September Cycling Challenge 2013

9/2/2013 28 miles road bike 2078 cals burned 2hrs 10 min
9/3/2013 6.01 miles stationary bike ~300 cals burned 20 min (16.58 mph 2278 ft climbed)
9/4/2013 19.34 miles road bike 1764 cals burned 1 hr 31 min
9/5/2013 7.52 miles stationary bike 446 cals burned 30 min (14.98 mph 2950ft)
9/9/2013 12.06 miles road bike 1088 cals burned 55 min
9/10/2013 12.05 miles road bike 1089 cals burned 55 min
9/11/2013 rest
9/12/2013 am ride 12 miles road bike 934 cals burned 58 min
9/12/2013 pm ride 7 milles road bike 719 cals burned 36 min

Please count me in on this challenge

I recently completed a cycle ride from London to Paris with my wife and I lost in the region of 6llbs in 4- 5 days, this sounds a long way to ride BUT my wife had never cycled that distance before and it was a great journey being able to cycle through the French countryside and then into Versaille http://en.chateauversailles.fr/homepage and then through the forests that surround Paris. Seeing the Eiffel tower for the first time while we were about 10 miles way from the centre of Paris was such a wonderful moment



PHOTO OF ME AND MY WIFE HAVING JUST FINISHED OUR RIDE TO PARIS FROM LONDON




photo of my wife crossing the roman viaduct across the River Siene, Eiffel Tower in the background



Photo of my wife riding through one of the 5 forests that surround Paris on the North West side of the city, we cycled through 5 forests in total



My advice to anyone beginning cycling is just start small, ride to the end of your street, road and back again and progress from there

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1st Sept 32 Mile
2 Sept 16 miles/went out in the late afternoon and evening as well added 46
3 Sept 16 miles commuting
4 Sept 12 miles commuting
6 Sept 16 mile commuting (8 miles each way
8 Sept 34miles --cycling with my wife through the English Countryside
9 Sept 16 miles commuting (8 miles each way)
10 Sept 16 Miles 8 miles each way)
11 Sept 16 miles commuting (8 miles eacy way)
12 Sept 16 miles commuting



total 236

9/10
AM ride 11.5 miles
PM ride 10.9 miles
Total 22.4 miles

MTD - 179.7 miles
Goal - 500

Well can't ride, at least for a couple days, but when I do it will have to be very light effort. Finally got my knee surgery done, and they said give it a day or two before getting back on. Still hoping I can do 4-5 miles a day, even if it is broken up to smaller runs.

I recently completed a cycle ride from London to Paris with my wife

Wow, that sounds so neat. You look like you had a wonderful time.

9/1 6.8 mi ride (On my brand new road bike!)
9/1 4.52 mi run/walk
9/2 366.7 mi (motorcycle- WOOHOO!)
9/3 6.2 mi run/walk
9/3 2.0 mi walk
9/4 10.77 mi ride
9/4 1.66 mi walk
9/5 14.41 mi ride
9/6 7.23 mi run/walk
9/7 30.39 mi ride
9/8 3.7 mi walk
9/9 6.12 mi run/walk
9/9 2.57 mi walk
9/10 15.73 mi ride
9/11 dental surgery :-/
9/12 1.69 mi walk
9/12 10.4 mi ride
9/13 3.56 mi run/walk

Total: 116.43 mi

I love reading this thread. :flowerforyou:


9/1 - 5.1 miles in the heat of the day.
9/2 - 7.5 miles. Hot, but at least it was cloudy today.
9/3 - rest day.
9/4 - 5.2 miles.
9/5 - 0 miles. Mowed instead.
9/6 - 0 miles. Mowed instead.
9/7 - 7 miles. Met a new person.
9/8 - 4 miles and mowed for 30 minutes.
9/9 - 5.6 miles.
9/10 - 4.7 miles.
9/11 - 3.9 miles. Hmmm. I think I need to reverse the current trend.
9/12 - 0 miles. Just overwhelmingly fatigued today.
9/13 - 7.4 miles.


MTD - 50.4 miles.
Goal for September - 110 miles.
Remaining - 59.6 miles.

9/13

Distance: 17.04 mi
Time: 1:03:43
Avg Speed: 16.0 mph
Elevation Gain: 167 ft
Calories: 646 C
Avg Temperature: 90.7 °F


MTD: 149 Miles

Today marks the end of the second week of September. Currently sitting at 160km for the month so far, spread across 10 rides. All on a $99 mountain bike, most on gravel trails - would probably be at 300km with a real bike on real roads, lol.

Tue, 3 Sep 2013 2.71k
Tue, 3 Sep 2013 9.52k
Wed, 4 Sep 2013 7.61k
Wed, 4 Sep 2013 4.33k
Wed, 4 Sep 2013 9.04k
Fri, 6 Sep 2013 8.00k
Sat, 7 Sep 2013 15.00k
Sun, 8 Sep 2013 18.00k
Mon, 9 Sep 2013 21.00k
Tue, 10 Sep 2013 15.00k
Wed, 11 Sep 2013 12.00k
Thu, 12 Sep 2013 10.00k
Fri, 13 Sep 2013 10.00k
Sat, 14 Sep 2013 30.00k

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9/1 - 5.1 miles in the heat of the day.
9/2 - 7.5 miles. Hot, but at least it was cloudy today.
9/3 - rest day.
9/4 - 5.2 miles.
9/5 - 0 miles. Mowed instead.
9/6 - 0 miles. Mowed instead.
9/7 - 7 miles. Met a new person.
9/8 - 4 miles and mowed for 30 minutes.
9/9 - 5.6 miles.
9/10 - 4.7 miles.
9/11 - 3.9 miles. Hmmm. I think I need to reverse the current trend.
9/12 - 0 miles. Just overwhelmingly fatigued today.
9/13 - 7.4 miles.
9/14 - 4.6 miles and that puts me at exactly halfway to my goal for the month.


MTD - 55 miles.
Goal for September - 110 miles.
Remaining - 55 miles.

Well last week was a bad week for cycling. After mechanicals that kept me from riding Mon-Wed and personal commitments on Thurs-Fri, I was back on the bike yesterday for a 16 mile road ride on my Bianchi. Felt good to be out again and exercising.

1st - 16.5mi
2nd - 14.7mi
3rd - Rest Day
4th - I hate when work gets in the way!
5th - 20.2 mi
6th - Personal Day
7th - 16.7 mi
8th - 16.1 mi
9th - 7.2 mi
10th - Broken Bike Wheels to the shop to get rebuilt
11th - Pickup wheels and flat after 1/2 mile. So no ride today.
12th - Rain day
13th - Personal day
14th - 15.8 mi

Total: 107.2 mi
Goal: 150 mi
Miles to go: 42.8 mi

http://www.strava.com/athletes/2800490

Yesterday I hit a new record- a 36.8- mile ride from Olathe to Lawrence, KS for MS. Add a little meandering around afterwards to find something to eat and explore the area, and it was probably close to 40. My odometer is acting a little wacky now so I'm not sure- the 36.8 is the official distance provided by the organizers.)

It started out cold, but soon warmed up and never did get sweaty-hot.- a perfect day for a bike ride. The course went through Desoto and Eudora. I skipped the breakfast of pancakes and sausage (had had a banana and toast with peanut butter at
home) and skipped the first rest stop completely. The course was mostly back roads, well-marked and with police directing traffic at a few key points. Unlike last month's 32-mile charity ride, there were very few traffic lights, and most of the uphills were right after downhills where you could get up a decent amount of momentum. I never did have to get off and walk my bike. I finally stopped in Desoto where my employer (a sponsor of the race) had set up lunch. It was about 9:30 but so what? I had a cheeseburger and half a jelly sandwich and continued on. (Other offerings included pickle juice. I'm not sure why that's considered healthy.)

At Eudora, there was another rest stop and I had them take a picture of me, which I posted on FaceBook. I realized I
was only about 8 miles away for the finish and was a bit disappointed. Now I'm wondering about doing a 50-mile ride!

Weather permitting, of course..

9/1 6.8 mi ride (On my brand new road bike!)
9/1 4.52 mi run/walk
9/2 366.7 mi (motorcycle- WOOHOO!)
9/3 6.2 mi run/walk
9/3 2.0 mi walk
9/4 10.77 mi ride
9/4 1.66 mi walk
9/5 14.41 mi ride
9/6 7.23 mi run/walk
9/7 30.39 mi ride
9/8 3.7 mi walk
9/9 6.12 mi run/walk
9/9 2.57 mi walk
9/10 15.73 mi ride
9/11 dental surgery :-/
9/12 1.69 mi walk
9/12 10.4 mi ride
9/13 3.56 mi run/walk
9/14 35.08 ride

Total: 151.51 mi

I love reading this thread! Great job everyone!

The goal this month is 180 miles

9/02--16.23 miles
9/05--11.09 miles
9/06--24.65 miles
9/08--12.08 miles
9/10--17.26 miles
9/11--24.66 miles
9/13--19.74 miles
9/15--20.44 miles

Total--146.15 miles

Love the pictures PaulHalicki

Felt great on the bike today. 31 miles and a PR for distance and time in the saddle \o/
I can see my fitness level increasing for sure. Avg HR keeps going down while the avg speed keeps going up. Add to that longer rides and I am more than pleased with my progress

1st - 16.5mi
2nd - 14.7mi
3rd - Rest Day
4th - I hate when work gets in the way!
5th - 20.2 mi
6th - Personal Day
7th - 16.7 mi
8th - 16.1 mi
9th - 7.2 mi
10th - Broken Bike Wheels to the shop to get rebuilt
11th - Pickup wheels and flat after 1/2 mile. So no ride today.
12th - Rain day
13th - Personal day
14th - 15.8 mi
15th - 30.9 mi & a PR for distance

Total: 138.1 mi
Goal: 150 mi
Miles to go: 11.9 mi

http://www.strava.com/athletes/2800490