Minnesota Randonneurs Board Challenge Week 12 July 27- August 2
Things are back to normal w.r.t. Garmin this week and we continue to knock out the miles at an impressive rate (nearly 6,000 miles/9,000km of qualifying rides). The weather here in Minnesota has been very good for riding lately, with temps down a bit, winds moderate and not much rain. This is our time so keep spinning the pedals. Check out the new RUSA Permanent program and sign up for the routes we have posted so far (200k, 100k). More are coming soon.
The outstanding riders of the week were:
1. The longest distance this week was 200 miles ridden by senior citizen 😊 Bob Booth, a long time Minnesota Randonneur supporter from Madison!
2. Keith Rahn averaged 173 miles/day for 4 days, training for the North Star Bicycle Race in September in St. Paul.
3. Two women made the 200km+ list: Kate Ankofski, finishing her Duluth breakfast ride on Monday and Trisha Groth, completed the Zumbro Gravel Challenge 200k on Saturday.
4. Alex Price completed a Strava July Challenge by riding every day in July and accumulating 1,600km (1,000 miles) in the process – congrats!
Our overall qualifying ride count was up significantly to 165 with most of those in the 50/100k groups, but we still had 11 riders complete a 200k or longer ride.
On a side note Peter sent me a note this week asking why two of his qualifying rides last week did not get counted. There are a few riders in the club that I can’t see their weekly ride detail, only their longest ride, due to their Strava profile settings. I had clicked the ‘Follow’ button but it was not picked up by Peter. Once he allowed me to Follow his rides I could see the details. Peter had one of his best weeks this week and got credit for all his qualifying rides. If your Mn Rando Strava club results don’t show all your qualifying rides, check to see if I am following you or you have some other setting that keeps me from seeing your ride results.
Here’s a couple other factoids that indicates how busy our club members have been:
· Our Minnesota Randonneurs Strava Club membership is now at 123
· 73 riders completed at least one 50 km ride or longer in the past week.
· 97 riders uploaded at least one ride to the Minnesota Randonneurs Strava Club site last week.
Ride Distance Statistics for the week
Distance. # Rides
50km+ 106
100km+ 33
150km+ 13
200km+ 8
250km+ 1
300km+ 4
400km+ 0
165
11 riders completed a 200k or longer ride
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14 riders completed at least 4 qualifying rides (50k or longer) during the week:
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Here is the list of Minnesota Randonneur Board Challenge Strava Club riders that completed at least one 50k ride during the week of July 27-August 2.
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5,581 |
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This challenge and use of the Strava posts are not official events from Minnesota Randonneurs or RUSA.
Stay safe!
Rob