First Fifty

[IanT]

What a weekend.......first fifty miler (completed on Saturday with a constant headwind that made the whole thing like a hill climb), spent yesterday with my lovely missus hacking through the woods on our MTBs in knee deep mud (great fun - we were pissing ourselves) and then, yesterday afternoon, took the plunge and bought some Specialized BG Road Shoes and Look pedals!!!

Really, before I discovered cycling, I would never have had such a good weekend!!!

But the highlight for me has to be the half-century.

 

[Banjo]

Congratulations mate. I think 50 miles is a real milestone. You need to switch to metric now and make your next goal a metric century (62 miles)

 

[IanT]

Congratulations mate. I think 50 miles is a real milestone. You need to switch to metric now and make your next goal a metric century (62 miles)

Thanks Banjo - and thanks also for that excellent idea......first century, here I come

 

[sdr gb]

Well done .
I remember my first 50 miler when I spent the entire time from 49.98 miles just staring at my computer so I could watch it tick over to the the magic 50.

 

[G-Zero]

What a weekend.......first fifty miler (completed on Saturday with a constant headwind that made the whole thing like a hill climb), spent yesterday with my lovely missus hacking through the woods on our MTBs in knee deep mud (great fun - we were pissing ourselves) and then, yesterday afternoon, took the plunge and bought some Specialized BG Road Shoes and Look pedals!!!

Really, before I discovered cycling, I would never have had such a good weekend!!!

But the highlight for me has to be the half-century.

Nice one

 

[IanT]

Well done .
I remember my first 50 miler when I spent the entire time from 49.98 miles just staring at my computer so I could watch it tick over to the the magic 50.

LoL.....Yes, I did that too!!!

 

[Willo]

Well done .
I remember my first 50 miler when I spent the entire time from 49.98 miles just staring at my computer so I could watch it tick over to the the magic 50.

Me too.

Well done IanT, a super achievement.

 

[derrick]

My idea of a good weekend, nice one.

 

[xxmimixx]

Well done! and keep it up!

 

[Blue]

 

[IanT]

Sincere thanks for all the encouragement. I feel obliged to go and bust out a century next weekend now (even if it's only a metric one)!!!

 

[Dunlopdave]

I'm going to try my first 50 on Friday from Redhill,Surrey to Greenwich and back on route 21 Ive done 35 before a couple of times last year on my old BSO,but tha was all on flat cycle paths/roads down on the coast.Its going to be interesting dealing with the north downs but I've got a decent bike now, can't wait till Friday

 

[IanT]

I'm going to try my first 50 on Friday from Redhill,Surrey to Greenwich and back on route 21 Ive done 35 before a couple of times last year on my old BSO,but tha was all on flat cycle paths/roads down on the coast.Its going to be interesting dealing with the north downs but I've got a decent bike now, can't wait till Friday

Nice work mate. It's a great feeling when you hit these milestones - which I am sure you will. Good luck with your fifty - hope the weather holds (but, let's be honest, you'll still enjoy it even if it doesn't).

Just used Garmin Connect to work out a little 60 miler for the weekend. Will take in Rochford, Battlesbridge, Burnham on Crouch and Maldon. Should be an interesting route (from memory, I think there are some useful hills en-route).

Unfortunately, my usual riding partner isn't around - so it's going to be a solo effort.

 

[Matthew_T]

I still havent done 100 miles. I have only managed 80. I am aiming for the opportunity to do 100 this summer.

Glad you are meeting your milestones though.

 

[IanT]

I still havent done 100 miles. I have only managed 80. I am aiming for the opportunity to do 100 this summer.

Glad you are meeting your milestones though.

But to keep that in perspective - 80 miles is still a flipping long way. Respect to you for that.

I think that if you can put in an 80, then a century is not too far away. Wishing you luck with hitting that milestone this summer.