March Cycling Challenge 2014
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I'm new to MFP, my exercise is a 40 min round trip on my Townie to the dog park with my 3 yr old in a trailer and my Aussie by my side.
I would like to branch out to some easy trails around Santa Cruz in the next week. I think I want to have my bike serviced before I do that though.
Any tips on wheels? I think mine are considered hybrid and I'm a little worried about how they will respond to non-paved roads.0 -
3/1 - 1.2 miles.
3/2 - 1.7 miles.
3/8 - 1.9 miles.
3/9 - 2.8 miles in little bits between chores.
3/10 - 2.0 miles.
MTD = 9.6 miles.0 -
03/03 - 20 miles spinning
04/03 - 20 miles spinning
06/03 - 32 miles
10/03 - 20 miles spinning0 -
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Have not made the best start to my tally this month (only 208.6km so far), but will aim to get a couple of longer rides in.
Target of 500km by the end of March.0 -
3/3 - 19 miles
3/5 - 21 miles
3/6 - 17 miles
3/10 - 21 miles
Total - 78 miles0 -
Blanphere, crashed twice?? Be careful.
A crash for me is more like falling over in slow-motion trying to get used to clip-ins! Just a little road rash on my palm and nice puffy bruise on my wrist. I'm not very coordinated. Oddly enough - I"m much less likely to injure myself on a bike than I am walking!
I am still completely smitten with spinning class. I might be the only one on the thread that likes using a trainer / spin bike and riding inside. I don't have a road bike - I have my boyfriend's cast off mountain bike that I don't think fits me all that well. I really don't have a huge desire to do organized rides or really long rides. I enjoy riding outside for fitness and enjoying nature with friends and family.
That being said, what kind of bike do I really need? I'm new to all of this, and all my friends that ride are trying to get me into the latest carbon high tech road bikes. But I don't think that's what I really want. I want versatility, a light weight frame, I don't think I want fixed - I like to coast downhill. I know I don't want another cruiser / hybrid comfort bike - too heavy.
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Blanphere, I'd say you should get a road bike. You aren't that interested in a hi tech carbon fiber $$ at this time, so why don't you check used first. You have a good selection available in mid & smaller sizes, low miles, & only a few yrs old. Many bike shops will make free adjustments on their used bikes, but other sources are out there.
3-1 15 miles
3-2 15
3-8 15
3-9 16
3-10 16
3-11 210 -
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Thanks, Faugsu! I might head over to my local shop and see what they have this weekend.
21.12 mi; 62 min spinning; avg watts 79; 289 kj
18.50 mi; 60 min spinning; avg watts 82; 277 kj
24.41 mi; 77 min spinning; avg watts 54; 255 kj (not my best class)
6.87 mi; 39.54 min; no watts; 235ish kj....first ride outside! Beautiful day to be outside in Colorado. Only crashed twice!
20.04 mi; 64 min spinning; avg watts 85; 305kj
Yep...gonna work on getting those watts up this month!0 -
3/1 - 1.2 miles.
3/2 - 1.7 miles.
3/8 - 1.9 miles.
3/9 - 2.8 miles in little bits between chores.
3/10 - 2.0 miles.
3/11 - 2.4 miles.
MTD = 12.0 miles.0 -
March so far has been a big one
Total mileage 4720 -
Count:
9 Activities
Distance:
135.69 mi
Time:
12:12:38 h:m:s
Elevation Gain:
2,474 ft
Avg Speed:
11.1 mph
Avg HR:
128 bpm
Calories:
10,318 C
Max Distance:
31.73 mi0 -
March 1 - rode 28.6 miles for a duration of 90 minutes
March 4 - rode 9.8 miles for a duration of 30 minutes
March 5 - rode 9.3 miles for a duration of 30 minutes
March 6 - rode 19.6 miles for a duration of 60 minutes
March 7 - rode 10.1 miles for a duration of 30 minutes
March 9 - rode 28.97 miles for a duration of 2:03:49
March 10 - rode 31.61 miles for a duration of 2:06:11
March 11 - rode 29.28 miles for a duration of 2:04:15
Total for month of March: 167.26 miles/10:14:15 hours0 -
Okay, I just read this and I absolutely love this idea! I began riding my bicycle again only this month and haven't really kept track of miles but I will from now on and post them!
I would ride more if I had a decent bicycle but for now my janky old Craigslist special Schwinn will have to do...
3/9/2014 10 miles
3/11/2014 15 miles0 -
bump for when I'm on a proper computer, not the iPad...0
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I'm in!
I love cycling! I rode a road bike for years, but now I'm strictly mountain biking, and I'm still not very good at it. I have gone a few times this year, weather permitting. Today I took off work, and my son and I went out. 11.5 miles, 99 minutes total ride time. Our local trail is very technical, so I'm actually quite pleased with this time. At 45, I'm not nearly as brave as my son, whose 15, so I was very proud of myself for doing all the dangerous sections today!0 -
Does anyone use Strava for keeping track? We could create a My fitness Strava club.
Ha ha, Did a search and it already exists. http://app.strava.com/clubs/gs-myfitnesspal0 -
20 more minutes done tonight. I'm up to 120.0
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I did the local shop ride tonight. Easy pace with a few hard efforts.
Distance 22.4 mi
Moving Time 1:15:59
Avg Speed 17.7 mi/h
Avg Watts 147 W
Elev Gain 253 ft
March total is now 223.90 -
03/03 - 20 miles spinning
04/03 - 20 miles spinning
06/03 - 32 miles
10/03 - 20 miles spinning
11/03 - 20 miles spinning0 -
I'm in although the weather here (UAE) is hotting up and cycling isn't as much fun when you are being baked alive.
Also had to go back to the UK so had to take a week off.
So far....
01/03 - 38.1km
02/03 - 16.4km
11/03 - 32.1km
Total so far - 86.6km (53.8miles)
Goal this month is 300km (186miles)0 -
March so far has been a big one
Total mileage 472
HAHA. Wow.0 -
12 March 20.2 miles
My longest ride I have done ever!
MTD 66.51 miles0 -
Does anyone use Strava for keeping track? We could create a My fitness Strava club.
Ha ha, Did a search and it already exists. http://app.strava.com/clubs/gs-myfitnesspal
Yeah - I set it up primarily for the challenges in the Century Cycling Group - we've got some interesting ones going on in there at the moment, including one themed on the Professional "Spring Classics" races, and then another bunch over the summer that cover the 3 Grand Tours - which are usually team-based challenges.
There's some pretty keen riders in there - I don't seem to trouble the leaderboard much, and I generally do around 12,000km a year...0 -
Anyhoo - enough thread derailing...
March Target - 805km
1/3/2014 - no ride
2/3/2014 - http://app.strava.com/activities/117197010 72.0km
3/3/2014 - http://app.strava.com/activities/117469320 57.7km
4/3/2014 - no ride
5/3/2014 - http://app.strava.com/activities/117939394 30.8km
6/3/2014 - http://app.strava.com/activities/118200501 22.6km
7/3/2014 - no ride
8/3/2014 - http://app.strava.com/activities/118655468 61.7km
9/3/2014 - http://app.strava.com/activities/119044778 93.6km
10/3/2014 - http://app.strava.com/activities/119388172 43.0km
11/3/2014 - no ride
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Total - 381.4km0 -
I got home yesterday and realised EVERY spoke on my back wheel was seriously loose. Not going to ride it now until I get it sorted at Giant ASAP. Might consider riding my mountain bike the 12 miles each way to work, but that sounds like some hard riding compared to my nice thin slicks on road bike!0
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3/3 - 19 miles
3/5 - 21 miles
3/6 - 17 miles
3/10 - 21 miles
3/11 - 15 miles
Total - 93 miles0 -
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3/8 - 20.5 miles, 64 min
3/10 - 11.1 miles, 32 min
3/12 - 20.5 miles, 63 min
MTD - 154
Given that I'm almost to my goal for the month, I think I'll push that up a little. Warmer days are bringing back some additional energy. Seems that with the warming weather, there are lots of other getting out as well. Great to have the additional interactions on my ride as it makes it a little more interesting.
Some great efforts in the thread. Everyone keep it up. We've almost got this month down!0 -
Oh - just in case anyones thinking of joining the GS MyFitnessPal Club on Strava... Have a quick read of the club page first - it's by request only, and unless I get a PM on here stating who you are on Strava for cross-reference, it's unikely I'll open the doors :-) We had a whole bunch of "pot hunters" who just joined every group and tried to kill off the leaderboards, so I basically killed everyone in the team who I didn't recognise from prior stuff, then made access by request only, so that only people on MFP got to join.
I know it's a pain, but... well - frankly I'd enough on my hands managing the cycling challenges I do, without trying to sort out who everyone is.
Cheers Folks0 -
Oh - just in case anyones thinking of joining the GS MyFitnessPal Club on Strava... Have a quick read of the club page first - it's by request only, and unless I get a PM on here stating who you are on Strava for cross-reference, it's unikely I'll open the doors :-) We had a whole bunch of "pot hunters" who just joined every group and tried to kill off the leaderboards, so I basically killed everyone in the team who I didn't recognise from prior stuff, then made access by request only, so that only people on MFP got to join.
I know it's a pain, but... well - frankly I'd enough on my hands managing the cycling challenges I do, without trying to sort out who everyone is.
Cheers Folks
That's me in, Thank you. Although I do a fair mileage I certainly wont be challenging for any prizes.0
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