Round The Year Randonneurs Log

[Mr Green]

I cracked it, my first RRtY:

Jan 3rd - Poor Student 200
Feb 18th -  Sarencen A 200. (Perm)
March 28th - The Dean 300
April 3rd - Marlborough Connection 200 (perm)
May 9th - Severn Across 400/ May 30th Windsor Chester Windsor 600
June 13th - Gospel pass 200
July 11th - Rough diamond 300
August 15th-  Crych Cymru 200 ((Perm)
September 6th - Kings Castles Preists & Churches 200 (Perm)
October 3rd - Gower Getter 200
November 7th - Upper Thames 200
December 5th - South Bucks Winter Warmer 200

Wooooo!

Arthur

[Clemo]

I cracked it, my first RRtY:

Jan 3rd - Poor Student 200
Feb 18th -  Sarencen A 200. (Perm)
March 28th - The Dean 300
April 3rd - Marlborough Connection 200 (perm)
May 9th - Severn Across 400/ May 30th Windsor Chester Windsor 600
June 13th - Gospel pass 200
July 11th - Rough diamond 300
August 15th-  Crych Cymru 200 ((Perm)
September 6th - Kings Castles Preists & Churches 200 (Perm)
October 3rd - Gower Getter 200
November 7th - Upper Thames 200
December 5th - South Bucks Winter Warmer 200

Wooooo!

Arthur

Nice one 

[BlackSheep]

I cracked it, my first RRtY:

Jan 3rd - Poor Student 200
Feb 18th -  Sarencen A 200. (Perm)
March 28th - The Dean 300
April 3rd - Marlborough Connection 200 (perm)
May 9th - Severn Across 400/ May 30th Windsor Chester Windsor 600
June 13th - Gospel pass 200
July 11th - Rough diamond 300
August 15th-  Crych Cymru 200 ((Perm)
September 6th - Kings Castles Preists & Churches 200 (Perm)
October 3rd - Gower Getter 200
November 7th - Upper Thames 200
December 5th - South Bucks Winter Warmer 200

Wooooo!

Arthur

Nice one Mr. Green  , now step away from the bike 

[Mr Green]

Cheers guys.
It has been a great year. RRtY has meant that I have done loads of rides that I wouldn't have otherwise. I would certainly recommend it to others. It is undoubtedly hard, but more than anything it has been an enormous commitment of my time. Mrs Green has been very supportive, but I think that it might be some time before I go for number two. I will now be retiring from Audax... Well until about Feburary anyway - I might sneak in a little SR in 2016!

Completing an RRtY is a funny old thing. All that hard work, and barley any one understands what it's all about, but I guess that is the essence of Audax. The lack of fanfare really means that you really are doing it for youself, the challenge, and the enjoyment of cycling.

Arthur

[SR Steve]

March 2012 - February 2013
January 2013 - December 2013
March 2013 - February 2014
January 2014 - December 2014
March 2014 - February 2015

5 x RRTY

Keeping going for now

Just finished another one to take my total to 6 (subject to validation of yesterday's DIY to Horncastle and back)

January       200 DIY
February      200 Sam Weller's day trip to Wochma
March          200 Mr. Pickwick's March Madness
April            300 Helfa Cymraeg Benjamin Allen
May             400 Brevet Cymru
June            200 DIY
July             600 Mersey Roads 24 Hour TT
August       1200 PBP (STV)
September   200 East Midlands Forests
October       200 Autumn Day Out 150 ECE to 200
November    200 DIY to AUK Reunion
December    200 DIY (STV)

Just need 200s in December, January and February for a 7th 

[jochta]

I cracked it, my first RRtY:

Jan 3rd - Poor Student 200
Feb 18th -  Sarencen A 200. (Perm)
March 28th - The Dean 300
April 3rd - Marlborough Connection 200 (perm)
May 9th - Severn Across 400/ May 30th Windsor Chester Windsor 600
June 13th - Gospel pass 200
July 11th - Rough diamond 300
August 15th-  Crych Cymru 200 ((Perm)
September 6th - Kings Castles Preists & Churches 200 (Perm)
October 3rd - Gower Getter 200
November 7th - Upper Thames 200
December 5th - South Bucks Winter Warmer 200

Wooooo!

Arthur

Well done Arthur!

[jochta]

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
18th Oct - A Taste of the Test (permanent)
7th Nov - Upper Thames
6th Dec - DIY Perm

24 consecutive months!! That's 2xRRtY completed!!

After several offers of perms for December I decided to save them for better weather and more daylight, didn't fancy messing around too much with receipts and controls. So I did a blast round a DIY on Sunday instead! Will I continue? Probably not as I want to aim for my first SR this season. But I bet I end up doing one in January and then I've started again... aagh!

John

[Somnolent]

4 years now.

2012
Jan: Poor Student 200
Feb: DIY 200
Mar: The Dean 300
Apr: Dorset Coast 200
May: Bryan Chapman 600
Jun: National 400
Jul: Summer Saunter to Wantage 200
Aug: West Bay & Back 200
Sep: Le Tour de Didling ECE'd to 200
Oct: Wylie & Ebble Valley200
Nov: The Triple H ECE'd to 200
Dec: DIY 200

2013
Jan: Poor Student 200
Feb: DIY 200
Mar: Kennet Valley Run 200
Apr: Heart of England 300
May: Bryan Chapman 600
Jun: National 400
July: DIY 200
Aug: LEL 1400
Sep: Wylie & Ebble Valley 200
Oct: Less Anfractuous 200
Nov: Upper Thames 200
Dec: DIY 200

2014
Jan: Mr Pickwick's January sale
Feb: DIY 200
Mar: The Dean
Apr: Yr Elenydd
May: Brevet Cymru 
Jun: DIY 200
Jul: Hungerford Hurrah
Aug: DIY 200
Sep: New Forest On & Off Shore
Oct: The AAAnfractuous
Nov: DIY 200
Dec: DIY 200   

2015
Jan: Poor Student
Feb: A winter (head)wind up to Wantage
Mar: DIY 200
Apr: 3 Down
May: Bryan Chapman 
Jun: A Pair of Kirtons
Jul: DIY 200
Aug: Paris-Brest-Paris
Sep: DIY 200
Oct: DIY 200
Nov: Upper Thames
Dec: Round The Plain (Perm) 200 

[wilkyboy]

I rode a very wet 200 DIY yesterday — when it wasn't raining, I was riding in the clouds and couldn't see much at all, and that was at just 100m ASL!!  I had to turn back at one flooded lane, which even a Landrover couldn't traverse, and most of the lanes were either flooded or running streams, or both.  I rode through a few floods feet-up — which made it interesting clipping back in, as I was riding fixed ...

Anyway, that's RRTY #4 completed and 38 months of continuous RRTY riding  — I've been an AUK member for 38 months 

I'll have to work out which rides count, as my third RRTY was concurrent with this one for much of, but I've got the correct number completed and validated (pending this final one).

Now, what to ride in January? 

[Chris S]

Now, what to ride in January? 

Hopey New Year is a cracker on fixed. Just sayin'...

[wilkyboy]

Now, what to ride in January? 

Hopey New Year is a cracker on fixed. Just sayin'...

Unfortunately it's on my birthday, so I'm pretty sure I won't be allowed out.  And I have a feeling I'd have to gear down a bit — "Unless you are sure you can finish in daylight (and that's unlikely for mortals)" — from a 9am start that puts it at more than 7 hours, which suggests this is a hard 100, let alone on fixed! 

That doesn't mean I'm not tempted though   

[tippers_kiwi]

Wilkyboy, what is your problem with a 'normal' geared bike 

Well done on fighting through that weather. I was out for my 200 on Saturday and only had about an hour of rain just on leaving Red Lodge with a Big Boy breakfast on board  I'm in for the Santa Special this Sunday, could this be the start of a concurrently running RrTY?  NO NO NO

[Pichy]

Now, what to ride in January? 

Hopey New Year is a cracker on fixed. Just sayin'...

Unfortunately it's on my birthday, so I'm pretty sure I won't be allowed out.  And I have a feeling I'd have to gear down a bit — "Unless you are sure you can finish in daylight (and that's unlikely for mortals)" — from a 9am start that puts it at more than 7 hours, which suggests this is a hard 100, let alone on fixed! 

That doesn't mean I'm not tempted though   

If it's your birthday, surely you can do what you like that day.

[wilkyboy]

Now, what to ride in January? 

Hopey New Year is a cracker on fixed. Just sayin'...

Unfortunately it's on my birthday, so I'm pretty sure I won't be allowed out.  And I have a feeling I'd have to gear down a bit — "Unless you are sure you can finish in daylight (and that's unlikely for mortals)" — from a 9am start that puts it at more than 7 hours, which suggests this is a hard 100, let alone on fixed! 

That doesn't mean I'm not tempted though   

If it's your birthday, surely you can do what you like that day.

Chkl — that's not quite how it works down here   

[andyp]

Hi,
A very enjoyable WessexSR / PBP season of:
  Jan Dorset Coast
  Feb Dorset Coast
  March Hardboiled 300
  April 3D 300
  May Brimstone 600
  June Dorset Coast
  July Dorset Coast
  Aug [PBP] Dorset Coast
  Sept Dorset Coast
  Oct Dorset Coast
  Nov Dorset Coast
  Dec Dorset Coast

Makes my 4th consecutive year of RRTY rides, the last 3 of which have been AAARRTY 

[Jonah]

Good effort Wessex Boy

[Bobby]

After stepping off in 2015, I seem to be back on for #3 
/

Oct - DIY300
Nov - Upper Thames ECEd to 300
Dec - DIY200 (decided 300rty was not happening)

Next is Jan, I'm booked onto the poor student...

[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
Permanent (DIY) 200 25 Nov 2015
Permanent (DIY) 200 27 Dec 2015

[JossW]

Hi - does the RRtY badge man hang around these parts? Proud to have completed a successful RRtY campaign finishing (for now!) in December. I've sent money via paypal and a reminder email but haven't heard anything. I'm not complaining if there are currently no badges in stock but want to be sure my email got to the right place etc!

Thanks

Joss

[jsabine]

He's Delph Cyclist in this part of the world. No idea what his normal turnaround time for badges is though.

However, it looks to me like the mailto: link on the AUK RRTY page sends messages off to Pesk Audax - Peak might be more fruitful ...

(I've emailed Mike separately to let him know about the typo - thanks for leading me to spotting it.)

[Delph Cyclist]

my email got to the right place etc!

Oops, no it hadn't and I'll fix that incorrect email address tomorrow when I've caught up a bit of a backlog of AUK stuff, I blame the Christmas/New Year break

If you'd like to re-send your email to mike@PeakAudax.co.uk I'll be on the case.

Mike

[Folly]

After a bad fall on a 200km earlier in December, it wasn't looking good for my 2nd RRtY which I've been going at since March. However, I just managed to recover enough and, with borrowed lights while my dyno-wheel is away for rebuild, dragged myself round a (needlessly hilly) 200km DIY in the Peak District on 31st December!

My busted up knee held out most of the way round and I did the last 30-40km or so just pushing with my other leg!! It's amazing what some folks will do for a little round circle of fabric. 

[Deano]

Phew!

February 2015 - Kirkley Gallop 200 Helpers' Ride
March 2015 - Yorkshire Gallop 200
April 2015 - Tour of the Lakes DIY 200
May 2015 - Old 240 400
June 2015 - Golden Roads and Standing Stones 300
July 2015 - Hartside 200
August 2015 - PBP
September 2015 - Circle of Fell DIY 200
October 2015 - Hertford to Darlo DIY 400
November 2015 - Tan Hill DIY 200
December 2015 - York to Darlo DIY 200
January 2016 - Great North Road DIY 200 (pending validation)

(I did complete one in 2009/10, but the dates of some of the rides were cocked up, and I never sorted out the admin).

[Saracen Sean]

I have only been an Audax member for a little over Seventeen months and completed my first RRTY unaware that there was such a thing. After it was pointed out to me I thought it was an excellent way to keep my focus up throughout the year, I’ve now got two on the board and the target is to reach ten within the next twenty four months.
Looks like I’m hooked too.

Hard to believe that that was nearly two years ago. I've got there now and got my Ultra RRTY. 
Despite a broken wrist and a bout of pneumonia it has been fun.

[Rohnny]

First attempt for the RRtY brevet. Got it!

My list:
17 january: DIY 200
21 february: Herentals, Belgium 200
07 march: Mouscron, Belgium 200
11 april: Anderlecht, Belgium 200
30 may: Windsor-Chester-Windsor, UK 600
13 june: DIY 200
25 july: Sint Truiden, Belgium 200
01 august: Herentals, Belgium 600  (also did PBP but can’t find the ACP number)
29 september: Ternat, Belgium 200
24 october: DIY 200
07 november: DIY 200
19 december: DIY 200