A bit of motivation for 2017. Ride a metric century per month (100km or more in a single ride), then brag, upload photos, and post Strava links to your rides on this thread.
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Ooh some motivation for the year. Mileage has dropped off a cliff since the new dog arrived.
I might do 100 miles per month but not all in one go, that sounds tiring... 😀
It's 100km not 100 miles!
Ooooh, I like this idea! We're not strava bods but it's a good way to get off our bums 😀
I'm joined. Something I intended to do anyway and hopefully this will add some motivation.
Who's gonna get the ball rolling then? Not sure if I have enough spare time in one go this week.
i lke this. gonna do it, but not a strava type.
I've penciled in a ride tomorrow am... If it's a group it'll be a cx ride (maybe not 100km) but if solo I'll do it on the road!
DrP
Think trying for 100km a month overall is a realistic goal for e no way I'll have the tune to fit in 100k in 1 go, and fitness be a problem!
Should be doable. Was planning on riding an audax a month anyway, but some months the only local ones are 100k anyway.
And I can't make either of the local January ones. Will have to get up to 100k by the end of the month under solo power
100k a month. any more than that and i would be reaching for a road bike just to keep the numbers on track.
i guess you wont want to see my pics from a 15mile a week loop.
Is this offroad?
Is this offroad?
Not in my case - I'll be doing it on road.
It would have to be on road to be a realistic target for us mere mortals, I can only think of a couple of proper off road rides I've ever done that broke 100km, no chance of one a month. I think one 50km+ off road ride per month would give me a realistic target.
There's no rule about what surface you ride on for a qualifying ride. On road/off road whatever.
It just has to be 100km in a single ride. And yes, you can stop for tea and cake 😀
I was going to post saying how 1x 100km road ride a month isn't much of a challenge but when I look back at the last year since becoming a father I've not managed that many.
Completely off-road would be a hard task unless you did laps of a trail centre. Even a mixture of road/off-road would take some time, a lot of the ITTs have quite significant proportions (30-40%) of road to link the BWs. Distance challenges make most sense on road IMO otherwise you are limiting things to the super fit and those with plenty of time or those who have the least commitments.
Mine were all gonna be on road, but I like the idea of planning an mtb one for the summer.
In. Will likely be on road but will try and mix in some bridleways for fun. (Thom)
Really should be 100km off road since its a MTB based community.. 100km on flat roads in lycra should be left to the skinny wheel forums....
Really should be 100km off road since its a MTB based community..
I think that ship sailed some time ago pal.
It is? Someone needs to tell all the roadies...its a MTB based community..
^^ someone should tell everyone!!!
I've joined and I have a daft question. Do I have to have a gps to register a ride or can I manually input it, as in: "Dear Strave, I promise I rode 100km yesterday"?
I've joined and I have a daft question. Do I have to have a gps to register a ride or can I manually input it, as in: "Dear Strave, I promise I rode 100km yesterday"?
You could but we wouldn't believe you.
Really should be 100km off road since its a MTB based community.
I ride bikes, some are road, some are off-road, but they are all bikes.
If you're on Strava you can sign up for the monthly Gran Fondo 100km challenge. It's supposed to be for slightly out of the ordinary road rides so I add bridleways, byways and just make it as varied as possible on 700x30mm tyres. Plus you get a virtual badge...
Yeah, go on then I'm in. Anything to help keep the miles up.
To answer the question "do I need a GPS?"
No. It's just a bit of fun. Just post your ride details here.
That's my first one of the year in the bag.
Does Zwift count?
I am IN! 🙂
After six months of having lost my mojo, it is time to get rolling again. You lot are improving my life, one challenging thread at a time.
Does Zwift count?
I'm going to go...
no.
😀
Heh - I guess it's back outside in the cold and wet and traffic then. Joined - but I'll need to figure out how to only count real miles 🙂
If you can do the equivalent of 100km on the turbo in a single sitting, I reckon you deserve a prize.
I'm in will give it a go Thursday if this ice clears off
Thought I'd start the year with an Imperial century for good measure
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Nicely done.
111.1Km done today 😀 Last 30Km with a slow puncture 😡 Feel quite tired!
Good work.
I was all set to do it today or tomorrow but got the lurgy, so it'll have to be next weekend.
It as absolutely spot on for riding yesterday so my metric century became an imperial one.
DAmmit, I did 99.8km last week :-/
Still, good idea I'm in.
Did mine yesterday (on the road) in the Ottery Pocket region of the south east.
ie: I started in darkness, mist and drizzle. Shortly after it started proper raining. Briefly when i stopped for coffee the rain eased back again to drizzle and it even looked like it might try and brighten up. But then by the time I was riding again it turned shit.
Even better, as part of chub club i avoided scoffing a big cake in the coffee shop and minimised my energy bar intake, so had a minor bonk on the last 5-10km, which according to strava were completed at <15 km/h. Total ride was at about 22km/h with 900m climb, so rough calc the first 90-odd would have been at 24. And then I ate anything in the house that wasn't moving when i got back - which came as a surprise to the dog who was having a quiet nap.
Ha! I got to my intended cafe stop to find that they (and the nearest alternative) were shut for January 😥 The last 30Km weren't pretty - one Strava segment was done in 12:17 where it's usually under 8mins. It's a long time since I had such a slow avg speed on the road - in my defence it was very hilly, over 2000m of ascent, which is good for the Strava January climbing challenge.
If a100km ride on the road isn't boring enough, you want to try it on a trainer? The mind boggles!
I joined up, but only to motivate myself to get up to 100km per week, mainly offroad and zero commuting.
