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

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  • Inspirationalwaterjug
    Inspirationalwaterjug Posts: 384 Member
    helen_goldthorpe wrote: »
    I've been fairly low volume (for me) recently. A few turbo sessions, weekly racing and a weekend away last weekend where the weather was a bit rubbish so I didn't ride as much as I'd have liked to.

    But I have a photo for you - the one on the left popped up on my Facebook memories from this time last year so I wore the same jersey on this morning's turbo session so I could compare just how much looser it is now.

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    I wish racing was back for us here :(
  • helen_goldthorpe
    helen_goldthorpe Posts: 340 Member
    At the moment it's only time trialling rather than bunch racing but I prefer TTs anyway.
  • ccrdragon
    ccrdragon Posts: 3,374 Member
    8/28:
    Morning ride - 17.26 miles
    Monthly total - 288.89 miles
    Left to goal - 26.11 miles

    Had a blowout on yesterday's ride, this morning was much better. Will be doing a ride this weekend to make-up for skipping Wednesday (had to take the dog to the vet and some other things).
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    @helen_goldthorpe

    Wow!
    What a difference in the two pictures. That must have made a big difference to your watts/kilo.
  • helen_goldthorpe
    helen_goldthorpe Posts: 340 Member
    @sijomial yes! From about 2.55 this time last year to 3.55 now. I've only actually gained 12w, most of the change has been on the kg side of the equation 😉 although now I'm eating at maintenance I'm meant to be moving to more of a power build phase.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    helen_goldthorpe wrote: »
    @sijomial yes! From about 2.55 this time last year to 3.55 now. I've only actually gained 12w, most of the change has been on the kg side of the equation 😉 although now I'm eating at maintenance I'm meant to be moving to more of a power build phase.

    Very impressive.
  • TakeTheLongWayHome
    TakeTheLongWayHome Posts: 816 Member
    Got a morning 30.3 mile ride in today
    346.6 miles this month🚴🏻‍♂️🤘🏼
    Weather was ok at first, turned really windy last third of the ride. Beautiful morning to ride tho.6nwb3xes42h7.jpeg

  • helen_goldthorpe
    helen_goldthorpe Posts: 340 Member
    Turbo trainer for me today. 3x20 at FTP while watching La Course and cheering Lizzie deignan on (she's local to me and I know her parents). Outside tomorrow.
  • Inspirationalwaterjug
    Inspirationalwaterjug Posts: 384 Member
    Had 3x12 over unders last night with the new ftp settings and wanted to die the whole time
  • pridesabtch
    pridesabtch Posts: 2,463 Member
    Goal is to ride at least 3 times a week, preferably more.

    8/1: 24.7 miles flat road (15.7 mph)
    8/3: 19.8 miles gravel ride at night (11 mph)
    8/4: 22.1 miles rolling hills paved (14.8 mph)
    8/6; 19.6 miles flat road: (15 mph)
    8/7: 24.6 miles flat road (16.2mph)
    8/9: 25.6 miles hillbilly Flat, social ride.
    8/11: 19.6 miles flat road. 17.5mph
    8/18: 18.8 hilly ride 864’ 14.4mph - wow I missed an entire week!
    8/20: 23.3 miles hillbilly flat, 500', 14.6mph
    8/21: 19.4 Flat 15.4mph
    8/29: 28 miles flat and wet 15.5mph



    Total to date: 245.5 miles


    Today’s ride was rather chill though it was hot and humid. Trail was wet and had a bunch of debris. Really just happy to get it in after all the rain last week and the rain scheduled for this week.

  • TakeTheLongWayHome
    TakeTheLongWayHome Posts: 816 Member
    Got a 27.7 mile early morning ride in today, bringing monthly total to 374.3 miles🚴🏻‍♂️🤘🏼
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    140 miles this week, half of it in one ride as I'm trying to increase my long ride distance.
    525 miles in August.
  • helen_goldthorpe
    helen_goldthorpe Posts: 340 Member
    3 hilly hours outside today, 16mph. Included 2 hills I usually try to avoid, neither of which were anywhere near as bad as I remember them being. Less weight helps!
  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
    @sijomial Thanks for the detailed reply!
    After ~90 minutes I usually need to take a short break to loosen up my shoulders and shake out my hands; I don't know if that is necessary due to a non-perfect bike setup or just lack of time in the saddle.
    I didn't know a thing about bike fitting when I got my road bike. I was just looking for a used bike in my price range, and the only "fit" I checked was if I could adjust the saddle low enough that the tips of my toes touched the ground. A few weeks later I found a "bike fit calculator" online, and after plugging in my measurements, bought a different stem and added a spacer to raise the handle bar a bit. I have no doubts that a professional could tweak the bike much more!

    @TakeTheLongWayHome Stunning picture!

    @helen_goldthorpe Wow! What a huge difference in just one year, that's super impressive. Very cool that those two hills feel less bad now :sunglasses:

    ---

    This was the first weekend this summer that I spent at my place (usually I drive up to my parents on Friday evening until Monday morning, to support them a bit, but this weekend they went on a mini-vacation). Which translates into the rare opportunity to go for a ride on the weekend :smile:
    About 45km. I was planning to stop at a Café at the halfway point, but it was rather crowded, so I skipped the Cappuccino break and just ate the cereal bar I had brought at a traffic light stop.

    August summary:

    Tue, 8/4/2020 23.9km commute
    Thu, 8/6/2020 32.8km commute plus a bit
    Sun, 8/9/2020 46.6 km vacation ride to a mineralic spring
    Mon, 8/10/2020 19.6km to a historic village and back
    Thu, 8/13/2020 19.5km to another historic village and back
    Mon, 8/17/2020 35km ride along the river (incl pushing/carrying my bike for almost 5km
    Wed, 8/19/2020 23.6km last vacation ride, to a castle and back
    Tue, 8/25/2020 23.6km commute
    Thu, 8/27/2020 23.7km commute
    Sun, 8/30/2020 45.1km sunday ride
    294km total (plus there was a ~6km test ride of my mother's new e-bike; if I had logged that properly I could call the monthly total 300km :grin: )
  • pridesabtch
    pridesabtch Posts: 2,463 Member
    Goal is to ride at least 3 times a week, preferably more.

    8/1: 24.7 miles flat road (15.7 mph)
    8/3: 19.8 miles gravel ride at night (11 mph)
    8/4: 22.1 miles rolling hills paved (14.8 mph)
    8/6; 19.6 miles flat road: (15 mph)
    8/7: 24.6 miles flat road (16.2mph)
    8/9: 25.6 miles hillbilly Flat, social ride.
    8/11: 19.6 miles flat road. 17.5mph
    8/18: 18.8 hilly ride 864’ 14.4mph - wow I missed an entire week!
    8/20: 23.3 miles hillbilly flat, 500', 14.6mph
    8/21: 19.4 Flat 15.4mph
    8/29: 28 miles flat and wet 15.5mph
    8/30: 19.7 flat chill ride 15.7mph



    Total to date: 265.2miles


  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,596 Member
    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
    May-20 ... 183.7 km (114.1 miles) = 20 hours 49 minutes
    Jun-20 ... 130.9 km (81.3 miles) = 18 hours 50 minutes
    Jul-20 ... 41.8 km (26 miles) = 9 hours 8 minutes

    Saturday, 1 August 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 8.3 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Sunday, 2 August 2020 … 5.2 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Monday, 3 August 2020 … 3.2 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
    Tuesday, 4 August 2020 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
    Wednesday, 5 August 2020 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 5 flights of stairs
    Thursday, 6 August 2020 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
    Friday, 7 August 2020 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs

    Saturday, 8 August 2020 … 4.2 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Sunday, 9 August 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 12.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Monday, 10 August 2020 … 4.6 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
    Tuesday, 11 August 2020 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
    Wednesday, 12 August 2020 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
    Thursday, 13 August 2020 … 2.2 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
    Friday, 14 August 2020 … 0.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs

    Saturday, 15 August 2020 … 1.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Sunday, 16 August 2020 … 5.6 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.8 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Monday, 17 August 2020 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 6 flights of stairs
    Tuesday, 18 August 2020 … 5.9 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
    Wednesday, 19 August 2020 … 6.2 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
    Thursday, 20 August 2020 … 2.4 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
    Friday, 21 August 2020 … 5.4 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
    Saturday, 22 August 2020 … 6.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs


    Sunday, 23 August 2020 … 1.5 km walking + 14.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Monday, 24 August 2020 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
    Tuesday, 25 August 2020 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 5 flights of stairs
    Wednesday, 26 August 2020 … 3.5 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
    Thursday, 27 August 2020 … 2.6 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 2 flights of stairs
    Friday, 28 August 2020 … 3.3 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
    Saturday, 29 August 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 15.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs

    Sunday, 30 August 2020 … 1.5 km walking + 14.2 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Monday, 31 August 2020 … 3.4 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs


    2020 Monthly August
    Walking Distance (km): 84.6
    Walking Time (min): 994.8
    Cycling Distance (km): 63.5
    Cycling Time (min): 238.0
    Flights Stairs Climbed Number: 82.0
    Flights Stairs Climbed Time (min): 65.6
    Rowing Distance (km): 0.8
    Rowing Time (min): 5.3

    Totals
    Total Distance (km): 148.9
    Total Distance (miles): 92.5
    Total Time (min): 1303.7
    Total Time (hr): 21:43:39


    Much better than last month!!
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,596 Member
    Keep going in September!!

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10808801/september-2020-biking-cycling-bicycling-bike-bicycle-unicycle-tricycle-challenge#latest
  • ccrdragon
    ccrdragon Posts: 3,374 Member
    8/31
    Morning ride - 17.1 miles
    Monthly total - 306 miles

    Did hill climbs this morning, muggy day from the rain this weekend.

    Missed the monthly goal by 9 miles... had to skip 2 rides for stuff here at the house.
  • kcjchang
    kcjchang Posts: 709 Member
    edited September 2020
    kcjchang wrote: »
    Trying to getting back into shape. All rides indoors.

    Date: Duration / Distance / Elev. Gain (ft) / NP / kJ / Platform
    8/02: 2:00:12 / 36.3 / 856 / 164 / 1,098 / Zwift
    8/03: 1:00:01 / 15.5 / 0 / 221 / 622 / TrainerRoad
    8/05: 1:15:01 / 17.1 / 0 / 200 / 664 / TrainerRoad
    8/07: 1:30:01 / 21.3 / 0 / 209 / 943 / TrainerRoad
    8/09: 2:07:41 / 38.6 / 1064 / 157 / 1,159 / Zwift
    8/10: 1:00:01 / 17.6 / 0 / 160 / 569 / TrainerRoad
    8/12: 1:15:01 / 22.4 / 0 / 161 / 715 / TrainerRoad
    8/13: 1:30:01 / 24.6 / 0 / 165 / 880 / TrainerRoad
    8/15: 1:30:02 / 19.6 / 2217 / 188 / 947 / Zwift
    8/17: 1:05:13 / 22.4 / 73 / 170 / 644 / RGT Cycling
    8/18: 1:10:50 / 22.4 / 278 / 177 / 722 / RGT Cycling
    8/19: 1:45:26 / 28.3 / 1875 / 185 / 1,106 / RGT Cycling
    8/22: 1:52:31 / 32.0 / 1808 / 181 / 1,147 / RGT Cycling
    8/23: 1:22:02 / 23.6 / 1052 / 170 / 757 / RGT Cycling
    8/24: 1:13:11 / 22.4 / 74 / 142 / 583 / RGT Cycling
    8/25: 1:12:46 / 22.4 / 259 / 161 / 658 / RGT Cycling

    8/26: 1:21:48 / 19.7 / 1499 / 179 / 787 / RGT Cycling
    8/28: 1:47:37 / 36.5 / 105 / 159 / 1016 / RGT Cycling
    8/30: 1:31:00 / 26.4 / 1060 / 166 / 845 / RGT Cycling
    8/31: 1:10:57 / 22.4 / 85 / 146 / 613 / RGT Cycling
  • icemom011
    icemom011 Posts: 999 Member
    icemom011 wrote: »
    8.26 - 31.27mi
    Total for August so far- 647.8 miles

    8.28 - 41.42 miles
    8.29 - 31.3 miles
    8.30 - 35.61 miles
    That makes it total for August 756.2 miles.

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