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

[Jon George]

Yea, Gods, I'm still trying to work out if I made the right decision. I had been thinking it might be fun to try to add a 50 miler to my small collection of 50km's so - on a whim - I went for it today. Three breakfast bars, one Scotch egg and most of an energy-filled water bottle latter (and a little excursion around a nearby estate to make up the distance), I made it. I lost the back end as I accelerated too hard (in front of an artic whose driver was hassling me at a roundabout), but made a nifty recovery without coming off - even if the sound of air-brakes being applied close behind me was a bit bowel-loosening.
Of course, having done a 50 miler for January, I suspect I'm in for the long run. Damn, you @ColinJ !

 

[ankaradan]

Just seen this thread. The aim this year was to do at least one metric century per month.....but too often circumstances intervene. For example this month has seen long periods of southerly gales with monsoon conditions, which have kept me indoors. Its too late now for a 100k this, but I did manage a 80k earlier, so will log that, and see how it goes for the rest of the year.

 

[steveindenmark]

I managed to get my 50 km in today. Is there a link where we can register them?

 

[ColinJ]

I managed to get my 50 km in today. Is there a link where we can register them?

At the end of the first post in the thread!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

At the end of the first post in the thread!

Colin, the thread's got split into challenge and chatzone. The ride thread is here -
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/the-2015-half-century-50-km-or-50-mile-a-month-challenge.172815/

 

[ColinJ]

Colin, the thread's got split into challenge and chatzone. The ride thread is here -
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/the-2015-half-century-50-km-or-50-mile-a-month-challenge.172815/

I know, and when Spinney split it she added that link at the end of my original post which became the first post in this thread ...

(Which is what I meant by what I posted 2 posts ago! )

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I know, and when Spinney split it she added that link at the end of my original post which became the first post in this thread ...

(Which is what I meant by what I posted 2 posts ago! )

Go to A to get your directions to B, or go straight to B....

 

[ColinJ]

Go to A to get your directions to B, or go straight to B....

Yes, I admit that I was being lazy because I was in a hurry .. Normally I would just copy the link!

PS Oh, and I think I was also hinting that it wasn't hard to find the link since it was in the very first post ...

 

[MikeW-71]

And just as tomorrow is looking looking quite nice... I'm getting a cold

 

[Brandane]

Excellent idea, this half century challenge. I have started this year on the metric century challenge, as I did last year. Until the wheels fell off sometime about August . This new system means I could have carried on by dropping into this challenge, as I probably will at some point this year. February?

 

[MikeW-71]

Hmm, well seems that the cold was a bit of a false alarm, felt fine this morning

The sun was out, so that's Februarys ride done Well, 31.0 miles - close enough!

 

[13 rider]

Feb's 50 miler done had time today and weather not too bad bit blustery so good chance to get one in the bank job done

 

[Jon George]

I've always been a fan of the phenomenon of The Law Of Unintended Consequences @ColinJ and taking up this challenge has provided some unexpected rewards. Because of the increase in time I have to allow to fit in theses rides, I've had to modify my bum-on-seat-in-front-of-PC-and-write schedule and make that time more productive.

 

[Katherine]

Because of the challenge, I added an extra 6.5 miles today, before I went home, just so I could say that I did an imperial half century! Foggy and misty all day in Manchester. I probably wouldn't have had such a long ride if I hadn't joined a group for part of it!

 

[themosquitoking]

6.5 miles short of 50 today but 70k so not too bad. Would have done 50 but punctures cost us an hour or so and i was losing light.