October 2016 Biking Cycling Bicycling Challenge!
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So ole grandpa PR'd a climb segment today. For the segment in question I was blazing along at 4.5 mph. Yow!
I gotta admit that prior to that I was moving a bit slower. For a while a big ole fat black squirrel was pacing me. He would run up ahead, stop, turn and look at me. He wasn't the least bit worried that I would catch him.
Ride total 14.7 miles (7.3 climbing)
Elevation Gain 2,277 feet
Elevation Gain for October 18,407 feet
I am working a strava october climb challenge of 30,000 feet (9000m)
so I have 11,600 feet to climb in the next 10 days.
Man o man!1 -
3 Oct-23.5mi
5 Oct-19mi
12 Oct-23mi
14 Oct-18mi
17 Oct-19mi
19 Oct-20mi
21 Oct-21mi
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October 5th 18 Miles -- Duration 1:04
Oct 7th 10 Miles -- Duration 0:40
Oct 9th 16 Miles -- Duration 1:01
Oct 11th 18 Miles-- Duration 1:06
Oct 12th 19 Miles--Duration 1:09
Oct 13th 19 Miles--Duration 1:09
Oct 14th 19 Miles--Duration 1:10
Oct 15th 10Miles--Duration 0:35
Oct 19th 8 Miles-- Duration 0:30
Oct 20th 20Miles--Duration 1:02
Oct 21st 20Miles--Duration 1:01
Total 155Miles--Duration 9:380 -
Oct 1000km goal met ~~ 1084 km as of today with 8078m elevation (673 miles with 26,502 feet)
Edited to add the elevation as someone above mentioned about it
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@narak_lol
Yow! You got the 9000m climbing challenge pretty much hands down.
It is kind of iffy for me this late in the game. I might be able to pull it off.1 -
Hmm, reading all this makes me miss my bike. I wanna be apart of a cycling challenge!!0
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bocasdelbob wrote: »@narak_lol
Yow! You got the 9000m climbing challenge pretty much hands down.
It is kind of iffy for me this late in the game. I might be able to pull it off.
Oh thanks so much! I almost forgot if you don't mention about the climbing challenge Good luck the rest of the month and keep us posted on your awesome rides \ (•◡•) /0 -
October 5th 18 Miles -- Duration 1:04
Oct 7th 10 Miles -- Duration 0:40
Oct 9th 16 Miles -- Duration 1:01
Oct 11th 18 Miles-- Duration 1:06
Oct 12th 19 Miles--Duration 1:09
Oct 13th 19 Miles--Duration 1:09
Oct 14th 19 Miles--Duration 1:10
Oct 15th 10Miles--Duration 0:35
Oct 19th 8 Miles-- Duration 0:30
Oct 20th 20Miles--Duration 1:02
Oct 21st 20Miles--Duration 1:01
Oct 22nd 19Miles--Duration 1:06
Total 174Miles--Duration 10:440 -
I'm in for 200 miles in October
10/02 - 15.00 miles
10/03 - 15.00 miles
10/05 - 15.00 miles
10/09 - 15.00 miles
10/10 - 15.00 miles...75.00 miles so far
10/12 - 16.00 miles
10/13 - 14.00 miles
10/15 - 15.00 miles
10/19 - 15.00 miles
10/23 - 16.00 miles...151.00 miles so far
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Does anyone have any recommendations on a phone holder for your bike?
I'm thinking about loading up and heading out tomorrow to a flat route to try out my bum hip.
But I have a frame bag on my bike that I can put my phone in, It has a clear pocket for my phone.
What do you use? What are your favorite options?
Really, I don't have to have anything. I'm building up and rides will be short for some time. And I just wanna hatch Pokémon.0 -
Ended up going out for a mid-distance bike/run brick workout today as I'm starting to taper for my IM, but wanted to finish my peaking for the week with a mid-distance brick ride. Didn't have trouble keeping the pace reasonable (20 out, 18 back) and ended up running 6 miles after the ride to see how my legs felt at my Ironman running pace, and they actually felt pretty good. Although running after 112 miles of biking may be a bit tougher, I feel like an 8 pace will be manageable for a full marathon distance run.
Ended up hitting my mileage goal for the month, but definitely plan to get in another 100 or so miles this upcoming week as from what I'm reading online, endurance (albeit at lower intensities) is something that you are supposed to try to maintain in the weeks leading up to a full IM race.
10/1 - 80 miles
10/14 - 17 miles (team ride)
10/15 - 40 miles (slow recovery w. some threshold intervals)
10/16 - 69 miles
10/19 - 115 miles
10/21 - 26 miles
10/23 - 65 miles
Total: 403 miles
Goal: 400 miles
Remaining: Done
2016 Bike Race Schedule:
Ironman 70.3 Florida - Apr 10 - 5:07:51 (21mph 56 mile time trial bike split)
Ironman 70.3 Augusta - Sep 25 - 4:43:56 (22.3mph 56.5 mile time trial bike split)
Ironman Florida - Nov 51 -
October 5th 18 Miles -- Duration 1:04
Oct 7th 10 Miles -- Duration 0:40
Oct 9th 16 Miles -- Duration 1:01
Oct 11th 18 Miles-- Duration 1:06
Oct 12th 19 Miles--Duration 1:09
Oct 13th 19 Miles--Duration 1:09
Oct 14th 19 Miles--Duration 1:10
Oct 15th 10Miles--Duration 0:35
Oct 19th 8 Miles-- Duration 0:30
Oct 20th 20Miles--Duration 1:02
Oct 21st 20Miles--Duration 1:01
Oct 22nd 19Miles--Duration 1:06
Oct 23rd 21.Miles--Duration 1:08
Total 195Miles--Duration 11:520 -
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
September: 371.3 km (230.7 miles) = 32 hours 20 min
All right, let's see what I can do for October. Unfortunately, I'm not off to a brilliant start ... sick again ... spent the first weekend of October sleeping. But hopefully the energy will come back quickly.
Totals:
Oct Cycling Outside: 0 km (0 min)
Oct Cycling Inside: 0 min
Oct Walking: 0 km (0 min)
Oct Stairs: 0 flights (0 min)
Oct Weightlifting: 0 min
Oct Rowing: 0 km (0 min)
Oct Time Total: 0 min = 0 hours 0 min
Oct Distance Total: 0 km = 0 miles
Oct 1 - sick
Oct 2 - sick
Oct 3 - 1.4 km walking (17 min)
Oct 4 - 4 km walking (50 min)
Oct 5 - 1.3 km walking (16 min)
Oct 6 - 1.5 km walking (18 min)
Totals:
Oct Cycling Outside: 0 km (0 min)
Oct Cycling Inside: 0 min
Oct Walking: 8.2 km (101 min)
Oct Stairs: 0 flights (0 min)
Oct Weightlifting: 0 min
Oct Rowing: 0 km (0 min)
Oct Time Total: 0 min = 1 hours 41 min
Oct Distance Total: 8.2 km = 5 miles
Oct 7 - 22.2 km (70 min) cycling
Oct 8 - 390 km (19.5 hours) cycling
That's not a typo. That was a 600 km randonnee attempt ... but being sick so much lately meant that I haven't trained enough and just didn't have the strength to do the whole 600 km. We made it to 390 km and that was that.
Oct 9 - 1 km (12 min) walking
Oct 10 - 1.5 km (18 min) walking
Oct 11 - 0.5 km (6 min) walking ... at the airport on the way home
Totals:
Oct Cycling Outside: 412.2 km (1240 min)
Oct Cycling Inside: 0 min
Oct Walking: 11.2 km (137 min)
Oct Stairs: 0 flights (0 min)
Oct Weightlifting: 0 min
Oct Rowing: 0 km (0 min)
Oct Time Total: 1377 min = 22 hours 57 min
Oct Distance Total: 423.4 km = 263 miles
Oct 16 - not much!
Totals:
Oct Cycling Outside: 445.5 km (1345 min)
Oct Cycling Inside: 0 min
Oct Walking: 25.4 km (310 min)
Oct Stairs: 5 flights (4 min)
Oct Weightlifting: 0 min
Oct Rowing: 0 km (0 min)
Oct Time Total: 1659 min = 27 hours 39 min
Oct Distance Total: 470.9 km = 292.6 miles
It's been a while!
Oct 22 - 24.4 km cycling (75 min)
Oct 23 - 23.1 km cycling (70 min)
Totals:
Oct Cycling Outside: 493 km (1490 min)
Oct Cycling Inside: 0 min
Oct Walking: 50.3 km (618 min)
Oct Stairs: 20 flights (16 min)
Oct Weightlifting: 0 min
Oct Rowing: 0 km (0 min)
Oct Time Total: 2124 min = 35 hours 24 min
Oct Distance Total: 543.3 km = 337.6 miles
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No mileage or event goals this month - just simply to get as much riding in as possible. Short days and colder temperatures that affect my Raynaud's afflicted fingers and toes limits my opportunities.
Sunday 2nd - 56.9 miles
Tuesday 4th - 21.8 virtual miles, intervals on eSpinning bike
Saturday 8th - 57 miles
Sunday 9th - 36.4 miles
Running total = 172.1 miles.
Box Hill in Surrey has a couple of new signs which made me chuckle on the way to a new PR up Zig Zag Rd today.
About a third of the way up - "It's Only Gravity"
About half way up - "Shut Up Legs"
Tuesday - 22.4 virtual miles, "time trial" on WattBike Pro
Thursday - 21.8 virtual miles, 5 minutes interval training on WattBike Pro
Saturday - 51 miles having fun chasing some Strava PRs on long fast segments and hills.
Highlight!
Taking 33 seconds off my best time on the very nasty Combe Lane climb. 7% average but with a 19% lung busting finish.
http://www.wlondoncycling.co.uk/combe-lane
Running total = 267.3 miles.
Quiet cycling week this week as I was away in the Cotswolds for a few days - think I will have to return there next year with my bike as it's beautiful and the roads are so peaceful compared to my local area....
Tuesday - 21.4 virtual miles on WattBike Pro
Sunday - 45.1 miles.
Really pleased to get my first ever Strava podium on the segment nearest to home, a few days of eating full English breakfasts must have refuelled me nicely.
Running total = 333.8 miles.2 -
October 1st 15.58 Miles -- Duration 1:25:07 (MTB Race)
October 2nd 17.6 Miles -- Duration 1:49:10 (MTB)
October 4th 11.5 Miles -- Duration 00:59:37 (Recovery Ride)
October 5th 18.6 Miles -- Duration 1:11:17
October 7th 11.7 Miles -- Duration 00:58:20 (Recovery Ride)
October 8th 10.5 Miles -- Duration 1:15:50 (Pre-Ride of 11/5's race course)
October 9th 13.5 Miles -- Duration 1:28:49
October 11th 42.9 Miles -- Duration 2:43:08
October 13th 19.1 Miles -- Duration 1:20:47
October 14th 6.72 Miles -- Duration 00:40:52 (Recovery Ride)
October 15th 11.5 Miles -- Duration 1:31:53 (MTB)
October 16th 37 Miles -- Duration 2:30:45
October 23rd 28.4 Miles -- Duration 2:02:59
October Total Miles: 244.6
October Total Duration:19:58:340 -
10/19 - 23.0 miles, Gyeserville Loop with oops, 226.3 down, 173.7 to go
10/20 - 13.3 miles, The Loop (Road Bike), 239.6 down, 160.4 to go
10/21 - 12.0 miles, REB, 251.6 down, 148.4 to go
10/23 - 12.0 miles, REB, 263.6 down, 136.4 to go
10/24 - 12.0 miles, REB, 275.6 down, 124.4 to go
No long ride last Saturday, I did hit 8500 steps running around doing errands and house cleaning for a dinner party. Then some indoor rides on the recumbent. 7 days left, 124.4 is looking kinda long right now...especially with all the rain in the forecast.
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Climbing, climbing, climbing,
keep them doggies climbing...
I climbed 1600 ft on Sunday and
I climbed 1600 ft again today ...
Oh, and I PR'd a climb segment today. That segment called "the Placitas Wall." It is a little stretch of 8% grade that starts at 7000 ft. I ain't gonna tell you my speed on it. Suffice it to say a certain fat black squirrel is still looking back over his shoulder wondering if I will catch up. But hey, PR'd is PR'd.
My total elevation gain for Oct is up to 21,914 feet. That ain't too slouchy for an old geezer. So I got eight thousand feet to go and eight days to do it to get my 30,000 foot October Strava doo dad.
Here is a pic of a road I spent a week on back in July doing hill repeats. See the road traversing across on top of those cliff looking rocks? Prize goes to anyone who can name that mountain.
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October 1st 15.58 Miles -- Duration 1:25:07 (MTB Race)
October 2nd 17.6 Miles -- Duration 1:49:10 (MTB)
October 4th 11.5 Miles -- Duration 00:59:37 (Recovery Ride)
October 5th 18.6 Miles -- Duration 1:11:17
October 7th 11.7 Miles -- Duration 00:58:20 (Recovery Ride)
October 8th 10.5 Miles -- Duration 1:15:50 (Pre-Ride of 11/5's race course)
October 9th 13.5 Miles -- Duration 1:28:49
October 11th 42.9 Miles -- Duration 2:43:08
October 13th 19.1 Miles -- Duration 1:20:47
October 14th 6.72 Miles -- Duration 00:40:52 (Recovery Ride)
October 15th 11.5 Miles -- Duration 1:31:53 (MTB)
October 16th 37 Miles -- Duration 2:30:45
October 23rd 28.4 Miles -- Duration 2:02:59
October 24th 9.03 Miles -- Duration 1:01:44 (MTB)
October Total Miles: 253.63
October Total Duration:21:00:182
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