August Cycling Challenge 2013
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I want in - and I a newbie. How do I subscribe t this thread? Or however this works? I love cycling, but can't even pedal up the driveway right now. Using my spin bike. (No hills) Thanks in advance for letting me know how this works!0
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I'm a newbie also. I think starting at this point in the month I can do 90 miles on my stationary bike. How do I log this in?0
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Wish I would have found this thread sooner!! Most of my workouts this summer have been hiking and biking and I'm totally addicted. I didn't track well in April or May, but my stats for the last two months:
June: 270.49 miles
July: 333.44 miles
August: 400 mile goal
Also working on increasing my speed and incorporating more hills. My average speed in the spring was about 13mph and I'm up to about 15.5 mph average on most 30-40 mile rides.
August stats to date:
August 3rd: 40.28 miles
August 8th: 27.17 miles
August 10th: 50.08 miles0 -
I joined MFP a long time ago but never checked into the blogs & community. Well---here I am. This cycling thread is for me!!
I don't know how to add the weight & mileage tickers, but I need to drop 50. I rode 2 hrs Friday, will get an hr in the morning before church, then ride Mon Wed & Fri (weather permitting). So greetings to all, & good luck!!0 -
I want in - and I a newbie. How do I subscribe t this thread? Or however this works? I love cycling, but can't even pedal up the driveway right now. Using my spin bike. (No hills) Thanks in advance for letting me know how this works!I'm a newbie also. I think starting at this point in the month I can do 90 miles on my stationary bike. How do I log this in?I joined MFP a long time ago but never checked into the blogs & community. Well---here I am. This cycling thread is for me!!
I don't know how to add the weight & mileage tickers, but I need to drop 50. I rode 2 hrs Friday, will get an hr in the morning before church, then ride Mon Wed & Fri (weather permitting). So greetings to all, & good luck!!
Welcome! I think that I can ansswer your questions here. By posting on this thread, it will now show up under "My Topics". There is no specific way to post. If you want to post that you rode at spin class, then just write it down. If you rode your indoor bike, write it. If you commuted to work, write it. Some people like to keep a running total all month by copying and pasting and then just adding to it. Some just post individual rides. I like to use a ticker that I made at Tickerfactory.com. You can have any goal that you would like. You can set a time goal or a distance goal or a total number of rides goal. Actually, you don't even need to set a goal, though, I think it helps me keep going. This is a very casual thread with no rules (except kindness). We are here to help encourage ourselves and each other. Welcome, again. We are glad to have you and hope to see you soon.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
Goal - 200 miles
MTD - 107.32 miles0 -
Yesterday, I did a "big ride" to catch up to my goal.
The front wheel hub was whining, the chain was squeaky and the rear break was sticking.
Last night and this morning, I cleaned the front hub ball bearings and re-greased them. Cleaned off/adjust/oil the rear break and chain. I just came back from a quick test 5 mile ride. The bike is running smooth!
There is no better ego boost than fixing up the bike!
Here is the log from runtastic. It's date, activity, distance, duration, average pace, calories, heart rate, elevation.
08/11/13 Cycling 5.44 mi 25:09 4:37 202 0 164 ft
08/10/13 Cycling 42.46 mi 3:26:17 4:51 1533 0 1555 ft
08/08/13 Cycling 7.18 mi 46:20 6:27 235 0 374 ft
08/08/13 Cycling 9.25 mi 37:21 4:02 380 0 141 ft
08/06/13 Cycling 9.26 mi 43:25 4:41 341 0 367 ft
08/06/13 Cycling 13.25 mi 57:56 4:22 511 0 242 ft
08/04/13 Cycling 4.31 mi 23:40 5:29 147 0 65 ft
08/04/13 Cycling 2.20 mi 10:11 4:37 82 0 0 ft
08/02/13 Cycling 7.11 mi 33:02 4:38 263 0 357 ft
08/02/13 Cycling 9.25 mi 36:08 3:54 391 0 124 ft
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8/11 5mi. 25min. resistence level 1I'm a newbie also. I think starting at this point in the month I can do 90 miles on my stationary bike. How do I log this in?0 -
August:
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: 100.8 miles
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August goal = 100 miles.
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.
Goal = 100 miles.
Accomplished MTD = 47.9 miles.
Remaining miles = 52.1 miles.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
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1st Aug - 34.72 miles
2nd Aug - 21.12 miles
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
12th Aug - 17.4 miles
Total: 246.76 miles *** woop woop previous 200 mile goal thrashed ***
Target: 300 miles *** new goal ***
Remaining: 53.24 miles0 -
8/10 Ran my first 5k- 3.2 Mi
8/10 Rode 3 mi
8/12 Ran/walked 3.33 mi
Total so far: 91.56 mi0 -
August goal = 100 miles.
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.
Goal = 100 miles.
Accomplished MTD = 47.9 miles.
Remaining miles = 52.1 miles.
Glad that you are relatively ok. Your area sounds dangerous and full of un-leashed loose dogs, wow.0 -
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.
Goal = 100 miles.
Accomplished MTD = 47.9 miles.
Remaining miles = 52.1 miles.
Wow! That is scary!0 -
I got in 12.9 miles this morning. My small victories this morning: I took both Bubba and Everest (the names that I gave the hills that scare me) in gear 4 instead of gear 1.
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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)
MTD - 155.10
I got my bike tuned up on Friday. it now rides much smoother and faster. I took Sat & Sun off to give me legs a break. Come this morning though they were ready to go!0 -
Hi all, been away on a camping holibob so no posting, but back again now and did some cycling whilst away so it's time to update!!
01/08 - 3.73 miles (recumbent stationary)
02/08 - 5.56 miles (road)
06/08 - 16 miles (off-road)
08/08 - 10 miles (mixed road/off-road)
12/08 - 5.32 miles (road)
MTD = 40.61 miles
Remaining = 59.39 miles0 -
8-2 12 miles
8-3 12 "
8-5. 26 "
8-7. 26 "
8-9. 26 "
8-11. 13 "
27 miles today, 8-12-13.
So far, so good.0 -
Darn dogs. You could try a whistle, pepper spray, or a squirt gun.0
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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 miles1
Goal - 200 miles
MTD - 118.04 miles0 -
Thanks for the support, everyone. I live right on the edge of the city limits so the dogs in the county don't have to be penned in and the ones in the city always manage to get loose when I'm around. Ugh. I did call the sheriff though because the dogs that got me this time were on a road that all of the bike club people use so I wanted to make sure there is record of me getting attacked so that if anyone else does, they'll take the dogs away. Ended up going to the doctor today because the wound didn't look very good even though I had cleaned it up good. And, yeah, I need to start carrying something - at least a squirtable water bottle - to fend off the dogs. I don't want to hurt them, but I don't want them hurting me either.
Tomorrow, a neighbor is riding with me. He's still mentally rattled from being hit by a car and doesn't want to ride alone and his wife won't ride with him. I had him ride just a mile with me today. Tomorrow we'll go 2.7 miles to a park and back.0 -
August goal = 100 miles.
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).
Goal = 100 miles.
Accomplished MTD = 53.9 miles.
Remaining miles = 46.1 miles.0 -
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.
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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)
MTD - 176.910 -
08/01 - 9.06 miles - 590 calories
08/02 - 0.00 rainy day no biking today
08/03 - 0.00 rainy day
08/04 - 0.00 rainy day no biking again
08/05 - 0.00 rainy day, love this season, its killing me - did 3 miles on the treadmill.
08/06 - 0.00 not feeling well - took the day off
08/07 - 14.27 miles - 929 calories
08/08 - 11.31 miles - 737 calories
08/09 - 19.80 miles - 1290 calories - Woo-Hoo longest ride and most calories burned
08/10 - 0.00 rest day
08/11 - 0.00 rest day
08/12 - 10.13 miles - 660 calories0 -
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
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1st Aug - 34.72 miles
2nd Aug - 21.12 miles
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
12th Aug - 34.65 miles
13th Aug - 17.36 miles
Total: 281.37miles
Target: 400 miles
Remaining: 118.63 miles0 -
Man! I did NOT want to go for my ride this morning. I'm not sure why, usually I look forward to it. I rode 15 miles.
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Count:
12 Activities
Distance:
364.71 mi
Time:
27:56:01 h:m:s
Elevation Gain:
9,058 ft
Avg Speed:
13.1 mph
Avg HR:
127 bpm
Calories:
24,366 C
Max Distance:
62.10 mi0
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