Annual Simplified Climbing Lunacy Challenge chatzone

[Willd]

Done, with 855 m yesterday Went down one hill 3 times (spot where ). Fortunately only up to 439 ft with no marked climbs. There were a couple of marked chevrons on the OS map which were hard work on the emergency pub bike (17kg with a lowest gear of 1.43 40/28). Need to get the road bike fixed

 

[FrothNinja]

At last!
Nicest day in ages as well - pity I had to fit work in.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Well, I didn't make it. I had two rides to do in December, which woudn't normally be a problem, but I've had a constant cough and breathing problems for much of December. I've been to the doc and it's improved but not really sorted. I did try to do a climbing ride at the start of Dec but had to bail out as I was having breathing trouble on the hills.

I did manage 13 rides > 1,018m (not including turbo). And I could have managed my 1500m Lunacy target if I'd allowed myself to include turbo rides this year, but I decided not to.

According to my stats I have 143 1500m+ rides (excluding turbo), so another 7 will take me to a kind of Eddington milestone, 150 x 1500 so I think I'll be entering next year, but not in January as I'm not in great shape at the moment. That's a splendid aspect of Lunacy challenges.

Congratulations @Willd and @FrothNinja !

 

[FrothNinja]

Well, I didn't make it. I had two rides to do in December, which woudn't normally be a problem, but I've had a constant cough and breathing problems for much of December. I've been to the doc and it's improved but not really sorted. I did try to do a climbing ride at the start of Dec but had to bail out as I was having breathing trouble on the hills.

I did manage 13 rides > 1,018m (not including turbo). And I could have managed my 1500m Lunacy target if I'd allowed myself to include turbo rides this year, but I decided not to.

According to my stats I have 143 1500m+ rides (excluding turbo), so another 7 will take me to a kind of Eddington milestone, 150 x 1500 so I think I'll be entering next year, but not in January as I'm not in great shape at the moment. That's a splendid aspect of Lunacy challenges.

Congratulations @Willd and @FrothNinja !

I only just squeezed it in

 

[Willd]

I only just squeezed it in

Likewise

 

[FrothNinja]

I've started the 2025 thread

 

[FrothNinja]

Not sure what my target will be as it was so close last year, so I have left it unchanged at the moment

 

[Dogtrousers]

I may have another go at 1500m having fallen at the last post in 2024. But not starting this month

 

[FrothNinja]

I may have another go at 1500m having fallen at the last post in 2024. But not starting this month

I'm sticking this year too, at least to start with

 

[ColinJ]

I think it is an interesting challenge but I am sticking to just the 3+-rides-a-week and 50-a-a-month challenges this year. I will maximise my efforts on those.

 

[Willd]

I'll probably have another go, maybe at 850m. However, it's becoming increasingly difficult without going long distances (70 miles+) or repeating sections. I do have a new bottom gear of 34/34 to play with though

 

[Willd]

Off the mark

 

[FrothNinja]

Racked up my 4th of the year and find myself getting competitive with me.
Just noticed that each qualifying run so far this year has clocked more ascent than the one before.
Not sure how long this can continue - the last couple of rides have had a high degree of artificiality in their latter halves.

 

[Willd]

Up and then down a few hills in the Cotswolds

 

[FrothNinja]

5th one in the bag (still aching) and a big jump ascent, but mostly by dint of the length of the ride. Won't be repeating it - terrifying riding on most of those roads south of Preston. Loads of folk older than me pootling around on their bikes, quite a few in hi-viz but no helmet. Silly people I thought, especially as a car narrowly missed one on-coming couple then almost put me in a deep ditch. They looked offended by my greeting to the car driver. I have a theory that the car drivers are frightening riders out of the goodness of their hearts.
The actual roads are pretty much flat and the views duller than ditch water. The heightened awareness of mortality added a certain something to the tedious peddling.
Think I have managed to get slightly sun scorched too - quite an achievement for the first day of Spring.