August Cycling Challenge: 150 miles, 1 month
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Cooler here tonight, and I got on the bike around 7:30. Wonderful ride! 25 miles, and I finally broke through 17.0 mph/average despite being stung by a wasp at about mile 4. Been flirting with it for a while, and was finally able to push over the hump! 182 so far this month for me.
Serious question for you guys that have been doing this for a while. What do you do when it is winter, and it is dark when you leave for work in the morning, and dark when you get home? I have a full compliment of lights on my bike, but I am still not very comfortable riding after dark.
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I have trails close to me here, and while they are closed after dark, I ride them anyway. I'm well lit up with a helmet light (150 lumens), handle bar light (250 lumens), and forward and rear blinking lights.
My main concern is riding when it is cold. I used to ride as a kid, and I remember getting cold after working up a good sweat. I'm going to start looking for some good, winter riding gear in October. Can't do it now, as I'm still dropping weight at about 10 pounds a month.0 -
put me down for 5000
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6500
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Added a little Hillclimbing to the local loop today - went quite well :sick:
9/8//2011 11.2 miles per the Garmin 705.
13/8/2011 another 11.2 miles
14/8/2011 another 11.2 miles
15/8/2011 another 12.3 miles
17/8/2011 another 15.4 miles
18/8/2011 another 11.2 miles
19/9/2011 another 16.84 miles - 60.66 to go
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total for the week(1 & 2) 75.2
total for week 3 54.4
total for the mth 249.2:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:0 -
Felt a little better on my ride in to work today and made good time. 58 minutes to cover 18.5 miles with TONS of traffic lights and good rolling hills the whole way.0
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Probably not going to be able to ride tomorrow night, so I pushed out 30 this evening. 212 for the month so far.0
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31 miles tonight; 452 miles for August...0
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76 miles today. I am soooo done for the day. Hope I have something left for tomorrow.0
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Rode 35 today; fought the rain and wind. 487 miles for the month.0
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6miles as part of a mini triathleon.... updates below0
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total for the week(1 & 2) 164.7
total for week 3 54.4
total for the mth 229.1:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
sorry i was missing week 1 totals::embarassed:0 -
sunny local loop
9/8//2011 11.2 miles per the Garmin 705.
13/8/2011 another 11.2 miles
14/8/2011 another 11.2 miles
15/8/2011 another 12.3 miles
17/8/2011 another 15.4 miles
18/8/2011 another 11.2 miles
19/8/2011 another 16.84 miles
21/8/2011 another 15.11 - 45.55 to go
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Had a great week at the beach--including riding every day (but one, due to rain). Even with that, I'm nowhere near my goal for this month
Oh well, I suppose it was a bit ambitious to increase my mileage goal in the month when I was moving. My main consolation is that this month I've been consistently averaging 1 mph faster on my rides. Guess I should have set a speed rather than mileage goal this month! 0 -
Well, I didn't do the 125. I did do the 100 with 4800 feet of climbing. I felt good and finished in 5:35. Ever heard the saying, "hot like GA asphalt ?" I experienced that today. I saw temps on the road of 107 degrees. I was able to spend about 4700 calories today. I sure hope everyone has a great cycling weekend, no matter what distance. Gotta go. I hear my friends, Ben and Jerry, calling. Been waiting a while for their call.
Holy carp! That's an amazing century time, especially in that kind of heat. Way to go!0 -
Update. 20 more miles tonight.
173 for the week.
338 for the month.
Week 3: 169 miles. I was bad and skipped riding Friday... Otherwise it would have been 200ish.
Month: 507 miles. Total for the month may be closer to 700 miles than the original goal of 600.0 -
17.42 miles this morning before work puts me at 179.79 miles for August towards my goal of 250. I also hit the 600 mile mark since I purchased my bike back during Memorial Day weekend. Having fun with my mountain bike, but seeing as all I am doing is street riding, starting to safe up and do my research on getting a road bike for next spring. Planning on joining my bro for the PAN OHIO HOPE RIDE next july which was 328 miles this past year over 4 days - definetly will need a road bike for that!
Happy riding everyone!
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Week 1 = 233
Week 2 = 284
Week 3 = 279
Should reach my goal this coming week and have a day or two to spare.0 -
Week 1 = 233
Week 2 = 284
Week 3 = 279
Should reach my goal this coming week and have a day or two to spare.
well done!!!!!:flowerforyou:0 -
I am up to 218 miles for August. Was on vacation this past week, and rode around 30 miles/day for a total of 146 miles. Planning a long ride for next weekend. Will probably hit 300 this month.0
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Rode 30 miles tonight; 517 miles for the month.
Keep pedaling everyone...0 -
Rode 15 miles this morning; 532 miles for August.
Keep those pedals moving...0 -
Hey everyone. Just dropped another 36 miles this weekend. Set a new destination and the ride is a lot of fun. I went three times (Fri, Sat, Sun), each for 12 miles.
Also I started Insanity this morning - so my legs are about to get an overhaul. Can't wait to see what it does to my biking challenges.
Keep those peddles moving!0 -
sunny local loop
9/8//2011 11.2 miles per the Garmin 705.
13/8/2011 another 11.2 miles
14/8/2011 another 11.2 miles
15/8/2011 another 12.3 miles
17/8/2011 another 15.4 miles
18/8/2011 another 11.2 miles
19/8/2011 another 16.84 miles
21/8/2011 another 15.11 miles
22/8/2011 another 16.15 miles - 29.40 to go
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total for the week(1 & 2) 164.7
total for week 3 54.4
total for the mth 229.1:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
sorry i was missing week 1 totals::embarassed:
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10 more miles tonight; 542 for the month.0
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I'm not doing very well getting to the website every day. I do most of my MFP entries on my phone. Anyway, I kind of had an off week as I spent the weekend backpacking rather than doing my regular long rides. Still, I'm feeling pretty good these days.
Last week: 143 miles
Month Total: 584 miles0 -
10.34 today... updated ticker below
On track to make the 1500 -
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Holy carp! That's an amazing century time, especially in that kind of heat. Way to go!
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zornig, thanks for the comment on my last century. I felt like it was a good ride. I worked pretty hard. I'm planning another one in a couple weeks. I'll be riding with a more leisurely group. I think that will be fun too.
Sounds like you may not be getting the miles you want but you are getting faster. Maybe your life changes are behind you for a while. I wish I could go 1mph faster on every ride. I think it was Greg Lemond who said "Cycling never gets any easier. You only get faster." Good luck and take care.0 -
8.36 this am... updated banner0
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