August 2015 Bike Bicycle Cycling Challenge

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  • Posts: 257 Member
    Hi Everybody....I am in again...I will shoot for 425 this month... B)

    Aug 1 - 5 miles (Errands on the Cruiser SS)
    Aug 2 - 7 miles (Errands on the Cruiser SS)
    Aug 3 - 13.96 miles (Commute, Road Bike)
  • Posts: 327 Member

    8/1 - 20 miles
    8/3 - 12 miles
    8/4 -12 miles

    Total: 44 miles
    Goal: 240 miles
    Remaining: 196 miles

  • Posts: 1,142 Member
    Back up north, so commuting to/from baseball games again. Finished upgrading my walmart road bike in advance of Saturday's triathlon by installing a new carbon fiber fork in it. Weight (w. pedals) is now down to 24.4lb and the CF fork eats up bumps much better than the old steel one.

    8/1 - 50 miles
    8/4 - 15 miles

    Total: 65 miles
    Goal: 500 miles
    Remaining: 445 miles
  • Posts: 327 Member

    8/1 - 20 miles
    8/3 - 12 miles
    8/4 -12 miles
    8/4 -12 miles

    Total: 56 miles
    Goal: 240 miles
    Remaining: 184 miles

  • Posts: 8 Member
    10k today with my 2-3 year old ladies in the bike trailer makes it hard but my goal in 120k
  • Posts: 788 Member
    Would like to join in.. Goal set at 350 for the month
    8/1 85.6 road bike, did the down and back Panhandle bike ride
    8/2 29.57 road bike, did the Tour De Denver ride, Denver Indiana that is.
    8/3 8.10 road bike, short recovery ride
    8/4/0
    8/5 19.45 road bike, rode with the Wed. nite ride group

    Total 142.72
  • Posts: 376 Member
    8/1-22.45 @ 15.94 avg.
    8/2-19.77 @ 16.13 avg.
    8/3-19.77 @ 16.00 avg.
    8/5-21.16 @ 16.10 avg.
    8/6-23.15 @ 16.16 avg.

    Total-106.30
    Goal-600
  • Posts: 1,576 Member
    8/01 - 40.22 @ 18.5 mph
    8/02 - 51.14 @ 18.1 mph
    8/03 - 09.03 @ 17.0 mph (AM Commute)
    8/03 - 13.11 @ 18.2 mph (PM Commute)
    8/03 - 14.72 @ 18.6 mph
    8/04 - 09.07 @ 17.1 mph (AM Commute)
    8/04 - 13.27 @ 17.9 mph (PM Commute)
    8/04 - 21.20 @ 18.3 mph
    8/05 - 09.02 @ 17.4 mph (AM Commute)
    8/05 - 13.18 @ 17.4 mph (PM Commute)
    8/05 - 15.78 @ 17.8 mph
    8/06 - 09.04 @ 17.2 mph (AM Commute)
    8/06 - 13.01 @ 17.3 mph (PM Commute)
    8/06 - 24.13 @ 19.1 mph

    MTD: 255.93
    Goal 1,000

  • Posts: 246 Member
    Due to work i've been off the bike for 3 months so I'll start with 600km
    1Aug - 39.32 @ 25.86 kph
    2 Aug - 38.60 @ 23.82 kph
    3 Aug - 25.34 @ 25.34 kph
    4 Aug - 24.55 @ 24.1 kph
    7 Aug - 55.71 @ 25.2 kph
    MTD = 183.52 (417.48 to go)
  • Posts: 180 Member
    edited August 2015
    After my ride home today I will be at my first-ever week of riding over 200 miles.

    Aug 1 - 101.1mi
    Aug 2 - 23.4mi
    Aug 3 - 20.9mi
    Aug 4 - 24
    Aug 5 - 14.1mi

    August MTD: 183.5mi
    Goal: 400mi
  • Posts: 376 Member
    8/1-22.45 @ 15.94 avg.
    8/2-19.77 @ 16.13 avg.
    8/3-19.77 @ 16.00 avg.
    8/5-21.16 @ 16.10 avg.
    8/6-23.15 @ 16.16 avg.
    8/7-21.20 @ 17.07 avg.

    Total-127.50
    Goal-600

  • Posts: 246 Member
    Due to work i've been off the bike for 3 months so I'll start with 600km
    1Aug - 39.32 @ 25.86 kph
    2 Aug - 38.60 @ 23.82 kph
    3 Aug - 23.62 @ 25.34 kph (corrected length)
    4 Aug - 24.55 @ 24.1 kph
    7 Aug - 55.71 @ 25.2 kph
    8 Aug - 30.17 @ 24.2 kph (rained off)
    MTD = 211.97 (388.03 to go)
  • Posts: 6 Member
    8/3: 29.84
    8/5: 29.75
    8/7: 28.63
  • Posts: 376 Member
    8/1-22.45 @ 15.94 avg.
    8/2-19.77 @ 16.13 avg.
    8/3-19.77 @ 16.00 avg.
    8/5-21.16 @ 16.10 avg.
    8/6-23.15 @ 16.16 avg.
    8/7-21.20 @ 17.07 avg.
    8/8-21.18 @ 16.48 avg.

    Total-148.68
    Goal-600



  • Posts: 538 Member
    157 miles left after clocking up 29.5 yesterday and 25.5 today
  • Posts: 376 Member
    8/1-22.45 @ 15.94 avg.
    8/2-19.77 @ 16.13 avg.
    8/3-19.77 @ 16.00 avg.
    8/5-21.16 @ 16.10 avg.
    8/6-23.15 @ 16.16 avg.
    8/7-21.20 @ 17.07 avg.
    8/8-21.18 @ 16.48 avg.
    8/9-23.16 @ 16.05 avg.

    Total-171.84
    Goal-600


  • Posts: 2 Member
    tomorrow -
    ride to the gym do 50 or 60 sit ups maybe the same reps for each of chest press and row.
    Spin for 50 or 55 minutes for maybe 600 or 700 calories
    Ride home.
  • Posts: 781 Member
    Stupid afternoon thunderstorms have kept me of the bike this week. I did manage to get a ride in today though. 19.4 miles in an hour and a half. That's fast for me.
  • Posts: 65 Member
    Thanks for the encouragement! I am not sure how to respond directly to posts, so I hope @HopHead28 and @howie6267 know that I appreciate y'all!

    Today was an amazing ride! I rode 20.18 miles and can tell my fitness level is improving. I generally struggle during a ride and then feel pretty shot out after. Today, my riding partner and I both noticed how well I was doing, and at this point after the ride, I feel like a million bucks!
    I am a teacher and went back to work last week. I did NOT do any type of exercise last week and feared that I would do poorly today. I dreaded the ride all day - of course, the 97 degree weather didn't help. I understand that you can not lose your level of fitness by taking a one week break, but I'm glad I tested that theory!

    Anyway, enough blabbing about how awesome I think I am, (just kidding there), and here are my monthly stats.

    Aug. 2 - 12.24 miles

    Aug. 9 - 21.18

    Though I took a whole week off, I do believe I can make up for it and make my goal of 100 in the next 22 days.
    66.58 miles left for the month of August.
  • Posts: 327 Member
    Good job czymom!

    I am right on goal or a little over.

    8/1 - 20 miles
    8/3 - 12 miles
    8/4 -12 miles
    8/5 -12 miles
    8/6 -12 miles
    8/8 -15 miles


    Total: 83 miles
    Goal: 240 miles
    Remaining: 157 miles
  • Posts: 1,142 Member
    edited August 2015
    Put in a solid showing at the Pittsburgh triathlon yesterday, despite doing the bike leg on my northern (walmart) commuter road bike. Ended up averaging 20.3mph on the 20k bike leg w. 550ft climb/descent, finishing that leg 19th out of 244 triathletes, and 19th overall for the race, while earning a 2nd place age group award.

    Definitely curious how much better I'd do on a dedicated tri bike, but it felt great passing four $3000+ cervelo P3/P5s at the end of a big hill climb on my $170 walmart bike that I commute around on up north. On the plus side, by using that bike with the plastic half toe clips and my regular shoes, I didn't need to change shoes twice, and had both the fastest T2 transition time, and the fastest overall T1+T2 transition time for the race. Being locked into the bike probably would have helped a bit more for the climb, but for future sprint triathlons, I'd seriously consider just using full toe clips (even vs. flying bike starts w. tri shoes clipped in and fastened w. elastics).

    8/1 - 50 mile bike
    8/4 - 15 mile bike
    8/5 - 11 mile bike
    8/6 - 14 mile bike
    8/7 - 14 mile bike
    8/8 - 5 mile bike (to start), 12 mile bike (20k triathlon leg)
    8/9 - 11 mile bike

    Total: 132 mile bike
    Goal: 500 mile bike
    Remaining: 368 mile bike
  • Posts: 246 Member
    600km target
    1Aug - 39.32 @ 25.86 kph
    2 Aug - 38.60 @ 23.82 kph
    3 Aug - 23.62 @ 25.34 kph
    4 Aug - 24.55 @ 24.1 kph
    7 Aug - 55.71 @ 25.2 kph
    8 Aug - 30.17 @ 24.2 kph
    10 Aug - 20.66 @ 22.6 kph
    MTD = 232.63 (367.37 to go)
  • Posts: 180 Member
    Today I will pass the 2,000mi mark for the year (started riding again in March).

    Aug 1 - 101.1mi
    Aug 2 - 23.4mi
    Aug 3 - 20.9mi
    Aug 4 - 24
    Aug 5 - 14.1mi
    Aug 7 - 20.9mi
    Aug 8 - 20.7mi

    August MTD: 225.1mi
    Goal: 400mi
  • Posts: 1,576 Member
    8/01 - 40.22 @ 18.5 mph
    8/02 - 51.14 @ 18.1 mph
    8/03 - 09.03 @ 17.0 mph (AM Commute)
    8/03 - 13.11 @ 18.2 mph (PM Commute)
    8/03 - 14.72 @ 18.6 mph
    8/04 - 09.07 @ 17.1 mph (AM Commute)
    8/04 - 13.27 @ 17.9 mph (PM Commute)
    8/04 - 21.20 @ 18.3 mph
    8/05 - 09.02 @ 17.4 mph (AM Commute)
    8/05 - 13.18 @ 17.4 mph (PM Commute)
    8/05 - 15.78 @ 17.8 mph
    8/06 - 09.04 @ 17.2 mph (AM Commute)
    8/06 - 13.01 @ 17.3 mph (PM Commute)
    8/06 - 24.13 @ 19.1 mph
    8/08 - 38.26 @ 18.2 mph
    8/09 - 80.04 @ 16.7 mph
    8/09 - 05.23 @ 10.3 mph

    MTD: 379.84
    Goal 1,000
  • Posts: 33 Member
    8/10 - 3.48 Miles (5.61km Stationary bike) 22 mins



    MTD 3.48
    Goal 50
  • Posts: 257 Member
    Hi Everybody....425 this month is going to be tough and fun! ... B)

    Aug 1 - 5 miles (Errands on the Cruiser SS)
    Aug 2 - 7 miles (Errands on the Cruiser SS)
    Aug 3 - 13.96 miles (Commute, Road Bike)
    Aug 5 - 13.94 miles (Commute, Road Bike)
    Aug 6 - 13.94 miles (Commute, Road Bike)
    Aug 7 - 13.88 miles (Commute, Road Bike)
    Aug 8 - 3.16 Miles (Errands, on the Cruiser SS)
    Aug 9 - 33.70 miles (Ride to Cherry Creek Dam, Road Bike) 104.50 Miles... good start!
  • Posts: 376 Member
    8/1-22.45 @ 15.94 avg.
    8/2-19.77 @ 16.13 avg.
    8/3-19.77 @ 16.00 avg.
    8/5-21.16 @ 16.10 avg.
    8/6-23.15 @ 16.16 avg.
    8/7-21.20 @ 17.07 avg.
    8/8-21.18 @ 16.48 avg.
    8/9-23.16 @ 16.05 avg.
    8/10-29.23 @ 16.17 avg.

    Total-201.07
    Goal-600



  • Posts: 25,754 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »

    Goal ... more than July.


    Aug 1 - chilly (9C) and windy (30 km/h gusting to 57 km/h) with a "feels like" temp of about 5C and a little blast of sleet just to keep things interesting.

    And we cycled 38.5 km up the cycleway and back on our Thorn touring bicycles.


    So looking forward to summer!!

    Aug 8 - 27.93 km bicycle ride outside (85 min) ... and I even took it up to top speed once! :)


    Aug Cycling: 66.4 km in 208 min + 0 min cycling indoors



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