The 2025 Half Century (50km or 50 mile) a Month Challenge

[geocycle]

24 August Penyghent and Littondale. 125 km with 1643 m of climbing. I had intended to stop at 80 km but it was too nice a day!

Report in your ride today

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/your-ride-today.173254/post-7480963

49 points in this challenge
73 points overall

 

[steverob]

January: 1 ride, 1 point
February: 4 rides, 4 points
March: 3 rides, 4 points
April: 8 rides, 14 points
May: 8 rides, 14 points
June: 5 rides, 13 points
July: 6 rides, 14 points
5th August: 31.46 miles - First decent length ride returning after a (partially) enforced layoff. Some difficulty finding a suitable route given lots of roadworks and resurfacing closing roads - https://www.strava.com/activities/15356048611 - 1 point
9th August: 33.37 miles - Best cure for tiredness? Climb to the highest point in your county! Very breezy and yet very warm, quite an odd combination of conditions to ride in - https://www.strava.com/activities/15401295695 - 1 point
10th August: 31.16 miles - Was only meant to be out for about 90 minutes but felt good and kept on extending the ride, so much so that I was late for an appointment! - https://www.strava.com/activities/15410934086 - 1 point
16th August: 64.13 miles - Figure eight route around the village of Nash to complete my Lunacy challenge. Lots of elevation changes but no real hills - https://www.strava.com/activities/15479709263 - 3 points
19th August: 31.29 miles - Post-work from home spin, took a risk on whether a road was actually closed or not and was wrong, so had to add an extra climb onto my route home (it was that or an extra 5 mile backtrack) - https://www.strava.com/activities/15515776557 - 1 point
23rd August: 31.35 miles - Left my ride until late afternoon, had no real plan as to where to go other than to see where my legs took me - https://www.strava.com/activities/15560112493 - 1 point
24th August: 76.40 miles - Longest ride so far this year, round the back of Luton Airport and on to Barton and Dunstable. Now equalled the amount of points I got last year - https://www.strava.com/activities/15572111782 - 3 points

Total so far: 75 points

 

[Osprey]

Aug 3rd. 53km. Swansea, Briton Ferry, PortTalbot, Cwmavon, Pontrhydyfen, Croeserw and return. https://strava.app.link/ViX2eqam6Vb

Aug 17th. 68km. Llanmorlais, Gowerton, Pontardulais, Llangennech, Llanelli, Burry Port, Pembrey and return. https://strava.app.link/JZIv4Qdm6Vb

 

[13 rider]

Aug 1st 31.3 miles , 1 point
Upton Loop with a shortened route home due to road closure
Aug 2nd 31.8 miles , 1 point
Odstone 50km Loop
Aug 3rd 37.1 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Anstey ,Cossington ,Hoby ,Ragdale ,Barrow , Mountsorrel ,Anstey ,Markfield
Aug 6th 34.6 miles , 1 point
Mappleton ,Ilam ,Calton ,Waterhouses ,Winkwell ,Caulden ,Oakmoor ,Ramshorn ,Ellastone ,Hanging Bridge ,Mappleton
Aug 7th 31.8 miles ,1 point
Upton Loop
Aug 9th 31.5 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Desford ,Kirby Mallory ,Sutton Cheney ,Dadlington ,Shenton ,Carlton ,Odstone ,Bagworth ,Thornton ,Markfield
Aug 12th 31.8 miles , 1 point
Odstone 50km loop
Aug 16th 37.1 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Ulverscroft ,Oaks in Charnwood ,Belton ,Shepshed ,Woodhouse Eaves , Mountsorrel ,Cropston ,Ratby ,Markfield
Aug 17th 52.9 miles , 2 points
Markfield ,Anstey ,Cossington ,Rearsby ,Ashby Foeville ,Asfordby ,Ragdale ,Barrow ,Cropston ,Anstey ,Markfield
Aug 23rd 76.2 miles , 3 points
Markfield ,Thurlaston ,Gilmorton ,Sibbertoft ,Desborough ,Corby ,Oundle ,Clopton ,Alcanbury ,Huntingdon
Aug 25th 31.8 miles , 1 point
Odstone 50km loop

Points in this challenge 67
Points in all challenges 123

 

[Jenkins]

My end of the month update a few days early - I'm not planning on doing anything tomorrow and then I've got five days essentially filled with train travel, too much food, too much drink and live music

• August 2nd, Levington, Nacton, Ipswich, Sproughton, Bramford, Great Blakenham, Barham, Henley, Westerfield, Bucklesham & Kirton, 66.2km, https://www.strava.com/activities/15318881896
• August 3rd, Felixstowe, Falkenham, Bucklesham, Foxhall, Nacton & Trimley St. Martin, 52.1km, https://www.strava.com/activities/15330721638
• August 5th, Kirton, Newbourne, Martlesham Heath, Kesgrave, Rushford St. Andrew, Westerfield, Ipswich & Bucklesham, 50.8km, https://www.strava.com/activities/15352400695
• August 6th, Diss, Shelfanger, Winfarthing, Attleborough, Morley St. Bottolph, Wymondham, Great Melton, Marlingford, Bawburgh, Little Melton, Ketteringham, Swardeston & Norwich, 69.4km, https://www.strava.com/activities/15363965195
• August 8th, Felixstowe, Walton, Trimley, Falkenham, Kirton, Newbourne, Waldringfield, Martlesham, Rushmere St. Andrew & Bucklesham, 68.7km, https://www.strava.com/activities/15388134487
• August 11th, Bucklesham, Ipswich, Needham Market, Stowmarket, Bacton, Long Thurlow, Walsham Le Willows, Stanton, Barningham, Coney Weston, Rushford & Thetford, 80.8km, https://www.strava.com/activities/15419670110
• August 12th, Walton, Falkenham, Kirton, Newbourne, Waldringfield, Martlesham Heath, Kesgrave & Bucklesham, 50.5km, https://www.strava.com/activities/15432553570
• August 14th, Kirton, Woodbridge, Wickham Market, Parham, Cransford, Peasenhall, Walpole, Halesworth, Ringsfield & Beccles, 71.1km, https://www.strava.com/activities/15455303438
• August 19th, Falkenham, Kirton, Newbourne, Martlesham, Little & Great Bealings, Tuddenham St. Martin, Westerfield & Bucklesham, 58.3km, https://www.strava.com/activities/15511836511
• August 22nd, Falkenham, Kirton, Brightwell, Newbourne, Waldringfield, Kesgrave, Rushmere St. Andrew & Foxhall, 52.4km, https://www.strava.com/activities/15547689826
• August 23rd, (Ebike), Felixstowe, Trimley, Kirton, Bucklesham, Kesgrave, Ipswich, Nacton & Levington, 55.9km, https://www.strava.com/activities/15559140343
• August 25th, Kirton, Woodbridge, Wickham Market, Easton, Framlingham, Dennington, Fressingfield, Harleston, Hardwick, Fritton, Saxlingham Nethergate, Caistor St. Edmund & Norwich, 88.9km, https://www.strava.com/activities/15579643575
• August 26th, Falkenham, Kirton, Newbourne, Martlesham, Rushmere St. Andrew, Westerfield & Foxhall, 56.4km, https://www.strava.com/activities/15591966855

 

[geocycle]

27 August Bowland, Jubilee Tower and Littledale. 57 km with 755 m of climbing

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/your-ride-today.173254/post-7482390

50 points in this challenge
74 points overall

 

[13 rider]

Aug 1st 31.3 miles , 1 point
Upton Loop with a shortened route home due to road closure
Aug 2nd 31.8 miles , 1 point
Odstone 50km Loop
Aug 3rd 37.1 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Anstey ,Cossington ,Hoby ,Ragdale ,Barrow , Mountsorrel ,Anstey ,Markfield
Aug 6th 34.6 miles , 1 point
Mappleton ,Ilam ,Calton ,Waterhouses ,Winkwell ,Caulden ,Oakmoor ,Ramshorn ,Ellastone ,Hanging Bridge ,Mappleton
Aug 7th 31.8 miles ,1 point
Upton Loop
Aug 9th 31.5 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Desford ,Kirby Mallory ,Sutton Cheney ,Dadlington ,Shenton ,Carlton ,Odstone ,Bagworth ,Thornton ,Markfield
Aug 12th 31.8 miles , 1 point
Odstone 50km loop
Aug 16th 37.1 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Ulverscroft ,Oaks in Charnwood ,Belton ,Shepshed ,Woodhouse Eaves , Mountsorrel ,Cropston ,Ratby ,Markfield
Aug 17th 52.9 miles , 2 points
Markfield ,Anstey ,Cossington ,Rearsby ,Ashby Foeville ,Asfordby ,Ragdale ,Barrow ,Cropston ,Anstey ,Markfield
Aug 23rd 76.2 miles , 3 points
Markfield ,Thurlaston ,Gilmorton ,Sibbertoft ,Desborough ,Corby ,Oundle ,Clopton ,Alcanbury ,Huntingdon
Aug 25th 31.8 miles , 1 point
Odstone 50km loop
Aug 27th 31.9 miles , 1 point
Upton Loop

Points in this challenge 68
Points in all challenges 124

 

[PaulSB]

January: Month total: 5 Challenge total: 5
February: Month total: 14 Challenge total: 19
March: Month total: 8 Challenge total: 27
April: Month total: 9 Challenge total: 36
May: Month total: 14 Challenge total: 50
June: Month total: 5 Challenge total: 55
July: Month total: 14 Challenge total: 69
August; Month total: 9 Challenge total: 78

August 13th Gravel Ancoats Loop 69.58 miles
August 23rd Scorton Loop 71.47 miles
August 25th Ribble Valley Ramble 62.95 miles

@13 rider - apologies, life keeps getting in the way................of everything!!