August Cycling Challenge 2014

Couldn't get out until late today so only a short ride. tomorrow needs to be BIG!!

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
08-12 25.6 miles ridden at 15.3 mph avg. with 1,788ft climbing
08-13 50.5 miles ridden at 15.4 mph avg. with 2,966ft climbing
08-14 29.2 miles ridden at 12.8 mph avg. with 2,063ft climbing
08-15 100.6 miles ridden at 13.2 mph avg. with 9,977ft climbing
08-16 32.4 miles ridden at 13.8 mph avg. with 1,483ft climbing
08-18 30.6 miles ridden at 15.4 mph avg. with 2,106ft climbing
08-19 33.8 miles ridden at 16.6 mph avg. with 1,949ft climbing
08-20 27.6 miles ridden at 15.9 mph avg. with 2,365ft climbing
08-21 54.7 miles ridden at 15.0 mph avg. with 2,934ft climbing
08-23 100.3 miles ridden at 13.0 mph avg. with 10,008ft climbing
08-24 39.1 miles ridden at 14.3 mph avg. with 2,719ft climbing
08-25 90.6 miles ridden at 14.6 mph avg. with 5,427ft climbing
08-26 30.5 miles ridden at 14.7 mph avg. with 2,077ft climbing
08-27 19.2 miles ridden at 15.7 mph avg. with 1,119ft climbing

MTD Totals

933.8 miles ridden at 14.5 avg and 65,335ft climbing

Goals
1,100 miles
75,000 ft climbing
14 mph avg

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.
8/13 - 1.0 miles.
8/14 - 0.9 miles.
8/15 - 2.5 miles at 10.4mph.
8/16 - 0.5 miles.
8/17 - 0.7 miles. Almost all of these little trips are just cool downs from mowing or other yard work/gardening - which wear me out plenty.
8/18 - 2.9 miles at 10.2mph.
8/20 - 0.6 miles.
8/22 - 1.2 miles. (109 heat index yesterday, today, and tomorrow.)
8/24 - 1.3 miles.
8/25 - 1.7 miles at 10.1mph.
8/26 - 1.6 miles.
8/27 - 2.2 miles at 9.5mph.


MTD = 29.5 miles.
Goal = 30.0 miles.
Still need to ride = 0.5 miles.

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
8/13: 16.39 miles
8/14: 15.33 miles
8/16: 17.49 miles
8/22: 11.47 miles
8/24: 11.99 miles
8/26: 29.74 miles
8/27: 36.82 miles

To go: 63.64 miles and 5 days.

Progress!

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
8/11 18.0 miles
8/12 20.0 miles
8/13 23.0 miles
8/14 25.6 miles
8/15 17.3 miles
8/18 18.6 miles
8/19 25.6 miles
8/21 23.2 miles
8/22 21.2 miles
8/23 17.6 miles
8/25 22.3 miles
8/26 21.3 miles
8/27 24.2 miles
8/28 23.2 miles

MTD 419.25

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
8/13 3.9 miles @ 16.4 mph GOT A FLAT ARGHH!
8/15 11.8 miles @ 13.6 mph with 523' climbing
Going to try and work on climbing more!
8/16 6.5 miles @ 12.5 mph Ride with my daughter
8/17 24.7 miles @ 12.5 mph with 651' climbing
8/18 6.6 miles @ 15 mph with 186' climbing
8/21 11.6 miles @ 13.6 mph with 232' climbing
8/23 10.4 miles @ 12.8 mph
8/24 20 miles @ 13.7 mph with 758' climbing
8/25 19.3 miles @ 15.6 mph with 577' climbing
8/26 18.1 miles @. 13.7 mph with 696' climbing

August Total: 225.2 miles
Goal met ill keep going!

Hi, new to the group here. I'm trying to get in at a minimum of 60 miles per week on the road. I have two questions:

1) does anyone have any good sites for healthy recovery options after rides that keep you on your fitness goals?
2) does anyone have any good remedies for hot foot during your ride?

Thanks..Frank

1. I'm not sure. Are you asking about what to eat for recovery? I don't worry to much about nutrition after the ride unless I do a long ride 60 miles plus.

2. I put chamois cream on my feet before a long ride.

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 12 - rode 17.33 miles for a duration of 1:53:20 (mountain bike taper training)
August 14 - rode 31.2 miles for a duration of 1:50:45
August 16 - rode 4 miles for a duration of 00:20:00
August 17 - rode 16.41 miles for a duration of 01:15:15 (XC Race**)
**Goal reached in yesterday's race as I got 1st Place. And I set a new threshold heart rate value during the race which bumps up my training zones a bit.
August 19 - rode 17.9 miles for a duration of 1:09:17 (taper rep intervals)
August 20 - rode 58.5 miles for a duration of 3:40:25 (practiced my endurance race nutrition/hydration)
Augus 22 - rode 17.3 miles for a duration of 1:13:13 (XC race warm-up practice)
August 23 - rode 18.5 miles for a duration of 1:17:38 (XC race pre-ride/leg openers)
August 24 - rode 42.2 miles for a duration of 3:10:43
August 26 - rode 17.8 miles for a duration of 1:11:34 (taper reps with Zone 3 & Zone 5 Intervals on the mountain bike)
August 28 - rode 14.9 miles for a duration of 00:45:05 (Race Warm-Up Practice)

August Totals: 386.03 miles for a duration of 27:05:00

***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.

Hi, new to the group here. I'm trying to get in at a minimum of 60 miles per week on the road. I have two questions:

1) does anyone have any good sites for healthy recovery options after rides that keep you on your fitness goals?
2) does anyone have any good remedies for hot foot during your ride?

Thanks..Frank

I do not think you have to worry about recovery if you ride 60 miles a week. Just eat a healthy meal after riding.

I always put foot powder on my feet before riding. I do not have much problems with hot feet, sometimes one foot gets a little bit swollen in the heat and I have to stop and massage it and I wet my socks to cool the foot down.

You got it lemurcat12, progress! Keep moving forward!

2) does anyone have any good remedies for hot foot during your ride?

Well Frank, I just got started cycling last year. When I started, 60 miles a week would have been a huge effort (and it was at the time). I'm now riding 100 miles a week and it's not that bad. I do remember my feet getting hot during the rides and I was just riding with normal tennis shoes. Now I clip in and with that, a lot of my foot issues disappeared. Instead of always pushing down, I'm now using other directions and that releases some pressure on the bottom of your feet. If you don't want to clip in (I recommend that you do, but your choice), then consider better footwear. Something with a better fit and more ventilation will work wonders. If you start riding longer than 30 or 40 miles at a time, the foot powder (or other treatment) is the way to go.

Not sure about other websites, but recovery gets easier as your body adjusts to the workout level. It may take several months to get there, but just keep making progress.

jasmineandgre, using hate as a motivator works for a while, but eventually you need more hate to keep it going. Not a good motivational mechanic. I totally can relate, but you'd be better off finding an internal motivation. I get zero motivation from my friends (sort of a loner), but I realized that I love cycling and it's a blast to get to do it. You are awesome for who you are, not because someone says it to you. You are valuable and you should celebrate that by cranking your awesomeness up a few notches. I hope you stay with it... for you.

Wow, soap box mode OFF. Sorry.

Some more cool pics there Hornsby. I'm running for a couple days to keep my ride/run ratio, but I'm at 385 miles (Ride) / 37 miles (Run) for the month. Hope to get in one more ride to hit 400.

MTD = 30.9 miles.
Goal = 30.0 miles.
Still need to ride = 0.0 miles.

Way to go sajeffe!

My husband and I just started cycling about a month ago. I find that it is a great time for us to spend together each day when his busy schedule allows it. When he can't go with me I still try to go by myself. We usually go anywhere from 6 to 10 miles a day and we try to go every day. As of right now I just have a leisure bicycle. It doesn't have a way to shift gears and the maximum speed I can achieve is around 12mph. If we continue cycling I would love to get something lighter than can go a little faster. There is a Publix being built right now within cycling distance of my house so I had a basket installed on my bike and I am looking forward to riding over to pick up a few groceries, too. I love cycling for exercise!

I just found this group and I am looking forward to setting a goal for myself in September!

I shoot for 50-75 miles a week since I can usually only ride on weekends.


08/04 - 17.7mi in 1:05:00 - Easy ride to burn off calories gained at the LFC vs. AC Milan Match in Charlotte.

08/06 - 17.8mi in 1:05:48 - intervals.... blaah

08/10 - 30.3mi in 1:58:40 - Another slow roll taking pictures and exploring a new section of the Greenway.

08/14 - 17.1mi in 57:08 - Went hard, for me anyway..........

08/16 - 26.4mi in 1:42:41 - Felt lousy, but rode anyway.

08/17 - 70.8mi in 4:22:50 - Nice long ride, good pace with the A's for first 50 miles, then rode with the B/C folks for last 20.

08/23 - 65.0mi in 3:32:19 - Charity ride, good pace again for first 50 and then I faded due lack of fitness.

08/26 - 17.1mi in 1:09:53 - Slow roll keeping heart rate nice and low.

Month to Date: 262.1mi in 14:32:59

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
8-16: 71.8 miles
8-19: 10.9 miles
8-20: 16.2 miles - with a nasty crash - out for a few days.
8-25: easy 5 miles with the wife
8-26: 10.9 miles
8-29: 29.0 miles

Total: 300.6 miles

Maybe the rain will hold off this wknd and I can get a few more miles in. But if not, GOAL REACHED! Whoop!

My Cycling Challenge for the month is of September is: Get a bike, needed accessories (lots of pads, lol), and get on the bike every day. Lots of hills where I am, this is going to be a real test of my will power.