October 2016 Biking Cycling Bicycling Challenge!

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  • Missnu13
    Missnu13 Posts: 65 Member
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    3 Oct-23.5mi
    5 Oct-19mi
    12 Oct-23mi
    14 Oct-18mi
    17 Oct-19mi
    19 Oct-20mi
    21 Oct-21mi
    22 Oct-25mi
    24 Oct-19mi

    187.5/300
  • 35dollars
    35dollars Posts: 831 Member
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    Mon 24 - 23.79 miles

    MTD 345.77 / 400, YTD 2325.68 / 2500

    Just got to the point where I thought - "I've had to change my thick gloves for thinner ones, and the traffic isn't too bad because of the school holiday, for west London commuting this isn't so bad", when it started to rain.
  • 35dollars
    35dollars Posts: 831 Member
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    Tue 25 - 26.33 miles

    MTD 372.1 / 145.01, YTD 2352.01 / 2500

    Finally got my cadence sensor connected. Surprised to discover that I was cycling at low-70s rpm instead of the low-80s I had estimated, and consistently riding a gear or two too high to keep to 80+ rpm. Concentrated on keeping the cadence up and used the gears to adjust and it was revelatory - suddenly so much easier. Now I know how the shaven-legged types have been zooming past me in a blur of pedals*

    (* well, that and the fitness thing, obviously)
  • tristramtrent
    tristramtrent Posts: 257 Member
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    Fitted these in amongst my European travels - still pedalling!
    9/10 12.7 Silchester Tadley
    11/10 5.9 indoor
    12/10 8.7 indoor
    13/10 11 indoor
    14/10 8.2 indoor
    18/10 9 outdoor Beech Hill Pitfield
    23/10 8.9 indoor
    26/10 9.4 indoor


  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
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    Just got in a nice longer ride on my fixie to the polls for some early voting, then up to a greek neighborhood for a gyro this afternoon. Planning a team ride tomorrow, then a social ride with a friend visiting from DC on Thursday before a tempo race ride Friday AM. Suspect I'll get in a final 70 mile ride Sunday then cut back for my IM on November 5th.

    If all goes to plan, I should finish the month around the megameter (1000km) mark, which'll be nice to hit for 4 months in a row, especially leading up to my Ironman.

    10/1 - 80 miles
    10/14 - 17 miles (team ride)
    10/15 - 40 miles (slow recovery w. some threshold intervals)
    10/16 - 69 miles
    10/19 - 115 miles
    10/21 - 26 miles
    10/23 - 65 miles
    10/25 - 37 miles

    Total: 440 miles
    Goal: 400 miles
    Remaining: Done

    2016 Bike Race Schedule:
    Ironman 70.3 Florida - Apr 10 - 5:07:51 (21mph 56 mile time trial bike split)
    Ironman 70.3 Augusta - Sep 25 - 4:43:56 (22.3mph 56.5 mile time trial bike split)
    Ironman Florida - Nov 5

    @35dollars - I've frequently struggled with Cadence. In time trial races and tempo team rides, I'm usually in the mid 80s when pedaling (vs. occasionally coasting), but when I go out for solo recovery rides, I'm spinning in the 70s. Still, my thighs are built wide with 23" circumferences that aren't individually far off from my 30" waistline, so I suspect a cadence of around 80 may actually be optimal for me (looking at riders like Ullrich). Regardless, you'll figure out what is optimal over time.
  • Sp8zmanSpiff
    Sp8zmanSpiff Posts: 57 Member
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    10/25 - 22.3 miles, REB, 297.9 down, 102.1 to go
    10/26 - 22.9 miles, REB, 320.8 down, 79.2 to go

    Rain is keeping me indoors, did two long rides on the recumbent to make the 400 miles. It's going to be close! :-)
  • bocasdelbob
    bocasdelbob Posts: 134 Member
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    Just got back from my morning climb. Not too bad of traffic this morning. Forest Service truck, one other truck and a motorcycle. I was first up the hill though so I got to see the wildlife. I saw about a dozen or so big ole fat wild turkeys. Man o man! If I was a hunter I would have something good on the table tonight.

    So I rode for 12.7 round trip. I hope that doesn't sound too wimpy.
    That was 1,987 feet of climbing according to Strava. Some of that is 8% grade. I think there might be couple hundred yards of 10 %.

    So that puts my October climbing up to
    24,085 feet

    So I need 6,000 feet more to satisfy my 30,000 foot climbing goal.

    Really, I only have 4 more days to pull that off. I don't think I can pull it off.
    But hey, ain't no crying about it. I got off the couch.
    I am going to go weigh. I bet I am down a couple pounds. Probably water weight but still...

    I been experimenting with cadence. Ran a faster cadence this climb. My right knee is thanking me for it.

    Oh, and according to Strava I PR'd 2 segments. (I ain't quite got that figured out yet.)
  • 35dollars
    35dollars Posts: 831 Member
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    Wed 26 - 31.43 miles

    MTD 403.53 / 400, YTD 2383.44 / 2500

    That's it - I'm over the line for the month, with 3 potential cycling days left, and I'm glad because I'm feeling pretty rough with a cold coming on. Might take a rest day tomorrow... or I might just not be a wuss and get on with it - I'll see what I feel like when I drag myself out of bed in the morning!

  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
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    Got in a nice fast ride with my Tri team this morning.

    En route back (as we do an out & back segment) another rider up front decided to pick up the pace and dropped 2 of our slower riders, so although I usually just play along and pull at the prescribed 22-23mph range, with the group down to just 3 stronger riders (including a frequent ironman age group winner), I ended up deciding to just get in 5 miles of pulling at 25mph as a final 12 minute kick to finish off the ride around 160bpm/220 watts as the other two were tiring. Although I'll usually just reserve that sort of thing for my solo rides, and pulls when riding with my Friday group are limited to 2 minutes of pain at ~28mph, it was nice getting in a longer slow burn intense pull to finish off a ride.

    10/1 - 80 miles
    10/14 - 17 miles (team ride)
    10/15 - 40 miles (slow recovery w. some threshold intervals)
    10/16 - 69 miles
    10/19 - 115 miles
    10/21 - 26 miles
    10/23 - 65 miles
    10/25 - 37 miles
    10/26 - 33 miles

    Total: 473 miles
    Goal: 400 miles
    Remaining: Done

    2016 Bike Race Schedule:
    Ironman 70.3 Florida - Apr 10 - 5:07:51 (21mph 56 mile time trial bike split)
    Ironman 70.3 Augusta - Sep 25 - 4:43:56 (22.3mph 56.5 mile time trial bike split)
    Ironman Florida - Nov 5
  • SingingSingleTracker
    SingingSingleTracker Posts: 1,866 Member
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    October 1st 15.58 Miles -- Duration 1:25:07 (MTB Race)
    October 2nd 17.6 Miles -- Duration 1:49:10 (MTB)
    October 4th 11.5 Miles -- Duration 00:59:37 (Recovery Ride)
    October 5th 18.6 Miles -- Duration 1:11:17
    October 7th 11.7 Miles -- Duration 00:58:20 (Recovery Ride)
    October 8th 10.5 Miles -- Duration 1:15:50 (Pre-Ride of 11/5's race course)
    October 9th 13.5 Miles -- Duration 1:28:49
    October 11th 42.9 Miles -- Duration 2:43:08
    October 13th 19.1 Miles -- Duration 1:20:47
    October 14th 6.72 Miles -- Duration 00:40:52 (Recovery Ride)
    October 15th 11.5 Miles -- Duration 1:31:53 (MTB)
    October 16th 37 Miles -- Duration 2:30:45
    October 23rd 28.4 Miles -- Duration 2:02:59
    October 24th 9.03 Miles -- Duration 1:01:44 (MTB)
    October 26th 20.9 Miles -- Duration 1:05:00

    October Total Miles: 274.53
    October Total Duration:22:05:18
  • tcaley4
    tcaley4 Posts: 416 Member
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    Well, the flat tire saga continues, life got in the way and no ride for 4 days, and to have it cut short by a flat tire just sucks. There seems to be a lot of small rocks on the road for some reason. Seems road bike tires don't like small rocks. I don't know if the city hasn't swept the street for awhile or why there are so many, I know we haven't had any good hard rains for awhile that could wash them away. Anyway, I think I'll go back to my hybrid with the bigger/thicker tires for awhile. I hadn't had a flat tire for about 3 months, now I have had 3 in the last 2 weeks. Mileage goal for the month is not going to happen again. :-(


    10/03 - 11.03 time: 0:41 avg speed: 15.9 mph
    10/04 - 15.10 time: 1:00 avg speed: 15.0 mph
    10/06 - 14.71 time: 0:57 avg speed: 15.2 mph
    10/08 - 32.06 time: 2:20 avg speed: 13.7 mph
    10/10 - 14.70 time: 0:52 avg speed: 16.8 mph
    10/11 - 14.91 time: 1:02 avg speed: 14.3 mph
    10/17 - 15.19 time: 0:58 avg speed: 15.6 mph
    10/17 - 07.91 time: 0:32 avg speed: 14.9 mph
    10/18 - 07.91 time: 0:32 avg speed: 14.9 mph
    10/19 - 05.50 time: 0:22 avg speed: 14.7 mph
    10/26 - 36.06 time: 0:36 avg speed: 19.6 mph

    October total: 142.88
    Goal for month: 300
    Year to date: 2,835.25

    Jan - 175.9
    Feb - 343.3
    Mar - 353.8
    Apr - 363.4
    May - 319.1
    Jun - 316.2
    July - 166.1
    Aug - 167.6
    Sep - 368.2
  • bocasdelbob
    bocasdelbob Posts: 134 Member
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    tcaley4 wrote: »
    Well, the flat tire saga continues, life got in the way and no ride for 4 days, and to have it cut short by a flat tire just sucks. There seems to be a lot of small rocks on the road for some reason. Seems road bike tires don't like small rocks.

    Road bike tires... My city has things called goatheads. They grow on things called puncture vines. My solution was a thorn resistant tube and a tire liner like a Mr Tuffy. I can't say I never got a flat after that but I been known to go as long as a year. That configuration is not good for racing though. Makes your wheel too heavy at the circumference. But for climbing, hey, nothing matters not even wind.

    Now I am a mountain biker. I got a thing called tubeless tires. I squirt in this goo called Stan's. I ain't had a flat on those tires in, well, however long I had that bike. A year, has it been a year? I lost track.

  • SingingSingleTracker
    SingingSingleTracker Posts: 1,866 Member
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    October 1st 15.58 Miles -- Duration 1:25:07 (MTB Race)
    October 2nd 17.6 Miles -- Duration 1:49:10 (MTB)
    October 4th 11.5 Miles -- Duration 00:59:37 (Recovery Ride)
    October 5th 18.6 Miles -- Duration 1:11:17
    October 7th 11.7 Miles -- Duration 00:58:20 (Recovery Ride)
    October 8th 10.5 Miles -- Duration 1:15:50 (Pre-Ride of 11/5's race course)
    October 9th 13.5 Miles -- Duration 1:28:49
    October 11th 42.9 Miles -- Duration 2:43:08
    October 13th 19.1 Miles -- Duration 1:20:47
    October 14th 6.72 Miles -- Duration 00:40:52 (Recovery Ride)
    October 15th 11.5 Miles -- Duration 1:31:53 (MTB)
    October 16th 37 Miles -- Duration 2:30:45
    October 23rd 28.4 Miles -- Duration 2:02:59
    October 24th 9.03 Miles -- Duration 1:01:44 (MTB)
    October 26th 20.9 Miles -- Duration 1:05:00
    October 27th 6.11 Miles -- Duration 00:30:55 (Recovery Ride)

    October Total Miles: 280.64
    October Total Duration:22:36:13
  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
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    Had a buddy visiting from up north for work, so he crashed with me on the beach and we ended up doing a nice 26 mile ride for Donuts yesterday morning up/back along the barrier islands before he needed to head off to work. Luckily, he fit my road bike, and brought shoes/helmet, so it worked out well as he rode that and I rode my tri bike. I think it was his first ride on a full carbon bike, and it definitely helped him figure out the benefits to the material which I think comes more from the dull thuds on bumps vs. hard jarring bumps on alumnium (as weight differences are minimal).

    Got in my Friday AM sufferfest ride with my tri-team today. Winds were favorable (8MPH blowing SW) and the route went south, so I put up a slightly improved garmin segment record for a 6 mile stretch at 28.5mph. Still, my old garmin segment was only 2 spots below the new one, and it was done without any wind aid, so I'm not sure if I want to make the ride public and overwrite the old number (as 28.4mph w. no wind is more impressive than 28.5 w. 8mph wind). Regardless, I'm nice and sore now, but glad I got in a final hard ride leading up to my IM in a week. Just planning an easy 60 miler on Sunday, a short 36 miler Monday to reach 1000km for the month, then a 35 mile team ride Wednesday en route up to Tallahassee/Panama City for the race.

    10/1 - 80 miles
    10/14 - 17 miles (team ride)
    10/15 - 40 miles (slow recovery w. some threshold intervals)
    10/16 - 69 miles
    10/19 - 115 miles
    10/21 - 26 miles
    10/23 - 65 miles
    10/25 - 37 miles
    10/26 - 33 miles
    10/27 - 26 miles
    10/28 - 26 miles

    Total: 525 miles
    Goal: 400 miles
    Remaining: Done

    2016 Bike Race Schedule:
    Ironman 70.3 Florida - Apr 10 - 5:07:51 (21mph 56 mile time trial bike split)
    Ironman 70.3 Augusta - Sep 25 - 4:43:56 (22.3mph 56.5 mile time trial bike split)
    Ironman Florida - Nov 5
  • Missnu13
    Missnu13 Posts: 65 Member
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    3 Oct-23.5mi
    5 Oct-19mi
    12 Oct-23mi
    14 Oct-18mi
    17 Oct-19mi
    19 Oct-20mi
    21 Oct-21mi
    22 Oct-25mi
    24 Oct-19mi
    26 Oct-18mi
    28-Oct-21.5

    227/300mi
  • Sp8zmanSpiff
    Sp8zmanSpiff Posts: 57 Member
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    10/27 - 12.0 miles, REB, 332.8 down, 67.2 to go
    10/28 - 22.9 miles, REB, 356.7 down, 44.3 to go

    Still raining! Looks like rain all weekend also. Sad Face! Did a short ride on the recumbent yesterday just to get some miles in. This morning I rode longer, I also upped the resistance to 10 from 9. I didn't think I would last too long at 10, but did just fine. Ended up staying on 10 for 30 minutes!!! Go Me!

    @35Dollars, Congrats on making this months goal.

    @tcaley4, Sorry about the flats. I run Continental Gatorskins on my bike and they seem to be pretty good. I still get flats, though not near as often as I used to. Amazon had a special where the foldable tire was cheaper than the not-folded. Usually the foldable tire is more expensive. That might be something worth checking out. Also I use Park Tools Boot for tire rips and Park Tools patches for punctures. - Good Luck!
  • bocasdelbob
    bocasdelbob Posts: 134 Member
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  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
    edited October 2016
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    3.10.2016 14.3km commute
    5.10.2016 10.6km commute
    7.10.2016 18.1km commute (+a little detour on the way home)
    10.10.2016 11.6km commute
    11.10.2016 10.1km commute
    14.10.2016 5km to work, 20.2km evening ride
    18.10.2016 17.8km commute (+detour to supermarket)
    19.10.2016 11.6km commute
    21.10.2016 12.3km commute
    27.10.2016 14.8km commute
    28.10.2016 11.3km commute
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    146km of 200km October goal done

    Not going to make my goal this month - horrible weather for most of the last week. Today it was sunny, and I was really tempted to do a little evening ride, but my running training plan tells me I should rest before the race on Sunday; so the trip home/work/home will have to be enough. Would have liked to get at least to 150km. Maybe Monday?
    All in all, the weather isn't going to get any nicer in November, so maybe setting my goal next month to 150km in the first place would be more realistic.

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    @Elise4270 Can't help you with the phone holder, sorry. I just start Strava on my phone before I leave and then stuff it in a pocket. During the ride, I use one of these little (probably super old-fashioned nowadays) bike computers that shows speed and distance - can't hatch Pokemon, I'm afraid ;-)

    @bocasdelbob Congratulations on the climb segment PR! Your elevation gain for the month is impressive.

    @tcaley4 Again a flat? Was it the front tire again this time? Maybe you've got something stuck in the rim, though I guess you already checked for that. In any case, I hope that was the last one for a while!

    @sijomial Congrats on the Strava success, that's great! I never scored a bike one, and the only running ones I got are on due to living in an area with few Strava runners, of which fewer still run some of the more "fun" trail segments, and almost none of them are female.

  • bocasdelbob
    bocasdelbob Posts: 134 Member
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    I got another 2000 foot climb in today.
    That puts me up to 26,100 so I have roughly 4000 to go.
    I got Sunday and monday to pull that off.
    -- but --
    on Oct 4 I climbed 2000 but that was before I got my Garmin.
    So I don't know. I think I am going to climb 2000 on each of Sunday and monday to have it on Garmin.
    Strava doesn't show the fourth as a climb. It just shows it as a 14 mile 0 climb bike ride.
    Oh well. I think the weather is supposed to be good.
    Cheers.
    https://www.strava.com/athletes/10878893
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    @_nikkiwolf_ Thanks! I didn't make it out for a real ride yet. I might be wise to wait a bit longer. An inch of recovery doesn't mean I can run/ride miles, yet.

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