The Metric Century (100KM) A Month Challenge ChatZone

[Sea of vapours]

(although it would still be demanding at the age of 80 - a metric half-century on average once a week? .. well, perhaps).

If you use 120-AGE then it's 'only' 40km and only four out of five weeks. Or you could use 111-AGE, which has a nice ring to it. giving roughly one 31km ride per fortnight at eighty, which seems pretty plausible to me.

 

[bluenotebob]

I wrote above that I’d done 20 rides over 86km this year.

I’ve now created a new Excel spread (on my creaky and unsupported Windows 10 PC) of all rides over 50km – including those posted as HMCAM rides plus what I call ‘multi-bike rides’, ie where the daily total of rides exceeded 50km.

I’ve done 57 rides/daily totals over 51km so far this year – so that’s my current annual metric Eddington.

I need two more rides over 52km and six more over 53km to increase that figure. Nowhere near my age – but 50km is a decent target for me to aim for in the coming years. It wasn’t hard to set up and it’s something that I’ll monitor each month from now on.

I’d never thought of looking at this before. Thanks to @MadMalx and @Sea of vapours for the idea!

 

[ColinJ]

Related to the above, a more sustainable goal around annual Eddington (sort of) is something like aiming for an annual Eddington defined by: 120 minus AGE. i.e. yours, @bluenotebob , would be 120-72=48. The major benefit of that is that it is conceivable that you can still do it at 80 years old, etc., whereas @MadMalx ' s one would need 80 x 80km, which sounds quite improbable; certainly *very* challenging. (Obviously, you can pick a different number from 120, that seems to me to be a viable one (though maybe I'm being unduly optimistic!).

A bit tough for 10 year old annual Eddington riders!

This idea appeals to me though. I won't do the standard Eddington now because my record keeping doesn't go back far enough and at my age I am not going to start from where my records do!

I will be 70 in January. 50 x 50 km is more than I normally do annually now but I am perfectly capable of it. After this afternoon's ride I will have done 37 x 50 km so far this year so I am sure that I could do 50 in the whole of next year.

 

[Sea of vapours]

A bit tough for 10 year old annual Eddington riders!

Weeeelllll....... yes, but they'd just need to get their act together and focus. I suppose school might get in the way of 2 x 110km per week, but there's always evenings :-)

Subject to weather, another thirteen 50s this year isn't inconceivable I'd imagine?

 

[ColinJ]

Subject to weather, another thirteen 50s this year isn't inconceivable I'd imagine?

Yes, the weather is the issue for me. I have done 50+ km rides every free day down in Devon on this visit but that is because it has been dry. A bit overcast and chilly winds most of the time, but not too unpleasant. If Yorkshire is similar I will try to extend my streak after a rest day tomorrow travelling back.

The thing is... if I started doing a decreasing annual metric Eddington-like challenge this year I would be comprehensively stuffed because many of my rides were 50.00 to 50.99 km! (Going round the block to make up the distance.)

I have an idea for a new challenge which might be of interest to some people. It would not only encompass all outdoor rides, but also turbo rides, and maybe even some other athletic efforts. I will think about it and maybe start a discussion thread after I get home.

 

[Dogtrousers]

. (Obviously, you can pick a different number from 120, that seems to me to be a viable one (though maybe I'm being unduly optimistic!).

I can indeed. (scribbles on back of envelope). My target for next year is ... One ride of at least one kilometre. I think I can manage that