May Cycling Challenge 2014

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  • blushpeonies
    blushpeonies Posts: 101 Member
    19.38 miles today.
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
    5/1 - 0 miles.
    5/2 - 1.5 miles.
    5/3 - 2.4 miles at 9.5mph listening to Haim on the Walkman (totally safe cuz I don't use headphones/earbuds).
    5/3 - 2.5 additional miles at 9.5mph listening to a variety.
    5/4 - 3.6 miles at 9.9mph listening to B.B. King and Badfinger.
    5/5 - 1.1 miles at 8.4mph.
    5/6 - 1.7 miles at 8.5mph.
    5/7 - 3.5 miles at 10.6mph listening to The Black Keys.
    5/8 - 4.0 miles at 10.4mph listening to Trombone Shorty & others. Need more days like this to reach my goal.
    5/8 - 1.2 more miles at 9.1mph.
    5/9 - 1.7 miles at 10.5mph.
    5/10 - 4.0 miles at 9.7mph listening to MGMT and others.




    Goal for May is 75.0 miles.
    MTD = 27.2 miles.
    Yet to Ride = 47.8 miles.
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
    Yep, faugsu, I'll ride a couple miles for you. :smile: Good luck with your bike! Glad you didn't crash.
  • cowbellsandcoffee
    cowbellsandcoffee Posts: 2,975 Member
    5/4 - 20.1 miles @ 16.6 mph
    5/5 - 15.6 @ 16 mph
    5/6 - 26.1 @ 15.3 mph
    5/7 - 17.6 @ 16.4 mph
    5/8 - 36.3 @ 14.7 mph (WINDY lol)
    5/10 - 25 @ 16.1 mph

    May total - 140.7
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
    5/1 - 0 miles.
    5/2 - 1.5 miles.
    5/3 - 2.4 miles at 9.5mph listening to Haim on the Walkman (totally safe cuz I don't use headphones/earbuds).
    5/3 - 2.5 additional miles at 9.5mph listening to a variety.
    5/4 - 3.6 miles at 9.9mph listening to B.B. King and Badfinger.
    5/5 - 1.1 miles at 8.4mph.
    5/6 - 1.7 miles at 8.5mph.
    5/7 - 3.5 miles at 10.6mph listening to The Black Keys.
    5/8 - 4.0 miles at 10.4mph listening to Trombone Shorty & others. Need more days like this to reach my goal.
    5/8 - 1.2 more miles at 9.1mph.
    5/9 - 1.7 miles at 10.5mph.
    5/10 - 4.0 miles at 9.7mph listening to MGMT and others.
    5/10 - another 1.4 miles.




    Goal for May is 75.0 miles.
    MTD = 28.6 miles.
    Yet to Ride = 46.4 miles.
  • OPile
    OPile Posts: 104 Member
    May 2: 13.6 mi
    May 3: 7.59 mi
    May 4: 14.78 mi
    May 5: 4.05 mi
    May 6: 18.83 mi
    May 9: 10.95
    May 10: 13.74

    Total. 82.64

    Goal is a bit optimistic at 250 mi.
    167.36 to go.
  • SingingSingleTracker
    SingingSingleTracker Posts: 1,866 Member
    May 1 - rode 26.9 miles for a duration of 1:29:58
    May 2 - rode 21.58 miles for a duration of 1:46:48
    May 3 - rode 6.41 miles for a duration of 52:55
    May 4 - rode 16.4 miles for a duration of 1:47:03 (MTB race)
    May 6 - rode 20.1 miles for a duration of 1:17:05
    May 7 - rode 25.4 miles for a duration of 1:51:38
    May 8 - rode 28.8 miles for a duration of 1:48:56
    May 10 - rdoe 14.55 miles for a duration of 1:38:38 (MTB race)

    May totals: 160.14 miles - 12:33:01 hours

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  • e_smith06
    e_smith06 Posts: 65 Member
    May 1 - 22.00mi @10.74mph
    May 5 - 30.00mi @10.57mph
    May 6 - 20.04mi @13.57mph
    May 9 - 11.08mi @11.52mph
    May 10- 22.48mi @13.90mph
    May 11- 21.80mi @13.40mph

    127.40mi for the month so far
  • fatninja111
    fatninja111 Posts: 24 Member
    5/1 - 7.3 miles/8.9 avg. speed
    5/2 - 5 miles/8.7 avg. speed
    5/3 - 5.5 miles/8.9 avg. speed
    5/4 - 0 miles
    5/5 - 6.5 miles/8.9 avg. speed
    5/6 - 0 miles
    5/7 - 6.1 miles/9.2 avg. speed
    5/8 - 7.4 miles/9.6 avg. speed
    5/9 - 0 miles
    5/10 - 6.1 miles/8.9 avg. speed
    5/11 - 6.4 miles/9.2 avg. speed


    May Goal 100 miles total
    MTD - 50.3
    Left - 49.7
  • cofty
    cofty Posts: 11
    I am lucky enough to live in a rural spot but it's hilly!

    I jump on my bike 4 or 5 times a week after work for an hour to an hour and a half. Normally my average speed - according to MapMyRide.com - is 12-14 mph.

    Sometimes I plan my route, other times I turn left and right until I think it's about time to head towards home. On Friday I had my best session ever and it was totally made up at every junction.

    It was a mountain bike/hybrid when I bought it second-hand. By that I mean it's heavy but no suspension. I put road tyres on it, pumped them up to 65 psi and it made a massive difference.

    MapMyRide syncs calorie burn directly with MFP. Does anybody know if it's accurate?
  • e_smith06
    e_smith06 Posts: 65 Member
    @Cofty: the calorie count on mapmyride seems to run on the high side in my opinion
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
    5/1 - 0 miles.
    5/2 - 1.5 miles.
    5/3 - 2.4 miles at 9.5mph listening to Haim on the Walkman (totally safe cuz I don't use headphones/earbuds).
    5/3 - 2.5 additional miles at 9.5mph listening to a variety.
    5/4 - 3.6 miles at 9.9mph listening to B.B. King and Badfinger.
    5/5 - 1.1 miles at 8.4mph.
    5/6 - 1.7 miles at 8.5mph.
    5/7 - 3.5 miles at 10.6mph listening to The Black Keys.
    5/8 - 4.0 miles at 10.4mph listening to Trombone Shorty & others. Need more days like this to reach my goal.
    5/8 - 1.2 more miles at 9.1mph.
    5/9 - 1.7 miles at 10.5mph.
    5/10 - 4.0 miles at 9.7mph listening to MGMT and others.
    5/10 - another 1.4 miles.
    5/11 - 3.1 miles at 10.2mph listening to Fitz & the Tantrums and others.



    Goal for May is 75.0 miles.
    MTD = 31.7 miles.
    Yet to Ride = 43.3 miles.
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
    @cofty, I always thought MapMyRide was more accurate than MFP because I thought MMR accounts for *where* you ride (hills/grades). I may be mistaken though. I don't really care about the accuracy as long as it's not waaaay off. For me it's all relative to how many calories I burn sitting on my couch watching baseball. I am quite sedentary because I'm disabled so any calories burned cycling is good enough for me. :smile:
  • cofty
    cofty Posts: 11
    MapMyRide does seem quite generous with Cals. if you average above 12 mph it credits you roughly 300 KCal per 30 mins. Anyway I don't eat back more than a fraction of exercise cals so it's just a guide.

    Are there any other cycling apps that are worth looking at?

    Edited to add - As an example I rode 100 minutes on Friday at 13 mph average and it granted me 1300 Cals
  • SingingSingleTracker
    SingingSingleTracker Posts: 1,866 Member
    May 1 - rode 26.9 miles for a duration of 1:29:58
    May 2 - rode 21.58 miles for a duration of 1:46:48
    May 3 - rode 6.41 miles for a duration of 52:55
    May 4 - rode 16.4 miles for a duration of 1:47:03 (MTB race)
    May 6 - rode 20.1 miles for a duration of 1:17:05
    May 7 - rode 25.4 miles for a duration of 1:51:38
    May 8 - rode 28.8 miles for a duration of 1:48:56
    May 10 - rdoe 14.55 miles for a duration of 1:38:38 (MTB race)
    May 11 - rode 34.5 miles for a duration of 2:00:58

    May totals: 194.64 miles - 14:33:59 hours

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  • cowbellsandcoffee
    cowbellsandcoffee Posts: 2,975 Member
    5/4 - 20.1 miles @ 16.6 mph
    5/5 - 15.6 @ 16 mph
    5/6 - 26.1 @ 15.3 mph
    5/7 - 17.6 @ 16.4 mph
    5/8 - 36.3 @ 14.7 mph (WINDY lol)
    5/10 - 25 @ 16.1 mph
    5/11 - 19.3 @ 17.4 mph

    May total - 160
  • KettleTO
    KettleTO Posts: 144 Member
    My riding plan for the summer is to commute to work by bike as much as the weather allows and to do some longer rides on the weekends. My ride to work is 11.25 km..

    My rides so far:

    May 1 - 22.5 km
    May 3 - 41 km
    May 5 - 22.5 km
    May 6 - 22.5 km

    So far it is giving me at least 600 extra calories to play with each day and not extending my commute much more.

    May 7 -22.5 km
    May 8 - 22.5 km
    May 9 - 22.5 km

    First week of riding to work and back every day!!

    May 10 42.7 km
    May 11 49.32 km
  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
    Monthly goal 100
    Total so far 19.4

    5/10 - 13.0
    5/11 - 6.4

    How can over a week slip by and I did not ride. I did get out this weekend :)
  • tress29
    tress29 Posts: 614 Member
    I've ridden a total of 17 so far, and I've ridden 5 days in a row.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    May 3 - 68 miles - 3:42:31 - 18.3mph
    May 6 - 18.9 miles - 1:03:12 - 18mph
    May 7 - 19 miles - 1:02:18 - 18.3mph
    May 8 - 28.5 miles - 1:33:38 - 18.3mph
    May 9 - 37.2 miles - 2:16:21 - 16.4mph
    May 11 - 19.1 miles - 1:04:53 - 17.6mph


    190.7 miles total so far.

    Wish the wind would stop. It's making it ridiculous on most days.
  • fatninja111
    fatninja111 Posts: 24 Member
    5/1 - 7.3 miles/8.9 avg. speed
    5/2 - 5 miles/8.7 avg. speed
    5/3 - 5.5 miles/8.9 avg. speed
    5/4 - 0 miles
    5/5 - 6.5 miles/8.9 avg. speed
    5/6 - 0 miles
    5/7 - 6.1 miles/9.2 avg. speed
    5/8 - 7.4 miles/9.6 avg. speed
    5/9 - 0 miles
    5/10 - 6.1 miles/8.9 avg. speed
    5/11 - 6.4 miles/9.2 avg. speed
    5/12 - 5.7 miles/8.5 avg. speed


    May Goal 100 miles total
    MTD - 58
    Left - 42
  • Bocch
    Bocch Posts: 191 Member
    May 1: 12.70mi spinning
    May 4: 25.00 mi road
    May 7: 12.50mi spinning
    May 9: 12.70mi spinning
    May 11:41.20mi road
  • iamaviking007
    iamaviking007 Posts: 23 Member
    Hello fellow cyclists!! I love riding my bike!! I am just getting warmed up here in Ohio, the weather hasn't been very nice yet but I've been out in the cold a few days. Yesterday I rode 8.39 miles with my son in the park for Mother's Day and it took us 52 minutes with quite a few uphills....... I hate uphills!! lol ....... I'm also about 80 or 90 pounds overweight, so I'm carrying some baggage on that bike ;) ......... I just have a cheap Schwinn mountain bike from Walmart and I'm wondering if a better bike would make my rides easier so I could go farther, what do you think? and what kind of bikes do you have? ....... Last year the farthest I worked my way up to was 23 miles in October, it was alot of fun :)
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    Hello fellow cyclists!! I love riding my bike!! I am just getting warmed up here in Ohio, the weather hasn't been very nice yet but I've been out in the cold a few days. Yesterday I rode 8.39 miles with my son in the park for Mother's Day and it took us 52 minutes with quite a few uphills....... I hate uphills!! lol ......... I just have a cheap Schwinn mountain bike from Walmart and I'm wondering if a better bike would make my rides easier so I could go farther, what do you think? and what kind of bikes do you have? ....... Last year the farthest I worked my way up to was 23 miles in October, it was alot of fun :)

    Yes, bike quality makes a huge difference. As does the fit. If you want to become serious about cycling, you need to get fitted appropriately and be ready to spend some coin.

    If you want to do it for fun around the neighborhood, throw some road tires on that mountain bike and be done.

    I have a 2014 Giant Propel Advanced 3 and I love it. Definitely won't fit everyone though.
  • Austinetc
    Austinetc Posts: 74 Member
    Month to date: 205 miles, including 87 miles Saturday, my longest unsupported ride ever! I have the San Diego Century on the last day of the month.

    Year to date: 1,562 miles.
  • theecatt
    theecatt Posts: 31 Member
    Hello fellow cyclists!! I love riding my bike!! I am just getting warmed up here in Ohio, the weather hasn't been very nice yet but I've been out in the cold a few days. Yesterday I rode 8.39 miles with my son in the park for Mother's Day and it took us 52 minutes with quite a few uphills....... I hate uphills!! lol ....... I'm also about 80 or 90 pounds overweight, so I'm carrying some baggage on that bike ;) ......... I just have a cheap Schwinn mountain bike from Walmart and I'm wondering if a better bike would make my rides easier so I could go farther, what do you think? and what kind of bikes do you have? ....... Last year the farthest I worked my way up to was 23 miles in October, it was alot of fun :)
    A better bike will indeed make it easier, and help you go farther. But, ask yourself what your goal is? If it's to get in better shape, you can do that on any bike. Yes, a better bike will carry you farther on the same effort, but is that your goal?

    Like Hornsby said, some different tires than you can swap on and off if your tires have high rolling resistance may be a factor.

    Imho, the most important factor is to enjoy what you are doing, I rode a $300 hybrid bike until I could average 16 mph for a few hours (starting at barely doing a 6 mile ride, 2 years ago). Recently upgraded to a fancy carbon road bike, and that got me about 2 mph faster. But, I lost 50 pounds on that cheaper hybrid first :)

    Goal this month: 300
    5/5 - 19
    5/7 - 9 (MTB)
    5/10 - 56
    5/12 - 35 (119)
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
    5/1 - 0 miles.
    5/2 - 1.5 miles.
    5/3 - 2.4 miles at 9.5mph listening to Haim on the Walkman (totally safe cuz I don't use headphones/earbuds).
    5/3 - 2.5 additional miles at 9.5mph listening to a variety.
    5/4 - 3.6 miles at 9.9mph listening to B.B. King and Badfinger.
    5/5 - 1.1 miles at 8.4mph.
    5/6 - 1.7 miles at 8.5mph.
    5/7 - 3.5 miles at 10.6mph listening to The Black Keys.
    5/8 - 4.0 miles at 10.4mph listening to Trombone Shorty & others. Need more days like this to reach my goal.
    5/8 - 1.2 more miles at 9.1mph.
    5/9 - 1.7 miles at 10.5mph.
    5/10 - 4.0 miles at 9.7mph listening to MGMT and others.
    5/10 - another 1.4 miles.
    5/11 - 3.1 miles at 10.2mph listening to Fitz & the Tantrums and others.
    5/12 - 3.3 miles at 9.7mph listening to Grouplove.



    Goal for May is 75.0 miles.
    MTD = 35.0 miles.
    Yet to Ride = 40.0 miles.
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
    MapMyRide does seem quite generous with Cals. if you average above 12 mph it credits you roughly 300 KCal per 30 mins. Anyway I don't eat back more than a fraction of exercise cals so it's just a guide.

    Are there any other cycling apps that are worth looking at?

    Edited to add - As an example I rode 100 minutes on Friday at 13 mph average and it granted me 1300 Cals

    It gave me 100 cal for 18:20 minutes. 3.1 miles at 10.2mph on mostly flat roadways.
  • gpwalling
    gpwalling Posts: 22 Member
    For roadies in my area, tomorrow is a very exciting day because on this day the Amgen Tour of California finishes on Mt. Diablo after beginning in San Jose, CA and climbing Mt. Hamilton. It will be in the 90's and the pros will be tested on Mt. Diablo. This mountain is where I train. Adding to my prior May total are 20 miles on 5/11 and 20 miles on 5/12 for a total of about 100 road miles.
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
    Hello fellow cyclists!! I love riding my bike!! I am just getting warmed up here in Ohio, the weather hasn't been very nice yet but I've been out in the cold a few days. Yesterday I rode 8.39 miles with my son in the park for Mother's Day and it took us 52 minutes with quite a few uphills....... I hate uphills!! lol ....... I'm also about 80 or 90 pounds overweight, so I'm carrying some baggage on that bike ;) ......... I just have a cheap Schwinn mountain bike from Walmart and I'm wondering if a better bike would make my rides easier so I could go farther, what do you think? and what kind of bikes do you have? ....... Last year the farthest I worked my way up to was 23 miles in October, it was alot of fun :)

    I have a 21-speed Schwinn mountain bike (about 17 years old). I ride on mostly flat roads, part residential and part rural. I know I could ride faster if I could spend money on a good road bike. But I'm happy with getting a workout without having to spend that money. If I were you, instead of buying a different bike to ride outdoors, I'd put my money into a trainer for indoors. I know of Ohio weather. Indoor options are a must, particularly if you are trying to lose weight. Good luck and have fun!

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