The 2020 Half Century (50km or 50 mile) a month challenge

[Noodle Legs]

JANUARY: 1 Point
FEBRUARY: 6 Points
MARCH: 10 Points
APRIL: 4 Points
MAY: 7 Points
JUNE: 5 Points

JULY
4th: Nuneaton, Austrey, Lullington, Rosliston, Netherseal, Measham, Shackerstone, Market Bosworth, Nuneaton 50.75 mi/81.67km 2 Points
5th: Ashbourne, Thorpe, Ilam, Wetton, Grindon, Froghall, Cotton, Waterhouses, Mapleton, Ashbourne 50.39 mi/81.1km 2 Points
17th: Coalville, Belton, EMA, Kegworth, Stanford on Soar, Loughborough, Quorn, Beacon Hill, Copt Oak, Coalville 34.33mi/55.25km 1 Point

Month Total: 5 Points
Challenge Total: 38 Points

 

[Domus]

January to April inc. 30 points

May 9 Farnworth, Westhoughton, Adlington, Heath Charnock, Rivington, Horwich and home 51.8 Kms 1 point
May 20 Walshaw, Harwood, Horwich, Chorley, Westhoughton, Farnworth, Bolton and home 61.8 Kms 1 point
May 25 Walshaw, Affetside, Edgworth, Crowthone, Grane Road, Haslingden, Owd Betts, Heywood, Pilsworth and home 54.3 Kms 1 point
May 28 Harwood, Bradshaw, Ramsbottom, Edenfield, Ewood Bridge, Haslingden, Burnley, Water, Shuttleworth, Bury and home 65.1 Kms 1 point
May 31 Pilsworth, Heywood, Littleborough, Walsden, Bacup, Rawtenstall Bury and home 64.8 Kms 1 point
June 2 Harwood, Egerton, Belmont, Rivington, Horwich Bolton and home 50.6 Kms 1 point
June 9 Harwood, Hawkshaw, Holcombe, Haslingden, Rawtenstall, Edenfield, Norden, Pilsworth and home 58 Kms 1 point
June 14 Pilsworth, Heywood, Rochdale, Walsden, Bacup, Deerplay, Rawtenstall, Bury and home 72.06 Kms 1 point
June 20 Harwood, Bradshaw, Edenfield, Ewood Bridge, Haslingden, Burnley, Deerplay, Bacup, Whitworth, Pilsworth and home 81 Kms 2 points
July 8 Cartmel, Lowick, Coniston, Hawkshead, Winster, Crosthwaite, Levens and back to Grange. 81.2 Kms 2 points
July 10 St Helens, Knowsley, West Derby, Lydiate, Aughton, Rainford and back to St Helens 56.24 Kms 1 point
July 14 Bury, Harwood, Holcombe, Rawtenstall, Burnley, Bacup, Rochdale, Pilsworth and back to Bury. 81.8 Kms 2 points
July 17 Grange, Lindale, Levens, Arnside, Silverdale and return via Levens and Meathop. 68.9 Kms 1 point

Running total 46 points

 

[Eribiste]

Where did I go? Let's see, Pershore, Naunton Beauchamp, Flyford Flavell, Radford, Sherrif's Lench, Church Lench, some other Lenches, Lenchwick, Fladbury, Charlton, Elmley Castle, the Combertons and home. 57kms all told.
https://www.strava.com/activities/3778707741/segments/2719484741185721066

 

[Willd]

May 24 - 31.3 miles -1 point - Bilton, Bretford, Brinklow, Street Ashton, Pailton, Cross-In-Hand, Wolvey, Withybrook, Street Ashton, Pailton, Newbold-on-Avon, home.

June 13 - 31.28 miles - 1 point - Bilton, Newbold-on-Avon, Harborough Magna, Little Walton, Churchover, Harborough Magna (again), Easenhall, Bretford, Kings Newnham, Church Lawford, Bretford (again), Lawford Heath, Cawston, home.

July 12 - 53.07 miles - 2 points - Bilton, Cawston, Dunchurch, Kites Hardwick, Southam, Bishop's Itchington, Gaydon, Chadshunt, Kineton, Little Kineton, Butlers Marston, Pillerton Hersey, Pillerton Priors, Fulready, Idlicote, Whatcote, Oxhill, (Little Kineton to Southam, as above), Long Itchington, Birdingbury, Bourton on Dunsmore, Cawston, home.

July 18 -37.53 miles - 1 point - Bilton, Cawston, Bourton on Dunsmore, Birdingbury, Long Itchington, Bascote, Bascote Heath, Ufton, Chesterton Green, Chesterton, Bishop's Itchington, Southam, Kites Hardwick, Dunchurch, home.

 

[steverob]

January: 2 rides, 2 points
February: 1 ride, 1 point
March: 3 rides, 4 points
April: 2 rides, 2 points
May: 1 ride, 1 point
June: 2 rides, 3 points
4th July: 34.74 miles - Climbed Ivinghoe Beacon for the first time this year; mainly overcast, some drizzle, but got good speed thanks to a helpful tailwind on the early sections - https://www.strava.com/activities/3712689207 - 1 point
11th July: 52.54 miles - Resuming VeloViewer tile hunting after a long absence. Climbed Kingston Hill, continued down into Marlow for the first time on a bike, then back up/down/up through Wycombe, before heading home - https://www.strava.com/activities/3746378943 - 2 points
18th July: 32.78 miles - Surprisingly fast 50K, considering I didn't choose the flattest route possible and had a headwind for at least some of it. Need to do something with my front tyre though; has a hole that sealant just can't quite fix permanently - https://www.strava.com/activities/3781074835 - 1 point

Total so far: 17 points

 

[C R]

July 19th

St Peters, Worcester, Hallow, Holt Heath, Astley Cross, Stourport, Hartlebury, Rushock, Elmbrige, Droitwich, Hadzor, Tibberton, Worcester Royal, home.

63.7km, 1 point.

16 points total.

 

[Domus]

January to April inc. 30 points

May 9 Farnworth, Westhoughton, Adlington, Heath Charnock, Rivington, Horwich and home 51.8 Kms 1 point
May 20 Walshaw, Harwood, Horwich, Chorley, Westhoughton, Farnworth, Bolton and home 61.8 Kms 1 point
May 25 Walshaw, Affetside, Edgworth, Crowthone, Grane Road, Haslingden, Owd Betts, Heywood, Pilsworth and home 54.3 Kms 1 point
May 28 Harwood, Bradshaw, Ramsbottom, Edenfield, Ewood Bridge, Haslingden, Burnley, Water, Shuttleworth, Bury and home 65.1 Kms 1 point
May 31 Pilsworth, Heywood, Littleborough, Walsden, Bacup, Rawtenstall Bury and home 64.8 Kms 1 point
June 2 Harwood, Egerton, Belmont, Rivington, Horwich Bolton and home 50.6 Kms 1 point
June 9 Harwood, Hawkshaw, Holcombe, Haslingden, Rawtenstall, Edenfield, Norden, Pilsworth and home 58 Kms 1 point
June 14 Pilsworth, Heywood, Rochdale, Walsden, Bacup, Deerplay, Rawtenstall, Bury and home 72.06 Kms 1 point
June 20 Harwood, Bradshaw, Edenfield, Ewood Bridge, Haslingden, Burnley, Deerplay, Bacup, Whitworth, Pilsworth and home 81 Kms 2 points
July 8 Cartmel, Lowick, Coniston, Hawkshead, Winster, Crosthwaite, Levens and back to Grange. 81.2 Kms 2 points
July 10 St Helens, Knowsley, West Derby, Lydiate, Aughton, Rainford and back to St Helens 56.24 Kms 1 point
July 14 Bury, Harwood, Holcombe, Rawtenstall, Burnley, Bacup, Rochdale, Pilsworth and back to Bury. 81.8 Kms 2 points
July 17 Grange, Lindale, Levens, Arnside, Silverdale and return via Levens and Meathop. 68.9 Kms 1 point
July 19 Farnworth, Atherton, Leigh, Hindley, Horwich, Rivington, Belmont, Edgworth, Greenmont, Bury and home, 81.4 Kms 2 points

Running total 48 points

 

[Noodle Legs]

JANUARY: 1 Point
FEBRUARY: 6 Points
MARCH: 10 Points
APRIL: 4 Points
MAY: 7 Points
JUNE: 5 Points

JULY
4th: Nuneaton, Austrey, Lullington, Rosliston, Netherseal, Measham, Shackerstone, Market Bosworth, Nuneaton 50.75 mi/81.67km 2 Points
5th: Ashbourne, Thorpe, Ilam, Wetton, Grindon, Froghall, Cotton, Waterhouses, Mapleton, Ashbourne 50.39 mi/81.1km 2 Points
17th: Coalville, Belton, EMA, Kegworth, Stanford on Soar, Loughborough, Quorn, Beacon Hill, Copt Oak, Coalville 34.33mi/55.25km 1 Point
19th: Coalville, Belton, Hathern, Rempstone, Wymeswold, Grimston, Branston (Lings Hill), Scalford, Ab Kettleby, Rothley, Copt Oak, Coalville 66.27mi/ 106.65km 3 Points

Month Total: 8 Points
Challenge Total: 41 Points

 

[Bazzer]

January 22nd Loops of Culcheth and surrounding settlements. 51.01 kms
February 2nd Lowton, East Lancs to Worsley, Urmston, Irlam, Cadishead, Culcheth, Lane Head, Croft, home. 51.5 kms
March 1st Lane Head, Glazebury, High Legh, Warburton, Culcheth, Croft home. 50 kms
April 4th Risley, Glazebury, Lowton, Croft, Houghton Green, Fernhead. (Twice). 51kms
(With apologies to @13 rider. - I thought I had posted this ride, when I posted a lunacy challenge ride)
May 13th Culcheth, Glazebury, Warburton, Lymm, High Leigh, Knutsford, Rostherne, Lymm, Warburton, Culcheth, Croft, home. 52kms
May 16th Winwick, Loop of Burtonwood, Great Sankey, Warrington, Latchford, Lymm, Warburton, Culcheth, Croft, home. 53kms
May 25th Culcheth, Glazebrook, Urmston, Irlam, Salford, Manchester City centre, Broughton, East Lancs to Glazebury, Culcheth, Croft, home. 54.7 kms.
June 13th Culcheth, Warburton, Lymm, Bucklow Hill, Rostherne, Knutsford, Lymm, Warburton, Culcheth, Croft, home. 52kms
July 5th Winwick, Callands, Sankey, Burtonwood, Newton, St Helens, Lane Head, Glazebury, Culcheth, Croft, home. 53kms
July 12th Winwick, Burtonwood, Collins Green, Newton, Wigan, Scholes, Bolton, NCN55 to Worsley, Glazebury, Culcheth, Croft 61kms
19th Locking Stumps, Woolston, Warburton, Lymm, Knutsford, Tatton Park, Agden, Lymm, Warburton, Culcheth, Croft, home. 52kms.

 

[Willd]

May - 1 point
June - 1 point

July 12 - 53.07 miles - 2 points - Bilton, Cawston, Dunchurch, Kites Hardwick, Southam, Bishop's Itchington, Gaydon, Chadshunt, Kineton, Little Kineton, Butlers Marston, Pillerton Hersey, Pillerton Priors, Fulready, Idlicote, Whatcote, Oxhill, (Little Kineton to Southam, as above), Long Itchington, Birdingbury, Bourton on Dunsmore, Cawston, home.
July 18 -37.53 miles - 1 point - Bilton, Cawston, Bourton on Dunsmore, Birdingbury, Long Itchington, Bascote, Bascote Heath, Ufton, Chesterton Green, Chesterton, Bishop's Itchington, Southam, Kites Hardwick, Dunchurch, home.
July 19 -37.71 miles - 1 point - Bilton, Dunchurch, Kites Hardwick, Grandborough Fields, Lower Shuckburgh, Priors Marston, Charwelton, Church Charwelton, Charwelton, Priors Marston, Napton on the Hill, Tomlow, Kites Hardwick, Dunchurch, home.

 

[Jenkins]

Metric 50s
January 5th, A loop based out of Halesworth, 69.8km, https://www.strava.com/activities/2984618938
January 26th - Anti clockwise to Westerfield. 56.9km, https://www.strava.com/activities/3045782202
February 1st - Click & Collect at Argos in Sainsburys, 61.7km, https://www.strava.com/activities/3062541770
February 21st, Waldringfield, Westerfield & Nacton, 64.5km, https://www.strava.com/activities/3119561505
February 22nd, Essentially the same as Jan 26th, 54.1km, https://www.strava.com/activities/3122607026
March 8th, Shopping, then Newbourne, Martlesham, Rushmere & home, 52.6km, https://www.strava.com/activities/3165604973
March 22nd, Felixstowe Freey, Kirton, Newbourne, Waldringfield & Brightwell, 53km, https://www.strava.com/activities/3207673799
April 3rd, Another click & collect at Sainsburys, 57km, https://www.strava.com/activities/3249949560
April 14th, Shopping in Fe;ixstowe, going via Ipswich, 54.9km, https://www.strava.com/activities/3297440138
April 15th, On and off road within 5 miles of home, 50.6km, https://www.strava.com/activities/3302860621
April 21st & 22nd, Westerfield & back via Newbourne out & Bucklesham home (identical route both days), 2 x 55km, https://www.strava.com/activities/3302860621 & https://www.strava.com/activities/3336194029
April 25th, An extended version of the Westerfield run, 66.3km, https://www.strava.com/activities/3351167903
April 27th, Another compact on & off road route within 3.25 miles of home, 50.9km, https://www.strava.com/activities/3361105489
May 2nd, Westerfield clockwise - Levington, Nacton, Westerfield & Bucklesham, 52.5km, https://www.strava.com/activities/3385982087
May 9th, Mxed on & off road on the 29er, 70.4km, https://www.strava.com/activities/3424554117
May 12th, Ipswich, Sproughton, Claydon & Rushmere St. Andrew, 66.3km, https://www.strava.com/activities/3439234447
May 13th, Slightly varied version of the May 12th ride, 67.5km, https://www.strava.com/activities/3444399910
May 14th, Another variant of May 12th's ride, 65.7km, https://www.strava.com/activities/3450058043
May 15th, Kirton, Bucklesham, Akenham, Tuddenham & Martlesham with lots of off road, 62.3km, https://www.strava.com/activities/3454660712
May 21st, Westerfield Loop, 50.7km, https://www.strava.com/activities/3488003141
June 3rd, Felixstowe, Kirton, Bucklesham, Nacton & Levington, 51.5km, https://www.strava.com/activities/3558603551/
June 18th, A variation of the anti-clockwise Westerfield Loop, 56.5km, https://www.strava.com/activities/3633745702
June 19th, Evans Cycles in Martlesham the long way, 54.3km, https://www.strava.com/activities/3638535967
June 25th, Felixstowe bottle bank & Ipswich shopping, 52.6km, https://www.strava.com/activities/3668921850
July 10th, Westerfield loop while dodging the showers, 52.3km, https://www.strava.com/activities/3742173839
July 13th, Local loop before a couple of pints in Levington, 55.3km, https://www.strava.com/activities/3756573024





Imperial 50s
January 12th, Ipswich, Newbourne, back to Ipswich & home, 52.9 miles, https://www.strava.com/activities/3005419997
January 19th, A loop from Stowmarket, 51.2 miles, https://www.strava.com/activities/3025399047
February 5th, Bury St. Edmunds to Home, 51.5 miles, https://www.strava.com/activities/3073791976
March 7th, Grundisburgh, Otley, Ashbocking & Witnesham, 51.1 miles, https://www.strava.com/activities/3162094401
March 24th, Ipswich, Alton Water, Wolverstone, 52.52 miles, https://www.strava.com/activities/3213060759
April 7th, 2 x 25.5 mile laps of Levington, Nacton, Martlesham, Bucklesham & Kirton, 51.2 miles, https://www.strava.com/activities/3266449215
May 3rd, Similar to April 25th above, but with added faffing about in the Nacton & Foxhall areas, 52.8 miles, https://www.strava.com/activities/3391750214
May 8th, Waldringfield, Claydon & Sproughton, 50.2 miles, https://www.strava.com/activities/3419447395/
May 26th, Woodbridge, Tunstall & Rendlesham, 52 miles, https://www.strava.com/activities/3514296104
May 31st, A loop from Stowmarket (as per Jan 19th), 51.4 miles, https://www.strava.com/activities/3541225620
June 9th, Stowmarket via Willisham & home via Claydon, 54 miles, https://www.strava.com/activities/3587761538
June 25th, Ipswich, Little Bealings, Debach, Hasketon, Woodbridge & Waldringfield, 50.5 miles, https://www.strava.com/activities/3663806760
July 20th, Diss, Redgrave, Snetterton, New Buckenham, Hoxne & Eye, 52.3 miles, https://www.strava.com/activities/3790381066

Finally managed to get this month's 50 miler in to add to an earlier 50k. List above updated with all qualifying rides.
Metric 50
July 10th, Westerfield loop while dodging the showers, 52.3km, https://www.strava.com/activities/3742173839

Imperial 50
July 20th, Diss, Redgrave, Snetterton, New Buckenham, Hoxne & Eye, 52.3 miles, https://www.strava.com/activities/3790381066

 

[Houthakker]

January
18th Jan – Lytham to Fleetwood and back – 33 miles – 1 Point
February
8th – Lytham, Kirkham, Preston, Guild wheel, Back to Lytham - 45 Miles - 1 pt
15th – Lytham, Bispham, Poulton, Elswick, Kirkham, Lytham – 33 miles – 1 pt
March
14th – Lytham, Preston, Woodplumpton, Kirkham, Lytham – 34 miles – 1 pt
April
5th – Lytham, Kirkham, Broughton, Guild wheel, Freckleton, Lytham – 33 miles - 1 Pt
19th – Lytham, Kirkham, Great Eccleston-Over Wyre, Weeton, Lytham 34 miles – 1 pt
May
3rd – Lytham, Cleveleys, Thornton, Poulton, Singleton, Lytham – 32 miles – 1 pt
June
21st – Lytham-Fleetwood-Thornton – Poulton – Home – 38 miles – 1 pt
July
19th – Lytham - Preston – Chorley – Blackburn - Preston - Lytham - 58 miles 2 pts
Total – 10 Points

 

[Fiona R]

July 2020
Sun 5th 110km 1447m Wotton-under-Edge loop Home-Bedminster/Bristol-Keynsham-Yate-Wotton under Edge-Badminton-Dryham-Keynsham-Norton Malreward-Dundry-Barrow Gurney-Home 3pts
Sat 11th 78km 921m Jam on top country Dowland-Dolton-Great Torrington-Bideford-Instow-Barnstaple-Atherington-Dowland 1pt
Sat 18th 103km 842m Runway to Sweets Home-Backwell-Brockley Combe-Wrington-Burrington Combe-Priddy-Wookey Hole-Westhay-Mark-Loxton-Winscombe-Yatton-Backwell-Home 3pts
Sun 19th 51km 468m Cycle Chew Chat Coffee Home-Winford-Chew Stoke-West Harptree-Blagdon-Wrington-Yatton-Nailsea-Home 1pt
Sun 26th 100km 2091m Day 1 Dales and Lakes Loop Penrith to Sedburgh w Dun Fell side trip Penrith-Kirkland-Knock-Dun Fell-Appleby-Great Asby-Orton-Sedburgh-Holme 3pts
Mon 27th 116km 2006m Day 2 Dales and Lakes Loop Sedburgh to Eskdale Holme-Gawthorp-Holme-Oxenholme-Grange over Sands-Cartmel-Newby Bridge-Broughton in Furness-Ulpha-Eskdale Green 3pts
Tues 28th 120km 1686m Day 3 Dales and Lakes Loop Day 1 C2C Eskdale to Penrith Eskdale Green-Gosforth-Braystones-St Bees-Whitehaven-Workington-Cockermouth-Isel-Longlands-Hesket Newmarket-Laithes-Penrith 3pts
Thurs 30th 86km 1657m Day 2 C2C Penrith to Waskerley via Hartside Penrith-Langwathby-Hartside Pass-Alston-Nenthreads-Allenheads-Rookhope-Stanhope-Waskerley 2pts
Fri 31st 114km 571m Day 3 C2C and Day 1 Hadrian’s Wall Waskerley to Prudhoe Waskerley-Lanchester-Durham-Chester le Street-Sunderland-South Shields-North Shields-Newcastle upon Tyne-Blaydon-Wylam-Prudhoe 3pts
Total 22pts
2020 Running total 84pts

 

[Saluki]

January
2 Points

February
3 Points

March
7 Points

April
6 Points

May
5 Points

June
01/06/20 https://www.strava.com/activities/3549453534 Marshland St James loop 50km 1 Point
14/06/20 https://www.strava.com/activities/3614528665 Wells-next-the Sea to Home on NCN route 1 50.5 miles 2 points.
18/06/20 https://www.strava.com/activities/3635845281Marshland St James loop. 50km 1 point
19th&20th June - 1 big ride, GPS issues.
https://www.strava.com/activities/3643570923 Home to Cambridge
https://www.strava.com/activities/3643570524 Cambridge to Fowlmere
https://www.strava.com/activities/3643570524 Fowlmere to King's Cross
https://www.strava.com/activities/3643570258 King's Cross to GPS death
https://www.strava.com/activities/3642260362 To Tottenham Rail Station
https://www.strava.com/activities/3643641591 Last Leg
There is also 5.5 miles where No GPS track as it turned itself off. 105 miles in all. 4 points, I believe.

July
18/07/20 https://www.strava.com/activities/3781133409 Marshland St James loop from Downham. 50km 1pt


32 Points so far.

 

[cosmicbike]

31st January. Home-Chertsey-Chobham-Windlesham-Ascot-Windsor Great Park-Home. 53.1km
8th February. Home-Chertsey-Lower Sunbury-Hampton-Fulwell-Twickenham-Walton-Home. 50.8km
16th March. Home-Staines-Wraysbury-Datchet-Eton Dorney-Windsor-Home. 56.6km
1st April. Home-Chobham-Sunningdale-Lightwater-Ascot-Home. 52.3km
3rd May. Home-Virginia Water-Lyne-Chobham-Lightwater-Sunningdale-Home. 60.94km
7th June. Home-Horton-Datchet-Windsor-Ascot-WGP-Home. 66.24km
7th July. Home-Sunningdale-Chobham-Bagshot-Ascot-WGP-Home. 51.6km