JUNE 2014 - Move Your @ss Challenge
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Lisah8969. I'm glad you weren't badly injured. Great job for continuing on. :drinker: I did get a bike ride in today, but not without mishap. I was moving to the right to let a walker and a couple of other oncoming bicyclists pass and I dropped the front wheel off the pavement..........and ran into the fence. :noway: I was moving pretty slow at the time, so I was far more embarressed than hurt, mostly because everyone stopped to make sure that I was OK. I'm glad they checked , but I can't blame anything other than my own clumsiness. :laugh: This is probably why I spend most of my moving time on my own two feet. (Although I have tripped and fallen out walking too. :laugh: )
Well, I had something similar happened to me last week... I was going downhill on my bike, and suddenly, NO MORE STEERING!!! My steering was straight, and my front wheel was turning left !!! :huh: :grumble: What an epic fall AND fail !! :blushing: :blushing: I came back walking beside my bike... :huh: Got a few scratches, but nothing serious. I knew I was to double check everything before leaving, and I didn't... my son put that bike together 2 years ago, and I took it out last week. I did check most of the bolts, but not all, and I KNEW I had to do it. But I was just too anxious to get out there... Needless to say that I'm now doing a routine inspection on my bike BEFORE I go for a ride! :ohwell:0 -
6/2-5.2, 6/3 - 3.03 - total so far 8.230
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21.6 miles for the last two days. 6 walking miles yesterday & a fantastic 15.6 miles bike ride this morning.
Below, a taste of the hills I have to deal with on a daily basis. I'm pretty sure anybody living in a hilly area can relate!
And that yellow bike sign on the right... We do see those around here for bikes... And that yellow sign saying SLOW, well. No kidding. Don't really want to kill myself, so I don't really have a choice do I ! The funny thing is, when I was coming back, I noticed that same yellow sign while going up... No kidding!!! What speed do you think I'll reach going up, except turtle speed?!
And this is where I stopped for a refill...
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6/1: bicycling 16.92km
6/3: bicycling 11.4km, rowing 2km
6/4: bicycling 14.22km
Total: 44.54km
Left: 125.46km
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Added 3.3 miles again this am for a total of 6.6 miles.
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June: - Goal 450
1st: 41.2 (39.58 Bike)
2nd: 4.71
3rd: 18.74 (17 Bike) - Total: 64.65 / 385.35
Wow - that seems like a huge number I need still. My average is 15 miles per day = at the moment I've got that down to 14 but just barely. Hmm -- better be stepping it up a bit on the non-commuting days.0 -
@speedyf - Nice pictures. I love shady trails. Is that gravel though? I would be going super slow. I don't like feeling my tires slip.0
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Hopefully back on track this month after May's accident put me off the bike for 5-6 days
Going for the usual 1000 miles
01-06: 40.97 miles (7.08 on turbo)
02-06: 45.18 miles (2.63 turbo)
03-06: 42.38 miles
04-06: 45.13 milesJune Miles: 173.66
YTD Miles 56620 -
@speedyf - Nice pictures. I love shady trails. Is that gravel though? I would be going super slow. I don't like feeling my tires slip.
@verdemujer:
On big down hills like this one, it's gravel over rock dust. I'm pretty sure they put gravel to slow down bikers. Not an easy descent and the ascent is even harder! No grip.0 -
5 mile run - warm out there! Up to 15.
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4 mile walk. It's really hot out and at the end, the sky started getting dark and the wind picked up. I'm still waiting for the first clap of thunder.
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Only 2.56 miles walked today. Been decorating.
16.04 miles walked to date0 -
I have no idea how to update my tracker.
I have 13 miles hiked so far.
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I'm finally on the board for June...yay! 7.35 miles commuted today. Felt nice to be back in the saddle and to get a sweat on!0
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Beautiful day for a ride.
06/01 - 1.5 miles walking
06/02 - 17.0 miles biking
06/03 - 1.5 miles walking
06/04 - 18.0 miles biking
Total: 38.0 miles
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20.1 miles in on the bike today.
Not feeling super stellar these days, but it does feel good to move... even if the moving then produces lots of chest phlegm. ugh.
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Exercise total for
Wednesday 6/04
(Exercise bike 33.17 miles & walk 1.25)
**total 34.42 miles for today
***136.51 miles done and 813.49 miles to go....:happy:0 -
6/4 - walked 3.02 miles
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QOTD:
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Nice day for a ride. Put in 21 miles for an even 40 miles out of 400. I don't think that puts me in the green but I'm just getting started. Watch out all you greenies. I'm coming for you! :laugh: :devil: :laugh: :devil: :laugh: :devil: :laugh: :devil:0 -
QOTD:
Very nice Speedy! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Where do you find all these great quotes!
I love it. :drinker: :drinker: 0 -
2.06 miles on the treadmill-couch to 5k!
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@speedyf - Nice pictures. I love shady trails. Is that gravel though? I would be going super slow. I don't like feeling my tires slip.
@verdemujer:
On big down hills like this one, it's gravel over rock dust. I'm pretty sure they put gravel to slow down bikers. Not an easy descent and the ascent is even harder! No grip.
Speedy - You need a Fat Tire bike. I have one with 4" wide tires. It gets amazing grip on gravel, mud and snow. Not so much on pavement though. I have been riding that one on trails instead of my mountain bike and it's been a lot of fun. :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
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I have been suffering MAJOR fatigue the last couple of days & it is hard to get motivated! Had my iron checked today when I went & gave blood & it is good so it must be my hormones! I did ride my bike 6 miles but the wind started blowing 20mph & I just wasn't into fighting it!
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June 2014
Had to travel a lot today did not get to walk as much as I would like
Total for June: 27.9 miles
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K80FLEC - No worries, I've got you down. Go ahead and change your ticker over to June. :drinker:
DJMICHEALS - Good luck on your 5K!! And HEY, you run exactly the same speed that I do!!!! What are the odds?!? :bigsmile::laugh:
SPEEDYF - Not you too, Annie!?!?!
I don't want anyone else getting hurt on their bikes.... You probably don't need to check everything before every ride, but a very thorough check before each riding season and then a once-a-month spot check should be sufficient. Handlebar stems don't usually come loose if they were tightened properly in the first place. :noway:
GALACTUSEMPIRE - If you go to the Group's home page and scroll down to the listing of threads, you'll see one marked FAQ's. Click on that and then scroll down until you find the one covering Tickers. It should explain pretty much everything you need to know about how to create and update a ticker. If you still have questions, shoot me a message and I'll try to help you.
VHUBER - Get some rest and get rid of that cold. Hope you feel better soon!
Well, I just got home from work at almost 11:30pm. WAY too late. Thankfully, I got a good 3.5 mile walk in during the day.
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Getting hot around here!!
Tuesday - 2.49 miles
Wednesday - 10.0 miles
Have a great Thursday, everyone!
Chris0 -
Getting hot around here!!
Here too! It's supposed to be 102 Saturday :noway:
1.7 walk for me today
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adding 7.50 walking miles for today...then i'm jumping on to a jet in 6 hrs...i'm out of hereeeeeeeeeeee..well. my home town at least.
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