Cycling Challenge - January 2015 Biking Bike Bicycle
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Hey can I join? Promised myself to put in some time on the bike, usually run as it's easier, just put on trainers and go. But using the bike I'm faced with hills which ever direction I head in, which can put me off. More the coming down than the going up as I had a scare last year I thought I was going to crash, which shook me up a bit. Got to get over it. Went out last week and did 6-7 miles (very slow down the hill) really enjoyed it. Aim to get out couple of times a week when the evenings get a bit lighter.0
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What a great thread and how wonderful that its not full of semi-pro hammer heads. I've been cycling for almost 10 years, but started slacking off a couple years ago and now only get on the bike once a month for my lady's ride. I've decided that 2015 is my year to get back into cycling shape. I need to lose around 13 lbs which I know doesn't sound like much but when you are over 50, female and have a sedentary job with long hours it suddenly becomes a hard task. I've kicked off my get-back-into-shape program by riding my bike on the fluid trainer I bought as a christmas present. I'm going to start off with 30 minute sessions and will work on my cadence and aerobic threshold. My goal is to ride 5000 miles this year, counting both indoor and outdoor miles. I've had this goal before and have never attended it, so hopefully 2015 is the year!0
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Hello All! I’m so glad I found this thread as I really enjoy the motivation and interaction from a previous MFP biking group that was disbanded.
Right now my bike is in the shop as I finished out the year with a major crash and burn. I tried to fit the open rear baskets between a fire hydrant and low bush resulting in injury to both of us. But the bike is repairable and I’m all but healed so it's time to get back in the saddle and ride!!
Since I enjoy biking and am able to bike to most of my shopping, appointments, church functions, etc., I log ~200 miles a month without even thinking of it as “exercise.”
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In for 350 this month.
1/4 - 19 miles
1/5 - 20
Total - 39
Remaining - 3110 -
My goal is to ride minimum 3x/wk and to log over 100 miles. (newbie here)
Week 1 - Short week- (2 rides in Dec during this wk, total 11.52 miles)
- January 3 - 5.02 miles
Week 2- January 5 - 9.02 miles
Running total miles for January - 14.04/100 miles = 14%0 -
Back up north in the freezing cold, so hit up an expresso at my old gym today as I didn't have warm enough clothing to brave the single-digit outdoor temperatures. Surprised that my power/wattage numbers hadn't improved (vs. heart rate) from a few months back despite putting in about 2000 miles oveer the last 4 months. May snag a power meter, and some workout videos once I wrap up my marathon next weekend.
1/3 - 19 miles
1/5 - 10 miles
Total: 29 miles
Goal: 200 miles0 -
01/01 - 10 miles
01/04 - 28 miles
01/05 - 16 miles
Total: 54 miles
Another chilly ride. Tonight was the third ride of the year, and on my third different bike. Tonight's ride was my 1983 Raleigh Super Course.
Tonight was dry, just a little chilly, maybe a bit warmer than last night, but quite a bit windier.0 -
You folks are putting me to shame! I'm in southern CA and I'm riding indoors and people in much cooler climates are outdoors. Of course me biggest issue is lack of time and daylight.
My goal for this month is 170 miles.0 -
Can i join? I'm just getting back on the bike after a back issue and really looking forward to getting km's (I'm European!!
) under the belt.
I'm running as well so will probably only do 2 bike rides a week.
4th Jan - 22km0 -
knitwithpurpose wrote: »You folks are putting me to shame! I'm in southern CA and I'm riding indoors and people in much cooler climates are outdoors. Of course me biggest issue is lack of time and daylight.
My goal for this month is 170 miles.
Don't worry, we don't expect much out of Californians
Clothing is a tough part. If you notice in the pic above, I'm wearing jeans. Yeah, dorky, but effective. On top I've got four layers (which was actually one layer too many)- a t-shirt, a long sleeve tee, a Merino wool sweater, and a windbreaker. I have cycling gloves, but I also have a pair of wool mittens that are surprisingly effective, even in the wind. I do have a balaclava for my head, but I don't need it until the temp gets to about 40*F. When I started riding several years ago, though, I made due with street clothes.
Light? For me, I actually prefer to ride at night. If you look around you can get a good headlight for $50-100 and decent tail light for $25-50. The benefits of riding at night include lighter traffic (maybe not so much if you're in a major city) and, from a distance, if you have good lights you know that cars are going to see you from a long way off, perhaps even better than in daylight.
But if you want to ride indoors, more power to you, I guess.
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wobblybots wrote: »Can i join? I'm just getting back on the bike after a back issue and really looking forward to getting km's (I'm European!! ) under the belt.
I'm running as well so will probably only do 2 bike rides a week.
4th Jan - 22km
The only requirement is that you have a bike and ride it. Welcome to the thread.0 -
I'm in with a goal of 400 miles this month. I need a good strong start to keep my yearly goal in sight. The temps are on the cold side this week. I usually end up mixing in 2 or 3 days of running just to keep it interesting.
01/02 - 21.14 mi
01/04 - 25.10 mi
01/05 - 33.63 mi
01/06 - 21.15 mi
MTD: 101 miles
Happy New Year everyone and I hope it's a great year of cycling for you!
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<== Red flashing LED biking vest from Amazon in addition to front and rear bike lights makes sure everyone sees me after dark.
Got the bike out of the shop today for a short ride home as the knee didn't heal as quickly as the bike got fixed. I'll have to keep the rides short for a few more days.
1-5 Jan: 00.0 ==>Bike in shop
06 Jan: 07.0
07 Jan: 00.0
Jan Total: 7.0 miles
Jan Goal: 2500 -
Spin class today. 17 miles in an hour.0
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I am a 57-yr old man, 5'9" in height. One year ago I weighed 208 lbs, and this morning I weighed in at 174 (yes, I managed to stay on track over the holidays). I did this by disciplined eating and lots of cycling (5,500 miles in 2014). I now cycle almost every day - 20 miles minimum each week day and usually 50-100 combined miles on the weekends. In July last year I started doing a lot more climbing and ended up with 365,000 ft of climbing for the year. This year my goal is to ride 7,500 miles and climb 500,000 ft. Since I travel and cannot ride ~10 weeks of the year, I will have to average 180 miles and 12,000 ft of climbing in each of the remaining weeks.
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I am currently on 53 miles for the month so far. My riding consists of a 4.4 mile commute to work and back on a mountain bike and then additional rides out on my road bike. I use strava to track my riding but don't use it to record my commute.
My goal for this month is to reach 250 miles with a minimum of 150 of that being strava recorded on the road bike.0 -
January 1 - rode 8.3 miles for a duration of 1:05:00 (mountain biking)
January 2 - rode 17.3 miles for a duration of 1:49:32 (singlespeeding)
January 3 - rode 31.2 miles for a duration of 2:24:56 (foundation road miles)
January 6 - rode 20 miles for a duration of 1:03:58 (included FTP test to set training zones)
January Totals: 76.8 miles - 6:23:26 hours
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Took a spin class today. Pedaled just under 9 miles iirc.0
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First ride of the year... only 16 miles but I'm starting small and hopefully working up to a century ride later this year. Being overweight makes the small hills seem like the Alpe d' Huez, but its great to be riding again.
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Wow, beautiful scenery. So far this year my rides are pretty short too, but then again it's kinda cold out there. If I do tonight's ride, it will be in the mid-20s. Brrr.0
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Guess I best not post anything about Phoenix setting a new record high today at 81F. Nope, not me, not gonna say a word...
1-5 Jan: 00.0 ==>Bike in shop
06 Jan: 07.0 mi
07 Jan: 10.6 mi
Jan Total: 17.6 miles
Jan Goal: 2500 -
In for 350 this month.
1/4 - 19 miles
1/5 - 20
1/7 - 20
Total - 59
Remaining - 2910 -
01/01 - 10 miles
01/04 - 28 miles
01/05 - 16 miles
01/07 - 23 miles
Total: 77 miles
I rode 23 miles in freezing temps with a dozen or so of my friends.
By the time I got home it was 23 and my water bottle was frozen.0 -
In for 300
1/6 - 11.7 miles in 40 min
1/7 - 12.8 miles in 45 min
Been off the bike for about three weeks but feel like forever. Hopefully my new bike get here next week and the warming weather continues (low 40s to the high 50s in the afternoon) so I can start doing longer weekend rides. Also need to shed the 5 pounds that I regained over the holidays as well as the final 15 by mid year.
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We're in the middle of gale and storm force winds right now and it's set to continue for at least the next four or five days so it doesn't look like I'll be out on the bike this weekend
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In for 350 this month.
1/4 - 19 miles
1/5 - 20
1/7 - 20
1/8 - 20
Total - 79
Remaining - 2710 -
January Goal 250
Week 2:
08 Jan: 11.0 mi
09 Jan: 00.0 mi
10 Jan: 00.0 mi
11 Jan: 00.0 mi
12 Jan: 00.0 mi
13 Jan: 00.0 mi
14 Jan: 00.0 mi
Jan Total: 28.6 miles
Week 1 total: 017.6 miles0 -
In for 350 this month.
1/4 - 19 miles
1/5 - 20
1/7 - 20
1/8 - 20
1/9 - 13
Total - 92
Remaining - 2580 -
01/01 - 10 miles
01/04 - 28 miles
01/05 - 16 miles
01/07 - 23 miles
01/10 - 33 miles
Total: 110 miles
Another 33 miles. Chilly, but nice. I rode through the west side where there are several WPA-era schools.
Chilly turned to miserable when the ride home included not just a headwind but rain, too.
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In for 350 this month.
1/4 - 19 miles
1/5 - 20
1/7 - 20
1/8 - 20
1/9 - 13
1/10 - 22
Total - 114
Remaining - 2360
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