August Cycling Challenge 2014

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  • strassenkoenigin
    strassenkoenigin Posts: 259
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    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
    8.9 21 miles

    274 MTD
  • SingingSingleTracker
    SingingSingleTracker Posts: 1,866 Member
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    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 9 - rode 18.7 miles for a duration of 1:09:44

    August Totals: 111.49 miles for a duration of 07:58:22

    ***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.
  • SingingSingleTracker
    SingingSingleTracker Posts: 1,866 Member
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    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.

    Great rides you are getting in this month!!!!

    Eating early and often to fuel the demands of burning 3 - 5K calories has always been my strategy. Hammer Nutrition products are my favorite, and I like the Perpetuem for the mutli-hour rides if it inolves riding fast/racing. If just tooling along, eating whatever comes along to help fuel the ride helps. Whether it is something you carry, or if you are stopping at convenience stores or whatever to buy a snack. You simply have to be proactive and "stay ahead" of the fuel needs. If you wait until you are losing energy and feeling hungry - it's a battle.

    Never a bad idea to carry along a sandwich to chow down mid ride as well (PB&J or turkey are my favorite mid-ride chow downs). One has to find what their own stomach can digest and rely on it. I've had good luck with Perpetuem and mixing it for a 4 hour or 6 hour bottle ride, but others hate the chalky taste.
  • GymRatGirl13
    GymRatGirl13 Posts: 157 Member
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    August 2 - 9.5 miles lots of four wheeler trail riding. Not a fan. Prefer single track
    August 3 - 19.5 miles. Steady 10 mile climb. I need to get used to that considering my race has quite a bit of dirt road climbing.
    August 4 - 5.6 miles of steep, rocky/technical single track. LOVE.
    August 7 - 4.6 miles. Big day because it was my 10 year old's first day on the real trails. :-) Slow ride, lots of coaching for her. Great!!
    August 8 - 3.96 miles, steep and constant two mile climb, with fast descend. Late night, after work ride.
    August 9 - 19.7 miles of flowly, diverse single track. Missed my time goal by 26 seconds. Lol
    Weight lifting with the riding, so recovery is SLOW at best. Been feeling like I am getting sick for a week. Slow, weak rides.
  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
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    Monthly goal 300
    Total so far 179.5

    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
    8/10 - 18.5
  • faugsu
    faugsu Posts: 330 Member
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    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
    8-10 15 MTD 214
  • Lemongrab13
    Lemongrab13 Posts: 206 Member
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  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
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    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.
    8/10 - 1.5 miles at 10.2mph.


    MTD = 11.7 miles.
    Goal = 30.0 miles.
    Still need to ride = 18.3 miles.
  • DanCR44
    DanCR44 Posts: 5 Member
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    Have not been out on my mountain bike since December, so have decided to get the bike out and get it ready for riding again. As its 11 days into August, I will set a modest 100 miles over 10 days for the rest of this month.
  • SingingSingleTracker
    SingingSingleTracker Posts: 1,866 Member
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    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 9 - rode 18.7 miles for a duration of 1:09:44
    August 10 - rode 18.5 miles for a duration of 1:19:23

    August Totals: 129.99 miles for a duration of 09:17:45

    ***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.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
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    August goal: 250 miles and 15 cycling days

    So far:

    8/2: 17.84 miles.
    8/5: 20.80 miles
    8/9: 8.49 miles

    To go: 202.87 miles and 12 days.

    Slow start to the month, but I have a couple of longer weekend rides planned that should help a lot.
  • steffenson
    steffenson Posts: 312 Member
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    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
    08/10 - 130 miles @ 15.5mph w/7,400' climbing --- New distance AND climbing record for a single ride


    August Total: 435 miles and 22,950 feet of climbing


    Goal #1 for August: 400 miles with 20,000' climbing --- REACHED 08/10!!!
    Goal #2 for August: 1,000 miles with 50,000' climbing

    Thanks for the advice and insight into your methods of long distance riding
    Dancingj2
    Strassenkoeni and
    SingingSingle

    PS currently 1,257 out of 117,855 for the Strava Aug mileage challenge and 1,307 out of 74,223 for Strava longest ride in Aug challenge.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
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    After taking a dive last Sunday, my hands have healed enough to start riding again. Rode yesterday and it was still quite painful, but I think after today, I should be good. Anyway, have a lot of catching up to do. I have put a lot of running miles in the past week though.

    8.1.14 - 28.3 miles - 20.4mph
    8.2.14 - 18.9 miles - 20.3mph
    8.3.14 - 08.4 miles - 16.2mph - Crash with 4.2 mile ride back to house in pain...lol
    8.6.14 - 09.5 miles - 19.6mph - Too soon to ride. Hands still killing me
    8.10.14 - 19.3 miles - 19.3mph

    84.5mi 4h 19m 781ft
  • eaglelakebill
    eaglelakebill Posts: 120 Member
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    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
    8/9 19.2 miles @ 12.7 mph
    8/10 10.1 miles @ 14.2 mph
    8/11 rest day

    August Total: 92.3 miles
    Miles to Goal: 82.7 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
  • KTRXS
    KTRXS Posts: 32 Member
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    I've been commuting to work since July and I do 10 miles a day, 5 days a week. That means 50 miles a week and for August that would be 210 miles. WOW! I never thought I would be at this place. I've lost some weight too, yay!
  • e_smith06
    e_smith06 Posts: 65 Member
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    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
    8-11: 22.6 miles

    Total: 156.8 miles
  • faugsu
    faugsu Posts: 330 Member
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    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
    8-10 15
    8-11 20 MTD 234
  • strassenkoenigin
    strassenkoenigin Posts: 259
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    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
    8.9 21 miles
    8.10 8 miles
    8.11 51 miles

    MTD 325
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
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    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.
    8/10 - 1.5 miles at 10.2mph.
    8/11 - 0.7 miles.


    MTD = 12.4 miles.
    Goal = 30.0 miles.
    Still need to ride = 17.6 miles.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
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    8.1.14 - 28.3 miles - 20.4mph
    8.2.14 - 18.9 miles - 20.3mph
    8.3.14 - 08.4 miles - 16.2mph - Crash with 4.2 mile ride back to house in pain...lol
    8.6.14 - 09.5 miles - 19.6mph - Too soon to ride. Hands still killing me
    8.10.14 - 19.3 miles - 19.3mph
    8.11.14 - 18.9 miles - 20.3mph

    103.5mi 5h 15m 988ft

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