September 2016 Biking Cycling Bicycling Challenge
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09/02 - 18.25 time: 1:11 avg speed: 15.3
09/03 - 14.57 time: 0:51 avg speed: 17.1
09/05 - 21.96 time: 1:26 avg speed: 15.3
09/06 - 14.80 time: 0:54 avg speed: 16.3
09/07 - 18.40 time: 1:11 avg speed: 15.5
09/08 - 18.27 time: 1:13 avg speed: 14.9
September total: 106.24
Goal for month: 200
Year to date: 2,415.69
Jan - 175.9
Feb - 343.3
Mar - 353.8
Apr - 363.4
May - 319.1
Jun - 316.2
July - 166.1
Aug - 167.62 -
Survived the first day of the GAP/C&O ride a bit tired and sore (as it involved a long slow 100 mile climb), but loved day 2 as it involved a fun well earned 20 mile descent past the eastern continental divide down to Cumberland MD, before hopping onto the bumpier C&O canal towpath. Felt good enough at the end of today's 107 miles to get in a short run (as my ironman is fast approaching), and I'm hoping tonight's rain doesn't flood out too much of the trail for tomorrow as I have another 125 miles to DC, and a karaoke party to get to.
9/3 - 19 miles
9/4 - 12 miles
9/5 - 14 miles
9/6 - 30 miles (expresso + baseball commute)
9/7 - 28 miles (errands + baseball commute)
9/8 - 100 miles (Pittsburgh - Rockwood on GAP trail @ 14mph)
9/9 - 107 miles (Rockwood-Hancock on GAP/C&O trail @ 15.5mph)
Total: 311 miles
Goal: 621 miles
Remaining: 310 miles1 -
Riding Dirt in September
September 4th 15.3 Miles -- Duration 1:59:07
September 6th 6.76 Miles -- Duration 00:41:45
September 8th 18.7 Miles -- Duration 1:15:04
September 10th 13.0 Miles -- Duration 1:09:44
September Total Miles:53.76
September Total Duration: 5:05:400 -
You are all very inspiring. The old saying goes "Its like riding a bike - you never forget". I have just taken cycling up again and its been about 45 years since I did any seriously, and probably 10 years since I did any riding at all. Im not ashamed to say my spangly new bike is a peddle assist bike but there are a lot of hills around me and I would never manage it without. That said it is still a great workout. I am only managing around 7 to 10 km per day....we all have to start somewhere and my challenging part is cornering because Ive done a lot of skiing and learning to lean in to the turns and not out is difficult. Courage.
Sometimes we overlook the simple things. First with a manual powered bike and if you live where it's hilly, you can put the bike in the car and drive it to a flatter area. Cornering? Unless you are in the Time Trial for the Tour de France, you really do not have to lean in or out. Also remember to enjoy the ride0 -
I'm in for 200 this month.
09/03 - 16.00 miles
09/04 - 15.00 miles
09/07 - 15.50 miles
09/08 - 16.00 miles
09/10 - 13.00 miles
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First ride for September.
45.5 miles @ 16.1mph. Mostly quite a relaxed ride but did try a bit harder than usual on the hills (my weak point). Which is why I got 20 Strava PRs with a slow overall average speed.
Usually I ride solo but did this ride with a really good hill climber, hence trying harder on the hills.
I'm 168lbs and she's a petite 126lbs and I got a great lesson on the importance of power to weight ratio.
(In other words she made me look right a right old plodder!)
Sunday - 4.1 miles to the gym.
Weds - 43.9 miles taking in 3 big climbs.
Friday - 22 virtual miles on WattbikePro power meter trainer.
Sunday - 58.7 miles, same big three climbs but with a different beginning and end route.
Month to date = 174.2 miles.
Weds ride - Three of the big Surrey hill climbs and got one PR and two second bests on them, 43.9 miles and 2500' of elevation on a perfect sunny afternoon. This short hill is plain nasty and hits over 18% grade - highlighted climb on the graph.
http://veloviewer.com/segments/629896/athlete/848603
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9/6 6 miles
9/8 6 miles
9/11 6.5 miles
Total 18.5 miles0 -
@kendallvonkendallvon wrote: »I feel a little inadequate next to the rest of you, but my agreement with myself is to just do my best.
Doing your best is all anyone can do!
Inadequate doesn't come into it, we all started somewhere just like you - how many people are you passing sitting at home on the couch watching the "idiot's lantern"? (My Dad's phrase for the TV!)
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Riding Dirt in September
September 4th 15.3 Miles -- Duration 1:59:07
September 6th 6.76 Miles -- Duration 00:41:45
September 8th 18.7 Miles -- Duration 1:15:04
September 10th 13.0 Miles -- Duration 1:09:44
September 11th 14.47 Miles -- Duration 1:38:55 (Including a Cross Race)
September Total Miles:68.23
September Total Duration: 6:44:350 -
To avoid having to do too much rushing to get to DC in time for a friend's birthday party, I dug up a shortcut on Google maps for my final day of riding, and found a good trail bypass in MD that took me by Antietam - cutting my last day ride down to a more manageable 112 miles.
Still, the first 15 on the C&O canal towpath were a bit muddy due to overnight thunderstorms, but the warmer temperatures dried out the trail, and I arrived in DC covered in a sandy layer of mud, which was much easier to dust off. Still, by the end my chain was bone dry, and after being passed 80 miles in, I ended up riding for an hour at 16 - 18 mph along the trail to re-pass then totally drop the other rider which left my legs super sore for my hot (90+ degree) final 15 miles into DC.
I definitely felt infinitely better upon my arrival than the prior time I did the Pittsburgh-dc ride in 3 days, as better gear, Chamois butter, and earlier starts to each day helped, as well as my improved level of fitness.
9/3 - 19 miles
9/4 - 12 miles
9/5 - 14 miles
9/6 - 30 miles (expresso + baseball commute)
9/7 - 28 miles (errands + baseball commute)
9/8 - 100 miles (Pittsburgh - Rockwood on GAP trail @ 14mph)
9/9 - 107 miles (Rockwood-Hancock on GAP/C&O trail @ 15.5mph)
9/10 - 112 miles (Hancock-DC @ 14.5mph)
Total: 423 miles
Goal: 621 miles
Remaining: 198 miles1 -
OK ... I'm here now ... I hope ...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
Jan: 864.79 km (537.35 miles) = 65 hours 36 min
Feb: 470.53 km (292.4 miles) = 40 hours 39 min
March: 917.73 km (570.2 miles) = 66 hours 13 min
April: 417.83 km (259.6 miles) = 40 hours 23 min
May: 267.09 km (165.9 miles) = 36 hours 10 min
June: 552.1 km (343 miles) = 54 hours 48 min
July: 709 km (440.5 miles) = 60 hours 41 minutes
August: 775.9 km (482.1 miles) = 54 hours 52 minutes
The Goal: More than last September ... but that might be a bit of a challenge give the abysmal start I've had to the month (so sick!).
Sep 2 - 1 km walking (10 min)
Sep 5 - 0.6 km walking (8 min)
Sep 8 - 1.3 km walking (15 min)
Sep 9 - 2.4 km walking (30 min)
Sep 10 - 1.6 m walking (20 min) + 23.6 km cycling (70 min) + 10 flights of stairs (8 min)
Sep 11 - 26.9 km cycling (85 min)
Totals:
Sep Cycling Outside: 50.5 km (155 min)
Sep Cycling Inside: 0 min
Sep Walking: 6.9 km (83 min)
Sep Stairs: 10 flights (8 min)
Sep Weightlifting: 0 min
Sep Rowing: 0 km (0 min)
Sep Time Total: 246 min = 4 hours 6 min
Sep Distance Total: 57.4 km = 35.6 miles1 -
9/2 26.4 miles @ 13.0
9/3 24.1 miles @ 13.1
9/5 35.4 mile @ 12.9
9/7 6.4 miles @ 13.6
9/8 8.6 miles @ 14.7
9/10 13.39 @ 13.2
9/11 50.77 @ 12.5
169.16/2501 -
I'm back from Iceland and boy did I miss my bike. I have however crossed "bike around iceland" off my wish list - holy heck I do NOT want to bike around Iceland. Windy, intermittent rain, super narrow roads with 0 shoulder, tons o hills and mountains, lots of gravel stretches even on the main ring road. Saw a few dozen brave souls biking and my heart just hurt. It seems like it would be very stressful.
So I'm back home and trying to get back into the bike and fitness swing of things. No real bike goals this month. Going to try to run 3-4 days a week to prepare for my first 10k in October. And I want to sign up for a weight lifting class. 3 years of cardio only have been pretty good for weight loss, but no bueno for how I look in spandex.
9/10: 19 miles - took the really long way to the farmer's market, and then followed it up with a run
9/12: 28 miles - normal bike commute, although I'm feeling really really sluggish
Month to date: 47 miles
Year to date: 2799 miles1 -
I'm in for 200 this month.
09/03 - 16.00 miles
09/04 - 15.00 miles
09/07 - 15.50 miles
09/08 - 16.00 miles
09/10 - 13.00 miles...75.50 miles so far
09/12 - 16.00 miles
Chris0 -
9/6 6 miles
9/8 6 miles
9/11 6.5 miles
9/12 6 miles
Total 24.5 miles0 -
Didn't make it down to ride by the river like I normally do on the weekends. Just an extended version of my daily ride. One the plus side, I am only one or two good rides away from my awful total last month. :-)
09/02 - 18.25 time: 1:11 avg speed: 15.3
09/03 - 14.57 time: 0:51 avg speed: 17.1
09/05 - 21.96 time: 1:26 avg speed: 15.3
09/06 - 14.80 time: 0:54 avg speed: 16.3
09/07 - 18.40 time: 1:11 avg speed: 15.5
09/08 - 18.27 time: 1:13 avg speed: 14.9
09/09 - 18.32 time: 1:12 avg speed: 15.2
09/11 - 22.48 time: 1:17 avg speed: 17.5
September total: 147.04
Goal for month: 200
Year to date: 2,456.49
Jan - 175.9
Feb - 343.3
Mar - 353.8
Apr - 363.4
May - 319.1
Jun - 316.2
July - 166.1
Aug - 167.61 -
@ sijomial
Thank you so much for the encouraging words.
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Riding Dirt in September
September 4th 15.3 Miles -- Duration 1:59:07
September 6th 6.76 Miles -- Duration 00:41:45
September 8th 18.7 Miles -- Duration 1:15:04
September 10th 13.0 Miles -- Duration 1:09:44
September 11th 14.47 Miles -- Duration 1:38:55 (Including a Cross Race)
September 12th 18.3 Miles -- Duration 1:14:02
September Total Miles:86.53
September Total Duration: 7:58:370 -
With this ride, I just past my mileage total for 2015.
09/02 - 18.25 time: 1:11 avg speed: 15.3
09/03 - 14.57 time: 0:51 avg speed: 17.1
09/05 - 21.96 time: 1:26 avg speed: 15.3
09/06 - 14.80 time: 0:54 avg speed: 16.3
09/07 - 18.40 time: 1:11 avg speed: 15.5
09/08 - 18.27 time: 1:13 avg speed: 14.9
09/09 - 18.32 time: 1:12 avg speed: 15.2
09/11 - 22.48 time: 1:17 avg speed: 17.5
09/12 - 17.51 time: 1:02 avg speed: 16.7
September total: 164.55
Goal for month: 200
Year to date: 2,474.0
Jan - 175.9
Feb - 343.3
Mar - 353.8
Apr - 363.4
May - 319.1
Jun - 316.2
July - 166.1
Aug - 167.62 -
So far, I'm really behind on my biking goal this month!
Last week I was travelling for work, and yesterday I skipped my "Monday crosstraining ride", which is usually my longest ride of the week, because I wanted to recover a bit after Sunday's half marathon. I took some detours on the way to work & back today to make up for that a little.
01.09.2016 22.2 km evening ride
12.09.2016 13.9 km commute
13.09.2016 20.2 km commute
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56.3km (of 200km September goal) done2
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