January 2016 Bike Bicycle Cycling Challenge

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  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,872 Member
    I'm in for 250 miles in January!

    1/1 - 13.10 miles
    1/2 - 13.25 miles
    1/4 - 12.25 miles
    1/5 - 12.50 miles
    1/7 - 13.00 miles
    1/9 - 12.50 miles
    1/10 - 13.00 miles ...89.60 miles so far
    1/11 - 12.34 miles
    1/13 - 13.10 miles
    1/15 - 12.50 miles
    1/16 - 12.75 miles
    1/17 - 13.00 miles ...153.29 miles so far

    Chris
  • SingingSingleTracker
    SingingSingleTracker Posts: 1,866 Member
    January 1: 6.24 Miles -- Duration 00:40:23
    January 2: 23.3 Miles -- Duration 1:24:58
    January 3: 28.19 Miles -- Duration 2:16:15
    January 10: 32.1 MIles -- Duration 2:00:00
    January 12: 19.1 Miles -- Duration 1:00:00
    January 14: 18.6 Miles -- Duration 1:00:00
    January 17: 38.0 Miles -- Duration 2:00:00

    January Total Miles: 165.53
    January Total Duration: 10:21:36
  • cowbellsandcoffee
    cowbellsandcoffee Posts: 2,975 Member
    1/1 - 13.3 miles.
    1/7 - 34.5
    1/8 - 13
    1/10 - 21.5
    1/12 - 19.2
    1/14 - 14.4
    1/17 - 52.5

    Total - 168.4 miles
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    Rode my bike Friday and Saturday for the first time in 4 months. Too and from some appointments
    Aqua Spin on Saturday for 60 minutes.
  • konagirl64
    konagirl64 Posts: 211 Member
    I'm in for 375 miles on recumbent stationary bike

    01/01: 23.3 miles
    01/02: 21 miles
    01/03: 11.7 miles
    01/05: 20.3 miles
    01/06: 12 miles
    01/08: 24.1 miles
    01/09: 20.7 miles
    Total miles since 01/01: 133.1 miles
    01/11: 22.9 miles
    01/12: 25 miles
    01/13: 21 miles
    01/14: 21.3 miles
    01/16: 22.6 miles
    Total miles for week: 112.8 miles
    Total since 01/01: 245.9 miles (129.1 left til goal)
    01/17: 25.5 miles

  • melodea
    melodea Posts: 2 Member
    Hi ya, I would love to join this group and log my cycling activity. It's summer here (Melbourne Aus) and stinking hot but I will give it my best. I am aiming to commute a minimum of twice a week!
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,597 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
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    Review ...
    Distances include cycling + walking
    March: 489.8 km (304.3 miles) = 38 hours 4 min
    April: 491.94 km (305.6 miles) = 43 hours 6 min
    May: 361.81 km (224.8 miles) = 35 hours 50 min
    June: 569.53 km (353.9 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
    July: 230.7 km (143.35 miles) = 32 hours 45 min
    Aug: 211.3 km (131.3 miles) = 28 hours 8 min
    Sep: 306.7 km (190.6 miles) = 35 hour 2 min
    Oct: 441.82 km (274.5 miles) = 47 hours 43 min
    Nov: 660.21 km (410.23 miles) = 60 hours 41 min
    Dec: 499.91 km (282.8 miles) = 54 hours 56 min
    Looking forward to an active January!
    Machka9 wrote: »
    First bicycle ride of the New Year!! 38.4 km ... should be almost enough to burn off all the cinnamon rolls I made and ate. :grin:
    Machka9 wrote:
    Saturday 2 January -- 52.06 km with 613 metres of climbing. Plus wind. Plus ... surprisingly chilly. My feet were quite cold when I got in. Plus 0.6 km walk to get shortbread cookie making supplies.

    Sunday 3 January -- 32.8 km!! And that brings 8 days in a row of cycling to an end. I was kind of hoping to do a flat route, and the first 20 km wasn't too bad, but then it got hilly. Oh well, I'm starting to get used to that. :grin:
    Plus 1 km walk.
    Totals:
    Jan Cycling Outside: 123.26 km (380 min)
    Jan Cycling Inside: 0 min
    Jan Walking: 1.6 km (19 min)
    Jan Stairs: 0 flights (0 min)
    Jan Time Total: 399 min = 6 hours 39 min
    Jan Distance Total: 124.86 km = 77.6 miles
    Jan 6 - 21.5 km (65 min) cycling
    Totals:
    Jan Cycling Outside: 144.76 km (445 min)
    Jan Cycling Inside: 0 min
    Jan Walking: 7.7 km (91 min)
    Jan Stairs: 95 flights (76 min)
    Jan Time Total: 612 min = 10 hours 12 min
    Jan Distance Total: 152.46 km = 94.7 miles
    Jan 9 - 77.8 km (245 min) cycling
    Jan 10 - 23.9 km (75 min) cycling
    Totals:
    Jan Cycling Outside: 246.46 km (765 min)
    Jan Cycling Inside: 0 min
    Jan Walking: 22.5 km (276 min)
    Jan Stairs: 200 flights (160 min)
    Jan Time Total: 1201 min = 20 hours 1 min
    Jan Distance Total: 268.96 km = 167.1 miles


    Jan 15 - 25.05 km (75 min) cycling

    Jan 16 - 101.6 km (320 min) cycling

    Jan 17 - 21.6 km (65 min) cycling

    Totals:
    Jan Cycling Outside: 394.71 km (1225 min)
    Jan Cycling Inside: 0 min
    Jan Walking: 40.6 km (492 min)
    Jan Stairs: 360 flights (288 min)
    Jan Time Total: 2005 min = 33 hours 25 min
    Jan Distance Total: 435.31 km = 270.5 miles


    Saturday's ride ... 101.6 km training ride with approx. 560 metres of climbing.

    I cycled from home down to Kettering, then caught the ferry across to Bruny Island. Once there, I cycled down to Alonnah, and back to the Bruny Island Ferry Terminal.

    That's the short story. Now the slightly longer version ...

    Today was a lovely day with a high of about 20C, mostly sunny and a fairly strong south-east wind gusting up to 40 km/h. The wind started a little lighter than that, but got stronger as the day went on. This meant that I had a headwind on the way down, and a tailwind on the way back. That headwind had me worried for a while because I didn't realise how strong it was and was beginning to wonder what was wrong with me that I couldn't seem to get up any speed. At the turnaround point, I overheard a couple people in the shop talking about the wind and saying it had become quite strong. Oh ... heh heh ... maybe that's what was up! And on the way back, I definitely had speed! :grin:

    The first 25 km was from home to the ferry, and that bit contained about half the climbing. So I had quite a hilly start to the ride. The remaining 75 km on the island, had the other half of the climbing, concentrated in the beginning, the bit right around the turnaround point, and the end. The middle gave me a bit of a break.

    The traffic was pretty good. We've got a 1.5 metre law here ... motorists are supposed to give cyclists 1.5 metres. The vast majority of the drivers did that ... there were just two I can remember who cut it pretty close.

    On the ferry ride over to Bruny Island, I met a couple who were also cycling and we chatted the whole way over and a little bit when we had disembarked. That was really nice. We also spotted a seal in the water doing it's body temperature regulation thing with the flipper out of the water. :) They were heading the opposite direction to do a bit of camping (cycletouring).

    There were quite a few other cycletourists along the way as well. :)

    One funny thing happened after I'd been cycling on the island for about 10 km. All of a sudden there was a trumpet! Loud and sounding like it was right next to me!!

    "I'm not feeling that bad after all that climbing for Gabriel to be coming for me now!" I thought.

    It was someone standing on the beach, next to where I was cycling, playing the trumpet. :lol:


    At the end of the ride, I stopped by Rowan's orchard to see where he was in the process of wrapping up his day, and then I cycled down to the ferry terminal to wait for him. We rode the ferry back together and then I caught a lift home.

    I was really pleased with two things in particular:

    1) I managed an 18 km/h average rolling speed. That's the fastest I've ridden in a long time. :)

    2) Last weekend I did a 77 km ride in a total time of 5 hours. This weekend, I did the 75 km on the island in about 4 hours 40 min. I knocked 20 min off that distance! :grin:
  • HopHead28
    HopHead28 Posts: 180 Member
    nice to log on and see everyone having such good months biking. I have had a bit of a set back with a cold that is going on ~2 weeks. I wanted to have my first below 0f ride over the past few days but with this cold I don't think it would be the best idea. Going to the Doc today and hopefully can get some meds and get back in the saddle. Cheers everyone...
  • m1xm0d3
    m1xm0d3 Posts: 1,576 Member
    01/01 - 64.8 @ 17.5 mph
    01/02 - 22.2 @ 22.1 mph
    01/03 - 22.2 @ 21.8 mph
    01/03 - 20.3 @ 20.3 mph
    01/04 - 18.5 @ 18.4 mph
    01/06 - 23.3 @ 18.6 mph
    01/08 - 09.8 @ 19.6 mph
    01/08 - 10.5 @ 20.1 mph
    01/09 - 27.1 @ 18.0 mph
    01/09 - 37.0 @ 19.1 mph
    01/10 - 62.6 @ 19.7 mph
    01/11 - 23.1 @ 23.0 mph
    01/12 - 22.7 @ 22.6 mph
    01/13 - 23.9 @ 23.6 mph
    01/14 - 31.0 @ 20.7 mph
    01/15 - 31.4 @ 20.9 mph
    01/16 - 66.4 @ 22.1 mph
    01/17 - 62.9 @ 20.9 mph
    01/18 - 20.2 @ 20.1 mph

    MTD: 600.4 miles
  • kcjchang
    kcjchang Posts: 709 Member
    1/1 - 38.4 miles
    1/3 - 51.2
    1/4 - 17.5 trainer
    1/5 - 35.6 trainer
    1/6 - 18.2 trainer
    1/7 - 27.9 trainer
    1/9 - 100.3 (computer went south and no data for mid 1/3 of the ride; based on info from guys I finished with ~5:15 moving/6:20 total, 2,130' elevation gain, and ~19mph average.)
    1/11 - 35.4 trainer
    1/12 - 22.8 trainer
    1/13 - 18.2 trainer
    1/14 - 25.0 trainer
    1/15 - 26.8 trainer
    1/17 - 44.6

    Active Time: 24:56:55
    Elevation Gain: 7,046'
    Goal: 40 hours
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,872 Member
    I'm in for 250 miles in January!

    1/1 - 13.10 miles
    1/2 - 13.25 miles
    1/4 - 12.25 miles
    1/5 - 12.50 miles
    1/7 - 13.00 miles
    1/9 - 12.50 miles
    1/10 - 13.00 miles ...89.60 miles so far
    1/11 - 12.34 miles
    1/13 - 13.10 miles
    1/15 - 12.50 miles
    1/16 - 12.75 miles
    1/17 - 13.00 miles ...153.29 miles so far
    1/18 - 12.75 miles

    Chris
  • melodea
    melodea Posts: 2 Member
    Cycled to work and back today - 25km! Yah Me!
  • robburry_85
    robburry_85 Posts: 91 Member
    Can't wait to get back on my bike
  • SingingSingleTracker
    SingingSingleTracker Posts: 1,866 Member
    January 1: 6.24 Miles -- Duration 00:40:23
    January 2: 23.3 Miles -- Duration 1:24:58
    January 3: 28.19 Miles -- Duration 2:16:15
    January 10: 32.1 MIles -- Duration 2:00:00
    January 12: 19.1 Miles -- Duration 1:00:00
    January 14: 18.6 Miles -- Duration 1:00:00
    January 17: 38.0 Miles -- Duration 2:00:00
    January 19: 28.8 Miles -- Duration 1:30:00

    January Total Miles: 194.33
    January Total Duration: 11:51:36
  • laurstroh
    laurstroh Posts: 6 Member
    Hi all! I bike to work every day, making that 11 miles a day, 5 days a week! It's so much fun! It has been raining cats and dogs around here lately though, and I've never looked forward to spring more in my life! Lol! :D
  • m1xm0d3
    m1xm0d3 Posts: 1,576 Member
    01/01 - 64.8 @ 17.5 mph
    01/02 - 22.2 @ 22.1 mph
    01/03 - 22.2 @ 21.8 mph
    01/03 - 20.3 @ 20.3 mph
    01/04 - 18.5 @ 18.4 mph
    01/06 - 23.3 @ 18.6 mph
    01/08 - 09.8 @ 19.6 mph
    01/08 - 10.5 @ 20.1 mph
    01/09 - 27.1 @ 18.0 mph
    01/09 - 37.0 @ 19.1 mph
    01/10 - 62.6 @ 19.7 mph
    01/11 - 23.1 @ 23.0 mph
    01/12 - 22.7 @ 22.6 mph
    01/13 - 23.9 @ 23.6 mph
    01/14 - 31.0 @ 20.7 mph
    01/15 - 31.4 @ 20.9 mph
    01/16 - 66.4 @ 22.1 mph
    01/17 - 62.9 @ 20.9 mph
    01/18 - 20.2 @ 20.1 mph
    01/19 - 42.7 @ 20.8 mph

    MTD: 643.2 miles
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,872 Member
    I'm in for 250 miles in January!

    1/1 - 13.10 miles
    1/2 - 13.25 miles
    1/4 - 12.25 miles
    1/5 - 12.50 miles
    1/7 - 13.00 miles
    1/9 - 12.50 miles
    1/10 - 13.00 miles ...89.60 miles so far
    1/11 - 12.34 miles
    1/13 - 13.10 miles
    1/15 - 12.50 miles
    1/16 - 12.75 miles
    1/17 - 13.00 miles ...153.29 miles so far
    1/18 - 12.75 miles
    1/19 - 12.75 miles

    Chris
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    Too cold for a bike,Mobutu...
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  • SteveCro
    SteveCro Posts: 788 Member
    I'm in ,will go for 150 miles. Mostly indoor with the bike on a trainer. Will sneak a outdoor ride when the Indiana winter allows....

    1/4 - 12.12 miles, 598 calories, 1 hr. 5 minutes road bike, cold ride 34*F when I started 28*F when finished.
    1/6 - 20.81 miles, 1048 calories, 1hr. 37 minutes, road bike, 37- 34*F
    1/7 - 5.22 miles, 282 calories, 25 minutes, road bike, great 50* January day. Just did have time to ride much.
    1/8 - 12.79 miles, 628 calories, 60 minutes, road bike, 40 * F misty rain
    1/9 - 17.17 miles, 940 calories, 1hr. 22 minutes, road bike, 37 * F misty rain
    1/10 - 5.43 miles, 252 calories, 30 minutes, road bike, 14 * F snow flurries.
    1/14 - 21.83 miles,1109 calories, 1hr. 44 minutes, road bike 45* felt like spring
    1/19 - 10.66 miles, 558 calories, 53 minutes, road mike 18*F calm winds and sunny just cold

    Totals - Miles-106.03, Calories- 5415, Time- 516 minutes
  • theedgecoach521
    theedgecoach521 Posts: 10 Member
    I love seeing all these miles, I am also a hard core cyclist. Might I suggest people join strava, then add a group we all follow each other. It's a great way to motivate everyone, plus all kinds of challenges. If you love next to someone or there are people in your area you can meet up, share routes and such.
    I'm on there, since 5/12, also you can see what all kinds of people in your area are doing to.
  • jimmckenna68
    jimmckenna68 Posts: 523 Member
    theedgecoach521 wrote: »
    I love seeing all these miles, I am also a hard core cyclist. Might I suggest people join strava, then add a group we all follow each other. It's a great way to motivate everyone, plus all kinds of challenges. If you love next to someone or there are people in your area you can meet up, share routes and such.
    I'm on there, since 5/12, also you can see what all kinds of people in your area are doing to.

    Well said. If it ain't on starva it didn't happen ( some might say)

  • davoiscool
    davoiscool Posts: 125 Member
    Cyclists unite! 1.5 twice a day for work, and I'm integrating longer rides at the weekend back in. Here I come 100 miles in May!!
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,872 Member
    I'm in for 250 miles in January!

    1/1 - 13.10 miles
    1/2 - 13.25 miles
    1/4 - 12.25 miles
    1/5 - 12.50 miles
    1/7 - 13.00 miles
    1/9 - 12.50 miles
    1/10 - 13.00 miles ...89.60 miles so far
    1/11 - 12.34 miles
    1/13 - 13.10 miles
    1/15 - 12.50 miles
    1/16 - 12.75 miles
    1/17 - 13.00 miles ...153.29 miles so far
    1/18 - 12.75 miles
    1/19 - 12.75 miles
    1/20 - 12.75 miles

    Chris
  • m1xm0d3
    m1xm0d3 Posts: 1,576 Member
    01/01 - 64.8 @ 17.5 mph
    01/02 - 22.2 @ 22.1 mph
    01/03 - 22.2 @ 21.8 mph
    01/03 - 20.3 @ 20.3 mph
    01/04 - 18.5 @ 18.4 mph
    01/06 - 23.3 @ 18.6 mph
    01/08 - 09.8 @ 19.6 mph
    01/08 - 10.5 @ 20.1 mph
    01/09 - 27.1 @ 18.0 mph
    01/09 - 37.0 @ 19.1 mph
    01/10 - 62.6 @ 19.7 mph
    01/11 - 23.1 @ 23.0 mph
    01/12 - 22.7 @ 22.6 mph
    01/13 - 23.9 @ 23.6 mph
    01/14 - 31.0 @ 20.7 mph
    01/15 - 31.4 @ 20.9 mph
    01/16 - 66.4 @ 22.1 mph
    01/17 - 62.9 @ 20.9 mph
    01/18 - 20.2 @ 20.1 mph
    01/19 - 42.7 @ 20.8 mph
    01/20 - 22.7 @ 22.0 mph

    MTD: 665.9 miles
  • konagirl64
    konagirl64 Posts: 211 Member
    I'm in for 375 miles on recumbent stationary bike

    01/01: 23.3 miles
    01/02: 21 miles
    01/03: 11.7 miles
    01/05: 20.3 miles
    01/06: 12 miles
    01/08: 24.1 miles
    01/09: 20.7 miles
    Total miles since 01/01: 133.1 miles
    01/11: 22.9 miles
    01/12: 25 miles
    01/13: 21 miles
    01/14: 21.3 miles
    01/16: 22.6 miles
    Total miles for week: 112.8 miles
    Total since 01/01: 245.9 miles (129.1 left til goal)
    01/17: 25.5 miles
    01/20: 8.2 miles
  • L_Master
    L_Master Posts: 354 Member
    January 1:28.6 Miles - 1:16:23, 3x10 tempo, 1x10 threshold all at 50rpm
    January 2: OFF
    January 3: 27.8 Miles - 1:15:29
    January 4: OFF
    January 5: 22.2 Miles - 1:05:00
    January 6: 31.8 Miles - 1:30:00
    January 7: 33.0 Miles - 1:25:00, 40 min tempo w/sprint surges
    January 8: 21.1 Miles - 1:05:00
    January 9: 42.3 Miles - 1:50:00 - 2x10 min, 8 min threshold + 30 min tempo
    January 10: 52.1 Miles - 2:15:00
    January 11: OFF
    January 12: 35.0 Miles - 1:30:00 - 3 min TT (419w) + 30 min SST w/surges and 5x20s sprints
    January 13: 43.2 Miles - 2:00:00 - 3x10 Threshold, 20 min tempo
    January 14: 18.9 Miles - 1:01:30
    January 15: 30.6 Miles - 1:30:00
    January 16: 50.8 Miles - 2:20:00 - 8 x 1min ON/1min OFF + 3x10 threshold, 10 min tempo
    January 17: 49.5 Miles - 2:55 - COS Racing Team Ride
    January 18: OFF
    January 19: 30.1 Miles - 1:30:00
    January 20: 54.8 Miles - 2:30:00 - 4x1min ON/OFF, 4x10 Threshold, 10 min tempo


    January Total Miles: 524.1 Miles
    January Total Duration: 27:26:52





  • L_Master
    L_Master Posts: 354 Member
    jimmckenna68 wrote: »
    theedgecoach521 wrote: »
    I love seeing all these miles, I am also a hard core cyclist. Might I suggest people join strava, then add a group we all follow each other. It's a great way to motivate everyone, plus all kinds of challenges. If you love next to someone or there are people in your area you can meet up, share routes and such.
    I'm on there, since 5/12, also you can see what all kinds of people in your area are doing to.

    Well said. If it ain't on starva it didn't happen ( some might say)

    And so it is done!

    MFP Strava Group

    Join up if you want!!
  • jimmckenna68
    jimmckenna68 Posts: 523 Member
    L_Master!
    Well done, chum
    Join request submitted!
  • kcjchang
    kcjchang Posts: 709 Member
    jimmckenna68 wrote: »
    Well said. If it ain't on starva it didn't happen ( some might say)

    Debatable, some trainer workouts are more equal than others. And, what happens to the miles when your computer messes up?

    Is it me or does the wattage from Zwift (Computrainer and others also at times) looks low on the magnitude of 20-30+ watts? Flat, no wind, and open road at 20mph I'm around 220-230w but I'm seeing 24mph+ posted from Zwift rides at the same or lower wattage. And much more suspect when the slope increases. Don't know my Cd but it's not that bad (5'8" & ~165#) and COF of my 28s are not that much more than 23/5s. Does the algorithm correct for drafting? In the field I'm using Stages but on trainer I'm using KK VP (way to much flack from the better half as the bike move in and out of the house). In the first few weeks I was adjusting KK VP wattage down (reflected in my Golden Cheetah log but not on Strava) as I was getting into the groove but now my power output has stabilized, I'm getting close enough match in effort. Just wondering.
  • wobblybots
    wobblybots Posts: 52 Member
    02/01 - 45km road
    04/01 - 24km turbo
    10/01 - 50km road
    11/01 - 19km turbo
    15/01 - 24km turbo
    18/01 - 43km road
    20/01 - 24 km turbo

    TDTD - 229km

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