August Cycling Challenge 2014

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  • steffenson
    steffenson Posts: 312 Member
    Took a fall on some gravel Sunday morning :( Gonna be off the bike a few days.

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    Ouch!
    Hope it heals quick. Were you wearing bike gloves?
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    Took a fall on some gravel Sunday morning :( Gonna be off the bike a few days.

    hand.jpg

    Ouch!
    Hope it heals quick. Were you wearing bike gloves?

    It'll take a few days. Both hands are like that as well as the back of my arm and hip.

    I wasn't wearing gloves. I don't like them. I may reconsider in the future...lol.
  • canary_girl
    canary_girl Posts: 366 Member
    8/1 16.0 miles
    8/2 16.5 miles
    8/4 15.5 miles

    MTD 48
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
    8/3 - 1.3 miles at less than 10mph.
    8/4 - 1.9 miles at 10.3mph.

    MTD = 3.2 miles.
    Goal = 30.0 miles.
    Still need to ride = 26.8 miles.
  • faugsu
    faugsu Posts: 330 Member
    Hornsby, glad it's not worse!

    8-1-14 20 miles
    8-2 25
    8-3 27
    8-4 20 MTD 92
  • m1xm0d3
    m1xm0d3 Posts: 1,576 Member
    Not sure I will beat out my 467 miles from last month but I will damn sure try.

    08/02 - 16.04 @ 15.2 mph
    08/03 - 06.96 @ 15.1 mph (AM Commute)
    08/03 - 13.10 @ 16.5 mph (PM Commute)


    MTD: 36.10
    Goal: 475
  • LauraHasABabyJack
    LauraHasABabyJack Posts: 629 Member
    08/05- 5.69

    MTD: 5.69
  • addictedtoglitter
    addictedtoglitter Posts: 29 Member
    I'm still at zero! It was raining this morning so I didn't ride to work. It is supposed to clear up this afternoon so hopefully I can get a few miles in.
  • Peloton73
    Peloton73 Posts: 148 Member
    Aug 2nd: 18.3
    Aug 3rd: 12.6
    Aug 4th: 13.3
    MTD: 44.2

    Monthly goal: 300 miles
  • veloman21
    veloman21 Posts: 418 Member
    Nice tempo ride this morning, not too hot and I got into a good rhythm.

    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

    MTD Totals

    171.2 miles ridden at 16.1 avg and 9,052 ft climbing

    Goals
    1,100 miles
    75,000 ft climbing
    14 mph avg
  • Today it was not so hot and I could go for a longer ride, I was worried that the downpour yesterday would have left some of the paths muddy , but it was okay



    8.1 32 miles
    8.2 26 miles
    8,3 23 miles
    8.4 0 due to rain
    8.5 51 miles

    132 miles so far , I will certainly get over the 500 miles if we don't get another period of superhot weather. My goal is really to get faster, but when it is so hot and humid I just do not have the energy to push it.
  • GymRatGirl13
    GymRatGirl13 Posts: 157 Member
    Hi everyone! I'm a MTBer and I am new to this board. :-) I am registered for my first XC race and am aiming to get in some miles before then. The race is August 23rd. So far this month:

    August 2 - 9.5 miles lots of four wheeler riding. Not a fan. Prefer single track
    August 3 - 19.5 miles. Steady 10 mile climb. I need to get used to that considering my race has quite a bit of dirt road climbing.
    August 4 - 5.6 miles of steep, rocky/technical single track. LOVE.

    I got a tree branch stuck in my rear spoke last night and went over the handle bars on a fast descend on rocky terrain. I should be dead, I think, but walked away with only a skinned up knee and anger than my awesome descend was disrupted. :-) Happy riding everyone!
  • faugsu
    faugsu Posts: 330 Member
    8-1-14 20 miles
    8-2 25
    8-3 27
    8-4 20
    8-5 30 MTD 122
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
    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.


    MTD = 6.2 miles.
    Goal = 30.0 miles.
    Still need to ride = 23.8 miles.
  • eaglelakebill
    eaglelakebill Posts: 120 Member
    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!


    August Total: 42.7 miles
    Miles to Goal: 132.3

    I'm looking for new cyclists like myself to become friends with on strava!
    My strava profile is:
    http://www.strava.com/athletes/5303069

    I might attempt my first 20 mile ride after work tomorrow!
  • georgiaTRIs
    georgiaTRIs Posts: 229 Member
    my goal will be at least 65 miles per week. My TRI is the end of the month and I have been pushing to make sure my knees are in shape for the bike and the run. I was able to do 68 last week and will push for that number again this week. Everyone have a great ride
  • e_smith06
    e_smith06 Posts: 65 Member
    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

    Total: 96.8 miles
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    August goal: 250 miles and 15 cycling days

    So far:

    8/2: 17.84 miles.
    8/5: 20.80 miles

    To go: 211.36 miles and 13 days.
  • OPile
    OPile Posts: 104 Member
    I'm aiming for 500 miles this month.

    2nd August: 69.9 miles
    3rd August: 7.12 miles
    4th August: 24 miles
    5th August: 27.85 miles

    MTD: 128.87 miles
  • SingingSingleTracker
    SingingSingleTracker Posts: 1,866 Member
    August 1 - rode 11.5 miles for a duration of 00:45:20 (XC Race Warm-Up Practice)
    August 2 - rode 6.95 miles for a duration of 00:35:00 (XC pre-ride lap)
    August 3 - rode 21.71 miles for a duration of 1:52:02 (XC race)
    August 5 - rode 8.61 miles for a duration of 47:30

    August Totals: 48.77 miles for a duration of 03:59:52

    ***August Goals = race well in mountain bike races on my calendar for the 3rd, 17th, 24th, and the big "50 miler" on the 31st. That's a lot of mountain bike racing for one month meaning I will have to taper and recover as best as possible this month to pull it off.
  • canary_girl
    canary_girl Posts: 366 Member
    8/1 16.0 miles
    8/2 16.5 miles
    8/4 15.5 miles
    8/5 16.15 miles

    MTD 64.15
  • steffenson
    steffenson Posts: 312 Member
    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


    August Total: 233miles and 12,450 feet of climbing

    Goal #1 for August
    Miles: 400
    Climbing: 20,000 feet

    I'm finally getting back in biking shape and have a couple vacation days in Aug so I'm hoping to hit my goal #1 early and get to strive for a goal #2.
  • 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

    180 total so far for August

    I raised my goal from 500 to 800, hoping that the weather will play along
  • OPile
    OPile Posts: 104 Member
    I'm aiming for 500 miles this month.

    2nd August: 69.9 miles
    3rd August: 7.12 miles
    4th August: 24 miles
    5th August: 27.85 miles
    6th August: 14.8 miles

    MTD: 143.67 miles
  • veloman21
    veloman21 Posts: 418 Member
    A little hill work today, tough little ride.

    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

    MTD Totals

    212.9 miles ridden at 15.5 avg and 12,810ft climbing

    Goals
    1,100 miles
    75,000 ft climbing
    14 mph avg
  • cowbellsandcoffee
    cowbellsandcoffee Posts: 2,975 Member
    Goal - 700+

    8/2 - 40.2
    8/3 - 31.7
    8/6 - 21.2

    Total - 93.1

    Remaining - 606.9
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
    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.


    MTD = 7.6 miles.
    Goal = 30.0 miles.
    Still need to ride = 22.4 miles.
  • victoire713
    victoire713 Posts: 720 Member
    I'm in! Most definitely!

    I do the exercise bike!



    Okay stats so far:

    Record Laps: 37

    Record Calories Burned: 267

    Record Miles Biked: 9



    So that's the statistics. That's what I am working on for the month. I will keep everyone informed on progress or whatever.
  • bwogilvie
    bwogilvie Posts: 2,130 Member
    No particular mileage goal for me this month, but I need to get ready for D2R2 – the Deerfield Dirt Road Randonnée – on August 23. I signed up for the 115K version, with around 8,000 feet of climbing, most of it, as the name implies, on dirt roads.

    So far this month:

    Aug. 2: 40.74 mi, 2428 ft, 2h 36m 49s.
    Aug. 4: 22.85 mi, 909 ft, 2h 08m 18s. (Ride with my wife, who's a bit slower, but we weren't aiming to go fast.)
    Aug. 6: 51.52 mi, 3350 ft, 3h 37m 33s. Eight miles of climbing on dirt.

    So for the first 7 days (tomorrow is a rest day): 115.11 mi, 6686 ft, 8h 22m 49s.

    (In October, I have the 125-mile Great River Ride in Westfield, followed 6 days later by Fat Cyclist's 100 Miles of Nowhere, so that will be the big mileage month this year, I think!)
  • e_smith06
    e_smith06 Posts: 65 Member
    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

    Total: 112.2 miles