Didn't manage the 50m

[Dunlopdave]

Tried to do my first 50 miles today from Horley to Greenwich with a friend of mine.The north downs were a bit more than we were expecting.Exellent route though(NC21) could have done with a mountain bike for some of it.42 miles when we got home which is a best for me,so well pleased !!! We'll try again hopefully next week but leave earlier.

 

[Wades]

Good effort fellow Horley person!

 

[Cyclist33]

Yeah 42 miles, thumbs up dude. I only managed 32 myself and its pretty flat here.

Stu

 

[Muddyfox]

As long as you enjoyed the ride is all that matters well done on the 42 miles and keep plugging away for the 50 it'l come

50 is one of my goals for this year

Simon

 

[jayonabike]

Don't get hung up on figures, 42 miles is bloody good going. Just get out and enjoy it, you'll be going further than 50 before you know it. Well done!

 

[Dunlopdave]

Good effort fellow Horley person!

Thanks other horley person.Have you ever been up that way,if so what's it like beyond the golf club????

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Bad luck. It sounds as though you'd already done most of the climbing - there's a steep little bugger called Spout Hill just after New Addington but after that it's gently downhill all the way to the Thames. If you do it next week or the week after, be sure to give me a wave because you'll be cycling past where I live (Creekside, just before Greenwich).

 

[Wades]

Thanks other horley person.Have you ever been up that way,if so what's it like beyond the golf club????

Sorry never been that way myself. Spent alot of time on the various trails across the downs and Reigate and Leith hill but tend to stick to the roads these days.

Am tempted to give it a go in the next few weeks though. You'll get there!

 

[The Brewer]

42 is a nice ride and you have 50 to aim for another day.

How are you feeling today, hope you managed to stretch your legs​

 

[Canrider]

Very well done. I've only ever managed 47, and that was with getting lost and circling the town on back roads looking for the way back 'in'.
But now you know you can DO IT, do it again!

 

[biggs682]

havent done 42 m for years so well done

 

[Keith Oates]

You didn't fail to do 50 miles, you achieved a very credible 42 miles which is a good step on the way to doing a 50 or more in the future!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Blue]

Ah yes, the glass is always half full!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you can do 42m the 50m target will come easily, then it's onwards to 60m, then 100km, then 100m, then........................................................ The final target is always beyond the next hill.

 

[User269]

Using the Logarithm Implementation Enhancement table (LIE) 42 miles is 50 miles.

 

[ufkacbln]

Did you enjoy it?

Problem solved!

As above, don't get hung up with figures (You could mutate into an Audaxer!) so long as you enjoy the ride and the day itself that is what matters.

Many of those who "can" do long distances will tell you that at some point the emphasis changes from the enjoyment of ridingto simply mahing miles to complete the task.

I do the Isle of Wight Randonnee every year (100km) as a "test of my fitness" yet when I tour or go out for a day then 40 miles is the limit as I want to stop, look at churches, interesting buildings, landscapes, a leisurely pub lunch or cafe stop and al the other things that make the day enjoyable