The 2016 Half Century (50 KM or 50 Mile) A Month Challenge - Chatzone

[SpokeyDokey]

I've just made my NY resolution for 2017 - I'm going to go head to head with @GinaC next year.

After just shy of 5 months of 2016 challenge I'm only trailing her by159 points - I'm pretty sure I can close the gap NY with a bit of effort.

 

[Lilliburlero]

I've just made my NY resolution for 2017 - I'm going to go head to head with @GinaC next year.

After just shy of 5 months of 2016 challenge I'm only trailing her by159 points - I'm pretty sure I can close the gap NY with a bit of effort.

Doing a Leicester are you? the odds must be around the 5000/1 mark

@GinaC

 

[ColinJ]

I've just made my NY resolution for 2017 - I'm going to go head to head with @GinaC next year.

After just shy of 5 months of 2016 challenge I'm only trailing her by159 points - I'm pretty sure I can close the gap NY with a bit of effort.

I'm taking it easy, thus lulling her into a false sense of security, before rounding off the year with thirty 200 km rides in December to overtake her puny points total ... (I'm planning to take a rest on Christmas Day!)

 

[tallliman]

@ColinJ we'll hold you to that!

 

[ColinJ]

Blimey, I've just realised that I am already more than thirty 200 km rides worth of points behind GinaC so my plan is doomed to failure! I will have to start doing my daily 200s on October 1st instead ...

Alternatively, I SURRENDER!!!!

 

[tallliman]

@GinaC, do you accept @ColinJ's surrender?

(This is all rather silly!)

 

[13 rider]

I've just made my NY resolution for 2017 - I'm going to go head to head with @GinaC next year.

After just shy of 5 months of 2016 challenge I'm only trailing her by159 points - I'm pretty sure I can close the gap NY with a bit of effort.

Good luck with that

 

[Lilliburlero]

On the topic of points.... Did anyone have a target at the start of the year?.

Me being new to the challenge, set myself a target of 24 (at least 2 50km rides a month), but to my astonishment I`m already on 21 before the end of May

A revised target of 50 points is now my aim.

 

[NorthernDave]

On the topic of points.... Did anyone have a target at the start of the year?.
Me being new to the challenge, set myself a target of 24 (at least 2 50km rides a month), but to my astonishment I`m already on 21 before the end of May
A revised target of 50 points is now my aim.

It was new to me too, so my first challenge was could I ride 50 miles..?
I damn near killed myself on New Years Day proving that I could, so adapted that target to doing at least one 50 mile and one (separate) 50 km ride each month, which I've currently done.
I've now caught 'half-century-itis' though and find myself adding extra miles onto rides just to get the half in, even if I had no intention when I went out which has been good for the points total. I've found that sometimes even 50 miles isn't enough and I've now done a couple of 100 km rides and have signed up for the Scarborough ride in September (84 miles / 135 km).
So it's all good isn't it?

 

[13 rider]

January

1st – 50.2 miles – 2 points https://www.strava.com/activities/460684518
8th – 38.8 miles – 1 point https://www.strava.com/activities/465725219
13th – 49.7 miles – 1 point https://www.strava.com/activities/469514673
14th – 78.3 miles – 3 points https://www.strava.com/activities/470211034
18th – 40.3 miles – 1 point https://www.strava.com/activities/473033491
21st – 48.2 miles – 1 point https://www.strava.com/activities/475254064
28th – 37.8 miles – 1 point https://www.strava.com/activities/480360372
Total: 10 points

February

1st – 58.2 miles – 2 points https://www.strava.com/activities/483494728
2nd – 72.6 miles – 3 points https://www.strava.com/activities/484226578
9th – 53.9 miles – 2 points https://www.strava.com/activities/489476086
11th – 53.2 miles – 2 points https://www.strava.com/activities/491000402
15th – 38.4 miles – 1 point https://www.strava.com/activities/493996941
16th – 54.8 miles – 2 points https://www.strava.com/activities/494780121
18th – 34 miles – 1 point https://www.strava.com/activities/496255198
23rd – 50.4 miles – 2 points https://www.strava.com/activities/500374476
24th – 42 miles – 1 point https://www.strava.com/activities/501180907
29th – 54 miles – 2 points https://www.strava.com/activities/505384996
Total: 18 points

March

7th – 46.9 miles – 1 point https://www.strava.com/activities/510893143
14th – 41 miles – 1 point https://www.strava.com/activities/516860879
16th – 36.2 miles – 1point https://www.strava.com/activities/518476981
30th – 39 miles – 1 point https://www.strava.com/activities/530702344
Total: 4 points

April

5th – 101.4 miles – 4 points https://www.strava.com/activities/536705511
11th – 58.7 miles – 2 points https://www.strava.com/activities/542303574
13th – 73.9 miles– 3 points https://www.strava.com/activities/544319605
18th – 31.5 miles – 1 point https://www.strava.com/activities/549185414
19th – 66.4 miles – 3 points https://www.strava.com/activities/550194182
20th – 105.2 miles – 4 points https://www.strava.com/activities/551587248
21st – 32.3 miles – 1 point https://www.strava.com/activities/552512827
27th – 99.9 miles – 3 points https://www.strava.com/activities/558463881
28th – 96.6 miles – 3 points https://www.strava.com/activities/559256806
Total: 24 points

May

4th – 75.8 miles – 3 points https://www.strava.com/activities/565294291
9th – 37.7 miles – 1 point https://www.strava.com/activities/570444731
12th – 114.1 miles – 4 points https://www.strava.com/activities/573796578
16th – 58.1 miles – 2 points https://www.strava.com/activities/577989163
21st – 108.3 miles – 4 points https://www.strava.com/activities/583349460
23rd – 32 miles – 1 point https://www.strava.com/activities/585354892
24th – 32.6miles – 1 point https://www.strava.com/activities/586326858
Total: 16 points

Running points total: 72

We seem to have a new entrant . Welcome @Joobert better late then never .
Do you now @tallliman ? I follow him on strava and saw your comments I think

 

[13 rider]

On the topic of points.... Did anyone have a target at the start of the year?.

Me being new to the challenge, set myself a target of 24 (at least 2 50km rides a month), but to my astonishment I`m already on 21 before the end of May

A revised target of 50 points is now my aim.

I was thinking about beating last year's total of 77 ,but having entered the metric century challenge aswell my bigger rides are going there so missing 18 points. So no target this year

 

[SpokeyDokey]

On the topic of points.... Did anyone have a target at the start of the year?.

Me being new to the challenge, set myself a target of 24 (at least 2 50km rides a month), but to my astonishment I`m already on 21 before the end of May

A revised target of 50 points is now my aim.

Yes - I'm a Challenge Newbie too.

My target was to complete the challenge, do at least 18 50k's and complete at least a brace of 50 milers. A 100k would be nice but we shall see.

Not massive targets by any stretch but all helping towards my overall aim of 2000m for the year.

 

[tallliman]

@13 rider, yes we know each other. I mentioned whilst riding on Saturday that the challenge was a great motivator to me!

@Joobert, ello!

We should probably have a north leics ride at some point!

 

[Effyb4]

I didn't manage to complete the challenge last year, so my aim is just to complete the challenge. I might do one or two 50 mile rides, but I am happy doing 50km rides.

 

[13 rider]

Just realised the arrival of @Joobert to the challenge has completely messed up by high tech ride recording system . I have had to turn the page and draw more lines