Round The Year Randonneurs Log

[L CC]

2010 
2011 
2012  My world ended in April

June 2012 National 400
July 2012 Cambrian 600
Aug 2012 Bog Standard 500
Sep 2012 On/Off Shore 200
Oct 2012  Silly Suffolk 200
Nov 2012 Upper Thames 200
Dec 2012 DIY 200
Jan 2013 DIY 200
Feb 2013 DIY 200
Mar 2013 Old Squit 200
Apr 2013 3 Down 300

One more to go.
I've completed a randonée in every month since I started in August 2009, apart from when I broke my wrist. After this season I might have a month or two off, to remind myself what that's like.

Just the spring and summer months to go now 

they're easier to ride, but harder to schedule. Enjoy.

[wilkyboy]

Just the spring and summer months to go now 

they're easier to ride, but harder to schedule. Enjoy.

I agree, but there's more to choose from if you like company (not that I had a lot of company on the ride yesterday: riding my own pace for a change, I discovered it's a different pace to everyone else's; stuck with Patrick on his 'bent for a bit, but I had to climb slowly to wait for him and he had to descend slowly to wait for me, so in the end we agreed to disagree, thus proving the point  ).  Not that company's something you need to worry about finding

[BlackSheep]

Many congrats to DaveBax and Mary Doyle on recently joining the RTTY X5 club.

[Ray 6701]

Hopefully back on the wagon for 2013/14.

April: Horncastle 200k Perm + the Two Battles x 2
May: Yellowbelly tour 200k
June: YLY 600k & Moors & Wolds 400

[marcusjb]

Year 3 update

Oct 2012 - Olympic Hillier ECE'd to 200k
Nov 2012 - UpperThames 200
Dec 2012 - South Bucks Winter Warmer 200
Jan 2013 - Willy Warmer snow perm
Feb 2013 - DIY 300
Mar 2013 - Kennet Valley 100 ECE'd to 200
April 2013 - Hard Boiled 300
May 2013 - Porkers 400

I've a slightly worrying run on double RRtY and even a couple of months at triple RRtY - better stamp that out before it becomes too much of a run to ignore......

[L CC]

2010 
2011 
2012  My world ended in April

June 2012 National 400
July 2012 Cambrian 600
Aug 2012 Bog Standard 500
Sep 2012 On/Off Shore 200
Oct 2012  Silly Suffolk 200
Nov 2012 Upper Thames 200
Dec 2012 DIY 200
Jan 2013 DIY 200
Feb 2013 DIY 200
Mar 2013 Old Squit 200
Apr 2013 3 Down 300
May 2013 Lincoln 400

3 x 12 done.
I think that's 1 x gears, 1 x fixed, 1 x tandem.

I've a slightly worrying run on double RRtY and even a couple of months at triple RRtY - better stamp that out before it becomes too much of a run to ignore......

We'll be stopping that kind of nonsense at the end of this season. Probably.

[LadyVet]

2010 
2011 
2012  My world ended in April

June 2012 National 400
July 2012 Cambrian 600
Aug 2012 Bog Standard 500
Sep 2012 On/Off Shore 200
Oct 2012  Silly Suffolk 200
Nov 2012 Upper Thames 200
Dec 2012 DIY 200
Jan 2013 DIY 200
Feb 2013 DIY 200
Mar 2013 Old Squit 200
Apr 2013 3 Down 300
May 2013 Lincoln 400

3 x 12 done.
I think that's 1 x gears, 1 x fixed, 1 x tandem.

I've a slightly worrying run on double RRtY and even a couple of months at triple RRtY - better stamp that out before it becomes too much of a run to ignore......

We'll be stopping that kind of nonsense at the end of this season. Probably.

May I be the 1st to say 'VERY WELL DONE!' 

[CrinklyUncle]

My first RRtY is complete

Jun 2012 Beverley 100 + ECE 100
Jul 2012 Brimham Rocks 200
Aug 2012 Tan Hill 200
Sep 2012 DIY 300
Oct 2012 DIY 200
Nov 2012 DIY 200
Dec 2012 DIY 200
Jan 2013 DIY 200
Feb 2013 DIY 200
Mar 2013 When I'm 64 200
Apr 2013 Plains 300
May 2013 Wigginton 300

[marcusjb]

Cracking work crinklyuncle on your first and fboab on your third!

[Ashaman42]

Hmmm, I appear to have done two months of 200k+ in a row, and I'm doing LEL in July, which means I ought to do at least one or two 200s in June. Which means I'm essentially a third of the way there. All by accident too.

[mcshroom]

Sounds familiar. I accidentally now have 4 consecutive months so LEL will make 6 if all things work out

[wilkyboy]

Well done Crinkly & Boab!   

I am 7 months into my first RRtY    (And, it appears, 3 months into my second  )

[Ashaman42]

Of course I shouldn't count my chickens before they hatch as I've only actually ridden 2 out of the 4 but still, I'm heading the right direction.

[Bikeabilityman]

Mar 200, 300, 200
Apr 300
May 200, 400
Jun 600 (hopefully)
Jul LEL (even more hopefully)

So you can start any month, do at least a 200, and you don't need to notify anyone you're going for it?

[marcusjb]

So you can start any month, do at least a 200, and you don't need to notify anyone you're going for it?

All correct!

You need to claim it at the end of the 12 months - all the details here:

http://www.highergrangefarm.fsnet.co.uk/PeakAudax/rrty.htm

[Bikeabilityman]

Thanks.

[Hillbilly]

Although not required, it's sensible to tell as many people as possible that it is your goal.  Then when you get struck with ICBAitus in winter, you will feel peer pressure to venture out. 

I will be sure to mock you if you fail.  None of this sympathetic "at least you tried" bollocks 

[Bikeabilityman]

Then when you get struck with ICBAitus

[Bikeabilityman]

Then when you get struck with ICBAitus

Oh: I can't be a****?

[marcusjb]

Although not required, it's sensible to tell as many people as possible that it is your goal.  Then when you get struck with ICBAitus in winter, you will feel peer pressure to venture out. 

I will be sure to mock you if you fail.  None of this sympathetic "at least you tried" bollocks 

Amen to that.

RRtY is, as many before me have said, flipping hard and those winter months where the end of the month is approaching and you've not got a ride in yet are very stressful indeed!  (January was a bit nerve-wracking for me this year!)

It is so so addictive though.  I have thought of stepping off the treadmill a couple of times - but it was the first goal in audax I set myself as a motivation to get out there once a month. 

[wilkyboy]

Although not required, it's sensible to tell as many people as possible that it is your goal.  Then when you get struck with ICBAitus in winter, you will feel peer pressure to venture out. 

I will be sure to mock you if you fail.  None of this sympathetic "at least you tried" bollocks 

I started my first RRtY in November, so the final half would be in the less-Arctic months 

(I appear to have started my second RRtY in March, meaning the exact opposite, bugger    Don't forget to beat me up next winter, Hillbilly, don't hold back!)

[Neilt19]

Subject to validation of yesterday's ride, I've made it

Jul 2012   Reservoir Triple 200km
Aug 2012   Two Battles Perm 200km
Sep 2012   Dambusters 200km
Oct 2012   Mr Pickwick's Autumnal Outing 200km
Nov 2012   Upper Thames 200km
Dec 2012   Two Battles Perm 200km
Jan 2013   Poor Student Perm 200km
Feb 2013   DIY Perm 200km
Mar 2013   A Mere 200 Perm 200km
Apr 2013   Two Battles 200km
May 2013   Everbody Rides to Skeggy 300km
Jun 2013   Heart of the Shires 200km

It's been a close run thing several times, with rides on 30th Jan, 28th Feb and 31st Mar - and finishing a couple of these rides with just minutes to spare.

 

[marcusjb]

Subject to validation of yesterday's ride, I've made it

Jul 2012   Reservoir Triple 200km
Aug 2012   Two Battles Perm 200km
Sep 2012   Dambusters 200km
Oct 2012   Mr Pickwick's Autumnal Outing 200km
Nov 2012   Upper Thames 200km
Dec 2012   Two Battles Perm 200km
Jan 2013   Poor Student Perm 200km
Feb 2013   DIY Perm 200km
Mar 2013   A Mere 200 Perm 200km
Apr 2013   Two Battles 200km
May 2013   Everbody Rides to Skeggy 300km
Jun 2013   Heart of the Shires 200km

It's been a close run thing several times, with rides on 30th Jan, 28th Feb and 31st Mar - and finishing a couple of these rides with just minutes to spare.

Good work! Well done!

[Ray 6701]

2007 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2011 
2012 

01/13/1: DIY 200
01/13/2: DIY 200
02/13/1: DIY 200
02/13/2: DIY 200
03/13/1: Old Squit 200
03/13/2: When I'm 64 200
04/13/1: 3Down 300
04/13/2: Green & Yellow Fields 300
05/13/1: Dassett Dawdle 200
05/13/2: Lincoln 400
06/13/1: York/Langholm/York 600 (STV)

Just updated this because it would appear I have two running in parallel this year.

Nutter! 

[L CC]

Just updated this because it would appear I have two running in parallel this year.

Nutter! 

He's not alone