The 2017 Half Century (50 km or 50 mile) A Month Challenge

[Ice2911]

16/4/17 71km or 44 miles (resisted doing extra 6 for the 50 as had to get home ) Thorpe St Andrew, Buxton,Cawston,Reepham, two detours for closed roads, Sprowston and home 1 point
Total 18 points

 

[Milkfloat]

Jan 8th - 37 miles. Muddy, freestyled route due to closures. https://www.strava.com/activities/825770077
Feburary 12th - 40.4 miles. Warwick, Leamington, Long Itchington, Priors Marston, Fenny Compton, Harbury, Bascote, Leamington, Warwick. https://www.strava.com/activities/863509083
March 12th - 38.5 miles. Warwick, Mallory (Broken Crank), Warwick (spare bike), Charlecote, Chesterton, Long Itchington, Warwick. https://www.strava.com/activities/897078912
April 16th - 40.2 miles. Tewkesbury, Pershore, Evesham, Stratford upon Avon, Warwick. https://www.strava.com/activities/945023586

 

[Spinney]

January
11th - 32 miles, 1 point - Slimbridge, Berkeley, Thornbury
14th - 43 miles, 1 point - started at Aust, Chepstow, St Braivels, Coleford, Monmouth, Trelleck, Chepstow, Aust

February
4th - 32 miles, 1 point - Slimbridge, Berkeley, Thornbury
7th - 32 miles, 1 point - Wotton, Dursley, Selsey, Nympsfield, Wotton (<-- that's the Strava link, more details here)
13th - 56 miles, 2 points - Wotton, Dursley, Selsey, Leighterton, Luckington, Acton Turville, Badminton, Hawkesbury Upton, Chipping Sodbury, Rangeworthy
16th - 35 miles, 1 point - Wotton, Leighterton, Sopworth, HawkesburyUpton, Chipping Sodbury, Wickwar
24th - 34 miles, 1 point - Wotton, Chavenage, Tetbury, Brokenborough, Sherston, Sopworth, Dunkirk, Hawkesbury Upton, Kingswood

March
2nd - 33 miles, 1 point - lazy flat metric half, Slimbridge, Berkeley, Thornbury - a few PRs on Strava but likely due to a following wind!
9th - 32 miles, 1 point - Wotton, Dursley, Selsey, Nympsfield, Wotton (quite a few PRs, including on one of the hills ) Strava
13th - 67 miles, 3 points - Severn Loop, clockwise

April
10th - 32 miles, 1 point - Cromhall, Thornbury, Oldbury, Berkeley, Purton, Breadstone, Stinchcombe, Damery
14th - 54 miles, 2 points - Hay on Wye, Crickhowell, Brecon, Hay - ride report here
16th - 37 miles, 1 point - Hay on Wye, east for a bit, north across the River, looping back, report with the 14th ride

Running total - 17 points

 

[Effyb4]

22nd January 2017 - 50 km https://www.strava.com/activities/840450743 1 point
19th February 2017 - 73 km https://www.strava.com/activities/872180536 1 point
12th March 2017 - 76 km https://www.strava.com/activities/897442500 1 point
2nd April 2017 - 71 km https://www.strava.com/activities/924820707 1 point
9th April 2017 - 55 km https://www.strava.com/activities/934652500 1 point
17th April 2017 - 51 km https://www.strava.com/activities/946110497 1 point

Total: 6 points

 

[Ice2911]

17/4/17 Thorpe St Andrew via Wroxham to Sheringham, headwind all the way but lovely breakfast, home via Aylsham and Buxton. 60.1 miles 2 points
Total 20 points
Great way to spend an Easter Monday

 

[steverob]

January: 4 qualifying rides, 7 points
February: 3 qualifying rides, 5 points
March: 5 qualifying rides, 8 points
2nd April: 38.07 miles - home, 1 mile lap around the block, then back home to change into something warmer(!), Aylesbury town centre, Fairford Leys, Quainton, Westcott, Ashendon, Wotton Underwood, Ludgershall, Grendon Underwood, Quainton (again), home - https://www.strava.com/activities/925378988 - 1 point
8th April: 31.49 miles - home, Stoke Mandeville, Butler's Cross, Great Hampden, Loosley Row, Bledlow (home of rock), Longwick, Ford, Stone, home - https://www.strava.com/activities/933337319 - 1 point
9th April: 31.49 miles - home, Wing, Cublington, Wingrave, Long Marston, Tring, Dancers End, Wendover, Stoke Mandeville, home - https://www.strava.com/activities/935043480 - 1 point
14th April: 50.66 miles - home, Stoke Mandeville, Marsh, Bledlow, Chinnor Hill, West Wycombe, Downley, Widmer End, Holmer Green, Amersham, Little Missenden, Great Missenden, Wendover, Weston Turville, Aston Clinton, home - https://www.strava.com/activities/941970160 - 2 points
17th April: 62.72 miles - home, Cublington, Wing, Soulbury, Stoke Hammond, a tour of Milton Keynes mainly on Redways and back roads (including Bletchley, Simpson, Shenley, Two Mile Ash, Heelands and Woolstone), Great Brickhill, Leighton Buzzard, Wingrave, Puttenham, Aston Clinton, home - https://www.strava.com/activities/946299881 - 3 points

Total so far: 28 points

 

[kapelmuur]

April to date.

3rd. https://www.strava.com/activities/926195466. 64.9km
6th https://www.strava.com/activities/930310862. 65.4km
11th https://www.strava.com/activities/937388396. 57.8km
13th https://www.strava.com/activities/937388396. 56.5km
15th https://www.strava.com/activities/943401191. 51.8km
17th https://www.strava.com/activities/945805928. 53.3km

29 points to date.

 

[john59]

25th January. 54 km reverse circuit. Prenton, Thornton Hough, Neston, Deeside Industrial Park, Capenhurst, Willaston, Thornton Hough, Prenton. 1 point
https://www.strava.com/activities/843710494

30th January. 54 km reverse circuit. Prenton, Thornton Hough, Neston, Deeside Industrial Park, Capenhurst, Willaston, Thornton Hough, Prenton. 1 point
https://www.strava.com/activities/849298438

4th February. 54 km reverse circuit. Prenton, Thornton Hough, Neston, Deeside Industrial Park, Capenhurst, Willaston, Thornton Hough, Prenton. 1 point
https://www.strava.com/activities/854683348

15th February. 54 km reverse circuit. Prenton, Thornton Hough, Neston, Deeside Industrial Park, Capenhurst, Willaston, Thornton Hough, Prenton. 1 point
https://www.strava.com/activities/867078672

21st February. 80.5 km circuit. Prenton, Thornton Hough, Capenhurst, Mickle Trafford, Deeside Industrial Estate, Willaston Thornton Hough, Prenton. 2 points
https://www.strava.com/activities/874448273

1st March. 54 km reverse circuit. Prenton, Thornton Hough, Neston, Deeside Industrial Park, Capenhurst, Willaston, Thornton Hough, Prenton. 1 point
https://www.strava.com/activities/883501484

6th March. 54 km reverse circuit. Prenton, Thornton Hough, Neston, Deeside Industrial Park, Capenhurst, Willaston, Thornton Hough, Prenton. 1 point
https://www.strava.com/activities/889816818

8th March. 59 km circuit.Prenton, Thornton Hough, Willaston, Capenhurst, Deeside Industrial Estate, Neston, Thornton Hough, Prenton. 1 point
https://www.strava.com/activities/892047718

13th March. Usual 54 km circuit. 1 point.
https://www.strava.com/activities/898565918

2nd April. Usual 54 km circuit. 1 point
https://www.strava.com/activities/924637388

13th April. Usual 54 km circuit. 1 point
https://www.strava.com/activities/940238792

18th April. Usual 54 km circuit. 1 point
https://www.strava.com/activities/947278064

Total, 13 points

 

[13 rider]

2nd Apr 37 miles 1 point
Anstey ,Thorton ,Markfield ,Home for lunch, Cropston ,Rothley ,Swithland ,Quorn ,Mountsorrel ,Anstey
8th Apr 32.4 miles 1 point
Anstey, Mt At Bernards Abbey ,Shepshed ,Quorn ,Cropston ,Anstey
9th Apr 54.3 miles 2 point
Anstey ,Cropston,Cossington,Thrussington,Gaddesby,Seagrave,Sileby,Quorn,Switland,Cropston,Anstey
13th Apr 32.8 miles 1 point
Anstey ,Cropston ,Rothley ,Quorn ,Mountsorrel,Sileby ,Cossington ,Rothley, Anstey
14th Apr 32.5 miles 1 point
Anstey ,Mt St Bernards Abbey ,Shepshed down the Beacon Quorn ,Cropston ,Anstey
15th Apr 37.5 miles 1 point
Anstey ,Ratby ,Market Bosworth ,Desford ,Markfield ,Anstey
18th Apr 39.2 miles 1 point
Anstey ,Sileby , Saxileby ,Asfordby ,Ratcliffe ,Sileby ,Mountsorrel,Anstey


Running total in this challenge 26
Points in all challenges 54

 

[Saluki]

24/01/17 https://www.strava.com/activities/842758944 = 1 point
10/02/17 https://www.strava.com/activities/861666604 = 1 point
10/03/17 https://www.strava.com/activities/894781157 = 1 point
30/03/17 https://www.strava.com/activities/920989173 = 1 point
07/04/17 https://www.strava.com/activities/931935672 = 1 point
13/.4/17 https://www.strava.com/activities/940462170 = 1 point
18/04/17 https://www.strava.com/activities/947600761 = 1 point. Tarka Trail, Meeth - Braunton in the sun

Yay, I am up to 7 points and it's only half past April

 

[Katherine]

2017
January
4th January. 33 miles. 1 point. A580 cycle path through Ellenbrook, Boothstown and Astley, then Culcheth and Glazebrook, over Warburton bridge and loops around Dunham Massey and back, then home on the A57 Cadishead Way through Irlam, skirting Eccles by taking the Port Salford Greenway to Winton.

February
5th February. 37 miles. 1 point. SCC ride to Kenyon Hall Farm. Swinton, Walkden, Astley, Leigh, Culcheth, Lowton, Croft, Birchwood, Glazebrook, A57 cadishead Way, Winton.
12th February. 34 miles. 1 point. SCC ride to The Bowling Green Cafe at Rivington. Swinton, Walkden, Westhoughton, Lostock Jn, Horwich, Rivington and similar return.
18th February. 53 miles. 2 points. SCC ride to Seven Sisters Ice Cream Farm near Lower Peover. A57 through Irlam and over Warbuton Bridge, then around High Legh, Arley, Plumley, Lower Peover, through Tatton Park, Rostherne, High Legh again, then round the edge of Dunham Massey from Little Bollington, then over Carrington Moss to get to Flixton, crossing back over The Ship Canal at The Irlam Locks, up the A57, then on to the Port Salford Greenway and home.
19th February. 37 miles. 1 point. SCC ride to Red House Farm cafe near Dunham. Swinto, walkden, little Hulton, Tydlesley, Astley, over the A580 at Leigh, then Culcheth and Glazebrook, over Warburton bridge and loops around Dunham Massey and back, then home on the A57 Cadishead Way through Irlam, skirting Eccles by taking the Port Salford Greenway to Winton.
24th February. 51 miles. 2 points. Solo to Anderton. Port Salford Greenway cycle path, Cadishead Way, Warburton Bridge, Lymm, High Legh, Arley, Great Budworth, Comberbach, Anderton, Comberbach, Great Budworth, High Legh, Lymm, Glazebrook, Glazebury, Leigh, A580 cycle path to home.

March
5th March 39 miles. 1 point. Attempted ( Too wet to continue) Polocini Winter Sprinter with club. Woodford, Alderley Edge, Mobberley, Knutsford, Arley Green, High Legh, Rostherne, Tatton Park, Knutsford, Mobberley, Alderley Edge, Woodford.
12th March. 35 miles. 1 point. Swinton, Walkden, Astley, Leigh, Culcheth, Kenyon, Croft, Risley, Birchwood, Partington, Irlam, Eccles, Winton.
14th March. 40 miles. 1 point. A580 East Lancs Rd path from Walkden all the way to Haydock plus loops.Then Kenyon, Croft, Risley, Culcheth, Glazebury and home on the A580 path again.
19th March. 34 miles. 1 point. SCC ride to The Bowling Green Cafe at Rivington. Swinton, Walkden, Westhoughton, Lostock Jn, Horwich, Rivington and similar return.
25th March. 34 miles. 1 point. Winton, Irlam, Lymm, High Legh, Dunham, Flixton, Irlam, Winton, Roe Green.

April
2nd April 56 miles. 2 points. Swinton, Walkden, Astley, Leigh, Culcheth, Glazebrook, Warburton, Lymm, High Legh, Little Bollington, Dunham Massey, Warburton, Irlam, Winton, Monton, Ellesmere Park, Oakwood, Agecroft, Prestwich, Whitefield, Kearsley, Farnworth, Walkden.
9th April 33 miles. 1 point. First half of the Chorlton Wanderers ride to Astley then home. Winton, Barton, Stretford, Sale, Chorlton, Salfor Quays, Eccles, Monton then onto the Roe Green loopline, then onto the Leigh Guieded Busway path at Ellenbrook as far as Tyldesley, lunch at Astley, home on the East Lancs Rd path then showed someone how to get on the canal path at Worsley, home again.
17th April 45 miles. 1 point. Testing myself and the new bike on the hills. Walkden, Westhoughton, Lostock Jn, Belmont, Abbey Village, Wheelton, White Coppice, Rivington, Horwich, Westhoughton, Walkden.


Total 15 points.

 

[The Bystander]

January: 3 rides 3 points
February: 2 rides 2 points
March: 3 rides 3 points

April:
2nd 52.8km MawsleyTT, Harrington, Rothwell, Old, Hannington, Orlingbury, home.
4th 60.6km Desborough, Braybrooke, Gt.Oxenden, Clipston, Harrington, Lamport, Walgrave, Old, Mawsley, home
9th 62.3km Loddington, Thorpe Underwood, Great Oxenden, Welford, Naseby, Draughton, Lamport, Walgrave, home
19th 66.6km Harrington, Welford, Naseby, Draughton, Lamport, Brixworth, Holcot, Hannington, Walgrave, Old, home

Total 12 points

 

[13 rider]

2nd Apr 37 miles 1 point
Anstey ,Thorton ,Markfield ,Home for lunch, Cropston ,Rothley ,Swithland ,Quorn ,Mountsorrel ,Anstey
8th Apr 32.4 miles 1 point
Anstey, Mt At Bernards Abbey ,Shepshed ,Quorn ,Cropston ,Anstey
9th Apr 54.3 miles 2 point
Anstey ,Cropston,Cossington,Thrussington,Gaddesby,Seagrave,Sileby,Quorn,Switland,Cropston,Anstey
13th Apr 32.8 miles 1 point
Anstey ,Cropston ,Rothley ,Quorn ,Mountsorrel,Sileby ,Cossington ,Rothley, Anstey
14th Apr 32.5 miles 1 point
Anstey ,Mt St Bernards Abbey ,Shepshed down the Beacon Quorn ,Cropston ,Anstey
15th Apr 37.5 miles 1 point
Anstey ,Ratby ,Market Bosworth ,Desford ,Markfield ,Anstey
18th Apr 39.2 miles 1 point
Anstey ,Sileby , Saxileby ,Asfordby ,Ratcliffe ,Sileby ,Mountsorrel,Anstey
20th Apr 50.7 miles 2 points
Empingham ,Manton, Braunston , Launde ,Medbourne ,Morcott ,Edith Weston ,Empingham


Running total in this challenge 28
Points in all challenges 56

 

[ColinJ]

22nd Jan 2017: 50 km - Todmorden, A646 to junction with Bacup Rd, Bacup Rd, Deerplay, Bacup, Brittania, Whitworth, Rochdale, Smithy Bridge, Hollingworth Lake (cafe), Littleborough, Todmorden. 1 point.

24th Jan 2017: 51 km - Todmorden, Walsden, Calderbrook, Caldermoor, Littleborough, Blackstone Edge, A58 to Ripponden, Triangle, Mill Bank, Sowerby, Sowerby Ln, Scout Rd, 'royd, A646 ... Hebden Bridge, Tod, Cornholme, Tod. 1 point.

27th Feb 2017: 51 km - Tod station for Metro (for its cryptic crossword) then ... A646 to Manchester Rd traffic lights in Burnley. U-turned and back through Tod and on to Littleborough. U-turned again and went home to drop bike kit off and pick up lock and rucksack, then to Lidl to do my shopping. Rode home afterwards. 1 point.

15th Mar 2017: 56 km - Tod, A646, Southward Bottom, Over Town, Greencliffe Ln, Long Causeway, Blackshaw Head, Slack, Widdop, Thursden, Haggate, Worsthorne, Mereclough, Southward Bottom, A646, Tod. 1 point

5th Apr 2017: 53 km - Tod, Hebden Bridge, Pecket Well, Height Rd, Midgley, Solomon Hill, Booth, Jerusalem Ln, Midgley ... [Was going to head down Midgley Rd to 'royd but it is still closed for repairs to damage caused by Boxing Day 2015 floods, so ...] Naylor Ln to A646, 'royd, Cragg Vale, turned left and rode to Craggies cafe for lunch, then back to Turvin Rd and climbed to Blackstone Edge, Littleborough, Caldermoor, Calderbrook. Road closure for water main replacement but (just) managed to get by carrying bike. A6033 to Walsden, Tod and round the block. 1 point.

15th Apr 2017: 51 km - Tod, Mankinholes (roadworks on climb, but sneaked through), Lumbutts, Hollins Rd, Walsden, Littleborough, Blackstone Edge, Blue Ball Rd, Cottonstones, Hubberton Green, Cat Ln, Sowerby Ln, Scout Rd, 'royd, Calder Valley Cycleway, Hebden Bridge, Tod, Robinwood, u-turn, Tod. 1 point.

20th Apr 2017: 53 km - Tod, A646, Southward Bottom, Overtown, Greencliffe Ln, Long Causeway, Blackshaw Head, Colden, slack, Lee Wood, Hebden Bridge, Calder Valley Cycleway, 'royd, Cragg Vale, Blackstone Edge, Littleborough, Tod.

Points for rides of 50-99 km so far this year: 7.
Points for rides of 100+ km so far this year (listed in metric century a month challenge): 25.
Points target for year: 100+.
Total points for year so far: 32.

NB I have decided to count points for ALL rides of 50+ km that I do this year here, including those rides of 100+ km that I post in the metric century a month challenge instead of here.

 

[dickyknees]

January
2nd January - 55 kms. 1 point
Home, Gwalchmai, Coedana, Llanerchymedd, Carmel, Trearddur Bay, home.
5th January - 59 kms. A very cold 1 point
Home, Gwalchmai, Llynfaes, Coedana, Llanerchymedd, Llanddeusant, Valley, Holyhead, Trearddur Bay, home.
8th January - 57.4 kms. 1 point.
Home, Llanddeusant, Llantrisant, Llanerchymedd, Coedana, Llynfaes, Gwalchmai, Valley, Trearddur Bay, home.
10th January - 59 kms. 1 point.
Home, Gwalchmai, Llynfaes, Coedana, Llanerchymedd, Llanddeusant, Valley, Holyhead, Trearddur Bay, home.
16th January - 56.6 kms. 1 point.
Home, Dothan, Gwalchmai, Llynfaes, Bodedern, Valley, Holyhead, Llaingoch, Porthdafarch, Trearddur Bay, home.
21st January - 67.75 kms. 1 point
Home, Dothan, Gwalchmai, Llynfaes, Coedana, Llanerchymedd, Bachau, Rhosgoch, Llanbabo Llanddeusant, Valley, Holyhead, Trearddur Bay, home.
30th January - 67.94 kms. 1 point
Home, Dothan, Gwalchmai, Llynfaes, Coedana, Llanerchymedd, Bachau, Rhosgoch, Llanbabo Llanddeusant, Valley, Holyhead, Trearddur Bay, home

February
9th February - 57.48 kms. 1 point
Home, Dothan, Gwalchmai, Llynfaes, Coedana, Llanerchymedd, Bachau, Rhosgoch, Llanbabo Llanddeusant, Valley, home.
24th February - 58.42 kms. 1 point
Home, Valley, Gwalchmai, Llangefni, Rhosmeirch (front mech cable failure), Llangwyllog, Bodffordd, Valley, Holyhead, Trearddur Bay,home.

March
1st March, Dydd Gŵyl Dewi - 55.31 kms. 1 point
Home, Rhoscolyn, Trearddur Bay, Penrhosfeilw, Holyhead, Valley, Bodedern, Trefor, Engedi, RAF Valley, home.

April
11 April, 55.52 kms. 1 point.
Home, Trearddur Bay, Porthdafarch, Holyhead, Valley, Bodedern, Cae Glaw, RAF Valley, home.
20 April, 56.00 kms. 1 point.
Home, Dothan, Gwalchmai, Llynfaes, Bodedern, Valley, Holyhead, Llaingoch, Porthdafarch, Trearddur Bay, home.

Total - 12 points.