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

[Spinney]

Sounds like one I could feasibly manage - nice one Colin!
I keep wondering about attempting the metric century a month, but I'd not manage it in the winter months.

@ColinJ - should this be split into a 'record of points' thread and a 'chatzone' thread as for the other two challenges? What do others think (take a look if you are not familiar - the one that is for records just has one post for each person - you edit your post to update when you have done another ride that earns points.

 

[ColinJ]

Sounds like one I could feasibly manage - nice one Colin!
I keep wondering about attempting the metric century a month, but I'd not manage it in the winter months.

Know what you mean about winter riding - I'm struggling to get started this year! First put off by my Christmas lurgy, then by crazy winds, and now by icy conditions. I was all psyched up to go out this afternoon but a couple of badly timed phone calls, and some emails that needed responses delayed me to the point where I could no longer be bothered. I'll do a spin on my gym bike later instead.

Tomorrow looks like a reasonable candidate for a main road ride. My beloved hilly lanes will probably be too much of an ice risk for the next few days, so I will definitely steer clear of them!

@ColinJ - should this be split into a 'record of points' thread and a 'chatzone' thread as for the other two challenges? What do others think (take a look if you are not familiar - the one that is for records just has one post for each person - you edit your post to update when you have done another ride that earns points.

Yes, that makes sense. If you would like to do the splitting, that would be good - cheers!

 

[Spinney]

Yes, that makes sense. If you would like to do the splitting, that would be good - cheers!

OK - in the next day or so - you'll see the effects!

 

[Spinney]

Righty ho - all posts that were just logs of rides have been moved to https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/the-2015-half-century-50-km-or-50-mile-a-month-challenge.172815/

If anyone needs any help editing their posts to add logs, just ask...

@ColinJ - if you want to modify the first post in the other thread, let me know.
(It only looks as if @ianrauk posted it because I copied the first post from one of the Century threads! Sorry ian!)

 

[KneesUp]

Know what you mean about winter riding - I'm struggling to get started this year! First put off by my Christmas lurgy, then by crazy winds, and now by icy conditions.

I hear you - I keep thinking I'm over this lurgy so twice in the past seven days I've ridden home from work (lift in - don't want to go mad!) and twice I've come home with earache and snot all over my bike.

 

[ColinJ]

Tomorrow looks like a reasonable candidate for a main road ride. My beloved hilly lanes will probably be too much of an ice risk for the next few days, so I will definitely steer clear of them!

I did that main road ride this afternoon - REPORT HERE.

I will be trying to do at least one 50 km (31 mile) ride a month and also one 100 km ride, so I will be attempting both the half metric century and the full metric century challenges. The idea is to motivate me to do longer rides than I normally do, in between the metric centuries. My usual rides are either 19 mile or 23 mile loops. I do plenty of them, but often find it hard to work up the enthusiasm for longer solo rides. Events, forum rides, rides with mates ... no problem!

Ideally, by the end of the year I will have ridden 12+ metric centuries, 12+ half metric centuries, a lot of shorter rides, a smattering of imperial centuries, and a few double metric centuries - audax 200s.

 

[13 rider]

Glad see you back out and riding welcome to the challenge as it was your idea

 

[Rustybucket]

I will be trying to do at least one 50 km (31 mile) ride a month and also one 100 km ride, so I will be attempting both the half metric century and the full metric century challenges

Thats the same as me! - just hoping my knee doesnt give in this year!

 

[ColinJ]

Good job I got my ride in yesterday - it started snowing here yesterday evening and hasn't stopped since! It will be a few more days before I will ride again ...

 

[MikeW-71]

I can manage this one

100km in the winter is out for me as my feet just freeze very quickly, but 50km is doable.

I'm in.

 

[ianrauk]

I can manage this one

100km in the winter is out for me as my feet just freeze very quickly, but 50km is doable.

I'm in.

even in thermal socks and winter boots?

 

[MikeW-71]

even in thermal socks and winter boots?

I have thermal socks but no winter boots. I use my MTB shoes with some Shimano waterproof overshoes. That works for a while, but towards 2 hours and they are freezing. Especially my left foot for some reason.

 

[ianrauk]

I have thermal socks but no winter boots. I use my MTB shoes with some Shimano waterproof overshoes. That works for a while, but towards 2 hours and they are freezing. Especially my left foot for some reason.

Get some Northwave, Shimano or Spesh winter boots. Against overshoes there is no contest. I wear Spesh Defrosters in the coldest of weathers with just normal socks. I have the warmest of tootsies.
OK, winter boots are expensive, but they are worth every penny and last a heck of a lot longer then over shoes.

 

[steveindenmark]

Great idea Colin.

I think I will make mine themed half centuries. I have been intending to visit some of the war memorials in the area.

A Denmark coast to coast is less than 100 km. I will have to think of some, but thanks for the idea.

 

[themosquitoking]

Finally managed my first ride of the year today and made sure i stayed out for the 50k, i'll try for 50 miles next weekend.