April 2016 Bike Bicycle Cycling Challenge

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  • saphin
    saphin Posts: 246 Member
    Late in this month, but I'll try for 400km this month.

    1st Apr: 12 km
    9th Apr: 22.45 km
    10th Apr: 23.54 km
    11th Apr: 23.85 km
    13th Apr: 30.35 km
    15th Apr: 30.36 km
    16th Apr: 30.93 km
    17th Apr: 25.23 km
    18th Apr: 18 km

    Month to date: 216.71 km
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,611 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »

    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
    Jan: 864.79 km (537.35 miles) = 65 hours 36 min
    Feb: 470.53 km (292.4 miles) = 40 hours 39 min
    March: 917.73 km (570.2 miles) = 66 hours 13 min

    April probably won't be as ambitious as March was because I have three major uni assignments due before the middle of the month and won't be as active. But if I could do what I did last April, that would be nice. :)
    _________________________
    April 2 - 21.43 km (65 min) cycling
    April 3 - 30.4 km (95 min) cycling
    _________________________
    Totals:
    Apr Cycling Outside: 51.83 km (160 min)
    Apr Cycling Inside: 0 min
    Apr Walking: 4 km (50 min)
    Apr Stairs: 0 flights (0 min)
    Apr Time Total: 210 min = 3 hours 30 min
    Apr Distance Total: 55.83 km = 34.6 miles

    April 9 - 24 km (75 min) cycling
    _________________________
    Totals:
    Apr Cycling Outside: 75.83 km (235 min)
    Apr Cycling Inside: 0 min
    Apr Walking: 42.1 km (517 min)
    Apr Stairs: 170 flights (135 min)
    Apr Time Total: 887 min = 14 hours 47 min
    Apr Distance Total: 117.93 km = 73.3 miles


    OK, where was I? I've been through an insane week of assignments, exams, courses, work, etc.


    April 16 - 21 km (65 min) cycling

    April 17 - 27 km (85 min) cycling

    _________________________
    Totals:
    Apr Cycling Outside: 123.83 km (385 min)
    Apr Cycling Inside: 0 min
    Apr Walking: 59.1 km (722 min)
    Apr Stairs: 200 flights (159 min)
    Apr Time Total: 1266 min = 21 hours 6 min
    Apr Distance Total: 182.93 km = 113.6 miles

  • SteveCro
    SteveCro Posts: 788 Member
    I'm in, will set my goal at 400 miles.

    4/1 - 12.06 miles, road bike, 54.12 minutes
    4/2 - 17.66 miles, road bike, 1:25 minutes
    4/8 - Think I sat my goal to high now. We have had a week of terrible weather. Saturday was high of 35 with 16 to 20 mph winds, sleet/freezing rain/snow. All week been cold and rained everyday and windy. 45000 locally without power as winds has been 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50. Rain with snow mix tomorrow again (Friday) and Saturday high of 35 rain in the morning turning to wintery mix in the afternoon. uggggg!!!!
    4/11 - 18.20 miles, road bike, finally the weather straightened up for a ride.
    4/12 - 29.15 miles, road bike, great weather for a change
    4/13 - 19.64 miles, road bike, rode with the Wed. eve ride group
    4/16 - 53.21 miles, road bike, river trails by Evansville, 82*F beautiful day
    4/17 - 8.65 miles, road bike, quick little ride before dark after driving home 5 hours.

    Totals- MTD - 158.57 boy last week of cold, wet, snowy weather is going to make this ruff getting!!!

    Jan. miles - 170.5 bike
    Feb. miles- 245.25 bike
    March miles- 409.78 bike

    Total for 2016- 984.1 bike
  • wobblybots
    wobblybots Posts: 52 Member
    My goal for April is 450km.

    05/04 - 22km turbo
    12/04 - 40k road training ride.
    14/04 - 30km time trial
    16/04 - 83km sportive
    17/04 - 77km sportive

    Total to date: 252km
  • puglife456
    puglife456 Posts: 127 Member
    Great ride yesterday. I couldn't have asked for better weather. I got home with a big appetite but I was able to whip up a healthy dinner and had some yogurt for desert rather than just eating everything in sight :p

    4/4 - 5 miles
    4/5- 15 miles
    4/11- 20 miles
    4/12- 20 miles
    4/15- 20 miles
    4/17- 35 miles

    Total: 115 miles
    Goal: 300 miles
    Remaining: 185 miles
  • SingingSingleTracker
    SingingSingleTracker Posts: 1,866 Member
    April 2: 61.9 Miles -- Duration 4:52:00
    April 3: 13 Miles -- Duration 1:44:27
    April 5: 22.2 MIles -- Duration 1:53:35
    April 7th: 8.76 Miles -- Duration 0:30:00
    April 8th: 3.7 Miles -- Duration 0:25:00
    April 10th: 28.9 Miles -- Duration 1:46:36
    April 11th: 5.96 Miles -- Duration 0:40:54
    April 12th: 5.9 Miles -- Duration 0:38:44
    April 13th: 7.07 Miles -- Duration 0:58:04
    April 14th: 7.92 Miles -- Duration 1:08:21
    April 15th: 5.2 Miles -- Duration 0:30:00
    April 16th: 6.46 Miles -- Duration 0:56:28
    April 17th: 7.68 Miles -- Duration 0:38:27 (Race Warm-Up)
    April 17th 18.7 Miles -- Duration 1:44:18 (Mtn. Bike Race)

    April Total Miles: 170.65
    April Total Duration: 18:26:54

    First MTN BIKE Race for 2016 Report: I broke a spoke during warm ups when the chain slipped off into the spokes. This caused the rear wheel to have enough wobble to rub on the chainstay and slightly bent the derailleur hanger which made shifting not so great. I did the race anyway. Saddle angle kept slipping as I failed to tighten it enough, so that required multiple stops to pound it back into position with my fist. Finished 5th in my age class, 14th overall and was glad to get through the mechanical issues. Bike is heading into the shop for repairs!
  • UmmSqueaky
    UmmSqueaky Posts: 715 Member
    4/1 - 17 miles
    4/2 - 23 miles
    4/3 - 2.5 miles
    4/4 - 24 miles
    4/5 - 16 miles
    4/6 - 23 miles
    4/7 - 9 miles
    4/8 - 17 miles
    4/9 - 18 miles
    4/10 - 61 miles
    4/11 - 17 miles
    4/12 - 23 miles
    4/13 - 24 miles
    4/14 - 23 miles
    4/15 - 23 miles
    4/16 - 9 miles
    4/17 - 21 miles
    4/18 - 29 miles - did manage to get my butt out of bed early enough to take the long way in to work and it was glorious, until I got to downtown. Ugh, traffic + construction + Monday = misery. Looks like rain in the forecast the next few days. If it weren't 30 days of biking I'd take some time off, but instead I'm planning on putting my bike on the train if it's raining the morning and hoping it will be clearer when I ride home.

    Month to date: 379 miles
    Year to date: 945 miles
  • ssbeadlady
    ssbeadlady Posts: 126 Member
    4/1- 2.81 miles
    4/2- 4.31 miles
    4/6 -4.31 miles
    4/8- 4.31 miles
    4/9- 2.81 miles
    4/10-4.31 miles
    4/13-2.81 miles
    4/15-6.04 miles
    4/16-6.04 miles
    4/17-6.04 miles
    4/18-6.04 miles

    April Total so far 49.83
    Goal for April 75.

  • tcaley4
    tcaley4 Posts: 416 Member
    My rides have been pretty limited since my crash last weekend. Was starting to feel better, but went shopping this weekend and picked up a 40 pound box of cat litter, and pulled whatever muscle was starting to heal. Hopefully, this soreness will go away soon.

    04/03 - 42.51
    04/06 - 14.52
    04/07 - 14.26
    04/08 - 19.51
    04/09 - 17.25
    04/12 - 14.19
    04/14 - 17.74 stationary bike indoors
    04/16 - 14.40


    April total: 154.38
    Year to date: 1,027.26

    Jan - 175.9
    Feb - 343.3
    Mar - 353.8
  • tcaley4
    tcaley4 Posts: 416 Member
    SingingSingleTracker wrote: »

    First MTN BIKE Race for 2016 Report: I broke a spoke during warm ups when the chain slipped off into the spokes. This caused the rear wheel to have enough wobble to rub on the chainstay and slightly bent the derailleur hanger which made shifting not so great. I did the race anyway. Saddle angle kept slipping as I failed to tighten it enough, so that required multiple stops to pound it back into position with my fist. Finished 5th in my age class, 14th overall and was glad to get through the mechanical issues. Bike is heading into the shop for repairs!

    Congrats on finishing as well as you did with your mechanical issues. Well done!
  • eddiesmith1
    eddiesmith1 Posts: 1,550 Member
    eddiesmith1 wrote: »
    Ok late to the party on this one. I'm in though 500km (which is about 300 Miles for the metric illiterate)
    I picked up a 2015 Kona Rove AL on a clear-out last week to commute. Great bike. I'm on day 5 of commuting combined with my food shopping from the weekend i have hit 167.1 KM so far, the ride home tonight will be a long one (26 km or so with a stop along the way ) , this is the first riding i've done in two years, i had a beater i did some commuting to my old job on (about half the distance i now do) the ride in is a steady uphill gaining 103meters (makes the ride home nice but man that is tough in the morning). need to work on time the 16km in is taking about 65 minutes the ride home 50.

    As of this morning's ride in I am at 248.4 km so halfway to the target of 500km for the month. Just leaving for the 16km home I may take a spin by the lakefront on the way and add 8km or so - and some protein, when i road it Saturday i was eating bugs a good chunk of the way ;)
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,892 Member
    In for 250 recumbent miles

    04/02 - 12.00 miles
    04/03 - 12.75 miles
    04/04 - 12.50 miles
    04/05 - 12.75 miles
    04/06 - 12.30 miles
    04/07 - 12.75 miles
    04/09 - 12.30 miles
    04/10 - 13.75 miles...101.10 so far
    04/11 - 14.00 miles
    04/12 - 13.00 miles
    04/13 - 13.00 miles
    04/14 - 15.00 miles
    04/16 - 13.75 miles
    04/17 - 12.25 miles...182.10 so far
    04/18 - 13.00 miles

    Chris
  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
    Finally got out for a pleasure ride around the burgh today, so I explored all of the urban riverfront trails late this afternoon. Definitely hard to wipe the smile off my face on that ride as the weather was next to perfect, the scenery was gorgeous, and the trails weren't too busy. Ended up getting in a quick hammerfest expresso ride tonight at the gym as well while warming up for a lifting session, as I managed to maintain about 300 watts for 10 minutes while keeping my heart rate around zone 3-4.

    Having had some success on carbon clinchers for my ironman 70.3 a week ago, I almost pulled the trigger on a great sale today for some HED Jet 5s w. a power meter ($1120), but given how infrequently I race, and how little my shop charges for wheel rentals, I'm just going to stick with my stock semi-aero time trial bike wheels for now, and continue to use speed as a proxy for power, as I only rarely ride on hills in Florida.

    4/1 - 28 miles
    4/4 - 18 miles
    4/5 - 29 miles
    4/6 - 51 miles (Rays vs. Jays @ Tropicana)
    4/10 - 56 miles (Ironman Florida 70.3 - 2:39 bike split, 5:07 total time)
    4/13 - 25 miles (to/from Pirates vs. Tigers, and a nice hard expresso trainer session @ 290 watts)
    4/14 - 15 miles
    4/15 - 13 miles
    4/16 - 13 miles
    4/17 - 11 miles
    4/18 - 29 miles

    Total: 289 miles
    Goal: 500 miles
    Remaining: 211 miles

    @SingingSingleTracker - Congrads on surviving the mechanically challenged race. Good luck with the repairs and I hope you didn't do anything permanently bad to the bike. Still, sometimes mechanical problems can be a nice excuse to upgrade :)
  • SingingSingleTracker
    SingingSingleTracker Posts: 1,866 Member
    Ohhim wrote: »
    @SingingSingleTracker - Congrads on surviving the mechanically challenged race. Good luck with the repairs and I hope you didn't do anything permanently bad to the bike. Still, sometimes mechanical problems can be a nice excuse to upgrade :)

    Thanks.

    The bike was just totally upgraded last week (as in everything except the frame and headset). Looks like it will just be a spoke, and a new derailleur hanger to fix it.

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  • puglife456
    puglife456 Posts: 127 Member


    4/4 - 5 miles
    4/5- 15 miles
    4/11- 20 miles
    4/12- 20 miles
    4/15- 20 miles
    4/17- 35 miles
    4/18- 5 miles

    Total: 120 miles
    Goal: 300 miles
    Remaining: 180 miles

  • SteveCro
    SteveCro Posts: 788 Member
    I'm in, will set my goal at 400 miles.

    4/1 - 12.06 miles, road bike, 54.12 minutes
    4/2 - 17.66 miles, road bike, 1:25 minutes
    4/8 - Think I sat my goal to high now. We have had a week of terrible weather. Saturday was high of 35 with 16 to 20 mph winds, sleet/freezing rain/snow. All week been cold and rained everyday and windy. 45000 locally without power as winds has been 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50. Rain with snow mix tomorrow again (Friday) and Saturday high of 35 rain in the morning turning to wintery mix in the afternoon. uggggg!!!!
    4/11 - 18.20 miles, road bike, finally the weather straightened up for a ride.
    4/12 - 29.15 miles, road bike, great weather for a change
    4/13 - 19.64 miles, road bike, rode with the Wed. eve ride group
    4/16 - 53.21 miles, road bike, river trails by Evansville, 82*F beautiful day
    4/17 - 8.65 miles, road bike, quick little ride before dark after driving home 5 hours.
    4/18 - 18.95 miles, road bike, weather was perfect!!

    Totals- MTD - 177.52 boy last week of cold, wet, snowy weather is going to make this ruff getting!!!

    Jan. miles - 170.5 bike
    Feb. miles- 245.25 bike
    March miles- 409.78 bike

    Total for 2016- 1003.05 bike
  • tcaley4
    tcaley4 Posts: 416 Member
    Got an hour's ride in before the rain started.

    04/03 - 42.51
    04/06 - 14.52
    04/07 - 14.26
    04/08 - 19.51
    04/09 - 17.25
    04/12 - 14.19
    04/14 - 17.74 stationary bike indoors
    04/16 - 14.40
    04/18 - 14.42


    April total: 168.80
    Year to date: 1,041.68

    Jan - 175.9
    Feb - 343.3
    Mar - 353.8
  • UmmSqueaky
    UmmSqueaky Posts: 715 Member
    Love hearing about everyone's rides :)

    4/1 - 17 miles
    4/2 - 23 miles
    4/3 - 2.5 miles
    4/4 - 24 miles
    4/5 - 16 miles
    4/6 - 23 miles
    4/7 - 9 miles
    4/8 - 17 miles
    4/9 - 18 miles
    4/10 - 61 miles
    4/11 - 17 miles
    4/12 - 23 miles
    4/13 - 24 miles
    4/14 - 23 miles
    4/15 - 23 miles
    4/16 - 9 miles
    4/17 - 21 miles
    4/18 - 29 miles
    4/19 - 17 miles - the #30daysofbiking gods continue to smile on me. Rained last night, but let up before I had to bike in. Still got a nice mud stripe up my behind and backpack, but avoided a soaking. And it looks like it's not going to rain on the way home either. Now, just need to remember to take the corners slow. My poor giant is looking a bit beaten from all the falls I've taken in the last 7 months.

    Month to date: 396 miles
    Year to date: 962 miles


  • puglife456
    puglife456 Posts: 127 Member

    4/4 - 5 miles
    4/5- 15 miles
    4/11- 20 miles
    4/12- 20 miles
    4/15- 20 miles
    4/17- 35 miles
    4/18- 5 miles
    4/19- 5 miles (indoor)

    Total: 125 miles
    Goal: 300 miles
    Remaining: 175 miles
  • wayneh73
    wayneh73 Posts: 39 Member
    Apr 04-10 163.2 miles
    Apr 11-17 97.9 miles
    Apr 18-24 30.2 miles so far
    Month to date 291.3 miles
    Year to date 1,567.1miles

    64 miles ahead of my 5000 miles/year pace :smiley:
  • saphin
    saphin Posts: 246 Member
    Late in this month, but I'll try for 400km.

    1st Apr: 12 km
    9th Apr: 22.45 km
    10th Apr: 23.54 km
    11th Apr: 23.85 km
    13th Apr: 30.35 km
    15th Apr: 30.36 km
    16th Apr: 30.93 km
    17th Apr: 25.23 km
    18th Apr: 18 km
    19th Apr: 30.33 km
    20th Apr: 31.92 km

    Month to date: 278.96 km
  • SingingSingleTracker
    SingingSingleTracker Posts: 1,866 Member
    April 2: 61.9 Miles -- Duration 4:52:00
    April 3: 13 Miles -- Duration 1:44:27
    April 5: 22.2 MIles -- Duration 1:53:35
    April 7th: 8.76 Miles -- Duration 0:30:00
    April 8th: 3.7 Miles -- Duration 0:25:00
    April 10th: 28.9 Miles -- Duration 1:46:36
    April 11th: 5.96 Miles -- Duration 0:40:54
    April 12th: 5.9 Miles -- Duration 0:38:44
    April 13th: 7.07 Miles -- Duration 0:58:04
    April 14th: 7.92 Miles -- Duration 1:08:21
    April 15th: 5.2 Miles -- Duration 0:30:00
    April 16th: 6.46 Miles -- Duration 0:56:28
    April 17th: 7.68 Miles -- Duration 0:38:27 (Race Warm-Up)
    April 17th 18.7 Miles -- Duration 1:44:18 (Mtn. Bike Race)
    April 19th 10.9 Miles -- Duration 1:00:00

    April Total Miles: 181.55
    April Total Duration: 19:26:54
  • ThunderZtorm
    ThunderZtorm Posts: 27 Member
    Hi all,
    My cycling in April so far:

    April 1st: 14km
    April 2nd: 71km
    April 4th: 31km
    April 6th: 31km
    April 9th: 71km
    April 11th: 31km
    April 13th: 31km
    April 14th: 31km
    April 16th: 82km
    April 20th: 31km

    To date: 409km.
  • UmmSqueaky
    UmmSqueaky Posts: 715 Member
    4/1 - 17 miles
    4/2 - 23 miles
    4/3 - 2.5 miles
    4/4 - 24 miles
    4/5 - 16 miles
    4/6 - 23 miles
    4/7 - 9 miles
    4/8 - 17 miles
    4/9 - 18 miles
    4/10 - 61 miles
    4/11 - 17 miles
    4/12 - 23 miles
    4/13 - 24 miles
    4/14 - 23 miles
    4/15 - 23 miles
    4/16 - 9 miles
    4/17 - 21 miles
    4/18 - 29 miles
    4/19 - 23 miles
    4/20 - 23 miles

    Month to date: 425 miles
    Year to date: 991 miles

    10 days left of #30daysofbiking! 175 miles to go to 600, so 17.5 miles per day? There's rain lurking in the forecast but fingers crossed I'll make it.

    Also did some jewelry shopping on etsy that arrived recently. I think it's trying to say something. Sometime like I'm obsessed with...something.

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  • tcaley4
    tcaley4 Posts: 416 Member
    edited April 2016
    Still had rain and thunderstorms in the area, so back to the stationary bike. Due to my recent crash, and aches and pains that followed, I'm fairly certain I'm not going to make my goal this month.

    04/03 - 42.51
    04/06 - 14.52
    04/07 - 14.26
    04/08 - 19.51
    04/09 - 17.25
    04/12 - 14.19
    04/14 - 17.74 stationary bike indoors
    04/16 - 14.40
    04/18 - 14.42
    04/19 - 17.98 - stationary bike indoors

    April total: 186.78
    Year to date: 1,059.66

    Jan - 175.9
    Feb - 343.3
    Mar - 353.8
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,892 Member
    In for 250 recumbent miles

    04/02 - 12.00 miles
    04/03 - 12.75 miles
    04/04 - 12.50 miles
    04/05 - 12.75 miles
    04/06 - 12.30 miles
    04/07 - 12.75 miles
    04/09 - 12.30 miles
    04/10 - 13.75 miles...101.10 so far
    04/11 - 14.00 miles
    04/12 - 13.00 miles
    04/13 - 13.00 miles
    04/14 - 15.00 miles
    04/16 - 13.75 miles
    04/17 - 12.25 miles...182.10 so far
    04/18 - 13.00 miles
    04/20 - 12.25 miles

    Chris
  • clarepearhealthkick
    clarepearhealthkick Posts: 82 Member
    Will there be another challenge like this in May? I'm just starting out cycling - mainly on stationary bike at my gym currently as I get used to the very small and painful saddle on my road bike! Since we are only 9 days away from the end of the month, I don't think it's a good idea to suddenly join now but would love to do this in May! It's so inspiring seeing how everyone is doing!
  • SteveCro
    SteveCro Posts: 788 Member
    @tcaley4 - Still had rain and thunderstorms in the area, so back to the stationary bike. Due to my recent crash, and aches and pains that followed, I'm fairly certain I'm not going to make my goal this month.

    Sure hope you get feeling better from the crash.... we are getting the rain yesterday eve into today. My goal this month is looking not so good either.

    Keep up the good work and let yourself mend!

    I about shared your pain last Saturday at a intersection on a bike trail in Evansville. I was at a crossing, cars had a red light, I had the cross walk sign. There was a pickup truck stopped at the light and just when I was at the curb he pulls out to make a right turn on red. I stood on the brakes to keep from broadsiding him and just as my bike was angling down my clip in popped open so I kind of hurdled the bike and stayed on my feet but the bike went down.
  • puglife456
    puglife456 Posts: 127 Member
    @UmmSqueaky love that necklace !!
    @stevecro that has happened to me before... cars taking right turns on red and lucky charms are my two downfalls

    4/4 - 5 miles
    4/5- 15 miles
    4/11- 20 miles
    4/12- 20 miles
    4/15- 20 miles
    4/17- 35 miles
    4/18- 5 miles
    4/19- 5 miles (indoor)
    4/20- 20 miles

    Total: 145 miles
    Goal: 300 miles
    Remaining: 155 miles
  • tcaley4
    tcaley4 Posts: 416 Member
    clarepearhealthkick wrote: »
    Will there be another challenge like this in May? I'm just starting out cycling - mainly on stationary bike at my gym currently as I get used to the very small and painful saddle on my road bike! Since we are only 9 days away from the end of the month, I don't think it's a good idea to suddenly join now but would love to do this in May! It's so inspiring seeing how everyone is doing!

    Yes, this continues month to month. You are welcome to join us anytime.

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