July Cycling Challenge 2013
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I am not sure if this is the correct place to post. I have a good bike. I tried using it about a year ago and got such terrible butt burn from it..
how do you get over that? I would like to cycle, when I was younger it's how i got all my exercise in.. but the last couple times I've tried to ride after not riding for years it hurt so much on the saddle.
How can I get back into cycling?
How long are your rides? I started getting back into riding by going less than a mile/day. I also got a new seat for my bike - the fuller saddle seat with good springs. (Tried a gel seat cover first and that didn't really help.) I find that as I ride, I slip a little toward the front of the saddle, so I make sure to adjust my rear end to the back every so often. Good luck!0 -
7/1 - 5 miles outside.
7/2 - 5 miles outside.
7/3 - Rest day.
7/4 - 0
7/5 - 3 miles stationary.
7/6 - 5 miles outside, where it was only 77 degrees and cloudy.
7/7 - 3.2 miles stationary.
7/8 - 3 miles outside.
7/9 - 0
7/10 - 5 miles outside after a storm.
7/11 - 5.2 miles outside. I was bitten by a dog on today's ride. Not bad, but I had to pedal really hard when two dogs came after me. Cleaned it with isopropyl alcohol and I should be fine. One of the dogs on my old bike route was killed today because it bit somebody (I had to change routes because two dogs kept trying to bite me). We have leash laws, but people don't seem to care.
7/12 - 0
7/13 - 5.6 miles outside.
7/14 - 5 miles outside in between the downpours.
7/15 - 4 miles outside. Half way through the month and just not quite half way to my goal.
7/16 - 6 miles outside.
7/17 - 0
7/18 - 7 miles outside.
7/19 - 7 miles outside.
7/20 - 7 miles outside for the third day in a row. Woot. But unlike the other two days, today was during the heat of the day. Not good for me. Dusk is much better.
7/21 - 2 miles outside. Short ride since it was already dark out and I mowed too.
7/22 - 0
7/23 - 7 miles outside after the storms passed. Nice and cool. Though muggy.
7/24 - 7 miles outside between thunderstorms. I'm getting good at reading radar. There's a 100 mile ride going on here Saturday. I'll be happy to get my 100 miles for the month. The ride goes almost right by my house but I won't be up in time to cheer them on.
7/25 - 0 (mowed instead)
MTD 92 miles.
Goal is 100 miles.
Remaining is 8 miles.0 -
I am not sure if this is the correct place to post. I have a good bike. I tried using it about a year ago and got such terrible butt burn from it..
how do you get over that? I would like to cycle, when I was younger it's how i got all my exercise in.. but the last couple times I've tried to ride after not riding for years it hurt so much on the saddle.
How can I get back into cycling?
Padded bike shorts are a life saver. Eventually your butt will get better and better with the pain and you will be able to do longer and longer rides. Just start off small and work your way into longer rides.0 -
Month-to-Date: 213 miles! And still going strong. :bigsmile:0
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As of today, I am at 92.67 miles. I was without a bike for 2 weeks, so I will have more next month.0
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I didn't know about MapMyRide.com. I really like it. I don't use a cell phone so I don't have any apps. MapMyRide looks really good for my needs.0
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I didn't know about MapMyRide.com. I really like it. I don't use a cell phone so I don't have any apps. MapMyRide looks really good for my needs.
Mapmyride.com is awesome! I (guiltily) use it to map out routes that are relatively flat if I'm having a lazy day0 -
265 out of a 310 mile target so far - I want to average 10 miles a day this month and should do that no problem. I'm planning a long ride (30 miles +) tomorrow, have been lucky with the weather too.0
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1,456 kms of 1,680 down! Almost there!0
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20 miles today for a monthly total of 145.5. Only 4.5 to make my goal of 150.0
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I didn't know about MapMyRide.com. I really like it. I don't use a cell phone so I don't have any apps. MapMyRide looks really good for my needs.
I love MapMyRide, it's great! I use the website to either plan a route or work out the distance after I've cycled it, or sometimes I use their app to track my ride in real time0 -
July 1 - 5.34 miles (road)
July 3 - 4.79 miles (road)
July 6 - 12 miles (off-road)
July 8 - 5.52 miles (road)
July 9 - 5.52 miles (road)
July 10 - 5.52 miles (road)
July 11 - 3.85 miles (stationary recumbent)
July 12 - 5.76 miles (road)
July 13 - 6.61 miles (road)
July 14 - 5.59 miles (road)
July 16 - 5.19 miles (road)
July 17 - 5.52 miles (road)
July 18 - 2.49 miles (stationary recumbent)
July 19 - 6.53 miles (road)
July 22 - 5.52 miles (road)
July 25 - 7.43 miles (road) - had a few days off cos I just had a root canal done :frown:
July 26 - 8.4 miles = 4.67 miles (road) + 3.73 miles (stationary recumbent)
MTD: 101.58 miles
GOAL COMPLETED!! :happy:0 -
So I just saw this thread Hope there is one every month! Anyway, here is mine for the month. Unfortunately not many miles as I had a vacation in the middle of the month that left me without a bike which meant jogging during that 8 days.
07/01/13 Cycling 16.51 km 42:06 2:33 552 0 54 m
07/02/13 Cycling 18.95 km 45:29 2:24 668 0 57 m
07/04/13 Cycling 18.66 km 43:34 2:20 676 0 60 m
07/05/13 Cycling 16.43 km 38:17 2:19 596 0 55 m
07/07/13 Cycling 18.84 km 44:44 2:22 671 0 58 m
07/08/13 Cycling 18.96 km 44:10 2:19 689 0 57 m
07/18/13 Cycling 18.84 km 42:04 2:13 715 136 57 m
07/19/13 Cycling 18.95 km 43:12 2:16 703 168 63 m
07/20/13 Cycling 18.80 km 44:28 2:21 618 165 62 m
07/22/13 Cycling 8.05 km 47:00 5:50 202 0 0 m
07/24/13 Cycling 18.99 km 44:14 2:19 634 156 67 m
Total - 191.98KM or 119 miles so far this month.0 -
I am trying 10 miles / day average this month. Last month, I had 421 miles, so this month is a bit of down.
I do bike commute, and add a few miles here and there to keep it up to 10 miles / day average.
I have 67 miles to go and 5 and 1/2 day left in July. I did come in with bike this morning, so I will add at least another 7 miles this afternoon. So, I'm a little behind schedule so to speak. I may try to catch up this weekend if weather permits.
My activities are at http://www.runtastic.com/en/users/naoyuki-tai
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7/1 - 9.09 miles
7/2 - 8.48 miles
7/3 - 5.95 miles
7/4 - 0.00 miles
7/5 - 5.96 miles
7/6 - 3.70 miles
7/7 - 0.00 miles
7/8 - 8.87 miles
7/9 - 6.95 miles
7/10 - 7.41 miles
7/11 - 6.94 miles
7/12 - 6.20 miles
7/13 - 0.00 miles
7/14 - 10.07 miles
7/15 - 6.12 miles
7/16 - 7.01 miles
7/17 - 10.45 miles
7/18 - 6.31 miles
7/19 - 6.96 miles
7/20 - 0.00 miles
7/21 - 6.88 miles
7/22 - 6.96 miles
7/23 - 10.92 miles
7/24 - 7.67 miles
7/25 - 8.66 miles
7/26 - 6.99 miles
Goal - 200 miles
MTD - 164.55 miles0 -
July goal 50 miles all stationary
7/4- 4.5 miles (20 mins)
7/9- 7.5 miles (32 mins)
7/12- 4.3 miles (18 mins)
7/14- 6.5 miles (30 mins)
7/22- 11 miles (50 mins)
7/23- 14 miles (60 mins)
7/25- 9 miles (40 mins) raised resistance for half of the ride
7/26- 13.5 miles (61 mins) managed to go the whole ride on the new resistance level, pretty happy with that
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7/1 - 5 miles outside.
7/2 - 5 miles outside.
7/3 - Rest day.
7/4 - 0
7/5 - 3 miles stationary.
7/6 - 5 miles outside, where it was only 77 degrees and cloudy.
7/7 - 3.2 miles stationary.
7/8 - 3 miles outside.
7/9 - 0
7/10 - 5 miles outside after a storm.
7/11 - 5.2 miles outside. I was bitten by a dog on today's ride. Not bad, but I had to pedal really hard when two dogs came after me. Cleaned it with isopropyl alcohol and I should be fine. One of the dogs on my old bike route was killed today because it bit somebody (I had to change routes because two dogs kept trying to bite me). We have leash laws, but people don't seem to care.
7/12 - 0
7/13 - 5.6 miles outside.
7/14 - 5 miles outside in between the downpours.
7/15 - 4 miles outside. Half way through the month and just not quite half way to my goal.
7/16 - 6 miles outside.
7/17 - 0
7/18 - 7 miles outside.
7/19 - 7 miles outside.
7/20 - 7 miles outside for the third day in a row. Woot. But unlike the other two days, today was during the heat of the day. Not good for me. Dusk is much better.
7/21 - 2 miles outside. Short ride since it was already dark out and I mowed too.
7/22 - 0
7/23 - 7 miles outside after the storms passed. Nice and cool. Though muggy.
7/24 - 7 miles outside between thunderstorms. I'm getting good at reading radar. There's a 100 mile ride going on here Saturday. I'll be happy to get my 100 miles for the month. The ride goes almost right by my house but I won't be up in time to cheer them on.
7/25 - 0 (mowed instead)
7/26 - 0 again today since I mowed more and did other yard work. Tomorrow morning, the local century ride goes almost through my front door. I'll be sleeping, but I wish them all well.
MTD 92 miles.
Goal is 100 miles.
Remaining is 8 miles.0 -
7/1 - 9.09 miles
7/2 - 8.48 miles
7/3 - 5.95 miles
7/4 - 0.00 miles
7/5 - 5.96 miles
7/6 - 3.70 miles
7/7 - 0.00 miles
7/8 - 8.87 miles
7/9 - 6.95 miles
7/10 - 7.41 miles
7/11 - 6.94 miles
7/12 - 6.20 miles
7/13 - 0.00 miles
7/14 - 10.07 miles
7/15 - 6.12 miles
7/16 - 7.01 miles
7/17 - 10.45 miles
7/18 - 6.31 miles
7/19 - 6.96 miles
7/20 - 0.00 miles
7/21 - 6.88 miles
7/22 - 6.96 miles
7/23 - 10.92 miles
7/24 - 7.67 miles
7/25 - 8.66 miles
7/26 - 6.99 miles
7/27 - 8.59 miles
Goal - 200 miles
MTD - 173.14 miles0 -
I didn't ride yesterday because we went fishing. Best excuse EVER! I love fishing. This morning I got in 17.4.
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12.5 miles today brings my total to 158 miles. Achieved my goal of 150 miles. :happy:0
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July 1 - 5.34 miles (road)
July 3 - 4.79 miles (road)
July 6 - 12 miles (off-road)
July 8 - 5.52 miles (road)
July 9 - 5.52 miles (road)
July 10 - 5.52 miles (road)
July 11 - 3.85 miles (stationary recumbent)
July 12 - 5.76 miles (road)
July 13 - 6.61 miles (road)
July 14 - 5.59 miles (road)
July 16 - 5.19 miles (road)
July 17 - 5.52 miles (road)
July 18 - 2.49 miles (stationary recumbent)
July 19 - 6.53 miles (road)
July 22 - 5.52 miles (road)
July 25 - 7.43 miles (road) - had a few days off cos I just had a root canal done :frown:
July 26 - 8.4 miles = 4.67 miles (road) + 3.73 miles (stationary recumbent)
GOAL COMPLETED!!
July 27 - 5.35 miles (road)
MTD: 106.93 miles0 -
7/1 - 5 miles outside.
7/2 - 5 miles outside.
7/3 - Rest day.
7/4 - 0
7/5 - 3 miles stationary.
7/6 - 5 miles outside, where it was only 77 degrees and cloudy.
7/7 - 3.2 miles stationary.
7/8 - 3 miles outside.
7/9 - 0
7/10 - 5 miles outside after a storm.
7/11 - 5.2 miles outside. I was bitten by a dog on today's ride. Not bad, but I had to pedal really hard when two dogs came after me. Cleaned it with isopropyl alcohol and I should be fine. One of the dogs on my old bike route was killed today because it bit somebody (I had to change routes because two dogs kept trying to bite me). We have leash laws, but people don't seem to care.
7/12 - 0
7/13 - 5.6 miles outside.
7/14 - 5 miles outside in between the downpours.
7/15 - 4 miles outside. Half way through the month and just not quite half way to my goal.
7/16 - 6 miles outside.
7/17 - 0
7/18 - 7 miles outside.
7/19 - 7 miles outside.
7/20 - 7 miles outside for the third day in a row. Woot. But unlike the other two days, today was during the heat of the day. Not good for me. Dusk is much better.
7/21 - 2 miles outside. Short ride since it was already dark out and I mowed too.
7/22 - 0
7/23 - 7 miles outside after the storms passed. Nice and cool. Though muggy.
7/24 - 7 miles outside between thunderstorms. I'm getting good at reading radar. There's a 100 mile ride going on here Saturday. I'll be happy to get my 100 miles for the month. The ride goes almost right by my house but I won't be up in time to cheer them on.
7/25 - 0 (mowed instead)
7/26 - 0 again today since I mowed more and did other yard work. Tomorrow morning, the local century ride goes almost through my front door. I'll be sleeping, but I wish them all well.
7/27 - 4 miles outside. Looks like I will reach 100 miles by month-end. Woot.
MTD 96 miles.
Goal is 100 miles.
Remaining is 4 miles.0 -
7/1 - 9.09 miles
7/2 - 8.48 miles
7/3 - 5.95 miles
7/4 - 0.00 miles
7/5 - 5.96 miles
7/6 - 3.70 miles
7/7 - 0.00 miles
7/8 - 8.87 miles
7/9 - 6.95 miles
7/10 - 7.41 miles
7/11 - 6.94 miles
7/12 - 6.20 miles
7/13 - 0.00 miles
7/14 - 10.07 miles
7/15 - 6.12 miles
7/16 - 7.01 miles
7/17 - 10.45 miles
7/18 - 6.31 miles
7/19 - 6.96 miles
7/20 - 0.00 miles
7/21 - 6.88 miles
7/22 - 6.96 miles
7/23 - 10.92 miles
7/24 - 7.67 miles
7/25 - 8.66 miles
7/26 - 6.99 miles
7/27 - 8.59 miles
7/28 - 9.71 miles
Goal - 200 miles
MTD - 182.85 miles0 -
7/1 - 5 miles outside.
7/2 - 5 miles outside.
7/3 - Rest day.
7/4 - 0
7/5 - 3 miles stationary.
7/6 - 5 miles outside, where it was only 77 degrees and cloudy.
7/7 - 3.2 miles stationary.
7/8 - 3 miles outside.
7/9 - 0
7/10 - 5 miles outside after a storm.
7/11 - 5.2 miles outside. I was bitten by a dog on today's ride. Not bad, but I had to pedal really hard when two dogs came after me. Cleaned it with isopropyl alcohol and I should be fine. One of the dogs on my old bike route was killed today because it bit somebody (I had to change routes because two dogs kept trying to bite me). We have leash laws, but people don't seem to care.
7/12 - 0
7/13 - 5.6 miles outside.
7/14 - 5 miles outside in between the downpours.
7/15 - 4 miles outside. Half way through the month and just not quite half way to my goal.
7/16 - 6 miles outside.
7/17 - 0
7/18 - 7 miles outside.
7/19 - 7 miles outside.
7/20 - 7 miles outside for the third day in a row. Woot. But unlike the other two days, today was during the heat of the day. Not good for me. Dusk is much better.
7/21 - 2 miles outside. Short ride since it was already dark out and I mowed too.
7/22 - 0
7/23 - 7 miles outside after the storms passed. Nice and cool. Though muggy.
7/24 - 7 miles outside between thunderstorms. I'm getting good at reading radar. There's a 100 mile ride going on here Saturday. I'll be happy to get my 100 miles for the month. The ride goes almost right by my house but I won't be up in time to cheer them on.
7/25 - 0 (mowed instead)
7/26 - 0 again today since I mowed more and did other yard work. Tomorrow morning, the local century ride goes almost through my front door. I'll be sleeping, but I wish them all well.
7/27 - 3.5 miles outside. Looks like I will reach 100 miles by month-end. Woot.
7/28 - 0 - not riding today since I mowed again. And, yesterday was really only 3.5 miles instead of 4 so I've changed the totals.
MTD 95.5 miles.
Goal is 100 miles.
Remaining is 4.5 miles.0 -
Date Type Distance Duration Pace
07/01/13 Cycling 16.51 km 42:06 2:33
07/02/13 Cycling 18.95 km 45:29 2:24
07/04/13 Cycling 18.66 km 43:34 2:20
07/05/13 Cycling 16.43 km 38:17 2:19
07/07/13 Cycling 18.84 km 44:44 2:22
07/08/13 Cycling 18.96 km 44:10 2:19
07/18/13 Cycling 18.84 km 42:04 2:13
07/19/13 Cycling 18.95 km 43:12 2:16
07/20/13 Cycling 18.80 km 44:28 2:21
07/22/13 Cycling 8.05 km 47:00 5:50
07/24/13 Cycling 18.99 km 44:14 2:19
07/26/13 Cycling 18.87 km 44:50 2:22 617 160 68 m
07/27/13 Cycling 16.45 km 37:53 2:18 555 162 55 m
07/28/13 Cycling 18.85 km 44:08 2:20 626 165 57 m
Overall statistics 246.15 km 10:06:09 8522 770 m
So 153 miles so far. Didn't have a goal this month as I was really busy and away from my bike for about a week. I'll get about 23 more miles in by month in at least.0 -
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7/1 - 9.09 miles
7/2 - 8.48 miles
7/3 - 5.95 miles
7/4 - 0.00 miles
7/5 - 5.96 miles
7/6 - 3.70 miles
7/7 - 0.00 miles
7/8 - 8.87 miles
7/9 - 6.95 miles
7/10 - 7.41 miles
7/11 - 6.94 miles
7/12 - 6.20 miles
7/13 - 0.00 miles
7/14 - 10.07 miles
7/15 - 6.12 miles
7/16 - 7.01 miles
7/17 - 10.45 miles
7/18 - 6.31 miles
7/19 - 6.96 miles
7/20 - 0.00 miles
7/21 - 6.88 miles
7/22 - 6.96 miles
7/23 - 10.92 miles
7/24 - 7.67 miles
7/25 - 8.66 miles
7/26 - 6.99 miles
7/27 - 8.59 miles
7/28 - 9.71 miles
7/29 - 6.96 miles
Goal - 200 miles
MTD - 189.81 miles0 -
7/1 - 5 miles outside.
7/2 - 5 miles outside.
7/3 - Rest day.
7/4 - 0
7/5 - 3 miles stationary.
7/6 - 5 miles outside, where it was only 77 degrees and cloudy.
7/7 - 3.2 miles stationary.
7/8 - 3 miles outside.
7/9 - 0
7/10 - 5 miles outside after a storm.
7/11 - 5.2 miles outside. I was bitten by a dog on today's ride. Not bad, but I had to pedal really hard when two dogs came after me. Cleaned it with isopropyl alcohol and I should be fine. One of the dogs on my old bike route was killed today because it bit somebody (I had to change routes because two dogs kept trying to bite me). We have leash laws, but people don't seem to care.
7/12 - 0
7/13 - 5.6 miles outside.
7/14 - 5 miles outside in between the downpours.
7/15 - 4 miles outside. Half way through the month and just not quite half way to my goal.
7/16 - 6 miles outside.
7/17 - 0
7/18 - 7 miles outside.
7/19 - 7 miles outside.
7/20 - 7 miles outside for the third day in a row. Woot. But unlike the other two days, today was during the heat of the day. Not good for me. Dusk is much better.
7/21 - 2 miles outside. Short ride since it was already dark out and I mowed too.
7/22 - 0
7/23 - 7 miles outside after the storms passed. Nice and cool. Though muggy.
7/24 - 7 miles outside between thunderstorms. I'm getting good at reading radar. There's a 100 mile ride going on here Saturday. I'll be happy to get my 100 miles for the month. The ride goes almost right by my house but I won't be up in time to cheer them on.
7/25 - 0 (mowed instead)
7/26 - 0 again today since I mowed more and did other yard work. Tomorrow morning, the local century ride goes almost through my front door. I'll be sleeping, but I wish them all well.
7/27 - 3.5 miles outside. Looks like I will reach 100 miles by month-end. Woot.
7/28 - 0 - not riding today since I mowed again. And, yesterday was really only 3.5 miles instead of 4 so I've changed the totals.
7/29 - 6.7 miles outside and my pace has picked up a bit.
MTD 95.5 miles.
Goal is 102.2 miles.
Remaining is 0 miles.0 -
Newbie here. Used to ride around my old college 4 times a day (10 or so miles) and loved it. Then moved to a city where there was really no place to bike. Boooooo. So I just moved to a beautiful area in the suburbs and there's an old train track they redid as a bike/walking path so it's 30 miles of available travel in the woods and it's only a mile or so from my house I love it! Just did 4 miles down it then turned around and came back.
What are you guys using to track your speed, mileage, etc? I used Runtastic on my windows phone and it's pretty awesome. Was thinking of buying the pro version for 5 bucks. Just wondering if there was something better out there before doing that. Here are the stats from the application:
7.52 mi Distance
00:44:26 Duration
Avg 10.15 mph
Max 19.0 mph
341 kcal Calories0 -
Catching up--forgot to tally the last week or so and then I went on vacation. Trying to really get those outdoor miles in before the month is up!!!
July Goal: 150 miles indoors, 25 miles outdoors
July Miles to Date: 141 miles indoors 10.25 mi outdoors
July 29---5 mi (outdoors!!! about 35 min)
July 25---21 mi (stationary 93min)
July 24---10.25mi (stationary 45 min)
July 23---7 mi (stationary 30 min)
July 19---24 mi (spin bike and stationary combo 86 min)
July 17---5 mi (stationary 20 min)
July 14--- 5.25 mi outdoors (around 30 min)
July 12---- 19.75 mi stationary (90 min)
July 10----10.5 mi stationary (45 min)
July 8---7 mi stationary (30 min)
July 5---18.5 mi stationary (85 min)
July 3----10 mi stationary (45 min)
July 1----6.5 mi stationary (30 min)0
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