2013 May Cycling Challenge Biking Bicycling

sajeffe
sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
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Woo hoo. Spring has sprung. It is time for a new challenge. This is a very casual thread to encourage cyclists of every level. Some people are just starting out, pedaling for the first time since childhood. Others are experienced cyclists, pedaling the most amazing distances. Whoever you are, if you cycle, this thread is for you.


Some people post individual rides, other people keep a running total. You may post miles, minutes, soreness, whatever motivates you to push those pedals.


We welcome all riders, commuters, mountain bikers, spinners, indoor cyclists, anyone who pedals may join.


That post was by CrickettKate for the April Challenge. Since I don't see a May Challenge yet, I'm starting this thread using CrickettKate's April post.

My goal is to ride (outdoors) 80 miles in May. I realize that's not a lot, but I just started riding again a month ago. I'll post here daily probably to help motivate myself. Hope others will do so as well.

Gogogo.
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  • 04ward
    04ward Posts: 196 Member
    Count me in! I went on a 30 mile ride yesterday, 2nd ride of the season. Felt good to be back in the saddle. :). Ready for a May Challenge!
  • nettasue35
    nettasue35 Posts: 190 Member
    goal is 125 miles


    5/1 4.5 miles
  • Austinetc
    Austinetc Posts: 74 Member
    This post got me looking at the calendar. I'm doing a century on June 1st. 500 miles in May is not impossible! I partially commute by bike, but the distance riden is not hard and fast. (Take a train, get off before my normal stop.)

    What's the point of having a goal if it's not ambitious? 500 miles it is!
  • brocksmom
    brocksmom Posts: 103 Member
    I am going for 60 miles a month. 600 for the year.
    I did 5 miles today.

    Karen
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
    Somebody else started another cycling challenge for May. Maybe the moderators here can combine the threads?
  • jehavin
    jehavin Posts: 316 Member
    I'll stick with this thread =) My goal for May is small---just a few 4 mile rides before I have my baby next week and then maybe a few in the last week of May----25 miles total.

    Can't wait to see what everyone else can do now that the weather has perked up!
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
    Goal is 80 miles for May.


    May 1st -- 4 miles with swollen knee (fluid).
  • Austinetc
    Austinetc Posts: 74 Member
    20 miles today! Good start.
  • nettasue35
    nettasue35 Posts: 190 Member
    5/2 4.5 miles
  • Bluffers
    Bluffers Posts: 3 Member
    May goal is 300 miles this month. Would like to get 1000 before Ragbrai in July. Weather is not helping so far this spring.
  • martintanz
    martintanz Posts: 280
    Don't know if I have just a May Goal. 1,000 miles for the season seems reasonable. Also, I hope that sometime this summer I will do a Century, or at least a Metric Century. Still breaking in my Brooks Saddle that I purchased with my new bike last season. Conveniently, I just changed the battery in my computer, so whatever the odometer reads at the end of the riding season (Sept, Oct, or whenever), should reflect my total mileage.

    I did 17 miles on Sunday, 15 last night. Riding is a lot easier this year than last.
  • jehavin
    jehavin Posts: 316 Member
    First ride of the month---6 slow miles.

    May goal: ???
    May total: 6 miles

    May 2----6 miles stationary (31 minutes)
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
    ^^^ Wow. You inspire. :smile:
  • jehavin
    jehavin Posts: 316 Member
    That's sweet of you to say =)
  • agreenmess
    agreenmess Posts: 94
    Hello, I'd love to join in :), my aim is to cycle between 120 - 340 miles, if not more this month, fingers crossed :)
  • iysys
    iysys Posts: 524
    count me in!
    indoor only...i've no desire to be hit by a car.

    goal - 150 miles (edited to up the goal!)

    5/1 - 10 miles
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
    Was almost bitten by a little doggie today. He got my pedal instead of my foot. But he was definitely serious. Whew. Did 4 miles in 30 minutes. (I never said I was fast.)

    5/1 - 4 miles
    5/2 - 4 miles


    Goal for month - 80 miles.
    MTD - 8

    Expecting rain the next three days.
  • Austinetc
    Austinetc Posts: 74 Member
    5/1: 20
    5/2: 21
    41 Total. 459 miles to go.

    "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving." ~ Albert Einstein, letter to his son Eduard, 1930
  • brocksmom
    brocksmom Posts: 103 Member
    5 miles for me today 10 miles for the month.

    Karen
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
    I like the Einstein quote, Austinetc!


    5/1 - 4 miles
    5/2 - 4 miles - nearly bitten by little dog
    5/3 - 4 miles - on & off rain, wearing new helmet


    Goal for month - 80 miles.
    MTD - 12
  • nettasue35
    nettasue35 Posts: 190 Member
    5/3 3.1 miles

    total so far 12.1
  • Austinetc
    Austinetc Posts: 74 Member
    Planned rest day today. My total remains at 41 miles. But time for a quote:

    "Next to a leisurely walk I enjoy a spin on my tandem bicycle. It is splendid to feel the wind blowing in my face and the springy motion of my iron steed. The rapid rush through the air gives me a delicious sense of strength and buoyancy, and the exercise makes my pulse dance and my heart sing." ~ Helen Keller, deaf and blind political activist
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
    Planned rest day today. My total remains at 41 miles. But time for a quote:

    "Next to a leisurely walk I enjoy a spin on my tandem bicycle. It is splendid to feel the wind blowing in my face and the springy motion of my iron steed. The rapid rush through the air gives me a delicious sense of strength and buoyancy, and the exercise makes my pulse dance and my heart sing." ~ Helen Keller, deaf and blind political activist

    Nice one!
  • erin4609
    erin4609 Posts: 131 Member
    25 miles today.

    Lets try for 300 miles. :)
  • beckyinma
    beckyinma Posts: 1,433 Member
    12 miles Thursday, 16 yesterday.

    trying for 100 this month.
  • nettasue35
    nettasue35 Posts: 190 Member
    5/4 5.0 miles
  • DeliriumCanBeFun
    DeliriumCanBeFun Posts: 313 Member
    My goal for May is 225 miles. Only 16.5 so far, but that was just less than a half hour on the trainer 3 mornings this week. About to ride on the trainer again this morning. I swear those miles should count for 2x. It is not like a spin bike. Planning an 82 mile ride on Long Leaf Trace on the 25th and ultimately training for Bike MS in he begining of October...75 miles one way and then 75 miles back the next day!
  • DeliriumCanBeFun
    DeliriumCanBeFun Posts: 313 Member
    Make that 25 so far...
  • cblue07310
    cblue07310 Posts: 85 Member
    I'm in!

    My goal for the month is 150 miles.


    I have a total of 36 miles so far for May.
  • DeliriumCanBeFun
    DeliriumCanBeFun Posts: 313 Member
    count me in!
    indoor only...i've no desire to be hit by a car.

    goal - 150 miles (edited to up the goal!)

    5/1 - 10 miles

    NO ONE has a desire to be hit by a car! I'm in a cycling club with 132 other members that ride a total of thousands of miles a year on the road, and the only one who has ever been hit by a car is one that commutes to work every day in a dangerous area.
    I applaud you for setting a goal that high on an indoor bike, but you're really missing out on the thrill and satisfaction that real cycling is. Give a try to a fully supported ride. Start with a 10 or 25 mile route. You'll earn your new favorite t-shirt, meet some awesome people, and you'll never be the same:)

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