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    January Cycling Challenge-2014

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    • Posts: 125 Member
      I'm in and hoping to fit a bit of cycling in this month.

      So far.......
      4th Jan - 26.2km (16.2miles)
      5th Jan - 20.3km (12.6miles)
    • Posts: 65 Member
      1/1/14
      13.2 miles
      1/3/14
      12.8 miles
      1/4/14
      15.67 miles
      1/5/14
      10.39 miles

      52.08 total
    • Posts: 477 Member
      No goal but hoping to ditch a spinning class in favour of getting out on my bike.

      02/01 - 26 miles
      06/01 - 19 miles spinning
    • Posts: 191 Member
      January 01 : 9.8mi spinning
      January 03: 10mi spinning
      January 04: 10.2mi spinning
      January 05: 10.1mi spinning
      January 06: 10.3mi spinning
    • Posts: 34 Member
      ooh. this works for me. i live in saskatchewan, canada, so i'm at home with a trainer, but i look forward to getting out again this spring. my short-mid term goal is to ride 6 days per week for the next 12 weeks, at which point i hope to conservatively begin training for a sprint distance triathlon.

      2014 week 1:

      Dec 30/13 - 12.0 km (30 minutes easy spin)
      Dec 31/13 - 12.35 km (30 minutes speed intervals)
      Jan 1/14 - 16.63 km (48 minutes resistance intervals)
      Jan 2/14 - 12.60 km (30 minutes easy spin)
      Jan 3/14 - off
      Jan 4/14 - 12.70 km (30 minutes single leg training)
      Jan 5/14 - 30.92 km (75 minutes easy spin)
    • Posts: 82 Member
      1/2 - 16.34
      1/3 - 15.5
      1/5 - 15.14
    • Posts: 129 Member
      Jan 2nd 8.66 miles (Commuting)
      Jan 7th 16 miles (Commuting)

      Miles to date= 24.66
    • Posts: 477 Member
      02/01 - 26 miles
      06/01 - 19 miles spinning
      07/01 - 28 miles
    • Posts: 115 Member
      Happy to join in. I ride my recumbent bike almost daily. It's the only exercise I'm allowed to do (besides swimming, and I can't swim...yet) due to a broken back and spinal instability. But the bike, paired with proper diet and nutrition, has helped me lose 71 lbs since Feb. 2013, and I am 7 lbs away from my first goal of 160 lbs.

      I'm now fighting my second bout with thyroid cancer (after 27 yrs) and the treatment has lowered my metabolism, but I'm now back on my thyroid hormones and feeling a little stronger each day. I have a possible spinal surgery in the near future, so I am committed to keeping up the bike workouts, counting time spent pedaling more than actual mileage, which can be very deceptive. I will post my progress at the end of each week.

      Happy New Year, and better health to ALL!


      1/01/14 9.7 miles
      1/02/14 8.2 miles
      1/03/14 10.6 miles
      1/04/14 8.9 miles
      1/05/14 10.1 miles = 47.5 miles
    • Posts: 533 Member
      8th Jan - 17.55 miles

      Total January: 17.55 miles
      Target: 400 miles
      Remaining: 382.45 miles

      2013 miles: 1,643.37 - I'm pretty pleased with that. Roll on 2014!!
      December: 100.46 miles
      November Miles: 381.63
      October Miles: 316.49
      September Miles: 273.53
      August Miles: 571.26
    • Posts: 323 Member
      Don't have a goal for January:

      1/1/14--9.01 miles
      1/2/14--5 miles
      1/3/14--8.07 miles
      1/5/14--15.65 miles
      1/6/14--15.27 miles
      1/7/14--16 miles

      Total--69 miles
    • Posts: 323 Member
      Don't have a goal for January but these will be mostly indoor miles.

      1/1/14--9.01 miles
      1/2/14--5 miles
      1/3/14--8.07 miles
      1/5/14--15.65 miles
      1/6/14--15.27 miles
      1/7/14--16 miles
      1/8/14--15.42 miles

      Total--84.42 miles
    • Posts: 82 Member
      1/2 - 16.34
      1/3 - 15.5
      1/5 - 15.14
      1/8 - 15.04

      (Noticing a downward trend...eek!)
    • Posts: 191 Member
      I absolutely love cycling. In the summer months, I will ride approximately 100km per week. For some reason, i just can't get motivated to go to a spin class. I do have a recumbent bike in basement. I will join this January cycling challenge and dust off the bike.

      My goal this summer is to complete the Toronto Island Olympic Triathlon. i really gotta get on the recumbent bike. I will aim for 50km per week starting tomorrow. :)
    • Posts: 105 Member
      I have been using the Expresso bike in the gym. It was 2 degrees this morning in South Jersey so outside riding does not seem like an enjoyable activity. The plan i to up the miles and then do the New York TD Five Boro Ride in May 2014 (45mile)
    • Posts: 477 Member
      02/01 - 26 miles
      06/01 - 19 miles spinning
      07/01 - 28 miles
      08/01 - 19 miles spinning
    • Posts: 437 Member
      I spin twice a week (about 15-17 miles each time) and also take my bicycle out a few times a month. Living in Arizona definitely makes for some good riding weather.

      I would say I log about 150 miles a month give or take a few miles. I've never actually added the numbers up but they sound good considering I didn't think I rode that much. :-)

      I would like to add more road rides into my routine as I love getting out in nature AND the giant cicadas are finally gone for the year! They are everywhere on the roads from the middle of summer until late November. They make an especially disgusting crunch when running over them. *shudders in disgust* They also have a tendency to jump on me during my rides which makes me almost crash each time. There is no easy way to shake one off while riding and I panic.
    • Posts: 533 Member
      8th Jan - 34.92 miles - ugh - first day of commuting, nearly blacked out at the top of one of the hills....
      9th Jan - run

      Total January: 34.92 miles
      Target: 400 miles
      Remaining: 365.08 miles

      -*-(*)-*-

      Total 2013 miles: 1,643.37 - I'm pretty pleased with that. Roll on 2014!!

      December Miles: 100.46 miles
      November Miles: 381.63
      October Miles: 316.49
      September Miles: 273.53
      August Miles: 571.26
    • Posts: 125 Member
      So far.......
      4th Jan - 26.2km (16.2miles)
      5th Jan - 20.3km (12.6miles)
      7th Jan - 16.1km (10miles, cut short due to DH being taken off his bike)
      8th Jan - 13.6km (8.4miles)
    • Posts: 245 Member
      I will be following and attempting to exceed the Strava Cycling and Running challenges this month.

      http://app.strava.com/challenges/prove-it-ride
      600km or ~373miles

      http://app.strava.com/challenges/prove-it-run
      100km or ~63miles


      So far:

      06/01/2014
      Ride - 22.2mi (1h 52m)
      Run - Rest Day

      07/01/2014
      Ride - 22.4mi (1h 55m)
      Run - 5.8mi (1h 22m)

      08/01/2014
      Ride - 22.5mi (1h 56m)
      Run - Rest Day


      They also have a rather nice training log:
      http://app.strava.com/athlete/training/log?sport=Ride
      http://app.strava.com/athlete/training/log?sport=Run
      http://app.strava.com/athlete/training/log?sport=Triathlon
      .
    • Posts: 36 Member
      I got just short of 2000km last year... was sooo cross when strava started my year all over again on the 1st of january!
      So this year I WILL ride over the 2000km.

      Did 72km last saturday, tomorrow will ride another 40-60km

      I have several big rides lined up in the next few months. :)
    • Posts: 129 Member
      Jan 2nd 8.66 miles (Commuting)
      Jan 7th 16 miles (Commuting)
      Jan 9th 16 miles (commuting

      Miles to date= 40.66
    • Posts: 191 Member
      January 01 : 9.8mi spinning
      January 03: 10mi spinning
      January 04: 10.2mi spinning
      January 05: 10.1mi spinning
      January 06: 10.3mi spinning
      January 09: 10.5mi spinning
    • Posts: 191 Member
      I have been using the Expresso bike in the gym. It was 2 degrees this morning in South Jersey so outside riding does not seem like an enjoyable activity. The plan i to up the miles and then do the New York TD Five Boro Ride in May 2014 (45mile)

      If you do not have experience with the TD 5 Boro bike tour. Please be aware that it is an astonishing amount, in numbers ,of cyclists. This is a major cause of accidents during the tour.
    • Posts: 323 Member
      Don't have a goal for January but these will be mostly indoor miles.

      1/1/14--9.01 miles
      1/2/14--5 miles
      1/3/14--8.07 miles
      1/5/14--15.65 miles
      1/6/14--15.27 miles
      1/7/14--16 miles
      1/8/14--15.42 miles
      1/9/14--16.5 miles

      Total--100.92 miles
    • Posts: 477 Member
      02/01 - 26 miles
      06/01 - 19 miles spinning
      07/01 - 28 miles
      08/01 - 19 miles spinning
      09/01 - 19 miles spinning
    • Posts: 65 Member
      1/1/14
      13.2 miles
      1/3/14
      12.8 miles
      1/4/14
      15.67 miles
      1/5/14
      10.39 miles
      1//7/14
      4.11 miles
      1/9/14
      4.34 miles

      riding at night the last 2 rides. not my favorite thing to do so only short rides.
    • Posts: 245 Member
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      06/01/2014
      Ride - 22.2mi (1h 52m)
      Run - Rest Day
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      07/01/2014
      Ride - 22.4mi (1h 55m)
      Run - 5.8mi (1h 22m)
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      08/01/2014
      Ride - 22.5mi (1h 56m)
      Run - Rest Day
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      09/01/2014
      Ride - 22.5mi (1h 52m)
      Run - 5.7mi (1h 19m)
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      10/01/2014
      Ride - 11.3mi (1h 52m) and counting...
      Run - Rest Day
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      11/01/2014
      Ride - 0mi (0h 0m) and counting...
      Run - Rest Day
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      12/01/2014
      Ride - Rest Day
      Run - Rest Day
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      Weekly Cycling Target 100mi - DONE (100.8mi and counting...)
      Weekly Run Target 16mi - 11.5mi and counting...
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    • Posts: 1 Member
      No 'real' cycling miles yet this month. I've been a wimp and stayed indoors out of the rain & gales we've had. 35 miles on the exercise bike so far (plus a bit of running). Hopefully, first proper ride of the year tomorrow up in the hills.
    • Posts: 477 Member
      02/01 - 26 miles
      06/01 - 19 miles spinning
      07/01 - 28 miles
      08/01 - 19 miles spinning
      09/01 - 19 miles spinning
      10/01 - 20 miles
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