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

[gavgav]

7th January (52.1 km)
Shrewsbury-Montford Bridge-Shrawardine-Felton Butler-Kinton-Knockin Heath-Dovaston-Kinnerley-Argoed-Cross Lanes-Melverley-Pentre-Shrawardine-Montford Bridge-Shrewsbury

1 point

28th January (51.9 km)
Shrewsbury-Berrington-Cound-Kenley-Church Preen-Cardington-Longnor-Ryton-Stapleton-Annscroft-Hook a Gate-Shrewsbury

1 point

Running total = 2 points

 

[Salty seadog]

12th Jan 54k Dover-deal-sandwich-eastry-sandwich. 1 point
16th Jan 53k Circuits round town for 15miles before over to Deal and more of the same.1 Point

18th Jan 55k Out into the sticks winding towards Canterbury, then turn towards Sandwich and Deal. 1 point

20th Jan 53 miles. Dover, Folkestone, Hythe, New Romney, Dungeness, Lydd and Rye. 2 points.

24th Jan, 35 miles. Out in the sticks a rough loop towards Canterbury and back through the villages to sandwich. Train home. 1 point

27th Jan, 35 miles. Up the hill and out to the sticks again, Shepherdswell, Nonington, Eastry, Sandwich, Deal and back home. 1point

28th Jan, 40 miles up the hill again, over to Deal, Sandwich, Ramsgate then meander round the Thanet coast to Margate. 1point

Total 8 points.

 

[13 rider]

Jan 2nd 32.6 miles 1 point
Anstey ,Wymeswold ,Anstey ( minor interaction with the tarmac due to ice)
Jan 8th 32.7 miles 1 point
Anstey ,Rothley round the forest ,Quorn ,Cossington,Anstey ( on the Hybrid today)
Jan 14th 32.3 miles 1 point
Anstey ,Sileby ,Ragdale ,Ratcliffe ,Anstey
Jan 28th 51.3 miles 2 points
Anstey ,Market Bosworth ,Anstey
Jan 29th 32.3 miles 1 point
Anstey ,Seagrave ,Thrussington ,Anstey

 

[al3xsh]

6th Jan - 51.7 miles - 2 points
Chesterfield - Crich - Matlock - Bakewell - Hathersage - Chesterfield

10th Jan - 31.3 miles - 1 point
Chesterfield - Owler Bar - Padley Gorge - Grindleford - Bakewell - Beeley - Chesterfield

14th Jan - 33.5 miles - 1 point
Chesterfield - Crich - Matlock - Beeley - Chesterfield

19th Jan - 35.3 miles - 1 point
Chesterfield - Hathersage - Bradwell - Eyam - Baslow - Chesterfield

29th Jan - 32.2 miles - 1 point
Chesterfield - Matlock - Bakewell - Baslow - Chesterfield

Freezing fog and unexpected ice!

Total = 6 points

 

[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

Total, 2 points

 

[dickyknees]

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

Total - 7 points

 

[kapelmuur]

Remaining rides for January.

10/1 https://www.strava.com/activities/827227256 50.7km
14/1 https://www.strava.com/activities/827227256 50.5km
17/1 https://www.strava.com/activities/834843386 54.6km
19/1 https://www.strava.com/activities/837023942 58.8km
21/1 https://www.strava.com/activities/839324258 51.5km
24/1 https://www.strava.com/activities/842559466 51.0km

Total 7 points.

 

[Lilliburlero]

Jan 14th - 50.2 km - 1 point
https://www.strava.com/activities/831565277
Jan 29th - 58.7 km - 1 point
https://www.strava.com/activities/848034170
Running total - 2 points

 

[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

Points for rides of 50-99 km so far this year: 2.
Points for rides of 100+ km so far this year (listed in metric century a month challenge): 3.
Points target for year: 100+.
Total points for year so far: 5.

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.

 

[The Bystander]

January: 3 rides Post #67 3 points

Feb:
1st 50.2km Harrington, Rothwell, Lamport, Scaldwell, Brixworth, Pitsford, Moulton, Holcot, Orlingbury, home.

Total 4 points

 

[Jon George]

1 Feb
Ipswich - Foxhall - Bucklesham - Kirton - Trimleys - Felixstowe - Trimleys - Bucklesham - Foxhall - Levington - Nacton - Ipswich
50.81 km
1 Point

Running Total 3 Points
Target 54

 

[GuyBoden]

Jan
3rd Jan - 31 miles Anderton Boat Lift (Via Budworth) 1 point
https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/osmaps/route/985814/50km-Anderton-Boat-Lift
4th Jan - 31 miles Anderton Boat Lift (Via Preston Brook) 1 point
https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/osmaps/route/987682/50km-Anderton-Boat-Lift-via-Preston-Brook
16th Jan - 32 miles Around Stretton Blackcap Airbase 1 point
https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/osmaps/route/666706/Arley-Loop
18th Jan - 100KM Cheshire ride 3 points
https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/osmaps/route/1010038/100km-Cheshire
20th Jan - 100KM Jodrell Bank Convoluted route 3 points
https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/osmaps/route/1012922/65miles-Jodrell-Bank-convoluted-route
23rd Jan - 36 miles Acton Bridge on the River Weaver and back 1 point
https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/osmaps/route/901525/Acton-Bridge
25th Jan - 33 miles Lymm - Budworth - Daresbury - Appleton 1 point
https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/osmaps/route/1021684/33miles-Lymm-Budworth-Daresbury
28th Jan - 31.7miles Lymm - Budworth - Lewis Carrol - Appleton 1 point
https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/osmaps/route/1026466/50km-Easiest
30th Jan - 32 miles Rostherne 1 point
https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/osmaps/route/1030099/50km-Barleycastle-Rostherne
Jan 13 Points

Feb
2nd Feb - 41 miles Tatton - Knutsford - Preston Brook 1 point
https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/osmaps/route/1034151/41miles-Tatton-Knutsford-Preston-Brook
6th Feb - 100km Catchpenny Pool - Redesmere 3 points
https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/osmaps/route/1042380/100km-Catch-Penny-Pool-and-Redesmer
8th Feb - 100km Pickmere - Chelford 3 point
https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/osmaps/route/1045596/100km-Pickmere-Tatton-to-Chelford
13th Feb - 50Miles Dunham - Redesmere and Back 2 points
https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/osmaps/route/1053901/50miles-Dunham-to-Redesmere-and-back
16th Feb - 100km Congleton and Back 3 points
https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/osmaps/route/1059088/100km-Congleton-and-Back
16th Feb - 36 miles Tatton Plumley Daresbury 1 point
https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/osmaps/route/1062724/36miles-Tatton-Plumley-Daresbury
20th Feb - 100km Loop around Arley 3 points
https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/osmaps/route/1065827/16mile-Loop-Around-Arley
Feb 16 Points

29 Total Points

 

[steverob]

January: 4 qualifying rides, 7 points
4th February: 36.13 miles - home, Stoke Mandeville, Little Kimble, Princes Risborough, Wigans Lane climb, Chinnor, Thame, Long Crendon, Cuddington, Stone, home - https://www.strava.com/activities/854731896 - 1 point

Total so far: 8 points

 

[Eribiste]

In accordance with the terms of my contract, here's a nifty fifty for February. Bit slow, but then I never was all that quick anyway. I did also have to go up and over a big lump of granite on the Herefordshire/Worcestershire border.

www.strava.com/activities/854884753

 

[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

Total, 3 points