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

[ColinJ]

You never regret an early ride. But often regret hitting the snooze button is the saying I believe….😉

You consistently go out on your rides before I go to bed from the day before!!

As for the snooze button... I just shout "Snooze!" at my phone and it shuts up for 20 minutes, which I did this morning at 11:00 and 11:20. I nearly snoozed it a 3rd time at midday but even I draw the limit at getting up in the afternoon!

 

[sevenfourate]

You consistently go out on your rides before I go to bed from the day before!!

As for the snooze button... I just shout "Snooze!" at my phone and it shuts up for 20 minutes, which I did this morning at 11:00 and 11:20. I nearly snoozed it a 3rd time at midday but even I draw the limit at getting up in the afternoon!

Different folks: different strokes Col 🤷‍♂️

You’re retired.

I’m retarded 🤣

 

[Domus]

On weekdays I will NOT venture out before 09.30. Normal traffic is bad enough but mums in their Chelsea tractors are a no no.
They stop on bends, crossings, on pavements as close to school as possible then pull out, do U turns and rush to get to the gym. Bonkers

 

[teeonethousand]

You consistently go out on your rides before I go to bed from the day before!!

As for the snooze button... I just shout "Snooze!" at my phone and it shuts up for 20 minutes, which I did this morning at 11:00 and 11:20. I nearly snoozed it a 3rd time at midday but even I draw the limit at getting up in the afternoon!

Do you identify as a teenager😂😂😂

 

[13 rider]

Another 50km added to the list ,As some of you may have noticed I can be a little bit OCD with numbers etc so some thing is troubling me "Points in this challenge 95" 😵‍💫 , I can see a nice round number to get to but the weather forecast may prevent it☹️

 

[13 rider]

Well done @steverob ,finisher no16 . Well done on pasting the century of points but you have ruined the symmetry by getting 2 points today to total 101 👍
Oh and welcome to the 10 year club

 

[steverob]

Well done @steverob ,finisher no16 . Well done on pasting the century of points but you have ruined the symmetry by getting 2 points today to total 101 👍
Oh and welcome to the 10 year club

And there I was thinking you'd be proud of me for adding on an extra 2.5 miles at the end to get the extra point by the barest of margins!

I regard it as being like a cricketer on 99 runs who then hits a boundary to make it well past the century mark. Not that I'd know that feeling - I think my highest ever score was somewhere in the 20's!

 

[13 rider]

And there I was thinking you'd be proud of me for adding on an extra 2.5 miles at the end to get the extra point by the barest of margins!

I regard it as being like a cricketer on 99 runs who then hits a boundary to make it well past the century mark. Not that I'd know that feeling - I think my highest ever score was somewhere in the 20's!

Yes that's right you can't please me either way 🤣 I would have called you out for doing 47.5 miles and not getting the extra points 😁

 

[bluenotebob]

In just over a couple of weeks’ time, the ‘2026 3 x 30 mins x 52 weeks’ challenge will open (on Monday 29th December). I’ll post the new thread just after Xmas.

It would be really nice if there was more participation in this challenge – this year only two of us look likely to finish it – talk about under-subscribed!

Come on, guys – I’m going to be 73 years old in a few days’ time, I’m over-weight and I smoke – and I’ve already completed well over 200 consecutive weeks in this challenge.

So if I can do it, then I’m sure some of you can too.

Let’s have an expression of interest please!