August Cycling Challenge 2013
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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
29th Aug - 17.51 miles
Total: 489.95 miles
Target: 500 miles
Remaining: 10.05 miles0 -
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR YESTERDAY SAJEFFE!!!!:drinker: :flowerforyou:0
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Hi there, it's the first bit the hurts, the rest just follows... Wish you best of luck on your road to a full recovery and look forward to seeing you in the September Cycling Challenge, it'll be tougher with darker mornings/nights but it will all be good.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.
Well done :glasses: :flowerforyou:0 -
That's not wimpy at all! I just had an image of this massive field you were mowing all the time :flowerforyou:
Is this the same patch of grass you're mowing.......?:laugh: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.
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.
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I live in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and don't have a car.....use my bike for most of my transportation. Also, this past week I have been vacationing in Prince Edward Island and biking the Trans Canada Trail......total biking minutes in August so far is 3059. My average speed is 13 km/hr; for a total of 662 km.0
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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.
Best of luck with your goals. You can do it! Though upstate NY sounds like a lot of hills. I admire those who can do hills. 0 -
That's not wimpy at all! I just had an image of this massive field you were mowing all the time :flowerforyou:
Is this the same patch of grass you're mowing.......?:laugh: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.
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.
Haha. It feels like a massive field at times. The fun part is that I use a corded electric mower now. Not tripping over the cord is my first objective when I mow. (But oh, it's sooooo easy to start.)0 -
I've been cycling since July! Too bad I missed the previous challenges, but I'm looking forward to participating in the September one 0
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR YESTERDAY SAJEFFE!!!!:drinker: :flowerforyou:
Thank you, thank you! 0 -
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
8/27 - 0.0 miles
Goal - 200 miles
MTD - 221.38 miles
YTD - 543.79 miles0 -
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)
29/08 - 5.96 miles (mixed road/off-road)
MTD = 99.68 miles
Remaining = 0.32 miles
OH CRAP!! If I'd realised I was that close I would have gone round the block a time or two! Oh well, never mind, I was gonna cycle to the gym tomorrow anyways, lol.0 -
Goal for August is again 150 miles.
8/01--14 miles
8/04--15.39 miles
8//06--17.33 miles
8/09--17.30 miles
8/14--24.54 miles
8/18--24.72 miles
8/22--12.06 indoor miles
8/24--24.05 miles
8/26--24.59 miles
8/29--12.19 indoor miles
Total--186.17 miles0 -
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
8/28 - 32 miles
Did some hard climbs yesterday, I sweated off 3 lb. in one day. Total for the month 342 miles. I don't expect those pounds to stay off, but hey, you never know.0 -
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
8-29 31
Goodbye August...Hello September [soon, very soon]0 -
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
8/28 16.01 mi stationary 1019 cals pace 16mph 5966 ft climbed
8/29 12 miles 54min road bike 1093 cals burned
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Monday I started to cycle to work 10km one way and back, one way took me 30 minuites. Tuesday and Wednessday the same.
Today I had free and drove by bike to my boyfriend it took me 70 minuites and now I am feeling pretty good and I am proud of myself. You can do it.0 -
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.
Happy Birthday and congrats on completing your goal 0 -
Last August I rode for 893 miles which was by far a personal best for me, had quite a few months off my bike over the last year as I suffered a breakdown and only wanted to stay in bed for weeks at a time and I spent a few weeks in and out of hospital after trying to take my life on 4 separate occasions. Two months ago I decided to try riding again to rebuild my self esteem and although I found it difficult at times I started being able to put together a few decent length rides, this month I did my first 100 mile ride and today I went past my goal of 900 miles and for the first in in a year I have something to be proud of. I must say a massive thank you to Cricket Kate for starting these threads every month as it really helps on the wet and windy days to get back in the saddle when all you want to do is curl up in a ball and sleep!! :flowerforyou:
Count:
35 Activities
Distance:
917.37 mi
Time:
69:04:53 h:m:s
Elevation Gain:
25,177 ft
Avg Speed:
13.3 mph
Avg HR:
126 bpm
Calories:
62,058 C
Max Distance:
100.12 mi
Bring on September 0 -
Monday I started to cycle to work 10km one way and back, one way took me 30 minuites. Tuesday and Wednessday the same.
Today I had free and drove by bike to my boyfriend it took me 70 minuites and now I am feeling pretty good and I am proud of myself. You can do it.
Riding to work is what got me cycling again after about 20 years away from it. I had about the same commute- 7 miles- and it was perfect. Then my office moved and it's 17 miles each way, so not so good. I'm still riding but not to work very often. It's a great way to fit exercise into your day though.0 -
Last August I rode for 893 miles which was by far a personal best for me, had quite a few months off my bike over the last year as I suffered a breakdown and only wanted to stay in bed for weeks at a time and I spent a few weeks in and out of hospital after trying to take my life on 4 separate occasions. Two months ago I decided to try riding again to rebuild my self esteem and although I found it difficult at times I started being able to put together a few decent length rides, this month I did my first 100 mile ride and today I went past my goal of 900 miles and for the first in in a year I have something to be proud of. I must say a massive thank you to Cricket Kate for starting these threads every month as it really helps on the wet and windy days to get back in the saddle when all you want to do is curl up in a ball and sleep!! :flowerforyou:
Count:
35 Activities
Distance:
917.37 mi
Time:
69:04:53 h:m:s
Elevation Gain:
25,177 ft
Avg Speed:
13.3 mph
Avg HR:
126 bpm
Calories:
62,058 C
Max Distance:
100.12 mi
Bring on September
I'm so glad to have you along!0 -
Feeling a little mentally sluggish right now. I've been struggling with a bike related (I think) problem and I thought, "I'll have to discuss that with the guys at the bike store when I go get my bike fixed (I broke the stem and can't pump it up)." Then I remembered that I have a wonderful community of cyclers right here that I can talk to. Over the last few weeks, I have been experiencing weakness in my left hand, specifically my thumb. After having blood pressure problems last summer, I was beginning to think that I was having a stoke. Weird, since I have very low blood pressure and am only 29ish. So I googled and came upon a term, Cyclers Palsy. It referrs to weakness or numbness in the hands caused by the wrist compressing the nerves while gripping handle bars. Have any of you experienced this and, if so, how did you treat it?0
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8/2- 14 miles
8/5- 14 miles
8/13- 30.5 miles
8/16- 25 miles
8/18- 30 miles
8/20- 22.5 miles
8/23- 32 miles
8/25- 16 miles
Total: 184 miles
Goal: Anywhere over the 200 miles mark0 -
I think I have the same problem and I find there are a few ways to help yourself
1. When you ride try to sit a little more upright so you are not putting too much weight on your wrist (maybe even adjust the handlebars so that they are nearer to you).
2. Try to find a route where the road surface is as smooth as possible.
3. Fit smooth road tyres (tires) to your bicycle where possible.
4. Where possible and where it is safe ride one handed for a little while whilst pumping your fist.
I find by doing all these on my longer rides it helps with the numbness, if you are unable to do any of these actions maybe even something as simple as letting a small amount of air out of the tyres will help to lower the vibrations.
Hope this is of some help to you x0 -
In addition to gregsonevans's suggestions, also try cycling gloves if you haven't been using them. I like the IronMan ones.0
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Happy Birthday sajeffe!!0
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In addition to gregsonevans's suggestions, also try cycling gloves if you haven't been using them. I like the IronMan ones.
I agree with all of the above. I hate riding without cycling gloves (fingerless, in my case). Got mine off ebay for $8.00.
I find that I hold on really tight with my left hand for some reason (more so than my right), so I try to remember to let go, wiggle it, fist it several times, etc. I don't ride as far as the rest of you, so I think it's even more important for you to exercise your hands/wrists while riding.0 -
Happy Birthday and congrats on completing your goalHappy Birthday sajeffe!!
Thank you both! I pigged out at Red Lobster. Then got on here and saw that I ate 4000mg of sodium. Ugh!! 0 -
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.
8/29 - 6.5 miles.
Goal = 100 miles.
Accomplished MTD = 111.1 miles.
Remaining miles = 0. Goal reached on 8/25.0 -
Last August I rode for 893 miles which was by far a personal best for me, had quite a few months off my bike over the last year as I suffered a breakdown and only wanted to stay in bed for weeks at a time and I spent a few weeks in and out of hospital after trying to take my life on 4 separate occasions. Two months ago I decided to try riding again to rebuild my self esteem and although I found it difficult at times I started being able to put together a few decent length rides, this month I did my first 100 mile ride and today I went past my goal of 900 miles and for the first in in a year I have something to be proud of. I must say a massive thank you to Cricket Kate for starting these threads every month as it really helps on the wet and windy days to get back in the saddle when all you want to do is curl up in a ball and sleep!! :flowerforyou:
Count:
35 Activities
Distance:
917.37 mi
Time:
69:04:53 h:m:s
Elevation Gain:
25,177 ft
Avg Speed:
13.3 mph
Avg HR:
126 bpm
Calories:
62,058 C
Max Distance:
100.12 mi
Bring on September
You are amazing. That is all.0 -
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
8/27 - 0.0 miles
8/28 - 10.33 miles
Goal - 200 miles
MTD - 231.71 miles
YTD - 554.12 miles0
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