The Metric Century (100KM) A Month Challenge ChatZone
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Ajax Bay
Guru
- Location
- East Devon
Correct thread Phil ?Well done and great photos. Is this your first metric century this year?
- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
MadMalx
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Settle, Yorkshire Dales
About 9 months ago I was alerted to the Eddington number, and since then have been chasing a metric Eddington 100. Achieved today (using Strava records since late 2016)!
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/the-2025-metric-century-a-month-challenge.300827/post-7480004
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/the-2025-metric-century-a-month-challenge.300827/post-7480004
bluenotebob
Guru
- Location
- central Brittany, France
I’ve failed to do a metric century in August so I’m out of this year’s challenge.
The first half of the month was impossibly hot (rides in the mornings and evenings but not the afternoons). I’ve had a problem with ants in the kitchen since the 16th August and it’s proved to be a huge distraction. Apart from being unable to prepare food and cook, the insecticide made me ill (I used it sparingly – but not sparingly enough). It’s all left me in a state of nervous exhaustion.
As the remainder of August looks like being a mixture of gales and thunderstorms, there’s no chance of getting a ride done – and I’m still dealing with the effing ants.
It’s disappointing … but I have done 11 metric centuries this year (8 in this challenge plus 3 more in the Lunacy Distance challenge) which is far more than I’ve managed in any other year – and that’s largely down to my participation in this challenge.
I’m going to re-post my 8 rides from this challenge into the 2025 Lunacy Distance challenge.
I don’t know if I’ll enter this challenge again next year. I’ll be 74 in 2026 and, whilst I still hope to continue to ride metric centuries, it really takes a toll on my aging body in the summer months. I think the Lunacy Distance challenge may well be better suited to my circumstances.
Good luck to everyone for the remainder of the year.
The first half of the month was impossibly hot (rides in the mornings and evenings but not the afternoons). I’ve had a problem with ants in the kitchen since the 16th August and it’s proved to be a huge distraction. Apart from being unable to prepare food and cook, the insecticide made me ill (I used it sparingly – but not sparingly enough). It’s all left me in a state of nervous exhaustion.
As the remainder of August looks like being a mixture of gales and thunderstorms, there’s no chance of getting a ride done – and I’m still dealing with the effing ants.
It’s disappointing … but I have done 11 metric centuries this year (8 in this challenge plus 3 more in the Lunacy Distance challenge) which is far more than I’ve managed in any other year – and that’s largely down to my participation in this challenge.
I’m going to re-post my 8 rides from this challenge into the 2025 Lunacy Distance challenge.
I don’t know if I’ll enter this challenge again next year. I’ll be 74 in 2026 and, whilst I still hope to continue to ride metric centuries, it really takes a toll on my aging body in the summer months. I think the Lunacy Distance challenge may well be better suited to my circumstances.
Good luck to everyone for the remainder of the year.
