January Cycling Challenge-2014

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  • Helenca76
    Helenca76 Posts: 125 Member
    I'm in and hoping to fit a bit of cycling in this month.

    So far.......
    4th Jan - 26.2km (16.2miles)
    5th Jan - 20.3km (12.6miles)
  • udamom
    udamom Posts: 65 Member
    1/1/14
    13.2 miles
    1/3/14
    12.8 miles
    1/4/14
    15.67 miles
    1/5/14
    10.39 miles

    52.08 total
  • GenoPrice
    GenoPrice Posts: 477 Member
    No goal but hoping to ditch a spinning class in favour of getting out on my bike.

    02/01 - 26 miles
    06/01 - 19 miles spinning
  • Bocch
    Bocch Posts: 191 Member
    January 01 : 9.8mi spinning
    January 03: 10mi spinning
    January 04: 10.2mi spinning
    January 05: 10.1mi spinning
    January 06: 10.3mi spinning
  • 5thbidness
    5thbidness Posts: 34 Member
    ooh. this works for me. i live in saskatchewan, canada, so i'm at home with a trainer, but i look forward to getting out again this spring. my short-mid term goal is to ride 6 days per week for the next 12 weeks, at which point i hope to conservatively begin training for a sprint distance triathlon.

    2014 week 1:

    Dec 30/13 - 12.0 km (30 minutes easy spin)
    Dec 31/13 - 12.35 km (30 minutes speed intervals)
    Jan 1/14 - 16.63 km (48 minutes resistance intervals)
    Jan 2/14 - 12.60 km (30 minutes easy spin)
    Jan 3/14 - off
    Jan 4/14 - 12.70 km (30 minutes single leg training)
    Jan 5/14 - 30.92 km (75 minutes easy spin)
  • blanphere
    blanphere Posts: 82 Member
    1/2 - 16.34
    1/3 - 15.5
    1/5 - 15.14
  • stu1102
    stu1102 Posts: 129 Member
    Jan 2nd 8.66 miles (Commuting)
    Jan 7th 16 miles (Commuting)

    Miles to date= 24.66
  • GenoPrice
    GenoPrice Posts: 477 Member
    02/01 - 26 miles
    06/01 - 19 miles spinning
    07/01 - 28 miles
  • Bayluvr
    Bayluvr Posts: 115 Member
    Happy to join in. I ride my recumbent bike almost daily. It's the only exercise I'm allowed to do (besides swimming, and I can't swim...yet) due to a broken back and spinal instability. But the bike, paired with proper diet and nutrition, has helped me lose 71 lbs since Feb. 2013, and I am 7 lbs away from my first goal of 160 lbs.

    I'm now fighting my second bout with thyroid cancer (after 27 yrs) and the treatment has lowered my metabolism, but I'm now back on my thyroid hormones and feeling a little stronger each day. I have a possible spinal surgery in the near future, so I am committed to keeping up the bike workouts, counting time spent pedaling more than actual mileage, which can be very deceptive. I will post my progress at the end of each week.

    Happy New Year, and better health to ALL!


    1/01/14 9.7 miles
    1/02/14 8.2 miles
    1/03/14 10.6 miles
    1/04/14 8.9 miles
    1/05/14 10.1 miles = 47.5 miles
  • IronPhyllida
    IronPhyllida Posts: 533 Member
    8th Jan - 17.55 miles

    Total January: 17.55 miles
    Target: 400 miles
    Remaining: 382.45 miles

    2013 miles: 1,643.37 - I'm pretty pleased with that. Roll on 2014!!
    December: 100.46 miles
    November Miles: 381.63
    October Miles: 316.49
    September Miles: 273.53
    August Miles: 571.26
  • swonn
    swonn Posts: 323 Member
    Don't have a goal for January:

    1/1/14--9.01 miles
    1/2/14--5 miles
    1/3/14--8.07 miles
    1/5/14--15.65 miles
    1/6/14--15.27 miles
    1/7/14--16 miles

    Total--69 miles
  • swonn
    swonn Posts: 323 Member
    Don't have a goal for January but these will be mostly indoor miles.

    1/1/14--9.01 miles
    1/2/14--5 miles
    1/3/14--8.07 miles
    1/5/14--15.65 miles
    1/6/14--15.27 miles
    1/7/14--16 miles
    1/8/14--15.42 miles

    Total--84.42 miles
  • blanphere
    blanphere Posts: 82 Member
    1/2 - 16.34
    1/3 - 15.5
    1/5 - 15.14
    1/8 - 15.04

    (Noticing a downward trend...eek!)
  • Binky_Muffin
    Binky_Muffin Posts: 191 Member
    I absolutely love cycling. In the summer months, I will ride approximately 100km per week. For some reason, i just can't get motivated to go to a spin class. I do have a recumbent bike in basement. I will join this January cycling challenge and dust off the bike.

    My goal this summer is to complete the Toronto Island Olympic Triathlon. i really gotta get on the recumbent bike. I will aim for 50km per week starting tomorrow. :)
  • tomsarno
    tomsarno Posts: 105 Member
    I have been using the Expresso bike in the gym. It was 2 degrees this morning in South Jersey so outside riding does not seem like an enjoyable activity. The plan i to up the miles and then do the New York TD Five Boro Ride in May 2014 (45mile)
  • GenoPrice
    GenoPrice Posts: 477 Member
    02/01 - 26 miles
    06/01 - 19 miles spinning
    07/01 - 28 miles
    08/01 - 19 miles spinning
  • ChancyW
    ChancyW Posts: 437 Member
    I spin twice a week (about 15-17 miles each time) and also take my bicycle out a few times a month. Living in Arizona definitely makes for some good riding weather.

    I would say I log about 150 miles a month give or take a few miles. I've never actually added the numbers up but they sound good considering I didn't think I rode that much. :-)

    I would like to add more road rides into my routine as I love getting out in nature AND the giant cicadas are finally gone for the year! They are everywhere on the roads from the middle of summer until late November. They make an especially disgusting crunch when running over them. *shudders in disgust* They also have a tendency to jump on me during my rides which makes me almost crash each time. There is no easy way to shake one off while riding and I panic.
  • IronPhyllida
    IronPhyllida Posts: 533 Member
    8th Jan - 34.92 miles - ugh - first day of commuting, nearly blacked out at the top of one of the hills....
    9th Jan - run

    Total January: 34.92 miles
    Target: 400 miles
    Remaining: 365.08 miles

    -*-(*)-*-

    Total 2013 miles: 1,643.37 - I'm pretty pleased with that. Roll on 2014!!

    December Miles: 100.46 miles
    November Miles: 381.63
    October Miles: 316.49
    September Miles: 273.53
    August Miles: 571.26
  • Helenca76
    Helenca76 Posts: 125 Member
    So far.......
    4th Jan - 26.2km (16.2miles)
    5th Jan - 20.3km (12.6miles)
    7th Jan - 16.1km (10miles, cut short due to DH being taken off his bike)
    8th Jan - 13.6km (8.4miles)
  • Frood42
    Frood42 Posts: 245 Member
    I will be following and attempting to exceed the Strava Cycling and Running challenges this month.

    http://app.strava.com/challenges/prove-it-ride
    600km or ~373miles

    http://app.strava.com/challenges/prove-it-run
    100km or ~63miles


    So far:

    06/01/2014
    Ride - 22.2mi (1h 52m)
    Run - Rest Day

    07/01/2014
    Ride - 22.4mi (1h 55m)
    Run - 5.8mi (1h 22m)

    08/01/2014
    Ride - 22.5mi (1h 56m)
    Run - Rest Day


    They also have a rather nice training log:
    http://app.strava.com/athlete/training/log?sport=Ride
    http://app.strava.com/athlete/training/log?sport=Run
    http://app.strava.com/athlete/training/log?sport=Triathlon
    .
  • libstr
    libstr Posts: 36 Member
    I got just short of 2000km last year... was sooo cross when strava started my year all over again on the 1st of january!
    So this year I WILL ride over the 2000km.

    Did 72km last saturday, tomorrow will ride another 40-60km

    I have several big rides lined up in the next few months. :)
  • stu1102
    stu1102 Posts: 129 Member
    Jan 2nd 8.66 miles (Commuting)
    Jan 7th 16 miles (Commuting)
    Jan 9th 16 miles (commuting

    Miles to date= 40.66
  • Bocch
    Bocch Posts: 191 Member
    January 01 : 9.8mi spinning
    January 03: 10mi spinning
    January 04: 10.2mi spinning
    January 05: 10.1mi spinning
    January 06: 10.3mi spinning
    January 09: 10.5mi spinning
  • Bocch
    Bocch Posts: 191 Member
    I have been using the Expresso bike in the gym. It was 2 degrees this morning in South Jersey so outside riding does not seem like an enjoyable activity. The plan i to up the miles and then do the New York TD Five Boro Ride in May 2014 (45mile)

    If you do not have experience with the TD 5 Boro bike tour. Please be aware that it is an astonishing amount, in numbers ,of cyclists. This is a major cause of accidents during the tour.
  • swonn
    swonn Posts: 323 Member
    Don't have a goal for January but these will be mostly indoor miles.

    1/1/14--9.01 miles
    1/2/14--5 miles
    1/3/14--8.07 miles
    1/5/14--15.65 miles
    1/6/14--15.27 miles
    1/7/14--16 miles
    1/8/14--15.42 miles
    1/9/14--16.5 miles

    Total--100.92 miles
  • GenoPrice
    GenoPrice Posts: 477 Member
    02/01 - 26 miles
    06/01 - 19 miles spinning
    07/01 - 28 miles
    08/01 - 19 miles spinning
    09/01 - 19 miles spinning
  • udamom
    udamom Posts: 65 Member
    1/1/14
    13.2 miles
    1/3/14
    12.8 miles
    1/4/14
    15.67 miles
    1/5/14
    10.39 miles
    1//7/14
    4.11 miles
    1/9/14
    4.34 miles

    riding at night the last 2 rides. not my favorite thing to do so only short rides.
  • Frood42
    Frood42 Posts: 245 Member
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    06/01/2014
    Ride - 22.2mi (1h 52m)
    Run - Rest Day
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    07/01/2014
    Ride - 22.4mi (1h 55m)
    Run - 5.8mi (1h 22m)
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    08/01/2014
    Ride - 22.5mi (1h 56m)
    Run - Rest Day
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    09/01/2014
    Ride - 22.5mi (1h 52m)
    Run - 5.7mi (1h 19m)
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    10/01/2014
    Ride - 11.3mi (1h 52m) and counting...
    Run - Rest Day
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    11/01/2014
    Ride - 0mi (0h 0m) and counting...
    Run - Rest Day
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    12/01/2014
    Ride - Rest Day
    Run - Rest Day
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    Weekly Cycling Target 100mi - DONE (100.8mi and counting...)
    Weekly Run Target 16mi - 11.5mi and counting...
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  • relentlessgeek
    relentlessgeek Posts: 1 Member
    No 'real' cycling miles yet this month. I've been a wimp and stayed indoors out of the rain & gales we've had. 35 miles on the exercise bike so far (plus a bit of running). Hopefully, first proper ride of the year tomorrow up in the hills.
  • GenoPrice
    GenoPrice Posts: 477 Member
    02/01 - 26 miles
    06/01 - 19 miles spinning
    07/01 - 28 miles
    08/01 - 19 miles spinning
    09/01 - 19 miles spinning
    10/01 - 20 miles

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