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2016 Biking resolutions

Bikerchickmomma
Bikerchickmomma Posts: 99 Member
edited November 27 in Social Groups
Hi bikers, How about talking out what your resolutions or fitness plans are for 2016?

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  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
    1. Get back to some semblance of fitness, after recovering fully from my "cardiac episode" 3 months ago.
    2. Get Back Outside, instead of bashing the indoor trainer to bits.
    3. Be fit enough to ride in some of the MFP Cycling Challenges over in the Century+ Cycling Group I'm hoping to be around to run Next Year.
    4. and finally - Not to die in the process of performing the above three resolutions...

  • Just_Ceci
    Just_Ceci Posts: 5,926 Member
    Most of my 2016 goals revolve around running (planning on another half marathon), but I also want to get in a century ride this year!
  • denversillygoose
    denversillygoose Posts: 708 Member
    1. More overnight bike packing trips
    2. Complete the century that last year I cut short by 3 miles
    3. Never let the weather force me on to the trainer. I have a fat bike, gravel bike and winter gear. No excuses!
  • lpherman01
    lpherman01 Posts: 212 Member
    #1 - Ride more
    #2 - Ride more
    #3 - Ride more
    #4 - Ride faster
  • mrron2u
    mrron2u Posts: 919 Member
    I am wanting to do one Metric Century ride each month of the year. And yes, bikepacking is also something I want to do next year. In general I plan to keep setting monthly biking goals and ride the wheels off my bike!
  • Bikerchickmomma
    Bikerchickmomma Posts: 99 Member
    Bikerchickmomma wrote: »
    Hi bikers, How about talking out what your resolutions or fitness plans are for 2016?

  • Spatialized
    Spatialized Posts: 623 Member
    Same as last year...
    Ride bikes.
    Have fun.
    Drink beer.
    Repeat frequently.

    Would like to get more trail time and better this year's mileage but I just want to continue enjoying life on the bike. Never know where it will take me!
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    I'd like to get to 150lbs. I think this will really help me with my MTBing.
    I want to improve my technical skills and endurance, ride up Mt. Falcon, and down Lair the Bear (a local big, technical loop), riding most of it. This is mainly to prepare for a difficult race (The Gunnison Half Growler) that I've already signed up for.
  • Kupe
    Kupe Posts: 758 Member
    Riding around the new city
    And ride some more and repeat as often as possible.
  • cloggsy71
    cloggsy71 Posts: 2,208 Member
    lpherman01 wrote: »
    #1 - Ride more
    #2 - Ride more
    #3 - Ride more
    #4 - Ride faster

    This /\

    Plus ride some Sportives in 2016 with the Bedale club ;)
  • matsprt1984
    matsprt1984 Posts: 181 Member
    Get back to Manchester in Oct.
  • verdemujer
    verdemujer Posts: 1,397 Member
    I developed big goals last year and didn't follow through. Something up there but that shouldn't surprise me. My house is full of half done projects. I guess I would rather get back to the idea of riding for fun more and just enjoying it instead of making mile goals. I seemed to do much better on that type of plan. Maybe it needs to just be one step at a time rather than a whole year out.
  • mrron2u
    mrron2u Posts: 919 Member
    mrron2u wrote: »
    I am wanting to do one Metric Century ride each month of the year. And yes, bikepacking is also something I want to do next year. In general I plan to keep setting monthly biking goals and ride the wheels off my bike!

    To be a little more specific - I finished my first metric century ride yesterday and had a lot of alone time on that ride to think about next year. I am within 65 miles of having ridden 1000 miles this year. That being said I have the following goals this next year.

    Ride 2000 miles in 2016.
    Ride at least 1 mile per day for every day of 2016.
    Ride 6 metric century rides in 2016 (roughly 1 every other month).
    Lose more weight - I need to get under 300 pounds - It will help my riding immensely!
  • ntnunk
    ntnunk Posts: 936 Member
    Most of my goals are race-related or race-specific.
    1. Get w/kg above 3.0 at FTP. This means losing the 15 lbs I've been screwing around with for months and adding at least 10% to FTP.
    2. Spend more time on my TT bike in the early season to prepare for races.
    3. Place top 5 in NC/SC state TT championship in June as a Cat 5.
    4. Finish at least mid-pack in NC Cat 5 Road Race championship race
    5. Finish in the pack in at least one criterium.
    6. Don't burn myself out racing over the summer, come fresher into 'cross season.
    7. Do at least 10 cyclocross races in 2016.
  • cowbellsandcoffee
    cowbellsandcoffee Posts: 2,975 Member
    Main goal...

    Finish in the top 50% of my field in Cat 4 CX. Fields are usually 100+.

    Stretch goal...

    Top 30 of those races.
  • mogginsthemog
    mogginsthemog Posts: 35 Member
    Having got a new lighter weight Giant, I plan to explore many of the country, traffic free lanes nearby. Since the onset of hip trouble some years ago, I've slacked off. That's now fixed and there's no excuses left. 15-20 milers at weekends should be feasable by Spring..
  • Wuggums
    Wuggums Posts: 339 Member
    1. 3,000 outdoor miles in 2016
    2. At least one century ride
    3. Take the road bike with me to NC and find somewhere new to ride
    4. Make it to Utah earlier in the year (instead of a snowy November), so I can MTB Moab
    5. Buy a "real" MTB and learn to ride without getting scared of everything or flipping over the handlebars
  • L_Master
    L_Master Posts: 354 Member
    edited January 2016
    My goals for 2016 are:

    Weight Loss
    61kg by Apr 1, probably 59-60kg by May 31st - Self explanatory, weight loss is needed if I'm to play effectively on the more prominent stages


    Nutrition
    Average less than 1 soda per week for 2016
    Less than 5% calories from junk food for 2016
    Up protein intake slightly to ensure 1.5 g/kg of body weight

    I think those two goals about take care of it for me. If I eat clean, my diet is good. I get lots of fruits/vegatables, and if I am to succeed in that 5% calories goal I can't afford to do any binge or mindless eating.

    Performance Goals - These are very ambitious, but also I think achievable with the weight loss and asking for about a 5-7% improvement in power across the board. That's a decent bit, maybe a stretch, but it's what I'm shooting for.

    1' Power - Goal: 600w, 10 w/kg, Current: 567w, 8.45 w/kg
    5' Power - Goal: 410w, 6.8 w/kg, Current: 392w, 5.85 w/kg
    20' Power - Goal: 340w, 5.7w/kg, Current: 319w, 4.76 w/kg
    60' Power - Goal: 315w, 5.25 w/kg, Current: 296w, 4.42 w/kg

    Race Goals:
    -At least one Cat4 RR/stage win
    -Pikes Peak HC win, sub 1:17
    -Podium or better at all HC races this season.
  • wesleepuntilthesungoesdown
    wesleepuntilthesungoesdown Posts: 876 Member
    over 3000 miles
    over 150000ft climbing
    at least 1 century ride
    lose at least 7lbs
  • aakaakaak
    aakaakaak Posts: 1,240 Member
    Got my first road bike (since I was a teenager) for Christmas. Going to try for my first 1k this year. I have no idea what a good goal for me would be, but I figure I could swing this.
  • msurads06
    msurads06 Posts: 66 Member
    Goals:
    1. 3000+ miles, nearly double last years distance
    2. Complete the full 100 miles at the Hotter'n Hell in August (did 75 last year and really struggled)
    3. Start "quest" to ride an event in all 50 states (or atleast the lower 48), will obviously take several years to acomplish, hoping to knock out 3-4 within driving distance this year.
  • Archon2
    Archon2 Posts: 462 Member
    • 3000 miles or more (last year I had about 2,200)
    • Lots more climbing -- at least over 100K
    • Indoor trainer to prep for early Spring
    • Lose the bit of holiday weight I put on recently --I'm about 204 and want to get to 188lbs, which is lean enough for a guy my height
    • Try to win back a couple of long Strava segment KOMs I lost nearby on my favorite cycling road
    • Improve position on my favorite Strava segments, beat my 2015 best times
    • More MTB fun with my MTB pals and hopefully no injury causing crashes as took me a few months for my shoulder to heal up properly last fall which sucked
    • Keep up with MTB pals on singletrack and don't get dropped as much!
    • Maybe find a road group or club to ride with sometimes
    • Work in some upper body training
    • Run several hundred miles
  • Roza42
    Roza42 Posts: 246 Member

    1. Add 30% to my total miles, approximately 3,000
    2. Complete a 60 mile ride by October.
    3. Climb to the IBM site without stopping by April.
    4. Restart Starting Strength. I recently had 2 ribs and my clavicle put back in place from a fall in August. No wonder all my lifts except deadlifts have suffered.
    5. Which leads me to last years missed goal. Bench 150 by December.
    6. Lose 15% bodyfat.
  • dapunks
    dapunks Posts: 245 Member
    1. Set-up indoor trainer
    2. Use indoor trainer to help recover from partial knee replacement at end of month
    3. Complete the 2 day MS bike tour in August. Last year day 1 was 80 km & day 2 was 65. This year I am planning on doing 100km on day 1 & 90 on day 2.
  • robertw486
    robertw486 Posts: 2,399 Member
    1. Ride every chance I get once it warms up some. Shooting for 2000 miles. (Hey it's a crappy old mountain bike!)
    2. Start mixing up some training with sprints and quick pace work
    3. Maybe break down and get a road bike, no local clubs allow mountain bikes on group rides >:)
    4. Schedule in more long rides on weekends
    5. Make time to rack the bike up on the car to get to areas without so many slow downs, and find out real pace over an hour, two hours, maybe more
    6. Possibly drop a few more pounds to up pace, but not if it causes cut back on strength training

    A bunch more fitness improvements, just listing the bike stuff. I'm hoping my back holds up enough for some running again finally, and want to get some endurance and possibly tri training in.
  • dramaqueen45
    dramaqueen45 Posts: 1,009 Member
    Shoot for 1500 miles for the year. Keeping track in a small notebook. I've been able to ride some in January and February this year as the winter has been very mild for a change.
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    Slate Peak from the valley floor. Angels Staircase. Some kind of Winthrop/Mazama loop because I didn't get one in last year, and Loup Loup Pass.
  • RidingPastor
    RidingPastor Posts: 10 Member
    my goal for 2016
    1. is to ride 4500 miles or more.
    2. ride my mountain bike more
    3. ride some rail trails
    4. ride more metric centuries this year
    5. ride a century this year
    6. ride across NC.

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