2014 Week 46

Week 46 (w/e 16 November 2014)
Miles: 110.5

In the weekly history of 2014, this must go down as the greatest escape of them all. Thanks to illness, my glorious run of 44 consecutive 100s looked to be coming to a close. Thankfully, I got away with it...

November. Dank, drizzly November. Not my favourite time of the year. Monday was drizzly so I didn't get out on the bike. Tuesday was wet until mid-afternoon, thereafter it was dank. I managed to get out later in the afternoon for 11.5 miles then had a blast in the evening despite the drizzle to push on to 18. Wednesday was showery earlier in the afternoon but fine thereafter, so I was able to advance to 37 miles following two trips.

Thursday was dank and blustery, with quite a gale blowing from the SE. I felt increasingly grim as the day advanced and took to my bed at 5 pm. It was some kind of 24 hour stomach bug. I'll spare you the unpleasant details, but boy, did I feel rough. I didn't eat anything for a full 24 hours. After rain in the morning, Friday was clear and sunny. I was up and about in the evening and on the mend, although understandably I was still feeling ropey. I was nervous about the weekend though - with only 37 miles on the clock, I was putting myself at the mercy of the weather. With 63 miles required, a washout for Saturday or Sunday would mean no 100 for me. Eager to get that target down to something more manageable, I dragged my aching bones out on Friday evening despite my delicate condition. Loony. 9 miles later, I rolled home with with 46.

As luck would have it, the weekend was dry and sunny. I advanced to 74 miles by the close of Saturday. An hour on Sunday afternoon took me to 98 miles... which became 110 in the evening. A lucky escape!

The Stats
Time taken to get 100: 6 hrs 47 mins
Average speed for 100: 14.75 mph
Total for 2014: 5626.5
2014 average weekly mileage: 122.31
Consecutive 100s: 45
Miles needed for 6000: 373.5
Percentage of target reached: 93.77%
Required average weekly mileage: 62.25