Round The Year Randonneurs Log

[Marmitegeoff]

Hmm.

Turns out Ive completed at least one qualifying event Feb -> Oct 2014 and may well do a 200km ride on Saturday.

Early December might be a possibilty, light from around 8am - 4pm so could devise a route with streetlights for the first and last 10km

But not if its icy.

Tinsel and Lanes     but you will need lights.

[Delph Cyclist]

Month 10 of RRTY2 done - that was an exercise of misery... any more like that & I'll jump off this train...

Turned out to be a very stormy night with only about 2 hours without rain.  Once I got half way my body decided it wanted to eject all food & water - then I had 100k to grovel home into a headwind. 

I'm sure many people would query our sanity as we rise to the RRTY challenge

[rabbit]

December - Kings and Castles 200 km from Tewkesbury
January - Mr Pickwicks January Sale 200 km from Tewkesbury
February - Sam Wellers Day Trip 200 km from Tewkesbury
March - Mr Pickwicks March Madness 200 km from Tewkesbury
April - Easter Arrow - 360 km
May - Brevet Cymru - 400 km from Chepstow
June - Cambrian 2A Perm
July - DIY 200 km over the Mynd
August - Neville Chanin 200 km from Evesham
September - Hay in a Day 200 km from Tewkesbury
October - Gowergettter 200 km from Cardiff

AND

November - 200 km DIY down and up the Severn Valley with a visit to Beachley Head means I am DONE 

[Reg.T]

Well done Rabbit. That was quick! Seems like only a few months ago that I first met you (on the January Sale IIRC)

And that is a nice spread of events up to 400km for your first year in Audax

[cygnet]

Nov Upper Thames
Dec Winter Boat Trip
Jan Willy Warmer
Feb ECE to Braziers Run
Mar Shaftesbury Spring
Apr Easter Arrow
May The Great Escape
Jun Nat 24hr
Jul Hereward the Wake
Aug ECE to TotSH
Sep Chris Negus Memorial
Oct AAAnfractious

My first RrTY now validated . Taking this Nov off to avoid getting stuck on the treadmill.

[L CC]

Taking this Nov off to avoid getting stuck on the treadmill.

Wise wise man.

[LittleWheelsandBig]

Heading towards #7 with:
09 March 2014 Steam Ride 200 BR
19 April Fleche Velocio 377 BRM
03 May Brevet Cymru 400 BRM
07 June Flitchbikes 200 BR
10 July Normandy 1000 BRM
02 August Straight Outta Hackney 200 BR
06 September Ghan Steam Ride 200 BR
28 October Israel 1200 LRM

EDIT
30 November DIY 200 BR
21 December Santa Special 200 BR

A bad lurgy in October killed off a possible #8 in parallel.

[jochta]

One left to go, getting nervous now...

04/01/2014 - The Poor Student
02/02/2014 - Windrush Winter Warm-up - ECEd to 200km
09/03/2014 - Steam Ride:London-Oxford-London (LOL) Special
18/04/2014 - Marlborough Connection (perm)
11/05/2014 - New Forest Excursion
07/06/2014 - Heart of the Shires
13/07/2014 - Barbury Bash
15/08/2014 - Holyhead-Prestatyn-Holyhead (perm)
07/09/2014 - East Midlands Forests
11/10/2014 - GPS DIY Perm
01/11/2014 - Upper Thames

Next...

06/12/2014 - The South of Bucks Winter Warmer

Anyone seen a route for the South of Bucks audax yet? I believe it's different to previous versions I've found.

[rabbit]

Well done Rabbit. That was quick! Seems like only a few months ago that I first met you (on the January Sale IIRC)

And that is a nice spread of events up to 400km for your first year in Audax

Heh, yes, I remember seeing you whizzing up some horrific Cotswold climb on a single gear whilst I struggled up it thinking "not sure I'm ever going to get the hang of this climbing marlarky"

[Reg.T]

"not sure I'm ever going to get the hang of this climbing marlarky"

 

Well, STV that's my 2nd consecutive RRTY done.
(12/12-11/13 here)
12/13 - DIY 200
01/14 - January Sale 200
02/14 - Flapjack 100 + ECE 100
03/14 - Cheltenham Flyer 200
04/14 - Dorset Coast 200 (the best day on a bike that I can remember)
05/14 - Porkers 400
06/14 - Gospel Pass 200
07/14 - Group DIY 200
08/14 - DIY 200
09/14 - Hay in a Day 200
10/14 - DIY 200
11/14 - Cymraeg Cyrch 200
 

[Bairdy]

"not sure I'm ever going to get the hang of this climbing marlarky"

 

Well, STV that's my 2nd consecutive RRTY done.
(12/12-11/13 here)
12/13 - DIY 200
01/14 - January Sale 200
02/14 - Flapjack 100 + ECE 100
03/14 - Cheltenham Flyer 200
04/14 - Dorset Coast 200 (the best day on a bike that I can remember)
05/14 - Porkers 400
06/14 - Gospel Pass 200
07/14 - Group DIY 200
08/14 - DIY 200
09/14 - Hay in a Day 200
10/14 - DIY 200
11/14 - Cymraeg Cyrch 200
 

Well done Reg, there was an air of "Reg T will not be taking any shit from the weather today" as you passed me on your return on the Talybont road on Saturday.
I had two concurrent RRtY's on the go until September when I had a rare CBA period.
I think I'll have number 5 done next month, 5 in 3 seasons that is.

[Folly]

Completed ride 8/12 last weekend, the Upper Thames (plus an ECE) and had a great day

I was already excited and nervous about next month's event, The Kings, Castles, Priests & Churches. Unfortunately, I've just broken my rear wheel again, with a split around one of the spoke holes. Needing a new wheel was not the sort of added excitement I needed.

I broke an Open Sport rim at the beginning of the year in much the same way and only kept going after a friend donated a wheel. Having shed a few kgs since then, I was hoping to not have so much trouble, but I've done it again !!! 

The time has clearly come to buy a proper, sturdy wheel and I've just ordered one this morning, so I'll hopefully be back on the road in time to get a few more training miles in before the next big ride!!

[L CC]

Finally finished my fixed round the year.
Almost every ride¹ has been a thoroughly miserable solo DIY round east anglia, and they've all taken more than 11 hours.
Thank goodness that's over.


1- the others have only been partly miserable. Except April, that was fun.

[Feanor]

Finally finished my fixed round the year.
Almost every ride¹ has been a thoroughly miserable solo DIY round east anglia, and they've all taken more than 11 hours.
Thank goodness that's over.


1- the others have only been partly miserable. Except April, that was fun.

Well done!

[eck]

Finally finished my fixed round the year.
Almost every ride¹ has been a thoroughly miserable solo DIY round east anglia, and they've all taken more than 11 hours.
Thank goodness that's over.


1- the others have only been partly miserable. Except April, that was fun.

Well done!

Well done indeed. "Only partly miserable"? What more do you want?

[Andrew Br]

Finally finished my fixed round the year.
Almost every ride¹ has been a thoroughly miserable solo DIY round east anglia, and they've all taken more than 11 hours.
Thank goodness that's over.


1- the others have only been partly miserable. Except April, that was fun.

Good work fboab.
I aspire to "partly miserable"*


* There may be some elements of exaggeration in this post.
But not many.

[αdαmsκι]

Finally finished my fixed round the year.
Almost every ride¹ has been a thoroughly miserable solo DIY round east anglia, and they've all taken more than 11 hours.
Thank goodness that's over.


1- the others have only been partly miserable. Except April, that was fun.

You've inspired me to start my third RRtY.

[Revolution9]

2012
2013

DIY Permanents Series 200 22 Mar 2014
Moffat Toffee 200 (Helpers Ride) 13 Apr 2014
Deeside Loop 200 04 May 2014
Snow Roads 300 7 Jun 2014 
Borderlands Roc Trevezal (Helpers Ride) 600 12 Jul 2014
Over the Hill and Back 400 09 Aug 2014 
DIY Permanents Series 200 05 Sept 2014
DIY Permanents Series 200 29 Oct 2014
DIY Permanents Series 200 09 Nov 2014

[wilkyboy]

You've inspired me to start my third RRtY.

I think I am five months into my third, completely accidentally of course.  I should make that six on Saturday, although it's forecast cooooold.  Brrrrrr.

[paulworthington53]

For my first attempt at RRTY after joining last month. Done a handful as an interloper before that though.

25 Jan 201km A Mere Two Hundred
07 Feb200km Straight on at Rosie's
22 Feb 201km Newport
21 Mar 212km Roses to Wrags
29 Mar 200km Chirk
Sat 18 Apr 310km Plains
25 Apr 215km Eureka Excursion
9 May 400km Llanfairpwllgwyngyll gogerychwyrndrobwll llantysiliogogogoch
14 Jun 212km Cotswold Expedition
26 Jul 203km Cestyll Cymru

August, hopefully the 200km Gorges, Falaises et Grottes in the south of France as a UK validated perm

Then 4 200s to find. I'll wait and see what comes up but one will be a diy to my outlaw's  (Liverpool to Hull). I've got my eye on some of the Wandering Wolves perms and John Perrin's 'Gollen 200...

I know there's months of more than one ride here. I'd planned my year around my first 400 but than was left hanging after nay do decided to up the ante a little... At present my longest us a 300 perm...

[jochta]

Finished!! First RRtY in the bag 

04/01/2014 - The Poor Student
02/02/2014 - Windrush Winter Warm-up - ECEd to 200km
09/03/2014 - Steam Ride:London-Oxford-London (LOL) Special
18/04/2014 - Marlborough Connection (perm)
11/05/2014 - New Forest Excursion
07/06/2014 - Heart of the Shires
13/07/2014 - Barbury Bash
15/08/2014 - Holyhead-Prestatyn-Holyhead (perm)
07/09/2014 - East Midlands Forests
11/10/2014 - GPS DIY Perm
01/11/2014 - Upper Thames
06/12/2014 - The South of Bucks Winter Warmer

I'll probably enter The Poor Student and then I will have started my second (not sure I'll stick it out though)! I want to tick of Randonneur 1000 in 2015 so will be completing my first 300km ride hopefully.

John

[Bobby]

2013 
2014    subject to validation. 

It's been a tough year with 2 broken bikes, 2 broken wheels, and 2 months with minimal riding due to health issues:
04/01/14 - Poor Student 200 - epic floods on Fred the forum bike
02/02/14 - Windrush Winter Warm-up - ECEd to 200 on Fred the forum bike
15/03/14 - DIY 200 - on Fred the forum bike
18/04/14 - DIY 200
18/05/14 - Blowingstone 100 ECEd to 200
06/06/14 - DIY 400 - followed by operation then >5 weeks off the bike
26/07/14 - DIY 200 - crash, fixed bent wheel, 2.5 hours in hospital - riding buddy bails with broken fingers, I finish with some bruises
30/08/14 - DIY 200
14/09/14 - Cambrian 200 - too many punctures, my slowest ever 200
17/10/14 - DIY 200 - miserable night in driving wind/rain with some vomiting thrown in for fun
09/11/14 - Sporadax 100 ECEd up to 300
06/12/14 - DIY 200 - had to walk a bit due to ice, it was cold enough to freeze my drink...

Not sure if 2015 will bring #3, but I'm probably doing the poor student again 

[tonyh]

  indeed!

[The Seldom Killer]

Bugger,

Just about to send off my November ride for validation but have discovered that I've lost a receipt. That's a bit annoying. I even saw a couple of other Perm riders at the control I've lost the receipt for but I have no idea who they are. One seemed experience but the other was on their first ride.

If you happened to be out on 22nd Nov and spotted the cheeky shortcutting chubby git in a Heinz Beans jersey at Astbury, give me a shout.

At least it means I've only lost two months of an RRtY. I wonder if the good Mr Wigley will take Twitter updates as proof of passage

Buggerit

I wonder if you

[Martin]

indeed!

hopefully this Sat will also make a double & 10 (although there doesn't seem to be a special podium for 10 years now  )