August Cycling Challenge 2014

sajeffe

Just wanted to check and see if anyone of you all will be at the Hotter N' Hell 100 this weekend in Wichita Falls, TX?

Wish I could but about 8 states away. Best of luck though! Let us know how it goes.

Well, it was hotter than hell. I think it got up to 105 or something. It was 101 when I crossed the finish line. Finished the event in right around 5.5 hours for moving time. 6.5 actual time I think. 100.89 miles with a 17.9mph average. The goal was 18mph and I knew I didn't get it, but didn't think I was that close. Honestly thought I would be high 16s or low 17s because we had a 10-15 mph with 20-25mph gust for most of the last 30 miles. It was pretty brutal. Glad I did it though.

Wow. Congratulations!

sajeffe

8/3 - 1.3 miles at less than 10mph.
8/4 - 1.9 miles at 10.3mph.
8/5 - 3.0 miles at 10.1mph.
8/6 - 1.4 miles at 9.1mph.
8/7 - 1.2 miles at 9.2mph.
8/8 - 1.4 miles at 9.3mph.
8/10 - 1.5 miles at 10.2mph.
8/11 - 0.7 miles.
8/13 - 1.0 miles.
8/14 - 0.9 miles.
8/15 - 2.5 miles at 10.4mph.
8/16 - 0.5 miles.
8/17 - 0.7 miles. Almost all of these little trips are just cool downs from mowing or other yard work/gardening - which wear me out plenty.
8/18 - 2.9 miles at 10.2mph.
8/20 - 0.6 miles.
8/22 - 1.2 miles. (109 heat index yesterday, today, and tomorrow.)
8/24 - 1.3 miles.


MTD = 24.0 miles.
Goal = 30.0 miles.
Still need to ride = 6.0 miles.

lemurcat12

August goal: 250 miles and 15 cycling days

So far:

8/2: 17.84 miles.
8/5: 20.80 miles
8/9: 8.49 miles
8/13: 16.39 miles
8/14: 15.33 miles
8/16: 17.49 miles
8/22: 11.47 miles
8/24: 11.99 miles

To go: 130.2 miles and 7 days.

Hornsby

8.1.14 - 28.3 miles - 20.4mph
8.2.14 - 18.9 miles - 20.3mph
8.3.14 - 08.4 miles - 16.2mph - Crash with 4.2 mile ride back to house in pain...lol
8.6.14 - 09.5 miles - 19.6mph - Too soon to ride. Hands still killing me
8.10.14 - 19.3 miles - 19.3mph
8.11.14 - 18.9 miles - 20.3mph
8.12.14 - 28.3 miles - 19.2mph
8.13.14 - 19.7 miles - 19.1mph
8.14.14 - 18.9 miles - 19.3mph
8.15.14 - 9.5 miles - 18.9mph
8.16.14 - 18.9 miles - 20.0mph
8.17.14 - 37.4 miles - 18.2mph
8.23.14 - 100.9 miles - 17.9mph

344.5mi 18h 58m

eaglelakebill

August Goal 175 miles

8/2 17.3 miles @ 13.7 mph for 76 minutes
8/3 6.2 miles @ 16.1 mph for 23 minutes
8/3 10.8 miles @ 12.7 mph for 51 minutes
8/4 8.4 miles @ 13.9 mph for 35 minutes
8/5. Rest day legs are shot!
8/6 20.3 miles @ 13.3 mph for 91 minutes
8/9 19.2 miles @ 12.7 mph
8/10 10.1 miles @ 14.2 mph
8/11 rest day
8/13 3.9 miles @ 16.4 mph GOT A FLAT ARGHH!
8/15 11.8 miles @ 13.6 mph with 523' climbing
Going to try and work on climbing more!
8/16 6.5 miles @ 12.5 mph Ride with my daughter
8/17 24.7 miles @ 12.5 mph with 651' climbing
8/18 6.6 miles @ 15 mph with 186' climbing
8/21 11.6 miles @ 13.6 mph with 232' climbing
8/23 10.4 miles @ 12.8 mph
8/24 20 miles @ 13.7 mph with 758' climbing


August Total: 187.8 miles
Goal met ill keep going!

OldDogSparky

Well, it was hotter than hell. I think it got up to 105 or something. It was 101 when I crossed the finish line. Finished the event in right around 5.5 hours for moving time. 6.5 actual time I think. 100.89 miles with a 17.9mph average.

Amazing! Way to go Hornsby! That is a great time for some difficult circumstances. The wind is frequently my nemesis, so overcoming that headwind into the finish line is impressive.

I see some of you guys (implied guys and girls - no sexism here) putting up some incredible numbers (over 400 and up to 1k) in a month. How do you do that and not have muscle fatigue set in? I'm at 323 / 30 (miles riding / miles running) and find it pretty taxing with a 6 or 7 day a week schedule. Is it just a matter of diet and conditioning?

At any rate, I great to see so many people actually hanging in there regardless of the goal set. We are all at different places along the fitness scale.

canary_girl

8/1 16.0 miles
8/2 16.5 miles
8/4 15.5 miles
8/5 16.15 miles
8/7 18.0 miles
8/8 20.0 miles
8/9 16.0 miles
8/11 18.0 miles
8/12 20.0 miles
8/13 23.0 miles
8/14 25.6 miles
8/15 17.3 miles
8/18 18.6 miles
8/19 25.6 miles
8/21 23.2 miles
8/22 21.2 miles
8/23 17.6 miles
8/25 22.3 miles


MTD 350.55

strassenkoenigin

I see some of you guys (implied guys and girls - no sexism here) putting up some incredible numbers (over 400 and up to 1k) in a month. How do you do that and not have muscle fatigue set in? I'm at 323 / 30 (miles riding / miles running) and find it pretty taxing with a 6 or 7 day a week schedule. Is it just a matter of diet and conditioning?

At any rate, I great to see so many people actually hanging in there regardless of the goal set. We are all at different places along the fitness scale.

Sparkydog

I am retired, so I have all the time in the world to bike every day. When I started I increased my mileage by a few miles every day. Now my body is so conditioned to it, that forty miles feels like something I have to do in order to feel like I did some biking.

Unfortunately it is very hot where I live in summer, so I cannot bike longer due to the heat. I am trying to get faster, but am not very successful with it. I am faster in the cooler season though, just at 100 degree and more I do not feel like pushing it. I will probably never get close to those on these thread who are considerably younger, but I can get better.

strassenkoenigin

Planned to put in a rest day, but after listening to the weather forecast (not that they are ever right) I decided to take a spin today


8.1 32 miles
8.2 26 miles
8,3 23 miles
8.4 0 due to rain
8.5 51 miles
8.6 48 miles
8.7 23 miles
8.8 48 miles
8.9 21 miles
8.10 8 miles
8.11 51 miles
8.12 53 miles
8,13 0 miles, gave my legs a break
8.14 52 miles
8.15 48 mile
8.16 30 miles
8.17 43 miles
8.18 48miles
8.19 15 miles
8.20 52 miles
8.22 46 miles
8.23 37 miles
8.24 62 miles
8.25 42 miles

MTD 863:drinker:

steffenson

08/01 - 62 miles @ 16.7mph w/ 2,800' climbing
08/03 - 105 miles @ 15.9mph w 6,050' climbing
08/05 - 66 miles @ 15.4mph w/3,600' climbing
08/08 - 72 miles @ 16.2mph w/3,100' climbing
08/10 - 130 miles @ 15.5mph w/7,400' climbing
08/17 - 106 miles @ 15.7mph w/6,100' climbing
08/19 - 63 miles @ 17.5mph w/2,850' climbing
08/22 - 62 miles @ 16.2mph w/2,850' climbing - Started at a nice easy pace but didn't realize how soon it now gets dark and the last half hour of riding was a little sketchy (and at a much faster pace).

August Total: 665 miles and 34,750 feet of climbing


Goal #1 for August: 400 miles with 20,000' climbing --- REACHED 08/10!!!
Goal #2 for August: 1,000 miles with 50,000' climbing

Wow!
Your shortest ride is longer than most peoples longest.

Ha... Thanks! Never really thought of that.

steffenson

Just wanted to check and see if anyone of you all will be at the Hotter N' Hell 100 this weekend in Wichita Falls, TX?

Wish I could but about 8 states away. Best of luck though! Let us know how it goes.

Well, it was hotter than hell. I think it got up to 105 or something. It was 101 when I crossed the finish line. Finished the event in right around 5.5 hours for moving time. 6.5 actual time I think. 100.89 miles with a 17.9mph average. The goal was 18mph and I knew I didn't get it, but didn't think I was that close. Honestly thought I would be high 16s or low 17s because we had a 10-15 mph with 20-25mph gust for most of the last 30 miles. It was pretty brutal. Glad I did it though.

Congrats! That sounds like a great pace for such a long distance in the heat. Were you able to draft of friends/people or was it all solo riding like tri/time trials? How much climbing was there in the ride?

steffenson

I see some of you guys (implied guys and girls - no sexism here) putting up some incredible numbers (over 400 and up to 1k) in a month. How do you do that and not have muscle fatigue set in? I'm at 323 / 30 (miles riding / miles running) and find it pretty taxing with a 6 or 7 day a week schedule. Is it just a matter of diet and conditioning?

At any rate, I great to see so many people actually hanging in there regardless of the goal set. We are all at different places along the fitness scale.

I have tired riding everyday but found my legs were not able to recover between rides (even if some were slow/easy) so this month when I am trying to rack up lots of miles I am making sure to have a day or two between rides to recover and just go on longer rides when I do go out. I am also going at an easy(slow) pace. For me a fast 20 mile ride can be as tiring as a slow 60 mile ride.

steffenson

08/01 - 62 miles @ 16.7mph w/ 2,800' climbing
08/03 - 105 miles @ 15.9mph w 6,050' climbing
08/05 - 66 miles @ 15.4mph w/3,600' climbing
08/08 - 72 miles @ 16.2mph w/3,100' climbing
08/10 - 130 miles @ 15.5mph w/7,400' climbing
08/17 - 106 miles @ 15.7mph w/6,100' climbing
08/19 - 63 miles @ 17.5mph w/2,850' climbing
08/22 - 62 miles @ 16.2mph w/2,850' climbing
08/24 - 152 miles @ 15mph w 7,450' climbing - new single day distance record!!

Average speed and climbing is approximate as my Garmin cyclometer started malfunctioning at mile 75 (within 2 miles of where my derailer broke last week) so I started running strava on my phone but the battery died before I made it home.

August Total: 817 miles and 42,200 feet of climbing


Goal #1 for August: 400 miles with 20,000' climbing --- REACHED 08/10!!!
Goal #2 for August: 1,000 miles with 50,000' climbing

sajeffe

8/3 - 1.3 miles at less than 10mph.
8/4 - 1.9 miles at 10.3mph.
8/5 - 3.0 miles at 10.1mph.
8/6 - 1.4 miles at 9.1mph.
8/7 - 1.2 miles at 9.2mph.
8/8 - 1.4 miles at 9.3mph.
8/10 - 1.5 miles at 10.2mph.
8/11 - 0.7 miles.
8/13 - 1.0 miles.
8/14 - 0.9 miles.
8/15 - 2.5 miles at 10.4mph.
8/16 - 0.5 miles.
8/17 - 0.7 miles. Almost all of these little trips are just cool downs from mowing or other yard work/gardening - which wear me out plenty.
8/18 - 2.9 miles at 10.2mph.
8/20 - 0.6 miles.
8/22 - 1.2 miles. (109 heat index yesterday, today, and tomorrow.)
8/24 - 1.3 miles.
8/25 - 1.7 miles at 10.1mph.


MTD = 25.7 miles.
Goal = 30.0 miles.
Still need to ride = 4.3 miles.

veloman21

Closing in on my goals. Just 216 miles and about 14,000ft left. I think I should just be able to make it.

08-01 14.4 miles ridden at 15.0 mph avg. with 1,241ft climbing
08-02 45.7 miles ridden at 16.6 mph avg. with 2,526ft climbing
08-03 54.5 miles ridden at 15.2 mph avg. with 2,392ft climbing
08-05 56.8 miles ridden at 17.0 mph avg. with 2,871ft climbing
08-06 41.7 miles ridden at 13.5 mph avg. with 3,758ft climbing
08-07 19.6 miles ridden at 13.4 mph avg. with 1,099ft climbing
08-09 36.8 miles ridden at 15.9 mph avg. with 2,443ft climbing
08-12 25.6 miles ridden at 15.3 mph avg. with 1,788ft climbing
08-13 50.5 miles ridden at 15.4 mph avg. with 2,966ft climbing
08-14 29.2 miles ridden at 12.8 mph avg. with 2,063ft climbing
08-15 100.6 miles ridden at 13.2 mph avg. with 9,977ft climbing
08-16 32.4 miles ridden at 13.8 mph avg. with 1,483ft climbing
08-18 30.6 miles ridden at 15.4 mph avg. with 2,106ft climbing
08-19 33.8 miles ridden at 16.6 mph avg. with 1,949ft climbing
08-20 27.6 miles ridden at 15.9 mph avg. with 2,365ft climbing
08-21 54.7 miles ridden at 15.0 mph avg. with 2,934ft climbing
08-23 100.3 miles ridden at 13.0 mph avg. with 10,008ft climbing
08-24 39.1 miles ridden at 14.3 mph avg. with 2,719ft climbing
08-25 90.6 miles ridden at 14.6 mph avg. with 4,560ft climbing

MTD Totals

884.1 miles ridden at 14.5 avg and 61,272ft climbing

Goals
1,100 miles
75,000 ft climbing
14 mph avg

faugsu

8-1-14 20 miles
8-2 25
8-3 27
8-4 20
8-5 31
8-7 22
8-8 20
8-9 34
8-10 15
8-11 20
8-13 30
8-14 15
8-15 21
8-16 36
8-17 15
8-18 20
8-19 16
8-20 30
8-22 22
8-23 37
8-24 15
8-25 20 MTD 511

Hornsby

Just wanted to check and see if anyone of you all will be at the Hotter N' Hell 100 this weekend in Wichita Falls, TX?

Wish I could but about 8 states away. Best of luck though! Let us know how it goes.

Well, it was hotter than hell. I think it got up to 105 or something. It was 101 when I crossed the finish line. Finished the event in right around 5.5 hours for moving time. 6.5 actual time I think. 100.89 miles with a 17.9mph average. The goal was 18mph and I knew I didn't get it, but didn't think I was that close. Honestly thought I would be high 16s or low 17s because we had a 10-15 mph with 20-25mph gust for most of the last 30 miles. It was pretty brutal. Glad I did it though.

Congrats! That sounds like a great pace for such a long distance in the heat. Were you able to draft of friends/people or was it all solo riding like tri/time trials? How much climbing was there in the ride?

You were able to draft a bit for the first 50 or so miles. After that everyone was too scattered. You were lucky to find 3 or 4 people to pace with. Most didn't really know how to ride in groups. The last 30 into the wind on this one was 90% on my own, and the few groups I was in, I did most of the work anyway. This ride is known for being a flat, windy, hot ride out here. Not a lot of climbing. I think it was 1900 feet in total.

Here is the start line. 13,000 riders willing to do this to themselves.....lol.

e_smith06

August goal: 300 miles
8-1: 2.80 miles - test ride near bike mechanic
8-2: 61.8 miles - first metric century!
8-3: 5.50 miles
8-5: 26.7 miles
8-6: 15.4 miles
8-7: 22.0 miles
8-11: 22.6 miles
8-16: 71.8 miles
8-19: 10.9 miles
8-20: 16.2 miles - with a nasty crash - out for a few days.
8-25: easy 5 miles with the wife

Total: 260.7 miles

SteveCro

Goal for August will be 250 and I will go for it!

8/20 - 4.7
8/23 - 36.1
8/24 - 5.5

Total so far 46.3

Has been another bad biking month.

faugsu

Hornsby, great ride & thanx for posting the pic!