@Cranky Knee Girl it's nice to see your name on the Roll of Honour
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. And for the moment mine is still one of the "latest additions". I'll bask in the glory while I can...
I'm telling myself that I'm going to break the sequence this month and not start another RRtY. I'd really like to do something different; the Randonneur 5000 and Super Randonneur awards look quite a stretch but in many ways they seem to complement one another. For example, riding 200s on three consecutive days should be good preparation for a 600/700, as well as making a healthy contribution to the Randonneur 5000. And I'm liking the idea of not having to do anything serious until the days have grown quite a bit longer.
I already have a detailed plan for a DiY 700. The extra distance qualifies for a lower average speed, giving a time allowance of 52½ hours for a bare 700 kilometres, so it can be spread over three days. Translating into miles, and using my home for the overnights, the individual routes I've created are 119, 198 and 119 miles, which doesn't look so scary. I'd like to hit 198 exactly, an ironic tribute to Steve Abraham's heroic efforts of 2017/18.
If I'm successful, I will have accomplished all my realistic distance cycling objectives. I'm then hoping I'll be able rediscover the world of carefree touring before my time runs out.