April 2015 Bike Bicycle Cycling Challenge

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_nice_ wrote: »

So glad to have found a thread! I just started riding again for the first time in years! I have probably ridden 50 miles in the last 2 weeks. I very foolishly signed up for my first race two weeks out with ZERO training. It's this weekend (kayakalon, 1k paddle, 25k bike, 5k run). I struggled through five torturous miles this morning at the gym, whereas Wednesday's 15.6 miles (25K, race length) was a breeze and done in 55 minutes including cool down. I do exercise regularly, though I focus more on weight training and body weight exercises, and I do work hard for 40-60 minutes per session. Still nervous tho! Any advice for a strong, untrained tider? What should I work on for the next 36 hours?

Not much you can do at this point to build a base for the race. It really requires more like 6 - 12 weeks minimum. That being said, don't burn yourself out trying to do too much too late this close to the race. Get at least one endurance ride in this weekend. Next week, it wouldn't hurt to get some intervals in along the lines of race pace intervals (Zone 4). Something like 3 x 8 minutes with three minutes rest between reps on one day, and then maybe 30 minutes on Zone 3 two days later. Get another endurance ride in next weekend. Repeat your intervals on T/Th of the race week and hope that you can build some stamina.

kcjchang wrote: »

4/1 - 15 miles
4/2 - 15.1
4/3 - 35.4
4/4 - 41
4/6 - 13.4 (trainer - been raining the last two days)
4/8 - 40.2
4/11 - 101.8* (7,818'*, 6:43 saddle time, & 7:49 out)
4/12 - 27.6
4/13 - 15.7
4/14 - 25.2

* Corrected according to Strava. Anyone else getting discrepancies? Wonder if it's just part of free version or just matter of the limited time stamp for sampling (5s Strava verses 1s data sample from my computer)? Ride w/GPS puts elevation at just under 7200' & my computer 6725'. Getting different readings on distance also but only by 2/10 miles over 100.

Do you use your iPhone or android to record your ride, or your Garmin? If you look at the climbing challenges and you see all the people on the top of the leader boards who have oh for example 50 miles with like 7000-10,000 feet of elevation gain or even more, they all use iPhones or androids rather then a Garmin.
Here in southern ca, we have a climb that consistently doubles the actual elevation gain that it truly is, if you use your iPhone or android. And Strava automatically does the elevation correction.
Its a common complaint of people that the elevation correction should not be done the way they do it.
I find that when I map a ride on ride with GPS it is very accurate - my old Garmin 710 was consistently lower elevation then my new Garmin 510, which seems to be very comparable to ride with GPS

4/01 - 1hr spin - 16 miles
4/02 - 1.25hr spin - 20 miles
4/03 - 16 miles @16.3mph 700' climbing --- First outside ride of the year!
4/05 - 32 miles @15.7mph 1,500' climbing --- Took way more effort then it should have. Have a lot further to get back in shape then i thought.
4/06 - 16 miles @17mph 700' climbing --- felt a bit better, upgraded to between ok/tired at start of ride instead of tired/week.
4/07 - 30min spin - 8miles
4/08 - 1hr spin - 16miles
4/09 - 45min spin - 12 miles
4/13 - 16 miles @17.5mph with 700' climbing. Felt okay/normal at start of ride.
4/14 - 16 miles @17mph with 700' climbing. Had some carbs (powerbar gel) for first time in a month - felt 'normal' at start of ride and after a 2nd gel energetic (first time in a month) by the end!
4/16 - 16 miles @17.2mph with 700' climbing - 80% effort and no carbs. Finally felt 'normal' so Keto might work for me after all. Going to do a longer (2hr) ride this weekend to test my 'anti-bonk' diet.
4/18 - 22 miles @19.7mph with 700' - Kept up with the 'A' riders for the first 27 min. 45min break between rides for a snack then went on 2nd ride of the morning.
4/18 - 44.5 miles @16.9mph with 2,200' - Left with middle group (16-16.5 av) but dropped them. Regrouped at top of first big hill and was caught by slow group. Still not sure what happened to the rest of the middle group (did they get passed by the slow group???). Did both rides with no carbs and 2nd ride with only 150 calories worth of nuts. (testing 'anti-bonk' keto diet). Was low energy for last hour but did better then I expected.
4/19 - 44 miles @16mph w/ 2,550' climbing. Tired from Saturday's rides but first weekend with good weather so made the most of it!
4/21 - 20 miles @15.5 w/ 800'- back to no energy again
4/25 - 94 miles @16.5mph w/ 4,600' climbing. After 6 weeks I gave up on a Keto diet and back on carbs again!
4/28 - 31 miles @18.9mph w/ 1,400' climbing. Speed training - 100% effort - with great success!
4/30 - 21.5 miles @15.3mph w/1,500' climbing. Went looking for some hills today.

April biking miles: 389
April goal: 300 miles

April spinning miles: 72
April climbing: 15,750'

April 1 - rode 12.2 Kilometers for a duration of 0:30:00
April 3 - rode 28.7 Kilometers for a duration of 1:07:20 (4 x 8 Zone 4 Intervals)
April 5 - rode 25.7 Kilometers for a duration of 1:53:56 (3 laps on the Singlespeed)
April 6 - rode 8.42 Kilometers for a duration of 00:46:16 (SS mashing)
April 7 - rode 16.4 Kilometers for a duration of 1:14:30 (singletrack)
April 9 - rode 12.3 Kilometers for a duration of 00:51:31
April 11 - rode 26 Kilometers for a duration of 2:02:48 (SS mashing)
April 13 - rode 48.6 Kilometers for a duration of 2:17:22
April 14 - rode 49.7 Kilometers for a duration of 2:05:41
April 15 - rode 51.1 Kilometers for a duration of 2:38:22
April 16 - rode 32.7 Kilometers for a duration of 1:17:20 (4 x 8 Zone 4 Intervals)
April 18 - rode 50.58 Kilometers for a duration of 2:25:52
April 26 - rode 15.6 Kilometers for a duration of 1:05:00
April 27 - rode 40.7 Kilometers for a duration of 2:05:05
April 28 - rode 11.4 Kilometers for a duration of 0:41:00 (last ride in Germany)
April 30 - rode 25 Kilometers for a duration of 1:32:07 (USA Singletrack!!!)
April 30 - rode 49.9 Kilometers for a duration of 2:19:44 (2nd ride today - road base miles)

April Totals: 505 Kilometers - 26:53:44 hours

And that's a wrap for April!

I have created a thread for May here:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10152956/may-2015-bike-bicycle-cycling-challenge

4/1 - 15 miles
4/2 - 15.1
4/3 - 35.4
4/4 - 41
4/6 - 13.4 (trainer)
4/8 - 40.2
4/11 - 101.8 (7,818', 6:43 saddle time, & 7:49 out)
4/12 - 27.6
4/13 - 15.7
4/14 - 25.2
4/16 - 25.3
4/17 - 28
4/18 - 40.1
4/19 - 35
4/21 - 15.6
4/22 - 30.3
4/23 - 10.7
4/26 - 103.6 (9,712', 6:53 saddle, & 8:06 out)
4/29 - 25.4
4/30 - 25.4

671 miles
20,255 feet gain
39:08 total riding time