The 2021 Half Century (50km or 50m) a month challenge

[steverob]

January: 3 rides, 4 points
February: 4 rides, 8 points
March: 5 rides, 8 points
April: 5 rides, 8 points
May: 6 rides, 11 points
June: 7 rides, 11 points
July: 4 rides, 6 points
August: 7 rides, 11 points
September: 3 rides, 6 points
October: 4 rides, 8 points
November: 4 rides, 6 points
30th December: 32.01 miles - Bare minimum required to complete the challenge having been stymied by a bad back most of the month. Incredibly windy but stayed local, doing loops of familiar roads - https://www.strava.com/activities/6446521964 - 1 point

Final total for the year: 88 points

 

[Willd]

Jan - Nov - 78 points

Dec 4 - 31.79 miles, 1,174ft - 1 point Bilton, Dunchurch, Barby, Kilsby, Ashby St Ledgers, Watford, Murcott, Long Buckby, West Haddon, Crick, DIRFT, Hillmorton, Bilton, Cawston, home.

Dec 12 - 52.01 miles, 1,783ft - 2 points Bilton, Newbold on Avon, Harborough Parva / Magna, Pailton, Street Ashton, Withybrook, Bulkington, Bedworth, Bedworth Woodlands, Astley, Ansley, Church End, Old Arley, Hill Top, New Arley, Gun Hill, Fillongley, Corley Ash, Bedworth Heath, Exhall, Hawkesbury, Foxford, Alderman's Green, Barnacle, Shilton, Brinklow, Bretford, Lawford Heath, Cawston, home.

Dec 18 - 32.52 miles, 1,072ft - 1 point Bilton, Cawston, Draycote, Bourton on Dunsmore, Birdingbury, Birdingbury Wharf, Lower Shuckburgh, Flecknoe, Nethercote, Grandborough Fields, Grandborough, Willoughby, Woolscott, Dunchurch, Bilton, Cawston, home.

Dec 29 - 31.30 miles, 1,073ft - 1 point Bilton, Newbold on Avon, Harborough Parva / Magna, Cross in Hand, Lutterworth, Bitteswell, Ullesthorpe, Claybrooke Parva / Magna, High Cross, Copston Magna, Cloudesley Bush, Street Ashton, Stretton under Fosse, Brinklow, Bretford, Church Lawford, Long Lawford, home.

Dec 31 - 51.09 miles, 1,754ft - 2 points Bilton, Long Lawford, Church Lawford, Stretton-on-Dunsmore, Stoneleigh, Coventry (Gibbet Hill, Kirby Corner, Westwood Heath), Burton Green, Carol Green (yes really), Balsall Common, Balsall Street, Temple Balsall, Sedgemere, Fen End, Meer End, Kenilworth, Stoneleigh, Princethorpe, Dunchurch, home.

85 points for the year

 

[footloose crow]

December round up

Two 50k rides this month so happy with that. Hopefully more - and longer - next year. The main thing, the only thing really, is to have fun though.

Hard not to be a bit data obsessed as a cyclist however, so I have done the sums for the year:

4426 miles cycled
304,000 feet of ascent

Average gradient 1.3%. Doesn't sound much but 1.5% is roughly the threshold for an audax to be described as hilly. So 1.3% is quite hilly.

Targets for next year:
1. Cycle more outside Cornwall.
2. Do some more gravel/mud biased rides, eg. West Kernow way.
3. Try to do a 300k audax this year.
4. Have fun, enjoy the view and stop obsessing about Strava segments, KOMs and Local Legends. I don't actually have any KOMs anymore as last one I set up on a lonely back road I thought only I ever cycled down, has just been snaffled.
5. Cycle up a big, long hill rather than lots of small, steep ones. This may mean going abroad of course. Ventoux?
6. Do a multi-day journey , maybe camping - maybe not.
7. Do a night ride.

Oh and do 50k a month for a year......

What is everyone else planning, resolving or promising themselves to do - or not do - in 2022?

 

[gavgav]

3rd January (57.52km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Upton Magna-Withington-Charlton-Eaton Constantine-Cressage-Acton Burnell-Pitchford-Cantlop-Condover-Stapleton-Annscroft-Hook a Gate-Shrewsbury

21st February (57.74km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Condover-Cantlop-Pitchford-Acton Burnell-CoundMoor-Cressage-Eaton Constantine-Charlton Hill-Wroxeter-Uppington-Walcot-Withington-Upton Magna-Atcham-Cross Houses-Berrington-Shrewsbury

28th February (54.30km) 1 point
Shrewsbury- Montford Bridge-Shrawardine-Pentre-Argoed-Kinnerley-Hopton-Little Ness-Montford Bridge-Shrewsbury

5th March (52.19km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Hook a Gate-Annscroft-Lea Cross-Pontesbury-Habberley-Ratlinghope-Picklescott-Wilderley-Stapleton-Gonsal-Condover-Shrewsbury

15th March (54.44km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Hook a Gate-Annscroft-Hanwood-Cruckton-Shoothill-Nox-Lea Cross-Arscott-Exfords Green-Stapleton-Ryton-Longnor-Acton Burnell-Acton Pigott-Cound-Berrington-Shrewsbury

21st March (50.82km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Berrington-Cross Houses-Upton Magna-Astley-Hadnall-Merrington-Old Woods-Yeaton-Forton-Montford Bridge-Shrewsbury

3rd April (50.69km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Upton Magna-Withington-Walcot-Charlton-Wrockwardine-Eaton Constantine-Cressage-Acton Burnell-Pitchford-Cantlop-Betton Abbots-Shrewsbury

18th April (52.06km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Berrington-Eaton Mascott-Cound-Kenley-Church Preen-Gretton-Cardington-Longnor-Ryton-Stapleton-Annscroft-Hook a Gate-Shrewsbury

24th April (67.30km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Berrington-Atcham-Wroxeter-Eaton Constantine-Garmston-Leighton-Buildwas-Ironbridge-Broseley-Coalport-Ironbridge-Broseley-Wyke-Farley-Much Wenlock-Homer-Wigwig-Harley-Harnage Grange-Cound-Eaton Mascott-Berrington-Shrewsbury

1st May (54.32km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Cross Houses-Atcham-Upton Magna-Withington-Isombridge-Longden on Tern-Rodington-Roden-Bings Heath-Upton Magna-Uffington-Shrewsbury

14th May (65.98km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Montford Bridge-Great Ness-Wilcot-Knockin Heath-Kinnerley-Argoed-Maesbrook-Melverley-Coedway-Halfway House-Westbury-Stoney Stretton-Edge-Lea Cross-Annscroft-Hook a Gate-Shrewsbury

8th June (65.82km) 1 point
Dyffryn-Barmouth-Penmaenpool-Dolgellau-Gwernan-Cregennan Lake-Arthog-Fairbourne-Arthog-Barmouth-Dyffryn

12th June (67.42km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Condover-Ryton-Longnor-Botvylle-All Stretton-Church Stretton-Little Stretton-Minton-Hamperley-Nutbatch-Longmynd-All Stretton-Longnor-Frodesley-Acton Burnell-Pitchford-Cantlop-Shrewsbury

19th June (90.16km) 2 points
Shrewsbury-Montford Bridge-Grafton-Yeaton-Old Woods-Myddle-Noneley-Wolverley-Newtown-Waterloo-Prees-Darliston-Fauls-Marchamley-Kenstone-Booley-Stanton upon Hine Heath-Shawbury-Poynton-Roden-Rodington Heath-Upton Magna-Atcham-Cross Houses-Berrington-Shrewsbury

10th July (71.39km) 1 point
Dyffryn Ardudwy-Barmouth-Mawddach Trail-Dolgellau-Tyn y Groes-Coed y Brenin-Llanfacreath-Nannau-Dolgellau-Penmaenpool-Arthog-Morfa Mawddach-Barmouth-Dyffryn Ardudwy

17th July (53.56km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Upton Magna-Bings Heath-Poynton-Roden-Rodington-Longden on Tern, Isombridge-Withington-Upton Magna-Atcham-Cross Houses-Berrington-Shrewsbury

25th July (54.73 km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Montford Bridge-Shrawardine-Pentre-Melverley-Crew Green-Coedway-Halfway House-Westbury-Yockleton-Lea Cross-Annscroft-Hook a Gate-Shrewsbury

31st July (51.06 km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Berrington-Eaton Mascott-Cound-Kenley-Church Preen-Gretton-Cardington-Longnor-Ryton-Stapleton-Exfords Green-Annscroft-Hook a Gate-Shrewsbury

14th August (52.96 km) 1 point
Dyffryn Ardudwy-Barmouth-Mawddach Estuary-Dolgellau-Cregennan Lakes-Arthog-Barmouth-Dyffryn Ardudwy

7th September (50.58km) 1 point
Lowick Green-Spark Bridge-Bouth-Crosslands-Graythwaite-Cunsey-Far Sawrey-Hawkshead-Moor Top-High Cross-Brentwood-High Nibthwaite-Lowick-Spark Bridge-Lowick Green

26th September (82.83km) 2 points
Shrewsbury-Montford Bridge-Little Ness-Hopton-Knockin Heath-Kinnerley-Argoed-Crosslanes-Melverley-Crew Green-Criggion-Trewern-Heldre Hill-Trefnant-Vron Gate-Vennington-Westbury-Asterley-Edge-Lea Cross-Annscroft-Stapleton-Condover-Shrewsbury

23rd October (52.51km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Condover-Longnor-Cardington-Gretton-Kenley-Harnage Grange-Cound-Berrington-Eaton Mascott-Shrewsbury


13th November (54.33km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Upton Magna-Withington-Isombridge-Longdon on Tern-Rodington-Roden-Poynton-Bings Heath-Upton Magna-Atcham-Cross Houses-Berrington-Shrewsbury

21st November (65.13km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Bicton-Montford Bridge-Shrawardine-Pentre-Melverley-Crew Green-Coedway-Halfway House-Westbury-Farley-Lea Cross-Annscroft-Stapleton-Condover-Shrewsbury

12th December (50.57km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Upton Magna-Withington-Charlton-Wrockwardine-Eaton Constantine-Cressage-Coundmoor-Acton Burnell-Pitchford-Cantlop-Shrewsbury

31st December (61.48km) 1 point
Shrewsbury-Montford Bridge-Mytton-Fitz-Leaton-Bomere Heath-Pimhill-Hadnall-Astley-Bings Heath-Shawbury-Great Wytheford-Poynton Green-Roden-Rodington Heath-Withington-Upton Magna-Shrewsbury

Total= 28 points

 

[Nomadski]

Haven’t been on for ages but I have been keeping up with at least 1 ride a month so here’s my update since late August.

9th September - 33.95 miles - Airport Loop - https://www.strava.com/activities/5933377470 - 1 pt.

23rd September - 33.50 miles - Airport Loop - https://www.strava.com/activities/6007705971 - 1pt

26th September - 33.94 miles - Sale, Altrincham, Knutsford, Wilmslow Park, Cheadle, Withington - https://www.strava.com/activities/6023681811 - 1pt

12th October - 31.86 miles - Airport Loop - https://www.strava.com/activities/6102915623 - 1pt

23rd November - 32.10 miles - Airport Loop - https://www.strava.com/activities/6297339572 - 1pt

12th December - 31.86 miles - Airport Loop - https://www.strava.com/activities/6376192554 - 1pt.

Total 24 pts.

Hopefully my mileage, and range of routes will get back to normal next year!

Have a nice New Year cycle folks.

 

[slow scot]

December. (Continued)

12th. 59km). Deeside line, Mill Inn, Durris hills, Park bridge, Echt, Tillymannoch, Loch of Skene, Kirkton of Skene, Blacktop.
16th. (52km). Clockwise Blacktop/Kirkton of Skene loop.
24th. (50km). Blacktop, Garlogie, Cullerlie Standing stones, Flora’s, Drum, Deeside line, Duthie park, city centre, home.
28th. (53km). Blacktop, Kirkton of Skene, Garlogie, Cullerlie Standing stones, Flora’s, Drum, Deeside line, Duthie park, city centre, home.
30th. (52km). Clockwise Blacktop/Kirkton of Skene loop.
31st. (52km). As per yesterday, with bacon roll.

Total Points for the year: 123