April 2017 Biking Cycling Bicycling Challenge!

Review ... (Distances include cycling + walking)
March 15: 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 16: 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
Feb: 600.5 km (373.1 miles) = 57 hours 30 min
Mar: 1113.2 km (691.7 miles) = 78 hours 25 min

March's goal was 1000 km of cycling, and we did that ... maybe we'll do it again in April.

April 1 - 101.5 km cycling (320 min)
April 2 - 68.8 km cycling (250 min)
April 3 - 8.3 km (103 min) walking
April 4 - 5.6 km (70 min) walking
April 5 - 3.9 km (48 min) walking + 26.9 km (85 min) cycling
April 6 - 5.2 km (65 min) walking + 12 flights of stairs (10 min)
April 7 - 7.1 km (88 min) walking + 24.8 km (78 min) cycling
April 8 - 74.5 km (235 min) cycling
April 9 - 33.2 km (104 min) cycling
April 10 - 8.3 km (103 min) walking
April 11 - 2 km (25 min) walking
April 12 - 2 km (25 min) walking + 9.4 km (30 min) cycling
April 13 - 2.2 km (25 min) walking
April 14 - 301.2 km (1020 min) cycling ... this was a 300 km randonnee completed in 17 hours including all breaks.
April 15 - 0! Rest day
April 16 - 203.3 km (732 min) cycling ... this was a 200 km randonnee completed in 12 hours 12 minutes including all breaks.
April 17 - 4 km (50 min) walking. Active recovery!
April 18 - 2.8 km (35 min) walking.

This was my Easter weekend:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Machka9/view/campbell-town-canter-easter-adventure-weekend-200-km-300-km-924682

April 19 - 1.8 km (22 min) walking
April 20 - 2.4 km (30 min) walking + 7 flights of stairs (6 min)
April 21 - 2.4 km (30 min) walking
April 22 - 56.1 km (175 min) cycling
April 23 - 40.2 km (125 min) cycling
April 24 - 4.9 km (60 min) walking
April 25 - 45.1 km (140 min) cycling

April 26 - 1.4 km (17 min) walking + 7 flights of stairs (6 min)
April 27 - 4.5 km (55 min) walking + 10 flights of stairs (8 min)
April 28 - 1.6 km (20 min) walking + 15 flights of stairs (12 min)
April 29 - 52.1 km (180 min) cycling

Plus some weights and core work!


April Activities
Walking Distance (km): 70.4
Walking Time (min): 880.0
Cycling Distance (km): 1060.7
Cycling Time (min): 3523.9
Stairs Climbed Number: 52.0
Stairs Climbed Time (min): 41.6

Totals
Total Distance (km): 1131.1
Total Distance (miles): 702.8
Total Time (min): 4445.5
Total Time (hr): 74:05:30

April Highlights

Another 1000 km cycling month! This is our second 1000 km month in a row.

And a 2-part Anniversary:

1) On April 29, 1990, I started cycling "seriously" and specifically, I started logging all my cycling distances. Yes, I have kept track of every single kilometre I have cycled since April 29, 1990. On that day, I rode 2 miles and had to take a break at the end of the first mile because it was that difficult. I've built up strength since then!

2) On April 29, 2016, I became an Australian citizen.

@ea56 - you are correct. We each set our individual goals and then come back and post our riding stats. Some people post time and miles, other just miles. Each month there is a new thread so you'll want to be on the lookout for the May challenge where we will all move to post our goals and updates.

This is a nice way to keep ourselves accountable, and to share our riding with other people who enjoy cycling.

207 miles is great, and your May goal sounds doable.

Thanks - I'll try to follow through !

Review ... (Distances include cycling + walking)
March 15: 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 16: 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
Feb: 600.5 km (373.1 miles) = 57 hours 30 min
Mar: 1113.2 km (691.7 miles) = 78 hours 25 min

March's goal was 1000 km of cycling, and we did that ... maybe we'll do it again in April.
April 1 - 101.5 km cycling (320 min)
April 2 - 68.8 km cycling (250 min)
April 3 - 8.3 km (103 min) walking
April 4 - 5.6 km (70 min) walking
April 5 - 3.9 km (48 min) walking + 26.9 km (85 min) cycling
April 6 - 5.2 km (65 min) walking + 12 flights of stairs (10 min)
April 7 - 7.1 km (88 min) walking + 24.8 km (78 min) cycling
April 8 - 74.5 km (235 min) cycling
April 9 - 33.2 km (104 min) cycling
April 10 - 8.3 km (103 min) walking
April 11 - 2 km (25 min) walking
April 12 - 2 km (25 min) walking + 9.4 km (30 min) cycling
April 13 - 2.2 km (25 min) walking
April 14 - 301.2 km (1020 min) cycling ... this was a 300 km randonnee completed in 17 hours including all breaks.
April 15 - 0! Rest day
April 16 - 203.3 km (732 min) cycling ... this was a 200 km randonnee completed in 12 hours 12 minutes including all breaks.
April 17 - 4 km (50 min) walking. Active recovery!
April 18 - 2.8 km (35 min) walking.
This was my Easter weekend:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Machka9/view/campbell-town-canter-easter-adventure-weekend-200-km-300-km-924682
April 19 - 1.8 km (22 min) walking
April 20 - 2.4 km (30 min) walking + 7 flights of stairs (6 min)
April 21 - 2.4 km (30 min) walking
April 22 - 56.1 km (175 min) cycling
April 23 - 40.2 km (125 min) cycling
April 24 - 4.9 km (60 min) walking
April 25 - 45.1 km (140 min) cycling
April 26 - 1.4 km (17 min) walking + 7 flights of stairs (6 min)
April 27 - 4.5 km (55 min) walking + 10 flights of stairs (8 min)
April 28 - 1.6 km (20 min) walking + 15 flights of stairs (12 min)
April 29 - 52.1 km (180 min) cycling
April 30 - 50.8 km (160 min) cycling

Plus some weights and core work!

April Activities
Walking Distance (km): 70.4
Walking Time (min): 880.0
Cycling Distance (km): 1111.5
Cycling Time (min): 3684.3
Stairs Climbed Number: 52.0
Stairs Climbed Time (min): 41.6

Totals
Total Distance (km): 1181.9
Total Distance (miles): 734.4
Total Time (min): 4605.9
Total Time (hr): 76:45:55

April Highlights

-- First full month as a 50-year old.
-- Cycled 1000 km in April, for the second month in a row! In fact we finished up with 1112 km.
-- Cycled 3000 km during the first third of the year. That's a good start to the year.
-- Cycled a 300 km randonnee + a 200 km randonnee (sanctioned long distance cycling events) on the Easter weekend. I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to pull those off, but we had been training for it ... and did it!
-- In completing the events above, we also completed our 4th century in the CAM (Century-A-Month) Challenge. This challenge requires that we cycle 162 km on day in each month of the year, starting in January.
-- Cycled our 6th Petite Year Round Randonneur ride, a 100 km permanent. The Petite Year Round Randonneur requires that we cycle a 100 km event each month of the year, starting in November.
-- On April 29, 1990, I started cycling "seriously" and specifically, I started logging all my cycling distances. Yes, I have kept track of every single kilometre I have cycled since April 29, 1990. On that day, I rode 2 miles and had to take a break at the end of the first mile because it was that difficult. I've built up strength since then!
-- Celebrated my 1-year anniversary as an Australian citizen!
-- And maintained my weight all month.


Looking forward to May!! The plan is that May will be strength and speed month. Gotta get better at climbing hills and faster on the randonnees.

Well, my goals weren't met this month. It's been a crazy month, and getting back on the road has actually been harsher on me than trainer time. So, instead of hitting 300mi, I wound up only getting 205mi. I'll just have to improve for May!