Round The Year Randonneurs Log

[αdαmsκι]

Well that is my second RRtY now done. My first RRtY was made up of rides of varying lengths, but this is composed of just 200 km ride. It wasn't planned like that, but just how things happened. Despite only riding 200s, it was a lot harder than the first RRtY because I struggled in some months to find time to complete an audax due to varying real life factors, but it's now done. (Well subject to the March DIY being validated.)

1) Apr: Witham Westerly 200
2) May: DIY200 around Essex & Suffolk
3) Jun: North Notts Sleepy Villages 150 + ECE 50
4) Jul: DIY200 to Market Harborough
5) Aug: Elan & Ystwyth 200
6) Sep: Chris Negus Memorial Ride 200
7) Oct: Anfractuous 200
8) Nov: Dick Turpin 200 perm
9) Dec: South Bucks Winter Warmer 200
10) Jan: Willy Warmer 200
11) Feb: Man of Kent 200 perm
12) Mar: DIY200 into Essex & Hertfordshire

[3peaker]

No fools on this 1st April. I did my 4th Dorset Coast 200 30yrs after my first (yes 1982). My reason for selecting such an auspicious event was to combine it with completion of RRTY No 15.

[Fidgetbuzz]

No fools on this 1st April. I did my 4th Dorset Coast 200 30yrs after my first (yes 1982). My reason for selecting such an auspicious event was to combine it with completion of RRTY No 15.

Well done.

I have dropped back to  2 on the go at the moment - so no way will I get to 15 until 3 more years at least.

[PeeJay]

Close to completing my first RRTY now, April's ride to do...

May 11 - Moors and Wolds 400K
Jun 11 - Mike Wigley's Long Dark and White Peak Perm 200K
Jul 11 - Cheshire Cat 200K
Aug 11 - Home, Long Mynd, Welshpool, Home 300K DIY GPS
Sep 11 - Pistyll Packing Momma 200K + 200K ECE
Oct 11 - Horseshoe Pass 200K + 100K ECE
Nov 11 - Peak District 200K AAA DIY GPS
Dec 11 - Tinsel and Lanes 200K + 100K ECE (or 200K DIY GPS)
Jan 12 - Hopey New Year 100K + 100K ECE
Feb 12 - Rutland and Beyond 100K + 100K ECE
Mar 12 - Roaches Revenge 100K + 100K ECE (or Roses to Wraggs 200K)

Then the biggy planned for April is Yr Elenydd 300K + 200K ECE

Hopfully finishing the RRTY off with the longest ride I've ever done !

And all done riding from home, making good use of ECEs - thanks Martin

[marcusjb]

No fools on this 1st April. I did my 4th Dorset Coast 200 30yrs after my first (yes 1982). My reason for selecting such an auspicious event was to combine it with completion of RRTY No 15.

A mighty achievement for sure!

Bravo!

[mikek]

Completed my continuous Ultra-RRTY yesterday with the Penzance 300.

Finally.

[Ray 6701]

Completed my continuous Ultra-RRTY yesterday with the Penzance 300.

Finally.

Congrats    What is it 

[jogler]

I think it's several years,maybe ten,of RRTY

[LittleWheelsandBig]

Ten RRtY but not necessarily ten years, you can do several in parallel. Teethgrinder did 5 x RRtY in one year. It sounds like mikek did them consecutively though.

[jogler]

Ten RRtY but not necessarily ten years, you can do several in parallel. Teethgrinder did 5 x RRtY in one year.

Thanks for the clarification.
I see from page 32 of the current AUK Handbook that as at 29/12/11 only four riders held the qualification.

[mikek]

Ten RRtY but not necessarily ten years, you can do several in parallel. Teethgrinder did 5 x RRtY in one year. It sounds like mikek did them consecutively though.

I did the 10xRRTY over the last 5 and a half years. Probably did about 3xRRTY series during 2007, but other years mostly one per year.

[Fidgetbuzz]

Thanks for the clarification.
I see from page 32 of the current AUK Handbook that as at 29/12/11 only four riders held the qualification.

I got to 10 just before MikeK - you can see pictures of the first 5 of us on the Peak Audax site - no doubt MikeK will be added soon

[Revellinho]

As a result of the Elenydd, I have now bagged the rides needed for my first AAArty, Nov and Dec were kind to me, but NewYear's Day was hard (a very wet DIY which included Gummers How, Wrynose, Hardknott and Birker Fell) as was Feb, as I only had 1 free weekend  to do it and ended up doing a perm round the Yorks Dales in the snow.  'Just' got to keep going with the 200s now till Aug and work out how to ride a bit faster to get the SR, though I am strangely tempted to make it an AAA SR - 

[PeeJay]

Wanted to wait until all validated before posting.

I'm now a member of the RRTY club!!

May 11 - Moors and Wolds 400K
Jun 11 - Mike Wigley's Long Dark and White Peak Perm 200K
Jul 11 - Cheshire Cat 200K
Aug 11 - Home, Long Mynd, Welshpool, Home 300K DIY GPS
Sep 11 - Pistyll Packing Momma 200K + 200K ECE
Oct 11 - Horseshoe Pass 200K + 100K ECE
Nov 11 - Peak District 200K AAA DIY GPS
Dec 11 - Tinsel and Lanes 200K + 100K ECE (or 200K DIY GPS)
Jan 12 - Hopey New Year 100K + 100K ECE
Feb 12 - Rutland and Beyond 100K + 100K ECE
Mar 12 - Roaches Revenge 100K + 100K ECE (or Roses to Wraggs 200K)
Apr 12 - Yr Elenydd 300K + 200K ECE


 

[BlackSheep]

Wanted to wait until all validated before posting.

I'm now a member of the RRTY club!!

May 11 - Moors and Wolds 400K
Jun 11 - Mike Wigley's Long Dark and White Peak Perm 200K
Jul 11 - Cheshire Cat 200K
Aug 11 - Home, Long Mynd, Welshpool, Home 300K DIY GPS
Sep 11 - Pistyll Packing Momma 200K + 200K ECE
Oct 11 - Horseshoe Pass 200K + 100K ECE
Nov 11 - Peak District 200K AAA DIY GPS
Dec 11 - Tinsel and Lanes 200K + 100K ECE (or 200K DIY GPS)
Jan 12 - Hopey New Year 100K + 100K ECE
Feb 12 - Rutland and Beyond 100K + 100K ECE
Mar 12 - Roaches Revenge 100K + 100K ECE (or Roses to Wraggs 200K)
Apr 12 - Yr Elenydd 300K + 200K ECE


 

Welcome PeteJ 

[marcusjb]

Another well done from here PeteJ - some tough rides in there as well!

[L CC]

My world ended after 33 consecutive months.
 

[Marmitegeoff]

Well done Pete  now plan a break  ;>)

Geoff

[Marmitegeoff]

My world ended after 33 consecutive months.
 

Comiserations and get well soon

Geoff

[marcusjb]

My world ended after 33 consecutive months.
 

 

Sad news indeed. But you'll be back on the road soon enough.

[PeeJay]

Well done Pete  now plan a break  ;>)

Geoff

Once you start...... .

[Mike Conway]

Just managed to save my first attempt by getting in a 200 during the biblical storms on 29th of April (Sunday)... so far mine is:

September - Chris Negus Memorial 200 (failed due to lost Brevet card)
October - The Anfractious 200
November - Upper Thames 200
December - South Bucks Winter Warmer 200
January - Poor Student 200
February - Kennett Valley Run 200
March - The Dean 300
March - Up the Uts 200
April - The Elenith 300 (packed)
April - Hop Garden 200

So just another 5 more to go!

[Ray 6701]

Just managed to save my first attempt by getting in a 200 during the biblical storms on 29th of April (Sunday)... so far mine is:

September - Chris Negus Memorial 200 (failed due to lost Brevet card)
October - The Anfractious 200
November - Upper Thames 200
December - South Bucks Winter Warmer 200
January - Poor Student 200
February - Kennett Valley Run 200
March - The Dean 300
March - Up the Uts 200
April - The Elenith 300 (packed)
April - Hop Garden 200

So just another 5 more to go!

Good news you've only got another 4 left 

[Mike Conway]

Good news you've only got another 4 left 

5 actually - the Chris Negus didn't count as the brevet card fell out my back pocket somewhere in Hertfordshire... but then again I had no idea then that I was starting a RRTY... or attempting an SR this year... gulp, there I said it. 

[Ivo]

Tend own, two to go:

august:                PBP (F)
september:        BRM 200 Oostende (B)
october:             DIY 200
november:         DIY 200
december:         DIY 200
january:             DIY 200
february:           DIY 200
march:              BRM 200 Mouscron (B)
april:                 BRM 200 Woudenberg (NL)
may:                 BRM 400 Orchies (F)