August Cycling Challenge 2014

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  • e_smith06
    e_smith06 Posts: 65 Member
    (In October, I have the 125-mile Great River Ride in Westfield, followed 6 days later by Fat Cyclist's 100 Miles of Nowhere, so that will be the big mileage month this year, I think!)
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    I'm definitely looking forward to 100MON!!! Will be my first century plus my first 100MON.
  • eaglelakebill
    eaglelakebill Posts: 120 Member
    August Goal 175 miles

    8/2 17.3 miles @ 13.7 mph for 76 minutes
    8/3 6.2 miles @ 16.1 mph for 23 minutes
    8/3 10.8 miles @ 12.7 mph for 51 minutes
    8/4 8.4 miles @ 13.9 mph for 35 minutes
    8/5. Rest day legs are shot!
    8/6 20.3 miles @ 13.3 mph for 91 minutes


    August Total: 63 miles
    Miles to Goal: 112 miles

    I'm looking for new cyclists like myself to become friends with on strava!
    My strava profile is:
    http://www.strava.com/athletes/5303069
  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
    Monthly goal 300
    Total so far 104.9

    8/1 - 13.4
    8/2 - 15.4
    8/3 - 65.0
    8/6 - 11.1

    Wonderful day out riding with hubby yesterday! Not very fast but great company:smile:
  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member
    8/1 - 13 miles
    8/3 - 27.8 miles
    8/4 - 9 miles

    Monthly goal 300
    Total so far: 49.8
    Miles to go: 250.2
  • addictedtoglitter
    addictedtoglitter Posts: 29 Member
    Month goal-160
    So far-16 (plus an additional 5 to get home after work)
  • OPile
    OPile Posts: 104 Member
    I'm aiming for 500 miles this month.

    2nd August: 69.9 miles
    3rd August: 7.12 miles
    4th August: 24 miles
    5th August: 27.85 miles
    6th August: 14.8 miles
    7th August: 31.99 miles

    MTD: 175.66 miles
  • m1xm0d3
    m1xm0d3 Posts: 1,576 Member
    About another full month of hot weather before we really start to cool down. I can't thank mother nature enough for the terrific riding weather over this summer. With the exception of ONE rain day last Friday, I've commuted to work and back every single workday since sometime in early June.


    08/02 - 16.04 @ 15.2 mph
    08/04 - 06.96 @ 15.1 mph (AM Commute)
    08/04 - 13.10 @ 16.5 mph (PM Commute)
    08/05 - 07.08 @ 16.3 mph (AM Commute)
    08/05 - 13.06 @ 15.6 mph (PM Commute)
    08/06 - 07.00 @ 14.6 mph (AM Commute)
    08/06 - 13.07 @ 15.8 mph (PM Commute)


    MTD: 83.34
    Aug Goal: 475
    YTD: 1,132.72
  • faugsu
    faugsu Posts: 330 Member
    8-1-14 20 miles
    8-2 25
    8-3 27
    8-4 20
    8-5 31
    8-7 22 MTD 145
  • veloman21
    veloman21 Posts: 418 Member
    A nice little recovery spin to shake out the legs..

    08-01 14.4 miles ridden at 15.0 mph avg. with 1,241ft climbing
    08-02 45.7 miles ridden at 16.6 mph avg. with 2,526ft climbing
    08-03 54.5 miles ridden at 15.2 mph avg. with 2,392ft climbing
    08-05 56.8 miles ridden at 17.0 mph avg. with 2,871ft climbing
    08-06 41.7 miles ridden at 13.5 mph avg. with 3,758ft climbing
    08-07 19.6 miles ridden at 13.4 mph avg. with 1,099ft climbing

    MTD Totals

    232.5 miles ridden at 15.3 avg and 13,909ft climbing

    Goals
    1,100 miles
    75,000 ft climbing
    14 mph avg
  • strassenkoenigin
    strassenkoenigin Posts: 259
    8.1 32 miles
    8.2 26 miles
    8,3 23 miles
    8.4 0 due to rain
    8.5 51 miles
    8.6 48 miles
    8.7 23 miles


    MTD 203


    I got a late start today and the sun was very strong very early, so I cut it short. I think I have to start night riding to survive the summer.
  • e_smith06
    e_smith06 Posts: 65 Member
    August goal: 300 miles
    8-1: 2.80 miles - test ride near bike mechanic
    8-2: 61.8 miles - first metric century!
    8-3: 5.50 miles
    8-5: 26.7 miles
    8-6: 15.4 miles
    8-7: 22.0 miles

    Total: 134.2 miles
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
    8/3 - 1.3 miles at less than 10mph.
    8/4 - 1.9 miles at 10.3mph.
    8/5 - 3.0 miles at 10.1mph.
    8/6 - 1.4 miles at 9.1mph.
    8/7 - 1.2 miles at 9.2mph.


    MTD = 8.8 miles.
    Goal = 30.0 miles.
    Still need to ride = 21.2 miles.
  • jillxmadelynne
    jillxmadelynne Posts: 75
    Hi all. Hope I can join in a week late. My goal for the month will be 75 miles. Its time to dust my bike off!
    So far I am at
    8/6- 2.5 miles
    8/7- 7 miles (so far)

    Miles to go - 65.5
  • victoire713
    victoire713 Posts: 720 Member
    No exercise bike yesterday because I was too lethargic to bike.


    Today's exercise bike:

    Minutes rode: 18

    Miles rode: 3

    Calories burnt: 100



    Very pathetic for me. I had to stop because my heart rate was spiking 188. Then I started to not feel good so I knew that wasn't a good thing.
  • canary_girl
    canary_girl Posts: 366 Member
    8/1 16.0 miles
    8/2 16.5 miles
    8/4 15.5 miles
    8/5 16.15 miles
    8/7 18.0 miles
    8/8 20.0 miles

    MTD 102.15
  • strassenkoenigin
    strassenkoenigin Posts: 259
    8.1 32 miles
    8.2 26 miles
    8,3 23 miles
    8.4 0 due to rain
    8.5 51 miles
    8.6 48 miles
    8.7 23 miles
    8.8 48 miles

    251 MTD
  • Lemongrab13
    Lemongrab13 Posts: 206 Member
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  • OldDogSparky
    OldDogSparky Posts: 59
    Last month was a bust for me as I was gone half the month for work. I'm going for 250 miles this month. With so much rain, I've added running to my exercise mix. Some days I don't trust the semi-wet roads and prefer to run. My goal is a 250/25 mile ride/run mix. I'm sure I'll have more of one than the other.

    Here in Louisiana the heat is bad, but the humidity has been brutal. It can be tough to stay hydrated. Everyone make sure you stay hydrated! It can get dangerous out there during these hot months. Best of luck to everyone!

    MTD, I'm at 92 ride/ 9 run.
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
    8/3 - 1.3 miles at less than 10mph.
    8/4 - 1.9 miles at 10.3mph.
    8/5 - 3.0 miles at 10.1mph.
    8/6 - 1.4 miles at 9.1mph.
    8/7 - 1.2 miles at 9.2mph.
    8/8 - 1.4 miles at 9.3mph.


    MTD = 10.2 miles.
    Goal = 30.0 miles.
    Still need to ride = 19.8 miles.
  • victoire713
    victoire713 Posts: 720 Member
    I haven't utilized the exercise bike today. I went shopping instead at the store for food for the month. I will get back on hopefully Tuesday(Monday I can't because I have to go and get more food at the food bank).
  • faugsu
    faugsu Posts: 330 Member
    8-1-14 20 miles
    8-2 25
    8-3 27
    8-4 20
    8-5 31
    8-7 22
    8-8 20 MTD 165
  • SingingSingleTracker
    SingingSingleTracker Posts: 1,866 Member
    August 1 - rode 11.5 miles for a duration of 00:45:20 (XC Race Warm-Up Practice)
    August 2 - rode 6.95 miles for a duration of 00:35:00 (XC pre-ride lap)
    August 3 - rode 21.71 miles for a duration of 1:52:02 (XC race)
    August 5 - rode 8.61 miles for a duration of 47:30
    August 8 - rode 44.02 miles for a duration of 2:48:46

    August Totals: 92.79 miles for a duration of 06:48:38

    ***August Goals = race well in mountain bike races on my calendar for the 3rd, 17th, 24th, and the big "50 miler" on the 31st. That's a lot of mountain bike racing for one month meaning I will have to taper and recover as best as possible this month to pull it off.
  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member
    8/1 - 13 miles
    8/3 - 27.8 miles
    8/4 - 9 miles
    8/7 -12.2 miles
    8/9 - 31.6 miles

    Monthly goal 300
    Total so far: 93.6
    Miles to go: 206.4
  • faugsu
    faugsu Posts: 330 Member
    8-1-14 20 miles
    8-2 25
    8-3 27
    8-4 20
    8-5 31
    8-7 22
    8-8 20
    8-9 34 MTD 199 Guess I shoulda riden another mile.......
  • steffenson
    steffenson Posts: 312 Member
    08/01 - 62 miles @ 16.7mph w/ 2,800' climbing
    08/03 - 105 miles @ 15.9mph w 6,050' climbing
    08/05 - 66 miles @ 15.4mph w/3,600' climbing
    08/08 - 72 miles @ 16.2mph w/3,100' climbing


    August Total: 305 miles and 15,550 feet of climbing

    Goal #1 for August
    Miles: 400
    Climbing: 20,000 feet

    I'm finally getting back in biking shape and have a couple vacation days in Aug so I'm hoping to hit my goal #1 early and get to strive for a goal #2.

    Also for you other cyclist doing long rides (metric century’s/century/+) how do you refuel? Do you just have snacks as your ride? (If so what works best for you?) Or do you stop somewhere and have a larger meal? How do you handle breaks?

    I find I can go about 4 hours (metric century) on just snacks and 1 or 2 short (<10min) breaks but after that I need a long (45min-1hr) break and a real meal. I also noticed that if I ever let my energy level dip a little low then no mater how long I rest or how much I eat it never really seems to recover.
  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member

    Also for you other cyclist doing long rides (metric century’s/century/+) how do you refuel? Do you just have snacks as your ride? (If so what works best for you?) Or do you stop somewhere and have a larger meal? How do you handle breaks?

    I like to take a short break about every 15 to 20 miles for a few minutes. My first break I usual have a Clif bar. My second break will be a bit longer and I have something like a bagel and egg sandwich.
  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
    Monthly goal 300
    Total so far 161.0

    8/1 - 13.4
    8/2 - 15.4
    8/3 - 65.0
    8/6 - 11.1
    8/7 - 11.3
    8/8 - 8.0
    8/9 - 36.8
  • canary_girl
    canary_girl Posts: 366 Member
    8/1 16.0 miles
    8/2 16.5 miles
    8/4 15.5 miles
    8/5 16.15 miles
    8/7 18.0 miles
    8/8 20.0 miles
    8/9 16.0 miles

    MTD 117.15
  • veloman21
    veloman21 Posts: 418 Member
    Weather hasn't been cooperating so i feel I'm a bit behind. Will have to get in some serious miles next week..

    08-01 14.4 miles ridden at 15.0 mph avg. with 1,241ft climbing
    08-02 45.7 miles ridden at 16.6 mph avg. with 2,526ft climbing
    08-03 54.5 miles ridden at 15.2 mph avg. with 2,392ft climbing
    08-05 56.8 miles ridden at 17.0 mph avg. with 2,871ft climbing
    08-06 41.7 miles ridden at 13.5 mph avg. with 3,758ft climbing
    08-07 19.6 miles ridden at 13.4 mph avg. with 1,099ft climbing
    08-09 36.8 miles ridden at 15.9 mph avg. with 2,443ft climbing

    MTD Totals

    269.3 miles ridden at 15.4 avg and 16,352ft climbing

    Goals
    1,100 miles
    75,000 ft climbing
    14 mph avg
  • strassenkoenigin
    strassenkoenigin Posts: 259
    This is to answer this post :Also for you other cyclist doing long rides (metric century’s/century/+) how do you refuel? Do you just have snacks as your ride? (If so what works best for you?) Or do you stop somewhere and have a larger meal? How do you handle breaks?

    I find I can go about 4 hours (metric century) on just snacks and 1 or 2 short (<10min) breaks but after that I need a long (45min-1hr) break and a real meal. I also noticed that if I ever let my energy level dip a little low then no mater how long I rest or how much I eat it never really seems to recover.


    sorry, I somehow erased the quote thing.

    When I go on rides for about two hours I only take water. Over two hours I always have a banana, and couple of dates and nuts with me. I do not believe in energy bars. When I go over 60 miles I have a meal somewhere and rest for an hour.

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