Round The Year Randonneurs Log

[SR Steve]

Both my RRTYs nearly came to an end in June as a string of minor illnesses and injuries, then a ferry strike kept me away from the calendar events I'd entered. On the plus side I managed to fit a new kitchen and saw a lot more of my family than planned.

Luckily, on Saturday, I was able to ride a 200 DIY to Pocklington, where my family were visiting my brother in law. After an evening meal, I then rode another 200 DIY home through the night, so both of my RRTYs are still alive for another month.

[JonBuoy]

2013   
2014   

Sep 2014 - East Midlands Forests 200k
Oct 2014 - Beyond Shropshire 200k
Nov 2014 - DIY trip to Cat & Fiddle 200k
Dec 2014 - Tinsel and Lanes 200k
Jan 2015 - Mr Pickwick's January Sale 200k
Feb 2015 - Rutland & Beyond ECE'd with trip to Belvoir Castle 200k
Mar 2015 - DIY to Welsh Road 200k
Apr 2015 - Yr Elenydd 300k
May 2015 - Brevet Cymru 400k
Jun 2015 - DIY to Welsh Road (again) 200k
Jul 2015 - DIY to London via Oxford 200k
Aug 2015 - PBP 1200k

[3peaker]

1st day of Sep; good (enough) weather forecast and a first 200 after PBP. I needed the 11 days recovery with heavy dose of iron tabs to restore red blood levels. My Cotswolds and Thames 200 perm saw the completion of RRTY No 22.

[simonp]

I packed the Kernow and DNSed the Pendle so only managed 5 months. Pleased. 

[Delph Cyclist]

1st day of Sep; good (enough) weather forecast and a first 200 after PBP. I needed the 11 days recovery with heavy dose of iron tabs to restore red blood levels. My Cotswolds and Thames 200 perm saw the completion of RRTY No 22.

Does that amount to performance enhancing substances?

[tonyh]

Sounds like there's going to be an Official Enquiry from the RRTY Awarding Body!

3peaker needn't worry, his performance is no more enhanced than usual.... Congrats upon it, again.

[Malmesbury Monk]

I'm four rides away from completing my first. My wife still thinks RRTY is a one-off, never to be repeated, experience. I haven't worked out yet how to tell her that I intend this to be one of many, although I doubt that I've enough cycling years ahead of me to get anywhere near 22. Now that is impressive.

[tonyh]

RRTY is a one-off, never to be repeated, experience.

Of course it is. You can stop whenever you like. It really is possible to stop, any time.

[L CC]

I'm four rides away from completing my first. My wife still thinks RRTY is a one-off, never to be repeated, experience. I haven't worked out yet how to tell her that I intend this to be one of many, although I doubt that I've enough cycling years ahead of me to get anywhere near 22. Now that is impressive.

The 22 aren't all consecutive, some are overlapping.
So you just have to ride more than 1 every month. Easy.

[Revolution9]

It would appear I'm still going, over the easy months anyway

2012
2013
2014

Forth and Tay 200 08 Mar 2015
Merse and Moors 300 18 Apr 2015
The Southern Uplands 400 16 May 2015
A Pair of Kirtons 600 6 Jun 2015 
National 400 25 Jul 2015
Alston and Back-All set for PBP 300 01 Aug 2015 

[Bikeabilityman]

PBP will make it month 30, half-way through my initial five year membership, and half-way towards the x5 badge, I hope!

[3peaker]

The 22 aren't all consecutive, some are overlapping.
So you just have to ride more than 1 every month. Easy.

Right. I have 12yrs 3mth consec to complement the 22. Dare I admit I am planning for 25 and a few more to keep Consec going. I can still be caught out by injury, though did manage one-leggers on trike early last year, or perhaps age will begin to influence.

What is also fun within this is to repeat a route on a monthly basis or on a cycle type. Have done a MTB series, trike series, my Gospel Pass 200 (P and Cal), Thames & Avon 200 Perm; later this month I should complete an RRTY on my Cotswolds & Mendips Grimpeur 200 Perm.

[Paul Rainbow]

4th year of consecutive RRTY completed   

DIY  200 - 31 Oct
Dinner Dart 200 - 15 Nov
Kings, Castles, Priests  200 - 07 Dec
Jan Sale 200 - 04 Jan
DIY 200 - 28 Feb
Barrys Bristol Ball Buster 200km - 30 Mar
Easter Arrow 400 - 22 Apr
Bryan Chapman 600km - 17 May
DIY  200 - 14 June
DIY  200 - 12 Jul
DIY  200 - 30 Aug (Or HBKH 1500km - 9th Aug if validated)
Border Castles Randonnee 200km - 13 Sep

A few tight ones riding the last day of the month to keep it going 

Roll on no. 5...

No. 5 now done!

DIY 300 - 18th Oct
Dinner Dart - 14t Nov
Kings, Castles, Priests  200 - 06 Dec
Jan Sale 200 - 03 Jan
DIY 200 - 15 Feb
Barrys Bristol Ball Buster 200km - 29 Mar
Easter Arrow 400 - 03 Apr
Brevet Cymru 400km - 02 May
Dragons & Legends 600km - 13 June
Dartmoor Ghost + ECE 200km - 04 Jul
PBP 1200km - 16 Aug
New Forest On and Off Shore - 200km - 13 Sep

Managed all 5 years consecutively, how long can I keep going   

[tonyh]

             

[jochta]

Still going for 2x RRtY...

03 Jan - The Poor Student
07 Feb - Sam Weller's day trip to Wochma
22 Mar - EWE Baaa (permanent)
12 Apr - The Harlequin Hack (ECEd to 200km)
16 May - DIY Perm
27 Jun - Rural South (my first 300km event)
31 Jul - Marlborough Connection (permanent)
23 Aug - Old Roads and Drove Roads
6th Sep - DIY Perm (awaiting validation)

Current plan for next three are...

17th Oct - Mr. Pickwick's Autumnal Outing
7th Nov - Upper Thames
Dec - Family plans have scuppered any ride on 5th Dec so no South of Bucks Winter Warmer so I might do a DIY or Perm on 6th Dec but I do fancy Winter Solstice on 20th Dec but worried it's leaving it a bit late in the month.

[Revolution9]

2012
2013
2014

Forth and Tay 200 08 Mar 2015
Merse and Moors 300 18 Apr 2015
The Southern Uplands 400 16 May 2015
A Pair of Kirtons 600 6 Jun 2015
National 400 25 Jul 2015
Alston and Back-All set for PBP 300 01 Aug 2015
ECE of Dick McTs Autumn 150 Classic 200 13 Sep 2015

[LittleWheelsandBig]

Partway through #8 with:
07 Mar Kennet Valley Run 200 BRM
11 Apr Green & Yellow Fields 300 BRM
23 May Flatlands 600 BRM
14 Jun DIY 200 BR
25 Jul National 400 BR in Scotland DNS
substituted by Halfway to Tofino 400 BRM in Canada
08 Aug Flitchbikes 200 BR
19 Sep DIY 600 BR

Now to pick events for the next 5 months.

[3peaker]

What is also fun within this is to repeat a route on a monthly basis or on a cycle type. Have done a MTB series, trike series, my Gospel Pass 200 (P and Cal), Thames & Avon 200 Perm; later this month I should complete an RRTY on my Cotswolds & Mendips Grimpeur 200 Perm.

Done!
RRTY23 is going well with the 3rd ride completed on 19 Sep for an RRTY on Perm Cotswolds & Mendips Grimpeur 200 started on 1 Oct 14. That brings up 5 RRTYs of specific character. This is a great ride from Cheltenham to Wells and back (an oval route on the map), finding some super hills on the way: Birdlip, Bubbs, Harptree, Bannerdown, Paulton, Penhill, Wick Lane; combined with picturesque villages/towns: Birdlip, Elkstone, Tetbury, Castle Combe, Bath, Chewton Mendip, Wells, W Harptree, Keynsham, Chipping Sodbury, Wickwar, Wotton-U-Edge, Painswick. Ridden either way with 2.75AAA, the hills offer either a challenging climb or an exhilarating descent.

[Reg.T]

Where is the picturesque bit of Keynsham, Steve
I've lived there for all but about 2 years of my life (and the route passes the house I was born in), and I'm not sure where you might mean 

[Simon_A]

First one done 

Oct-14   DIY 200k Yorkshire Dales-Blackpool Loop
Nov-14   DIY 200k Tadley-Frome-Tadley
Dec-14   The South of Bucks Winter Warmer 200k
Jan-15   The Poor Student 200k
Feb-15   Chippenham Flapjack 100k+200k ECE
Mar-15   Kennet Valley Run 200k
Apr-15   DIY 200k Tadley-Frome-Tadley
May-15   DIY 200k Tadley-Malvern
Jun-15   Taste of the Test 200k Permanent  +  Rural South 300k+100k ECE
Jul-15    An Anorak's Delight 200k Permanent
Aug-15   Straight Outta Hackney 200k+100k ECE
Sep-15   DIY 200k Tadley-Frome-Tadley

Might be able to upgrade to an SR depending on validation of a Sept 600k.  Taking October off, hoping to start RRTY No.2 in November.

[alfapete]

My first one, too:

Sep 2014 - Mr Pickwick goes to Hay 200
October 2014 - Droitwich - Lechlade 200
November 2014 - DIY by GPS
December 2014 - Bucks Winter Warmer
January 2015 - Chalfont Willy Warmer
February 2015 - Daytrip to Wochma
March 2015 - Olde Folks Perm from Cheltenham
April 2015 - Carmarthenshire Snapper
May 2015 - New Forest Excursion
June 2015 - DIY by GPS
July 2015 - DIY by GPS
August 2015 - Mr Pickwick's Summer Meander

Really pleased with that - seemed unacheivable at the beginning, and just like any long ride, the enjoyment is all in looking back at it.
SR next year, hopefully

[Malmesbury Monk]

My first one, too:

Sep 2014 - Mr Pickwick goes to Hay 200
October 2014 - Droitwich - Lechlade 200
November 2014 - DIY by GPS
December 2014 - Bucks Winter Warmer
January 2015 - Chalfont Willy Warmer
February 2015 - Daytrip to Wochma
March 2015 - Olde Folks Perm from Cheltenham
April 2015 - Carmarthenshire Snapper
May 2015 - New Forest Excursion
June 2015 - DIY by GPS
July 2015 - DIY by GPS
August 2015 - Mr Pickwick's Summer Meander

Really pleased with that - seemed unacheivable at the beginning, and just like any long ride, the enjoyment is all in looking back at it.
SR next year, hopefully

Well done Pete. 

[Bobby]

I'm going to have another crack at starting #3 this weekend, I've pencilled in plans for the first 4 months, lets see how we get on

[Revolution9]

2012
2013
2014

Forth and Tay 200 08 Mar 2015
Merse and Moors 300 18 Apr 2015
The Southern Uplands 400 16 May 2015
A Pair of Kirtons 600 6 Jun 2015
National 400 25 Jul 2015
Alston and Back-All set for PBP 300 01 Aug 2015
ECE of Dick McTs Autumn 150 Classic 200 13 Sep 2015
Etal-U-Can 200 03 Oct 2015

[hillbilly]

You're both tougher than me. 

I woke up yesterday having set my alarm to head out to start a new AAA BR RRTY, but came to a "strategic" decision to defer it until January when I'd get to see how the winter was panning out (very hilly rides and ice affected months don't mix well). 

So I'm just down to the one RRTY attempt on the go (started in July) rather than the two.