October 2016 Biking Cycling Bicycling Challenge!
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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
Oct 27th 10Miles--Duration 0:35
Total 165Miles--Duration 10:081 -
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 26th 20.9 Miles -- Duration 1:05:00
October 27th 6.11 Miles -- Duration 00:30:55 (Recovery Ride)
October 28th 11.6 Miles -- Duration 1:15:38
October Total Miles: 292.24
October Total Duration:23:51:511 -
Prepping for some cycling events in November so the mileage is a bit higher than usual Really looking forward to the relaxing time afterwards...
1,459 km as of today with 9,806m elevation (906 miles with 32,171 feet)
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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
10/29 - 13.00 miles
Chris1 -
Heh, heh, heh,
Got 1,997feet of climb this morning.
PR'd a segment. I keep thinking I am going to run out of room to PR.
I mean it is easy to PR when you first establish record keeping but you can't just keep going faster and faster.
So I gets to my starting point at the crack of dawn as usual. I like to be the first one up the hill so I get to see the wildlife before anyone scares it off. Alas, as I am getting put together a Jeep goes by.
But still at about minute 30 I see a deer. I like that just fine. Then at about minute 75 I see two deer right on the road in front of me. I think those guys might be habituating to me. They don't know what a mountain bike is. Maybe they think I am a cow or something. After a few moments of mutual contemplation they go bounding off.
But then at about minute 107 I see what I thought was a coyote up the road. I closed on it and yowza! Not a coyote a bobcat! I think that is the second time in my life that I ever seen one of those.
Climbing, climbing, climbing, I only got 450m (1,485feet) to go to get my Strava October climbing merit badge. Unless something weird comes up I should be able to pull that off tomorrow. Yay!2 -
Made the mistake of trying to go out for a harder mid-distance ride yesterday, without giving my body enough recovery time from Friday's sufferfest tempo ride, and felt it about 15 miles into a planned 60 mile ride. As a result, I just turned around at the 17 mile mark, headed home into a nasty headwind, and just suffered for the last hour as my mis-adjusted rubbing front right brake and headwind slowed me all the way back home.
Ended up going for an easy 20 mile recovery ride with a neighbor after a long run this morning, and I think I'll just try for a final mid-effort 55 mile ride tomorrow to get me to the megameter mark for the month (621 miles / 1000 KM), a moderate 33 mile team ride Wednesday and just lots of rest otherwise to get my legs fresh for my full Ironman next weekend. If the winds aren't too ugly Saturday, I'll aim for 21-21.5mph, and just make sure my power stays even, and my heart rate doesn't creep up too far before my run starts. If all goes well, I'll finish the flat fast bike in 5:15, and the course in 10:15. Although a sub-10 hour ironman is a bit of a badge of honor amongst teammates (although not quite as prestigious as a Kona slot), I don't think my fitness is in a place where it'll be feasible, and for my first full Ironman, I'd rather not blow up on the run as racing a marathon when already tired really sucks.
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
10/25 - 37 miles
10/26 - 33 miles
10/27 - 26 miles
10/28 - 26 miles
10/29 - 34 miles
10/30 - 20 miles
Total: 579 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 -
10/28 - 22.9 miles, REB, 356.7 down, 43.3 to go <- resistance at level 10 50% of the time
10/29 - 23.2 miles, REB, 379.9 down, 20.1 to go <- resistance at level 10 85% of the time
I've really been hitting the recumbent with all the rain. I think I'm going to make it, just barely. :-)
The recumbent is starting to make a ticking sound on every stroke, I think the bearing is starting to wear out.0 -
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 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
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
Oct 28 - 4.4 km walking (55 min) + 30 flights of stairs (24 min)
Oct 29 - 62.3 km cycling (200 min) + 1.6 km walking (20 min)
Oct 30 - 6 km walking (75 min)
Totals:
Oct Cycling Outside: 555.3 km (1690 min)
Oct Cycling Inside: 0 min
Oct Walking: 88 km (1078 min)
Oct Stairs: 155 flights (124 min)
Oct Weightlifting: 0 min
Oct Rowing: 0 km (0 min)
Oct Time Total: 2892 min = 48 hours 12 min
Oct Distance Total: 643.3 km = 399.7 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.
Work got in the way of training/cycling this week....
Tuesday 20.9 virtual miles on eSpinning bike.
Sunday 26.5 miles just blasting round local roads before sunset (sunset @16:37 - how depressing!)
Total for the month = 381.2 miles0 -
October Ride Challenge
10/03 - 12.0 miles, REB (Recumbent Exercise Bike), 12.0 down, 388 to go
10/04 - 13.3 miles, The Loop (Road Bike), 25.3 down, 374.7 to go
10/06 - 13.3 miles, The Loop (Road Bike), 38.6 down, 361.4 to go
10/07 - 12.0 miles, REB (Recumbent Exercise Bike), 50.6 down, 349.4 to go
10/08 - 52.8 miles, Cloverdale Loop (Road Bike), 103.4 down, 296.6 to go
10/10 - 13.3 miles, The Loop (Road Bike), 116.7 down, 283.3 to go
10/12 - 12.0 miles, REB, 128.7 down, 271.3 to go
10/13 - 21.2 miles, REB, 149.9 down, 250.1 to go
10/13 - 4.1 Miles, Mountain bike around town, 154.0 down, 246.0 to go
10/15 - 12.0 miles, REB, 166.0 down, 234.0 to go
10/16 - 12.0 miles, REB, 178.0 down, 222.0 to go
10/17 - 12.0 miles, REB, 190.0 down, 210.0 to go
10/18 - 13.3 miles, The Loop (Road Bike), 203.3 down, 196.7 to go
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
10/25 - 22.3 miles, REB, 297.9 down, 102.1 to go
10/26 - 22.9 miles, REB, 320.8 down, 79.2 to go
10/27 - 12.0 miles, REB, 332.8 down, 67.2 to go
10/28 - 22.9 miles, REB, 356.7 down, 44.3 to go
10/29 - 23.2 miles, REB, 379.9 down, 20.1 to go <- resistance at level 10 85% of the time
10/30 - 22.9 miles, REB, 402.8 down, 0 to go (WOOT!)
10/31 - 12.0 miles, REB, 414.8 down, 0 to go
Very happy to have made it!
Good Luck All!1 -
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 27th 10Miles--Duration 0:35
Oct 30th 17Miles--Duration 1:01
Total 182Miles--Duration 11:091 -
Got in a decent final 56 mile spin today, getting me over the megameter mark (1000km) for the 4th month in a row.
Felt pretty good on my ride, despite it getting a bit hot and facing steady side winds for much of the ride. Overall, I was able to average 20mph while staying about 8bpm below my target IM heart rate and 20 watts below my target IM power, which bodes well for the race once I'll be in aero gear, won't have to continuously stop/restart for traffic lights, and will do some pre-race shaving (as my legs have returned to chewbacca status). I'm still debating if I should get in a mid-intensity ride Wednesday en route up to the race (Saturday) or if I'd be better off getting extra rest. I'll play around in trainingpeaks to see what my fatigue number would be at for the race then either skip it, sit on the back the entire time, or go for it.
10/1 - 80 miles
10/14 - 17 miles
10/15 - 40 miles
10/16 - 69 miles
10/19 - 115 miles
10/21 - 26 miles
10/23 - 65 miles
10/25 - 37 miles
10/26 - 33 miles
10/27 - 26 miles
10/28 - 26 miles
10/29 - 34 miles
10/30 - 20 miles
10/31 - 56 miles
Total: 635 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 -
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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
10/29 - 13.00 miles...maybe in November!
Chris0 -
3 Oct-23.5mi
5 Oct-19mi
12 Oct-23mi
14 Oct-18mi
17 Oct-19mi
19 Oct-20mi
21 Oct-21mi
22 Oct-25mi
24 Oct-19mi
26 Oct-18mi
28-Oct-21.5mi
31-Oct-22mi
249/300mi
Missed my goal by 51mi. This month0 -
Surprised to find that I kept pedalling, on and off, this month, between travelling - and the weather held, and hills got easier, and I still seem to be getting better at this New Thing. Next month will be the month of the indoor bike I suspect! Fog and murk outside today.
9/10 12.7 Silchester Tadley
11/10 5.9 indoor
12/10 8.7 indoor
13/10 11 indoor
14/10 8.2 indoor
18/10 9 outdoor Beech Hill Pitfield
23/10 8.9 indoor
26/10 9.4 indoor
31/10 10.5 Burghfield church etc
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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 26th 20.9 Miles -- Duration 1:05:00
October 27th 6.11 Miles -- Duration 00:30:55 (Recovery Ride)
October 28th 11.6 Miles -- Duration 1:15:38
October 31st 10.2 Miles -- Duration 1:06:07 (Pre-Ride of 11/5's race course)
October Total Miles: 302.44
October Total Duration:24:57:581 -
bocasdelbob wrote: »Got my merit badge for climbing 9000 meters.
Great job!0
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