November 2017 Biking Cycling Bicycling Challenge!
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Welcome to the November 2017 Cycling Challenge thread!
This is a continuation of the October thread.
This is a continuation of the October thread.
ohhim wrote:If you are new to posting on this thread, or if you are new to cycling, We welcome you! If you are returning from a previous thread, We welcome you, too.
This thread is for anyone who rides a bike. Do you bike to work? Do you pull your children to the park? So you ride weekends? Do you spin, at home or the gym? Do you race crits, ironman, or centuries? Or, are you just starting out and remembering how much fun you had biking when you were a kid? However you choose to push your pedal, you are welcome on this thread.
There's no set challenge across participants - this is a mixed-ability / mixed-experience / everyone welcome group. Just pick your own target that you want to achieve this month, post that when you join the thread, and post updates throughout the month as you're working towards your target.
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I'm in again.
Summer's coming!!
And for those miserable days, there's always indoor cycling.0 -
First indoor bike training session of the winter and more like an IT training course.
Had to remember how to connect my HRM to the bike, my phone to the WiFi and and also to the bike, the bike to my Garmin to pick up the power and cadence sensors and then control the bike from a phone app. Phew!
Data flying everywhere....
To get my head around using power as my intensity metric again did a variety of workouts:
20 min fast (meaning fast for me of course!) @ 211 watts, 40 min steady ride at 160 watts and then a fast 3 min sprint @ 247 watts.2 -
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 2015: 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 2016: 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
July: 714 km (443.7 miles) = 52 hours 23 min
August: 475.8 km (295.6 miles) = 38 hours 41 min
September: 455.5 km (283 miles) = 41 hours 25 min
October: 647.1 km (402.1 miles) = 57 hours 19 min
October went better than anticipated ... hoping for a good November too! Roughly the same distance/hours as in previous years ... or more. I am finished university for a couple months, so hopefully I will have more time to be active.
Nov 2015: 660.21 km (410.23 miles) = 60 hours 41 min
Nov 2016: 403 km (250.4 miles) = 52 hours 16 min
No cycling yet ... been rather busy with work and university. But the cycling is coming ...
Nov 1 - 7 km walking (85 min) + 16 flights of stairs (12 min) ... that's 16 flights of 20 steps, up and down and including a few steps on each landing.
Nov 2 - 1.4 km walking (17 min) ... mad studying for exam
Nov 3 - 6.7 km walking (80 min) + 8 flights of stairs (6 min) ... lots of walking to university for exam, between university and work, out to the grocery store to get lunch, and out to dinner later in the day.
2017 Monthly November
Walking Distance (km): 15.1
Walking Time (min): 188.8
Cycling Distance (km): 0.0
Cycling Time (min): 0.0
Flights of Stairs Climbed Number: 24.0
Flights of Stairs Climbed Time (min): 19.2
Totals
Total Distance (km): 15.1
Total Distance (miles): 9.4
Total Time (min): 208.0
Total Time (hr): 3:27:570 -
In, and aiming for 350 miles this month.1
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Does turbo count, as well as miles on the road?0
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resale3108 wrote: »Does turbo count, as well as miles on the road?
Yep ... indoor, outdoor, whatever you like. 0 -
I am new to this
Does anyone have any recommendations for a beginner on stationary bike...not very active, but looking to change that0 -
Great! Thank youresale3108 wrote: »Does turbo count, as well as miles on the road?
Yep ... indoor, outdoor, whatever you like.
2/11/17 - sweaty turbo malarkey; Av HR 143, Max HR 185; Av Speed 22.1km/h, Max Speed 41.1km/h;
Time; 51 mins
Distance 18.8km
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Got an outdoor ride in today - was in two minds whether to cycle as temperature was borderline for me (9c) but so glad I did. Beautiful mostly bright day with dry roads. Hands and feet cold but not dead!
MTD - 3 Hours 58 miles 9 Personal Records 4 Activities
YTD - 262 Hours 4,267.2 miles 686 Personal Records 228 Activities
Here is a view from the bottom of the Staple Lane climb into the Surrey Hills....
The second half of the climb is over the visible summit.
http://veloviewer.com/segment/628859/Staple+Lane
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Moderately chilly on the commute this morning - a balmy -3.2C. Time to break out the lobster gloves if this cool snap continues1
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Oh man, I've had a pretty poor cycling year. Also a pretty poor year for maintaining my weight loss. Ugh, whyyyyy???? But, better late than never, gearing myself up for winter bike commuting! I'm hoping for no snow for a little while longer yet so I can ride my new (to me) bike - a teeny tiny Waterford ST-14. Holy heck I'm in love. Once the snow hits and stays, I'll need to drag out my old winter rig, which needs some significant work. Bah.
11/2 - 28 miles
11/3 - 8 miles (last outing for my road bike for the year. I put it down in the basement to hibernate after this ride, sniff sniff)
11/6 - 17 miles
November total: 53 miles2 -
11/2 - 28 miles
11/3 - 8 miles
11/6 - 17 miles
11/7 - 18 miles - signed up for the masters swim team at the Y. Alarm set for 4:45 to bike to the gym for the 6:30 practice. Instead, I stayed in bed until 6:45. Hard to motivate oneself out of bed when it's so freakin cold. Going to try again on Thursday.
November total: 71 miles
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Happy dance in the gym today - set a new PR for 20 minute FTP test.
Nothing impressive in the grand scheme of things but I'm just delighted still to be improving my fitness at age 57.
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I used to bike 20 miles a few times a week, but got out of the habit...I like this group...let's see if I can get peddling again!!!1
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Windy, chilly cycle; thankfully only the garmin died! 43k
Total; 61k.1 -
In for 30 hours.
First of four meso base period done (4 week blocks), this week being recovery. Think I got a nice bump of 10-15w. Thursday's ride.
Saturday's ride almost killed me.
MTD
Duration: 8:21:10
Time Moving: 8:17:07
Distance (miles): 161.9
Activities: 5
Elevation Gain (feet): 2,862
YTD
Duration: 231:52:28
Time Moving: 225:38:38
Distance (miles): 3,636.9
Activities: 165
Elevation Gain (feet): 182,2883 -
I haven't ridden my bikes (indoor or outdoor ) for a couple of years. I want to start up again so thought this challenge would be a good way to start. I am a fair weather rider so will do primarily indoor cycling to start.1
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I'm in.
Been a little sore, plus donated blood last week so lost a day there
. Trying not to overdo it (as I always do) and get injured, so working on ramping back up. I cycled 355 miles in October, but in November I'm off to a slow start, so I'll shoot for 300 miles.
11/3: 15 miles
11/5: 15 miles
11/6: 15 miles
Total: 45/300 miles1 -
11/3: 15 miles
11/5: 15 miles
11/6: 15 miles
11/8: 15 miles
Total: 60/300 miles
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