Tour de France CHALLENGE!

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  • TeteDeLaCourse
    TeteDeLaCourse Posts: 100
    I did 11 miles this morning but I'll probably ride again later.
  • hawkeyegal1995
    hawkeyegal1995 Posts: 2,009 Member
    7/9-got in 20 miles in 82 minutes

    Which date is this, Hawkeye? 7/6?

    Yeah that should have said 7/6-sorry about that!

    In for about 45 minutes for 7/7
  • TeteDeLaCourse
    TeteDeLaCourse Posts: 100
    Hawkeye, what kind of gels do you get? I want to try some but not if they're nasty!
  • nerdieprofessor
    nerdieprofessor Posts: 512 Member
    Who rode today, 7/7?

    I did two hours of mostly flattish neighborhoods and tried a few new roads. I think I rode farther than I have been doing in 2 hours, but it's hard to say as the imapmyride app on my iPhone kills the battery around two hours.

    Octoprof 7/2, 7/3, 7/4, 7/5 7/6, 7/7 :laugh:

    CDGolden: 7/2, 7/3, 7/4 7/5 :bigsmile:

    funkyspunky871 7/4 :bigsmile:

    Trishkit: 7/2, 7/3, 7/4 7/5:bigsmile:

    hawkeyegal1995: 7/2 7/3 7/4 7/5 7/6 7/7 :laugh:

    TeteDeLaCourse: 7/2 7/3 7/4 7/5 7/7 :laugh:

    RWSMLS09

    Colfiii

    IrishChik

    Papillon22

    Keep up the good work, pals! And we are hoping those without bicycles can sort that out and get riding soon!
  • CDGolden
    CDGolden Posts: 343 Member
    Wednesday July 6th...work and a concert

    NO minutes/miles....
  • CDGolden
    CDGolden Posts: 343 Member
    Wednesday July 6th...work and a concert

    NO minutes/miles....


    SO sad for me

    Thursday July 7th.....no miles or minutes...guess these are my two rest days
  • Trishkit
    Trishkit Posts: 290 Member
    Got in 60 minutes for 7/7. For days that we say are rest days, could that be noted on the list? I don't like seeing a missing date by my name. My first rest day was 7/6. :smile:

    I'm tracking my minutes for each day on a calendar. I LOVE seeing the days fill up.
  • hawkeyegal1995
    hawkeyegal1995 Posts: 2,009 Member
    Hawkeye, what kind of gels do you get? I want to try some but not if they're nasty!

    I have tried both the Clif and GU brands. For the GU-I like the tri-berry and orange and for the Clif-I like the strawberry. They have a good taste (at least to me) but you have to get used to the thickness of them-be ready to drink some water after you suck one down(that has helped me). I have steered clear of any of the coffee or chocolate flavors as those sound awful to me. I still would rather have a good ol' banana but these are a great hands free alternative for me anyway. I have tried some of the GU chomps but they tend to clump up in the heat and are really sticky so I'm not a fan of those during the rides-the sport beans are at least easier to eat. Haven't tried any of the Clif bloks.
  • nerdieprofessor
    nerdieprofessor Posts: 512 Member
    Who rode today, 7/8?

    I rode the same as yesterday (2 hours) plus one more neighborhood (so a bit farther) but the imapmyride app on my iphone recorded nothing. Hmph. :mad: I ordered a Garmin 500 (on the advice of my husband who has a 305) last night. :bigsmile: Can't wait until it gets here! :smile:

    If there was a sleeping smiley, I'd use it for the rest days, but I don't see one. This one :yawn: is a bit too pathetic, don't you think?

    Octoprof 7/2 7/3 7/4, 7/5 7/6, 7/7 7/8 :laugh:

    CDGolden: 7/2, 7/3, 7/4 7/5 Rest Rest :bigsmile:

    funkyspunky871 7/4 :bigsmile:

    Trishkit: 7/2 7/3 7/4 7/5 Rest 7/7 :bigsmile:

    hawkeyegal1995: 7/2 7/3 7/4 7/5 7/6 7/7 :laugh:

    TeteDeLaCourse: 7/2 7/3 7/4 7/5 7/7 :laugh:

    RWSMLS09

    Colfiii

    IrishChik

    Papillon22

    Keep up the good work, pals! And we are hoping those without bicycles can sort that out and get riding soon!

    Let me know if I've left anything off!
  • TeteDeLaCourse
    TeteDeLaCourse Posts: 100
    I rode today too. Got a late start though, and ran into traffic and construction. Ugh. When it took an hour to go seven miles I gave up and rode back home!
  • Trishkit
    Trishkit Posts: 290 Member
    Got in 32 minutes, today (7/8). I feel like I did the bare minimum, but my average speed was 18 mph, so I don't feel so bad.
  • nerdieprofessor
    nerdieprofessor Posts: 512 Member
    We are on page 3!!!

    Who rode today, 7/8?

    I'm going to do the minimum of 30, probably, tomorrow and Sunday, as I have a cranky left knee today. :grumble:

    If there was a sleeping smiley, I'd use it for the rest days, but I don't see one. This one :yawn: is a bit too pathetic, don't you think?

    Octoprof 7/2 7/3 7/4, 7/5 7/6, 7/7 7/8 :laugh:

    CDGolden: 7/2, 7/3, 7/4 7/5 Rest Rest :bigsmile:

    funkyspunky871 7/4 :bigsmile:

    Trishkit: 7/2 7/3 7/4 7/5 Rest 7/7 7/8 laugh:

    hawkeyegal1995: 7/2 7/3 7/4 7/5 7/6 7/7 :laugh:

    TeteDeLaCourse: 7/2 7/3 7/4 7/5 7/7 7/8 :laugh:

    RWSMLS09

    Colfiii

    IrishChik

    Papillon22

    Keep up the good work, pals! And we are hoping those without bicycles can sort that out and get riding soon!

    Let me know if I've left anything off!
  • hawkeyegal1995
    hawkeyegal1995 Posts: 2,009 Member
    7/8-in for 95 minutes of riding in two different sessions. Covered about 24 miles. Rode out to the edge of town this morning before I could see how foggy it was out so I just turned around and rode home and went out for a run.

    I need to try and ride about 75 miles tomorrow as one of my last big tune ups before RAGBRAI but right now that seems crazy.....my legs are sore from playing softball last night.
  • CDGolden
    CDGolden Posts: 343 Member
    July 8th.....In on the fixie, running errands around town, not much for fitness but its fun.
  • nerdieprofessor
    nerdieprofessor Posts: 512 Member
    Who rode today, 7/9?

    If there was a sleeping smiley, I'd use it for the rest days, but I don't see one. This one :yawn: is a bit too pathetic, don't you think?

    Octoprof 7/2 7/3 7/4, 7/5 7/6, 7/7 7/8 :laugh:

    CDGolden: 7/2, 7/3, 7/4 7/5 Rest Rest 7/8 :bigsmile:

    funkyspunky871 7/4 :bigsmile:

    Trishkit: 7/2 7/3 7/4 7/5 Rest 7/7 7/8 laugh:

    hawkeyegal1995: 7/2 7/3 7/4 7/5 7/6 7/7 7/8 :laugh:

    TeteDeLaCourse: 7/2 7/3 7/4 7/5 7/7 7/8 :laugh:

    RWSMLS09

    Colfiii

    IrishChik

    Papillon22

    Keep up the good work, pals! And we are hoping those without bicycles can sort that out and get riding soon!

    Let me know if I've left anything off!
  • hawkeyegal1995
    hawkeyegal1995 Posts: 2,009 Member
    7-9-in for 20 miles in about 82 minutes.

    Bailed on the plans to ride big today....the legs were not happy so I decided to just take it easy. Hope everyone had a great ride today!
  • Kathy_Noring
    Kathy_Noring Posts: 143 Member
    Oh, I wish I had seen this sooner. I ride most days. 105 minutes today.

    Hawkeyegal--I am in Des Moines. Not riding RAGBRAI, although people try to talk us into it all the time!
  • nerdieprofessor
    nerdieprofessor Posts: 512 Member
    Who rode today, 7/9?

    Welcome, knoring!

    I only rode 30 minutes today, but rode hard using easy gears to rest the knees a bit. Might do something similar in the morning.

    Octoprof 7/2 7/3 7/4, 7/5 7/6, 7/7 7/8 7/9 :laugh:

    knoring 7/9 :bigsmile:

    CDGolden: 7/2, 7/3, 7/4 7/5 Rest Rest 7/8 :bigsmile:

    funkyspunky871 7/4 :bigsmile:

    Trishkit: 7/2 7/3 7/4 7/5 Rest 7/7 7/8 laugh:

    hawkeyegal1995: 7/2 7/3 7/4 7/5 7/6 7/7 7/8 7/9 :laugh:

    TeteDeLaCourse: 7/2 7/3 7/4 7/5 7/7 7/8 :laugh:

    RWSMLS09

    Colfiii

    IrishChik

    Papillon22

    Keep up the good work, pals! And we are hoping those without bicycles can sort that out and get riding soon!

    Let me know if I've left anything off!
  • Trishkit
    Trishkit Posts: 290 Member
    I got in 44 minutes for 7/9. Did a good hard ride on the back roads. :smile:
  • CDGolden
    CDGolden Posts: 343 Member
    Saturday 9th..

    I am in for 95 minutes....23.5 miles

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