The Annual Lunacy (aka "I Don't Do Winter") Challenge Chatzone

[PaulSB]

Thanks @bluenotebob after some consideration my Lunacy climbing target will be 13 x 4000+ feet. I had six rides at this level in 2025, not a huge challenge as individual rides but doing enough of them will be. 4000+ is about 65 miles round here so they're a decent distance as well. I'll sign up for the various challenges in the threads when they appear. This will all help towards the final goal of 5000 and 200,000 feet. It sounds a lot but should be achievable. This year I rode 3159 and 114,693 = 35 feet for every mile. 200,000 feet is only 40 feet per mile, a 15% increase. It's about achievable targets and managing the risk of failure...........failing is a big deal for me, it's only personal and no competition from others.

Excuse all this chat to myself..................I'm talking myself in to achieving these targets.............

 

[geocycle]

Like others I’m working out my challenges for 2026. I’ve settled on:
1. 50 miles/50 km each month
2. 100 km each month
3. 13 x 1300m of climbing as per lunacy climbing challenge.

I’m most concerned about doing both the 50s and the 100 km again at the ends of the year, simply because I’ll need enough weekends free from other activities or weather. It was really quite a stretch this year. Adding the lunacy climbing should give me an alternative target if I have to drop out of one of the distances. Thanks to all the organisers!