May 2017 Biking Cycling Bicycling Challenge!

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  • 35dollars
    35dollars Posts: 830 Member
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    First day of the CycLeague Giro d'Italia event today, so well stoked for that.

    Fri 05 - 26.62 miles: MTD 74.72 / 500, YTD 1376.18 / 4000

    Most of that was into horrible amounts of headwind, occasionally leavened by wild and unpredictable crosswind
  • 35dollars
    35dollars Posts: 830 Member
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    Rare weekend outing for me, for CL Giro day 2

    Sat 06 - 20.36 miles: MTD 95.08 / 500, YTD 1396.54 / 4000
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 24,885 Member
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    Review ... (Distances include cycling + walking)
    March 15: 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 16: 917.73 km (570.2 miles) = 66 hours 13 min
    April: 417.83 km (259.6 miles) = 40 hours 23 min
    May: 267.09 km (165.9 miles) = 36 hours 10 min
    June: 552.1 km (343 miles) = 54 hours 48 min
    July: 709 km (440.5 miles) = 60 hours 41 minutes
    Aug: 775.9 km (482.1 miles) = 54 hours 52 minutes
    Sep: 371.3 km (230.7 miles) = 32 hours 20 min
    Oct: 649 km (403.3 miles) = 49 hours 46 min
    Nov: 403 km (250.4 miles) = 52 hours 16 min
    Dec: 511.05 km (317.55 miles) = 52 hours 2 min
    Jan: 741.9 km (461.0 miles) = 70 hours 3 min
    Feb: 600.5 km (373.1 miles) = 57 hours 30 min
    Mar: 1113.2 km (691.7 miles) = 78 hours 25 min
    Apr: 1181.9 km (734.4 miles) = 76 hours 45 min

    April's goal was 1000 km of cycling, and we did that ... May is a strength-building month.

    May 1 - 3.5 km walking (40 min) + 20.4 km spin bike (44 min) + 1.7 km rowing (12 min)

    May 2 - 6.5 km walking (80 min)

    May 3 - 2.6 km walking (30 min) + 20.9 km cycling (66 min)

    May 4 - 7 km walking (85 min) + 16 flights of stairs (13 min)

    May 5 - 4.7 km walking (55 min) + 7 flights of stairs (6 min)

    May 6 - 163.3 km cycling (515 min) ... May's century ride. :)


    2017 Monthly May
    Walking Distance (km): 24.3
    Walking Time (min): 303.8
    Cycling Distance (km): 184.2
    Cycling Time (min): 625.7
    Stairs Climbed Number: 23.0
    Stairs Climbed Time (min): 18.4
    Other Distance: 1.7 (rowing)
    Other Time: 12.0 (rowing)

    Totals
    Total Distance (km): 210.2
    Total Distance (miles): 130.6
    Total Time (min): 959.8
    Total Time (hr): 15:59:50
  • ladyreva78
    ladyreva78 Posts: 4,080 Member
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    ladyreva78 wrote: »
    New biker here. I'm actually getting my bike middle of this week. This kinda means that I won't really have a target beyond "go out for a ride as often as I can and see how far I can get" for this month. :smile:

    05.05 6.5km
    07.05 8.5km

    Total: 15km

  • 35dollars
    35dollars Posts: 830 Member
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    An even-rarer 2-ride weekend. CL Giro day 3:

    Sun 07 - 31.7 miles: MTD 126.78 / 500, YTD 1428.24 / 4000

    Headwind killed my enthusiasm for going much further, but still pretty pleased with that - slaughtered my previous best climbing total (still not exactly going to win any King of the Mountain jerseys, but getting better)
  • tristramtrent
    tristramtrent Posts: 257 Member
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    I'm back from work trips and starting a log for May. My goal is a bike ride of any length for every day I am at home. There will be more work travel this month so I only have a fortnight or so. Today's was 17 km on the trainer. Best wishes to all with your own goals!
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,811 Member
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    First Century ride of the season ticked off - an organised Audax event round the beautiful New Forest. For people not in the UK please note the New Forest isn't new and mostly isn't a forest!

    Unfortunately it was far harder than it should have been, unexpectedly chilly but I just felt really off colour. Stomach upset early on wasn't exactly ideal.... But the countryside was absolutely beautiful - loads of bluebells and lots of foals for the wild horses too. Was aiming for 6hrs 30mins but did it in 6:44.
    Last 10 miles were a real painful grind.

    This is quite entertaining - an animated satellite view of my ride. https://www.relive.cc/view/975278572


    Month to date: 9 Hours 135 miles 32 Personal Records 4 Activities

    Year to date: 98 Hours 1,644 miles 129 Personal Records 95 Activities
  • mugwortmayd
    mugwortmayd Posts: 4 Member
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    Kicked off May with the first Slow Roll of the season. That worked out nicely!

    05.01 - 8.3 miles
    05.03 - 16.3 miles
    05.06 - 20.3 miles

    MTD = 44.9 miles
  • tristramtrent
    tristramtrent Posts: 257 Member
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    11 km today, cold and windy but at least I got out there
  • 35dollars
    35dollars Posts: 830 Member
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    Mon 08 - 23.94 miles: MTD 150.72 / 500, YTD 1452.18 / 4000

    Horribly cold with masses of headwind on the way home, and I was definitely under-dressed - froze my kitten off
  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
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    3.5.2017 - 15km commute
    4.5.2017 - 5.7km evening ride instead of a run
    8.5.2017 - 13.9km commute
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    34.6km of 200km May goal
  • 35dollars
    35dollars Posts: 830 Member
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    Tue 09 - 26.6 miles: MTD 177.32 / 500, YTD 1478.78 / 4000
  • 35dollars
    35dollars Posts: 830 Member
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    Wed 10 - 39.74 miles: MTD 217.06 / 500, YTD 1518.52 / 4000

  • 35dollars
    35dollars Posts: 830 Member
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    Thu 11 - 26.72 miles: MTD 243.78 / 500, YTD 1545.24 / 4000

    Little things that cause disproportionate amounts of pleasure: 1) found some Garmin gadgets that let me have distance in miles and KM, and speed in MPH but ascent in metres all on the same screen; 2) Weather actually fairly pleasant on the way home.
  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
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    3.5.2017 - 15km commute
    4.5.2017 - 5.7km evening ride instead of a run
    8.5.2017 - 13.9km commute
    10.5.2017 - 24km commute incl. long detour home - lovely sunny weather :smile:
    11.5.2017 - 25.4km commute incl. another detour home, this time in the rain. Ordered rain overpants when I got home!
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    85km of 200km May goal

    eta: By the way, today is "Global Bike to Work Day" according to Strava :)
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 24,885 Member
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    sijomial wrote: »
    First Century ride of the season ticked off - an organised Audax event round the beautiful New Forest. For people not in the UK please note the New Forest isn't new and mostly isn't a forest!

    Unfortunately it was far harder than it should have been, unexpectedly chilly but I just felt really off colour. Stomach upset early on wasn't exactly ideal.... But the countryside was absolutely beautiful - loads of bluebells and lots of foals for the wild horses too. Was aiming for 6hrs 30mins but did it in 6:44.
    Last 10 miles were a real painful grind.

    This is quite entertaining - an animated satellite view of my ride. https://www.relive.cc/view/975278572


    Month to date: 9 Hours 135 miles 32 Personal Records 4 Activities

    Year to date: 98 Hours 1,644 miles 129 Personal Records 95 Activities

    Congratulations!

    So ... what's next? :mrgreen:
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 24,885 Member
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    Review ... (Distances include cycling + walking)
    March 15: 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 16: 917.73 km (570.2 miles) = 66 hours 13 min
    April: 417.83 km (259.6 miles) = 40 hours 23 min
    May: 267.09 km (165.9 miles) = 36 hours 10 min
    June: 552.1 km (343 miles) = 54 hours 48 min
    July: 709 km (440.5 miles) = 60 hours 41 minutes
    Aug: 775.9 km (482.1 miles) = 54 hours 52 minutes
    Sep: 371.3 km (230.7 miles) = 32 hours 20 min
    Oct: 649 km (403.3 miles) = 49 hours 46 min
    Nov: 403 km (250.4 miles) = 52 hours 16 min
    Dec: 511.05 km (317.55 miles) = 52 hours 2 min
    Jan: 741.9 km (461.0 miles) = 70 hours 3 min
    Feb: 600.5 km (373.1 miles) = 57 hours 30 min
    Mar: 1113.2 km (691.7 miles) = 78 hours 25 min
    Apr: 1181.9 km (734.4 miles) = 76 hours 45 min

    April's goal was 1000 km of cycling, and we did that ... May is a strength-building month.

    May 1 - 3.5 km walking (40 min) + 20.4 km spin bike (44 min) + 1.7 km rowing (12 min)
    May 2 - 6.5 km walking (80 min)
    May 3 - 2.6 km walking (30 min) + 20.9 km cycling (66 min)
    May 4 - 7 km walking (85 min) + 16 flights of stairs (13 min)
    May 5 - 4.7 km walking (55 min) + 7 flights of stairs (6 min)
    May 6 - 163.3 km cycling (515 min) ... May's century ride. :)

    May 7 - 2.2 km walking (27 min)

    May 8 - 3.5 km walking (40 min) + 22.5 km spin bike (50 min) + 1.8 km rowing (12 min)

    May 9 - 5.2 km walking (65 min) + 20 flights of stairs (16 min)

    May 10 - 5.4 km walking (65 min)

    May 11 - 3.5 km walking (40 min) + 13 flights of stairs (10 min)

    May 12 - 2.5 km walking (30 min) + 12 flights of stairs (9 min)


    2017 Monthly May
    Walking Distance (km): 46.6
    Walking Time (min): 582.5
    Cycling Distance (km): 184.2
    Cycling Time (min): 675.7
    Stairs Climbed Number: 68.0
    Stairs Climbed Time (min): 54.4
    Other Distance: 3.5 Rowing
    Other Time: 24.0 Rowing

    Totals
    Total Distance (km): 234.3
    Total Distance (miles): 145.6
    Total Time (min): 1336.6
    Total Time (hr): 22:16:35
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,811 Member
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    Machka9 wrote: »
    sijomial wrote: »
    First Century ride of the season ticked off - an organised Audax event round the beautiful New Forest. For people not in the UK please note the New Forest isn't new and mostly isn't a forest!

    Unfortunately it was far harder than it should have been, unexpectedly chilly but I just felt really off colour. Stomach upset early on wasn't exactly ideal.... But the countryside was absolutely beautiful - loads of bluebells and lots of foals for the wild horses too. Was aiming for 6hrs 30mins but did it in 6:44.
    Last 10 miles were a real painful grind.

    This is quite entertaining - an animated satellite view of my ride. https://www.relive.cc/view/975278572


    Month to date: 9 Hours 135 miles 32 Personal Records 4 Activities

    Year to date: 98 Hours 1,644 miles 129 Personal Records 95 Activities

    Congratulations!

    So ... what's next? :mrgreen:

    @Machka9
    My next big event is a 205km Audax called The London Ditchling Devil.

    "The London Ditchling Devil, a 200km Audax from Wimbledon in South London visiting Ditchling Beacon and The Devils *kitten* along the South Coast before coming home to Richmond Park.

    The Ditchling Devil is a traditional non-competitive day tour where the emphasis is simply on completing the route and enjoying the day. We start outside the Windmill tearooms on Wimbledon common and ride out to of London through Chipstead to the elevenses stop at Highbrook Village hall nr Ardingly (50km). From there its more quiet country roads towards the coast where we bounce of Brighton via Ditchling Beacon and the Devils *kitten* before heading for lunch at Upper Beeding Village Hall near Steyning (105km). Then it's an easy hop over to Chiddingfold (146km) for some afternoon tea and cake - can you spot a pattern here? - before the gradual climb towards the Surrey Hills and the final dash for home to the Roehampton Gate Café in Richmond Park (205km).

    Read more at http://www.cyclosport.org/event/04-Jun-2017/UK/the-london-ditchling-devil.html#8CfeO6SuiHOusAEo.99"

    Lives up to the description of an eating competition held in beautiful countryside.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,811 Member
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    sijomial wrote: »
    First Century ride of the season ticked off - an organised Audax event round the beautiful New Forest. For people not in the UK please note the New Forest isn't new and mostly isn't a forest!

    Unfortunately it was far harder than it should have been, unexpectedly chilly but I just felt really off colour. Stomach upset early on wasn't exactly ideal.... But the countryside was absolutely beautiful - loads of bluebells and lots of foals for the wild horses too. Was aiming for 6hrs 30mins but did it in 6:44.
    Last 10 miles were a real painful grind.

    This is quite entertaining - an animated satellite view of my ride. https://www.relive.cc/view/975278572


    Month to date: 9 Hours 135 miles 32 Personal Records 4 Activities

    Year to date: 98 Hours 1,644 miles 129 Personal Records 95 Activities

    Couple of decent rides this week, need to work on my hill climbing which is my worst aspect....

    Month to date: 15 Hours 234 miles 41 Personal Records 7 Activities

    Year to date: 1048 Hours 1,743 miles 138 Personal Records 98 Activities
  • mugwortmayd
    mugwortmayd Posts: 4 Member
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    05.01 - 8.3 miles Slow Roll
    05.03 - 16.3 miles
    05.06 - 20.3 miles
    05.08 - 11.2 miles Slow Roll
    05.10 - 12 miles
    05.14 - 21.5 miles

    MTD - 89.6

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