September 2015 Bike Bicycle Cycling Challenge
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109.16 km done. On target for September total goal of 300 km!0
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9/1 10.75
9/2 10.09
9/3 17.05
9/5 40.11
9/7 17.34
9/8 17.13
Goal 300
Total 112
Remaining 187
March 70.3 miles 6.0 hr
April 192.5 miles 14.9 hr
May 144.8 miles 10.9 hr
June 388 miles 28.7 hr
July 293 miles 22.1 hr
August 304 miles 24.0 hr0 -
john_not_typical wrote: »
Sept. 3: 8.4 miles (inside)john_not_typical wrote: »Generally, I get to ride outside twice a week and spend the rest of the days on a stationary bike. I'm going to aim for a total of 250 miles and see what happens.
So far for September:
Sept. 1: 9 miles (inside)
Sept. 2: 9.6 miles (inside)
Sept. 4: 9.2 miles (inside)
Sept. 5: 20.4 miles (outside)
Sept. 6: 6.8 miles (inside)
Sept. 7: 7 miles (inside)
Sept. 8: 7.4 miles (inside)
Sept. 9: 8.7 miles (inside)
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Thanks @saphin -- I went for a 6 mile ride last night and ti was the first ride without any pain whatsoever. I decided to ride to work today and I didn't have one issue during the 10 mile ride -- I think its coming around.
I wasn't stretching at all over the past few months and I think that was a big factor in the injury starting. It wasn't until I started to stretch my legs out that I realized how stiff they had gotten.0 -
I recently started commutting to work by bike (10miles each way) so I'm shooting for 420 miles, or roughly 17.5 hours of biking this month! So far, I'm 30 miles in!0
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I think I was over optimistic about my goal for this month and am going drop it to 300 miles. I will not be able to put in a hundred a week to reach the goal. I am feeling good these last few rides, hills still suck, but my average pace is getting better.
9/1 - 9.3 miles
9/3 - 16.3 miles
9/5 - 23.7 miles
9/7 - 27.2 miles
9/9 - 21.9 miles
Total 98.4 miles
Goal 300 miles
Remaining 201.6 miles0 -
Welcome @reckert73 that's a great goal and one hell of a first post!
Good luck on your goal and welcome to the forum.0 -
Thanks! I was thinking Monday was the first since it was a holiday. I'm actually 110 miles into my goal of 420 miles this month!!0
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September Target: 60 hours
Week 1- 9hrs
Week 2
9/8-2 hrs
9/9-0.5 hrs0 -
Got in another long ride yesterday, along with some riding on Labor day to get my mileage up for the month. Just returned north today, so will be back to some slower & hillier routes for the next week and a half.
9/1 - 20 miles
9/2 - 44 miles
9/4 - 51 miles
9/5 - 6 miles
9/6 - 26 miles
9/7 - 17 miles
9/8 - 45 miles
Total: 209 miles
Goal: 500 miles
Remaining: 291 miles0 -
Was a little short last month but had 2 weeks of crazy business hope to not have here. Goal 300
9/2 - 20.01 miles, road bike, Riding with the Wed. night group 15.43 ave.
9/3 - 6.08 miles road bike, short ride so pushed it, 16.02 ave.
9/5 - 16.40 miles, road bike, chased home by a thunderstorm (windy) 14.75 ave
9/6 - 36.1miles, road bike, rode bike trail, 97 degrees, 14.02 ave.
9/9 - 19.97 miles, road bike, rode with the Wed. night group. 15.02 ave.
MTD - 98.470 -
My weekday ride is a loop through the neighborhood where I live. So my weekday rides will always be about the same distance. I guess the small variations are where I hit the start and stop on my app. My weekend rides are usually my longer rides, for those I go to a series of multi-use paved trails down by the river.
I have been tweaking the position of my saddle, and now my hands are getting numb. Any suggestions how to prevent this?
9/1 10.75
9/2 10.09
9/3 17.05
9/5 40.11
9/7 17.34
9/8 17.13
9/9 17.15
Goal 300
Total 129
Remaining 170
March 70.3 miles 6.0 hr
April 192.5 miles 14.9 hr
May 144.8 miles 10.9 hr
June 388 miles 28.7 hr
July 293 miles 22.1 hr
August 304 miles 24.0 hr0 -
Wanted to get out before the rain today, but that did not last long.
A short ride is better than no ride.
9/1 - 9.3 miles
9/3 - 16.3 miles
9/5 - 23.7 miles
9/7 - 27.2 miles
9/9 - 21.9 miles
9/10 - 4.6 miles
Total 103 miles
Goal 300 miles
Remaining 197 miles0 -
September 1 - rode 18.4 miles for a duration of 1:20:23
September 4 - rode 18.4 miles for a duration of 1:20:55
September 5 - rode 6.03 miles for a duration of 0:41:41
September 6 - rode 8.51 miles for a duration of 1:00:31
September 7 - rode 18.4 miles for a duration of 1:21:03
September 9 - rode 18.3 miles for a duration of 1:16:14
September Total MIles: 88.04 September Total Hours: 7:00:470 -
I have been tweaking the position of my saddle, and now my hands are getting numb. Any suggestions how to prevent this?
@tcaley4 Do you use gloves when you ride? Do you move your hands around when you ride? Is your seat level, tilted forward or tilted back?
There are a variety of things that can cause numbness... grabbing the bars too tight can be a main culprit as well.
Often times a seat that is slightly tilted forward can cause extra pressure on the hands and make them go numb.
The ulner nerve is usually the reason for numbness and oftentimes a pair of riding gloves can greatly help out with numbness.0 -
Yes, I do wear gloves. In fact, the pair I am wearing now I received for my birthday about two weeks ago. So those are brand new. I try to keep my saddle fairly level. I do need to tilt it up just a tad, because I find myself slidding forward.0
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Sept. 10: 8.4 miles (outside)john_not_typical wrote: »john_not_typical wrote: »
Sept. 3: 8.4 miles (inside)john_not_typical wrote: »Generally, I get to ride outside twice a week and spend the rest of the days on a stationary bike. I'm going to aim for a total of 250 miles and see what happens.
So far for September:
Sept. 1: 9 miles (inside)
Sept. 2: 9.6 miles (inside)
Sept. 4: 9.2 miles (inside)
Sept. 5: 20.4 miles (outside)
Sept. 6: 6.8 miles (inside)
Sept. 7: 7 miles (inside)
Sept. 8: 7.4 miles (inside)
Sept. 9: 8.7 miles (inside)
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9/1 - 25.1 miles
9/2 - 25.1
9/3 - 16
9/5 - 101.1 My fastest century to date, 5:23:24 ride time & 6:22:20 total with 1,447' elevation gain (Ride w/GPS but my computer registered only 893'), albeit void of any climbs but had a decent head wind for more than 20% of the ride at over 10mph and did a fair amount of work pulling the group home in the last 30 or so miles (paying for it this week with bad heat rashes lasting the last three days). Ride stat: TSS of 376, 196 NP, 0.768 IF, and 18.8mph average. Almost ready for my October "A" century ride with 4 times the climbing; I'm hoping to complete it in less than 6 hours ride time.
Ride Time: 8:58:46
Goal: 45:00:000 -
September Target: 60 hrs50 hrs (revised - 60 was too ambitious)
Week 1- 9hrs
Week 2
9/8-2 hrs
9/9-0.5 hrs
9/10-2 hrs0 -
As much of my riding this month (to date) has been in the easier flats and with much slower companions, I realized that I needed some more time at higher intensities. Although I did a short 10 mile sprint session the day I got my TT/Tri bike, I hadn't done much since, so I ended up hopping on an expresso at the gym for some higher wattage short courses, and pushed it on my climb home tonight after the 13 inning loss to the brewers (to let off some steam). Hope my legs won't punish me too hard tomorrow as my running plan has me averaging about 8 miles/day for the rest of this week.
@kcjchang - nice century time!
9/1 - 20 miles
9/2 - 44 miles
9/4 - 51 miles
9/5 - 6 miles
9/6 - 26 miles
9/7 - 17 miles
9/8 - 45 miles
9/10 - 16 miles
Total: 225 miles
Goal: 500 miles
Remaining: 275 miles0 -
Was a little short last month but had 2 weeks of crazy business hope to not have here. Goal 300
9/2 - 20.01 miles, road bike, Riding with the Wed. night group 15.43 ave.
9/3 - 6.08 miles road bike, short ride so pushed it, 16.02 ave.
9/5 - 16.40 miles, road bike, chased home by a thunderstorm (windy) 14.75 ave
9/6 - 36.1miles, road bike, rode bike trail, 97 degrees, 14.02 ave.
9/9 - 19.97 miles, road bike, rode with the Wed. night group. 15.02 ave.
9/10 - 6.0 miles, road bike, quick ride before it got dark.
MTD - 104.470 -
Review ...
March Cycling: 409.33 km (254.34 miles) = 21 hours 55 min
April Cycling: 384.15 km (238.7 miles) = 20 hours 35 min
May Cycling: 259.06 km (160.9 miles) + 45 min cycling inside
June Cycling Inside: 215 minutes on bicycle on trainer in basement = 3 hours 35 min
June Cycling Outside: 493.53 km (306.6 miles) in 1531 min cycling outside = 25 hours 31 min
July Cycling: 130 km in 405 min + 280 min cycling indoors
Aug Cycling: 129.25 km in 474 min + 225 min cycling indoors
Spring has sprung ... or so they tell us. But hopefully with the longer daylight hours and potentially warming temps I might be able to get out there and ride more!!
I'd like to be up and over 200 km cycling outside ... plus I'll probably end up doing a bit inside as well.
Saturday 5 September -- 16 km (50 min) ... outside!
A bit breezy but otherwise not too bad.
Friday 11 September -- 35 minutes on the trainer!!
Better than nothing.
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Total:
Cycling Outside: 16 km (50 min)
Cycling Inside: 35 min
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9/1 - 25.1 miles
.9/5 - 101.1 My fastest century to date, 5:23:24 ride time & 6:22:20 total with 1,447' elevation gain (Ride w/GPS but my computer registered only 893')
Congrats on a good ride. I am working my way up the distance ladder toward doing a century as well. Still have a long way to go.
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Sept. 11: 7.0 miles (inside)john_not_typical wrote: »
Sept. 10: 8.4 miles (outside)john_not_typical wrote: »john_not_typical wrote: »
Sept. 3: 8.4 miles (inside)john_not_typical wrote: »Generally, I get to ride outside twice a week and spend the rest of the days on a stationary bike. I'm going to aim for a total of 250 miles and see what happens.
So far for September:
Sept. 1: 9 miles (inside)
Sept. 2: 9.6 miles (inside)
Sept. 4: 9.2 miles (inside)
Sept. 5: 20.4 miles (outside)
Sept. 6: 6.8 miles (inside)
Sept. 7: 7 miles (inside)
Sept. 8: 7.4 miles (inside)
Sept. 9: 8.7 miles (inside)
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Sept 2 - 3mi
Sept 3 - 1.2mi
Sept 4 - 3mi
Sept 7 - 20.4mi
Sept 8 - 6.6mi
Sept 9 - 19.7mi
Sept 10 - 24mi
Total - 77.9mi
Goal: 250-300mi0 -
That might be the culprit. If you find yourself sliding forward you are more than likely putting more pressure on your hands to keep yourself in place. You might be presently surprised once you tilt it to level.I do need to tilt it up just a tad, because I find myself sliding forward.
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Lovely weather but a little warmer than I expected.
9/1 - 9.3 miles
9/3 - 16.3 miles
9/5 - 23.7 miles
9/7 - 27.2 miles
9/9 - 21.9 miles
9/10 - 4.6 miles
9/11 - 10.7 miles
Total 113.8 miles
Goal 300 miles
Remaining 186.2 miles0 -
16 more miles today, some high wattage, some low.
@tcaley4 - have you considered getting a "quick fit" from a local bike shop? Otherwise there are some good you-tube videos to get you dialed into a decent position (with the help of a friend). See:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrZBjOloChg and 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE3XyTXUIxU for some decent starting ones.
9/1 - 20 miles
9/2 - 44 miles
9/4 - 51 miles
9/5 - 6 miles
9/6 - 26 miles
9/7 - 17 miles
9/8 - 45 miles
9/10 - 16 miles
9/11 - 16 miles
Total: 241 miles
Goal: 500 miles
Remaining: 259 miles0
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