November 2015 Bike Bicycle Cycling Challenge

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HopHead28
HopHead28 Posts: 180 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Welcome to our November 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
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    This is the month where things usually start to get quite a bit more cold and snowy in MN. I'll try for
    200 and see how that goal goes.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,332 Member
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    I'll go for 200 recumbent miles this month.

    11/1 - 12.26 miles

    Chris
  • saphin
    saphin Posts: 246 Member
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    Haze seems to be over and work won't be distracting me this month so I'm in for 600km.

    1st Nov: 39.04 km
    2nd Nov: 29.68 km

    Month to date: 68.72 km
    Remaining: 531.28 km
  • SierraGolf223
    SierraGolf223 Posts: 7 Member
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    Winter is coming and so is ski season. I'll aim for 200 miles and hopefully exceed that. I'll start first thing tomorrow.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 24,937 Member
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    Review ...

    March: 409.33 km (254.34 miles) = 21 hours 55 min
    April: 384.15 km (238.7 miles) = 20 hours 35 min
    May: 259.06 km (160.9 miles) + 45 min cycling inside
    June: 493.53 km (306.6 miles) = 25 hours 31 min + 215 minutes (3 hours 35 min) cycling inside
    July: 130 km in 405 min + 280 min cycling inside
    Aug: 129.25 km in 474 min + 225 min cycling inside
    Sep: 224.8 km in 697 min + 35 min cycling inside
    Oct: 324.12 km in 1027 min
    Theoretically, we should be getting some nice spring weather this month. :)
    As for goals ... more than October.

    Nov 1 - 98.5 km (316 min) cycling

    The ride report:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Machka9/view/sunday-1-november-ranelagh-ramble-100k-773064

    Totals:
    Nov Cycling Outside: 98.5 km (316 min)
    Nov Cycling Inside: 0 min
  • SteveCro
    SteveCro Posts: 788 Member
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    I'm in, Goal 200 miles most likely will be a combination of road and indoor trainer with cold weather coming in.

    11/1 - 10.11 miles, road bike, 43.26 minutes, 517 calories, 13.96 ave
  • m1xm0d3
    m1xm0d3 Posts: 1,576 Member
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    500 miles is doubtful for November, but I will try.

    11/01 - 20.02 @ 16.7 mph

    MTD: 20.02
    Goal: 500
  • tcaley4
    tcaley4 Posts: 416 Member
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    I'll join in again. Don't think I'll set a definite goal, and just take what I can get with the days getting dark so early.
    And I definitely start wimping out when it gets down to about 40 degrees F.

    11/1 16.99

    November total: 16.99
    Total for year: 2010.69
  • saphin
    saphin Posts: 246 Member
    edited November 2015
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    Haze seems to be over and work won't be distracting me this month so I'm in for 600km.

    1st Nov: 39.04 km
    2nd Nov: 29.68 km
    3rd Nov: 44.40 km

    Month to date: 113.12 km
    Remaining: 486.88 km
  • konagirl64
    konagirl64 Posts: 211 Member
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    I'm in. November goals: 450 miles on recumbent bike, minimum 30 hours.

    11/1--20.6 / 75 minutes
    11/2--20.3 / 75 minutes
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,332 Member
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    I'll go for 200 recumbent miles this month.

    11/1 - 12.26 miles
    11/2 - 12.30 miles

    Chris
  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
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    Dropping from 550 miles in October to 500 miles for November as I'm increasing up my running mileage (from 184 to 220) in advance of a January marathon and need to trade off some time.

    Got in a windy interval ride today. Lots of high power intervals, but I'll ease off on the intensity before my next race (Olympic Triathlon w. 40KM TT) on Sunday.

    11/2 - 34 miles

    Total: 34 miles
    Goal: 500 miles
    Remaining: 466 miles
  • SteveCro
    SteveCro Posts: 788 Member
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    I'm in goal 200 miles

    11/1 - 10.11 miles, road bike, got 4 days of good warm weather coming this week,43.26 minutes,517 calories
    11/2 - 12.99 miles, road bike, 11.94 ave. rode first 7.6 miles with the wife, 65.19 minutes, 761 caloreies.

    MTD - Miles- 23.10,: Calories- 1278,: Minutes- 108.45
  • PaulBonham
    PaulBonham Posts: 42 Member
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    I hope it is ok to ask this here, if not please let me know.

    I'm a cyclist who's trying to lose some weight. However, when I go out for a good ride of say 50-60 miles in the morning, I am absolutely ravenous for the rest of the day and I end up struggling to stay within my extended calorie allowance; thereby negating the benefits of the exercise that I had done.

    I have tried to cut out ‘recovery’ protein shakes recently due to calorie content, and thought it might be that, but I had one after this Sunday’s ride to see if it would suppress my appetite, unfortunately it didn't work…

    All advice gratefully received!
    Cheers,
    Paul.
  • SteveCro
    SteveCro Posts: 788 Member
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    @ PaulBonham- I am not a authority on this just my own experience. I had this very issue and sometimes still do. One thing I found is I'm guilty of not drinking enough on rides sometimes it was a thirst hunger from dehydration rather than from food. I started a effort of drinking more and it helped. I started using Poweraid zero to reduce calories. Sometimes the aids we use to help us ride has caused an issue too. Shot Blocks, jel packs and such to give energy and high caffine sends the system into a frenzy coming off the sugar high. Tried to look at more natural protein and energy sources. Just some of the things I have noticed.
  • PaulBonham
    PaulBonham Posts: 42 Member
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    Hi Steve, you could be right re drinking. Now that it's getting colder in the UK I am drinking a lot less, I will make an effort to keep it up. I use something called High5 Zero, sounds like a similar concept to what you are using.

    I don't really use gels unless I'm doing 100+ miles, I try to use more natural products as you say.

    Thanks for your response, I will definitely focus on the drinking.
    Paul.
  • kcjchang
    kcjchang Posts: 709 Member
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    Trying for 30 hours this month if I can push past the hour plateau on the trainer.

    11/1 - 13.7 an hour in the rain, AR
    11/2 - 17.6 trainer
  • saphin
    saphin Posts: 246 Member
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    Haze seems to be over and work won't be distracting me this month so I'm in for 600km.

    1st Nov: 39.04 km
    2nd Nov: 29.68 km
    3rd Nov: 44.40 km
    4th Nov: 35.21 km

    Month to date: 148.33 km
    Remaining: 451.67 km
  • konagirl64
    konagirl64 Posts: 211 Member
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    konagirl64 wrote: »
    I'm in. November goals: 450 miles on recumbent bike, minimum 30 hours.

    11/1--20.6 / 75 minutes
    11/2--20.3 / 75 minutes
    11/3--7.7 miles /30 minutes (so didn't want to ride today, hardest 30 minutes ever!!!)
  • m1xm0d3
    m1xm0d3 Posts: 1,576 Member
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    11/01 - 20.02 @ 16.7 mph
    11/03 - 50.34 @ 19.6 mph

    MTD: 70.36
    Goal: 500

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