MFP Cycling Club

skywalker
skywalker Posts: 1,533
edited September 21 in Motivation and Support
Calling all cyclists!!! :bigsmile: Just refreshing a thread I started about a year ago. Formerly known as MFP Spitfires Cycling Club (honestly, no offense, but I never liked that name & those who came up with it haven't posted in months :laugh: ). Anyway, basically we set a weekly or monthly mileage goal for ourselves and report in every week. I've been checking in on Mondays, so I'll start it off...
Last week's mileage 41.2
This week's goal... 125 miles

It doesn't matter if your goal is 1 mile or 1000 miles... mtn bike, road bike, or stationary... feel free to join in and let's all get our cardio on!!! :drinker:
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  • dinos
    dinos Posts: 1,390 Member
    OK Skyrider I'm in. I like the idea of having bicycling buddies that don't call themselves spitfires.:happy:
    Truth is that I don't ride the bike that much, just ride to my office whenever possible (it's a 10k round trip). I'm also involved with other activities (playing basketball 2x/week and hiking weekends), so I can only commit to lets say 30K a week. If things go well I might raise this number later on.
  • hallswan
    hallswan Posts: 90
    I am in too =0) I am cycling to work and back - aiming for twice a week - its 45km round trip which is about 28 miles a day (hence only twice a week!)

    Nice to meet you all
  • IndyHannah
    IndyHannah Posts: 59 Member
    I'm loving cycling at the moment but only get to do it when I'm at home where my bike is! Trying to do 30miles each week (10 mile trips Friday,Sat and Sun). Though last weekend only managed 10miles due to a bad case of carpal tunnel. Need to find padded gloves somewhere!

    This weekend goal though 40miles....

    :D
  • Jax67
    Jax67 Posts: 323 Member
    I'm in Becks :happy:

    Been having a few problems with the bike just lately though so will have to play it by ear as to how far i can get x x
  • skywalker
    skywalker Posts: 1,533
    Welcome dinos, hallswan, and IndyHannah!!! :drinker: Welcome back, Jax!!! :flowerforyou:

    Great to see everyone! Hopefully our little group will grow. :laugh:

    Sorry to hear about your bike, Jax. :frown: Hopefully it's nothing major and I hope you get it sorted out soon. :wink:

    Indy, check out your local bike shops for some gloves. They do help. :happy: If you don't have any locally owned shops near you, most sporting goods stores will carry them if they sell bikes (ex. D***'s Sporting Goods).

    Good luck, all and happy pedaling!!! :drinker:
  • dawnna76
    dawnna76 Posts: 987 Member
    I have a goal of 800 miles by the end of the year ( I know I can do more) I do 30 miles a week commuting to work so thats my goal for this week. anything more is bonus!
  • skywalker
    skywalker Posts: 1,533
    I have a goal of 800 miles by the end of the year ( I know I can do more) I do 30 miles a week commuting to work so thats my goal for this week. anything more is bonus!
    That sounds great, dawnna!! Welcome!!! :happy:
  • IndyHannah
    IndyHannah Posts: 59 Member
    Thanks skywalker - I will need to look into that as I can't keep cycling bare handed as it's killing me! It is annoying as I want to be able to go further but my hand stops me :-(

    Found a great route 2 miles from my house, an old railway track that's been repaved. It's fantastic! Roughly 5 miles long before it cuts off and is proving a great little route to start me off.

    Where does everyone else cycle?
  • skywalker
    skywalker Posts: 1,533
    That sounds like a nice trail, Indy :smile: .I'm currently without a mountain bike, so I stay on the roads and have traffic to deal with :grumble: . I'm hoping to save up enough over the summer to get a mtn. bike so I can hit the woods again. We have lots of trails around here, not necessarily marked paths, but they're fun to ride! :laugh:
  • VballLeash
    VballLeash Posts: 2,456 Member
    I'm still here! Thanks for starting a new thread skywalker!

    I just did 41 mi... it felt GREAT... I have been a little down cause I can't run due to injury but then I just get on my road bike and it makes me feel better! The weather was perfect and there was a slight breeze to keep me cool, probably around 80 degrees by the time I finished. I'll start setting a goal next week... welcome to all the newbies! :smile:

    ~Leash :heart:
  • VballLeash
    VballLeash Posts: 2,456 Member
    Thanks skywalker - I will need to look into that as I can't keep cycling bare handed as it's killing me! It is annoying as I want to be able to go further but my hand stops me :-(

    Found a great route 2 miles from my house, an old railway track that's been repaved. It's fantastic! Roughly 5 miles long before it cuts off and is proving a great little route to start me off.

    Where does everyone else cycle?

    I am very lucky that I live near an awesome bike trail in Sacramento... it goes for a very long time, I think its at least 60-70 miles long and they are expanding, so its nice not to have to deal with traffic plus I pretty much never have to clip out! And its along the river the whole time. Btw I love newly paved paths, thats great that you found that!

    ~Leash :heart:
  • VballLeash
    VballLeash Posts: 2,456 Member
    I have a goal of 800 miles by the end of the year ( I know I can do more) I do 30 miles a week commuting to work so thats my goal for this week. anything more is bonus!

    You can do that no problem! Good luck :smile:

    ~Leash :heart:
  • VballLeash
    VballLeash Posts: 2,456 Member
    Does anyone know of a good training program for a century? I can ride about 50 miles now, I think I could do more but haven't gone past that yet...

    ~Leash :heart:
  • skywalker
    skywalker Posts: 1,533
    Does anyone know of a good training program for a century? I can ride about 50 miles now, I think I could do more but haven't gone past that yet...

    ~Leash :heart:
    Check out spinervals.com. They've got all kinds of training videos. I have a few friend who used them to prepare for an Ironman triathlon(bike portion being 112m). I'd like to do a Century in the fall. 50m is also the most I've ever done, but feel I can do more. I'm just planning on increasing my mileage a little at a time. Kinda like marathon training. Hope that helps :happy:
  • ClareRce
    ClareRce Posts: 79
    Hi, I'd like to join too. I broke my leg in October last year when a horse I was riding fell trapping me underneath. Cycling is now my main form of exercise and I'm currently riding 12-17 miles a day, 7 days a week and I'm loving it. Trouble is I now want a better faster bike (got my eye on the Specialized Roubaix) but as I've only had my current bike 3 months (a Specialized Sirrus) I don't think it's going to wash with my hubbie!

    Bike riding is the second most addictive sport I've ever done (horse riding being the first) and I LOVE IT!!!
  • skywalker
    skywalker Posts: 1,533
    Welcome ClareRce!!:drinker: The Roubaix is pretty sweet!! Maybe you can work out a trade with the place you got your bike or another area bike shop. Sometimes they'll work with you. I have a Cannondale Optimo. It's getting old, but I love it. I need a mountain bike though and I have my eye on a Specialized Stumpjumper. Hope to have it by the fall. :happy:
    Again, welcome!!! Happy Pedaling!!! :bigsmile:
  • ClareRce
    ClareRce Posts: 79
    Last week 65.5 miles
    This week's goal 100 miles
  • dawnna76
    dawnna76 Posts: 987 Member
    I love everyone goals! I so wish I could fit in more time. I am like addict with my bike and want it all the time. But I work evening and am a SAHM with to little ones during the day. I just need more hours


    or a maid to do all the other duties I have! LOL
  • skywalker
    skywalker Posts: 1,533
    Btw... For those of us who love to watch cycling... Tour de Suisse is on VS network every night at 7pm EST. :wink:
  • VballLeash
    VballLeash Posts: 2,456 Member
    We can't let this thread die again! :smile: Hows everybody doing?! I just got back from a great 30 miler, it was a little windy and the trail is packed on Saturday mornings but still a great ride, yay! Have a great weekend everyone.

    ~Leash :heart:
  • ClareRce
    ClareRce Posts: 79
    Wow Aliciakarver, that's some cycling. I'm up to 79 miles of my weekly goal of 100 with another two days to go. Yesterday was a real slog and I felt really tired, so today I'm going to do aquaerobics for an hour and do about 10 miles on the bike, then make it up to 100 tomorrow. It's great having goals to achieve; gives you so much more incentive to get out and JUST DO IT!

    What sort of bike do you have? You must be very slim with all that cycling.

    We won't let this thread die, promise!
  • VballLeash
    VballLeash Posts: 2,456 Member
    Wow Aliciakarver, that's some cycling. I'm up to 79 miles of my weekly goal of 100 with another two days to go. Yesterday was a real slog and I felt really tired, so today I'm going to do aquaerobics for an hour and do about 10 miles on the bike, then make it up to 100 tomorrow. It's great having goals to achieve; gives you so much more incentive to get out and JUST DO IT!

    What sort of bike do you have? You must be very slim with all that cycling.

    We won't let this thread die, promise!

    Thanks Clare, great job on reaching your goal! I have a Trek road bike... I LOVE it! I've had it for about a year now. Enjoy your workout, we can set new goals on Monday, I didn't set one this week cause I saw the thread too late but I will. Have a great day!

    ~Leash :heart:
  • dawnna76
    dawnna76 Posts: 987 Member
    hauled the boys along and went about 15 mile yesterday morning. Man its work draggin 80 pounds of boys and trailer behind me uphills! My thighs were screaming.

    of course they slept halfway through my toture!
  • Jax67
    Jax67 Posts: 323 Member
    I managed 26 miles this week and that's with a bike that does not want to go into the top gears!

    No matter how much i fiddle with it it won't play, It's ok though because to begin with it wouldn't move down to the lower gears which made going up the hills around here nigh on impossible!

    I'll have to take it round to my man that can and get it looked at :laugh:

    Jax x
  • dinos
    dinos Posts: 1,390 Member
    Hi. I rode 45km (28 miles) this week and I'm quite happy about it, because I only expected to do 30 km. :happy: It seems that physically I'm improving rapidly and could go much further, but 1) I'd like to maintain a balance in my exercise mix and 2) all of my rides are in Athens in heavily congested streets and I'm aware of careless drivers.
    The bicycle I'm using is a 27-speed, aluminium frame cyclocross bike (Ideal Integrator http://www.idealbikes.net/) which is a great improvement over my previous 20-year old mtb.
    Have a great week and keep riding.
  • jcarker
    jcarker Posts: 14
    Last Sunday, I rode 50 miles in the TourdeBraz. My first cycling event ever. I rode this on a mountain bike. Tuesday, I purchased a new felt z100 from Webster bycicles. I
    plan on entering more rides, and doing a lot of training in preparation for next years MS 150, from Houston to Austin. Don't really have a weekly goal yet, but will be riding as much as possible. Any advice on how much I should train would be appreciated. I am a beginner looking to do great things in the future.

    Thanks. Joe
  • skywalker
    skywalker Posts: 1,533
    Last Sunday, I rode 50 miles in the TourdeBraz. My first cycling event ever. I rode this on a mountain bike. Tuesday, I purchased a new felt z100 from Webster bycicles. I
    plan on entering more rides, and doing a lot of training in preparation for next years MS 150, from Houston to Austin. Don't really have a weekly goal yet, but will be riding as much as possible. Any advice on how much I should train would be appreciated. I am a beginner looking to do great things in the future.

    Thanks. Joe

    Great job, Joe!!! Welcome!!! :drinker: I'm quoting myself from earlier in this thread with a little info for someone who asked about Century training. I'm working up to that myself and plan on doing it by fall...

    Check out spinervals.com. They've got all kinds of training videos. I have a few friends who used them to prepare for an Ironman triathlon(bike portion being 112m). I'd like to do a Century in the fall. 50m is also the most I've ever done, but feel I can do more. I'm just planning on increasing my mileage a little at a time. Kinda like marathon training. Hope that helps :happy:
  • ClareRce
    ClareRce Posts: 79
    Congrats jcarker for doing 50 miles! That's great going. I really can't see myself every doing 50 miles in one ride, unless of course I buy myself a Specialized Roubaix (that ain't going to happen for a while yet!)!

    Well I reached my goal of 100 miles, in fact I did 104 miles this week. Nearly killed me but hey, I did it.

    Next week's goal is going to be 110 miles so fingers crossed I manage it!

    Hope you all have a great week and happy cycling.
  • skywalker
    skywalker Posts: 1,533
    Missed my goal of 125 this week, but came in at 112.44. Might try to make up the deficit this week. Got in 56 of those miles today, making that a personal best :bigsmile:
    Great job, everyone! Let's keep pedaling!!
    Setting my goal at 125m again this week and hopefully going to beat it :happy:
  • IndyHannah
    IndyHannah Posts: 59 Member
    Didn't make my goal this week :-(

    Had aimed to go out 3 times to make up 40 miles but only went out once and clocked up 15. Went for a 3 hour hike instead of more cycling!

    How can you lot do so many miles!? Amazing!
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