Three 30-minute rides each week of the year 2026 challenge

[FrothNinja]

W10R1 - 2 hours 59 mins - Mon - Preston to Brockhall to Ridge to Brierfield, should have done some diversions to bump it up to 50km
W10R2 - 50 mins - Thurs - local miles (zone: 0 - 2%; 1 - 5%; 2 - 82%; 3 - 11%)
W10R3 - 34 mins - Fri - local miles

Pic is from Thursday's local ride. All of a sudden there are flowers everywhere.

 

[FrothNinja]

Just finished my second qualifier of the week.
Less than 2 km from home I stuck a big dig in and managed a smidge over 5 seconds above 1000 watts if Strava is to be believed, and topped 60 kph on a more or less flat stretch. My heart rate didn't peak until after I stopped riding though my lungs beg to differ. Dragged my average kph for the ride over 32 - which means my wind dodging must have been more efficient than it felt.
Very warming...

 

[FrothNinja]

W11R1 - 3 hours - Mon - Langho, Salmesbury, Preston, Osbaldeston, Barrow, Nick Of Pendle, the Ridge, Brierfield (total 34.6miles / 55.7 km, plus 655m / 2,150ft)
W11R2 - 41 mins - Fri - local miles (zone: 0 - 2%; 1 - 5%; 2 - 82%; 3 - 11%)
W11R3 - 1 hour 29 mins - Sat - Noggarth loop. Was out for 4sh hours!
Was planning on another ride today but not convinced I will bother - bit bored with the wind and supposedly 95% chance of piddling down.

Pic is from yesterday

 

[bluenotebob]

A difficult week – a combination of tiredness, rain and other distractions meant that I failed to maintain the progress of last week.

I have high hopes for next week though when we should get some decent cycling weather (and hopefully I can keep my diary as empty as possible).

Week 11: 6 local rides over 30 mins, including one HMCAM ride; 12.88 hours on the bike; distance cycled 182.01km (906m of Ascent)


Ride 1: Tuesday 10th March – HMCAM ride on La Rossa: 62.22km, 4 hrs 7 min
Ride 2: Thursday 12th March – VV ride on the Crosshill: 22.24km, 1 hr 31 mins
Ride 3: Saturday 14th March (1) – local ride on the RAID: 24.12km, 1 hr 53 mins
Ride 4: Saturday 14th March (2) – VV ride on the Crosshill: 27.34km, 1 hr 51 mins
Ride 5: Sunday 15th March (1) – local ride on the MASSI: 22.62km, 1 hr 50 mins
Ride 6: Sunday 15th March (2) – VV ride on the Princess: 23.47km, 1 hr 41 mins

I didn’t take any photos this week so here are three photos from a few years back – an atmospheric view of Mauron, a local farm track and the Nantes-to-Brest canal between Josselin and Montertelot.

 

[Jon George]

Mon 9th 50 mins Nacton Via Gainsborough Road and Ravenswood - Sainsbury’s
Tues 10th 50 mins Levington
Weds 11th 130 mins Around the outskirts of Ipswich (Nacton, Foxhall, Kesgrave, Rushmere St Andrew) doing The Quiz
Fri 13th 50 mins Sainsbury’s – Nacton – Gainsborough Road
Sat 14th 70 mins Around town. Quizzing.
Sun 15th 55mins Around town - Westerfield.

A pic of the fog on the 9th near Nacton