The 2015 Half Century (50 KM or 50 Mile) A Month Challenge - Chatzone

[Col5632]

Sounds like a challenge I might be able to do

 

[Harry_Palmer79]

Same here... though firstly I'd need to actually ride my bike this month!

 

[Dogtrousers]

I'm in, although I'm hoping to manage the 100k challenge, it doesn't hurt to have a fallback.
2 Jan 2015. The abandoned Night Ride, Hyde Park to Horsham to 72.6km

 

[ColinJ]

Last Sundays ride was just over 80km so I think I will claim that as my first of the year. As 80 km is 49.7 miles does is count for an imperial?

No, but it will do for a HALF imperial!

 

[BigAl68]

@ColinJ thanks for that. I did mean half imperial,

 

[ColinJ]

@ColinJ thanks for that. I did mean half imperial,

Keep it up!

I'm struggling to get going again after a decent 2014, but then a Christmas layoff during which I caught a nasty lurgy.

 

[BigAl68]

Last week was the first time my legs started to work as they should and not feel if they were made of Stilton and cider. Back to commuting 4 days a week x 17 miles each way and also getting out on a Saturday or Sunday. The weather this week has been a challenge but based on last year it has been nice.

 

[ColinJ]

50.2 miles ride today 2 points. Did then same loop as last week with a couple of miles at each end to make it to 50 miles had to do a couple of cheeky loops around the village to get to the 50 .That's one 50k and one 50m in January my target is to complete both half centuries each month.Glad this thread is here because 50 m is the extent of my range at the moment and the centuries seem a long way off yet.

That's an interesting idea - good luck with it!

 

[13 rider]

Thanks Colin its seems a good idea now a let you know in december if it was a good idea

 

[ColinJ]

Thanks Colin its seems a good idea now a let you know in december if it was a good idea

I will have to see what the weather does, but I am tempted to go for a variation on that - a metric century and a half metric a month. I would need to get the half metric in soon to get my legs working again after a long break, and then try and squeeze the full metric century in the following week.

 

[13 rider]

I will have to see what the weather does, but I am tempted to go for a variation on that - a metric century and a half metric a month. I would need to get the half metric in soon to get my legs working again after a long break, and then try and squeeze the full metric century in the following week.

Hope you get out soon Colin as you started the challenge we want you to be in it.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

50.2 miles ride today 2 points. Did then same loop as last week with a couple of miles at each end to make it to 50 miles had to do a couple of cheeky loops around the village to get to the 50 .That's one 50k and one 50m in January my target is to complete both half centuries each month.Glad this thread is here because 50 m is the extent of my range at the moment and the centuries seem a long way off yet.

If you can do a 50 miler, you can do a 100. It just takes longer. Why not do a 50 in the morning, go home have something to eat and then go back out and do the next 50 in the afternoon, once you have done that once you will go out and do the 100 miler in one go.

 

[ColinJ]

If you can do a 50 miler, you can do a 100. It just takes longer. Why not do a 50 in the morning, go home have something to eat and then go back out and do the next 50 in the afternoon, once you have done that once you will go out and do the 100 miler in one go.

The general approach is good, but I would suggest doing 67 miles for the morning ride so the afternoon ride seemed less daunting!

It would be much easier setting off again thinking 'I only have to do half what I did this morning' rather than 'Blimey, I have to do the same distance again'.

 

[13 rider]

If you can do a 50 miler, you can do a 100. It just takes longer. Why not do a 50 in the morning, go home have something to eat and then go back out and do the next 50 in the afternoon, once you have done that once you will go out and do the 100 miler in one go.

At the moment 50m is really my maximum range I get home shattered the thought of another 50 in the afternoon is just too much yet I only been back riding 4 months .as for colin approach the 67 mile is my next target. Also my average speed is still around 13 mph so 4 hours riding equals 50m and that's as long as I can sit on a bike for now buts thanks for all the encouragement

 

[ColinJ]

At the moment 50m is really my maximum range I get home shattered the thought of another 50 in the afternoon is just too much yet I only been back riding 4 months .as for colin approach the 67 mile is my next target. Also my average speed is still around 13 mph so 4 hours riding equals 50m and that's as long as I can sit on a bike for now buts thanks for all the encouragement

50 miles after only 4 months is pretty good going. I would bet that most people take at least a year to build up to doing rides of that length, and that many people never do!