August Cycling Challenge 2013

reggiepe

8/1 - 8.46 miles
8/2 - 8.61 miles
8/3 - 8.41 miles
8/4 - 9.35 miles
8/5 - 8.48 miles
8/6 - 8.41 miles
8/7 - 14.38 miles
8/8 - 14.58 miles
8/9 - 12.84 miles
8/10 - 0 miles
8/11 - 13.80 miles
8/12 - 10.72 miles
8/13 - 9.12 miles
8/14 - 9.87 miles
8/15 - 0.0 miles
8/16 - 9.12 miles
8/17 - 9.47 miles
8/18 - 0.0 miles
8/19 - 7.39 miles
8/20 - 9.28 miles
8/21 - 0.0 miles
8/22 - 9.3 miles
8/23 - 7.41 miles
8/24 - 10.06 miles
8/25 - 8.42 miles
8/26 - 10.06 miles

Goal - 200 miles
MTD - 217.44 miles
YTD - 539.85 miles

DianneP6772

Are you doing this for September? If so, i would like to join. Cycling is my exercise! But just found this thread. How do i add cycling ticker? Thanks

gregsonevans

Count:
32 Activities
Distance:
809.09 mi
Time:
60:29:47 h:m:s
Elevation Gain:
22,908 ft
Avg Speed:
13.4 mph
Avg HR:
127 bpm
Calories:
54,535 C
Max Distance:
100.12 mi

bwogilvie

With five days to go, here's how I stand:

17 rides, for a total of 431.5 miles and 22,013 feet of climbing, average speed 12.2 mph. 15,857 calories.

Longest ride: 65.1 miles (the D2R2 100K), 6,631 feet climbing, average speed 11 mph. Half the ride and the vast majority of the climbing were on gravel roads.

faugsu

8-2 12 miles
8-3 12
8-5 26
8-7 26
8-9 26
8-11 13
8-12 27
8-14 27
8-17 26
8-22 27
8-24 35
8-26 13
8-27 31

duntov1966

First month tracking rides in the forum

8/1 - 10.6 miles (std Thursday night ride on the 'Greenway'.
8/4 - 4.5 miles (was camping prior weekend - sore and tired)
8/5 - 6.3 miles (warm up spinning muscles - hope for long ride on Tuesday)
8/7 - 12.2 miles (15.9 mph avgerage over 12 miles)
8/9 - 15.2 miles (rode to work and back)
8/10 - 12.5 miles (14.4 avg mph)
8/11 - 6.5 miles
8/12 - 5 miles
8/13 - 11 miles
8/14 - 5.6 miles
8/15 - 9.2 mile
8/17 - 6.5 miles
8/21 - 6.5 miles
8/22 - 10 miles
8/23 - 10 miles
8/24 - 6 miles (very hot = 90+)
8/26 - 6 miles (100 degree heat)

MTD = 143 miles in August

autumnlily31185

August goal 266 miles

8/1 -6.5 miles (30 mins)
8/2 -14.5 miles (70 mins)
8/4 -10 miles (46 mins)
8/5 -11.5 miles (51 mins)
8/6 -10 miles (45 mins)
8/7 -15 miles (70 mins)
8/8 - Rest Day
8/9 - 5 miles (21 mins)
8/10- Rest
8/11- Walked around at a Flea Market
8/12- 8 miles (37mins) Caught a cold from my husband but had to get something in or I will not make goal.
8/13 -Rest, slight fever
8/14 - 8 miles (36mins)
8/15 -15 miles (68 mins)
8/16 -8 miles (37mins)
8/17 -4hours of walking at aquarium/market
8/18 -12 miles (52mins)
8/19 -13 miles (57mins)
8/20 -20 miles (90mins)
8/21 -15 miles (66mins)
8/22 - Rest Day
8/23 -15 miles (65mins) so unmotivated during this entire workout and really wanted to quit, but i am proud that i didnt
8/24 - Family get together, swam a little bit
8/25 -5.5 miles (23mins) Didn't get home til 9 after a busy day, but needed to get something in.
8/26 -17 miles (72mins)
8/27 -10 miles (44mins)

FruityLoops

01/08 - 3.73 miles (recumbent stationary) - at the gym
02/08 - 5.56 miles (road)
06/08 - 16 miles (off-road) - on holiday
08/08 - 10 miles (mixed road/off-road) - on holiday
12/08 - 5.32 miles (road) - cycled to the gym
13/08 - 6.27 miles (road)
16/08 - 5.32 miles (road) - cycled to the gym
19/08 - 8.05 miles (road)
21/08 - 4.35 miles (recumbent stationary) - at the gym
23/08 - 7.94 miles (road)
26/08 - 7.43 miles (road)
27/08 - 7.79 miles (mixed road/off-road)

MTD = 87.76 miles
Remaining = 12.24 miles

drfrink

Today was a beautiful day for riding. 14.29miles.

reggiepe

8/1 - 8.46 miles
8/2 - 8.61 miles
8/3 - 8.41 miles
8/4 - 9.35 miles
8/5 - 8.48 miles
8/6 - 8.41 miles
8/7 - 14.38 miles
8/8 - 14.58 miles
8/9 - 12.84 miles
8/10 - 0 miles
8/11 - 13.80 miles
8/12 - 10.72 miles
8/13 - 9.12 miles
8/14 - 9.87 miles
8/15 - 0.0 miles
8/16 - 9.12 miles
8/17 - 9.47 miles
8/18 - 0.0 miles
8/19 - 7.39 miles
8/20 - 9.28 miles
8/21 - 0.0 miles
8/22 - 9.3 miles
8/23 - 7.41 miles
8/24 - 10.06 miles
8/25 - 8.42 miles
8/26 - 10.06 miles
8/27 - 3.94 miles

Goal - 200 miles
MTD - 221.38 miles
YTD - 543.79 miles

sajeffe

8/1 - 0
8/2 - 7.0 miles.
8/3 - 7.2 miles.
8/4 - 1.2 miles. I mowed today instead of riding.
8/5 - 1.0 miles. I finished mowing today instead of riding. Neighbor a couple doors down got hit on his bike Friday (hit & run). He didn't even fall, but wound up with a compound fracture of his left elbow. Be careful out there people. AND WEAR A HELMET.
8/6 - 5.4 miles outside on a rainy day. Found a farmer's dog dead on the side of the road. Sad.
8/7 - 6.2 miles.
8/8 - 5.5 miles. My first ride without my Walkman (external speakers, not earbuds). I require music.
8/9 - 0 miles. Rest day.
8/10 - 10.0 miles. That's my longest ever ride. I've done 10 miles before, but split in two. It was also my fastest ride, averaging 11.8mph. It was hard. I am a wimp. That is okay.
8/11 - 4.4 miles. Had to cut my route short because I was again attacked by dogs. Got my leg pretty good. The really scary thing about it is that since I'd never seen those dogs before on that route, they scared the crap out of me and I turned my bike such that if there had been a car coming from either direction (50 mph speed limit road), I would have been dead. I cannot ride fast enough to out-run the dogs. I almost cried.
8/12 - 6 miles (another new route).
8/13 - 4.9 miles between storms (barely got home in time).
8/14 - 7.5 miles (took neighbor with me for the first 2 miles, then on my own).
8/15 - 3.3 miles (short ride cuz I had to mow too).
8/16 - 0 miles. Mowed instead. Finally found out that the dog that bit me is up to date on shots.
8/17 - 0 miles. Too fatigued.
8/18 - 0 miles. 45 minutes of mowing soggy yard instead.
8/19 - 2.5 miles in the dark. Way too many bugs at night on rural route. Ewww.
8/20 - 5.9 miles. I felt sluggish, but the numbers tell me I did okay.
8/21 - 5.9 miles.
8/22 - 6.3 miles.
8/23 - 5.2 miles. Would have liked to go a little more, but I rode faster than usual and it was 92 degrees outside.
8/24 - 0 miles. Stormy day.
8/25 - 8.2 miles. Longest ride since the dog bite (still healing). I felt sluggish, but still managed to average 10.3 mph which is satisfactory for me. Saw two dead snakes along the way. Ewww.
8/26 - 0 miles. Mowed instead.
8/27 - 1 mile. Haha. I mowed instead.



Goal = 100 miles.
Accomplished MTD = 104.6 miles.
Remaining miles = 0. Goal reached on 8/25.

CricketKate

I've been off of my bike for the past week due to camping and fishing and getting children back to school. This evening I got in a 20.9 mile ride.

CricketKate

Are you doing this for September? If so, i would like to join. Cycling is my exercise! But just found this thread. How do i add cycling ticker? Thanks

I'm sorry that I missed your question, I have been out of town. I will definitely be starting a new thread in September and will put the link in this thread when I do. You can create a cycling ticker at Tickerfactory.com. Then just copy and paste the url code. Hope this helps. Welcome!

anaconda469

Are you doing this for September? If so, i would like to join. Cycling is my exercise! But just found this thread. How do i add cycling ticker? Thanks

I'm sorry that I missed your question, I have been out of town. I will definitely be starting a new thread in September and will put the link in this thread when I do. You can create a cycling ticker at Tickerfactory.com. Then just copy and paste the url code. Hope this helps. Welcome!

I am in training to ride an event over the Cascade Mountains, so I am interested in joining. I am in the Move your A## challenge for this month, so I am definitely interested for September.

m1xm0d3

8/01 - 12.57
8/02 - 12.40
8/03 - 12.11
8/04 - 13.08 (AM)
8/04 - 06.71 (PM)
8/05 - 23.10
8/06 - 12.06 [42:52 @ 16.9 mph]
8/07 - 06.18 [22:51 @ 16.2 mph] (AM)
8/07 - 10.18 [36:59 @ 16.5 mph] (Noon)
8/07 - 12.03 [43:59 @ 16.4 mph] (PM)
8/08 - 06.24 [26:21 @ 14.2 mph] (AM)
8/08 - 10.24 [37:06 @ 16.6 mph] (Noon)
8/09 - 12.02 [43:19 @ 16.7 mph]
8/12 - 06.18 [23:11 @ 16.0 mph] (AM)
8/12 - 09.74 [36:28 @ 16.0 mph] (Noon)
8/12 - 12.07 [43:59 @ 16.5 mph] (PM)
8/13 - 06.22 [25:00 @ 14.9 mph] (AM)
8/13 - 10.12 [38:32 @ 15.8 mph] (Noon)
8/14 - 06.18 [21:15 @ 17.5 mph] (AM)
8/14 - 10.15 [39:06 @ 15.6 mph] (Noon)
8/14 - 12.12 [43:09 @ 16.8 mph] (PM)
8/16 - 8/24 ***VACATION***
8/25 - 08.34 [33:27 @ 15.0 mph] (PM)
8/26 - 12.09 [43:27 @ 16.7 mph] (PM)
8/27 - 06.15 [23:00 @ 16.1 mph] (AM)
8/27 - 10.12 [38:11 @ 15.9 mph] (Noon)
8/27 - 07.24 [27:00 @ 16.0 mph] (PM)


MTD - 265.64
GOAL - 300

PaulHalicki

8/4 - 9 miles
8/5 - 11 miles
8/6 - 14 miles
8/7 - 30 miles
8/9 - 17 miles
8/11 - 17 miles
8/14 - 13 miles
8/15 - 14 miles
8/16 - 24 miles
8/17 - 20 miles
8/18 - 8 miles
8/20 - 11 miles
8/21 - 33 miles
8/24 - 44 miles
8/25 - 32 miles
8/27 - 13 miles

Total so far 310 miles.

IronPhyllida

1st Aug - 34.72 miles
2nd Aug - 21.12 miles
3rd Aug - day off
4th Aug - day off
5th Aug - 34.61 miles
6th Aug - 34.78 miles
7th Aug - 34.66 miles
8th Aug - 34.80 miles
9th Aug - 34.67 miles
10th Aug - day off
11th Aug - day off
12th Aug - 34.65 miles
13th Aug - 34.68 miles
14th Aug - 34.72 miles
15th Aug - run 10k
16th Aug - run 5k
17th Aug - swim 1.5k
18th Aug - swim 1.75k
19th Aug - 34.73 miles
20th Aug - 34.77 miles
21st Aug - 34.66 miles
22nd Aug - run 10k
23rd Aug - REST
24th Aug - Gym
25th Aug - Swim
26th Aug - REST
27th Aug - 34.69 miles + 1750m swim
28th Aug - run

Total: 472.44 miles
Target: 500 miles
Remaining: 27.56 miles

FruityLoops

01/08 - 3.73 miles (recumbent stationary) - at the gym
02/08 - 5.56 miles (road)
06/08 - 16 miles (off-road) - on holiday
08/08 - 10 miles (mixed road/off-road) - on holiday
12/08 - 5.32 miles (road) - cycled to the gym
13/08 - 6.27 miles (road)
16/08 - 5.32 miles (road) - cycled to the gym
19/08 - 8.05 miles (road)
21/08 - 4.35 miles (recumbent stationary) - at the gym
23/08 - 7.94 miles (road)
26/08 - 7.43 miles (road)
27/08 - 7.79 miles (mixed road/off-road)
28/08 - 5.96 miles (mixed road/off-road)

MTD = 93.72 miles
Remaining = 6.28 miles

IronPhyllida

8/4 - 1.2 miles. I mowed today instead of riding.
8/5 - 1.0 miles. I finished mowing today instead of riding.
8/15 - 3.3 miles (short ride cuz I had to mow too).
8/16 - 0 miles. Mowed instead.
8/18 - 0 miles. 45 minutes of mowing soggy yard instead.
8/26 - 0 miles. Mowed instead.
8/27 - 1 mile. Haha. I mowed instead.

Is this the same patch of grass you're mowing.......?:laugh:

PaulHalicki

Looks like everyone is going to meet their goals!

NaoyukiTai

With a nice weather, I hit the mark!
I missed the goal by 16 miles last month, and I have two days to spare this month.
It was a "challenge". Looking forward to the next month.

Total: 310.68

8/2/2013 7.11
8/2/2013 9.25
8/4/2013 4.31
8/4/2013 2.2
8/6/2013 9.26
8/6/2013 13.25
8/8/2013 7.18
8/8/2013 9.25
8/10/2013 42.46
8/11/2013 5.44
8/12/2013 9.2
8/12/2013 9.25
8/13/2013 7.12
8/15/2013 5.07
8/16/2013 9.31
8/16/2013 3.33
8/16/2013 9.28
8/17/2013 25.89
8/19/2013 9.46
8/19/2013 4.28
8/19/2013 9.26
8/20/2013 7.17
8/21/2013 9.36
8/21/2013 19.82
8/22/2013 7.15
8/22/2013 9.3
8/23/2013 7.1
8/23/2013 9.24
8/25/2013 11.5
8/27/2013 9.62
8/27/2013 9.26

karenleona

After having my second knee replacement in June I am just now starting to get back to riding for 30 min or so. Can I join the challenge for september? This may give me the motivation to work harder

gregsonevans

Count:
33 Activities
Distance:
872.79 mi
Time:
65:32:48 h:m:s
Elevation Gain:
24,018 ft
Avg Speed:
13.3 mph
Avg HR:
127 bpm
Calories:
59,081 C
Max Distance:
100.12 mi

m1xm0d3

Questionable weather and high humdity kept me from riding to work and back today but then I felt guilty about not riding so I went home on lunch and rode my 12 mile course and completed it with the highest average speed ever! 17.1 mph I gotta say I am thrilled.

12.09 miles - 42:25 @ 17.1 mph

Gonna try to ride again this evening before dusk if the weather holds out.

Does anyone else get hot spots on the balls of their feet while riding? Happens to me when I ride for at least 7 miles.

autumnlily31185

August goal 266 miles

8/1 -6.5 miles (30 mins)
8/2 -14.5 miles (70 mins)
8/4 -10 miles (46 mins)
8/5 -11.5 miles (51 mins)
8/6 -10 miles (45 mins)
8/7 -15 miles (70 mins)
8/8 - Rest Day
8/9 - 5 miles (21 mins)
8/10- Rest
8/11- Walked around at a Flea Market
8/12- 8 miles (37mins) Caught a cold from my husband but had to get something in or I will not make goal.
8/13 -Rest, slight fever
8/14 - 8 miles (36mins)
8/15 -15 miles (68 mins)
8/16 -8 miles (37mins)
8/17 -4hours of walking at aquarium/market
8/18 -12 miles (52mins)
8/19 -13 miles (57mins)
8/20 -20 miles (90mins)
8/21 -15 miles (66mins)
8/22 - Rest Day
8/23 -15 miles (65mins) so unmotivated during this entire workout and really wanted to quit, but i am proud that i didnt
8/24 - Family get together, swam a little bit
8/25 -5.5 miles (23mins) Didn't get home til 9 after a busy day, but needed to get something in.
8/26 -17 miles (72mins)
8/27 -10 miles (44mins)
8/28 -11 miles (48mins)

mlove351

8/4 17.25mi road 1hr 1416 cals burned
8/5 7.25mi stationary 30min 580 cals burned
8/7 10.75mi stationary 40 min 780 cals burned
8/11 12mi road 54min 1120 cals burned
8/12 12 mi road 55min 1120 cals burned
8/14 5mi stationary 15min (tread mill 15min; swim 20min) total cals~ 950
8/17 18mi hybrid bike on Raritan & Canal Trail 2 hours ~1500 cals
8/19 6.85mi road 37min 633 cals
8/20 10.58 mi road 1014cals
8/27 16.01 mi stationary 1019 cals pace 16mph 5966 ft climbed

sajeffe

After having my second knee replacement in June I am just now starting to get back to riding for 30 min or so. Can I join the challenge for september? This may give me the motivation to work harder

Absolutely! CrickettKate starts a new thread every month for us. Congrats on the knee replacement. Hope it's the last you'll need.

sajeffe

8/4 - 1.2 miles. I mowed today instead of riding.
8/5 - 1.0 miles. I finished mowing today instead of riding.
8/15 - 3.3 miles (short ride cuz I had to mow too).
8/16 - 0 miles. Mowed instead.
8/18 - 0 miles. 45 minutes of mowing soggy yard instead.
8/26 - 0 miles. Mowed instead.
8/27 - 1 mile. Haha. I mowed instead.

Is this the same patch of grass you're mowing.......?:laugh:

Haha. Yep. I'm disabled so I'm wimpy. It takes me two to three days to mow my yard. We've had a lot of rain this year, so it's been rough. Usually if I mow, I can't ride too due to my health issues. But at least I keep moving as much as my limits allow.

sajeffe

8/1 - 0
8/2 - 7.0 miles.
8/3 - 7.2 miles.
8/4 - 1.2 miles. I mowed today instead of riding.
8/5 - 1.0 miles. I finished mowing today instead of riding. Neighbor a couple doors down got hit on his bike Friday (hit & run). He didn't even fall, but wound up with a compound fracture of his left elbow. Be careful out there people. AND WEAR A HELMET.
8/6 - 5.4 miles outside on a rainy day. Found a farmer's dog dead on the side of the road. Sad.
8/7 - 6.2 miles.
8/8 - 5.5 miles. My first ride without my Walkman (external speakers, not earbuds). I require music.
8/9 - 0 miles. Rest day.
8/10 - 10.0 miles. That's my longest ever ride. I've done 10 miles before, but split in two. It was also my fastest ride, averaging 11.8mph. It was hard. I am a wimp. That is okay.
8/11 - 4.4 miles. Had to cut my route short because I was again attacked by dogs. Got my leg pretty good. The really scary thing about it is that since I'd never seen those dogs before on that route, they scared the crap out of me and I turned my bike such that if there had been a car coming from either direction (50 mph speed limit road), I would have been dead. I cannot ride fast enough to out-run the dogs. I almost cried.
8/12 - 6 miles (another new route).
8/13 - 4.9 miles between storms (barely got home in time).
8/14 - 7.5 miles (took neighbor with me for the first 2 miles, then on my own).
8/15 - 3.3 miles (short ride cuz I had to mow too).
8/16 - 0 miles. Mowed instead. Finally found out that the dog that bit me is up to date on shots.
8/17 - 0 miles. Too fatigued.
8/18 - 0 miles. 45 minutes of mowing soggy yard instead.
8/19 - 2.5 miles in the dark. Way too many bugs at night on rural route. Ewww.
8/20 - 5.9 miles. I felt sluggish, but the numbers tell me I did okay.
8/21 - 5.9 miles.
8/22 - 6.3 miles.
8/23 - 5.2 miles. Would have liked to go a little more, but I rode faster than usual and it was 92 degrees outside.
8/24 - 0 miles. Stormy day.
8/25 - 8.2 miles. Longest ride since the dog bite (still healing). I felt sluggish, but still managed to average 10.3 mph which is satisfactory for me. Saw two dead snakes along the way. Ewww.
8/26 - 0 miles. Mowed instead.
8/27 - 1 mile. Haha. I mowed instead.
8/28 - 0 miles. Happy Birthday, meeeeeeeee. :flowerforyou:


Goal = 100 miles.
Accomplished MTD = 104.6 miles.
Remaining miles = 0. Goal reached on 8/25.

travislee9883

Always loved biking but I fell to the inactive side due to anxieties and depression but recently I got back into it and been biking little by little each day some days its 3 or 5 one day I did 20 my goal is to lose weight and get in shape and get my endurance back up cause I have a dream to hop on my bike and hit the open road with no worries or stress. I'm thinking of riding somewhere in the east like upstate new York by summer of 2015.