February 2017 Biking Cycling Bicycling Challenge!
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Target for February is 700KM. It will be a challenge as I'm away with work quite a bit.
Got a good start last week and clocked in 212KM, all on Zwift. My target this weekend is to actually get out of the house on my bike.
Wishing everyone best of luck with their targets for February.1 -
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
Aug: 775.9 km (482.1 miles) = 54 hours 52 minutes
Sep: 371.3 km (230.7 miles) = 32 hours 20 min
Oct: 649 km (403.3 miles) = 49 hours 46 min
Nov: 403 km (250.4 miles) = 52 hours 16 min
Dec: 511.05 km (317.55 miles) = 52 hours 2 min
Jan: 741.9 km (461.0 miles) = 70 hours 3 min
So ... the goal is more than February last year!
Feb 1 - 8.6 km (105 min) walking + 16 flights of stairs (13 min)
Feb 2 - 6 km (75 min) walking + 16 flights of stairs (13 min)
Feb 3 - 9.4 km (115 min) walking + 20 flights of stairs (16 min)
Feb 4 - 4.5 km (55 min) walking + 48 km (150 min) cycling with 728 metres of climbing
Feb 5 - 73.4 km (328 min) cycling with 1636 metres of climbing. Up Mt Wellington!
Feb 6 - 3 km (35 min) walking. Rest day.
February Totals
Walking Distance (km) 31.5
Walking Time (min) 393.75
Cycling Distance (km) 121.4
Cycling Time (min) 480
Stairs Climbed Number 52
Stairs Climbed Time (min) 41.6
Total Distance (km) 152.9
Total Distance (miles) 95
Total Time (min) 915
Total Time (hr) 15:14:56
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Up Mt Wellington
My husband and I cycled up Mt Wellington on Sunday ... 73.4 km with 1636 metres (5367.45 feet) straight up the side of the mountain. Not an easy ride!!
We started with a 10% climb out of our suburb, and set of rolling hills, and then the real climbing began. Climbing from 8 km to 39.6 km ... there's even an HC category climb in the middle.
I was doing all right at first, all the way to Fern Tree (about 29 km into the ride), and then there's a turnoff for the main part of the climb to Mt Wellington, and it's steep in the first kilometre or so, reaching 17% at one point. With what strength I had, I kind of chuckled when I heard the kookaburra start up in the tree next to the road. Isn't that the way, just when I'm dying on a climb that bird had to start laughing at me!
It kind of eases off a bit at The Springs, and then goes into a long and steady climb of about 9%. That's when my lower back and right hip started giving me trouble. I also kept wishing for an easier gear ... one gear easier is all I wanted ... but one gear easier is not what I had, and no amount of wishing magically conjured one up.
3 km from the top it eases slightly ... to only about 6% or so.
Tired, and with various and sundry aches and pains ... we successfully made it to the top!!
And then the descent.
I find descents quite challenging ... as do my poor brakes ... but we made it down and faster than the last time we did it.
We weren't sure about the weather. All week, the forecast had been iffy for Sunday and even earlier in the morning it had rained and they were indicating strong winds on top of the mountain. However, fortunately the wind wasn't a factor on this ride. It wasn't bad at all. And although it was cloudy, we didn't get any rain until we were nearly home, and then only just a little. About half an hour later it really started coming down.
But one interesting thing was watching the fog come up over the Derwent and bay from above ... it rose as we descended until we were among it at one point. Mist hanging in the trees just above us.
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I think my goal for February is 500 minutes, 150 miles on the trainer.
Starting today
February 6th cycled on trainer for 10 minutes and 2.8 miles. Total 10 minutes 490 to go, and 2.8 miles 147.2 to go.0 -
February 1st 8.53 Miles -- Duration 0:50:31 (MTB)
February 3rd 18.1 Miles -- Duration 1:00:01
February 5th 40.6 Miles -- Duration 3:05:57 (MTB)
February 6th 18.4 Miles -- Duration 1:13:18
February Total Miles: 85.53
February Total Duration: 6:10:460 -
January - Achieved 181.79 Miles - No target set.
1st Feb – 0 Miles
2nd Feb – 21.17 Miles on Rollers
3rd Feb - 11.08 Miles on Rollers
4th Feb - 26.10 Miles on Rollers
5th Feb - 35.12 Miles on the Road - Eastwood Town to Matlock Bath return.
6th Feb - 0 Miles
7th Feb - 14.03 Miles on Rollers
Total so far 107.50 Miles
Target 300 Miles
192.50 Miles to go0 -
Thanks!cathyge6983 wrote: »@nikkiwolf - Glad to hear you're making progress on the rollers
I'm still riding in the kitchen doorway, but I'm actually thinking about being brave and moving the rollers inside the living room in front of the TV. I'd just have to make sure to remove every breakable object in a large radius around, just in case...
@Rebsrockem - Great job on the new distancte to the third rest stop!
@Machka9 Wow, that's a really impressive ride! I can't even imagine riding up and down such a hugh mountain. Awesome job!
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1.2.17 - 10.1km commute
2.2.17 - 5.3km (14min) indoor/rollers
3.2.17 - 12.7km commute
5.2.17 - 2.5km (8min) indoor/rollers - too tired from running for more, but I wanted to practice at least a tiny bit
6.2.17 - 7.2km (20min) indoor/rollers
7.2.17 - 7.4km (20min) indoor/rollers
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45.2km (of 150km goal)
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Been a lifetime cyclist, including a Cat 3 racer in the 70's and 80's (yep I am an old geezer) and have completed the Ironman triathlon 3 times. Currently I do about 5 hours of spin classes per week. Once the springtime arrives, I'll be out on the trails on the mountain bike. I gave up road riding 3 years ago when I hit 65. There comes a time in your life when the traffic starts to scare you a bit more than usual, and that was it for me. I'm good with it though, I love mountain biking! I'll go with my usual 20 hours per month of spinning for now, until the MTB comes out.2
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@Machka9 Amazing, amazing, amazing!!
That descent probably would have terrified me.
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Only did half an hour on the recumbent exercycle this past week. I’m starting out cautiously because of my lower back problem but I hope to up the ante this coming week.1
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I was using my normal road tire on my trainer and my tire popped. I learned my lesson, picked up a trainer tire so all is right in the world. Goal is still 550km.
Feb 1-5 – 42.1km
Feb 6-12 – 71.6km (on going)
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Wed 08 - 23.6 miles
MTD 97.43 / 250, YTD 259.05 / 40000 -
February 7th cycled on trainer for 20 minutes and 5.8 miles. Total 30 minutes 470 to go, and 8.6 miles 141.4 to go.rileysowner wrote: »I think my goal for February is 500 minutes, 150 miles on the trainer.
Starting today
February 6th cycled on trainer for 10 minutes and 2.8 miles. Total 10 minutes 490 to go, and 2.8 miles 147.2 to go.
February 8th cycled on trainer for 22 minutes and 5.9 miles. Total 52 minutes 448 to go, and 14.5 miles 135.5 to go.
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We have snow, slush, and nasty stuff right now that I just don't want to pedal thru! I'm up for the outdoor challenge as soon as this weather gets a little bit better. I'm using a recumbent exercise bike in the house every morning but it's just not the same.0
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February 7th, 1 hour and 10 minutes on the cycle trainer.
February 8th, 1 hour and 15 minutes on the cycle trainer.
A good start on my 5 hours per week.0 -
Thu 09 - 23.95 miles: MTD 121.38 / 250, YTD 283 / 4000
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February 1st 8.53 Miles -- Duration 0:50:31 (MTB)
February 3rd 18.1 Miles -- Duration 1:00:01
February 5th 40.6 Miles -- Duration 3:05:57 (MTB)
February 6th 18.4 Miles -- Duration 1:13:18
February 9th 26.0 Miles -- Duration 1:30:00
February Total Miles: 111.53
February Total Duration: 7:40:460 -
I'm in.... Goal 200 again. Fell a little short last month.. Never know what the winter weather will be like.
I'm only counting my outdoor miles because that is all I can count on a LBS challenge.
2/1 - 20.58 miles 37*F
2/2 - 12.65 miles 25*F winds NNW @ 10 feels like 9 accordingly to weather bug lol.
2/6 - 18.18 miles 45*F
2/7 - 5.49 miles 52*F so windy 20 mph gust to 30+
2/9 - 8.38 miles 13*F winds 11 mph feels like 6*
MTD - 65.31
YTD - 237.46
Jan - 172.150 -
@_nikkiwolf_ I've finally had a chance to try out those electric gloves (I think the original conversation was waaay back in the December thread), and the results are.... pretty inconclusive.
Yesterday: -1.9C. Started out with normal heavy gloves, fingers numb within a couple of minutes. Switched over to lobster mitts and fingers back to normal after another 5-10 minutes.
Today: -2.5C. Started out with the electric gloves switched off under the lobster mitts, fingers going numb within a couple of minutes. Switched the electric gloves on, and fingers feeling normal/warmish after 5+ minutes. After another 10 minutes or so, my hands were too hot, so I took off the lobster mitts. At that point, the electric gloves didn't appear to be much if any hotter than I would expect from wearing a thin pair of undergloves; anyway took them off and went with just the lobster mitts, and remained roastie-toastie for the rest of my ride.
Conclusion - complete waste of time at that temperature, may or may not be worthwhile if it gets much closer. Also, found them really uncomfortable with the battery pack on the back of my wrists, which also made it a royal pain to do up the velcro on the lobster mitts, and to get the cuffs of my jacket over them. On balance, I don't think I'll wear them for cycling again, but I might give them a go when I'm commuting by foot/tube in the cold, where my hands tend to suffer more than when I'm cycling.
OTOH, the lobster mitts are great: http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/PXLGWL/planet-x-100-waterproof-crab-hand-winter-glove (lobster mitts / crab hands / whatever you want to call them).
In other news, I've finally found something that will keep my toes warm - I've tried 2 pairs of socks, overshoes, layers of paper between 2 socks, layers of tinfoil... nothing worked. Every time I went over about 45 minutes in low positive degrees C, my toes would go numb.
Until this:
These are actually intended to go into a pouch on the back of the electric gloves, but if you activate one, flatten it as much as possible and stuff it under your toes, you have (a) slightly uncomfortable toes, and (b) warmish and certainly not numb toes.
The pack itself is about 2" x 1" by about 3mm thick (that's classic Brit measurements for you!), and it stays warm to the touch for hours. The downside is that they're not re-usable, but they're ideal for those really chilly rides. Here's one of the pads itself:
FWIW, I got them from here: https://www.primrose.co.uk/filter.php?vars=type+features&default=37&lhcol=lh_refine_by.php&cPath=37&use_default=0#type=11993&features=
In other news, I rode my bike, in light flurries of snow (hence all the discoveries above):
Fri 10 - 15.4 miles: MTD 136.78 / 250, YTD 298.4 / 4000
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January - Achieved 181.79 Miles - No target set.
1st Feb – 0 Miles
2nd Feb – 21.17 Miles on Rollers
3rd Feb - 11.08 Miles on Rollers
4th Feb - 26.10 Miles on Rollers
5th Feb - 35.12 Miles on the Road - Eastwood Town to Matlock Bath return.
6th Feb - 0 Miles
7th Feb - 14.03 Miles on Rollers
8th Feb - 0 Miles
9th Feb - 0 Miles
10th Feb - 31.04 Miles on Rollers
Total so far 138.54 Miles
Target 300 Miles
161.46 Miles to go0 -
2/2 - - 11.1 miles / 35 min. indoor trainer riding with Xtreme Calorie Burn (Colorado) on TV. & listening to = The Pixies
2/3 - - 11.1 miles / 35 min. indoor trainer riding with Xtreme Calorie Burn (Colorado) on TV. & listening to = Hoodoo Guru's
2/4 - - 27.24 miles / 88 min. indoor trainer riding with Xtreme Calorie Burn (Colorado) on TV. & listening to = Earth, Wind and Fire
***DANG YOU SUPER BOWL !!!*** (not so much the game, just the PARTY DAY, that turned into.......well........3 )
2/10 - - 11.1 miles / 35 min. indoor trainer riding with Xtreme Calorie Burn (Colorado) on TV. & listening to = Counting Crows
MTD = 60.54 miles
FEB GOALS = 130 MILES1 -
MountainHiker48 wrote: »Been a lifetime cyclist, including a Cat 3 racer in the 70's and 80's (yep I am an old geezer) and have completed the Ironman triathlon 3 times. Currently I do about 5 hours of spin classes per week. Once the springtime arrives, I'll be out on the trails on the mountain bike. I gave up road riding 3 years ago when I hit 65. There comes a time in your life when the traffic starts to scare you a bit more than usual, and that was it for me. I'm good with it though, I love mountain biking! I'll go with my usual 20 hours per month of spinning for now, until the MTB comes out.
Man, ^^^that^^^ is awesome! I will be 50 in October, I also have a mtn bike and look forward to Spring when I can whip out that 33lb BEAST! (2004 technology, hahaha) It's a nice change of pace and a helluva workout as well.1 -
cathyge6983 wrote: »February 2nd - 20.1 miles/1:01:31 min
February 3rd – 10.7 miles/35:03 min
February 4th – 10.6 miles/35:05 min
February 5th 40.5 miles/1:55:17 min
February 8th – 20.4 miles/59:30 min
February 9th – 20.1 miles/59:38 min
February 10th – 35.9 miles/1:45:36
February Miles to date: 158.3
February Duration to date: 7:51:40
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Last month someone had asked about a stand to put by their bike. There is a laptop table (IKEA) that works really well. You can raise and lower the height of the table as needed and the base is in a Y shape so it fits around he front wheel and can go right in front of you. Oh, and it's about $20 so really economical.
Not sure if the person is still looking for something but thought I'd mention it.1 -
@35dollars Thank you so much for your review of the electric gloves and the lobster gloves!
Sounds like lobster gloves are what I want. It's supposed to warm up to 10°C next week, then I'll be fine in my running gloves again, but I'm sure the winter isn't over yet...
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I tried out the sufferfest videos for my indoor training today.
Unfortunately, the windows version only supports ANT+, and my speed&cadence sensor can only communicate vie bluetooth. Supposedly bluetooth support will come later in 2017 - for now, I used another app on my phone to record the sensor data, and my laptop for watching the workout video.
I did one of the shortest videos I found, called "Half is Easy", but it was still hard! There were two 10min sections with 20 times each "15s hard, 15s easy". It was surprisingly fun, too
Today was nearly twice as long as my roller rides so far, with only three stops of a few seconds - once I stopped on purpose to wipe my face with a towel, once I rode of the rollers when I tried for the first time to switch to the lower drop bars, and once I slipped off as I accellerated too choppily for one of the intervals.
1.2.17 - 10.1km commute
2.2.17 - 5.3km (14min) indoor/rollers
3.2.17 - 12.7km commute
5.2.17 - 2.5km (8min) indoor/rollers
6.2.17 - 7.2km (20min) indoor/rollers
7.2.17 - 7.4km (20min) indoor/rollers
11.2.17 - 12.8km (38min) indoor/rollers "Half is Easy"
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58km (of 150km goal)0 -
January - Achieved 181.79 Miles - No target set.
1st Feb – 0 Miles
2nd Feb – 21.17 Miles on Rollers
3rd Feb - 11.08 Miles on Rollers
4th Feb - 26.10 Miles on Rollers
5th Feb - 35.12 Miles on the Road - Eastwood Town to Matlock Bath return.
6th Feb - 0 Miles
7th Feb - 14.03 Miles on Rollers
8th Feb - 0 Miles
9th Feb - 0 Miles
10th Feb - 31.04 Miles on Rollers
11th Feb - 0 Miles
12th Feb - 40.68 Miles on Rollers
Total so far 179.22 Miles
Target 300 Miles
120.78 Miles to go0 -
Sun 12 - 39.3 miles: MTD 176.08 / 250, YTD 337.7 / 4000
My new official longest ever single ride. Also learnt a few interesting things about Garmin / Garmin Connect and Strava. (1) be careful what buttons you press while messing around trying to get the map to update, or you might end up inadvertently pausing your ride for ~25 minutes - doh! (2) Garmin Connect will only reflect the unpaused time - double doh! (3) Strava OTOH, will magically reconstitute the full ride time and distance - woohoo!1 -
February 1st 8.53 Miles -- Duration 0:50:31 (MTB)
February 3rd 18.1 Miles -- Duration 1:00:01
February 5th 40.6 Miles -- Duration 3:05:57 (MTB)
February 6th 18.4 Miles -- Duration 1:13:18
February 9th 26.0 Miles -- Duration 1:30:00
February 11th 37.3 Miles -- Duration 2:33:09 (MTB)
February Total Miles: 148.83
February Total Duration: 10:13:550 -
@35dollars congrats on the new distance! So glad you were able to "magically" get your full ride time and distance back.1
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