October Cycling Challenge - 200 + Miles, 1 month

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mattellis2
mattellis2 Posts: 152
in Fitness and Exercise
I've participated in this challenge the last couple of months, and it is a lot of fun. The goal: 200 miles or more on your bike this month. The last couple of months have been 150 miles, but most people are killing that, so I bumped it up a little bit.

Feel free to post your own goal, and then update throughout the month with your progress.

Here is the old thread:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/332673-september-cycling-challenge-150-miles-1-month
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  • mattellis2
    mattellis2 Posts: 152
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    I'll go first:

    I am shooting for 400 miles or better this month. I got in 51 yesterday, so I have 349 to go.
  • davidpm
    davidpm Posts: 208 Member
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    I'm training for a 40 miler in 2 weeks. I think I can get to 200 in a month!
  • ciarq
    ciarq Posts: 13 Member
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    How do I sign up?
  • emdeegan
    emdeegan Posts: 219 Member
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    where do i sign up....
  • galway68
    galway68 Posts: 1
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    ill sign up too
  • mattellis2
    mattellis2 Posts: 152
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    just post your goal, and keep updating the thread as the miles pile up. see the link at the top of the page to the old thread...gonna try to run it something like that.

    -matt
  • TDSeest
    TDSeest Posts: 1,089 Member
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    28 miles today; 28 total for October. Goal is 500 for October.
  • mattellis2
    mattellis2 Posts: 152
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    24 for tonight. 75 in the last 18 hours. i know that isn't much to some of you all that have lots of miles under your belt, but i am only coming up on my first 1k.

    75 total for october so far.
  • TDSeest
    TDSeest Posts: 1,089 Member
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    8 brutal miles today; 36 miles for October.
  • DurdenCycles
    DurdenCycles Posts: 27 Member
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    I didn't have time to post my final mileage for September. So, I'm posting now.
    I fell short of my goal by 30miles. But, i did start running. I guess that has taken some of my time and energy.
    September total was 770 miles.

    I'm not setting a goal this month as I have decided to run a half marathon in December. I'll be watching though.

    Good luck everyone!!
  • carbonboy
    carbonboy Posts: 729
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    I'm gonna do my usual 1000 for October.

    130 so far. I will update my ticker when I get to a real computer.
  • jimmacdonald
    jimmacdonald Posts: 93 Member
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    29.77 miles so far this month.

    Dont know how to get miles in with so little sun in morning.

    But plan to continue to ride.

    Jim
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,682 Member
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    Okay then - I reckon 200 might just be do-able if the weather holds ...

    1/10/2011 - 24.40Km - (15.16 miles) - 1,457Kcal - local loop out of the front door
    3/10/2011 - 24.37km - 48.77km total - (30.30 miles) - 1564 Kcal (3021 kcal total) - windy, windy, WINDY!
    4/10/2011 - 21.01km - 69.78km total - (43.35 miles) - 1323kcal (4344 kcal total) - mtb instead of roadbike - still WINDY!

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  • carbonboy
    carbonboy Posts: 729
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    Week 1 (Partial) = 71
    Week 2 = (Mon. 59, Tue. 18, Wed. , Thu. , Fri. )


    FYI~ My riding week starts on Mondays and ends on Sundays. That's why I usually end up with a partial first week and last week depending on where the month starts. I know some people just start on the 1st of the month and start counting their week from whatever day of the week that happens to be. I'm too OCD for that.
  • TDSeest
    TDSeest Posts: 1,089 Member
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    19 Miles today; 55 miles for October.
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,682 Member
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    You think you're obsessive carbonboy... I normally spell it CDO - it's like OCD only neatly arranged into alpha-order :laugh:
  • carbonboy
    carbonboy Posts: 729
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    You think you're obsessive carbonboy... I normally spell it CDO - it's like OCD only neatly arranged into alpha-order :laugh:

    I had a girlfriend (from the Peak District actually), that could only eat her M&Ms once they were all sorted by color. I also need to have the volume on a digital radio be an even number. It's a curse.
  • mattellis2
    mattellis2 Posts: 152
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    25 miles for me tonight, 100 so far this month. broke a shift cable about 5 miles out, and ended up riding home on a fixed gear bike. that wasn't fun, but at least i was in a decent gear when it decided to break.

    of to the shop tomorrow for another cable i suppose.

    -matt
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,682 Member
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    1/10/2011 - 24.40Km - (15.16 miles) - 1,457Kcal - local loop out of the front door
    3/10/2011 - 24.37km - 48.77km total - (30.30 miles) - 1564 Kcal (3021 kcal total) - windy, windy, WINDY!
    4/10/2011 - 21.01km - 69.78km total - (43.35 miles) - 1323kcal (4344 kcal total) - mtb instead of roadbike - still WINDY!
    5/10/2011 - 20.61km - 90.39km total - (56.16 miles) - 1293kcal (5637 kcal total) - mtb again


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  • mattellis2
    mattellis2 Posts: 152
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    yin,

    how are you keeping track of your calorie expenditure? i notice you burned more on a 30 mile ride than the 43 mile ride a few days later...

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