Round The Year Randonneurs Log

[alfapete]

Received - looks OK on a quick glance.

Phew! Thanks, Chris

[mr ben]

Yesterday it was time for my 12th 200 to complete my RRTY.

Excellent, congratulations!  Sounds like a particularly challenging ride, there must be so much pressure when you reach number 12.  Hope the IT gremlins have been laid to rest.

[grams]

No 200 km for me this month as I need to get off the treadmill. Too many aches and pains after LEL and all the long rides I've done since haven't helped (or been much fun).

[Owthathurt]

Faceless Monk 200 starting in Dublin on 11th Nov for second RRTY this side of the pond....

Been blessed all year with the weather on the spins

[SR Steve]

I'm feeling a bit Ultra after completing my 10th RRtY yesterday by finishing Mr. Pickwick's Cymraeg Cyrch. I also turned 5000 miles for 2017, which isn't much considering nearly 900 of that was done in four days on the London Edinburgh London.

March 2012 - February 2013
January 2013 - December 2013
March 2013 - February 2014
January 2014 - December 2014
March 2014 - February 2015
January 2015 - December 2016
March 2015 - February 2016
January 2016 - December 2016
March 2016 - February 2017
December 2016 - November 2017

I started what will hopefully be #11 in March 2017 and #12 in October 2017.

[LittleWheelsandBig]

Done:
15/04/17 Double Dutch 200, first since August
01/05 Chiltern Chiltern Bang Bang 200
04/06 Nearly Stonehenge 200
02/07 Jack Eason Struggle 200
27/08 DIY 400
16/09 Gatton Gambol 300 in Oz on borrowed plastic bike
01/10 Marburg Warthog 200 in Oz on borrowed plastic bike
04/11 Upper Thames 200 fixed
09/12 South of Bucks Winter Warmer 200 fixed
06/01/18 Poor Student 200 fixed

Planned:
17/02 DIY 200 to the Southern Reunion
10/03 Horsepower 200 on tandem

With luck, I might finally finish #8 (on the 3rd attempt) and eventually tick off an Ultra. There aren't many other boy scout badges still to collect.

[whosatthewheel]

6 months in, 6 to go. December and January will be DIY... possibly even february... I find it very difficult to commit to a particular day in winter, with the risk of ice and more generally grim or dangerous conditions. April and May are already booked (300 Heart of England, 400 LWL and 600 BCM!) so that leaves March... I'll pick an event as soon as the calendar is fully populated.... ATM the Cheltenham New Flyer looks promising

[mattc]

Oh - I thgouht the HeartOfEngland was now defunct. Good news  \majorthreaddrift

[Bagman]

whosatthewheel - how about the Kennet Valley Run 200km 10 March

[whosatthewheel]

whosatthewheel - how about the Kennet Valley Run 200km 10 March

Too far... "you shall not drive/train in excess of the length of the ride you are going to do" it's a rule!

[TigaSefi]

Just put in a claim for my 2nd one That's me done now. Oddly nice not having to plan ahead anymore!

[NeilP]

Note to self - always create own GPS file before heading off to the start of a ride (don't do paper route sheets anymore).

Try again next weekend.

[bhoot]

Hello all, since the 2018 season results started to appear, I have received a lot of claims in the last few days. Bear with me, I will process a large batch this week, so hopefully you will hear from me before too long.

[NeilP]

Ah well, what a cracking attempt that was....1 month in and it's over 😃😃. Start again in a few weeks.

[Reg.T]

Dec 12 - Nov 13 
Dec 13 - Nov 14 
Dec 14 - Nov 15 
Dec 15 - Nov 16 

Dec 16 - Nov 17 - Just finished, STV. It's been a year of DIYs, with the exception of March when I did the ACB 100 + ECE 100.

I've now done 5 years consecutive RRTY, and have decided to take a break. It's been a challenge to get to 5 years, especially this year when I've hardly done any other cycling apart from these rides, but feeling that it's a real personal achievement.

[bhoot]

Hello again, I have done a large batch of validations this week so hopefully everyone who has claimed has now heard from me. If you haven't, please nudge me by mailing me on rrty@audax.uk. Usually my virtual filing system works OK but sometimes one or two claims slip through.

[Simon_A]

Hello again, I have done a large batch of validations this week so hopefully everyone who has claimed has now heard from me.

Thanks for your hard work bhoot, much appreciated !!!

Oct 14 - Sep 15 
Nov 15 - Oct 16 

#3 complete 
Nov-16   The Dean Permanent 300k
Dec-16   Around The Plain Permanent 200k
Jan-17   Watership Down Calendar 100k+100k ECE
Feb-17   Test of the Test Permanent 200k  +  Meridian Hills Permanent 200k
Mar-17   Kennett Valley Run Calendar 200k
Apr-17   Easter Arrow to York Calendar 448k  +  The Shark Calendar 200k+100k ECE  +  Around Weald Expedition Permanent 200k
May-17   Bryan Chapman Memorial Calendar 600k
Jun-17   Rural South Calendar 300k
Jul-17   Kingdom of the East Saxons Calendar 400k+200k ECE
Aug-17   London Edinburgh London Calendar 1400k
Sep-17   Henley Hilly Hundred Calendar 100k+100k ECE
Oct-17   Bowland-Saddleworth Permanent 200k

Might need some time away from this particular treadmill but let's see... 

[NeilP]

Well, I might be back on track, weekend visitors have cancelled so freeing up 2 days 👍

[NeilP]

October - Autumn Rivers 200
November - Severn Bridge High Loop perm 200

[Ivo]

When I check the provisional LRM calender I noted that there's at least 1 1200+ ride each month. So now the big question is, is there anyone in the world who has the time and the legs to do a RRtY 1200?

[Neil C]

Just sent off the claim for my second RRTY.

My first RRTY was April 2016 - March 2017.

Jan 2017 - Willy Warmer
February - EWE Baaa Perm
March - Cambridge Pork Pie
April - London Wales London
May - Grand Tour de Stour
June - Alan Furley's Up The Downs
July - Amesbury Amble
Aug - Old Roads &  Drove Roads
Sep - Rowlands RAAAmble
Oct - Fairies Fall Foray
Nov - Upper Thames
Dec - South of Bucks Winter Warmer

Thanks to bhoot and all the organisers for twelve great days out.

[3peaker]

Well done Neil. You have done this second year the 'Hard Way', relying on Calendar events with weather on day. I am lucky to be able to select a Perm and date to suit mood and weather.

[bhoot]

Well done Neil. You have done this second year the 'Hard Way', relying on Calendar events with weather on day.

Well done indeed, it's a very rare achievement and one that will be noted in the year's round up.
I'm planning to report on the RRtY year (as in calendar year 2017) in Arrivee, so if there is anything specially noteworthy or interesting about your RRtY attempt then please do bring it to my attention and you will get wider fame!

[Neil C]

Thanks for your comments. But before I get any more praise I don't deserve can I point out the EWE Baaa Perm in February.

There were no local calendar events so I chose a likely looking weekend and did the Ditchling Devil Perm on the Friday for RRTY 1 and EWE Baaa Perm on the Sunday for RRTY 2.

The most difficult (and therefore the most satisfying) was the January Willy Warmer. Frozen roads driving to the start, -7 degrees on the way round and just two minutes in hand at the end.

[LittleWheelsandBig]

When I check the provisional LRM calender I noted that there's at least 1 1200+ ride each month. So now the big question is, is there anyone in the world who has the time and the legs to do a RRtY 1200?

I'm not sure I have the legs for that many 1200s, I can't get enough time off work and I definitely don't have the money to travel to so many places in a single year.

Between March and November 2013, RUSA's Vincent Muoneke completed 9 x LRM brevets in Australia, Belgium, Hungary, Taiwan and the USA.  Mark Thomas rode 10 x 1200s in 2017.