May 2020 Biking Cycling Bicycling Bike/ Bicycle/Unicycle/Tricycle Challenge!

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  • helen_goldthorpe
    helen_goldthorpe Posts: 340 Member
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    90 minutes on Zwift for me this morning. Tomorrow I’m planning 2 hours outside, hopefully the weather will be good again!
  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
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    Cycling for me on Thursday and Friday. Which were also the first days since 11 weeks that I went to the office! For half a day only, after coordination with colleagues to ensure we meet as few people as possible.... But it was nice to get a chance to work at a real desk instead of the dining table, and print a few things on the office printer rather than using my private ink and paper. And I got to use the bike to go to work, of course!

    On Thursday I took the direct way to work (12km) and enjoyed a scenic longer route back (26km). When summing up my rides in the evening, I notices I was at 99.8km of my 100km monthly goal :D
    So another bike commute on Friday, for another 13.4km + 12.9 km there and back (always slightly different distances, since I'm still experimenting to find the best route).

    126.1km of cycling for May.
  • helen_goldthorpe
    helen_goldthorpe Posts: 340 Member
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    80km in the sunshine for me today. I'm riding again tomorrow so will update my monthly total after that
  • AlanKmfp
    AlanKmfp Posts: 57 Member
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    _nikkiwolf_ wrote: »
    @AlanKmfp Sorry about all those punctures! Apologies if I state something that is obvious to you, but you've checked that there's no sharp object still hiding inside the tyre? Sometimes I'm in a rush to get my bike working again and skip that, only to regret it when I get a new puncture right away after reinserting the patched inner tube...
    What sijomial wrote about the age wearing down the tyres is also a good point. If the rubber is very old, it will get quite fragile. And braking performance suffers too.

    Kudos on taking up cycling on an old bike! I never realised cycling could be fun until I tried out a road bike. The bike I had as a student was a heavy monster that squealed and rattled wherever I went, and I never would have imagined going any distance further than a few kilometers on it (and that much only because I didn't have a car and it was cheaper and more convenient than public transport).

    Thanks Nikki. Yep, did check the inside of the tyres so all good there but the tyres are the ones that came on the bike so are 10 - 11 years old. They have some tread left but do have some sidewall cracks so probably do need replacing. I've done some basic maintenance but am trying to spend as little as possible as once we are properly out of lockdown I will likely start looking at something new. I guess new tyres are next on the list though along with rear brake pads.

    The bike is heavy and whilst I've managed to get the gears working the indexing is still somewhat vague! It's served me well given it's been neglected but I do wonder how much better off I'd be if was on something a bit lighter.

    In terms of route planning, Strava is doing a few months free trial so you could always carry on with that until you find an alternative. Garmin has route planning and I've used Endomondo's planner a few times which is free.

    Cheers,

    Al.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 24,835 Member
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    Review ... (Distances include cycling + walking + a bit of rowing)
    Mar-15 … 489.8 km (304.3 miles) = 38 hours 4 min
    Apr-15 … 491.94 km (305.6 miles) = 43 hours 6 min
    May-15 … 361.81 km (224.8 miles) = 35 hours 50 min
    Jun-15 … 569.53 km (353.9 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
    Jul-15 … 230.7 km (143.35 miles) = 32 hours 45 min
    Aug-15 … 211.3 km (131.3 miles) = 28 hours 8 min
    Sep-15 … 306.7 km (190.6 miles) = 35 hour 2 min
    Oct-15 … 441.82 km (274.5 miles) = 47 hours 43 min
    Nov-15 … 660.21 km (410.23 miles) = 60 hours 41 min
    Dec-15 … 499.91 km (282.8 miles) = 54 hours 56 min
    Jan-16 … 864.79 km (537.35 miles) = 65 hours 36 min
    Feb-16 … 470.53 km (292.4 miles) = 40 hours 39 min
    Mar-16 … 917.73 km (570.2 miles) = 66 hours 13 min
    Apr-16 … 417.83 km (259.6 miles) = 40 hours 23 min
    May-16 … 267.09 km (165.9 miles) = 36 hours 10 min
    Jun-16 … 552.1 km (343 miles) = 54 hours 48 min
    Jul-16 … 709 km (440.5 miles) = 60 hours 41 minutes
    Aug-16 … 775.9 km (482.1 miles) = 54 hours 52 minutes
    Sep-16 … 371.3 km (230.7 miles) = 32 hours 20 min
    Oct-16 … 649 km (403.3 miles) = 49 hours 46 min
    Nov-16 … 403 km (250.4 miles) = 52 hours 16 min
    Dec-16 … 511.05 km (317.55 miles) = 52 hours 2 min
    Jan-17 … 741.9 km (461.0 miles) = 70 hours 3 min
    Feb-17 … 600.5 km (373.1 miles) = 57 hours 30 min
    Mar-17 … 1113.2 km (691.7 miles) = 78 hours 25 min
    Apr-17 … 1181.9 km (734.4 miles) = 76 hours 45 min
    May-17 … 426.6 km (265.1 miles) = 39 hours 21 min
    Jun-17 … 575.7 km (357.7 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
    Jul-17 … 714 km (443.7 miles) = 52 hours 23 min
    Aug-17 … 475.8 km (295.6 miles) = 38 hours 41 min
    Sep-17 … 455.5 km (283 miles) = 41 hours 25 min
    Oct-17 … 647.1 km (402.1 miles) = 57 hours 19 min
    Nov-17 … 427.0 km (265.3 miles) = 50 hours 4 min
    Dec-17 … 553.5 km (343.9 miles) = 52 hours 12 min
    Jan-18 … 590.2 km (366.7 miles) = 57 hours 49 min
    Feb-18 … 826.9 km (513.8 miles) = 57 hours 35 min
    Mar-18 … 582.01 km (361.6 miles) = 50 hours 11 min
    Apr-18 … 176.23 km (109.5 miles) = 29 hours 47 min
    May -18 … 167.6 km (104.1 miles) = 29 hours 08 min
    June-18 … 349.9 km (217.4 miles) = 36 hours 58 minutes
    July-18 ... 324.2 km (201.5 miles) = 24 hours 26 minutes
    Aug-18 ... 210.1 km (130.6 miles) = 25 hours 59 minutes
    Sep-18 ... 261.7 km (162.6 miles) = 25 hours 11 minutes
    Oct-18 ... 230.8 km (143.4 miles) = 30 hours 15 minutes
    Nov-18 ... 216.8 km (134.7 miles) = 30 hours 3 minutes
    Dec-18 ... 285.2 km (177.2 miles) = 37 hours 49 minutes
    Jan-19 ... 241.6 km (150.1 miles) = 27 hours 2 minutes
    Feb-19 ... 175.5 km (109 miles) = 19 hours 8 minutes
    Mar-19 ... 170.3 km (105.8 miles) = 28 hours 21 minutes
    Apr-19 ... 160.3 km (99.6 miles) = 25 hours 4 minutes
    May-19 ... 164.0 km (101.9 miles) = 29 hours 10 minutes
    Jun-19 ... 246.2 km (153 miles) = 25 hours 40 minutes
    Jul-19 ... 217.3 km (135.0 miles) = 33 hours 45 minutes
    Aug-19 ... 162.5 km (100.9 miles) = 28 hours 4 minutes
    Sep-19 ... 136.0 km (84.5 miles) = 23 hours 10 minutes
    Oct-19 ... 196.5 km (122.1 miles) = 31 hours 27 minutes
    Nov-19 ... 155.5 km (96.6 miles) = 25 hours 01 minutes
    Dec-19 ... 203.7 km (126.6 miles) = 26 hours 54 minutes
    Jan-20 ... 304.4 km (189.2 miles) = 32 hours 49 minutes
    Feb-20 ... 248.6 km (154.5 miles) = 34 hours 50 minutes
    Mar-20 ... 148.3 km (92.2 miles) = 30 hours 12 minutes
    Apr-20 ... 171.9 km (106.8 miles) = 19 hours 28 minutes

    Friday, 1 May 2020 … 5.6 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Saturday, 2 May 2020 … 5.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Sunday, 3 May 2020 … 3.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Monday, 4 May 2020 … 2.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Tuesday, 5 May 2020 … 3.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Wednesday, 6 May 2020 … 7.2 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Thursday, 7 May 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 17.4 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs

    Friday, 8 May 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 14.2 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Saturday, 9 May 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 14.2 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Sunday, 10 May 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Monday, 11 May 2020 … 6.1 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Tuesday, 12 May 2020 … 8.2 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Wednesday, 13 May 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 15.5 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Thursday, 14 May 2020 … 5.1 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs

    Friday, 15 May 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 13.1 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Saturday, 16 May 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 16.2 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Sunday, 17 May 2020 … 3.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Monday, 18 May 2020 … 5.7 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Tuesday, 19 May 2020 … 5.6 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Wednesday, 20 May 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 11.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Thursday, 21 May 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs

    Friday, 22 May 2020 … 5.5 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Saturday, 23 May 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Sunday, 24 May 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Monday, 25 May 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Tuesday, 26 May 2020 … 3.9 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Wednesday, 27 May 2020 … 2.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Thursday, 28 May 2020 … 5.9 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs

    Friday, 29 May 2020 … 3.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Saturday, 30 May 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Sunday, 31 May 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs


    2020 Monthly May
    Walking Distance (km): 82.3
    Walking Time (min): 848.0
    Cycling Distance (km): 101.4
    Cycling Time (min): 401.7

    Totals
    Total Distance (km): 183.7
    Total Distance (miles): 114.1
    Total Time (min): 1249.7
    Total Time (hr): 20:49:44


    Walking, jogging and cycling. :) My May didn't go quite as planned. I was up to my eyeballs in university assignments and just couldn't get out as much as I wanted. However, I've got one exam in June, then I'm off uni until mid-July so hopefully exercise will increase! :)
  • helen_goldthorpe
    helen_goldthorpe Posts: 340 Member
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    138km/86 miles today. a nice day out on the bikes for my birthday, sunny and we headed to some of the less busy spots on the edge of the Yorkshire Moors.

    Total for the month is 933 miles - 685 of them outside and the rest on Zwift. I think that's my biggest cycling month ever, largely due to not having much to do other than riding my bike!
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,811 Member
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    Round up for May which turned out to be a wonderfully warm, sunny and dry month were I am.

    Goals - 500 miles / a 100km ride / 25,000' of climbing
    Actual - 662 miles / one 100km ride / 26,000' of climbing.

    Also did my first "drive the bike to a new area and go exploring" ride since lockdown restrictions were eased.

    Think that's this month's 43 hours is the most I ridden. Neglecting my strength training due to closed gym means I don't have that fatigue to factor in.
  • Ikeeptrying2
    Ikeeptrying2 Posts: 156 Member
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    May is a wrap for me.

    Actual = 254.75 miles
    Goal = 100 miles

    5/2 - 22 miles
    5/5 - 22 miles
    5/13 - 25 miles
    5/16 - 26.5 miles
    5/17 - 30.5 miles
    5/20- 22 miles
    5/22 - 22.75 miles
    5/24 - 27 miles
    5/28 - 25.5 miles
    5/30 - 31.5 miles
  • AlanKmfp
    AlanKmfp Posts: 57 Member
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    Possibly less miles in a month than some of you have done in a day but hey, it's the taking part that counts :)

    As a newbie / returnee my goal in April and May was 40 miles. June goal is 100 miles.

    May: 65.78 miles.
    April: 50.43 miles.
    March: 6.98 miles.
    Previous 8 years or so: 0 miles.
  • TakeTheLongWayHome
    TakeTheLongWayHome Posts: 816 Member
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    300 miles was the goal this month, and in 18 rides I went 386 miles, burned 14,500 calories and was in the saddle for 30 hours and 24 minutes.
    All are records for me in a month. Like Alan, I didn’t do much riding most of the last decade or so. The last year I turned my life around and there is no place I would rather be most days than riding my bike. I’m going to get to Helens level one day😂
    Seriously tho, good job to all of you. 🚲 💪
  • dreamer12151
    dreamer12151 Posts: 1,031 Member
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    TakeTheLongWayHome wrote: »
    I’m going to get to Helens level one day😂
    Seriously tho, good job to all of you. 🚲 💪

    HA! Needed to really double look at this one, as my name is Helen! KNEW it could not mean me, as I seriously failed to get back in the saddle this month. I had planned a few more days, but I was sore on a few of them (going through some shoulder pain, I start OT tomorrow) and rained on others, Oh well, June is another month.

    GOAL: 25 miles

    5/22 - 8.92 miles (8.92 miles done, 16.08 to go) **** GOAL NOT MET****
  • helen_goldthorpe
    helen_goldthorpe Posts: 340 Member
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    I'm not sure how sustainable it is in conjunction with real life, but at the moment all I seem to do is eat, sleep, cycle and work from home so there's plenty of time to get some miles in! I also won a years cycle coaching back in November so my routine has been a bit more bike heavy than it used to be.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 24,835 Member
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    June's thread!

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10798683/june-2020-biking-cycling-bicycling-bike-bicycle-unicycle-tricycle-challenge#latest

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