January 2016 Bike Bicycle Cycling Challenge

I'm in for 250 miles in January!

1/1 - 13.10 miles
1/2 - 13.25 miles
1/4 - 12.25 miles
1/5 - 12.50 miles
1/7 - 13.00 miles
1/9 - 12.50 miles
1/10 - 13.00 miles ...89.60 miles so far
1/11 - 12.34 miles
1/13 - 13.10 miles
1/15 - 12.50 miles
1/16 - 12.75 miles
1/17 - 13.00 miles ...153.29 miles so far

Chris

1/1 - 13.3 miles.
1/7 - 34.5
1/8 - 13
1/10 - 21.5
1/12 - 19.2
1/14 - 14.4
1/17 - 52.5

Total - 168.4 miles

I'm in for 375 miles on recumbent stationary bike

01/01: 23.3 miles
01/02: 21 miles
01/03: 11.7 miles
01/05: 20.3 miles
01/06: 12 miles
01/08: 24.1 miles
01/09: 20.7 miles
Total miles since 01/01: 133.1 miles
01/11: 22.9 miles
01/12: 25 miles
01/13: 21 miles
01/14: 21.3 miles
01/16: 22.6 miles
Total miles for week: 112.8 miles
Total since 01/01: 245.9 miles (129.1 left til goal)
01/17: 25.5 miles

Machka9 wrote: »

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Machka9 wrote: »

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Machka9 wrote: »

Review ...
Distances include cycling + walking
March: 489.8 km (304.3 miles) = 38 hours 4 min
April: 491.94 km (305.6 miles) = 43 hours 6 min
May: 361.81 km (224.8 miles) = 35 hours 50 min
June: 569.53 km (353.9 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
July: 230.7 km (143.35 miles) = 32 hours 45 min
Aug: 211.3 km (131.3 miles) = 28 hours 8 min
Sep: 306.7 km (190.6 miles) = 35 hour 2 min
Oct: 441.82 km (274.5 miles) = 47 hours 43 min
Nov: 660.21 km (410.23 miles) = 60 hours 41 min
Dec: 499.91 km (282.8 miles) = 54 hours 56 min

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Looking forward to an active January!

Machka9 wrote: »

First bicycle ride of the New Year!! 38.4 km ... should be almost enough to burn off all the cinnamon rolls I made and ate.

Machka9 wrote:

Saturday 2 January -- 52.06 km with 613 metres of climbing. Plus wind. Plus ... surprisingly chilly. My feet were quite cold when I got in. Plus 0.6 km walk to get shortbread cookie making supplies.

Sunday 3 January -- 32.8 km!! And that brings 8 days in a row of cycling to an end. I was kind of hoping to do a flat route, and the first 20 km wasn't too bad, but then it got hilly. Oh well, I'm starting to get used to that.
Plus 1 km walk.

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Totals:
Jan Cycling Outside: 123.26 km (380 min)
Jan Cycling Inside: 0 min
Jan Walking: 1.6 km (19 min)
Jan Stairs: 0 flights (0 min)
Jan Time Total: 399 min = 6 hours 39 min
Jan Distance Total: 124.86 km = 77.6 miles

Jan 6 - 21.5 km (65 min) cycling

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Totals:
Jan Cycling Outside: 144.76 km (445 min)
Jan Cycling Inside: 0 min
Jan Walking: 7.7 km (91 min)
Jan Stairs: 95 flights (76 min)
Jan Time Total: 612 min = 10 hours 12 min
Jan Distance Total: 152.46 km = 94.7 miles

Jan 9 - 77.8 km (245 min) cycling
Jan 10 - 23.9 km (75 min) cycling

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Totals:
Jan Cycling Outside: 246.46 km (765 min)
Jan Cycling Inside: 0 min
Jan Walking: 22.5 km (276 min)
Jan Stairs: 200 flights (160 min)
Jan Time Total: 1201 min = 20 hours 1 min
Jan Distance Total: 268.96 km = 167.1 miles

Jan 15 - 25.05 km (75 min) cycling

Jan 16 - 101.6 km (320 min) cycling

Jan 17 - 21.6 km (65 min) cycling

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Totals:
Jan Cycling Outside: 394.71 km (1225 min)
Jan Cycling Inside: 0 min
Jan Walking: 40.6 km (492 min)
Jan Stairs: 360 flights (288 min)
Jan Time Total: 2005 min = 33 hours 25 min
Jan Distance Total: 435.31 km = 270.5 miles


Saturday's ride ... 101.6 km training ride with approx. 560 metres of climbing.

I cycled from home down to Kettering, then caught the ferry across to Bruny Island. Once there, I cycled down to Alonnah, and back to the Bruny Island Ferry Terminal.

That's the short story. Now the slightly longer version ...

Today was a lovely day with a high of about 20C, mostly sunny and a fairly strong south-east wind gusting up to 40 km/h. The wind started a little lighter than that, but got stronger as the day went on. This meant that I had a headwind on the way down, and a tailwind on the way back. That headwind had me worried for a while because I didn't realise how strong it was and was beginning to wonder what was wrong with me that I couldn't seem to get up any speed. At the turnaround point, I overheard a couple people in the shop talking about the wind and saying it had become quite strong. Oh ... heh heh ... maybe that's what was up! And on the way back, I definitely had speed!

The first 25 km was from home to the ferry, and that bit contained about half the climbing. So I had quite a hilly start to the ride. The remaining 75 km on the island, had the other half of the climbing, concentrated in the beginning, the bit right around the turnaround point, and the end. The middle gave me a bit of a break.

The traffic was pretty good. We've got a 1.5 metre law here ... motorists are supposed to give cyclists 1.5 metres. The vast majority of the drivers did that ... there were just two I can remember who cut it pretty close.

On the ferry ride over to Bruny Island, I met a couple who were also cycling and we chatted the whole way over and a little bit when we had disembarked. That was really nice. We also spotted a seal in the water doing it's body temperature regulation thing with the flipper out of the water. They were heading the opposite direction to do a bit of camping (cycletouring).

There were quite a few other cycletourists along the way as well.



At the end of the ride, I stopped by Rowan's orchard to see where he was in the process of wrapping up his day, and then I cycled down to the ferry terminal to wait for him. We rode the ferry back together and then I caught a lift home.

I was really pleased with two things in particular:

1) I managed an 18 km/h average rolling speed. That's the fastest I've ridden in a long time.

2) Last weekend I did a 77 km ride in a total time of 5 hours. This weekend, I did the 75 km on the island in about 4 hours 40 min. I knocked 20 min off that distance!

01/01 - 64.8 @ 17.5 mph
01/02 - 22.2 @ 22.1 mph
01/03 - 22.2 @ 21.8 mph
01/03 - 20.3 @ 20.3 mph
01/04 - 18.5 @ 18.4 mph
01/06 - 23.3 @ 18.6 mph
01/08 - 09.8 @ 19.6 mph
01/08 - 10.5 @ 20.1 mph
01/09 - 27.1 @ 18.0 mph
01/09 - 37.0 @ 19.1 mph
01/10 - 62.6 @ 19.7 mph
01/11 - 23.1 @ 23.0 mph
01/12 - 22.7 @ 22.6 mph
01/13 - 23.9 @ 23.6 mph
01/14 - 31.0 @ 20.7 mph
01/15 - 31.4 @ 20.9 mph
01/16 - 66.4 @ 22.1 mph
01/17 - 62.9 @ 20.9 mph
01/18 - 20.2 @ 20.1 mph

MTD: 600.4 miles

I'm in for 250 miles in January!

1/1 - 13.10 miles
1/2 - 13.25 miles
1/4 - 12.25 miles
1/5 - 12.50 miles
1/7 - 13.00 miles
1/9 - 12.50 miles
1/10 - 13.00 miles ...89.60 miles so far
1/11 - 12.34 miles
1/13 - 13.10 miles
1/15 - 12.50 miles
1/16 - 12.75 miles
1/17 - 13.00 miles ...153.29 miles so far
1/18 - 12.75 miles

Chris

Can't wait to get back on my bike

Hi all! I bike to work every day, making that 11 miles a day, 5 days a week! It's so much fun! It has been raining cats and dogs around here lately though, and I've never looked forward to spring more in my life! Lol!

I'm in for 250 miles in January!

1/1 - 13.10 miles
1/2 - 13.25 miles
1/4 - 12.25 miles
1/5 - 12.50 miles
1/7 - 13.00 miles
1/9 - 12.50 miles
1/10 - 13.00 miles ...89.60 miles so far
1/11 - 12.34 miles
1/13 - 13.10 miles
1/15 - 12.50 miles
1/16 - 12.75 miles
1/17 - 13.00 miles ...153.29 miles so far
1/18 - 12.75 miles
1/19 - 12.75 miles

Chris

I'm in ,will go for 150 miles. Mostly indoor with the bike on a trainer. Will sneak a outdoor ride when the Indiana winter allows....

1/4 - 12.12 miles, 598 calories, 1 hr. 5 minutes road bike, cold ride 34*F when I started 28*F when finished.
1/6 - 20.81 miles, 1048 calories, 1hr. 37 minutes, road bike, 37- 34*F
1/7 - 5.22 miles, 282 calories, 25 minutes, road bike, great 50* January day. Just did have time to ride much.
1/8 - 12.79 miles, 628 calories, 60 minutes, road bike, 40 * F misty rain
1/9 - 17.17 miles, 940 calories, 1hr. 22 minutes, road bike, 37 * F misty rain
1/10 - 5.43 miles, 252 calories, 30 minutes, road bike, 14 * F snow flurries.
1/14 - 21.83 miles,1109 calories, 1hr. 44 minutes, road bike 45* felt like spring
1/19 - 10.66 miles, 558 calories, 53 minutes, road mike 18*F calm winds and sunny just cold

Totals - Miles-106.03, Calories- 5415, Time- 516 minutes

theedgecoach521 wrote: »

I love seeing all these miles, I am also a hard core cyclist. Might I suggest people join strava, then add a group we all follow each other. It's a great way to motivate everyone, plus all kinds of challenges. If you love next to someone or there are people in your area you can meet up, share routes and such.
I'm on there, since 5/12, also you can see what all kinds of people in your area are doing to.

Well said. If it ain't on starva it didn't happen ( some might say)

I'm in for 250 miles in January!

1/1 - 13.10 miles
1/2 - 13.25 miles
1/4 - 12.25 miles
1/5 - 12.50 miles
1/7 - 13.00 miles
1/9 - 12.50 miles
1/10 - 13.00 miles ...89.60 miles so far
1/11 - 12.34 miles
1/13 - 13.10 miles
1/15 - 12.50 miles
1/16 - 12.75 miles
1/17 - 13.00 miles ...153.29 miles so far
1/18 - 12.75 miles
1/19 - 12.75 miles
1/20 - 12.75 miles

Chris

I'm in for 375 miles on recumbent stationary bike

01/01: 23.3 miles
01/02: 21 miles
01/03: 11.7 miles
01/05: 20.3 miles
01/06: 12 miles
01/08: 24.1 miles
01/09: 20.7 miles
Total miles since 01/01: 133.1 miles
01/11: 22.9 miles
01/12: 25 miles
01/13: 21 miles
01/14: 21.3 miles
01/16: 22.6 miles
Total miles for week: 112.8 miles
Total since 01/01: 245.9 miles (129.1 left til goal)
01/17: 25.5 miles
01/20: 8.2 miles

jimmckenna68 wrote: »

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theedgecoach521 wrote: »

I love seeing all these miles, I am also a hard core cyclist. Might I suggest people join strava, then add a group we all follow each other. It's a great way to motivate everyone, plus all kinds of challenges. If you love next to someone or there are people in your area you can meet up, share routes and such.
I'm on there, since 5/12, also you can see what all kinds of people in your area are doing to.

Well said. If it ain't on starva it didn't happen ( some might say)

And so it is done!

MFP Strava Group

Join up if you want!!

jimmckenna68 wrote: »

Well said. If it ain't on starva it didn't happen ( some might say)

Debatable, some trainer workouts are more equal than others. And, what happens to the miles when your computer messes up?

Is it me or does the wattage from Zwift (Computrainer and others also at times) looks low on the magnitude of 20-30+ watts? Flat, no wind, and open road at 20mph I'm around 220-230w but I'm seeing 24mph+ posted from Zwift rides at the same or lower wattage. And much more suspect when the slope increases. Don't know my Cd but it's not that bad (5'8" & ~165#) and COF of my 28s are not that much more than 23/5s. Does the algorithm correct for drafting? In the field I'm using Stages but on trainer I'm using KK VP (way to much flack from the better half as the bike move in and out of the house). In the first few weeks I was adjusting KK VP wattage down (reflected in my Golden Cheetah log but not on Strava) as I was getting into the groove but now my power output has stabilized, I'm getting close enough match in effort. Just wondering.