The 2025 Half Century (50km or 50 mile) Challenge Chatzone.

[sevenfourate]

You're not old if you're still working.

As far as I'm concerned, anyone less than 60 is "still young" and anyone between the ages of 60 and 70 is "still quite young".

Back problems aren't much fun - but a neighbour (whose doctor was a 'sports doctor') told me years ago that a gentle bike ride helps to alleviate back pain. I've found that after hours of stacking logs, for example, a non-aggressive 10km ride followed by a hot shower works wonders.

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Absolutely agree on keeping moving. I had planned on still 'riding' this weekend. Just maybe not long enough to get a 50km ride in. So interesting to hear that confirmed !

Yea - touch wood i'm 53 and still feel sub-40 most of the time. And literally don't 'do' illness or injury. Thankfully my back isn't serious. Just annoying enough to effect.....

 

[ColinJ]

Absolutely agree on keeping moving. I had planned on still 'riding' this weekend. Just maybe not long enough to get a 50km ride in. So interesting to hear that confirmed !

I hope that your back eases up. Back problems are never good, and can be complete showstoppers!

Yea - touch wood i'm 53 and still feel sub-40 most of the time. And literally don't 'do' illness or injury. Thankfully my back isn't serious. Just annoying enough to effect.....

If by 'not doing' illness/injury you mean not letting them stop you doing things, then you must have been lucky enough not to have badly injured or ill! A broken collarbone stopped me dead in my tracks, and blood clots in my lungs literally almost stopped me dead, full stop!

I am 69 years old, but honestly, I don't feel 1 day over 70!

 

[sevenfourate]

I hope that your back eases up. Back problems are never good, and can be complete showstoppers!


If by 'not doing' illness/injury you mean not letting them stop you doing things, then you must have been lucky enough not to have badly injured or ill! A broken collarbone stopped me dead in my tracks, and blood clots in my lungs literally almost stopped me dead, full stop!

I am 69 years old, but honestly, I don't feel 1 day over 70!

I just meant I’m literally never ill. Don’t really get colds. And I think I’ve had one solitary day off sick in my current job of nearly 20 years. I seem to shun illness better than most. And no I’ve never had a serious illness / bone breakage etc

Thanks for my back concerns. Here’s hoping the weekend see’s a continued improvement 😁

Have a good one yourself Colin 👌

 

[ColinJ]

Have a good one yourself Colin 👌

Thanks.

I got a good hilly ride in today (just shy of 66 km with just over 1,300 m of ascent). I was still feeling some fatigue from Wednesday's ride (115 km and nearly 1,500 m of ascent) so that was as much as I wanted to do!

I will probably just ride for an hour or so a day Sat, Sun and Mon because (a) I need some recovery time, and (b) I will be socialising.

 

[ColinJ]

I am 69 years old, but honestly, I don't feel 1 day over 70!

That was a joke, BTW! I actually feel more like 60 years old.

 

[C R]

I couldn't resist myself today, and what was meant to be a 30km ride turned into a 56km ride. I was feeling great up to the 45km mark, but then the lack of miles caught up, specially up Kinnersley Bank. Still, no regrets. Great to be doing proper distances.

 

[13 rider]

May 4th

St Peters, Rushwick, Bransford, Leigh Sinton, Newland, Guarlford, Hanley Swan, Welland, Upton, Kinnersley, Croome, Besford, Wadborough, Littleworth.

56.6km

Glad your fitness is coming back and the lure of 50km is still there

 

[bluenotebob]

@13 rider ... have you pre-posted tomorrow's ride ??

May 7th 31.8 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Botcheston ,Odestone ,Congerstone ,Far Coton ,Sutton Cheney ,Market Bosworth ,Newbold Heath Botcheston ,Markfield
ny ban

It's confusing enough knowing what day of the week it is with all the bank holidays here .. but I was fairly confident that today was the 6th!

 

[13 rider]

@13 rider ... have you pre-posted tomorrow's ride ??

May 7th 31.8 miles , 1 point
Markfield ,Botcheston ,Odestone ,Congerstone ,Far Coton ,Sutton Cheney ,Market Bosworth ,Newbold Heath Botcheston ,Markfield
ny ban

It's confusing enough knowing what day of the week it is with all the bank holidays here .. but I was fairly confident that today was the 6th!

Glad to see someone's keeping an eye on this thread 😁, yep being retired and throw in a bank holiday and I've no idea what day it is

 

[Jenkins]

Glad to see someone's keeping an eye on this thread 😁, yep being retired and throw in a bank holiday and I've no idea what day it is

Welcome to my world of the past year and a bit.

 

[Domus]

Back from admiring the fabulous work of Slartibartfast , sadly though no sightings of the Norwegian Blue .
Coffee and toast in Costa and another point.
Off "Darn Sarf" tomorrow for my first Fridays ride of the year.

 

[teeonethousand]

My ride today ended up at 48.6 back at my gates . I darent post that so went out the village and back to make it to 50.

I stopped in the middle of nowhere for the 2 minutes silence...just me and the sheep. The sheep were looking at me cos I was the one with the watch😂😂

 

[13 rider]

My ride today ended up at 48.6 back at my gates . I darent post that so went out the village and back to make it to 50.

I stopped in the middle of nowhere for the 2 minutes silence...just me and the sheep. The sheep were looking at me cos I was the one with the watch😂😂

Well done a newbie showing a bit of thread discipline 👍, more experienced riders that note 😁

 

[Spartak]

May ride completed ...
Very nice morning ride up onto the Cotswold escarpment.

0 - 10kms : Two climbs, Coxgrove & Hinton taking me up to the Cotswolds.
10 - 20kms : Pleasant ride thru the villages of Burton, Acton Turville and the very busy Badminton which is getting ready for this weekends horse trials.
20 - 30kms : Crossed the busy A46 to Hawkesbury Upton before dropping down to Horton.
30 - 40kms : Nice tailwind took me speedily across Chipping Sodbury common and into the town of Yate.
40 - 50kms : Ride back home via Coalpit Heath and Henfield due to the bridge closure on the A432.

A good 50 Km loop which I'll definitely ride again ... 👍

 

[13 rider]

Away on holiday on the Somerset levels a lovely flat area ,been out this morning to do a 50Km ride and did 1434ft of upness which is 200ft more than my standard 50km loop at home 🤔 . I think I went up every hill in the area 🤣 and never got to 300ft above sea level