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Metric Century Challenge 2013-2014
The road.cc metric century challenge is a yearly mile-eating competition. it runs for the calendar year.
The challenge is very basic. You must ride one metric century (100 km, 62.18 miles) in every month to succesfully complete the full challenge. You can ride as many centuries as you want. Only single continuous rides of at least 100km qualify, not a daily or weekly total of several shorter rides that exceed 100km. Tea stops are allowed, nay encouraged.
There will be a prize of a pair of road.cc socks for every rider who completes the full challenge - a metric century in every month of the year. The overall winner is the rider who accrues the most points (or the greatest distance in the event of a tie), and they win a road.cc jersey.
Anyone can join at any time: Just post if you complete a scoring ride, and then edit that same post from then on, updating for each qualifying ride. The prizes aren't worth the pain of dragging yourself out of bed on a cold Sunday in February to ride 70 miles in the rain - it's about the challenge, not the reward.
The rules
1. Anyone who completes a single ride of a metric century (100km) is eligible to enter. Brevet rides with a time limit count as a single ride.
2. Each metric century is worth one point. Double metrics are worth two points, and so on.
3. Keep only one post per participant and edit your post with each new ride. All comment posts will be deleted.
How to keep your score
Just keep editing your original posts and delete any commentary. Your post should look something like this.
8 Jan 1 Point 63.88M/102.73KM Total Points 1 Total KM 102.73
16 Jan 1 Point 65.27M/104.97KM Total Points 2 Total KM 207.70
12 Feb 1 Point 64.90M/104.37KM Total Points 3 Total KM 312.07
Or you can put your totals at the bottom of the post if you prefer
NOTE: please don't reply to anyone else's score post. if you do, it'll be locked and they won't be able to edit it. All comment posts will be deleted. There is a chat forum topic for, erm, chat.
To post your first scoring ride, click on 'Post Reply' below this post. DON'T post until you've completed a scoring ride. We don't require any proof of your rides; this is a gentleman's contest.
If you're new please join in and if you have questions pop them below and the forum regulars will answer as best we can.
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Should have read this post first!
Jan 2 65.8 miles 105.9km 1 point
Now we’re into 2015, this thread is locked.
Congratulations to all of you who completed 2014’s challenge, and in particular to Skippy1969 who racked up 111 points during the year, riding a total of 13,257.6km during the challenge.
That means you win a road.cc jersey, so get in touch with us on info [at] road.cc with your size and choice of style - see the road.cc shop link above - and we will sort you out with one, well done!
We’d be interested to know just how many kilometres you rode during 2014 including all rides, so if you have that information, let us know!
To those diligent few among you who have already logged your 2015 rides here, please head over to the 2015 thread and start off your new comments there.
http://road.cc/content/forum/140173-roadcc-metric-century-challenge-2015
Good luck for this year, everyone!
26 Jan - 105km = 1 point Total: 1 points, 105km http://app.strava.com/activities/108822711 Surrey ramble
8/1/14 101.2km 1 point http://www.strava.com/activities/104831477
11/1/14 108.km 2 points http://www.strava.com/activities/105545646
22/1/14 121.km 3 points http://www.strava.com/activities/108221863
25-Jan: 102.3km - 1 point
Total points: 1 point
28th Jan / 1 pt / 100.1km
27 Jan 1 point 106.8km Total Points 1
26 Jan 1 Point 89.6M/143.4KM Total Points 1 Total KM 143.4 http://www.strava.com/activities/109094007
26 Jan - 120km - 1pt / Tot pts - 1 / Tot km 120
02 Feb - 102km - 1pt / Tot pts - 2 / Tot km 222
Jan 18th (my 49th) 66.3 miles, or 106 kilometers! 1 point!
Sat 25th Jan: 62.14 mi/ 100.00km 1 point http://app.strava.com/activities/109030317
Sat 1st Feb: 62.6 mi/ 100.75km 1 point http://app.strava.com/activities/110409867
Sat 8th Feb: 62.8km/ 101.1km 1 point http://www.strava.com/activities/112093217
Total distance = 301.85 km
Total points = 3 points
11 Jan - 1 Point - 138km
09 Feb - 1 Point - 108km
Total Points - 2
Total KM - 246
26th Jan 103km 1pt
16th Feb 140km 1pt
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Total points 2
Total km 243
30 Jan 1 Point 100KM Total Points 1 Total KM 100
16 Feb 1 Point 101KM Total Points 2 Total KM 201
19/01/2014 / 130.3 km / 1 point /130.3km Total Points :1 Distance :130.3 km
02/02/2014 / 101.7 km / 1 point /101.7 km Total Points :2 Distance : 232.0 km
11 Jan / 1 Point / 134.5km / Total Points 1 / Total km 134.5
http://www.strava.com/activities/105612503
14 Feb / 1 Point / 131.0 km / Total Points 2 / Total km 265.5
http://www.strava.com/activities/113264965
17 Feb / 1 Point / 142.5km / Total Points 3 / Total km 408.0
http://www.strava.com/activities/114012548
19 Jan 1 Point 117.4km Total Points 1 Total km 117.4
25 Jan 1 Point 142km Total Points 2 Total km 259.4
1 Feb 1 Point 163.4km Total Points 3 Total km 422.8
19 Jan| 1 Point | 81.8M/130.9KM | Total Points 1 | Total KM 130.9| http://app.strava.com/activities/107473760
09 Feb| 1 Point | 69.1M/110.5KM | Total Points 2 | Total KM 241.4| http://app.strava.com/activities/112171608
16 Feb| 1 Point | 70.2M/112.3KM | Total Points 3 | Total KM 353.7| http://app.strava.com/activities/113687683
23 Feb | 1 Point | 64.4M/103KM | Total Points 4| Total KM 458.7 | http://www.strava.com/activities/115444700
JANUARY 29th. 137km. 1 point
FEBRUARY 2nd. 138km. 1 point
FEBRUARY 7th. 113km. 1 point
MARCH 9th. 106km. 1 point
08 Jan - 134.5km - 1 point / Total Points 1, Total Distance 134.5km
23 Feb - 162.9km - 1 point / Total Points 2, Total Distance 297.4km
15 Mar - 134.9km - 1 point / Total Points 3, Total Distance 432.3km
5 Apr - 132.4km - 1 point / Total Points 4, Total Distance 564.7km
30 Jan 1 Point 104km Total Points 1 Total km 104
19 Feb 1 Point 102km Total Points 2 Total km 206
12 March 1 Point 150km Total Points 3 Total km 356
18 April 1 Point 126 km Total Points 4 Total km 482
3 May 1 Point 102 km Total Points 5 Total km 584
26/01 | 1 point | 102.3 km
25/02 | 1 point | 100.5 km
29/03 | 1 point | 112.0 km
30/03 | 1 point | 132.7 km
21/04 | 1 point | 100.9 km
23/04 | 1 point | 103.1 km
27/04 | 1 point | 105.0 km
03/05 | 1 point | 105.6 km
31/05 | 1 point | 100.9 km
30/06 | 1 point | 189.6 km
02/07 | 1 point | 106.2 km
03/07 | 1 point | 135.5 km
Total points: 12
Total km: 1394.2
Lets try this on the MTB! All rides on Strava.
30 Jan 1 Point 64.8M/104.29KM.
22 Feb 1 Point 84.0M/135.18KM.
13 Mar 1 Point 64.8M/104.29KM.
27 Apr 1 Point 79.13M/127.35KM. Tour of Pembrokeshire
31 May 1 Point 71.5M/115.07KM
12 Jun 1 Point 100.9M/162.38KM
05 Jul 1 Point 65.1M/104.77KM
30 Aug 1 Point 62.5M/100.5KM (105.4KM) (Battery died, about 3 miles short)
26 Sep 1 Point 65.4M/105.25KM
17 Oct 1 Point 65.0M/104.61KM
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Total Points 10
29 Jan | 1 Point | 83.1M/133.8KM | Total Points 1 | Total KM 133.8 http://app.strava.com/activities/109786168
16 Feb | 1 Point | 81.5M/131.1KM | Total Points 2 | Total KM 264.9 http://www.strava.com/activities/113805483
23 Mar | 1 Point | 63.1M/101.6KM | Total Points 3 | Total KM 366.5 http://www.strava.com/activities/123359699
6 Apr | 1 Point | 68.9M/110.9KM | Total Points 4 | Total KM 477.4 http://www.strava.com/activities/127594057
19 Apr | 1 Point | 68.7M/110.6KM | Total Points 5 | Total KM 588.0 http://www.strava.com/activities/132004041
26 Apr | 1 Point | 81.8M/131.7KM | Total Points 6 | Total KM 719.7 http://www.strava.com/activities/134397251
16 May | 1 Point | 64.8M/104.3KM | Total Points 7 | Total KM 824.0 http://www.strava.com/activities/141844385
23 May | 1 Point | 62.6M/100.8KM | Total Points 8 | Total KM 924.8 http://www.strava.com/activities/144708316
31 May | 1 Point | 89.8M/144.5KM | Total Points 9 | Total KM 1069.3 http://www.strava.com/activities/147814656
29 Jun | 1 Point | 92.9M/149.5KM | Total Points 10 | Total KM 1218.8 http://www.strava.com/activities/159725987
6 Jul | 1 Point | 81.6M/131.3KM | Total Points 11 | Total KM 1350.1 http://www.strava.com/activities/162501099
8 Jul | 1 Point | 67.3M/108.3KM | Total Points 12 | Total KM 1458.4 http://www.strava.com/activities/163393821
10 Jul | 1 Point | 68.9M/110.9KM | Total Points 13 | Total KM 1569.3 http://www.strava.com/activities/162501099
31 Aug | 1 Point | 83.3M/134.0KM | Total Points 14 | Total KM 1703.3 http://www.strava.com/activities/188010648
2 Sep | 1 Point | 84.4M/135.5KM | Total Points 15 | Total KM 1839.2 http://www.strava.com/activities/188964834
4 Sep | 1 Point | 70.6M/113.7KM | Total Points 16 | Total KM 1952.9 http://app.strava.com/activities/189877036
10 Sep | 1 Point | 64.1M/103.1KM | Total Points 17 | Total KM 2056.0 http://www.strava.com/activities/192620967
19 Oct | 1 Point | 81.1M/130.5KM | Total Points 18 | Total KM 2186.5 http://www.strava.com/activities/209338458
2 Jan - 1 Point 112.9 KM http://www.strava.com/activities/103460065
25 Jan - 1 Point 131.6 KM http://www.strava.com/activities/108827837
1 Feb - 1 Point 136.4 KM http://www.strava.com/activities/112001771
2 Feb - 1 Point 101.3 KM http://www.strava.com/activities/111999636
5 Feb - 1 Point 100.4 KM http://www.strava.com/activities/111999627
7 Feb - 1 Point 130.2 KM http://www.strava.com/activities/111999638
16 Feb - 1 Point 100.5 KM http://www.strava.com/activities/113687746
29 Mar - 1 Point 161.9 KM http://www.strava.com/activities/124884134
5 Apr - 1 Point 134.9 KM http://www.strava.com/activities/127090179
3 May - 1 Point 163.3 KM http://www.strava.com/activities/137142232
10 May - 2 Points 213.88 KM http://www.strava.com/activities/139761681
11 May - 1 Point 123.28 KM http://www.strava.com/activities/140198237
8 Jun - 1 Point - 132.94 KM http://www.strava.com/activities/150958527
20 Jul - 1 Point - 130.35 KM http://www.strava.com/activities/170005377
9 Aug - 1 Point - 162 KM http://www.strava.com/activities/177945336
24 Aug - 1 Point - 122.3 KM http://www.strava.com/activities/184651786
13 Sept - 1 Point - 130.68 KM http://www.strava.com/activities/193849117
23 Sept - 1 Point - 126.17 KM http://www.strava.com/activities/198444794
26 Oct - 1 Point - 130.36 KM http://www.strava.com/activities/211916691
29 Nov - 1 Point 131.81 KM http://www.strava.com/activities/224391416
18 Points
19 January - 103.0km - 1 point
16 February - 105.6km - 1 point
2 March - 111.7km - 1 point
31 March - 104.2km - 1 point
11 April - 100.9km - 1 point (just!)
1 May - 124.1km - 1 point
20 June - 104.8km - 1 point
23 July - 112.1km - 1 point
13 August - 105.6km - 1 point
18 September - 121.3km - 1 point
19 September - 109.2km - 1 point
23 October - 112.1km - 1 point
2 November - 103km - 1 point
3 December - 119.4km - 1 point
Total: 1357.0km; 14 points
25 Jan 1 point 66.09 miles/106.36 km
16 Feb 1 point 67.11 miles/108 km
30 March 1 point 87.41 miles/140.67 km (Lvis Audax Blast and home)
13 April 1 point 89.11 miles/144.54 km (White Horse challenge)
15 May 1 point 81.79 miles/131.63 km (9413 ft climbing Mallorca)
14 June 1 point 106.84 miles/171.94km (8300 ft climbing Aust - Hay on Wye & back)
20 July 1 point 114.5 Miles/184.27km (Etape du Tour plus getting to start and home)
2 August 1 point 63.41 miles/102.05 Calistoga - Lake Hennessey loop via Howell Mountain, California
27 September 1 point 65 miles/104.61km Tintern
11 October 1 point 63 miles/101.39 km Berkeley plus Downsx2
29 November 1 point 64.5 miles/103.8 km Cheddar and lakes.
6 December 1 point 64.5 miles/103.83 km Berkeley plus Beggar Bush.
Total points 12. Total distance 1503.07 km
I can't believe I've actually done it!
19th Jan - 106.9km, 1 point - totals: 1 point, 106.9km.
23rd Feb - 101.5km, 1 point - totals 2 point, 208.4km.
23rd Mar - 103.3km, 1 point, totals 3 points, 311.7km.
26th Apr - 115.4km, 1 point, totals 4 points, 427.1km.
25th May - 101.4km, 1 point, totals 5 points, 528.5km.
8th June - 109.2km, 1 point, totals 6 points, 637.7km.
22nd June - 146.5km, 1pt, totals 7 points, 783.2km.
6th July - 120.7km, 1 pt, totals 8 points, 903.9km.
20th July - 134.3km, 1pt, totals 9 points, 1038.2km.
27th July, 158.4km, 1 pt, totals 10 points, 1196.6km.
3rd August, 101.3km, 1pt, totals 11 points 1297.9km.
10th August, 138.5km, 1 point, totals 12 points, 1436.4km
16th August, 127.3km, 1 pt, totals 13 points, 1563.7km.
21st August, 100.0km, 1pt, totals 14 points, 1663.7km.
7th September, 101.5km, 1pt, totals 15 points, 1765.2km.
20th September, 101.6km, 1pt, totals 16 points, 1866.2km
27th September, 102.9km, 1pt, totals 17 points, 1969.1km.
4th October, 111.3km, 1pt, totals 18 points, 2080.4km.
25th October, 105.0km, 1pt, totals 19 points, 2185.4km.
22nd November, 116.1km, 1pt, totals 20 pts, 2301.5 km.
6th December, 101.2km, 1pt, totals 21 pts, 2402.7 km.
11/01/2014 - 104km - Old Winchester Hill
18/01/2014 - 102km - Farnham
16/02/2014 - 120km - Mottisfont
22/02/2014 - 116km - Gold Hill Shaftesbury
01/03/2014 - 108km - Hungerford
13/03/2014 - 120km - Sa Calobra
14/03/2014 - 133km - Felanitx
15/03/2014 - 140km - Puig Major
22/03/2014 - 113km - Churt
29/03/2014 - 138km - Farnham
12/04/2014 - 142km - Kilmeston
19/04/2014 - 172km - Hindhead
21/04/2014 - 124km - QECP
02/05/2014 - 105km - Kings Sombourne
10/05/2014 - 105km - Local Loop
18/05/2014 - 169km - Pewsey
08/06/2014 - 116km - Kimbridge
14/06/2014 - 108km - Four Marks
16/06/2014 - 163km - Three Counties Solo
17/06/2014 - 108km - Cheddar Gorge
21/06/2014 - 126km - Solo Training
25/06/2014 - 106km - Solo Training
27/06/2014 - 100km - Solo Training
28/06/2014 - 100km - Streatley Hill
06/07/2014 - 170km - Windsor
19/07/2014 - 114km - Hindhead
26/07/2014 - 112km - Thruxton
27/07/2014 - 102km - Local Event, Big Wheel
10/08/2014 - 139km - Ride London
16/08/2014 - 177km - Pewsey
23/08/2014 - 105km - Hungerford
30/08/2014 - 105km - Hermitage
13/09/2014 - 116km - ToB @ Hindhead
19/09/2014 - 147km - Ride to Away Weekend
20/09/2014 - 106km - Isle of Wight
21/09/2014 - 110km - New Forest
05/10/2014 - 104km - Breakfast Run
18/10/2014 - 112km - Chute Causeway
27/10/2014 - 113km - Kimbridge
31/10/2014 - 101km - Yattendon
29/11/2014 - 108km - Farley Mount
2014 Total - 41 points
22 Jan/1 point/112.1km/1 point/112.1km total
13 Feb/1 point/114km/ 2 points/226.1km total
14 Feb/1 point/158km/ 3 points/384.1km total
17 Feb/1 point/107.7km 4 points/491.8km total
19 Feb/1 point/ 119.2km 5 points/611km total
20 Feb/1 point/ 130.7km/ 6 points/741.7km total
21 Feb/ 1 point/107.8km/ 7 points/849.5km total
24 Feb/1 point/ 140.6km/ 8 points/990.1km total
25 Feb/1 Point/123.3km/ 9 points/1113.4km total
27 Feb/ 1 point/128.9km/ 10 points/1242.3km total
28 Feb/ 1 point/102.2km/ 11 points/1344.5km total
14 Mar/ 1 point/108.7km/ 12 points/1453.2km total
16 Mar/ 1 point/126.7km/ 13 points/1579.9km total
20 Mar/ 1 point 113.7km/ 14 points/ 1693.6km total
27 Mar/ 1 point 110.2km/ 15 points/1803.8km total
30 Mar/ 1 point 101.8km/ 17 points/ 2012.8km total
02 Apr/ 1 point 150.4km/ 18 points/ 2163.2km total
28Mar/ 1point 107.2km/ 19 points/ 2270.4km total
04 Apr/ 1 point 149.0km/ 20 points/ 2419.4km total
06 Apr/ 1 point 123.5km/ 21 points/ 2542.9km total
09 Apr/ 1 point 167.1km/ 22 points/ 2710km total
17 Apr/ 1 point 103.1km/ 23 points/ 2813.1km total
20 Apr/ 1 point 128.9km/ 24 points/ 2942km total
27 Apr/ 1 point 147.4km/ 25 points/ 3089.4km total
04 May/ 2 points 200.8km 27 points/ 3290.2km total
11 May/ 1 point 160km/ 28 points/ 3450.2km total
22 May/ 1point 117.4km/ 29 points/3567.6 total
03 June/ 1 point 104.1km/ 30 points/3671.7 total
11 June/ 2 points 212.8km/32 points/3884.5 total
17 June/ 1 point 118km/ 33 points/ 4002.5 total
19 June/ 1 point 100.2km /34 points/ 4102.7 total
27 June/ 1 point 160.4km/ 35 points/ 4263.1 total
30 June/ 1 point 136.8km/ 36 points/ 4399.9 total
04 July/ 1 point 108.3km/ 37 points/ 4508.2 total
06 July/ 1 point 100.3km/ 38 points/ 4608.5 total
09 July/ 1 point 119.8km/ 39 points/ 4728.3 total
11 July/ 1 point 100.1km/ 40 points/ 4828.4 total
20 July/ 3 points 323km/ 43 points/5151.4 total
01Aug/ 1 Point 149.6km/ 44 points/ 5301 total
19 Aug/ 1 point 101.5km/ 45 points/5402.5 total
01 Sept/ 1 point 149.6km/ 46 points/5552.1 total
27 Sept/ 1 point 123.6km/ 47 points/5675.7 total
11 Oct/ 1 point 101km/ 48 points/ 5776.7 total
28 Oct/ 1 point 6877.2/ 49 points/ 6877.2 total
30 Oct/ 1 points 6978.1/ 50 points/ 6978.1 total
4 Dec/ 1 point 7079.3 /51 points/ 7079.3 total
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