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I Did It...
kvandeman
Posts: 527 Member
I did my first bike ride in over 10 years today!!
I didn't do as much as I would have liked. I rode 4.4 miles of the Mt Vernon Trail in Alexandria, VA. I made the mistake of riding south on my first ride. It has a nice hill that was a bear and tired me out well before I wanted to be. My goal is to ride the entire trail 18 miles by the end of the summer. I don't know how often I will be able to get there that is why the time frame is longer. I will be doing other rides around my neighborhood until then. I did better than I thought I would but not as good as I hoped. I will do this!!!
I didn't do as much as I would have liked. I rode 4.4 miles of the Mt Vernon Trail in Alexandria, VA. I made the mistake of riding south on my first ride. It has a nice hill that was a bear and tired me out well before I wanted to be. My goal is to ride the entire trail 18 miles by the end of the summer. I don't know how often I will be able to get there that is why the time frame is longer. I will be doing other rides around my neighborhood until then. I did better than I thought I would but not as good as I hoped. I will do this!!!
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Well done! The first one's tough isn't it. Good to hear you're motivated and have a goal set down. That helps! To start I was unprepared about what I wanted to achieve...
Get on strava!!! Brag about the rides! It's all good!
http://app.strava.com/athletes/10554070 -
That's great! Keep on rollin!
And yes, I second Strava :-D0 -
Thanks. I will look into Strava. I plan on another ride Saturday morning depending on the weather. Plan to go at least 10 miles...0
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Last year around October I struggled to do any more than 5 miles, when I reached 7 miles I felt fantastic, when I hit 10 I couldn't stop smiling - nowadays and a fair bit more training now, I am now approaching the longest ride being 50 miles, and feeling great!
Keep it up, you will get there.0 -
That's great! Keep it up.
Pretty soon you'll knock that trail out and wish it were longer.0 -
You are on your way. Last year my first 30 mile ride took like 3.5 hours. Today I can knock it out in about 2 hours. After the first ride, i couldn't stand up and walk for an hour after the ride, then i cramped and was stiff for days. I rarely get cramps now. CONGRATULATIONS, stick with it, you will love it.0
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I went from a 5 mile ride last May to a 100 mile ride by September. The jump from 5 miles to 20 miles was the most difficult. Once I was able to do 20 mile rides, adding distance was pretty straight forward.
Just keep riding. Yes, your rear is going to be sore for a while, but the more often you get back on the bike, the sooner your body will adjust (no more sore bum).0
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