June 2015 Bike Bicycle Cycling Challenge
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steffenson wrote: »6/04 - 31 miles @16.1mph w/1,500' climbing.
6/06 - 157miles @15.5mph w/7,150' climbing. 10hr11min moving and 11hr45min total. 8.5miles of which was milled paving and took me 40 min to ride over. New one day distance PR (by 5 miles and -1hr45min). Last of my endurance training rides so taking it easy the next 13 days.
6/13 - 24 miles @15.9mph w/ 1,000' climbing. Heat wave struck 3 days ago and I'm melting into a puddle of sweat with absolutely no energy. Woke up this morning and it was 89f/32c INSIDE my apartment.
6/15 - 12 miles @19.2mph w/ 550' climbing. I guess I can still ride fast. When i try.
6/20 - 202 miles @14.6mph w/ 9,000' climbing. New 1 day distance PR!!! Rained for the last 9 hours of this ride. Both Garmin and phone died. Me? almost. No energy mile 94-125, better the last 77 but was moving really slowly. Tried night riding for the first time (last hour) and it was actually kind of fun.
Total June miles:426
June goal miles: 725
June goal 2 - New 1 day PR on weekend of 20/21st.--- 202 miles it is! Beat my old PR by 45 miles.
Duuuude! Wow... just wow. That's amazing. I can only imagine the willpower it took to complete such a ride. Major kudos to you.
Thanks!
You are right it was more a test of willpower then being in good shape or not. I almost quit (and postponed my PR attempt a week or two) twice: at mile 94 when it started raining on me - and checking the forecast I realized it had changed from partly sunny all day to 40%-60% rain the rest of the day! And mile 125 when both my Garmin cyclometer and phone (running strava) had died. Would the ride really count if I could not even track it?? Both times I kept going mainly because (as I kept reminding myself) I said I was going to do 202 miles so I was darn sure going to do 202 miles!!0 -
steffenson wrote: »steffenson wrote: »6/04 - 31 miles @16.1mph w/1,500' climbing.
6/06 - 157miles @15.5mph w/7,150' climbing. 10hr11min moving and 11hr45min total. 8.5miles of which was milled paving and took me 40 min to ride over. New one day distance PR (by 5 miles and -1hr45min). Last of my endurance training rides so taking it easy the next 13 days.
6/13 - 24 miles @15.9mph w/ 1,000' climbing. Heat wave struck 3 days ago and I'm melting into a puddle of sweat with absolutely no energy. Woke up this morning and it was 89f/32c INSIDE my apartment.
6/15 - 12 miles @19.2mph w/ 550' climbing. I guess I can still ride fast. When i try.
6/20 - 202 miles @14.6mph w/ 9,000' climbing. New 1 day distance PR!!! Rained for the last 9 hours of this ride. Both Garmin and phone died. Me? almost. No energy mile 94-125, better the last 77 but was moving really slowly. Tried night riding for the first time (last hour) and it was actually kind of fun.
Total June miles:426
June goal miles: 725
June goal 2 - New 1 day PR on weekend of 20/21st.--- 202 miles it is! Beat my old PR by 45 miles.
Duuuude! Wow... just wow. That's amazing. I can only imagine the willpower it took to complete such a ride. Major kudos to you.
Thanks!
You are right it was more a test of willpower then being in good shape or not. I almost quit (and postponed my PR attempt a week or two) twice: at mile 94 when it started raining on me - and checking the forecast I realized it had changed from partly sunny all day to 40%-60% rain the rest of the day! And mile 125 when both my Garmin cyclometer and phone (running strava) had died. Would the ride really count if I could not even track it?? Both times I kept going mainly because (as I kept reminding myself) I said I was going to do 202 miles so I was darn sure going to do 202 miles!!
Haha that's seriously badass. I feel any one of those factors would have done me in. Especially the dead batteries. If I can't log it then it was all for nothing! (well, not really) I can totally relate to the dead batteries though because it's happened to me a few times (bad battery-low lifespan) and I was furious. Now I carry an extra battery with me.
Interesting fact here is with mapmyride (and maybe strava) if your phone powers off mid-ride and you switch out the battery (or recharge at home), when you power up and start the app, it's still recording your current ride which I think is pretty awesome. Aside from the minute or so downtime, I was able to carry on without any loss of data.
GPS drops for no good reason.... those kill me! (I had 2 drops yesterday and it tanked my ride. 1 mile was <10mph the next was 30> haha. When I got home I used the MMR route builder to recreate my ride so I could log the correct mileage and check my average MPH).0 -
6/02-21.15miles @ 16.44 Avg.
6/03-26.80 @ 16.71 Avg.
6/04-26.04 @ 16.24 Avg.
6/05-19.75 @ 16.24 Avg.
6/06-14.45 @ 15.16 Avg.
6/07-23.18 @ 15.88 Avg.
6/09-21.18 @ 16.75 Avg.
6/10-21.14 @ 16.20 Avg.
6/11-28.68 @ 16.50 Avg.
6/12-21.18 @ 15.91 Avg.
6/13-24.97 @ 15.88 Avg.
6/15-28.22 @ 15.92 Avg.
6/16-23.52 @ 14.32 Avg.
6/17-21.17 @ 15.96 Avg.
6/18-30.35 @ 16.11 Avg.
6/19-25.26 @ 15.99 Avg.
6/20-25.26 @ 15.60 Avg.
6/22-29.30 @ 16.00 Avg.
6/23-21.21 @ 15.10 Avg.
MTD: 452.81
Goal: 600
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steffenson wrote: »steffenson wrote: »6/04 - 31 miles @16.1mph w/1,500' climbing.
6/06 - 157miles @15.5mph w/7,150' climbing. 10hr11min moving and 11hr45min total. 8.5miles of which was milled paving and took me 40 min to ride over. New one day distance PR (by 5 miles and -1hr45min). Last of my endurance training rides so taking it easy the next 13 days.
6/13 - 24 miles @15.9mph w/ 1,000' climbing. Heat wave struck 3 days ago and I'm melting into a puddle of sweat with absolutely no energy. Woke up this morning and it was 89f/32c INSIDE my apartment.
6/15 - 12 miles @19.2mph w/ 550' climbing. I guess I can still ride fast. When i try.
6/20 - 202 miles @14.6mph w/ 9,000' climbing. New 1 day distance PR!!! Rained for the last 9 hours of this ride. Both Garmin and phone died. Me? almost. No energy mile 94-125, better the last 77 but was moving really slowly. Tried night riding for the first time (last hour) and it was actually kind of fun.
Total June miles:426
June goal miles: 725
June goal 2 - New 1 day PR on weekend of 20/21st.--- 202 miles it is! Beat my old PR by 45 miles.
Duuuude! Wow... just wow. That's amazing. I can only imagine the willpower it took to complete such a ride. Major kudos to you.
Thanks!
You are right it was more a test of willpower then being in good shape or not. I almost quit (and postponed my PR attempt a week or two) twice: at mile 94 when it started raining on me - and checking the forecast I realized it had changed from partly sunny all day to 40%-60% rain the rest of the day! And mile 125 when both my Garmin cyclometer and phone (running strava) had died. Would the ride really count if I could not even track it?? Both times I kept going mainly because (as I kept reminding myself) I said I was going to do 202 miles so I was darn sure going to do 202 miles!!
Haha that's seriously badass. I feel any one of those factors would have done me in. Especially the dead batteries. If I can't log it then it was all for nothing! (well, not really) I can totally relate to the dead batteries though because it's happened to me a few times (bad battery-low lifespan) and I was furious. Now I carry an extra battery with me.
Interesting fact here is with mapmyride (and maybe strava) if your phone powers off mid-ride and you switch out the battery (or recharge at home), when you power up and start the app, it's still recording your current ride which I think is pretty awesome. Aside from the minute or so downtime, I was able to carry on without any loss of data.
GPS drops for no good reason.... those kill me! (I had 2 drops yesterday and it tanked my ride. 1 mile was <10mph the next was 30> haha. When I got home I used the MMR route builder to recreate my ride so I could log the correct mileage and check my average MPH).
With the Garmin dieing it meant even if I was able to track the rest of the ride with my phone it would be listed as two shorter rides (which takes most of the fun out of the upload!). I knew what my total distance and average speed was when things died though so I went old school and, knowing the route mileage, tracked the rest of my moving time with my wristwatch! I knew I still wear that old thing for a reason... lol0 -
Finally finished my city commuter bike rehab project today by installing a new BB, crank, and saddle at an awesome shop that had some public workstations and lots of tools in the back. I started with a $170 30lb pig walmart bike (GMC denali), and ended the journey with a very rideable 26lb pig with another $250 of lipstick (specifically Shimano R501 wheels w. lithion 2 tires & 7-speed cassette, shimano tourney triple crank, new sealed UN55 68x113 bottom bracket, new grip tape, new brake pads, lighter seat). If I want to shell out another $230 I can drop the bike down another 4lb, but I'm not sure it'll be worth the time as it'll require new carbon fiber fork, shifters, handlebar, headset, and cassette. I have my carbon fiber ultegra bike anyhow for races, etc.. as this is just my city commuter.
I definitely understand that for $430 up front, I could have bought a 23lb bike on bikesdirect with better shifting and components (although the wheels/tires are pretty awesome), but the educational process so far has been very valuable, and some of the parts (brake pads, tires, wheels) are replacements for worn out parts that need to be replaced after 2 years/2500 miles of riding, and I still have my 700x32 wheels/tires/freewheel to swap in for trails.
6/1 - 15 miles
6/2 - 6 miles
6/4 - 65 miles
6/5 - 50 miles
6/9 - 12 miles
6/10 - 12 miles
6/11 - 17 miles + 5 miles (expresso)
6/12 - 26 miles
6/13 - 12 miles
6/14 - 12 miles
6/15 - 13 miles + 5 miles (expresso)
6/16 - 23 miles
6/17 - 7 miles (expresso trainer)
6/18 - 16 miles
6/20 - 50 miles
6/23 - 14 miles
Total: 360 miles
Goal: 500 miles
Remaining: 140 miles0 -
6/02-21.15miles @ 16.44 Avg.
6/03-26.80 @ 16.71 Avg.
6/04-26.04 @ 16.24 Avg.
6/05-19.75 @ 16.24 Avg.
6/06-14.45 @ 15.16 Avg.
6/07-23.18 @ 15.88 Avg.
6/09-21.18 @ 16.75 Avg.
6/10-21.14 @ 16.20 Avg.
6/11-28.68 @ 16.50 Avg.
6/12-21.18 @ 15.91 Avg.
6/13-24.97 @ 15.88 Avg.
6/15-28.22 @ 15.92 Avg.
6/16-23.52 @ 14.32 Avg.
6/17-21.17 @ 15.96 Avg.
6/18-30.35 @ 16.11 Avg.
6/19-25.26 @ 15.99 Avg.
6/20-25.26 @ 15.60 Avg.
6/22-29.30 @ 16.00 Avg.
6/23-21.21 @ 15.10 Avg.
6/24-27.22 @ 14.74 Avg.
MTD: 480.03
Goal: 600
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goal - 100 miles
June 3 - 8 miles (biked to work)
June 4 - 9 miles (Jordan parkway)
June 13 - 17 miles (Jordan parkway) 79 min.
June 24 - 19 miles (Jordan parkway with 2 grandchildren)
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Did 37 miles today so I miiiight just reach my goal. Just gotta average 19 miles a day for the next 6 days. My commute is 20 round trip so it shouldn't be an issue.
6/01 - 07.12 @ 16.7 mph (AM Commute)
6/01 - 12.02 @ 16.5 mph (PM Commute)
6/02 - 07.04 @ 16.7 mph (AM Commute-MTB)
6/02 - 12.27 @ 15.7 mph (PM Commute-MTB)
6/07 - 20.59 @ 17.1 mph
6/08 - 07.05 @ 17.1 mph (AM Commute)
6/08 - 13.34 @ 18.5 mph (PM Commute)
6/09 - 07.00 @ 17.4 mph (AM Commute)
6/09 - 14.17 @ 17.2 mph (PM Commute)
6/14 - 15.28 @ 15.3 mph
6/15 - 17.24 @ 16.1 mph
6/16 - 21.50 @ 20.5 mph (Trainer)
6/17 - 07.21 @ 17.6 mph (AM Commute)
6/17 - 13.34 @ 17.7 mph (PM Commute)
6/18 - 07.02 @ 17.4 mph (AM Commute)
6/18 - 13.09 @ 17.6 mph (PM Commute)
6/19 - 07.06 @ 15.5 mph (AM Commute-MTB)
6/19 - 14.17 @ 14.8 mph (PM Commute-MTB)
6/20 - 21.60 @ 20.9 mph (Trainer)
6/21 - 21.50 @ 21.2 mph (Trainer)
6/22 - 07.04 @ 17.7 mph (AM Commute)
6/22 - 15.87 @ 17.6 mph (PM Commute)
6/23 - 07.01 @ 16.3 mph (AM Commute)
6/23 - 13.22 @ 16.9 mph (PM Commute)
6/24 - 07.00 @ 18.7 mph (AM Commute)
6/24 - 13.37 @ 16.6 mph (PM Commute)
6/24 - 17.08 @ 18.5 mph
MTD: 340.20
GOAL: 450
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Another 20 today via a combo of a precor upright bike at the gym (as the expressos tend to encourage me to kill myself to hit the leaderboard - and I needed to save some gas in the tank for my run), and my nightly ballpark commute.
@m1xm0d3 Also in the 20/day camp here. We can do it!
6/1 - 15 miles
6/2 - 6 miles
6/4 - 65 miles
6/5 - 50 miles
6/9 - 12 miles
6/10 - 12 miles
6/11 - 17 miles + 5 miles (expresso)
6/12 - 26 miles
6/13 - 12 miles
6/14 - 12 miles
6/15 - 13 miles + 5 miles (expresso)
6/16 - 23 miles
6/17 - 7 miles (expresso trainer)
6/18 - 16 miles
6/20 - 50 miles
6/23 - 14 miles
6/25 - 20 miles (13 commute, 7 precor upright bike@gym)
Total: 380 miles
Goal: 500 miles
Remaining: 120 miles
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6/1 - 15.3
6/2 - 24.8
6/3 - 24.8
6/4 - 11.2
6/16 - 34.4, 1,891' elevation gain & wicked winds off Tomales Bay
6/18 - 26.3, 1,693' elevation gain & more wicked winds
6/21 - 28.6
6/22 - 15.2
6/23 - 29.1
6/24 - 38.2
6/25 - ? high of 101F expected
MTD: 271.9
Goal (mod): 350
Elev Gain TD: 5,872
Time riding: 15h 42m
Most of the swelling and bruising is gone. Picking up of my first PM, Stages DA 7900, at UPS tomorrow and mating it to my Ultegra 6800. It's just in time for the start of my 16 weeks of training to complete the Foxy's Fall Century, with ~3k elevation gain, in under 6 hours. 0 -
6/02-21.15miles @ 16.44 Avg.
6/03-26.80 @ 16.71 Avg.
6/04-26.04 @ 16.24 Avg.
6/05-19.75 @ 16.24 Avg.
6/06-14.45 @ 15.16 Avg.
6/07-23.18 @ 15.88 Avg.
6/09-21.18 @ 16.75 Avg.
6/10-21.14 @ 16.20 Avg.
6/11-28.68 @ 16.50 Avg.
6/12-21.18 @ 15.91 Avg.
6/13-24.97 @ 15.88 Avg.
6/15-28.22 @ 15.92 Avg.
6/16-23.52 @ 14.32 Avg.
6/17-21.17 @ 15.96 Avg.
6/18-30.35 @ 16.11 Avg.
6/19-25.26 @ 15.99 Avg.
6/20-25.26 @ 15.60 Avg.
6/22-29.30 @ 16.00 Avg.
6/23-21.21 @ 15.10 Avg.
6/24-27.22 @ 14.74 Avg.
6/25-25.82 @ 15.04 Avg.
MTD: 505.85
Goal: 600
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Another 20 today via a combo of a precor upright bike at the gym (as the expressos tend to encourage me to kill myself to hit the leaderboard - and I needed to save some gas in the tank for my run), and my nightly ballpark commute.
@m1xm0d3 Also in the 20/day camp here. We can do it!
6/1 - 15 miles
6/2 - 6 miles
6/4 - 65 miles
6/5 - 50 miles
6/9 - 12 miles
6/10 - 12 miles
6/11 - 17 miles + 5 miles (expresso)
6/12 - 26 miles
6/13 - 12 miles
6/14 - 12 miles
6/15 - 13 miles + 5 miles (expresso)
6/16 - 23 miles
6/17 - 7 miles (expresso trainer)
6/18 - 16 miles
6/20 - 50 miles
6/23 - 14 miles
6/25 - 20 miles (13 commute, 7 precor upright bike@gym)
Total: 380 miles
Goal: 500 miles
Remaining: 120 miles
Decent! I have a few goals this year. 500 miles in a month, my high is 467 I think. 50+miles in a single ride. (I've been plagued with flats so even with a kit I've been reluctant to venture too far out, alone and in the heat of summer).
6/01 - 07.12 @ 16.7 mph (AM Commute)
6/01 - 12.02 @ 16.5 mph (PM Commute)
6/02 - 07.04 @ 16.7 mph (AM Commute-MTB)
6/02 - 12.27 @ 15.7 mph (PM Commute-MTB)
6/07 - 20.59 @ 17.1 mph
6/08 - 07.05 @ 17.1 mph (AM Commute)
6/08 - 13.34 @ 18.5 mph (PM Commute)
6/09 - 07.00 @ 17.4 mph (AM Commute)
6/09 - 14.17 @ 17.2 mph (PM Commute)
6/14 - 15.28 @ 15.3 mph
6/15 - 17.24 @ 16.1 mph
6/16 - 21.50 @ 20.5 mph (Trainer)
6/17 - 07.21 @ 17.6 mph (AM Commute)
6/17 - 13.34 @ 17.7 mph (PM Commute)
6/18 - 07.02 @ 17.4 mph (AM Commute)
6/18 - 13.09 @ 17.6 mph (PM Commute)
6/19 - 07.06 @ 15.5 mph (AM Commute-MTB)
6/19 - 14.17 @ 14.8 mph (PM Commute-MTB)
6/20 - 21.60 @ 20.9 mph (Trainer)
6/21 - 21.50 @ 21.2 mph (Trainer)
6/22 - 07.04 @ 17.7 mph (AM Commute)
6/22 - 15.87 @ 17.6 mph (PM Commute)
6/23 - 07.01 @ 16.3 mph (AM Commute)
6/23 - 13.22 @ 16.9 mph (PM Commute)
6/24 - 07.00 @ 18.7 mph (AM Commute)
6/24 - 13.37 @ 16.6 mph (PM Commute)
6/24 - 17.08 @ 18.5 mph
6/25 - 07.07 @ 17.7 mph (AM Commute)
6/25 - 14.15 @ 17.7 mph (PM Commute)
MTD: 361.42
GOAL: 450
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Got in another 19 today (ride to lunch, dinner, then the ballpark) despite lots of rain. Just 101 miles left and 5 days to go.
@m1xm0d3 - Flats seem to hit me every 500 miles or so, so I'm getting pretty fast at doing a mid-ride swap. Still, 2 in a ride can be a pain, so I just keep bus fare on my bike as there are a few routes w. bike carrier busses that go along my main rides.
6/1 - 15 miles
6/2 - 6 miles
6/4 - 65 miles
6/5 - 50 miles
6/9 - 12 miles
6/10 - 12 miles
6/11 - 17 miles + 5 miles (expresso)
6/12 - 26 miles
6/13 - 12 miles
6/14 - 12 miles
6/15 - 13 miles + 5 miles (expresso)
6/16 - 23 miles
6/17 - 7 miles (expresso trainer)
6/18 - 16 miles
6/20 - 50 miles
6/23 - 14 miles
6/25 - 20 miles (13 commute, 7 precor upright bike@gym)
6/26 - 19 miles
Total: 399 miles
Goal: 500 miles
Remaining: 101 miles0 -
June 2 16.45 mins = 1.81 miles
June 4 6.07 mins = 0.67 miles
June 5 10.50 mins = 0.93 miles
June 6 52.18 mins = 4.24 miles
June 7 27.18 mins = 3.93 miles
June 8 34:55 mins 10.17km = 6.31 miles stationary bike
June 9 15.35 mins 4.65km = 2.88 miles stationary bike
June 10 34.04 mins 9.65km = 5.99 miles stationary bike
June 13 21.31 mins = 2.71 miles
June 14 37.55 mins = 3.42 miles
June 17 29.25 mins = 3.67 miles
June 22 55.17 mins = 5.26 miles
June 25 1:15.15 mins = 6.21 miles
MTD: 48.03
Goal: 500 -
Re: flats.
I had a friend who kept getting flats this spring (a couple times even two in single ride!) until I talked him into putting a gatorskin on his rear tire. They might be heavy but I find them supper tough and durable so do a great job of keeping me from getting flats. I often do long (century +) rides solo and don't want to be fixing flats all the time or stressing about not having enough extra tubes to get me through the ride and back home. For the last 3 years of rolling with gatorskins ((continental ultra gatorskin) I am averaging 1 flat every 1,500-2,000 miles. Before that was about every 500 miles.0 -
Hi all,
/\/\ Gatorskin's sound like a really good idea especially when the goat heads start claiming victims....
Goal = 225 miles
6/7 - 33.38
6/8 - 6.48
6/9 - 6.58
6/10 - 6.60
6/12 - 10.14
6/13 - 15.72
6/15 - 12.92
6/16- 12.95
6/18 - 12.92
6/19 - 12.95
6/21 - 18.94 so far 149.58 miles
6/22 - 15.52
6/24 - 7.30
6/25 - 13.60
6/26 - 7.00 so far 193.00 miles
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Light week for me this week... I did, however, pass the mileage I rode all of last year this week.
June 1 - 19.96mi
June 2 - 21.61mi
June 4 - 19.96mi
June 7 - 51.4mi
June 8 - 20.18mi
June 9 - 20.18mi
June 10 - 7.72mi
June 12 - 20.18mi
June 14 - 26.1mi
June 15 - 17.6mi
June 16 - 13.7mi
June 17 - 0.8mi
June 18 - 26.7mi
June 19 - 19.6mi
June 20 - 6.9mi
June 21 - 37.8mi
June 23 - 19.6mi
June 24 - 7.5mi
June MTD: 357.49mi
Goal: 400-4500 -
goal - 100 miles
June 3 - 8 miles (biked to work)
June 4 - 9 miles (Jordan parkway)
June 13 - 17 miles (Jordan parkway) 79 min.
June 24 - 19 miles (Jordan parkway with 2 grandchildren)
June 25 - 5 miles (indoors)
June 26 - 12 miles (Jordan parkway with my daughter)
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