The 2026 Half Century (50km or 50 mile) a month challenge chatzone

[Dadam]

I've got a couple of days off work and an absolutely perfect day for a ride, so....

... I had to stay home and look after autistic son while wifey and daughterey went shopping in Leeds 😔
Cleared out some crap from the garage and gave the car its annual wash though so it's not entirely a write off.

At least there's tomorrow.

 

[sevenfourate]

Life, work, 2 weeks in the USA, other hobbies and a very small amount of BMX riding - meant I’ve not done a single revolution of something approaching real riding 🙄 for the best part of 5 weeks. I wasn’t expecting much hence - but it was ‘ok’. And I felt surprisingly normal after.

Guess what….it was dark when I set off this Morning. Unlike me to start early hey 🤣

Starting to see the start of some natural light circa 5.40am; and on one of Suffolks finer leafy lanes:

Over the iron Bridge at Beccles - and back into Suffolk from Norfolk:

And way on up high (For flat Suffolk *I nearly had vertigo 🤣🤣🤣) looking down on the river Waveney.

As always…..really enjoyed that. Should cycle more. But there’s so many other things in life I enjoy too. Either way April done - as such…….

And I’m definitely going to cycle tomorrow too. If I have / make time to turn that into a qualifying ride is debatable. We’ll see 😁

 

[Spartak]

Last night I rode the Castle Combe Tuesday.
Andy Cook Cycling organises this event during the summer months for cyclists to use the motor circuit at Castle Combe, a relatively flat course but exposed to the wind !

My plan was to ride 50 kms and I achieved that by doing 17 laps, not as boring as it sounds, in 1 hr 40 minutes averaging in excess of 30 km/h.

Lots of different ability riders out from full on TT riders to young children with their parents.
I'll definitely ride it again and hopefully this time I won't get a puncture on my warm done lap ... How does that happen on a smooth motor racing circuit !!! 🤷

 

[sevenfourate]

Last night I rode the Castle Combe Tuesday.
Andy Cook Cycling organises this event during the summer months for cyclists to use the motor circuit at Castle Combe, a relatively flat course but exposed to the wind !

My plan was to ride 50 kms and I achieved that by doing 17 laps, not as boring as it sounds, in 1 hr 40 minutes averaging in excess of 30 km/h.

Lots of different ability riders out from full on TT riders to young children with their parents.
I'll definitely ride it again and hopefully this time I won't get a puncture on my warm done lap ... How does that happen on a smooth motor racing circuit !!! 🤷

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Interesting ride !

*Your puncture couldnt have been that problematic.....surely being 'On Track' - you just rode in and had the Pit-crew attend to it........

 

[ColinJ]

Last night I rode the Castle Combe Tuesday.
Andy Cook Cycling organises this event during the summer months for cyclists to use the motor circuit at Castle Combe, a relatively flat course but exposed to the wind !

My plan was to ride 50 kms and I achieved that by doing 17 laps, not as boring as it sounds, in 1 hr 40 minutes averaging in excess of 30 km/h.

Lots of different ability riders out from full on TT riders to young children with their parents.

I did a similar thing on a singlespeed bike when my sister lived in Towcester. I found out that there was a charity event on at Silverstone so I rode over there and did about an hour. My plan had been to see if I could do 20 miles but the wind and the 'hills' put paid to that. There were unexpected ups and downs round the circuit and the wind was so strong that I was in completely the wrong gear half the time - spinning out downhill with a tailwind or grinding uphill into a headwind. Fun though! I think I managed about 18 miles.

 

[13 rider]

March round up we have 24 riders fully posted up with 1 rider not declared @steveindenmark could you confirm if in or out please
Well done everyone a good start to April the sunnier weather got a few of us doing early rides

 

[bluenotebob]

Was there a conversation in last year’s HMCAM chat thread about Centuries and Half-Centuries?

My ride yesterday (posted as a Lunacy Distance ride) was my 100th 50-mile ride – so that’s a Century of Half-Centuries. Not sure I’ve got another 100 half-centuries left in my legs – but I’ll keep plodding on.

 

[13 rider]

Was there a conversation in last year’s HMCAM chat thread about Centuries and Half-Centuries?

My ride yesterday (posted as a Lunacy Distance ride) was my 100th 50-mile ride – so that’s a Century of Half-Centuries. Not sure I’ve got another 100 half-centuries left in my legs – but I’ll keep plodding on.

I may have mentioned people completing 100 months of the half century challenge which equates to 8 years 4 months not the specific number of half centuries
That has brought to my attention that @kapelmuur has reached the 100 month run this month and @Osprey will if he gets an April ride in

 

[Domus]

Gorgeous morning in Sunny Radcliffe, West Pennine Moors looking magnificent under cloudless blue skies. New (to me) café in Tockholes provided good coffee and a superb egg and bacon roll for a very reasonable £8. Really nice to be out in short sleeves on the best bike.

 

[Jon George]

That could have been close - I'd completely forgot about this challenge!

A practice of a water tower in the sun for you all. (I don't think I'm close enough to record it in the Water Tower thread. )

 

[sevenfourate]

I may have mentioned people completing 100 months of the half century challenge which equates to 8 years 4 months not the specific number of half centuries
That has brought to my attention that @kapelmuur has reached the 100 month run this month and @Osprey will if he gets an April ride in

Wow ! Well done to all who’ve earned membership of that club ! No doubt at times shunning apathy, lethargy, injury, inclement weather etc etc etc to complete. Kudos one and all 👌

 

[13 rider]

Apr 8 Thorpe Arch cafe ......loop via Aldwark and rtn via Wetherby 59.3 miles 2 point

Apr 13 Day 1 Edinburgh ride - home to South Shields 66.88 miles 3 points

Apr 14 Day 2 Edinburgh ride - South Shields Seahouses more or less route 1 65.03 miles 3 points

Apr 15 Day 3 Edinburgh ride - Seahouses to Dunbar via coast roads and paths 59.8 miles 2 points

YTD 19

I almost minded to let the 59.8 mile ride slip without comment as it's part of a multi day tour , but 59.8 miles come on surely you could of rounded it up to the next point 🤣 just bad route planning

 

[13 rider]

Apr 8 Thorpe Arch cafe ......loop via Aldwark and rtn via Wetherby 59.3 miles 2 points

Apr 13 Day 1 Edinburgh ride - home to South Shields 66.88 miles 3 points

YTD 14

I must be getting slack I missed this one , youve now brought my attention on to your ride history another 59.3 miles ,2 non rounding up rides in the same month . Must try harder

 

[teeonethousand]

I must be getting slack I missed this one , youve now brought my attention on to your ride history another 59.3 miles ,2 non rounding up rides in the same month . Must try harder

They were whole numbers....I rode round the village to get the decimals😂😂😂

 

[steverob]

I almost minded to let the 59.8 mile ride slip without comment as it's part of a multi day tour , but 59.8 miles come on surely you could of rounded it up to the next point 🤣 just bad route planning

Oh you're not going to like my LEJOG route then; day one is currently scheduled to be 60.3 miles and I have no desire to do the extra 1.85! 😁