May 2015 Bike Bicycle Cycling Challenge
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5/1 - 1/4hr spin - 4 miles
5/2 - 100.5miles @17mph with 4,600' climbing. First century of the season!!! I rode it solo in 5hr 56min moving and 6hr 34min total time. It was my fastest century ever by more then 1mph avg ! (It helped it was also my flattest century ever).
5/3 - 1/4hr spin - 4 miles.
5/4 - 31 miles @17mph w/ 1,450' climbing
5/5 - 24.5 miles @16.1mph w/1,300' climbing
5/6 - 1/4hr spin - 4 miles
5/7 - 28miles @15.5mph with 2,200' climbing. Went looking for some hills!
5/8 - 1/4hr spin - 4 miles
5/9 - 63miles @17.4mph with 2,800' climbing. Pace ride.
5/10 - 106miles @15.4 w/6,350' climbing. 'Icecream Century' - mile 58 stopped at darry farm with yummy real homemade Icecream. Legs were tired from Saturday's ride so took it slow.
5/11 - 21miles @14.6mph w/1,000 climbing. SLOW recovery ride. It was still too hot out though. Summer has arrived in full force!
5/12 - 31miles @17.7mph w/ 1,350' climbing. Attempt at speed.
5/13 - 1/4hr spin - 4 miles
5/14 - 31 miles @15mph w/2,400' climbing. Hill repeats.
5/15 - 31.5 miles @16.6mph w/1,450' climbing.
5/16 - 62.5 miles @16.2mph w/2,800' climbing. Wore the skin off one of my sits bones... going to have to reduce mileage for a little while.
5/17 - 111 miles @15.3mph w/6,600' climbing. Nearly same route as last Sunday (including ice cream stop) but with a hill repeat in the middle. Reduced mileage starting tomorrow!
5/19 - 31 miles @16.7mph w/1,400' climbing. Started ride feeling sore and stiff - at mile 10 (and top of the main hill) my average was only 13.5mph but I got a 2nd wind and picked up the pace!
5/21 - 31 miles @17.3mph w/1,450' climbing. Somehow I managed to have a headwind the entire loop.
5/22 - 31 miles @16.2mph w 1,400'climibing. Again a stiff headwind the entire loop.
5/23 - 126 miles @14.6mph w/7,600' climbing. Legs were tired in morning before I even started the ride so slow pace. Taking next 2 days off for much needed break.
May biking miles: 860
May goal: 600 miles --- reached 5/17
New May goal: 1,000 miles (which would also be a personal best by 160 miles)
May climbing: 46,6000'
May spinning miles:180 -
just more commuting miles today along with a short extra ride. Meeting a friend to bike tomorrow after my morning long run, which should help.
5/5 - 16 miles
5/6 - 12 miles
5/7 - 12 miles
5/8 - 12 miles
5/9 - 20 miles
5/10 - 12 miles
5/11 - 10 miles
5/13 - 17 miles
5/15 - 42 miles
5/16 - 14 miles
5/17 - 30 miles @ 18 mph
5/18 - 3 miles (just picking up the bike from the shop)
5/19 - 12 miles
5/20 - 12 miles
5/22 - 25 miles
5/23 - 17 miles
Goal: 500 miles
Total: 266 miles
Remaining: 234 miles (/ 8 days = 29/day)0 -
First day of cycling in a couple of years. No goal this month. Next month I plan on increasing rides of 22 miles 2-3 times a week (my previous rides). Only 2.8 miles today mainly to fine tune bike.0
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Got in a metric century's worth of holiday weekend miles today as I meandered around on the bike for a few hours before and after my baseball game today.
5/5 - 16 miles
5/6 - 12 miles
5/7 - 12 miles
5/8 - 12 miles
5/9 - 20 miles
5/10 - 12 miles
5/11 - 10 miles
5/13 - 17 miles
5/15 - 42 miles
5/16 - 14 miles
5/17 - 30 miles @ 18 mph
5/18 - 3 miles (just picking up the bike from the shop)
5/19 - 12 miles
5/20 - 12 miles
5/22 - 25 miles
5/23 - 17 miles
5/24 - 62 miles
Goal: 500 miles
Total: 328 miles
Remaining: 172 miles (/ 7 days = 24.6/day)0 -
I think for May my goal will be 350 miles or more. Here is my Strava profile: https://www.strava.com/athletes/5269594
5/1/15 - 3.68mi @ 13.73mph | 16:04 | 35ft ascent | First ride on my new bike, couldn't wait so i strapped on my lights and took it for a spin.
5/2/15 - 3.51mi @ 15.86mph | 13:16 | 38ft ascent | Bike ride to the farmers market for breakfast and to take advantage of the free bike parking for the may bike month celebration.
5/2/15 - 13.38mi @ 15.37mph | 52:15 | 149ft ascent | First real ride on my new surly
5/3/15 - 30.9mi @ 15.0mph | 2:03:35 | 665ft ascent | Riding a new rout
5/4/15 - 11.05mi @ 15.99mph | 41:29 | 67ft ascent
5/5/15 - Working
5/6/15 - 12.32mi @ 15.94mph | 46:21 | 181ft ascent | Riding to work today
5/6/15 - 12.51mi @ 16.30mph | 46:03 | 108ft ascent | Riding home from work
5/8/15 - 7.95mi @ 16.81mph | 28:23 | 71ft ascent | Reaching my 2000th mile of the year
5/9/15 - 3.95mi @ 15.29mph | 15:31 | 0ft | Down the to farmers market to buy mothers day flowers.
5/9/15 - 16.78mi @ 16.16mph | 1:02:18 | 345ft ascent | Taking the cross check off road.
5/9/15 - 2.57mi @ 13.7mph | 11:14 | 0ft ascent
5/11/15 - 5.18mi @ 13.20mph | 23:33 | 197ft ascent | Some hills to left off the steam
5/12/15 - 1.47mi @ 17.07mph | 5:09 | 0ft ascent
5/13/15 - 1.78mi @ 12.58mph | 8:29 | 33ft ascent
5/15/15 - 1.44mi @ 16.08mph | 5:23 | 31ft ascent
5/17/15 - 4.73mi @ 15.23mph | 18:39 | 37ft ascent
5/19/15 - 14.59mi @ 15.93mph | 54:57 | 106ft ascent |
5/22/15 - 16.73mi @ 16.73mph | 1:05:15 | 297ft ascent | Vineyard Ride
5/23/15 - 10.28mi @ 13.88mph | 44:27 | 556ft ascent | Doing hills
5/24/15 - 30.52mi @ 13.87mph | 2:12:02 | 1866ft ascent | Hillside ride
Total: 205.32 miles0 -
March Cycling: 409.33 km (254.34 miles) = 21 hours 55 min
April Cycling: 384.15 km (238.7 miles) = 20 hours 35 min
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Darkness is falling by about 5:30 pm now and the days are becoming chilly. Yep ... winter is setting in.
Nevertheless, I have already blown past my km total for May last year!
So here's hoping for decent weekends this month so that I can keep it up.
My goal this month isn't distance ... although that's always part of it ... instead my goal is to get out there at least once each weekend (except the last weekend of May) and do a climbing ride. I live in a very hilly area right now which presents me with a huge challenge because I am a flatlander. I'm not a mountain goat like the rest of the people around here. So now that I'm getting lighter, this month, my plan is to work on climbing.
Let's get started ...
May ...
02 Sat - 37.43 km with 612 metres of climbing
03 Sun - 30.04 km with ... next to 0 metres of climbing (relatively flat recovery ride)
09 Sat - 27.5 km ... with next to 0 metres of climbing
10 Sun - 41.03 km ... with 764 metres of climbing
Sub-total: 137 km
Getting chilly down here ... we've had a blast of winter this past week, and today's ride was quite frosty at times.
16 Sat - 22.3 km ride with 557 metres of climbing
17 Sat - 26 km flatter ride along the foreshore
Sub-total: 185.3 km
23 Sat - 31.66 km ... relatively flat
24 Sun - 25.5 km with 400 metres of climbing .... hilly and chilly
Sub-total: 242.46 km (150.6 miles)
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May 3 - rode 18 Miles for a duration of 1:57:44 (warm up and 1st MTN Bike Race of 2015)
May 5 - rode 25.6 Miles for a duration of 1:34:49 (3 x 12 Zone 4 Intervals)
May 6 - rode 11.3 Miles for a duration of 1:00:00
May 7 - rode 17.3 Miles for a duration of 1:08:37 (4 x 4 Zone 5 Intervals)
May 9 - rode 9.66 miles for a duration of 1:12:58 (2nd MTB Race of 2015)
May 11 - rode 21.6 miles for a duration of 1:04:56
May 12 - rode 18.6 miles for a duration of 1:20:26
May 13 - rode 9.54 miles for a duration of 1:24:25 (Singlespeeding!)
May 16 - rode 28.6 miles for a duration of 1:40:41
May 17 - rode 26.5 miles for a duration of 1:45:23
May 19 - rode 11.9 miles for a duration of 1:30:08 (Singlespeeding!)
May 21 - rode 30.9 miles for a duration of 2:02:33 (Intervals)
May 24 - rode 33.2 miles for a duration of 1:56:45
May Totals: 262.70 Miles - 19:39:25 Hours0 -
May 01-17.93 miles @ 15.51avg.
May 02-19.73 miles @ 16.01avg.
May 03-21.14 miles @ 16.03 avg.
May 04-19.84 miles @ 15.39 avg.
May 05-21.14 miles @ 15.84 avg.
May 07-21.14 miles @ 16.01 avg.
May 08-22.28 miles @ 16.00 avg.
May 09-21.61 miles @ 16.15 avg.
May 10-21.17 miles @ 16.04 Avg.
May 11-21.17 miles @ 16.05 Avg.
May 13-9.20 miles @ 15.28 avg.
May 14-28.71 miles @ 16.07 Avg.
May 15-21.66 miles @ 16.10 Avg.
May 16-21.13 miles @ 16.21 Avg.
May 17-21.14 miles @ 15.84 avg.
May 19-21.17 miles @ 15.81 avg.
May 20-21.17 miles @ 16.07 avg.
May 21-20.84 miles @ 15.89 Avg.
May 22-21.17 miles @ 16.06 avg.
May 23-24.14 miles @ 15.98 avg.
May 25-32.28 miles @ 16.01 avg.
May Total 449.76 Miles
May Goal 500 Miles
First 30+miler of the year/Maybe on Sunday will try to break 40!
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May 3 - rode 18 Miles for a duration of 1:57:44 (warm up and 1st MTN Bike Race of 2015)
May 5 - rode 25.6 Miles for a duration of 1:34:49 (3 x 12 Zone 4 Intervals)
May 6 - rode 11.3 Miles for a duration of 1:00:00
May 7 - rode 17.3 Miles for a duration of 1:08:37 (4 x 4 Zone 5 Intervals)
May 9 - rode 9.66 miles for a duration of 1:12:58 (2nd MTB Race of 2015)
May 11 - rode 21.6 miles for a duration of 1:04:56
May 12 - rode 18.6 miles for a duration of 1:20:26
May 13 - rode 9.54 miles for a duration of 1:24:25 (Singlespeeding!)
May 16 - rode 28.6 miles for a duration of 1:40:41
May 17 - rode 26.5 miles for a duration of 1:45:23
May 19 - rode 11.9 miles for a duration of 1:30:08 (Singlespeeding!)
May 21 - rode 30.9 miles for a duration of 2:02:33 (Intervals)
May 24 - rode 33.2 miles for a duration of 1:56:45
May 25 - rode 31.9 miles for a duration of 2:18:02
May Totals: 294.60 Miles - 21:57:27 Hours0 -
5/1 - 25.02 miles
5/3 - 15.87 miles
5/6 - 32.3 miles
5/10 - 29.1 miles
5/11 - 23.9 miles
5/13 - 24.1 miles
5/17 - 16.9 miles
5/19 - 14.5 miles
5/21 - 32.2 miles
5/24 - 15.8 miles
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Don't laugh...I just found you guys and had my first ride in a long time. Only got 12.22 miles but I'm in for 50 miles this month 0
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5/1 - 15.4 miles
5/2 - 23.3
5/3 - 44.3
5/4 - 10
5/5 - 2
5/6 - 7.2
5/7 - 50.5
5/8 - 20.3
5/9 - 11.1
5/10 - 21.3
5/11 - 10.3
5/12 - 10.3
5/13 - 10.3
5/14 - 1.3
5/15 - 10.3
5/16 - 10.3
5/17 - 1.2
5/18 - 10.5
5/19 - 10.6
5/20 - 11
5/21 - 34.2
5/22 - 11
5/23 - 10
5/25 - 31.2
Total - 377.90 -
I think for May my goal will be 350 miles or more. Here is my Strava profile: https://www.strava.com/athletes/5269594
5/1/15 - 3.68mi @ 13.73mph | 16:04 | 35ft ascent | First ride on my new bike, couldn't wait so i strapped on my lights and took it for a spin.
5/2/15 - 3.51mi @ 15.86mph | 13:16 | 38ft ascent | Bike ride to the farmers market for breakfast and to take advantage of the free bike parking for the may bike month celebration.
5/2/15 - 13.38mi @ 15.37mph | 52:15 | 149ft ascent | First real ride on my new surly
5/3/15 - 30.9mi @ 15.0mph | 2:03:35 | 665ft ascent | Riding a new rout
5/4/15 - 11.05mi @ 15.99mph | 41:29 | 67ft ascent
5/5/15 - Working
5/6/15 - 12.32mi @ 15.94mph | 46:21 | 181ft ascent | Riding to work today
5/6/15 - 12.51mi @ 16.30mph | 46:03 | 108ft ascent | Riding home from work
5/8/15 - 7.95mi @ 16.81mph | 28:23 | 71ft ascent | Reaching my 2000th mile of the year
5/9/15 - 3.95mi @ 15.29mph | 15:31 | 0ft | Down the to farmers market to buy mothers day flowers.
5/9/15 - 16.78mi @ 16.16mph | 1:02:18 | 345ft ascent | Taking the cross check off road.
5/9/15 - 2.57mi @ 13.7mph | 11:14 | 0ft ascent
5/11/15 - 5.18mi @ 13.20mph | 23:33 | 197ft ascent | Some hills to left off the steam
5/12/15 - 1.47mi @ 17.07mph | 5:09 | 0ft ascent
5/13/15 - 1.78mi @ 12.58mph | 8:29 | 33ft ascent
5/15/15 - 1.44mi @ 16.08mph | 5:23 | 31ft ascent
5/17/15 - 4.73mi @ 15.23mph | 18:39 | 37ft ascent
5/19/15 - 14.59mi @ 15.93mph | 54:57 | 106ft ascent |
5/22/15 - 16.73mi @ 16.73mph | 1:05:15 | 297ft ascent | Vineyard Ride
5/23/15 - 10.28mi @ 13.88mph | 44:27 | 556ft ascent | Doing hills
5/24/15 - 30.52mi @ 13.87mph | 2:12:02 | 1866ft ascent | Hillside ride
5/25/15 - 18.70mi @ 10.79mph | 1:40:10 | 2546ft ascent | My biggest climb yet
Total: 224.01 miles
It's going to be a stretch to reach my goal, but then thats what goals are about.0 -
Put in 17 more miles today commuting to a BBQ then some baseball, so 155 miles left with 6 days remaining in the month. Should be able to knock those 155 out this week, especially once I get back on my road bike when returning to the south on Thursday.
5/5 - 16 miles
5/6 - 12 miles
5/7 - 12 miles
5/8 - 12 miles
5/9 - 20 miles
5/10 - 12 miles
5/11 - 10 miles
5/13 - 17 miles
5/15 - 42 miles
5/16 - 14 miles
5/17 - 30 miles
5/18 - 3 miles
5/19 - 12 miles
5/20 - 12 miles
5/22 - 25 miles
5/23 - 17 miles
5/24 - 62 miles
5/25 - 17 miles
Goal: 500 miles
Total: 345 miles
Remaining: 155 miles (/ 6 days = 26/day)0 -
May 01-17.93 miles @ 15.51avg.
May 02-19.73 miles @ 16.01avg.
May 03-21.14 miles @ 16.03 avg.
May 04-19.84 miles @ 15.39 avg.
May 05-21.14 miles @ 15.84 avg.
May 07-21.14 miles @ 16.01 avg.
May 08-22.28 miles @ 16.00 avg.
May 09-21.61 miles @ 16.15 avg.
May 10-21.17 miles @ 16.04 Avg.
May 11-21.17 miles @ 16.05 Avg.
May 13-9.20 miles @ 15.28 avg.
May 14-28.71 miles @ 16.07 Avg.
May 15-21.66 miles @ 16.10 Avg.
May 16-21.13 miles @ 16.21 Avg.
May 17-21.14 miles @ 15.84 avg.
May 19-21.17 miles @ 15.81 avg.
May 20-21.17 miles @ 16.07 avg.
May 21-20.84 miles @ 15.89 Avg.
May 22-21.17 miles @ 16.06 avg.
May 23-24.14 miles @ 15.98 avg.
May 25-32.28 miles @ 16.01 avg.
May 26-21.48 miles @ 15.80 avg.
May Total 471.24 Miles
May Goal 500 Miles
Nice rider/beautiful morning..
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Hit my goal of 250 miles for the month. Pretty sure 300 is with reach.
5/1 - 25.02 miles
5/3 - 15.87 miles
5/6 - 32.3 miles
5/10 - 29.1 miles
5/11 - 23.9 miles
5/13 - 24.1 miles
5/17 - 16.9 miles
5/19 - 14.5 miles
5/21 - 32.2 miles
5/24 - 15.8 miles
5/26 - 12 miles
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5/2 - 61.4
5/5 - 36.7
5/6 - 25.2
5/7 - 25.3
5/9 - 78
5/15 - 62.1
5/17 - 28
5/23 - 97
5/24 - 26.6
5/25 - 34.4
MTD: 474.79
Elevation Gain: 11,741
Time Riding: 24:57:480 -
Did some commuting along with some more VR miles on the expresso machine at the gym. It seems that every time I start on the machine, I promise myself that I'll stick with my target wattage level and cadence, but instead as soon as I see the leader board for the route, I pick up my speed to gun for the top spot. Still, some occasional high intensity workouts aren't that bad for me.
5/5 - 16 miles
5/6 - 12 miles
5/7 - 12 miles
5/8 - 12 miles
5/9 - 20 miles
5/10 - 12 miles
5/11 - 10 miles
5/13 - 17 miles
5/15 - 42 miles
5/16 - 14 miles
5/17 - 30 miles
5/18 - 3 miles
5/19 - 12 miles
5/20 - 12 miles
5/22 - 25 miles
5/23 - 17 miles
5/24 - 62 miles
5/25 - 17 miles
5/26 - 24 miles
Goal: 500 miles
Total: 369 miles
Remaining: 131 miles (/ 5 days = 26/day)
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5/1 - 1/4hr spin - 4 miles
5/2 - 100.5miles @17mph with 4,600' climbing. First century of the season!!! I rode it solo in 5hr 56min moving and 6hr 34min total time. It was my fastest century ever by more then 1mph avg ! (It helped it was also my flattest century ever).
5/3 - 1/4hr spin - 4 miles.
5/4 - 31 miles @17mph w/ 1,450' climbing
5/5 - 24.5 miles @16.1mph w/1,300' climbing
5/6 - 1/4hr spin - 4 miles
5/7 - 28miles @15.5mph with 2,200' climbing. Went looking for some hills!
5/8 - 1/4hr spin - 4 miles
5/9 - 63miles @17.4mph with 2,800' climbing. Pace ride.
5/10 - 106miles @15.4 w/6,350' climbing. 'Icecream Century' - mile 58 stopped at darry farm with yummy real homemade Icecream. Legs were tired from Saturday's ride so took it slow.
5/11 - 21miles @14.6mph w/1,000 climbing. SLOW recovery ride. It was still too hot out though. Summer has arrived in full force!
5/12 - 31miles @17.7mph w/ 1,350' climbing. Attempt at speed.
5/13 - 1/4hr spin - 4 miles
5/14 - 31 miles @15mph w/2,400' climbing. Hill repeats.
5/15 - 31.5 miles @16.6mph w/1,450' climbing.
5/16 - 62.5 miles @16.2mph w/2,800' climbing. Wore the skin off one of my sits bones... going to have to reduce mileage for a little while.
5/17 - 111 miles @15.3mph w/6,600' climbing. Nearly same route as last Sunday (including ice cream stop) but with a hill repeat in the middle. Reduced mileage starting tomorrow!
5/19 - 31 miles @16.7mph w/1,400' climbing. Started ride feeling sore and stiff - at mile 10 (and top of the main hill) my average was only 13.5mph but I got a 2nd wind and picked up the pace!
5/21 - 31 miles @17.3mph w/1,450' climbing. Somehow I managed to have a headwind the entire loop.
5/22 - 31 miles @16.2mph w 1,400'climibing. Again a stiff headwind the entire loop.
5/23 - 126 miles @14.6mph w/7,600' climbing. Legs were tired in morning before I even started the ride so slow pace. Taking next 2 days off for much needed break.
5/26 - 31 miles @17.1mph w/1,400' climbing. Two day break was great! legs were almost back to normal and it did not immediately hurt to sit on my bike seat.
May biking miles: 891
May goal: 600 miles --- reached 5/17
New May goal: 1,000 miles (which would also be a personal best by 160 miles)
May climbing: 48,000'
May spinning miles:180
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