August 2015 Bike Bicycle Cycling Challenge

HopHead28
HopHead28 Posts: 180 Member
edited November 22 in Fitness and Exercise
Welcome to our August Cycling Thread! If you are new to posting on this thread, or if you are new to cycling, We welcome you! If you are returning from a previous thread, We welcome you, too.

This thread is for anyone who rides a bike. Do you bike to work? Do you pull your children to the park? So you ride weekends? Do you spin, at home or the gym? Or, are you just starting out and remembering how much fun you had biking when you were a kid? However you choose to push your pedal, you are welcome on this thread.

There are no rules to how or what you post. You may post miles, minutes, # of rides, what the scenery looks like, anything. Whatever will motivates you to get on your bike.

Cheers
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  • HopHead28
    HopHead28 Posts: 180 Member
    My goal for this month is the same as last month - to hit 400 miles.
  • m1xm0d3
    m1xm0d3 Posts: 1,576 Member
    I'm going for a first 1,000 mile month as August 'should' be my most free month before school starts back up. Also taking longer rides in prep for my century ride next month.

    8/01 - 40.22 @ 18.5 mph

    Goal 1,000
  • howie6267
    howie6267 Posts: 327 Member
    My goal for the month is to get 12 miles a day x5 a week to total 240. Off to a good start.

    8/1 - 20 mi
  • krenwren
    krenwren Posts: 136 Member
    edited August 2015
    Posted in July OOPS! Thanks @HopHead28
    8/1-5 miles on my spin bike
    8/2 10 miles on the road- beautiful day!
  • HopHead28
    HopHead28 Posts: 180 Member
    @m1xm0d3 that is amazing! good luck on your 1k month this month!
  • HopHead28
    HopHead28 Posts: 180 Member
    Aug 1 - 101.1mi
    Aug 2 - 23.4mi

    August MTD: 124.5mi
    Goal: 400mi
  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
    Doing another 500 for August.

    Got in a very rainy 50 yesterday, but no lightning.

    8/1 - 50 miles

    Total: 50 miles
    Goal: 500 miles
    Remaining: 450 miles
  • czymom123
    czymom123 Posts: 65 Member
    August goal - 100 miles. This is a big deal for me, as I have never really set a monthly mileage goal.

    8/2 - 12.24 miles / Average 14.1 mph

  • czymom123
    czymom123 Posts: 65 Member
    Ohhim wrote: »
    Doing another 500 for August.

    Got in a very rainy 50 yesterday, but no lightning.

    8/1 - 50 miles

    Total: 50 miles
    Goal: 500 miles
    Remaining: 450 miles

    Wow, impressive! Good Lawd, my goal is 100!
  • czymom123
    czymom123 Posts: 65 Member
    m1xm0d3 wrote: »
    I'm going for a first 1,000 mile month as August 'should' be my most free month before school starts back up. Also taking longer rides in prep for my century ride next month.

    8/01 - 40.22 @ 18.5 mph

    Goal 1,000

    That is quite a goal. Good luck, from how it looks, you will make it!
  • kcjchang
    kcjchang Posts: 709 Member
    45 hours ride time, increase FTP by 10w, & complete a 4 hr solo ride @ 0.70 IF.

    8/1 - 47.3 miles
    8/2 - 32.4
  • KittensMaster
    KittensMaster Posts: 748 Member
    34.1 8/1
    31.8 8/2

    Good weekend

    Normal 17+ mph

    Going for a 8 lb fat burn

    Going for 4 x 1500 calories per ride each week

    Eating at deficit so the bike should do work!!
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,633 Member
    edited August 2015
    March Cycling: 409.33 km (254.34 miles) = 21 hours 55 min

    April Cycling: 384.15 km (238.7 miles) = 20 hours 35 min

    May Cycling: 259.06 km (160.9 miles) + 45 min cycling inside

    June Cycling Inside: 215 minutes on bicycle on trainer in basement = 3 hours 35 min
    June Cycling Outside: 493.53 km (306.6 miles) in 1531 min cycling outside = 25 hours 31 min

    July Cycling: 130 km in 405 min (6 hours 45 min) + 280 min cycling indoors (4 hours 40 min)

    Goal ... more than July.

    Aug 1 - chilly (9C) and windy (30 km/h gusting to 57 km/h) with a "feels like" temp of about 5C and a little blast of sleet just to keep things interesting.

    And we cycled 38.5 km up the cycleway and back on our Thorn touring bicycles.


    So looking forward to summer!!

  • traceytwink
    traceytwink Posts: 538 Member
    This sounds like a good challenge for me to find my cycling mojo back will aim for 250
    Clocked up 38 miles yesterday
  • m1xm0d3
    m1xm0d3 Posts: 1,576 Member
    Thanks @HopHead28. I doubt I will make 1,000 miles but will for sure try.


    8/01 - 40.22 @ 18.5 mph
    8/02 - 51.14 @ 18.1 mph

    MTD: 91.36
    Goal 1,000


  • njfitnessmom
    njfitnessmom Posts: 345 Member
    My goal for August will be to get 200 miles in.
  • m1xm0d3
    m1xm0d3 Posts: 1,576 Member
    czymom123 wrote: »
    m1xm0d3 wrote: »
    I'm going for a first 1,000 mile month as August 'should' be my most free month before school starts back up. Also taking longer rides in prep for my century ride next month.

    8/01 - 40.22 @ 18.5 mph

    Goal 1,000

    That is quite a goal. Good luck, from how it looks, you will make it!

    Thanks! It will be tough but I am gonna try. The commitment on a daily level is pretty high. Average 32 miles every single day of August... so a few rainy days or an illness will scrub any real chance. lol

    Funny thing is in January I set my 2015 goal for 2,000 miles and I passed that in June. My 2014 total was 1,700 but also on a mountain bike, not a faster, more efficient road bike so at the time it seemed reasonable.
  • howie6267
    howie6267 Posts: 327 Member
    czymom123 wrote: »
    August goal - 100 miles. This is a big deal for me, as I have never really set a monthly mileage goal.

    8/2 - 12.24 miles / Average 14.1 mph

    That's a great goal. I'm doing 240 just to see if I can but I'm like you and have never really set a goal so we will see. Keep up the good work.
  • HopHead28
    HopHead28 Posts: 180 Member
    @czymom123 @howie6267 Congrats on setting goals for the month. As long as you keep them in the back of your mind you will be able to reach them!
    Great work!

    Cheers
  • SteveCro
    SteveCro Posts: 788 Member
    Would like to join in.. Goal set at 350 for the month
    8/1 85.6 road bike, did the down and back Panhandle bike ride
    8/2 29.57 road bike, did the Tour De Denver ride, Denver Indiana that is.
  • distanthorizons
    distanthorizons Posts: 16 Member
    My goal for this month is 1,000 it maybe difficult as I will be cycling in Honduras for the second half of August. I did 957 for July hopefully I can hit the 1000 mile mark in August. :)
  • howie6267
    howie6267 Posts: 327 Member

    8/1 - 20 miles
    8/3 - 12

    Total: 32 miles
    Goal: 240 miles
    Remaining: 208 miles
  • saphin
    saphin Posts: 246 Member
    Due to work i've been off the bike for 3 months so I'll start with 600km
    1Aug - 39.32 @ 25.86 kph
    2 Aug - 38.60 @ 23.82 kph
    3 Aug - 25.34 @ 25.34 kph
  • cyclist523
    cyclist523 Posts: 6 Member
    Gonna shoot for 400 miles.
    Aug. 3 - 29.84 miles
  • SteveCro
    SteveCro Posts: 788 Member
    Would like to join in.. Goal set at 350 for the month
    8/1 85.6 road bike, did the down and back Panhandle bike ride
    8/2 29.57 road bike, did the Tour De Denver ride, Denver Indiana that is.
    8/3 8.10 road bike, easy recovery ride

    Total- 123.27
  • kristydi
    kristydi Posts: 781 Member
    edited August 2015
    I'm gonna jump in this month. I'm going to aim for 160 miles. My daughter just started school so we're getting used to the new routine and I'm not sure how it's gonna go so we'll see.

    I'm hoping to get in 10-15 miles this afternoon while the kid is in gymnastics. The biking/ jogging path is very close to her gym so it works out well.
  • m1xm0d3
    m1xm0d3 Posts: 1,576 Member
    8/01 - 40.22 @ 18.5 mph
    8/02 - 51.14 @ 18.1 mph
    8/03 - 09.03 @ 17.0 mph (AM Commute)
    8/03 - 13.11 @ 18.2 mph (PM Commute)
    8/03 - 14.72 @ 18.6 mph

    MTD: 128.24
    Goal 1,000
  • krenwren
    krenwren Posts: 136 Member
    holy crow, there are some inveterate cyclists here! 35 minutes on my spin bike (rainy, icky day!)
  • saphin
    saphin Posts: 246 Member
    Due to work i've been off the bike for 3 months so I'll start with 600km
    1Aug - 39.32 @ 25.86 kph
    2 Aug - 38.60 @ 23.82 kph
    3 Aug - 25.34 @ 25.34 kph
    4 Aug - 24.55 @ 24.1 kph
    MTD = 127.81 (472.19 to go)
  • scrapbookingtm
    scrapbookingtm Posts: 1,916 Member
    My goal for August is 150 miles.

    Aug 1 - 14 miles
    Aug 3 - 20 miles
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