Horndon, Bulphan, Upminster, Harold Wood, South Weald, Great Warley, Bulphan and back 38.8 miles. 1 point
20th May: Maldon, Hatfield Peverel, Great Notley, Great Bardfield, Little Bardfield, Thaxted, Debden and Saffron Walden 37.5 miles. 1 point
21st May: Saffron Walden, Debden, Broxted, Molehill Green, Bamber's Green, Takely, White Roding, Abbess Roding, Beauchamp Roding, Norton Heath, Blackmore, Mountnessing, Billericay and home 50.3 miles. 2 points
24th May: Stanford, Bulphan, Little Burstead, Billericay, Ingatestone, Blackmore, Doddinghurst, Brentwood, Bulphan and home 49.5 miles. 1 point
30/5/15 Stanford, Dunton, Little Burstead, Billericay, Hanningfield, Battlesbridge, Hockley, Canewdon and Southend 37.1 miles. 1 point
7th June: Stanford, Grays, Orsett, Bulphan, Orsett, Grays, Orsett, Horndon-on-the-hill and home 34.8 miles. 1 point
21st June: https://www.strava.com/activities/329985733 55.3 miles 2 points
Total points: 14

 

[ColinJ]

Really not sure how to score this so if i could please get an adjudication from @ColinJ or @ianrauk i'd be grateful.
At 10am Friday i started a non-stop ride from Tower Bridge to Blackpool tower, i didn't ride all the way but here are the sections i did ride
https://www.strava.com/activities/328592411
https://www.strava.com/activities/329788784
https://www.strava.com/activities/328990816
https://www.strava.com/activities/329207632
and all were ridden without any sleep in between, the last section was finished by 14:30 Saturday.

I think the subterranean second half of the run into Blackpool looks a bit iffy! (50 metres below sea level!)

As for the rides that were a few hundred metres short of 50 km - I reckon you could have done the extra if you'd wanted to, so count the rides if you like!

 

[chap74]

21st June: Pitlochry - Loch Rannoch - Pitlochry 67.5 miles
https://www.strava.com/activities/330172610

 

[themosquitoking]

I think the subterranean second half of the run into Blackpool looks a bit iffy! (50 metres below sea level!)

As for the rides that were a few hundred metres short of 50 km - I reckon you could have done the extra if you'd wanted to, so count the rides if you like!

My garmin does that below sea level thing when i pause it.
Do i log each ride as a separate ride for a point each?

 

[ColinJ]

Do i log each ride as a separate ride for a point each?

You might as well, not that I know why we are counting the points!

 

[themosquitoking]

You might as well, not that I know why we are counting the points!

Because if we don't the whole thing becomes really pointless?

 

[ColinJ]

20th January: A 50 km ride described in THIS POST. 1 point.

20th February: A 50 km ride described in THIS POST. 1 point.

18th March: Another hilly local 50+km ride described in THIS POST. 1 point.

22nd March: A sunny Spring day and time for the first ride this year on my Cannondale! 51 km, described in THIS POST. 1 point.

5th April: Another sunny Spring day, another hilly ride on my Cannondale. 60 km, described in THIS POST and THIS POST. 1 point

23rd May: I did a 113 km ride at the start of the month (Tour de Yorkshire sportive, medium route) but that one is being counted on the metric century a month challenge so I thought I'd do a separate half metric century ride yesterday while the sun was shining and conditions were less windy than of late ... Todmorden, Lumbutts, Shade, Walsden, Littleborough, Blackstone Edge, Blue Ball Road, Hubberton Green, Mytholmroyd, Cragg Vale, Blackstone Edge, Littleborough, Walsden, Shade, Todmorden. 56 km. 1 point.

30th June: A 58 km hilly ride, described in THIS POST - Todmorden, Shade, Lumbutts, Mankinholes, A646 through Hebden Bridge to Mytholmroyd, Cragg Vale Climb, A58, Blue Ball Road, Hubberton Green, Steep Ln, back to Cragg Rd, descent to Mytholmroyd, Greenway to Hebden Bridge, Heptonstall Rd/Lee Wood Rd/Draper Ln, Slack, Blackshaw Head, Great Rock, Cross Stone Rd, Todmorden, 1 point.

5th July: A 55 km hilly ride very similar to last week's, mentioned in THIS POST - Todmorden, A646 through Hebden Bridge to Mytholmroyd, Cragg Vale Climb, A58, Blue Ball Road, Hubberton Green, Steep Ln, back to Cragg Rd, descent to Mytholmroyd, Greenway to Hebden Bridge, Heptonstall Rd/Lee Wood Rd/Draper Ln, Slack, Blackshaw Head, Great Rock, Cross Stone Rd, Todmorden, 1 point.
*********

Total for the year in this challenge: 8 points.

 

[Effyb4]

12th April: Stanford, Grays, Bulphan, North Ockendon and back 32.6 miles. 1 point
19th April: Stanford, Hornchurch, Rainham, Purfleet and Grays 37.7 miles. 1 point
2nd May: Stanford, Bulphan, Billericay, Hanningfield reservoir and back 40.7 miles. 1 point
4th May: Stanford, Bulphan, Upminster, Rainham, Purfleet and Grays 35.1 miles. 1 point
10th May: Stanford, Grays, Bulphan, North Ockendon, Bulphan, Grays, East Tilbury and back. 35 miles. 1 point
11th May: Stanford, Horndon, Bulphan, Upminster, Harold Wood, South Weald, Great Warley, Bulphan and back 38.8 miles. 1 point
20th May: Maldon, Hatfield Peverel, Great Notley, Great Bardfield, Little Bardfield, Thaxted, Debden and Saffron Walden 37.5 miles. 1 point
21st May: Saffron Walden, Debden, Broxted, Molehill Green, Bamber's Green, Takely, White Roding, Abbess Roding, Beauchamp Roding, Norton Heath, Blackmore, Mountnessing, Billericay and home 50.3 miles. 2 points
24th May: Stanford, Bulphan, Little Burstead, Billericay, Ingatestone, Blackmore, Doddinghurst, Brentwood, Bulphan and home 49.5 miles. 1 point
30/5/15 Stanford, Dunton, Little Burstead, Billericay, Hanningfield, Battlesbridge, Hockley, Canewdon and Southend 37.1 miles. 1 point
7th June: Stanford, Grays, Orsett, Bulphan, Orsett, Grays, Orsett, Horndon-on-the-hill and home 34.8 miles. 1 point
21st June: https://www.strava.com/activities/329985733 55.3 miles 2 points
12th July: http://app.strava.com/activities/344476835/segments/8187793039 46.2 miles 1 point

Total points: 15

 

[ray2602]

03/01/2015 Marchwood - Godshill - Ibsley - Lyndhurst - Marchwood 76km 1 point
20/01/2015 Marchwood - Test Way - Marchwood 55 km 1 point
08/02/2015 Marchwood - Ashurst- Lyndhurst - Beaulieu - Lepe - Marchwood 51 km 1 point
10/02/2015 Marchwood - Ashurst - Bartley - Minstead - Ibsley - Ringwood - Brockenhurst - Beaulieu - Marchwood 51.5 miles 2 points
14/02/2015 Marchwood - Lyndhurst - Brockenhurst - Lymington - Beaulieu - Marchwood 68 km 1 point
21/02/2015 Marchwood - Lyndhurst - Lepe - Hill Top - Marchwood 52 km 1 point
27/02 2015 Marchwood - Ashurst - Lyndhurst - Beaulieu - Lepe - Marchwood 51 km 1 point
07/03/2015 Kennet Valley Audax 100 km 3 points
10/03/2015 Marchwood - Ashurst - Bramshaw - Godshill - Ibsley - Lyndhurst - Marchwood 74 km 1 point
12/03/2015 Marchwood - Ashurst - Bramshaw - Bolderwood - Lyndhurst - Marchwood 52 km 1 point
27/03/2015 Marchwood - Beaulieu - Lymington - Pilley - East End - Beaulieu - Marchwood 55 km 1 point
29/03/2015 Dorset Coastlet Audax 107 km 3 points
14/04/2015 Marchwood - Beaulieu - South Baddesley - Beaulieu - Lepe - Marchwood 61 km 1 point
15/04/2015 Marchwood - Bramshaw - Bolderwood - Brockenhurst - Beaulieu - Marchwood 61 km 1 point
02/05/2015 Marchwood - Beaulieu - Lymington - Pilley - East End - Beaulieu - Marchwood 58 km 1 point
04/05/2015 Marchwood - Beaulieu - Lymington - Pilley - East End - Beaulieu - Lepe - Marchwood 50.2 miles 2 points
10/05/2015 New Forest Audax & Lymington to Marchwood 131 km 3 points
26/05/2015 Marchwood - Lymington - Lap of The Isle of Wight - Lymington - Marchwood 146 km 3 points
19/06/2015 Marchwood - Calshot - Lepe - Beaulieu - Sowley - Marchwood 67 km 1 point
13/07/2015 Marchwood - Beaulieu - 2 laps of Sowley Pond - Beaulieu - Marchwood 50 km 1 point

https://www.strava.com/athletes/7912065

 

[ColinJ]

20th January: A 50 km ride described in THIS POST. 1 point.

20th February: A 50 km ride described in THIS POST. 1 point.

18th March: Another hilly local 50+km ride described in THIS POST. 1 point.

22nd March: A sunny Spring day and time for the first ride this year on my Cannondale! 51 km, described in THIS POST. 1 point.

5th April: Another sunny Spring day, another hilly ride on my Cannondale. 60 km, described in THIS POST and THIS POST. 1 point

23rd May: I did a 113 km ride at the start of the month (Tour de Yorkshire sportive, medium route) but that one is being counted on the metric century a month challenge so I thought I'd do a separate half metric century ride yesterday while the sun was shining and conditions were less windy than of late ... Todmorden, Lumbutts, Shade, Walsden, Littleborough, Blackstone Edge, Blue Ball Road, Hubberton Green, Mytholmroyd, Cragg Vale, Blackstone Edge, Littleborough, Walsden, Shade, Todmorden. 56 km. 1 point.

30th June: A 58 km hilly ride, described in THIS POST - Todmorden, Shade, Lumbutts, Mankinholes, A646 through Hebden Bridge to Mytholmroyd, Cragg Vale Climb, A58, Blue Ball Road, Hubberton Green, Steep Ln, back to Cragg Rd, descent to Mytholmroyd, Greenway to Hebden Bridge, Heptonstall Rd/Lee Wood Rd/Draper Ln, Slack, Blackshaw Head, Great Rock, Cross Stone Rd, Todmorden, 1 point.

5th July: A 55 km hilly ride very similar to last week's, mentioned in THIS POST - Todmorden, A646 through Hebden Bridge to Mytholmroyd, Cragg Vale Climb, A58, Blue Ball Road, Hubberton Green, Steep Ln, back to Cragg Rd, descent to Mytholmroyd, Greenway to Hebden Bridge, Heptonstall Rd/Lee Wood Rd/Draper Ln, Slack, Blackshaw Head, Great Rock, Cross Stone Rd, Todmorden, 1 point.

10th July: Another 50 km Cragg Vale/Blue Ball Rd loop with a bit extra tagged on to take it up to the half metric century. 1 point.

14th July: 'Ride bikes while the sun shines'! Another variation on my Cragg Vale/Blue Ball Rd loop. This time starting via Littleborough, and ending via Blackshaw Head and Great Rock. 51 km, 1 point.

16th July: More sun, another time round a variation of the Cragg Vale loop. 50 km, 1 point.

*********

Total for the year in this challenge: 11 points.

 

[ray2602]

03/01/2015 Marchwood - Godshill - Ibsley - Lyndhurst - Marchwood 76km 1 point
20/01/2015 Marchwood - Test Way - Marchwood 55 km 1 point
08/02/2015 Marchwood - Ashurst- Lyndhurst - Beaulieu - Lepe - Marchwood 51 km 1 point
10/02/2015 Marchwood - Ashurst - Bartley - Minstead - Ibsley - Ringwood - Brockenhurst - Beaulieu - Marchwood 51.5 miles 2 points
14/02/2015 Marchwood - Lyndhurst - Brockenhurst - Lymington - Beaulieu - Marchwood 68 km 1 point
21/02/2015 Marchwood - Lyndhurst - Lepe - Hill Top - Marchwood 52 km 1 point
27/02 2015 Marchwood - Ashurst - Lyndhurst - Beaulieu - Lepe - Marchwood 51 km 1 point
07/03/2015 Kennet Valley Audax 100 km 3 points
10/03/2015 Marchwood - Ashurst - Bramshaw - Godshill - Ibsley - Lyndhurst - Marchwood 74 km 1 point
12/03/2015 Marchwood - Ashurst - Bramshaw - Bolderwood - Lyndhurst - Marchwood 52 km 1 point
27/03/2015 Marchwood - Beaulieu - Lymington - Pilley - East End - Beaulieu - Marchwood 55 km 1 point
29/03/2015 Dorset Coastlet Audax 107 km 3 points
14/04/2015 Marchwood - Beaulieu - South Baddesley - Beaulieu - Lepe - Marchwood 61 km 1 point
15/04/2015 Marchwood - Bramshaw - Bolderwood - Brockenhurst - Beaulieu - Marchwood 61 km 1 point
02/05/2015 Marchwood - Beaulieu - Lymington - Pilley - East End - Beaulieu - Marchwood 58 km 1 point
04/05/2015 Marchwood - Beaulieu - Lymington - Pilley - East End - Beaulieu - Lepe - Marchwood 50.2 miles 2 points
10/05/2015 New Forest Audax & Lymington to Marchwood 131 km 3 points
26/05/2015 Marchwood - Lymington - Lap of The Isle of Wight - Lymington - Marchwood 146 km 3 points
19/06/2015 Marchwood - Calshot - Lepe - Beaulieu - Sowley - Marchwood 67 km 1 point
13/07/2015 Marchwood - Beaulieu - 2 laps of Sowley Pond - Beaulieu - Marchwood 50 km 1 point
18/07/2015 Marchwood - Beaulieu - Lepe - Fawley - Beaulieu - Marchwood 51 km 1 point

https://www.strava.com/athletes/7912065

 

[ray2602]

03/01/2015 Marchwood - Godshill - Ibsley - Lyndhurst - Marchwood 76km 1 point
20/01/2015 Marchwood - Test Way - Marchwood 55 km 1 point
08/02/2015 Marchwood - Ashurst- Lyndhurst - Beaulieu - Lepe - Marchwood 51 km 1 point
10/02/2015 Marchwood - Ashurst - Bartley - Minstead - Ibsley - Ringwood - Brockenhurst - Beaulieu - Marchwood 51.5 miles 2 points
14/02/2015 Marchwood - Lyndhurst - Brockenhurst - Lymington - Beaulieu - Marchwood 68 km 1 point
21/02/2015 Marchwood - Lyndhurst - Lepe - Hill Top - Marchwood 52 km 1 point
27/02 2015 Marchwood - Ashurst - Lyndhurst - Beaulieu - Lepe - Marchwood 51 km 1 point
07/03/2015 Kennet Valley Audax 100 km 3 points
10/03/2015 Marchwood - Ashurst - Bramshaw - Godshill - Ibsley - Lyndhurst - Marchwood 74 km 1 point
12/03/2015 Marchwood - Ashurst - Bramshaw - Bolderwood - Lyndhurst - Marchwood 52 km 1 point
27/03/2015 Marchwood - Beaulieu - Lymington - Pilley - East End - Beaulieu - Marchwood 55 km 1 point
29/03/2015 Dorset Coastlet Audax 107 km 3 points
14/04/2015 Marchwood - Beaulieu - South Baddesley - Beaulieu - Lepe - Marchwood 61 km 1 point
15/04/2015 Marchwood - Bramshaw - Bolderwood - Brockenhurst - Beaulieu - Marchwood 61 km 1 point
02/05/2015 Marchwood - Beaulieu - Lymington - Pilley - East End - Beaulieu - Marchwood 58 km 1 point
04/05/2015 Marchwood - Beaulieu - Lymington - Pilley - East End - Beaulieu - Lepe - Marchwood 50.2 miles 2 points
10/05/2015 New Forest Audax & Lymington to Marchwood 131 km 3 points
26/05/2015 Marchwood - Lymington - Lap of The Isle of Wight - Lymington - Marchwood 146 km 3 points
19/06/2015 Marchwood - Calshot - Lepe - Beaulieu - Sowley - Marchwood 67 km 1 point
13/07/2015 Marchwood - Beaulieu - 2 laps of Sowley Pond - Beaulieu - Marchwood 50 km 1 point
18/07/2015 Marchwood - Beaulieu - Lepe - Fawley - Beaulieu - Marchwood 51 km 1 point
19/07/2015 Marchwood - Fawley - Lepe - Beaulieu - East End - Beaulieu - Marchwood 67 km 1 point

https://www.strava.com/athletes/7912065

 

[Effyb4]

12th April: Stanford, Grays, Bulphan, North Ockendon and back 32.6 miles. 1 point
19th April: Stanford, Hornchurch, Rainham, Purfleet and Grays 37.7 miles. 1 point
2nd May: Stanford, Bulphan, Billericay, Hanningfield reservoir and back 40.7 miles. 1 point
4th May: Stanford, Bulphan, Upminster, Rainham, Purfleet and Grays 35.1 miles. 1 point
10th May: Stanford, Grays, Bulphan, North Ockendon, Bulphan, Grays, East Tilbury and back. 35 miles. 1 point
11th May: Stanford, Horndon, Bulphan, Upminster, Harold Wood, South Weald, Great Warley, Bulphan and back 38.8 miles. 1 point
20th May: Maldon, Hatfield Peverel, Great Notley, Great Bardfield, Little Bardfield, Thaxted, Debden and Saffron Walden 37.5 miles. 1 point
21st May: Saffron Walden, Debden, Broxted, Molehill Green, Bamber's Green, Takely, White Roding, Abbess Roding, Beauchamp Roding, Norton Heath, Blackmore, Mountnessing, Billericay and home 50.3 miles. 2 points
24th May: Stanford, Bulphan, Little Burstead, Billericay, Ingatestone, Blackmore, Doddinghurst, Brentwood, Bulphan and home 49.5 miles. 1 point
30/5/15 Stanford, Dunton, Little Burstead, Billericay, Hanningfield, Battlesbridge, Hockley, Canewdon and Southend 37.1 miles. 1 point
7th June: Stanford, Grays, Orsett, Bulphan, Orsett, Grays, Orsett, Horndon-on-the-hill and home 34.8 miles. 1 point
21st June: https://www.strava.com/activities/329985733 55.3 miles 2 points
12th July: http://app.strava.com/activities/344476835/segments/8187793039 46.2 miles 1 point
19th July: https://www.strava.com/activities/349426509 51.6 miles 2 points

Total: 17 points

 

[ray2602]

03/01/2015 Marchwood - Godshill - Ibsley - Lyndhurst - Marchwood 76km 1 point
20/01/2015 Marchwood - Test Way - Marchwood 55 km 1 point
08/02/2015 Marchwood - Ashurst- Lyndhurst - Beaulieu - Lepe - Marchwood 51 km 1 point
10/02/2015 Marchwood - Ashurst - Bartley - Minstead - Ibsley - Ringwood - Brockenhurst - Beaulieu - Marchwood 51.5 miles 2 points
14/02/2015 Marchwood - Lyndhurst - Brockenhurst - Lymington - Beaulieu - Marchwood 68 km 1 point
21/02/2015 Marchwood - Lyndhurst - Lepe - Hill Top - Marchwood 52 km 1 point
27/02 2015 Marchwood - Ashurst - Lyndhurst - Beaulieu - Lepe - Marchwood 51 km 1 point
07/03/2015 Kennet Valley Audax 100 km 3 points
10/03/2015 Marchwood - Ashurst - Bramshaw - Godshill - Ibsley - Lyndhurst - Marchwood 74 km 1 point
12/03/2015 Marchwood - Ashurst - Bramshaw - Bolderwood - Lyndhurst - Marchwood 52 km 1 point
27/03/2015 Marchwood - Beaulieu - Lymington - Pilley - East End - Beaulieu - Marchwood 55 km 1 point
29/03/2015 Dorset Coastlet Audax 107 km 3 points
14/04/2015 Marchwood - Beaulieu - South Baddesley - Beaulieu - Lepe - Marchwood 61 km 1 point
15/04/2015 Marchwood - Bramshaw - Bolderwood - Brockenhurst - Beaulieu - Marchwood 61 km 1 point
02/05/2015 Marchwood - Beaulieu - Lymington - Pilley - East End - Beaulieu - Marchwood 58 km 1 point
04/05/2015 Marchwood - Beaulieu - Lymington - Pilley - East End - Beaulieu - Lepe - Marchwood 50.2 miles 2 points
10/05/2015 New Forest Audax & Lymington to Marchwood 131 km 3 points
26/05/2015 Marchwood - Lymington - Lap of The Isle of Wight - Lymington - Marchwood 146 km 3 points
19/06/2015 Marchwood - Calshot - Lepe - Beaulieu - Sowley - Marchwood 67 km 1 point
13/07/2015 Marchwood - Beaulieu - 2 laps of Sowley Pond - Beaulieu - Marchwood 50 km 1 point
18/07/2015 Marchwood - Beaulieu - Lepe - Fawley - Beaulieu - Marchwood 51 km 1 point
19/07/2015 Marchwood - Fawley - Lepe - Beaulieu - East End - Beaulieu - Marchwood 67 km 1 point
21/07/2015 https://www.strava.com/activities/350848005 51 miles 2 points
22/07/2015 https://www.strava.com/activities/351786545 101 miles 4 points

https://www.strava.com/athletes/7912065