January 2016 Bike Bicycle Cycling Challenge

m1xm0d3 wrote: »

A bit redundant as there's already a MFP club on Strava that's 100+ strong.

https://www.strava.com/clubs/gs-



Everybody else is scared

Excellent effort m1x.....
In fairness to L_master though, I certainly couldn't find any other MFP related site on strava so I think he was bang on settling it up
But now I know your there, sure the master- fella and I will be asking to join!

OK ... I'm going to attempt to type this, and we'll see how it goes. It will take me a little bit of time ... and I'm now wondering why so many words have "t"s in them. I will explain all this in the story, so on with the story!


Saturday -- My husband is finally finished with the cherry harvest and we are "training" for longer events. I have been gradually increasing my distance and this week was scheduled to do a ride over 100 km. Preferably somewhere between 110 and 120 km.

We decided to do a ride that is mostly flat ... ha ha!

The route starts with a long 12 km climb and then a brisk descent into Hobart. From there the route is mostly flat ... except for all the little ups and downs. Then there's a long climb, up a different road, and a brisk descent back into our suburb, then a bit of up and down home. All up, I think it comes in at about 900 metres (3000 feet) ... so it is one of the flatter routes around.

We had a light headwind to start and then the headwind increased and became quite strong (40 km/h). It became a bit of a slog getting out to our turnaround point. What also didn't help was the road surface ... really rough ... and the traffic! Wind, rough roads and traffic. Great combo.

But we made it to New Norfolk and stopped for lunch. Much needed break.

On the way back we had a glorious tailwind! Even the rough road and traffic didn't seem so bad! We flew back to Hobart, but as we got closer to the centre of town, the wind shifted and the cooler sea breeze came in. And it was back to a slog for a little while. Incidentally, the actual direction of the wind was the opposite of what was predicted.

But the climb back to our suburb wasn't too bad ... the wind wasn't much of a factor there because of the trees and buildings.

Just as we were reaching the top of the climb, it felt like a large leaf or bit of eucalyptus tree landed on my helmet or fell into one of my vents. I reached up to remove it and all of a sudden there was an agonising, searing pain in my left index finger. I yelped, and stopped to remove my helmet. I was still thinking "plant" and thought maybe it was a thorn, but then it suddenly dawned on me ... wasp!! I had been stung by a wasp! If you've never been stung by a wasp, let me tell you ... that is some pain!

After ensuring that the wasp was no longer in my hair or helmet, I took an allergy pill (I carry them) and we continued. But my finger was too sore to allow me to shift my chainring. When I did need to, I reached over and shifted with my right hand ... that's awkward! It was also extremely painful using the brakes on the brisk descent back into our suburb.

My finger is still sore, red, and badly swollen ... in fact, my whole left hand is slightly swollen. Makes typing interesting.


I didn't take any photos this time as we were on a mission to do this ride so we didn't stop much.


So all up ... 112.68 km with a rolling average speed off 18.8 km/h and an overall speed of 16 km/h. Faster than anticipated.

kcjchang wrote: »

When I run the query with MFP in Strava, it returns with three groups. Two already mentioned and a third for winter cycling. Think the older group was initially created as a contest mirroring the grand tours. Winter was another offshoot. There a group here where folks converse; not sure how active now but saw some traffic during Giro '15. Got the impression it was pretty exclusive.

I think the GS MFP club I linked is now the general MFP club because lately the Grand Tour races have had their own club thats specific to whatever GT race is happening and its locked to competitors only, like the winter training challenge group.

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
01/19 - 42.7 @ 20.8 mph
01/20 - 22.7 @ 22.0 mph
01/21 - 25.1 @ 19.8 mph
01/22 - 31.2 @ 20.6 mph
01/23 - 64.0 @ 20.7 mph

Distance: 786.3 mi
Climbing: 26,716 ft

I'm in for the month, but injured my shoulder falling into a monsoon drain in Miri during my holiday so can't ride my road bike or do any sort of distance until that heals. I have dug out my tourer, installed a carrier and will use it to do my errands. I'm guessing maybe 200 km this month

7th Jan: 12.18 km
8th Jan: 16.94 km
9th Jan: 11.32 km
11th Jan: 14.92 km
13th Jan: 33.95 km
14th Jan: 25.76 km
16th Jan: 27.86 km
17th Jan: 30.44 km
18th Jan: 11.78 km
19th Jan: 12.90 km
21st Jan: 11.78 km
22nd Jan: 30.46 km
23rd Jan: 26.74 know
24th Jan: 29.72 km

Total: 296.75 km

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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

Jan 22 - 21.45 km (65 min) cycling

Jan 23 - 112.68 km (355 min) cycling

Jan 24 - 25 km (75 min) cycling

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Totals:
Jan Cycling Outside: 553.84 km (1720 min)
Jan Cycling Inside: 0 min
Jan Walking: 65.2 km (797 min)
Jan Stairs: 555 flights (444 min)
Jan Time Total: 2961 min = 49 hours 21 min
Jan Distance Total: 619.04 km = 384.6 miles

January 1: 6.24 Miles -- Duration 00:40:23
January 2: 23.3 Miles -- Duration 1:24:58
January 3: 28.19 Miles -- Duration 2:16:15
January 10: 32.1 MIles -- Duration 2:00:00
January 12: 19.1 Miles -- Duration 1:00:00
January 14: 18.6 Miles -- Duration 1:00:00
January 17: 38.0 Miles -- Duration 2:00:00
January 19: 28.8 Miles -- Duration 1:30:00
January 21: 20.9 Miles -- Duration of 1:10:00
January 24: 45.8 Miles -- Duration of 2:30:00

January Total Miles: 261.03
January Total Duration: 15:31:36

1/1 - 38.4 miles
1/3 - 51.2
1/4 - 17.5 trainer
1/5 - 35.6 trainer
1/6 - 18.2 trainer
1/7 - 27.9 trainer
1/9 - 100.3 (Computer went south and no data for mid 1/3 of the ride; based on info from guys I finished with ~5:15 moving/6:20 total, 2,130' elevation gain, and ~19mph average.)
1/11 - 35.4 trainer
1/12 - 22.8 trainer
1/13 - 18.2 trainer
1/14 - 25.0 trainer
1/15 - 26.8 trainer
1/17 - 44.6
1/19 - 27.8 trainer
1/20 - 19.1 trainer
1/21 - 29.5 trainer
1/23 - 60.8 (Planned as a metric but after just under 3 hours in the rain I got soft and bee lined for the comfort of my car. Problems reading the computer and hence following the route didn't help much. All in all, a fun four hours of soaking.)
1/24 - 51.8

Active Time: 35:46:39
Elevation Gain: 12,183'
Goal: 40 hours

January 1: 6.24 Miles -- Duration 00:40:23
January 2: 23.3 Miles -- Duration 1:24:58
January 3: 28.19 Miles -- Duration 2:16:15
January 10: 32.1 MIles -- Duration 2:00:00
January 12: 19.1 Miles -- Duration 1:00:00
January 14: 18.6 Miles -- Duration 1:00:00
January 17: 38.0 Miles -- Duration 2:00:00
January 19: 28.8 Miles -- Duration 1:30:00
January 21: 20.9 Miles -- Duration of 1:10:00
January 24: 45.8 Miles -- Duration of 2:30:00
January 26: 19.2 Miles -- Duration of 1:00:00

January Total Miles: 280.23
January Total Duration: 16:31:36

This has been a slow month for me. Hopefully February will be better.

1/05/16 - 6.23
1/07/16 - 10.85 - Outdoors 42F and misty
1/08/16 - 16.88 - road bike
1/14/16 - 17.05 - road bike
1/15/16 - 9.13 - road bike
1/19/16 - 13.84 - stationary bike indoors
1/20/16 - 13.78 - stationary bike indoors
1/21/16 - 13.84 - stationary bike indoors
1/22/16 - 13.84 - stationary bike indoors
1/24/16 - 17.01 - road bike, windy 44F
1/25/16 - 14.25 - stationary bike indoors



Month: 146.70
Year: 146.70