March Cycling Challenge

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  • Wooken3
    Wooken3 Posts: 318 Member
    Mar 12: 20.5 miles bike
    Mar Total: 140.9 miles
    Mar Goal: 250
    % of Total: 56.4

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  • snowbike
    snowbike Posts: 153 Member
    Goal 13 miles a day average (403 total) (off road)

    Totals so far..
    March 1st 0 miles
    March 2nd 21.5 miles
    March 3rd 13.8 miles
    March 4th 13 miles
    March 5th 23 miles
    March 6th 8.5 miles
    March 7th 6 miles
    march 8th 8 miles
    march 9th 22 miles
    march 10th 17 miles
    march 11th 8 miles
    march 12th 8 miles

    TOTALS 148 36.7% -8 miles

    Cold weather looks likely to break so might get some evening rides in this week to get back on track

    255 to go
  • Spence_
    Spence_ Posts: 139 Member
    Goal: 150 miles in March (allowing for last few weeks stuck in an office all day...) - road bike

    March 3rd - 19.1 miles
    March 4th - 33.5miles
    March 7th - 20.1miles
    March 13th - 23.2 miles

    Total: 95.9miles :) 54 miles to goooo!

    Main goal: 500 miles by end of April. Currently on 308.7miles for 2013.
  • Wooken3
    Wooken3 Posts: 318 Member
    Mar 13: 20.5 miles bike
    Mar Total: 161 miles
    Mar Goal: 250
    % of Total: 64.4%

    Gonna be a great week for biking in Phoenix!!
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  • Spatialized
    Spatialized Posts: 623 Member
    Mar 13: 20.5 miles bike
    Mar Total: 161 miles
    Mar Goal: 250
    % of Total: 64.4%

    Gonna be a great week for biking in Phoenix!!
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    Yup, up here in the mountains take about 20-30 degrees off those high temps...but awesome Spring AZ weather! Got rides planned!
  • ForbiddenFruit
    ForbiddenFruit Posts: 62 Member
    I'm late to this as I've only just discovered it. We've signed up for a 50 mile charity ride in September and I'm fairly new to cycling. This is just road riding. I'll normally add in my stationery bike work but I haven't got it logged on my ride activity as I didn't know about this thread. The rides have odd names as they're guided ones lol. I'm aiming for 75 miles this month but will start ramping up for next month after the clocks go forward and we have lighter nights.

    13/03/2013
    Moors Valley Health Ride
    8.20 miles
    09/03/2013
    Ghost Ride to Potterne Park
    12.00 miles
    03/03/2013
    Ring around Rhinefield
    11.00 miles
    02/03/2013
    Memorial Hall
    7.00 miles


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  • snowbike
    snowbike Posts: 153 Member
    Goal 13 miles a day average (403 total) (off road)

    Totals so far..
    March 1st 0 miles
    March 2nd 21.5 miles
    March 3rd 13.8 miles
    March 4th 13 miles
    March 5th 23 miles
    March 6th 8.5 miles
    March 7th 6 miles
    march 8th 8 miles
    march 9th 22 miles
    march 10th 17 miles
    march 11th 8 miles
    march 12th 8 miles
    march 13th 9.6 miles

    TOTALS 155.6 38.6% -13.4 miles


    247 to go

    Took a longer very off road route yesterday lunchtime. Ankle deep mud. Had to dip the bike in the river to get the mud off so I could spin the wheels again.
    Just got back to work in time.
    :D

    Im under by 13 miles now. But im astonished how much quicker Im riding (when not stuck in mud). My HRM is now logging over 600 cals on lunchtime rides when before I barely got to 400.
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
    I'm in for 805km for march (per my training diary)

    1/3/2013 - 42.96km - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/278898899 - IF 0.661 (easy day)
    2/3/2013 - 104.06km - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/279277532 - IF 0.892 (less easy :laugh:)
    3/3/2013 - rest day
    4/3/2013 - 49.30km - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/280364896 - IF 0.707 (moderate)
    5/3/2013 - 32.89km - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/280735236 - IF 0.703 (moderate)
    6/3/2013 - rest day
    7/3/2013 - 42.90km - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/281418555 - IF 0.775
    8/3/2013 - 14.64km - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/281743669 - IF 0.808 (indoor trainer)
    8/3/2013 - 7.95km - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/281742901 - IF 0.916 (indoor trainer)
    8/3/2013 - 24.51km - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/281742335 - IF 0.653 (indoor trainer)
    9/3/2013 - 43.03km - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/282115211 - IF 0.831 (large portion of rules #5 and #9 required)
    10/3/2013 - rest day
    11/3/2013 - 23.94km - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/283203911 - IF 0.698 (MTB in baltic conditions!)
    12/3/2013 - 42.98km - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/283560844 - IF 0.771
    13/3/2013 - rest day
    14/3/2013 - 49.29km - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/284230120 - IF 0.873

    Running Total - 478.45km (59% of target)
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    Did you feel that slight tremor in the earth today? That, my friends, was me leaping for joy as I climbed on my bike. I only got a little over a mile since I had to sneak out. I'm so excited!
  • katozdad
    katozdad Posts: 296 Member
    Mileage so far is:

    01/03/2013 - 31.4 miles - 2 commutes
    02/03/2013 - 12.5 miles - for pleasure
    04/03/2013 - 21.0 miles - 2 commutes
    05/03/2013 - 31.5 miles - 2 commutes
    06/03/2013 - 21.0 miles - 2 commutes
    07/03/2013 - 9.0 miles - 2 commutes
    08/03/2013 - 20.8 miles - 2 commutes
    Update:
    14/03/2013 - 20.9 miles - 2 commutes

    Total so far 168 miles. YTD total is 772 miles.
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  • jehavin
    jehavin Posts: 316 Member
    Hit (and surpassed) my mini-goal of 25 miles this week by doing another 6.5 =)

    March/April Goal: 150 miles (before my due date in early May)
    Goal Completed: 42.5 miles (28%)

    March 5---10miles (50min stationary)
    March 7---6 miles (30 min stationary)
    March 10---6 miles (30 min stationary)
    March 12---14 miles (70 min stationary)
    March 14---6.5 miles (30 min stationary)
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    I got in 4 more miles this evening. I had forgotten how freeing it is to ride. I had also forgotten just how sore my bum could be. I've gotten really out of shape since my last ride 4 months ago. I'm looking forward to building my strength up.
  • jehavin
    jehavin Posts: 316 Member
    I got in 4 more miles this evening. I had forgotten how freeing it is to ride. I had also forgotten just how sore my bum could be. I've gotten really out of shape since my last ride 4 months ago. I'm looking forward to building my strength up.

    Awesome!
  • snowbike
    snowbike Posts: 153 Member
    Goal 13 miles a day average (403 total) (off road)

    Totals so far..
    March 1st 0 miles
    March 2nd 21.5 miles
    March 3rd 13.8 miles
    March 4th 13 miles
    March 5th 23 miles
    March 6th 8.5 miles
    March 7th 6 miles
    march 8th 8 miles
    march 9th 22 miles
    march 10th 17 miles
    march 11th 8 miles
    march 12th 8 miles
    march 13th 9.6 miles
    march 14th 10.7 miles

    TOTALS 169.1 41.9% -12.9 miles


    233 to go

    Threw this all in spreadsheet so numbers are corrected now.

    Managed 10.7 in 50 mins OFF ROAD yesterday.
    Legs feeling that today. May need to back off a bit.
    Hoping to get some big rides in at the weekend to catch up with myself
  • CDGolden
    CDGolden Posts: 343 Member
    Thinking about 300 miles for March....

    March 2....MFP Strade Bianchi...40 miles
    March 4....Commute...31.25 miles
    March 7....Commute...31.25 miles
    March 8....Local Loop..20 miles
    March 10...Work route...31.5 miles
    March 14...Local Loop...20 miles
    March 15...Local Loop...20 miles

    Total miles....194
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    4.2 more miles for me:love:
  • UncleRiotous
    UncleRiotous Posts: 69
    I got in 4 more miles this evening. I had forgotten how freeing it is to ride. I had also forgotten just how sore my bum could be. I've gotten really out of shape since my last ride 4 months ago. I'm looking forward to building my strength up.

    Go for it. If you haven't got any get some padded shorts they make everything much more comfortable.
  • UncleRiotous
    UncleRiotous Posts: 69
    Great thread, really good to find it. I upped my mileage on the bike last summer as a way to help me loose weight (I lost the 50 lbs I needed to and am now trying to maintain that weight) so it'll be really good to be able to post here. Mostly I'm commuting on the road but I ride mountain bikes most weekends for fun. When I first got back on a bike seven years ago I was about 280 lbs and a couch potato, I initially lost about 85 lbs and then took my eye off the ball and let my weight wander a bit, currently I'm down to 167 and training hard.

    So far in March I've done
    3rd Mar - 12 miles mountain biking
    4th-10th - 117 miles (14 miles mountain biking)
    11th - 17th - 78 miles (9 miles mountain biking in rotten weather)
  • katozdad
    katozdad Posts: 296 Member
    Mileage so far is:

    01/03/2013 - 31.4 miles - 2 commutes
    02/03/2013 - 12.5 miles - for pleasure
    04/03/2013 - 21.0 miles - 2 commutes
    05/03/2013 - 31.5 miles - 2 commutes
    06/03/2013 - 21.0 miles - 2 commutes
    07/03/2013 - 9.0 miles - 2 commutes
    08/03/2013 - 20.8 miles - 2 commutes
    14/03/2013 - 20.9 miles - 2 commutes
    Update:
    17/03/2013 - 54.1 miles - for pleasure

    Total so far 222 miles. YTD total is 826 miles.
  • aliciadalicia
    aliciadalicia Posts: 73 Member
    We got hit by a snow storm while out of town, so we lost a few days.

    Took a very wet, cold, rainy bike ride today, but we wandered around battling the offensive rain so I don't know how many km. I like distance better, but I might just record how many hours spent since it is recorded for me with my bike subscription.


    Current Total: 6h17min
    Goal: 12h

    I hope everyone wants to do this next month too. Keeping track is showing me how much is plausible and how well I'm doing. Hopefully later I'll be able to keep better track of distance. I even thought of using a car GPS I have to track it.
  • jehavin
    jehavin Posts: 316 Member
    So great to see new joiners and hear everyone's progress! =)

    My gym finally got a few bikes repaired. Hence, with the upright more available, my 25 miles/week goal has now become 30!

    March/April Goal: 150 miles (before my due date in early May)
    Goal Completed: 50 miles (33.3%)

    March 17---7.5 miles (35 min upright stationary)
    March 14---6.5 miles (30 min recumbent stationary)
    March 12---14 miles (70 min mixed stationary)
    March 10---6 miles (30 min stationary)
    March 7---6 miles (30 min stationary)
    March 5---10miles (50min stationary)
  • Frannybobs
    Frannybobs Posts: 741 Member
    March goal = 125 miles

    4/3 = 14.74 miles (2 commutes)
    5/3 = 14.74 miles ( 2 commutes)

    Flu followed by chesty cough has kept me off the bike for nearly 2 weeks, first ride back today...

    17/3 = 22.11 miles

    Total so far = 51.59 miles
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
    I'm in for 805km for march (per my training diary)

    1/3/2013 - 42.96km - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/278898899 - IF 0.661 (easy day)
    2/3/2013 - 104.06km - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/279277532 - IF 0.892 (less easy :laugh:)
    3/3/2013 - rest day
    4/3/2013 - 49.30km - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/280364896 - IF 0.707 (moderate)
    5/3/2013 - 32.89km - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/280735236 - IF 0.703 (moderate)
    6/3/2013 - rest day
    7/3/2013 - 42.90km - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/281418555 - IF 0.775
    8/3/2013 - 14.64km - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/281743669 - IF 0.808 (indoor trainer)
    8/3/2013 - 7.95km - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/281742901 - IF 0.916 (indoor trainer)
    8/3/2013 - 24.51km - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/281742335 - IF 0.653 (indoor trainer)
    9/3/2013 - 43.03km - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/282115211 - IF 0.831 (large portion of rules #5 and #9 required)
    10/3/2013 - rest day
    11/3/2013 - 23.94km - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/283203911 - IF 0.698 (MTB in baltic conditions!)
    12/3/2013 - 42.98km - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/283560844 - IF 0.771
    13/3/2013 - rest day
    14/3/2013 - 49.29km - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/284230120 - IF 0.873
    15/3/2013 - rest day
    16/3/2013 - rest day (fettling bike ready for Classics Challenge)
    17/3/2013 - 110.37km - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/285734257 - IF 0.934 (OUCH!!)

    Running Total - 588.82km (73% of target)
  • Wooken3
    Wooken3 Posts: 318 Member
    Mar 17: 10.1 miles bike
    Mar Total: 171.1 miles
    Mar Goal: 250
    % of Total: 68.4%

    Happy St. Patrick's Day!!
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  • cicisiam
    cicisiam Posts: 491 Member
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  • Persephone7676
    Persephone7676 Posts: 91 Member
    This cold snap is killing my mileage. I have only done one other spin class to get another 25 miles. I started doing more treadmill thinking I would get some 'real' riding in soon enough :-)

    I'm only at 142 of my 400.... grumble grumble grumble
  • Scott15Fit
    Scott15Fit Posts: 71
    Goal is 400km mainly riding to work
    As of 18th March
    2nd March - 30.95km
    5th March - 32.69km
    6th March - 33.08km
    8th March - 32.72km
    11th March - 17.46km
    13th March - 32.79km
    15th March - 32.69km

    Current Total 212.38km (53.1%)
    Expected Progress (58%, 4.9% behind target)
  • CDGolden
    CDGolden Posts: 343 Member
    Thinking about 300 miles for March....

    March 2....MFP Strade Bianchi...40 miles
    March 4....Commute...31.25 miles
    March 7....Commute...31.25 miles
    March 8....Local Loop..20 miles
    March 10...Work route...31.5 miles
    March 14...Local Loop...20 miles
    March 15...Local Loop...20 miles
    March 17...MFP Milano-Sanremo...26 miles

    Total miles....220
  • snowbike
    snowbike Posts: 153 Member
    Goal 13 miles a day average (403 total) (off road)

    Totals so far..
    March 2nd 21.5 miles
    March 3rd 13.8 miles
    March 4th 13 miles
    March 5th 23 miles
    March 6th 8.5 miles
    March 7th 6 miles
    march 8th 8 miles
    march 9th 22 miles
    march 10th 17 miles
    march 11th 8 miles
    march 12th 8 miles
    march 13th 9.6 miles
    march 14th 10.7 miles
    march 15th 10.7 miles
    march 17th 10.7 miles

    TOTALS 196.1 48.5% -24.9 miles

    206.9 to go

    weather conspired to stop me doing a longer ride at the weekend.
    Need to get out in the evening a couple of times this week to catch up.
  • katozdad
    katozdad Posts: 296 Member
    We got hit by a snow storm while out of town, so we lost a few days.

    Took a very wet, cold, rainy bike ride today, but we wandered around battling the offensive rain so I don't know how many km. I like distance better, but I might just record how many hours spent since it is recorded for me with my bike subscription.


    Current Total: 6h17min
    Goal: 12h

    I hope everyone wants to do this next month too. Keeping track is showing me how much is plausible and how well I'm doing. Hopefully later I'll be able to keep better track of distance. I even thought of using a car GPS I have to track it.

    I don't think the car GPS would suit a bike hey tend to be quite power hungry, but I might be wrong depending upon the model. If you have an Android phone, or one of the alternative (very expensive) fashion bricks, you can download an app that will track your route, distance, time and much much more. I just chuck my phone in my bag or back pocket. A lot of people track their routes using Strava.

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