August Cycling Challenge 2014

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  • canary_girl
    canary_girl Posts: 366 Member
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    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

    MTD 156.15
  • jouttie
    jouttie Posts: 109 Member
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    Cycled around Chiemsee - a lake over here in Bavaria - on Sunday. Apparently it is 55km, but I got terribly lost trying to find the station on the way back, so did an extra few km backwards and forwards. And with cycling to the main station in Munich and back I did about... 80km? on Sunday. Dead slow, since I am hopeless at reading maps (even when going round a lake and it *should* be impossible to get lost) and there were lots of sticks and stones and tree roots waiting to knock you off your bike at every corner. Thoroughly enjoyed it though and rewarded myself with Weissbier and Obatzda - my raison d'être ;-)

    Oh my back wheel fell off yesterday, so one of those nasty sticks, stones or tree roots must have got me!

    I LOVE cycling. I cycle to work every day, except in the thick of winter when it is really icy - learned my lesson in February when I fell off and the repairs to the bike cost €150.

    Good luck to everyone just starting out... and well done to those who are hitting their goals!
  • jouttie
    jouttie Posts: 109 Member
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    Oh I feel for you! I am always falling off my bike. Hope you are back on there soon!
  • strassenkoenigin
    strassenkoenigin Posts: 259
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    Cycled around Chiemsee - a lake over here in Bavaria - on Sunday. Apparently it is 55km, but I got terribly lost trying to find the station on the way back, so did an extra few km backwards and forwards. And with cycling to the main station in Munich and back I did about... 80km? on Sunday. Dead slow, since I am hopeless at reading maps (even when going round a lake and it *should* be impossible to get lost) and there were lots of sticks and stones and tree roots waiting to knock you off your bike at every corner. Thoroughly enjoyed it though and rewarded myself with Weissbier and Obatzda - my raison d'être ;-)

    Oh my back wheel fell off yesterday, so one of those nasty sticks, stones or tree roots must have got me!

    I LOVE cycling. I cycle to work every day, except in the thick of winter when it is really icy - learned my lesson in February when I fell off and the repairs to the bike cost €150.

    Good luck to everyone just starting out... and well done to those who are hitting their goals!

    I never cycled around Lake Chiemsee, but I sailed there. I am all envious. No Weissbier and Obatzda here.
  • strassenkoenigin
    strassenkoenigin Posts: 259
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    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

    378 MTD

    I am looking into buying a Garmin, you all got me curious about how much I am climbing.
  • veloman21
    veloman21 Posts: 418 Member
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    Weather continues to be miserable. Managed to get out for a quick ride to test some new saddles but I'm well behind for the month :-(.

    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

    MTD Totals

    294.9 miles ridden at 15.4 avg and 18,140ft climbing

    Goals
    1,100 miles
    75,000 ft climbing
    14 mph avg
  • steffenson
    steffenson Posts: 312 Member
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    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

    378 MTD

    I am looking into buying a Garmin, you all got me curious about how much I am climbing.

    Another 50+ mile ride - Great going!
    If you have a smart phone you can just run the app 'Strava' and it will tell you how much climbing you did (along with a whole lot of other fun stuff!)
  • OPile
    OPile Posts: 104 Member
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    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
    7th August: 31.99 miles
    9th August: 17.2 miles
    11th August: 23.3 miles
    12th August: 33.1 miles

    MTD: 249.26 miles
  • strassenkoenigin
    strassenkoenigin Posts: 259
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    Another 50+ mile ride - Great going!
    If you have a smart phone you can just run the app 'Strava' and it will tell you how much climbing you did (along with a whole lot of other fun stuff!)
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    I just have a regular cell phone, I am not into gadgets really. But I am into biking. I have a bike computer with cadence, and a heart monitor watch, so I thought I did not need GPS. Oh well, biking is a never ending money drain. .... I am trying to decide if the Garmin Edge 200 will do or if I should buy the 500. I will definitely not go over that.

    Thanks for the encouragement. In the colder months I can do longer rides. But now it is already in the nineties at seven in the morning. As I am old and not very fast I cannot ride after 10 a.m. It is simply too hot and I will probably get skin cancer.
  • strassenkoenigin
    strassenkoenigin Posts: 259
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    Weather continues to be miserable. Managed to get out for a quick ride to test some new saddles but I'm well behind for the month




    I feel sorry for you. I am having actually a better month weather wise than I expected. Two days in a row it was cloudy in the morning ,we even had some very weak sprinkles of rain, but nothing to prevent me from biking.
    Only by 10 a.m. the clouds are burned off and I have to go home as it gets too hot. Let me know if you find a saddle you like. I have a Selle Italia, I am pretty happy with now. First I thought it was too soft for me. Before that I rode a Bontrager saddle which was much harder and I had got used to it. But then it was stolen with my Bianchi attached.

    I still think the harder saddle was better and when it gets cooler and I do longer rides I will look into a new saddle also.
  • cowbellsandcoffee
    cowbellsandcoffee Posts: 2,975 Member
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    Goal - 700+

    8/2 - 40.2
    8/3 - 31.7
    8/6 - 21.2
    8/12 - 16.2

    Total - 109.3

    Remaining - 590.7

    Been slacking this month...resting my CX legs... :bigsmile:
  • SingingSingleTracker
    SingingSingleTracker Posts: 1,866 Member
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    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 8 - rode 44.02 miles for a duration of 2:48:46
    August 9 - rode 18.7 miles for a duration of 1:09:44
    August 10 - rode 18.5 miles for a duration of 1:19:23
    August 12 - rode 17.33 miles for a duration of 1:53:20 (mountain bike taper training)

    August Totals: 147.32 miles for a duration of 11:11:05

    ***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.
  • ByronJP
    ByronJP Posts: 67
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    I'm in! I have been absent from this site for a long time but finally decided to come back to see whats up and talk with other people to stay motivated and what not. This summer ive been riding pretty hard, as of the last 30 days or so... I am up to 166 kilometers in August already.. I dont know what my goal for the end of the month should be??? lets say 400km :) I mainly do trail and path riding on my mountain bike and like to stunt every now and then. I track all my data with S health. Good luck to everyone.
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
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    Oh, You Fabulous Riders, I'm writing from my room at the Huntsman Cancer Hospital, where I have been for the last 5 days. I have s great view of the mountain foothills and the many people taking advantage of the trails out there. Many a goal has been set for next summer.
  • aseymour13
    aseymour13 Posts: 765 Member
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    I was able to get my first ride for the month in! Yay!!!!!!!

    8/12 = 8.5 miles.

    Between being sick which obviously wasn't planned and travel for work, gonna have to figure out some other riding days. But I will get there when I can.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
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    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

    131.8mi 6h 44m 1,171ft
  • canary_girl
    canary_girl Posts: 366 Member
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    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

    MTD 179.15
  • faugsu
    faugsu Posts: 330 Member
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    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 MTD 264
  • veloman21
    veloman21 Posts: 418 Member
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    At last a lovely day to ride. Still trying new saddles but managed to get in 50 miles and a bit of climbing. I'm well behind on my goals though so some hard days in the saddle to come!!

    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

    MTD Totals

    345.4 miles ridden at 15.3 avg and 21,106ft climbing

    Goals
    1,100 miles
    75,000 ft climbing
    14 mph avg
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
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    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.


    MTD = 13.4 miles.
    Goal = 30.0 miles.
    Still need to ride = 16.6 miles.

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