July 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 2015: 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 2016: 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
May: 426.6 km (265.1 miles) = 39 hours 21 min
June: 575.7 km (357.7 miles) = 41 hours 53 min

Look at that! I did the same time of exercise in June as I did 2 years ago. Consistency!

July ... somewhere in between my two previous Julys would be good.

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July 1 - 161.5 km cycling (510 min) + 0.5 km walking (6 min). This was a 150 km event put on by the BC Randonneurs to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday. Plus a bit extra.
July 2 - 3 km walking (35 min)
July 3 - 3.5 km walking (43.75 min) + 20.00 km cycling (63.16 min)
July 4 - 1 km walking (12 min) + 28.3 km cycling (90 min)
July 5 - 1.5 km walking (18 min) + 33.8 km cycling (105 min)
July 6 - 4 km walking (50 min) + 50.9 km cycling (160 min)
July 7 - 3 km walking (35 min) + 30.5 km cycling (95 min)

July 8 - 0.8 km walking (10 min) ... this was mainly within airports. I try to do a lot of walking while waiting for flights.

July 9 - For me, Sunday did not exist. We left Vancouver on Saturday, and arrived in New Zealand on Monday. There was no Sunday.

July 10 - 0.5 km walking (6 min) ... more airports as we flew into Australia.

July 11 - 21 km bicycle ride (65 min) ... a chilly, damp ride back in Tasmania.

July 12 - 1 km walking (12 min) ... just a bit of commute walking.

July 13 - 3.7 km walking (45 min) + 15 flights of stairs (10 min)


2017 Monthly July
Walking Distance (km): 22.5
Walking Time (min): 281.3
Cycling Distance (km): 346.0
Cycling Time (min): 1092.6
Stairs Climbed Number: 15.0
Stairs Climbed Time (min): 12.0

Totals
Total Distance (km): 368.5
Total Distance (miles): 229.0
Total Time (min): 1385.9
Total Time (hr): 23:05:53

Target - 400km

July 04 - 34.1 road
July 08 - 12.7 trail
July 10 - 13.5 trail
July 11 - 33.7 road
July 14 - 33.8 road

Total - 124.8km

17.9 miles on my spin bike. It really almost didn't happen after the Very Special Day I had at work--I received a big bouquet of fail from the Society for the Prevention of Hubris. I was tired and discouraged and the only thing that got me on the bike was knowing that I had a goal to meet. So, thanks, everybody, for being here.

Mtd: 75.7

fullylugged wrote: »

In awe of Machka9 as she tears it up (ever since she got her bike back!)

Thanks

8 miles on Friday and another 8.6 on the road today. May be joining the Monday night group mountain bike ride again this week.

Goal: 100 miles/ 20 trail miles
MTD: 86.2 miles/ 11.3 trail miles

sijomial wrote: »

Best bike has gone in for servicing and repair.
Started creaking and at first thought it was my wonky knee! Then hoped it was my saddle but sadly it's the bottom bracket. New cassette and chain also required.

Just as well I have a spare (you can't have too many bikes after all....) as this weekend was warm but humid.
40 miler and 60 miler done but really hard to drink enough.
Bit of running around on my hybrid too, forgotten was a nice ride a hybrid is in an urban environment.

MTD. 7 Hours - 113 miles - 19 Personal Records - 7 Activities

YTD. 156 Hours - 2,565.9 miles - 283 Personal Records - 131 Activities

Got my bike back with lubed/adjusted bottom bracket, new chain and cassette and it's riding like new again.

Just in time for.....
Drove down to Winchester and did a cut down Audax route over part of the South Downs and Salisbury Plain. Stunning scenery, great roads and incredibly low levels of traffic. One of my best ever rides but more challenging than I expected. Only one really big hill but there was a 10 mile uphill drag and constant ups and down that broke my rhythm. 84.5 miles, 31 Strava PRs, 4472' of elevation, 5hrs 40min.

Here's a high speed video - https://www.relive.cc/view/1085048808
Strava route - https://www.strava.com/routes/9577227

MTD. 15 Hours - 235 miles - 53 Personal Records - 16 Activities

YTD. 162 Hours - 2,688 miles - 317 Personal Records - 140 Activities

7/16/2017 ride:

Distance: 10.66 miles
Time: 00:58:06
Pace Avg: 16.2 mph
Pace Max: 25.3 mph
Avg. Cadence: 65 rpm
Max. Cadence: 97 rpm
Avg HR: 136 bpm
Max HR: 171 bpm
Elevation: 42 ft
Est. Avg. Power: 56 Watts
Energy Output: 195 KJ
Suffer Score: 71

Goal for July: 180-200 miles

July 2 - 8 : 51.6 miles
July 9 -15: 32.5 miles

Trying to work back into some fitness after getting derailed with two unfortunate crashes and busy with school Mar -> June. Not sure how much I'll be able to do as school is about to go crazy busy in the fall...but we shall see.

Today nothing special, just little recovery ride with about 4' of having some fun with some guy that came by me as I was tooling along. Busy week this week, so I'll probably just try to get in 60-90 minutes most days and then stretch the legs and see how we are going on Saturday with this route: