Yet Another Cycling Forum
General Category => Audax => Topic started by: bairn again on 05 November, 2020, 12:15:50 pm
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I hope there isnt already a thread on this
I tend to tally up my lifetime points at the season end.
While its not an immediate goal I was pleased to see that I'm officially (*) on 647 points as at 31.10.20 from 224 events starting in 2000 so nudging steadily towards the 2/3rds mark for the Randonneur 100,000 award (1000 lifetime points). https://audax.uk/results/randonneur-brevet-multi-season/
Given that its something of a long game, feel free to report progress here (including any of the 29 who have been listed as achieving it!).
(*) ignores a handful of 200s I did in the early 80s and mid 90s as a non member.
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Chapeau.
Thinking back to my R5000 season I can't imagine doing that for 20 years, or even half of it for 40 years.
Maybe once I get closer to average Audaxer age I suppose.
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I've never tallied mine up before
405 from the last 9 years
Another 13 years to go at this rate
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I did my first ride in 1993, but it looks like the website has records going back to 2000. I have found my 99 total on the R5000 archive page - I think that was the first time I got 50 points, though.
740 points in 22 years. Highest year 56, lowest year 4.
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Started riding Audax events in October 2015 and my tally up to the end of October 2020 was 658 points. With luck and good health, I might do it by this time in 2023! (he says with fingers crossed). ;D
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I think I am less than 100 points away from qualifying, the exact amount depending on how many points I racked up pre-2000. Nearly the same answer as a year ago...
https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=65657.0
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Got mine done some years ago, surely 250,000 next :demon:
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Prompted me to check - 461 since 2009, a lot of catching up to do :)
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I've had a look at mine: 572 points since 2013 across 216 events. It's interesting (to me) tabulating the number of each length brevet which the AUK site helpfully lists as a summary for each year ...
200s = 153 (didn't realise it was this many)
300s = 36 (favourite distance, would like to do more)
400s = 14
600s = 8
1000s = 3
1200s = 2
At age 58 I don't think I'll be getting to 1000 points but would quite like the ultra randonneur, 3 to go.
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I’m over halfway through my second and my average Audax distance is 322km or 200 miles.
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Jon B: my collection of 519 was started at age 61.... perhaps we could merge our lists so that an imaginary composite AUK gets the 1000. Or, I could carry on? Might reach about 525. You could carry on? 1000 on the cards!
Massive respect to the riders on The List.
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Jon B: my collection of 519 was started at age 61.... perhaps we could merge our lists so that an imaginary composite AUK gets the 1000. Or, I could carry on? Might reach about 525. You could carry on? 1000 on the cards!
Wow, that's good going Tony. I think we'd make a good composite rider :). We'll see about the 1000, I had visions of one more PBP at 60 and then winding it down a bit
Massive respect to the riders on The List.
Yes, massive respect
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Jon B: my collection of 519 was started at age 61.... perhaps we could merge our lists so that an imaginary composite AUK gets the 1000. Or, I could carry on? Might reach about 525. You could carry on? 1000 on the cards!
Wow, that's good going Tony. I think we'd make a good composite rider :). We'll see about the 1000, I had visions of one more PBP at 60 and then winding it down a bit
Massive respect to the riders on The List.
Yes, massive respect
Wot no LEL, Jon? :P
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Started riding Audax events in October 2015 and my tally up to the end of October 2020 was 658 points. With luck and good health, I might do it by this time in 2023! (he says with fingers crossed). ;D
Just over double mine Lee and I joined the same time. Good going, I better get on it....
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I've had a look at mine: 572 points since 2013 across 216 events. It's interesting (to me) tabulating the number of each length brevet which the AUK site helpfully lists as a summary for each year ...
200s = 153 (didn't realise it was this many)
300s = 36 (favourite distance, would like to do more)
400s = 14
600s = 8
1000s = 3
1200s = 2
At age 58 I don't think I'll be getting to 1000 points but would quite like the ultra randonneur, 3 to go.
Time for the Big Ring Banksy? You can do it!
Jon B: my collection of 519 was started at age 61.... perhaps we could merge our lists so that an imaginary composite AUK gets the 1000. Or, I could carry on? Might reach about 525. You could carry on? 1000 on the cards!
Massive respect to the riders on The List.
That is phenomenal Tony.
I find audax very humbling, I hope I'm still as fit and active as my elder peers later on, at least I'll have Red's wheel to hide behind, if I can still hang on that is...
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I joined AUK in 2004 and so far I have 431 points, highest has been 51 and lowest 2.Most years it has been around the high 20's low 30's points wise.
No surprise that 200k events account for almost a quarter of that tally, followed by 300k's (which are also my favourite distance)
Never really been a points chaser so who knows if/when I'll get to the 1000 point mark.
I'm still enjoying AUK events (when they happen :) ) but getting less keen on cold and wet overnight rides as the years progress.
Mostly I just like riding my bike
Roberto
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I've had a look at mine: 572 points since 2013 across 216 events. It's interesting (to me) tabulating the number of each length brevet which the AUK site helpfully lists as a summary for each year ...
200s = 153 (didn't realise it was this many)
300s = 36 (favourite distance, would like to do more)
400s = 14
600s = 8
1000s = 3
1200s = 2
At age 58 I don't think I'll be getting to 1000 points but would quite like the ultra randonneur, 3 to go.
Interesting and familiar looking (300s and 600s appear to differ most)
Mine is
200s : 148
300s : 27
400s : 22
500s : 2
600s : 21
1000 : 1
1200 : 3
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I've been playing with PowerBI to generate reports. It pulls in results automatically from Aukweb.
(https://i.ibb.co/bP0qT4q/Auk-award-powerbi.png) (https://ibb.co/KXPRdtR)
183 pts in 4 seasons, some way to go!
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This thread prompted me to see what my total might be. Looks like 648 points so, given my recent rate of decline, 1000 looks well out of reach.
Unless I have lots of postal brevets still to be counted... ;)
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I've had a look at mine: 572 points since 2013 across 216 events. It's interesting (to me) tabulating the number of each length brevet which the AUK site helpfully lists as a summary for each year ...
200s = 153 (didn't realise it was this many)
300s = 36 (favourite distance, would like to do more)
400s = 14
600s = 8
1000s = 3
1200s = 2
At age 58 I don't think I'll be getting to 1000 points but would quite like the ultra randonneur, 3 to go.
Interesting and familiar looking (300s and 600s appear to differ most)
Mine is
200s : 148
300s : 27
400s : 22
500s : 2
600s : 21
1000 : 1
1200 : 3
This site gives a pleasant visualisation of how your rides break down to different distances: http://getyourstripes.co.uk/?membership_number=9207&year=2019
I quite like the simple progression of my 2019 season.
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If it is of any encouragement here is a plot of my progress to 1000 points:
Once I saw a reasonable total accumulating, my thoughts turned to the magic 1000.
At age 61 in 2008 I was working to 50 points annually, already plotting multiple RRtY completions. Then, in 2009 I played a Trikie blinder with 103 trike points with a 127 point year total at age 62. Now on 572 points, my RRtY ambitions enabled my totals to creep up:
630 at 63; 695 at 64; 748 at 65; 804 at 66; 865 at 67; 947 at 68 and hitting 1000 at 69 during 2016. Undiminished, I have continued to 1090 at 70; 1163 at 71; 1213 at 72 and closing the 2020 season on 1253 at 73.
I think my secret has been to set targets within each year. My ambitions lie within RRtY, which obviously sees my points totals creeping upward. To be open, I have no ambitions to reach 2000, age will see to that. In previous years I have achieved SRs (last in 2018), PBP or LEL but even these may be beyond me as I slow down.
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If it is of any encouragement here is a plot of my progress to 1000 points:
Once I saw a reasonable total accumulating, my thoughts turned to the magic 1000.
At age 61 in 2008 I was working to 50 points annually, already plotting multiple RRtY completions. Then, in 2009 I played a Trikie blinder with 103 trike points with a 127 point year total at age 62. Now on 572 points, my RRtY ambitions enabled my totals to creep up:
630 at 63; 695 at 64; 748 at 65; 804 at 66; 865 at 67; 947 at 68 and hitting 1000 at 69 during 2016. Undiminished, I have continued to 1090 at 70; 1163 at 71; 1213 at 72 and closing the 2020 season on 1253 at 73.
I think my secret has been to set targets within each year. My ambitions lie within RRtY, which obviously sees my points totals creeping upward. To be open, I have no ambitions to reach 2000, age will see to that. In previous years I have achieved SRs (last in 2018), PBP or LEL but even these may be beyond me as I slow down.
Brilliant insight Steve. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this.
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I've been plugging away at this during 30 years of Randonneuring. Although it took 8 seasons to get my first 50 points, I started to do the RRTY and that got things moving. I eventually set myself a target of achieving 1000 points before getting my bus pass (which is itself rather a moving goal post) when I was comfortably getting about 50 points a year. But then various injuries followed by lockdown happened, and I'd been stuck on 840 points for the last 2 seasons.
However, since Perms were allowed from August, I've managed to start again and after last weekend's 200 I'm now on 850 points, which feels quite a break-through.
The bus pass target looks to be out of the question, unless the eligibility age is further increased (which isn't unlikely), so the new target is to complete another 6 RRTYs and I could get 1000 points by the time I've made the biblical 3 score years and ten, from 35 Audax seasons. At half a life-time, this really is about endurance cycling!
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I somehow don't think I'll be getting to this tally, however it is interesting to look back. My first 200 was as a non-member about twenty years ago, a ride starting at midnight from Spa Cycles in Harrogate. Organised by the late Alan Pocklington. Became an AUK in 2004 ish, since then I've completed 3 X 400, 5 X 300s, and about 106 X 200s. So 239 points.
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I'm on 652 points & hope to carry on for a 1000, my problem is my knees, hands & lower back are giving me problems because of a lifetime of competitive cycling. I got my 1st bike in 1963 & started proper cycling in 1968 aged 11, my 1st race was in 1971 & my last in 2013 the week after completing L.E.L., 865 races & Ultra Randonneur have certainly taken their toll yet I'm still keen & interested in cycling, my plan is to keep RRtY going as long as possible & keep the point up, we'll see.
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I'm on 652 points & hope to carry on for a 1000, my problem is my knees, hands & lower back are giving me problems because of a lifetime of competitive cycling. I got my 1st bike in 1963 & started proper cycling in 1968 aged 11, my 1st race was in 1971 & my last in 2013 the week after completing L.E.L., 865 races & Ultra Randonneur have certainly taken their toll yet I'm still keen & interested in cycling, my plan is to keep RRtY going as long as possible & keep the point up, we'll see.
At 2 points a month, only 14 years and 6 months to go, reaching the target at age 78??
If I want to get there by 60 I would need 3.5 points a month for 19.5 years
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I'm on 652 points & hope to carry on for a 1000, my problem is my knees, hands & lower back are giving me problems because of a lifetime of competitive cycling. I got my 1st bike in 1963 & started proper cycling in 1968 aged 11, my 1st race was in 1971 & my last in 2013 the week after completing L.E.L., 865 races & Ultra Randonneur have certainly taken their toll yet I'm still keen & interested in cycling, my plan is to keep RRtY going as long as possible & keep the point up, we'll see.
The culprit is more likely to be the non-competitive long distance cycling... as much as we all love it, it's detrimental for joints & Co.
As animals, we were designed to run fast for a few seconds/minutes, but we were never designed to run marathons...
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I'm on 652 points & hope to carry on for a 1000, my problem is my knees, hands & lower back are giving me problems because of a lifetime of competitive cycling. I got my 1st bike in 1963 & started proper cycling in 1968 aged 11, my 1st race was in 1971 & my last in 2013 the week after completing L.E.L., 865 races & Ultra Randonneur have certainly taken their toll yet I'm still keen & interested in cycling, my plan is to keep RRtY going as long as possible & keep the point up, we'll see.
The culprit is more likely to be the non-competitive long distance cycling... as much as we all love it, it's detrimental for joints & Co.
As animals, we were designed to run fast for a few seconds/minutes, but we were never designed to run marathons...
It's a nice idea but human beings are actually built for endurance and not for speed. A theory that was repeatedly tested on the African savanna ;D
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Where did I say I'd only be doing 2 points a month ? I did 136 points in 2019 & 63 in 2020 & a triple RRtY in 2019 taking me to Ultra RRtY, I'm currently on a double RRtY attempt.
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It's a nice idea but human beings are actually built for endurance and not for speed. A theory that was repeatedly tested on the African savanna ;D
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Probably the horn of Africa is the only exception... in fact their average BMI is 19
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179 points so far (I did 2x200 before I joined and misunderstood the season/membership year and didn't ask for them to be added to my record because I thought I'd missed the chance)
If I restart and only do 1xrrty a year that's 35 years; hm I'd be 74ish seems doable...
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I got mine a few years ago. I didn't count everything I'd done, just what I could tot up on the website. It would be interesting to find out how much more there is. One day I might actually dig out all the cards and tediously count through them.
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I'm on 652 points & hope to carry on for a 1000, my problem is my knees, hands & lower back are giving me problems because of a lifetime of competitive cycling. I got my 1st bike in 1963 & started proper cycling in 1968 aged 11, my 1st race was in 1971 & my last in 2013 the week after completing L.E.L., 865 races & Ultra Randonneur have certainly taken their toll yet I'm still keen & interested in cycling, my plan is to keep RRtY going as long as possible & keep the point up, we'll see.
The culprit is more likely to be the non-competitive long distance cycling... as much as we all love it, it's detrimental for joints & Co.
As animals, we were designed to run fast for a few seconds/minutes, but we were never designed to run marathons...
It's a nice idea but human beings are actually built for endurance and not for speed. A theory that was repeatedly tested on the African savanna ;D
I completely agree - the current theory is that we evolved to hunt prey to exhaustion. This was greatly helped by being one of the few animals with sweat glands. We are however not designed to run on tarmac nor live as long as we currently do (nor be so chubby) all of which ruins joints.
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It was towards the end of 2012 when I copied the details from my brevet cards into an Excel spreadsheet that I realised I was in striking distance of 1000 points. 480 of my points were from before 2000 and I worked out that I needed 117 points in the 2013 season to reach 1000. The LEL and preparation significantly added to the tally, but with 10 days to go I was still 12 points short and only had one day of annual leave left.
I had entered a 200 around the Yorkshire Dales from Richmond and decided to ECE it to a 600 by riding through the Friday and Saturday nights. It would have been more sensible to ride 200km DIYs each way, but I scraped round the 600 in about 39 hours so all was good. The following Saturday was the local Roses to Wrags 200 plus 100km ECE. I couldn't ride on the Sunday so took Monday 30th September 2013 off work and rode a DIY 300 to Hunstanton and back on the last day of the season to round off my total to 1000 points.
RRTY is definitely good for chipping away at the target as well as keeping in reasonable shape over the winter, especially if you keep more than one going at a time. Other targets like SR series add to the total and riding a 1000km plus event each year gives your total a big boost.
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SR Steve, that's what makes you one of the best.
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I have spent a very enjoyable couple of hours digging through old brevet cards and have filled in years 93-99 and am now on 891 points. At my current rate I could get there end of 2022. It should be before I turn 50.
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my typical audax year is/was one very long audax, sr series and a few 2-300's; never cared about the points. but 1000pts is definitely doable, many years left still (fingers crossed, haha!). well done to all who made it there and good luck for those on their way!
my vague goal is to "cycle to the moon", which is a fair amount of riding to stay in good shape, see lots, explore - without overdoing it.
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There’s lots of things to chase. I passed 260,000 lifetime miles yesterday. Next year should, hopefully, bring my 25th SR series.
I have been incredibly lucky with my health and family so far.
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I'm on 652 points & hope to carry on for a 1000, my problem is my knees, hands & lower back are giving me problems because of a lifetime of competitive cycling. I got my 1st bike in 1963 & started proper cycling in 1968 aged 11, my 1st race was in 1971 & my last in 2013 the week after completing L.E.L., 865 races & Ultra Randonneur have certainly taken their toll yet I'm still keen & interested in cycling, my plan is to keep RRtY going as long as possible & keep the point up, we'll see.
The culprit is more likely to be the non-competitive long distance cycling... as much as we all love it, it's detrimental for joints & Co.
As animals, we were designed to run fast for a few seconds/minutes, but we were never designed to run marathons...
It's a nice idea but human beings are actually built for endurance and not for speed. A theory that was repeatedly tested on the African savanna ;D
Indeed. In fact there was a very nice review of the evidence for this in Nature a few years ago. Abstract here https://www.nature.com/articles/nature03052 (https://www.nature.com/articles/nature03052) and I'd be happy to share the full paper if anyone is interested and messages me.
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Just looked at this again following the conclusion of the 2021 audax year
My total now is 665.
200km : 152
300km : 29
400km : 23
500km : 2
600km : 21
1000km : 1
1200km : 3
I have now broken through the 150 tally for 200km events O:-).
Edit - I rode my 1st 200km as a non member / teenager in 1982 but the points above start in 2001. Im 56 now. Plenty time.
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Checked my points
220, starting in the 2016 season, excluding 2016 and the 2020 interruption I'm averaging 45 points per year, which means I am still 17 years away. That's a lot of riding?
46x200
12x300
8x400
3x600
3x1000
1x1200
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There’s some awards you realise you are never going to reach. I simply don’t rack up enough audax points each year to even think of this one. Impressed by those who do achieve this one though.
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Just updated my tracker dashboard up to the end of the 2021 season.
5 seasons and 263 pts. With Covid impacts for two of those I'm quite happy.
https://imgur.com/qcZfbpj (https://imgur.com/qcZfbpj)
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There’s some awards you realise you are never going to reach. I simply don’t rack up enough audax points each year to even think of this one. Impressed by those who do achieve this one though.
I think about the 100 points in a year award like that, whereas 50 points a year over 20 years doesn't seem impossible
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There’s some awards you realise you are never going to reach. I simply don’t rack up enough audax points each year to even think of this one. Impressed by those who do achieve this one though.
I think about the 100 points in a year award like that, whereas 50 points a year over 20 years doesn't seem impossible
I suppose it depends what age you started riding audaxes, your rate if consumption of them, and just how long you intend to keep going at it. Plus how much audax is your core hobby and how much it is one that is mixed in with other hobbies.
Certainly not impossible but does require quite a bit of dedication to audax over a long time span. Which excludes other things you might want to do with your weekends / free time.
Just looking at the list shows how few have gained it over the years. It’s certainly an impressive one to achieve.
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49 points this year which takes me to 621 so still a long way off but not totally out of reach if I could keep going at around 50 points per year with a few more in the next PBP year ... maybe
Cummulative event numbers from 2012/13 to present day
200s = 171
300s = 37
400s = 15
600s = 9
1000s= 3
12000s = 2
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I did my first Audax in 2013, but didn't really start doing them seriously until 2016. Last couple of years have been quiet, but I intend to ride a lot more this year. I presume the rides must be 200km+, which is my understanding of BR.
Total: 434
200: 133
300: 14
400: 10
600: 5
1000: 3
1200: 1
1400: 1
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941. In fact 943 after todays ride. Hoping to complete next Summer.
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Just realized I'd never tallied up my points: For 215 points (wonder if I can hit the 1/4 way mark this season)
200 52
300 9
400 7
600 5
1000 1
1200 1
Plus 1x Arrow @ 4 points
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941. In fact 943 after todays ride. Hoping to complete next Summer.
994 as at last week.
Fenland Friends this weekend should complete the 100,000.
I needed to go back to paper records for 93-99 and I am in correspondence with the recorder to provide backing data. 30 years.....I should probably get a new hobby.
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Subject to validation of my 200 DIY today my total for this season is 35 and Im now on 700 points
Ideally Id boost towards 100,000km with a 100point season but Ive been saying that for a decade and never done it
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Just realized I'd never tallied up my points: For 215 points (wonder if I can hit the 1/4 way mark this season)
200 52
300 9
400 7
600 5
1000 1
1200 1
Plus 1x Arrow @ 4 points
My notes say 263, having added 54 points this season.
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941. In fact 943 after todays ride. Hoping to complete next Summer.
994 as at last week.
Fenland Friends this weekend should complete the 100,000.
I needed to go back to paper records for 93-99 and I am in correspondence with the recorder to provide backing data. 30 years.....I should probably get a new hobby.
Forgot to update this. I was added to the list late Summer.
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Forgot to update this. I was added to the list late Summer.
Well done Felstedrider :thumbsup:
Subject to yesterday's 200 and LEL being validated I should have 68 points for the year which will take me to 689 points - not sure I'll make it to the 1000 points but next goal is Ultra Randonneur with only one more series needed.
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I got 150 points this season taking me to a total of 900 points, hopefully should be R100,000 by next July.
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Forgot to update this. I was added to the list late Summer.
congratulations, at a mere 279 I have many years to go, 720 at 60 points a year is 12 years, and this year is the only year when I passed 60 points
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Forgot to update this. I was added to the list late Summer.
congratulations, at a mere 279 I have many years to go, 720 at 60 points a year is 12 years, and this year is the only year when I passed 60 points
It took me the best part of 30 years. Whilst there were no nul points years there was a 2 and a 4. I have been more consistent as I have become older.
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Having been effectively in retirement for the last 6 years I've just done a tally. 562.
Nah. I'll never make it.
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Very few will ever make it. Most folk float into brevets, achieve their main targets and move on to other things e.g. most PBPers only ever finish one PBP. Not many rack up the big miles for decades and they usually miss out on doing other things. Such is life.
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... Not many rack up the big miles for decades and they usually miss out on doing other things. Such is life.
Oi! I didn't 'go' for it, it just sort of happened. I replied to something online (probably here somewhere) that I'd probably accumulated enough kms, and a certain Mr Crossland asked me to show my workings. I'll have to think about what I might have missed out on ;)
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Having been effectively in retirement for the last 6 years I've just done a tally. 562.
Nah. I'll never make it.
The last four years have increased my total by 2 points!
At 645 points and age 75, I'll never make it either.
C'est la vie.
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IMHO a significant achievement and well worth celebrating, obviously beyond most of us for a variety of reasons. Chacun a son gout.
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... Not many rack up the big miles for decades and they usually miss out on doing other things. Such is life.
Oi! I didn't 'go' for it, it just sort of happened. I replied to something online (probably here somewhere) that I'd probably accumulated enough kms, and a certain Mr Crossland asked me to show my workings. I'll have to think about what I might have missed out on ;)
This thread made me go and have a look at the end of 2020 and I worked out it could be done by the end of this season. I don’t think I set out down this road but it just sort of happened. Others have achieved a lot more, but I’m happy with what I’ve done.
Your pretty lucky if you can keep riding through family and work commitments and avoid getting sick and/or injured.
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330 pts in 6 seasons, however this included a first season with just 15 points and a low 2020 due to C19.
Hopefully another 10 years will get me there. As I've been doing more rides, I've been chasing more 1000+ events so these can get the tally up.
Living in Vietnam now also gives a 12 month good weather (bloody hot mind) riding season that helps with numerous events in neighbouring countries and DIYs here.
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... Not many rack up the big miles for decades and they usually miss out on doing other things. Such is life.
Oi! I didn't 'go' for it, it just sort of happened. I replied to something online (probably here somewhere) that I'd probably accumulated enough kms, and a certain Mr Crossland asked me to show my workings. I'll have to think about what I might have missed out on ;)
This thread made me go and have a look at the end of 2020 and I worked out it could be done by the end of this season. I don’t think I set out down this road but it just sort of happened. Others have achieved a lot more, but I’m happy with what I’ve done.
Your pretty lucky if you can keep riding through family and work commitments and avoid getting sick and/or injured.
Perhaps I was thinking of myself, rather than others. I know that completing brevets has taken priority over cycle-camping, cycle racing and activities that had nothing to do with cycling. Brevets are certainly enjoyable but there isn’t life enough to do everything that we want to do. Something has to give somewhere.
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... Not many rack up the big miles for decades and they usually miss out on doing other things. Such is life.
Oi! I didn't 'go' for it, it just sort of happened. I replied to something online (probably here somewhere) that I'd probably accumulated enough kms, and a certain Mr Crossland asked me to show my workings. I'll have to think about what I might have missed out on ;)
This thread made me go and have a look at the end of 2020 and I worked out it could be done by the end of this season. I don’t think I set out down this road but it just sort of happened. Others have achieved a lot more, but I’m happy with what I’ve done.
Your pretty lucky if you can keep riding through family and work commitments and avoid getting sick and/or injured.
Perhaps I was thinking of myself, rather than others. I know that completing brevets has taken priority over cycle-camping, cycle racing and activities that had nothing to do with cycling. Brevets are certainly enjoyable but there isn’t life enough to do everything that we want to do. Something has to give somewhere.
But that applies to whatever choices you make in life. Easy enough for me as I appear to have an endurance gene.
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My annual update on progress. It's been a good year for riding and I did more than usual in preparation for PBP with 2 SRs but then didn't do PBP. Total BR/BRm distance for this year was 7800 which brings my total to 76700. Less than a quarter of the overall 100,000 total to go but still a long way and a lot of riding,
Cummalative total by ride length since 2013
200s - 209
300s - 44
400s - 19
600s - 12
1000s - 3
1200s - 2
>1400s - 1
I enjoyed the symbolism of picking up my 200th 200 earlier in the year. Also secured the Ultra Randonneur award which had been a target since my first SR. Despite the late withdrawal from PBP, I am still enjoying it and hope to continue with SRs so maybe the 100,000 isn't out of reach ... maybe.
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half-way there with 528 points
2017: 62 points - 5@200km, 4@300km, 2@400km, 3@600km, 1@1400km
2018: 61 points - 5@200km, 7@300km, 2@400km, 2@600km, 1@1000km
2019: 64 points - 8@200km, 2@300km, 2@400km, 2@600km, 1@1000km, 1@1200km
2020: 18 points - 4@200km, 2@300km, 1@400km
2021: 73 points - 26@200km, 3@300km, 2@600km
2022: 113 points - 30@200km, 1@300km, 6@400km, 1@500km, 1@600km, 1@1500km
2023: 135 points - 37@200km, 1@400km, 1@500km, 5@600km, 1@1000km, 1@1200km
2024: 2 points - 1@200km
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40 points for the 2023 year taking me to 740 - all but a handful accumulated in 21 years.
Long way to go but in audax terms I'm a yoof (59). :D
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1,134pts as at today. I turn 51 in Jan.
I know of a prolific AUK who has just passed 2,000.
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Just realized I'd never tallied up my points: For 215 points (wonder if I can hit the 1/4 way mark this season)
200 52
300 9
400 7
600 5
1000 1
1200 1
Plus 1x Arrow @ 4 points
My notes say 263, having added 54 points this season.
Rather paltry season, up to 30400km now (can't really use points anymore)
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10% year, 774 + 77 -> 851 pts
Probably another 20pts that don't count many years ago including my first SR (SR2000) and a number of SSoSTs due to lack of membership. The last 5 point of the SR2000 count. Didn't start registering ECEs until 8 years ago when I thought a 200 ride out and back for a hilly winding 200 was worth it. ;D
Also done many unregistered transport 200+'s mainly getting to holiday destinations in the Alps, Massif Central, Pyrenees, corners of the UK which I could have DIYed. Thinking about it I've done about 4 or 5 200+ Ardeshoise, 4 of those AVMs which would have been 300's if I'd registered the ECEs from/to the hotel. At least 100 point lost, I should have taken it seriously.
Still, a decade until retirement age so should get there.
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I achieved R 100,000 in May this year, I'm on the Audax UK list & have purchased the cloth badge, at 66 can't see me doing it again, my inspiration was getting my name up there with some very good Randonneurs who are on the list, some of them are no longer with us.
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I achieved R 100,000 in May this year, I'm on the Audax UK list & have purchased the cloth badge
I added your name to the list of those due for a trophy only yesterday.
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I achieved R 100,000 in May this year, I'm on the Audax UK list & have purchased the cloth badge, at 66 can't see me doing it again, my inspiration was getting my name up there with some very good Randonneurs who are on the list, some of them are no longer with us.
Well done Nick :thumbsup:
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40 points for the 2023 year taking me to 740 - all but a handful accumulated in 21 years.
Long way to go but in audax terms I'm a yoof (59). :D
We are of an age, but I've only accumulated 437 despite 17 SR series. Must be something to do with work and children and stuff...
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We are of an age, but I've only accumulated 437 despite 17 SR series. Must be something to do with work and children and stuff...
the trick is to have your children young enough that they are not relevant during prime Audax years. have child at 22, adult by 40. 20 years of cycling audax with no childcare :thumbsup:
I'm at 362 points after 8 years of audax, last 4 years has averaged 50 points per year. still 13 more years at that rate.
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We are of an age, but I've only accumulated 437 despite 17 SR series. Must be something to do with work and children and stuff...
the trick is to have your children young enough that they are not relevant during prime Audax years. have child at 22, adult by 40. 20 years of cycling audax with no childcare :thumbsup:
I'm at 362 points after 8 years of audax, last 4 years has averaged 50 points per year. still 13 more years at that rate.
Id never really thought about it, but I suppose having three children rapid fire (May 94, Jan 96 & Sep 98) got all that hands on parenting stuff out the way quite quickly.
My first 50+ points season was 2007 so no coincidence.
Consistency in keeping the scoreboard ticking over has also been helpful. Aside from the covid blip and 2016 (a work shitfest that just about tipped me over the edge on all fronts) Ive been around 40pts each season since 2007.