December Cycling Challenge

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  • Bocch
    Bocch Posts: 191 Member
    Recommendation: For spinning classes, wear bicycle shorts because they have padding in the seat area. After Spin class do not immediately go into a steam bath or hot sauna, you could pass out. I noticed a lot of that when I was going to a gymn for spin classes.
    For older people (like me). It's best to wear a heart rate monitor when spinning or cycling.
    I heard the new spin bikes are like blu tooth, you wear the HR strap and the bike keeps track of HR. I also heard the spin bikes keep track of mileage.
  • stu1102
    stu1102 Posts: 129 Member
    2nd December 16 Miles (commuting)
    3rd December 16 Miles (commuting)
    5th December 16 Miles (commuting)
    9th December 18 miles (commuting)
    10th December 16 Miles (commuting)
    12 December 16 miles (commuting)


    Total 98
  • GenoPrice
    GenoPrice Posts: 477 Member
    3/12 - 20 miles, constant 40km/h wind on the way out but fun on the way back
    5/12 - 19 miles spinning
    6/12 - 22 miles
    9/12 - 19 miles spinning
    11/12 - 19 miles spinning
    12/12 - 19 miles spinning
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    I'm just hopping in to say Hi. We've reached a toasty 7 degrees this morning. No biking for me right now.

    I'm curious. For those of you who are outdoor cyclers during the good months and spinners during the bad months, how does spinning stack up to cycling outside?
  • Bocch
    Bocch Posts: 191 Member
    Spinning is tough for outdoor cyclists but needed. It's tough in that you do not have the scenery to enjoy. I spin to a training video. I do not use a music dvd, or put on a movie. I spin to a training video because it helps by telling me what gear I should be in, when to do HIIT, and also includes where my heart rate should be. The video also recommends what pace to be at.
    As for a spin class, a challenging class will have you watching your speed and heart rate and gearing to be in. The only times to socialize in a spin class would be right before the class or at the warm down.
    Then again that is the way I do it. As in life, there are many ways to enjoy spinning.
  • bear471
    bear471 Posts: 2 Member
    This is something I enjoy. My goal for December is 500 miles.
    from the 2nd to the 13th I have 277 miles done in about 17.5 hours.
    My yearly goal was 7,000 miles but I may fall about 200 because of some vacation time.
  • Wilhellmina
    Wilhellmina Posts: 757 Member
    This is more a challenge I like. Count me in! Hopefully it can be done indoors as well, since I live in the north and in the winter there is too much snow and ice and too cold to bike outside...
  • sydneybeachgirl
    sydneybeachgirl Posts: 209
    I need an app which keeps score..
    I did a 26km cycle last Sunday and a 12km cycle yesterday - that is just the outdoors.
    Indoors I cannot count as there is no computer on the spinning bikes and the watt bike and normal exercise bikes I only use for interval training..
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    I need an app which keeps score..
    I did a 26km cycle last Sunday and a 12km cycle yesterday - that is just the outdoors.
    Indoors I cannot count as there is no computer on the spinning bikes and the watt bike and normal exercise bikes I only use for interval training..

    You don't need to track miles. You can track minutes, #of rides, whatever you want.
  • bear471
    bear471 Posts: 2 Member
    Try Strava. You can track mileage, time. At least outside. Inside if you don't have a ANT sending unit on a spin bike you would just enter the time, even manually. It is a free download for both IPhone and Android.
  • Bocch
    Bocch Posts: 191 Member
    December 3 : 8.2 mi
    December 5 : 8.6 mi
    December 7 : 9.1 mi
    December 9 : 8.9 mi
    December11: 9.1 mi
    December14: 9.3 mi

    Still in there
  • stu1102
    stu1102 Posts: 129 Member
    2nd December 16 Miles (commuting)
    3rd December 16 Miles (commuting)
    5th December 16 Miles (commuting)
    9th December 18 miles (commuting)
    10th December 16 Miles (commuting)
    12 December 16 miles (commuting)
    16th december 16 miles (commuting)



    Total 114
  • IronPhyllida
    IronPhyllida Posts: 533 Member
    3rd Dec - 34.47 miles
    4th Dec - 21.15 miles
    5th Dec - 6 miles (cycled for 3 miles then headed back - way too windy!)
    9th Dec - 21.30 miles
    16th Dec - 17.54 miles

    Total December: 100.46 miles
    Target: 400 miles
    Remaining: 299.54 miles

    November Miles: 381.63
    October Miles: 316.49
    September Miles: 273.53
    August Miles: 571.26
  • GenoPrice
    GenoPrice Posts: 477 Member
    3/12 - 20 miles, constant 40km/h wind on the way out but fun on the way back
    5/12 - 19 miles spinning
    6/12 - 22 miles
    9/12 - 19 miles spinning
    11/12 - 19 miles spinning
    12/12 - 19 miles spinning
    16/12 - 17 miles spinning
  • stu1102
    stu1102 Posts: 129 Member
    2nd December 16 Miles (commuting)
    3rd December 16 Miles (commuting)
    5th December 16 Miles (commuting)
    9th December 18 miles (commuting)
    10th December 16 Miles (commuting)
    12 December 16 miles (commuting)
    16th december 16 miles (commuting)
    17th December 16 miles (commuting)



    Total 130
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
    12/1 - 0 miles.
    12/2 - 0 miles.
    12/3 - 6 miles.
    12/4 - 12/8 - 0 miles.
    12/9 - 2 miles stationary.
    12/10 - 1.1 miles stationary.
    12/17 - 3.0 miles outside. Sunny and mild, but the wind was rough.


    MTD - 12.1 miles.
    Goal - 50 miles.
    Remaining - 37.9 miles. I have no illusions about making it. I'll be lucky to get to 20 miles.
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
    I'm just hopping in to say Hi. We've reached a toasty 7 degrees this morning. No biking for me right now.

    I'm curious. For those of you who are outdoor cyclers during the good months and spinners during the bad months, how does spinning stack up to cycling outside?

    It's so hard for me to ride stationary. It's not just a matter of scenery. When I ride outside, I have to pay attention to everything. There is soooooo much to account for. Cars, school buses, the crazy mail lady in her truck (nearly hit me), snakes & turtles (not this time of year), attacking dogs, pedestrians, other cyclists, wind, dust, cows that got out of their pasture, bugs that hit you in the face, rain, more dogs, neighborhood punks (and I mean that in the nicest way), glass in the road, roadkill, etc.

    Granted, on any given day, I may only deal with one or two of these, but it's always something. *It's always different. It's always engaging.*

    Spinning is just that for me. Spinning and wishing I could just stop. I tried watching television. I tried listening to audio books. I even tried playing a game on my Kindle. I can't use a workout video because I have to keep my workouts on the lower end of intensity. I haven't given up hope that I'll figure it out though. :)
  • Bocch
    Bocch Posts: 191 Member
    December 3 : 8.2 mi
    December 5 : 8.6 mi
    December 7 : 9.1 mi
    December 9 : 8.9 mi
    December11: 9.1 mi
    December14: 9.3 mi
    December17: 9.3 mi
  • mlove351
    mlove351 Posts: 94 Member

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    12/2/2013 5mi stationary bike 20 minutes 272 cals
    12/7/2013 12.14 road bike 62 minutes 1152 cals
    12/8/2013 8 miles stationary bike 30 minutes 460 cals
    12/9/2013 8 miles stationary bike 30 min 461 cals
    12/11/2013 7.61 miles stationary bike 30 mins 461cals
  • stu1102
    stu1102 Posts: 129 Member
    2nd December 16 Miles (commuting)
    3rd December 16 Miles (commuting)
    5th December 16 Miles (commuting)
    9th December 18 miles (commuting)
    10th December 16 Miles (commuting)
    12 December 16 miles (commuting)
    16th december 16 miles (commuting)
    17th December 16 miles (commuting)
    18th December 16 miles (commuting)

    just to add what has been said above I ride my bike to work because i prefer to listen to the birds singing alongside the river I ride alongside and plus I pass through a nature reserve where birds have come down from the artic to spend the winter in the UK. No matter what the stresses of the day bring riding my bike and seeing the dawn rise and birds singing is always a privilege.



    Total 146
  • GenoPrice
    GenoPrice Posts: 477 Member
    3/12 - 20 miles, constant 40km/h wind on the way out but fun on the way back
    5/12 - 19 miles spinning
    6/12 - 22 miles
    9/12 - 19 miles spinning
    11/12 - 19 miles spinning
    12/12 - 19 miles spinning
    16/12 - 17 miles spinning
    18/12 - 20 miles spinning
  • stu1102
    stu1102 Posts: 129 Member
    2nd December 16 Miles (commuting)
    3rd December 16 Miles (commuting)
    5th December 16 Miles (commuting)
    9th December 18 miles (commuting)
    10th December 16 Miles (commuting)
    12 December 16 miles (commuting)
    16th december 16 miles (commuting)
    17th December 16 miles (commuting)
    18th December 16 miles (commuting)
    19th December 16 miles (commuting)

    Total 162
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
    12/1 - 0 miles.
    12/2 - 0 miles.
    12/3 - 6 miles.
    12/4 - 12/8 - 0 miles.
    12/9 - 2 miles stationary.
    12/10 - 1.1 miles stationary.
    12/17 - 3.0 miles outside. Sunny and mild, but the wind was rough.
    12/19 - 3.1 miles outside.


    MTD - 15.2 miles.
    Goal - 50 miles.
    Remaining - 34.8 miles.
  • Bocch
    Bocch Posts: 191 Member
    December 3 : 8.2 mi
    December 5 : 8.6 mi
    December 7 : 9.1 mi
    December 9 : 8.9 mi
    December11: 9.1 mi
    December14: 9.3 mi
    December17: 9.3 mi
    December19: 9.4 mi
  • mlove351
    mlove351 Posts: 94 Member
    12/2/2013 5mi stationary bike 20 minutes 272 cals
    12/7/2013 12.14 road bike 62 minutes 1152 cals
    12/8/2013 8 miles stationary bike 30 minutes 460 cals
    12/9/2013 8 miles stationary bike 30 min 461 cals
    12/11/2013 7.61 miles stationary bike 30 mins 461cals
    12/19/2013 4 miles stationary bike 15 min 420 cals


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  • GenoPrice
    GenoPrice Posts: 477 Member
    3/12 - 20 miles, constant 40km/h wind on the way out but fun on the way back
    5/12 - 19 miles spinning
    6/12 - 22 miles
    9/12 - 19 miles spinning
    11/12 - 19 miles spinning
    12/12 - 19 miles spinning
    16/12 - 17 miles spinning
    18/12 - 20 miles spinning
    19/12 - 17 miles spinning (need to get out on my bike)
  • Bocch
    Bocch Posts: 191 Member
    December 3 : 8.2 mi Spinning
    December 5 : 8.6 mi Spinning
    December 7 : 9.1 mi Spinning
    December 9 : 8.9 mi Spinning
    December11: 9.1 mi Spinning
    December14: 9.3 mi Spinning
    December17: 9.3 mi Spinning
    December19: 9.4 mi Spinning
    December21: 22 mi Road bike
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    Great job, Everyone!
  • stu1102
    stu1102 Posts: 129 Member
    2nd December 16 Miles (commuting)
    3rd December 16 Miles (commuting)
    5th December 16 Miles (commuting)
    9th December 18 miles (commuting)
    10th December 16 Miles (commuting)
    12 December 16 miles (commuting)
    16th december 16 miles (commuting)
    17th December 16 miles (commuting)
    18th December 16 miles (commuting)
    19th December 16 miles (commuting)
    24th December 16 miles 9commuting)

    Total 178
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
    12/1 - 0 miles.
    12/2 - 0 miles.
    12/3 - 6 miles.
    12/4 - 12/8 - 0 miles.
    12/9 - 2 miles stationary.
    12/10 - 1.1 miles stationary.
    12/17 - 3.0 miles outside. Sunny and mild, but the wind was rough.
    12/19 - 3.1 miles outside.
    12/27 - 1 mile. Woot.


    MTD - 16.2 miles.
    Goal - 50 miles.
    Remaining - 33.8 miles.

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