August Cycling Challenge 2013

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  • gregsonevans
    gregsonevans Posts: 232 Member
    Great to see so many of us hitting our monthly targets, no matter how far any of us ride we are all winners in my eyes and I can't wait for the new month to start and hope to see you all there x
    Count:
    40 Activities
    Distance:
    1,001.46 mi
    Time:
    75:38:30 h:m:s
    Elevation Gain:
    28,123 ft
    Avg Speed:
    13.2 mph
    Avg HR:
    126 bpm
    Calories:
    65,627 C
    Max Distance:
    100.12 mi
  • IronPhyllida
    IronPhyllida Posts: 533 Member
    527.92 + 43 miles - had to put in another ride as its the last day of the month, a couple of weeks before my race AND I love a challenge.... :)

    So that's 570.92.... Yeeks.... 70.92 over target. Dead chuffed. And on a mountain bike too!!!!! We rock!!!!:bigsmile: :glasses: :drinker: :drinker: :smokin:
  • reggiepe
    reggiepe Posts: 146 Member
    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
    8/28 - 0.0 miles
    8/29 - 10.33 miles
    8/30 - 20.22 miles
    8/31 - 9.42 miles

    Goal - 200 miles
    Summer Goal - 600 miles by Labor day

    MTD - 261.36 miles
    YTD - 583.76 miles
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    527.92 + 43 miles - had to put in another ride as its the last day of the month, a couple of weeks before my race AND I love a challenge.... :)

    So that's 570.92.... Yeeks.... 70.92 over target. Dead chuffed. And on a mountain bike too!!!!! We rock!!!!:bigsmile: :glasses: :drinker: :drinker: :smokin:

    wONDERFUL!
  • IronPhyllida
    IronPhyllida Posts: 533 Member
    I use mine for cycling to work and back, five days a week. It's a 10 and a half mile round trip, less then 20 on the way in and just over on the way back ('coz of the hills!!).

    It's nice and quiet in the morning - I leave the house about 5.45 - and i enjoy it at that time. The way back is a bit more frantic, I'm in and about the city centre so lights, taxis and buses make it all interesting.

    Now if I could just get the bike to work properly........seriously, it's jinxed :sad:
    So it's the bike that isnt working properly... Or......?!:noway: :laugh: :tongue: :bigsmile:


    No, seriously, it's the bike. New chain, tweeked set-up, new discs, brakes bled, new resin pads - same old problems, squeaky brakes and jumpy gears. New gear cables is next, but me and my mate are stumped with the brakes - there's nothing left to change:explode: :grumble:

    Also just replaced part of the headset.

    :sad:
    Hate to say this, but maybe a good time to get a new bike......? Or is that too obvious.......?!
  • IronPhyllida
    IronPhyllida Posts: 533 Member
    527.92 + 43 miles - had to put in another ride as its the last day of the month, a couple of weeks before my race AND I love a challenge.... :)

    So that's 570.92.... Yeeks.... 70.92 over target. Dead chuffed. And on a mountain bike too!!!!! We rock!!!!:bigsmile: :glasses: :drinker: :drinker: :smokin:

    wONDERFUL!
    Thank you! I do feel rather smug to be truthful :blushing:
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
    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.
    8/30 - 6.6 miles.
    8/31 - 7.7 miles.


    Goal = 100 miles.
    Accomplished MTD = 125.4 miles.
    Remaining miles = 0. Goal reached on 8/25.


    Congrats, everybody, on a great month. Wow, you people amaze me. Every one of you.
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    Goal = 100 miles.
    Accomplished MTD = 125.4 miles.
    Remaining miles = 0. Goal reached on 8/25.


    Congrats, everybody, on a great month. Wow, you people amaze me. Every one of you.

    Great job!
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    I got in 40ish miles today. I don't have an exact amount because my Strava app shut down; so I tried to enter it as close as I could into map my ride. They figured it about 42 miles. I'm pretty happy because my Summer goal was to work up to a 40 miler and this is my first. Sadly, I crashed again trying to avoid traffic and I think that, this time, I may have broken my hand/wrist. So, a great finish for August, but a very bad start for September.


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  • mlove351
    mlove351 Posts: 94 Member
    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 12.0 mi road 1093 cals burned
    8/30 7.45 mi road 643 cals burned
    My Birthday 39 Years Young :)
    8/31 17 mi hybrid leisure ride 950 cals burned


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  • mlove351
    mlove351 Posts: 94 Member


    8/30 7.45 mi road 643 cals burned
    My Birthday 39 Years Young :)


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    Happy Birthday to youuuuuuuuu. :flowerforyou:


    thank you :)
  • mlove351
    mlove351 Posts: 94 Member
    Lets bring on the September challenge :)
  • autumnlily31185
    autumnlily31185 Posts: 279 Member
    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)
    8/29 -Rest Day
    8/30 -16.5 miles (71mins)
    8/31 -19.5 miles (85mins)

    This really pushed me, but I am so glad that I did it. Congrats everyone on another great month. See you all in Sept!


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  • ecanales52
    ecanales52 Posts: 74 Member
    So sorry to hear about your accident!
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    Here is the link to the next thread :
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1088140-september-cycling-challenge-2013

    I hope to see you there.
  • m1xm0d3
    m1xm0d3 Posts: 1,576 Member
    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)
    8/28 - 12.09 [42:25 @ 17.1 mph] (Noon)
    8/28 - 08.17 [28:42 @ 17.1 mph] (PM)
    8/29 - 12.04 [45:28 @ 15.9 mph] (PM)
    8/30 - 06.23 [23:20 @ 16.0 mph] (AM)
    8/30 - 10.27 [37:45 @ 16.3 mph] (Noon)

    TOTAL - 330
    GOAL - 300

    Great job everyone!
  • okcat4
    okcat4 Posts: 224 Member
    a little shy: Will get it in September!

    August:
    8/13:25 mile
    8/30: rest
    8/29: rest
    8/28: Rest
    8/27: 5 mile (Elliptical)
    8/26: 5 mile ( elliptical )
    8/25: 16.48 miles
    8/24: 31.2 miles
    8:23: 1.54 walk
    8/22:
    8/21: 16.2 miles
    8/20:
    8/19: 17.6 miles
    8/18:15.34 miles
    8/17:17.2 miles
    8/16:
    8/15:
    8:14: 22.1 miles
    8/13:
    8/12: 19 Miles
    8/11: 12.5 mile ride
    8/10:
    8/9: 2 mile walk
    8/8: 30 m ride
    8/7:
    8/6: 25 mile ride
    8/5: 20 mile ride
    8/4: 11.3 mile ride general work out .5 hours
    8/3: general work out: 1.5 hours
    8/2:
    8/1:
    Total to date: 272.38. miles goal: 300 miles

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  • faugsu
    faugsu Posts: 330 Member
    I got in 40ish miles today. I don't have an exact amount because my Strava app shut down; so I tried to enter it as close as I could into map my ride. They figured it about 42 miles. I'm pretty happy because my Summer goal was to work up to a 40 miler and this is my first. Sadly, I crashed again trying to avoid traffic and I think that, this time, I may have broken my hand/wrist. So, a great finish for August, but a very bad start for September.

    So sorry regarding your hand/wrist. I hope it heals quickly and doesn't hurt [or cost] too much.
  • IronPhyllida
    IronPhyllida Posts: 533 Member
    Last post for August mileage:

    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 - 34.67 miles
    30th Aug - 21.06 miles
    31st Aug - 42.97 miles

    Total: 571.26 miles
    Target: 500 miles
    Remaining: +71.26 miles *** target reached 29th Aug somewhere on my way home ***
  • bwogilvie
    bwogilvie Posts: 2,130 Member
    I did get out for a Saturday ride, so I finished August with 571.22 miles, by far my biggest month ever. September will have fewer miles, now that I'm back in the classroom...but I've got a 170K (really more like 180K) ride coming up in October, so I'll need to get some miles in here and there.
  • Just_Ceci
    Just_Ceci Posts: 5,926 Member
    8/1 16.56 mi ride
    8/2 6.24 mi run/walk
    8/3 8.47 mi ride
    8/4 6.55 mi run/walk
    8/5 13 Mi ride
    8/6 6.36 mi run/walk
    8/7 10.06 Mi ride
    8/8 14.79 Mi ride
    8/10 3.2 Mi Ran my first 5k!
    8/10 3 mi ride
    8/12 3.33 mi run/walk
    8/12 1.62 walk
    8/13 1.57 ride (Finally got my 2 neighbors to join me- that's all they had!)
    8/14 6.02 run/walk
    8/14 2.55 walk
    8/15 13.67 ride
    8/16 6.54 ride
    8/17 6.56 run/walk
    8/18 27.12 ride
    8/19 13.95 ride
    8/20 6.84 run/walk
    8/21 4 mi walk
    8/22 12.05 ride
    8/23 3.71 mi run/walk
    8/24 25.35 mi ride
    8/25 7.00 mi run/walk
    8/26 3 mi walk
    8/27 6.88 mi run/walk
    8/29 14.66 mi ride
    8/30 7.02 mi run/walk
    8/31 27.34 mi ride

    Total: 289.01 mi
  • duntov1966
    duntov1966 Posts: 13
    Rode further than expected... :smile:

    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) (greenway ride)
    8/9 - 15.2 miles (rode to work and back)
    8/10 - 12.5 miles (14.4 avg mph) (greenway ride)
    8/11 - 6.5 miles
    8/12 - 5 miles
    8/13 - 11 miles (greenway ride)
    8/14 - 5.6 miles
    8/15 - 9.2 mile (greenway ride)
    8/17 - 6.5 miles
    8/21 - 6.5 miles
    8/22 - 10 miles (greenway ride)
    8/23 - 10 miles (greenway ride)
    8/24 - 6 miles (very hot = 90+) (regular short loop)
    8/26 - 6 miles (100 degree heat)
    8/27 - 6 miles (dew point was 76F)
    8/28 - 6 miles (regular short loop)
    8/29 - 5 miles
    8/30 - 12 miles
    8/31 - 12 miles


    MTD = 184 miles in August
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    250 was my goal for the month...

    08/01/13 Cycling 11.74 mi
    08/04/13 Cycling 11.74 mi
    08/06/13 Cycling 11.77 mi
    08/07/13 Cycling 10.26 mi
    08/10/13 Cycling 11.83 mi
    08/11/13 Cycling 18.41 mi
    08/03/13 Stationary... 13.55 mi
    08/13/13 Cycling 11.80 mi
    08/14/13 Cycling 11.76 mi
    08/16/13 Cycling 13.52 mi
    08/17/13 Cycling 15.72 mi
    08/17/13 Cycling 13.49 mi
    08/18/13 Cycling 13.40 mi
    08/20/13 Cycling 11.70 mi
    08/21/13 Cycling 7.50 mi
    08/21/13 Cycling 11.73 mi
    08/22/13 Cycling 13.51 mi
    08/25/13 Cycling 9.46 mi
    08/26/13 Cycling 15.03 mi
    08/27/13 Cycling 13.35 mi
    08/29/13 Cycling 13.34 mi
    08/30/13 Cycling 13.45 mi
    08/31/13 Cycling 13.40 mi
    Overall statistics 291.47 mi
  • Wuggums
    Wuggums Posts: 339 Member
    I didn't quite hit my stretch goal of 400 miles in August:

    8/3 - 40.28 miles
    8/8 - 27.17 miles
    8/10 - 50.08 miles
    8/15 - 27.62 miles
    8/19 - 18.34 miles (including the gorgeous Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive while on vacation in Northern Michigan)
    8/22 - 49.47 miles (including another nice vacation trail - the TART trail between Traverse City and Sutton's Bay)
    8/26 - 26.97 miles
    8/31 - 27.67 miles

    Total - 267.6 miles
    Goal for September and October - 250 miles each month or a total of 500 miles for both months. Difficult now that I'm losing daylight and I don't like to ride after work in the dark. So most long rides will be limited to weekends. Also considering buying a trainer for the winter months...
  • PaulHalicki
    PaulHalicki Posts: 576 Member
    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
    8/30 - 28 miles

    Total of 370 miles for the month. Best since I broke my arm in April.

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