August Cycling Challenge 2013

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  • IronPhyllida
    IronPhyllida Posts: 533 Member
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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 miles
  • IronPhyllida
    IronPhyllida Posts: 533 Member
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    HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR YESTERDAY SAJEFFE!!!!:drinker: :flowerforyou:
  • IronPhyllida
    IronPhyllida Posts: 533 Member
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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.
    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.
    Well done :glasses: :flowerforyou:
  • IronPhyllida
    IronPhyllida Posts: 533 Member
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    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. :smile:
    That's not wimpy at all! I just had an image of this massive field you were mowing all the time :flowerforyou:
  • KMMRN
    KMMRN Posts: 104 Member
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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.
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
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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. :smile:
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
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    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. :smile:
    That's not wimpy at all! I just had an image of this massive field you were mowing all the time :flowerforyou:

    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.)
  • CinthyN
    CinthyN Posts: 64 Member
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    I've been cycling since July! Too bad I missed the previous challenges, but I'm looking forward to participating in the September one :)
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
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    HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR YESTERDAY SAJEFFE!!!!:drinker: :flowerforyou:

    Thank you, thank you! :smile:
  • reggiepe
    reggiepe Posts: 146 Member
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    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 miles
  • FruityLoops
    FruityLoops Posts: 138 Member
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    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.
  • swonn
    swonn Posts: 323 Member
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    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 miles
  • PaulHalicki
    PaulHalicki Posts: 576 Member
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    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.
  • faugsu
    faugsu Posts: 330 Member
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    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]
  • mlove351
    mlove351 Posts: 94 Member
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    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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  • minnkun
    minnkun Posts: 24 Member
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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.
  • mlove351
    mlove351 Posts: 94 Member
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    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
  • gregsonevans
    gregsonevans Posts: 232 Member
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    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 :smile:
  • PaulHalicki
    PaulHalicki Posts: 576 Member
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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.

    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.
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
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    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 :smile:

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    I'm so glad to have you along!

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