The Metric Century (100KM) A Month Challenge ChatZone

[Dogtrousers]

While we’re discussing format - is there an easy way to select the whole of a previous post, in order to copy & paste?
I find pulling the selection tab over a long post difficult on a phone.
Maybe I’m just being dim.

I just reply to the previous post then click the [] symbol at the top of the editor to put it into the mode where you can see all the controls. I delete the QUOTE And /QUOTE (they have square brackets round them but if I type those then it won't display). Then click the [] button to go back into ordinary mode.

Phew that was a bit of a ramble. It's easier to do than to type.

 

[steverob]

If we are very good @steverob may be along before the end of the year with some stats.

Had to wait until I got home to be able to access my spreadsheet!

As mentioned, 10 finishers out of 14 starters this year, with 2 out of 4 newbies, @MadMalx and @CarbonClem being successful on their first try.

At the other end of the scale, @Sea of vapours racks up his challenge 11th completion, @13 rider his 10th, @Ajax Bay and @Sbudge their 9th. It's eight years for @Dogtrousers, four for @Willd, three for @ukbabz and two for @geocycle.

There have now been 114 entrants to this challenge going back to the first edition in 2008 and 53 of them have completed it at least once, which is 46.5% of riders. If you count actual numbers of attempts and successes, then the completion rate is 56.7% (144 out of 254).

 

[MadMalx]

I think you want reply as I have done here, if I understand correctly.

Ah, just realise I could just edit out the

so it appears as ordinary text.

Edit: as @Dogtrousers says, but I didn’t read until after I posted

 

[bluenotebob]

As mentioned, 10 finishers out of 14 starters this year,

Good stuff @steverob – makes interesting reading.

The numbers are low (only 10 finishers) – does that represent a continuing decline (post-Covid?) or is it flat-lining?

Anyone – apart from @13 rider who’s already had a go – feel like posting an appeal for more entrants for next year?

I have plenty of time on my hands between now and the end of the year and I’ll try and do a similar set of stats for the Lunacy Distance challenge. Only 5 finishers in that challenge this year (with two more possibles) – which seems odd as there should be more finishers in that challenge than this one (given that you don’t need to do winter rides).

Congratulations to @Sea of vapours who was the only one to complete both challenges this year (again).

Good luck to everyone for the 2026 edition of this challenge.

 

[steverob]

The numbers are low (only 10 finishers) – does that represent a continuing decline (post-Covid?) or is it flat-lining?

The amount of entries certainly took a dive after Covid, although the actual low point was 2022 interestingly, but they have been slowly creeping back up for the last few editions.

 

[cyberknight]

im hoping to try the metric a month again for the new year .