May 2017 Biking Cycling Bicycling Challenge!

3.5.2017 - 15km commute
4.5.2017 - 5.7km evening ride instead of a run
8.5.2017 - 13.9km commute
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34.6km of 200km May goal

3.5.2017 - 15km commute
4.5.2017 - 5.7km evening ride instead of a run
8.5.2017 - 13.9km commute
10.5.2017 - 24km commute incl. long detour home - lovely sunny weather
11.5.2017 - 25.4km commute incl. another detour home, this time in the rain. Ordered rain overpants when I got home!
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85km of 200km May goal

eta: By the way, today is "Global Bike to Work Day" according to Strava

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
Apr: 1181.9 km (734.4 miles) = 76 hours 45 min

April's goal was 1000 km of cycling, and we did that ... May is a strength-building month.

May 1 - 3.5 km walking (40 min) + 20.4 km spin bike (44 min) + 1.7 km rowing (12 min)
May 2 - 6.5 km walking (80 min)
May 3 - 2.6 km walking (30 min) + 20.9 km cycling (66 min)
May 4 - 7 km walking (85 min) + 16 flights of stairs (13 min)
May 5 - 4.7 km walking (55 min) + 7 flights of stairs (6 min)
May 6 - 163.3 km cycling (515 min) ... May's century ride.

May 7 - 2.2 km walking (27 min)

May 8 - 3.5 km walking (40 min) + 22.5 km spin bike (50 min) + 1.8 km rowing (12 min)

May 9 - 5.2 km walking (65 min) + 20 flights of stairs (16 min)

May 10 - 5.4 km walking (65 min)

May 11 - 3.5 km walking (40 min) + 13 flights of stairs (10 min)

May 12 - 2.5 km walking (30 min) + 12 flights of stairs (9 min)


2017 Monthly May
Walking Distance (km): 46.6
Walking Time (min): 582.5
Cycling Distance (km): 184.2
Cycling Time (min): 675.7
Stairs Climbed Number: 68.0
Stairs Climbed Time (min): 54.4
Other Distance: 3.5 Rowing
Other Time: 24.0 Rowing

Totals
Total Distance (km): 234.3
Total Distance (miles): 145.6
Total Time (min): 1336.6
Total Time (hr): 22:16:35

sijomial wrote: »

First Century ride of the season ticked off - an organised Audax event round the beautiful New Forest. For people not in the UK please note the New Forest isn't new and mostly isn't a forest!

Unfortunately it was far harder than it should have been, unexpectedly chilly but I just felt really off colour. Stomach upset early on wasn't exactly ideal.... But the countryside was absolutely beautiful - loads of bluebells and lots of foals for the wild horses too. Was aiming for 6hrs 30mins but did it in 6:44.
Last 10 miles were a real painful grind.

This is quite entertaining - an animated satellite view of my ride. https://www.relive.cc/view/975278572


Month to date: 9 Hours 135 miles 32 Personal Records 4 Activities

Year to date: 98 Hours 1,644 miles 129 Personal Records 95 Activities

Couple of decent rides this week, need to work on my hill climbing which is my worst aspect....

Month to date: 15 Hours 234 miles 41 Personal Records 7 Activities

Year to date: 1048 Hours 1,743 miles 138 Personal Records 98 Activities

I've biked to and from work every day this month except Friday the 5th. I worked from home that day. It's a bummer because I'm competing in the BTW challenge with other people at the office who never work from home. Maybe I'll get lucky and they'll get sick.

I haven't been posting updates in this thread, but this month to date I've ridden for 13 hours 18 min, 186.3 miles. I've been alternating road and mountain biking. The time is split about evenly between the two, mileage probably about 60/40 road/mountain (estimated because Strava doesn't seem to have a way to filter by bike).

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
Apr: 1181.9 km (734.4 miles) = 76 hours 45 min

April's goal was 1000 km of cycling, and we did that ... May is a strength-building month.

May 1 - 3.5 km walking (40 min) + 20.4 km spin bike (44 min) + 1.7 km rowing (12 min)
May 2 - 6.5 km walking (80 min)
May 3 - 2.6 km walking (30 min) + 20.9 km cycling (66 min)
May 4 - 7 km walking (85 min) + 16 flights of stairs (13 min)
May 5 - 4.7 km walking (55 min) + 7 flights of stairs (6 min)
May 6 - 163.3 km cycling (515 min) ... May's century ride.
May 7 - 2.2 km walking (27 min)
May 8 - 3.5 km walking (40 min) + 22.5 km spin bike (50 min) + 1.8 km rowing (12 min)
May 9 - 5.2 km walking (65 min) + 20 flights of stairs (16 min)
May 10 - 5.4 km walking (65 min)
May 11 - 3.5 km walking (40 min) + 13 flights of stairs (10 min)
May 12 - 2.5 km walking (30 min) + 12 flights of stairs (9 min)

May 13 - 51.8 km cycling (160 min)

May 14 - 52.5 km cycling (165 min)

May 15 - 3.5 km walking (40 min) + 22.5 km spin bike (50 min) + 2.3 km rowing (15 min)

May 16 - 3 km walking (35 min)

May 17 - 2.2 km walking (25 min)

And then on May 18th, I went into surgery and haven't moved much since ... although I am hoping for a short walk today.


2017 Monthly May
Walking Distance (km): 55.3
Walking Time (min): 691.3
Cycling Distance (km): 288.5
Cycling Time (min): 1055.1
Stairs Climbed Number: 68.0
Stairs Climbed Time (min): 54.4
Other Distance: 5.8
Other Time: 39.0

Totals
Total Distance (km): 349.6
Total Distance (miles): 217.2
Total Time (min): 1839.7
Total Time (hr): 30:39:42

@35dollars puncture + tyre-weld/pump/gas canister/spare tyre failure all in one? Yikes! I had a flat on my way to work on Thursday, but just had a short walk the last bit of the way to the office, and the spare tire I keep there was alright. I agree with sijomial - the amount of bad luck you had on that ride should be enough for the rest of the year.

@Machka9 I hope your surgery went will. I wish you a speedy recovery

@JetJaguar Nice riding!
No, Strava doesn't allow you to filter by bike. A workaround I read on the Strava forums once:
Strava shows the total milage of a bike, and you can "add components" on the gear settings part of the website. You can use that to log the milage at the beginning of a month, e.g. add a chain with brand "1500km" and model "on 1st May 2017". Then you can look at the total distance at the end of the month and compare with your notes to see how much you rode on the bike in question.

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3.5.2017 - 15km commute
4.5.2017 - 5.7km evening ride instead of a run
8.5.2017 - 13.9km commute
10.5.2017 - 24km commute incl. long detour home
11.5.2017 - 25.4km commute incl. another detour home
13.5.2017 - 27.1km ride
14.5.2017 - 22.7 + 3.9 km km ride
15.5.2017 - 9.6km commute
17.5.2017 - 7.9km commute
18.5.2017 - 9.2km commute
21.5.2017 - 6.7km home to start + 55km Cyclotour Genève-Lausanne . My first official cycling event! Most people did the entire tour of the lake (~180km), but more than 60km in a day is already a distance PR for me, so I only signed up for the shortest option.
I surprised myself by finishing in less than 2.5h. According to Strava, my average speed this year is ~19km/h; so with stops at the two aid stations to eat and drink (and chat a bit) I expected the 55km would take me 3 hours. I guess having other people to follow helped, or maybe the fact that the course was rather flat (only 250m of elevation along the way). In any case, it was fun
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227.4km of 200km May goal

sijomial wrote: »

sijomial wrote: »

First Century ride of the season ticked off - an organised Audax event round the beautiful New Forest. For people not in the UK please note the New Forest isn't new and mostly isn't a forest!

Unfortunately it was far harder than it should have been, unexpectedly chilly but I just felt really off colour. Stomach upset early on wasn't exactly ideal.... But the countryside was absolutely beautiful - loads of bluebells and lots of foals for the wild horses too. Was aiming for 6hrs 30mins but did it in 6:44.
Last 10 miles were a real painful grind.

This is quite entertaining - an animated satellite view of my ride. https://www.relive.cc/view/975278572


Month to date: 9 Hours 135 miles 32 Personal Records 4 Activities

Year to date: 98 Hours 1,644 miles 129 Personal Records 95 Activities

Couple of decent rides this week, need to work on my hill climbing which is my worst aspect....

Month to date: 15 Hours 234 miles 41 Personal Records 7 Activities

Year to date: 1048 Hours 1,743 miles 138 Personal Records 98 Activities

Couple of hard indoor sessions on the WattBike concentrating on pushing my FTP. Need to get used to training at high HR so the upcoming long climbs don't come as a shock to me.

Glorious 63 mile ride in the Surrey Hills AONB today, almost perfect weather and got into a nice rhythm. Pretty good times on my two "test hills" considering my legs were a bit fatigued.


Month to date:22 Hours 353 miles 54 Personal Records 13 Activities

Year to date:111 Hours 1,862 miles 151 Personal Records 104 Activities

3.5.2017 - 15km commute
4.5.2017 - 5.7km evening ride instead of a run
8.5.2017 - 13.9km commute
10.5.2017 - 24km commute incl. long detour home
11.5.2017 - 25.4km commute incl. another detour home
13.5.2017 - 27.1km ride
14.5.2017 - 22.7 + 3.9 km km ride
15.5.2017 - 9.6km commute
17.5.2017 - 7.9km commute
18.5.2017 - 9.2km commute
21.5.2017 - 6.7km home to start + 55km Cyclotour Genève-Lausanne
23.5.2017 - 20.8km commute + 18km evening ride
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266.2km of 200km May goal

Strava let me down yesterday For two out of three rides, it gave me 0km distance / 10s time after finishing the ride. It's especially frustrating since yesterday evening was the first time I added a bit of mountain, not just the usual hills. I still have a "classic" bike computer, so at least I know distance and time; but it would have been nice to be able to compare segment times the next time I try...
I reinstalled the app now, hopefully that will prevent it from happening again!

@_nikkiwolf_ What do you mean when you say "classic bike computer"? The Garmin devices (all of them, I think) can upload to Garmin Connect, which can then sync to Strava for you automatically. You don't get segments while riding, but you can compare afterwards easily.

@_nikkiwolf_ Ah, in that case, there's not much to do. I'd go for one of the Garmins if you can (or even a Wahoo or other competitor). Having longer battery life than the phone can manage is helpful for those longer rides. The added features are pretty nice too.