August Cycling Challenge

Started August 8
Goal 150 miles
8-8-12. 8 mile
8-12-12 36 mile
8-15-12 5 mile
Total 49
Left to goal 101
I never did this before, I may have set my goal to high.:noway:

8-18-12 30 miles
71 left to goal
8-22-12 11 miles
60 left to goal

Just stumbled upon this one, very keen cyclist, might just have to join you starting with a 60 miler on Sunday. :O)

I think I'm going to make it!

Fri 08/10/12 05:42 AM
Aug 1 - 27 miles
Aug 2 - 26 miles - aug 3 planned rest day
Aug 3 - Rest Day
Aug 4 - 70 miles
Aug 5 - 17 miles - storm with lightening cut our planned route short
Aug 6 - 35 miles -Round trip commute to work - recovery pace
Aug 7 - rest day
Aug 8 - 30 miles
Aug 9 - 35 miles
Aug 10 - Rest day
Aug 11 - 63 miles
Aug 12 - 48 miles
Aug 13 - my legs said not tonight bud....
Aug 14 - 38 miles
Aug 15 - rest day
Aug 16 - 30 miles (commute)
Aug 17 - 30 miles (commute)
Aug 19 - 60 miles
Aug 20 - 40 miles
Aug 22 - 30 miles (commute)
Aug 24 - 30 miles Commute

Total for aug: 609 miles

Looking at 80 on Sat. and another 40 or so on Sunday if the weather holds.

45 miles this morning. Legs felt fresh after laying off 3 days.

I ride around the lake 10 miles a day. However, most years December, January, February too much ice. What do you guys do during those months? I don't find indoor riding that interesting.

I ride around the lake 10 miles a day. However, most years December, January, February too much ice. What do you guys do during those months? I don't find indoor riding that interesting.

I put my bike on a rear wheel trainer and train to Coach Tony "sweating Buckets" DVD.

Yipeeeeee!! Exceeded my stretch goal of 400 miles for August today!! 32 miler this morning.

great job!!!

Training diary from start of the year says 500km for August - so we'll call it 300 miles again...

Oops - over 300 miles and half the month to go - Okay then, lets say 600

1/8/2012 - 30.14 miles - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/205412607
2/8/2012 - 30.06 miles - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/205774024
3/8/2012 - rest day
4/8/2012 - 29.96 miles - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/206479140
5/8/2012 - 65.42 miles - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/206858353
6/8/2012 - 20.19 miles - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/207360483
7/8/201 - rest day
8/8/2012 - 29.98 miles - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/208120247
9/8/2012 - 30.13 miles - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/208471727
10/8/2012 - 30.15 miles - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/208810568
12/8/2012 - 36.44 miles - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/209533667
13/8/2012 - 30.39 miles - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/210098053
14/8/2012 - 30.23 miles - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/210469782
15/8/2012 - rest day
16/8/2012 - 30.27 miles - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/211232506
17/8/2012 - 19.96 miles - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/211606754
18/8/2012 - 31.06 miles - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/211945294
19/8/2012 - 56.73 miles - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/212321409
21/8/2012 - 30.96 miles - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/213245546
22/8/2012 - 30.98 miles - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/213643614
23/8//2012 - 31.01 miles - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/213994915
24/8/2012 - 31.16 miles - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/214342542
26/8/2012 - 43.78 miles - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/215101405

total 668.80 miles



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Aug 1 Weds - Off
Aug 2 Thurs - 30min walk (23 hrs 30min left)
Aug 3 Fri - 30min walk ( 23hrs left)
Aug 4 Sat - 90min bike (21 hrs 30min left)
Aug 5 Sun - 90min bike (20 hrs left)
Aug 8 Weds - 45min bike/speed w/o (19hrs 15min left)
Aug 10 Fri - 60min bike (18hrs 15min left)
Aug 11 Sat - 75min bike, 60min yoga (16 hrs left)
Aug 12 Sun - 60min hike (15hrs left)
Aug 14 (Tues) - 45min bike (speed w/o) (14hrs 15min left)
Aug 15 (Weds) - 30min bike (13hrs 45min left)
Aug 16 (Thurs) - 30min walk, 60min yoga (12hrs 15min)
Aug 18 (Sati) - 75min bike (11hrs left)
Aug 19 (Sun)- 75min bike (9hrs 45min left)
Aug 22 (Weds) - 45min bike (9 hrs left)
Aug 23 (Thurs) - 60min yoga (8hrs left)
Aug 24 (Fri) - 30min walk (7hrs 30min left)
Aug 25 (Sat) - 80min bike, 60min yoga (5 hrs 15min left)
Aug 26 (Sun) - 80min bike (4 hrs left)

I ride around the lake 10 miles a day. However, most years December, January, February too much ice. What do you guys do during those months? I don't find indoor riding that interesting.

I agree about the indoor riding - its just not the same

When it is just cold, I have additional layers I can wear when I ride. When there is snow, I have ridden my mountain instead of my road bike. I find ice a bit scary and usually will not ride if it is icy out

Goal for August - 700 Miles

08/01 - 1 Hour 11 Minutes - 14.78 Miles - 1067 Calories - 12.45 MPH Ave - 97 Feet Ascent
08/01 - 1 Hour 18 Minutes - 15.33 Miles - 1195 Calories - 11.76 MPH Ave - 176 Feet Ascent
08/02 - 1 Hour 10 Minutes - 14.55 Miles - 1023 Calories - 12.44 MPH Ave - 52 Feet Ascent
08/03 - 2 Hours 32 MInutes - 29.47 Miles - 2398 Calories - 11.67 MPH Ave - 311 Feet Ascent
08/05 - 1 Hour 43 Minutes - 20.74 Miles - 1562 Calories - 12.03 MPH Ave - 37 Feet Ascent
08/06 - 1 Hour 10 Minutes - 14.43 Miles - 1076 Calories - 12.37 MPH Ave - 87 Feet Ascent
08/06 - 1 Hour 29 Minutes - 15.72 Miles - 1282 Calories - 10.59 MPH Ave - 151 Feet Ascent
08/07 - 1 Hour 23 Minutes - 17.86 Miles - 1363 Calories - 12.88 MPH Ave - 67 Feet Ascent
08/08 - 2 Hours 04 Minutes - 25.81 Miles - 1990 Calories - 12.49 MPH Ave - 44 Feet Ascent
08/10 - 3 Hours 40 Minutes - 53.36 Miles - 3652 Calories - 14.59 MPH Ave - 267 Feet Ascent
08/12 - 1 Hour 57 Minutes - 25.03 Miles - 1863 Calories - 12.86 MPH Ave - 162 Feet Ascent
08/13 - 2 Hours 2 MInutes - 25.24 Miles - 1876 Calories - 12.46 MPH Ave - 205 Feet Ascent
08/14 - 2 Hours 26 Minutes - 32.15 Miles - 2471 Calories - 13.24 MPH Ave - 313 Feet Ascent
08/15 - 2 Hours 9 Minutes - 27.44 Miles - 2224 Calories - 12.79 MPH Ave - 106 Feet Ascent
08/16 - 1 Hour 49 Minutes - 20.11 Miles - 1523 Calories - 11.10 MPH - 122 Feet Ascent
08/17 - 1 Hour 26 Minutes - 17.37 Miles - 1309 Calories - 12.12 MPH - 82 Feet Ascent
08/18 - 2 Hours 08 Minutes - 26.19 Miles - 1984 Calories - 12.24 MPH - 161 Feet Ascent
08/19 - 2 Hours 00 Minutes - 25.12 Miles - 1945 Calories - 12.52 MPH - 177 Feet Ascent
08/20 - 2 Hours 11 Minutes - 25.19 Miles - 1988 Calories - 11.53 MPH - 119 Feet Ascent
08/22 - 2 Hours 38 Minutes - 30.10 Miles - 2498 Calories - 11.79 MPH - 151 Feet Ascent
08/23 - 1 Hour 22 Minutes - 16.91 Miles - 1242 Calories - 12.36 MPH - 112 Feet Ascent
08/25 - 3 Hours 22 Minutes - 43.94 Miles - 3398 Calories - 13.07 MPH - 448 Feet Ascent
08/27 - 1 Hour 47 Minutes - 21.58 Miles - 1673 Calories - 12.13 MPH - 187 Feet Ascent

Totals - 44 Hours 57 Minutes - 559.44 Miles - 42601 Calories - 12.45 MPH Ave - 3634 Feet Ascent

Miles remaining to goal: 140.56

Daily goal 15
Daily avg. 11.2
Monthly goal 400
Total so far 301.7

8/1 - 10.0
8/2 - 16.0
8/3 - 11.3
8/4 - 62.0
8/5 - 15.3
8/6 - 0.0
8/7 - 4.0
8/8 - 0.0
8/9 - 0.0
8/10 - 15.1
8/11 - 24.2
8/12 - 17.8
8/13 - 12.2
8/14 - 4.2
8/15 - 9.0
8/16 - 15.0
8/17 - 0.0
8/18 - 0.0
8/19 - 20.3
8/20 - 15.6
8/21 - 15.0
8/22 - 4.0
8/23 - 4.6
8/24 - 0.0
8/25 - 0.0
8/26 - 10.1
8/27 - 16.0

Over 300!

I did a little over 200 miles in July with my longest ride being 40 miles. I'm going to shoot for 300 miles overall and a single 50 mile ride this month. Just started training for a 100 mile Tour de Cure next April.

To date:

Date: August 2012
Distance: 346.6 mi
Time: 25:48:04
Elev. Gain: +9,264 ft

Got my 50 miler in and exceeded my goal- with 4x nights left I think I'll try to hit 400 overall.