September Cycling Challenge

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  • djcon
    djcon Posts: 216 Member
    I'm in.....My goal is 100 miles this month..If I do more than that,Ill be happy

    Today September 2
    14..3 miles
  • Gapwedge01
    Gapwedge01 Posts: 494
    23 on 9/2







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  • pamelad77
    pamelad77 Posts: 292 Member
    Another 10 miles this morning, not bad for a noobie!



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  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member

    How do people here compare road riding, and mountain bike trail riding?

    Coder - I know I find mountain biking harder and slower but I count all of the miles the same.

    Pamela - looks 10 is a new high? Awesome!
  • ferb03
    ferb03 Posts: 82
    Did 16.78 this morning and it was delightful. Who knows, I may go out for more later.
  • Nickle526
    Nickle526 Posts: 239 Member
    Sept 3rd: 21.81 miles



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  • Gapwedge01
    Gapwedge01 Posts: 494
    9/3. 26 mile recovery ride in HR Zone 2








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  • 10yearplan
    10yearplan Posts: 4 Member
    Please allow me to share my story... hopefully it will give you all motivation NOT to quit riding!

    In July of 2011 our family walked into a local bike shop with the intention of getting 4 new bikes (we did this because our daughters had outgrown their bikes and decided to make it a family affair since for over 18 years, my husband and I "talked" about getting bikes). That day changed my life! I weighed about 250 lbs that day, sadly that was not my top weight. We started out riding as a family and quickly our teenage daughters lost interest. My husband and I continued to ride nearly every weekend weather permitting. I managed to lose about 18 lbs between then and December, just by riding on weekends. In December I joined a gym and picked up the pace. I continued to ride on the weekends when I could due to weather. When spring rolled around, we were back out on the trails nearly every weekend. By then I was down another 20 lbs or so. Then I had an ah-ha moment! I realized I needed to challenge myself... so with complete fear and a little bit of crazy, I challenged myself BIG TIME!!! I registered for a Century Ride! Using an on-line training guide, I have been building up to the 100 mile ride with yesterday's ride being 51.25 miles. We started out just over a year ago barely being able to finish a 6 mile ride and yesterday I rode 51.25 miles! The Century Ride is October 6th... so I have a long way to go, but every day I make a conscious decision to work towards my goal. And to sweeten the pot, I've also challenged myself to lose 13 more lbs by then... because then I will have lost 100 lbs. How amazing will it be to exchange 100 lbs or 100 miles??

    Please don't give up on the riding, just do what you can do 4 miles or 100, it sure beats sitting on the couch!
  • bmoregan
    bmoregan Posts: 109 Member
    Somewhat n00b question here. I ride on and off-road in a local park and hardly ever the same route so I've not been tracking distance.
    How do people track mileage? MapMyRun/Ride on smartphones? Are there other, better gizmos?
  • 10yearplan
    10yearplan Posts: 4 Member
    I track my miles with a very inexpensive bike computer. They range greatly in price and you can get them wireless or wired. If all you are looking to do is track miles and give you an idea of time and mph, you can get one for around $30 or so.

    Then you can plug that info into something like MapMyRide for more details.

    There are also heart rate monitors that will track your distance, calories burned and all kinds of other info, but they are much more expensive.
  • Marmitegeoff
    Marmitegeoff Posts: 373 Member
    Somewhat n00b question here. I ride on and off-road in a local park and hardly ever the same route so I've not been tracking distance.
    How do people track mileage? MapMyRun/Ride on smartphones? Are there other, better gizmos?

    Garmin 705 but then I am a cycling nut.
  • pamelad77
    pamelad77 Posts: 292 Member
    Somewhat n00b question here. I ride on and off-road in a local park and hardly ever the same route so I've not been tracking distance.
    How do people track mileage? MapMyRun/Ride on smartphones? Are there other, better gizmos?

    I downloaded a free pedometer app on my phone that has a GPS link. Ok, so I ignore the steps (obviously) but it plots my route on google maps and hives me distance and average speed which is all I'm really interested at this stage!
  • Marmitegeoff
    Marmitegeoff Posts: 373 Member
    I am in for this one

    1/9 10.9 miles
    2/9 12.7 miles

    3/9 22.8 miles
  • pamelad77
    pamelad77 Posts: 292 Member
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    Coder - I know I find mountain biking harder and slower but I count all of the miles the same.

    Pamela - looks 10 is a new high? Awesome!
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    Yay! It was a new high, the first 10 miler! Only started at the weekend, and apart from the odd one or two short rides on holiday it's the first time I've properly ridden for about 15 years!
    And it was on a mountain bike.
  • SteveCro
    SteveCro Posts: 788 Member
    I am in. Again even though I didn,t get 300 last month, I am setting my goal again for September at 300

    8/1- 8.6 miles - 12.3 ave.
    8/3- 65.7 miles - 14.7 ave




    74.3 miles for Sept. - 1587.7 YTD
  • AlwaysInMotion
    AlwaysInMotion Posts: 409 Member
    Add me for 400 miles in September. I log rides in Endomondo, too.

    YTD miles: 2306 mi


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  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
    Daily goal 12
    Daily avg. 16.1
    Monthly goal 400
    Total so far 48.3

    9/1 - 25.4
    9/2 - 10.5
    9/3 - 12.4

    Made my daily goal today:smile:
  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
    Somewhat n00b question here. I ride on and off-road in a local park and hardly ever the same route so I've not been tracking distance.
    How do people track mileage? MapMyRun/Ride on smartphones? Are there other, better gizmos?

    I have a bike computer on my bike that tells how many miles I have ridden. I can reset it at the beginning of each ride.
  • kellis2038
    kellis2038 Posts: 2
    Ok. I will give this challenge a tr. My goal will be 350 miles.
    So far this week 11.21 miles, i was planning my first 30 mile ride but got a flat 11 miles in.
    I also use endomondo to track rides
  • ferb03
    ferb03 Posts: 82
    Somewhat n00b question here. I ride on and off-road in a local park and hardly ever the same route so I've not been tracking distance.
    How do people track mileage? MapMyRun/Ride on smartphones? Are there other, better gizmos?
    I use an app for my smartphone called sportracker. Tried Cardiotrainer but it wouldn't work with my specific phone. Sometimes use my son's old Garmin 205. All of the above are very convenient. Hope this helps.
  • codercpc
    codercpc Posts: 38
    9/1/12. 25.7 miles
    9/2/12 3.7 miles on mountain bike
    9/3/12 5.57 miles

    Total so far 34.97 - 165.03 to go...
  • andrewlazenby
    andrewlazenby Posts: 151
    Goal 600miles

    September 1 - 57.5 miles 16.7mph avg 1569 calories - 3 hours 30 minutes
    September 2 - 43 miles 15mph avg. Recovery ride 1089 calories - 2hours 50 minutes
    September 3 - 42 miles. 18 avg. annual BBQ ride. 25miles there, eat, 17 miles home.... Keep a fast pace to burn off the pastries and sweets the local church ladies make...




    Total For Month : 142.5 miles


    Calories (not that it matters I do not eat them) are based on the rough formula of 30 calories per mile ridden. It may be more or less on any particulary day so I let it just average out in the end
    Edited by andrewlazenby on Sun 09/02/12 01:48 PM
  • kellis2038
    kellis2038 Posts: 2
    I use endomondo, I have found it the best for me. Works on and Iphone, also can use a Bluetooth heart rate monitor, and they even have a cadence device you can get for your bike.
  • loadsandloads
    loadsandloads Posts: 353 Member

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    I'm raising it this month with hopes of more cooperation from the weather. I may also throw in some stationary bike if I can't get out.
  • MDLNH
    MDLNH Posts: 587 Member
    Goal: 200 miles

    With the sunrise coming later and the sunset coming earlier, getting "out" to ride may be limited to the weekends now (and longer rides) ... But I am heading back to spin class on Mon., Wed. and Fri. mornings, so I'll also be using mileage from those rides towards my totals.

    Good Luck to everyone !!!
  • Spatialized
    Spatialized Posts: 623 Member
    I spun out 260+ last month, going to shoot for 300 this month. Going to be tough as I'm going out of town for a long weekend plus got a slow start. Got to getr my riding in before the weather starts to turn. As of this morning have done 21.4 miles soe it's a goot start!
  • rmillsaps04
    rmillsaps04 Posts: 18
    Put me down for 600 again. I have the MS 150 ride on the 22-23 of september where i plan to do 200 miles so i should not have any problem. Loving the cooler weather!

    I'm doing the MS ride too! 75 miles on Sat & 75 on Sunday! I'm a little nervous for the climbs on day 1, as I did the 40 last year and am not familiar with the San Fran riding area. Any tips??
  • djcon
    djcon Posts: 216 Member
    Somewhat n00b question here. I ride on and off-road in a local park and hardly ever the same route so I've not been tracking distance.
    How do people track mileage? MapMyRun/Ride on smartphones? Are there other, better gizmos?

    The bike shop where I bought my bike attached a computer to my bike. It gives high mph, average mph, distance etc. and even though I can reset the miles after each ride, it also has an odometer that keeps track of the total miles of all rides.
  • codercpc
    codercpc Posts: 38
    9/1/12- 25.7 miles
    9/2/12- 3.7 miles on mountain bike
    9/3/12- 5.57 miles
    9/4/12 8.96 miles

    Total so far 43.93 - 156.07 to go...
  • GoMizzou99
    GoMizzou99 Posts: 512 Member
    I am in late again - thanks to Isaac's much needed rains and a 3-day 1200 mile round trip visit to help my elderly parents. Starting tomorrow.

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