January 2018 Biking Cycling Bicycling Bike/ Bicycle/Unicycle/Tricycle Challenge!

tristramtrent
tristramtrent Posts: 257 Member
edited November 23 in Challenges
Starting this off as I can't seem to find one here as yet.

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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  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Started off the cycling year with an accidental PR - Garmin tells me it was my fastest indoor 40km ride today.
    Low hanging fruit really as I rarely do 40km indoors and it's even more rare I link Garmin when I do.

    No particular goal this month but will be doing a mixture of indoor tempo rides and interval training (either side of my FTP) while keeping fingers crossed the weather improves.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    Thanks for this! :)
  • awinner_au
    awinner_au Posts: 249 Member
    I'll aim for 600km this month. Riding with my wife today, got distracted, hit a hard edge and became well acquainted with a section of asphalt. Luckily it was low speed so only a bunch of grazes down my left side.

    Jan 2018 5hrs 93 km

  • suzjmac
    suzjmac Posts: 14 Member
    I am aiming to increase my endurance to above 50 km per ride with plenty of hill work and off road.
    I had a go on a penny farthing at Chatsworth. That has to be the coolest bike that I have ever sat on.
    I need to change my hybrid bike in 2018. Not sure what to buy . ?? adventure bike.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    suzjmac wrote: »
    I am aiming to increase my endurance to above 50 km per ride with plenty of hill work and off road.
    I had a go on a penny farthing at Chatsworth. That has to be the coolest bike that I have ever sat on.
    I need to change my hybrid bike in 2018. Not sure what to buy . ?? adventure bike.

    @suzjmac
    Penny farthing would be fascinating to try - maybe not in stop/go traffic though!

    Good time of year to shop for a 2017 model on a clearance deal....
    Changing your bike or adding a new one to your stable?
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    Review ... (Distances include cycling + walking + a bit of running)
    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
    November: 427.0 km (265.3 miles) = 50 hours 4 min
    December: 553.5 km (343.9 miles) = 52 hours 12 min

    Jan: 864.79 km (537.35 miles) = 65 hours 36 min
    Jan: 741.9 km (461.0 miles) = 70 hours 3 min

    I've had some busy Januaries in the past! Here's hoping I can maintain the tradition! :)

    Jan 1 - 4.9 km walking + running (32 min) + 32.5 km cycling (102 min)
    Jan 2 - 4.8 km walking (60 min)

    Jan 3 - 2.6 km walking (30 min) + 8.6 km running (65 min)

    Jan 4 - 2.9 km walking (36 min) + 15 flights of stairs (12 min)

    Jan 5 - 2.6 km walking (30 min) _ 2.2 km running (18 min) + 5 flights of stairs (4 min)

    Jan 6 - 0.6 km walking (7.5 min) + 15.8 indoor cycling (50 min) + 10 min weightlifting

    Jan 7 - 3.4 km walking (42 min) + 10.7 km running (1:21) + 21.4 km cycling (67 min)


    2017 Monthly January
    Walking Distance (km): 43.3
    Walking Time (min): 401.8
    Cycling Distance (km): 69.7
    Cycling Time (min): 220.1
    Stairs Climbed Number: 20.0
    Stairs Climbed Time (min): 16.0
    Other Distance: 0.0
    Other Time: 10.0

    Totals
    Total Distance (km): 113.0
    Total Distance (miles): 70.2
    Total Time (min): 647.9
    Total Time (hr): 10:47:51
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    End of first week of January and not felt great most of the time so kept the training intensity down just doing indoor tempo rides.

    Three sessions and 80.5 virtual miles.

  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    edited January 2018
    sijomial wrote: »
    End of first week of January and not felt great most of the time so kept the training intensity down just doing indoor tempo rides.

    Three sessions and 80.5 virtual miles.

    Still feeling under par so taking it easy, fitness is good but health not so much. :neutral:

    153 indoor miles for the month.
  • racingislife97
    racingislife97 Posts: 40 Member
    When I moved into a new position at work last October, I thought I'd easily transition into having a lot more time for cycling and running, since I'd be working from home on (pretty much) my own schedule. In addition to working from home, I travel quite a bit, maybe every third week, so I figured it would be really, really easy to get in runs and fitness center workouts on the road. I was wrong on all accounts. All of the sudden the road and mountain bikes were gathering dust, and I wasn't getting any free time during the travel because of 'dinner obligations' each night with the people I whom I was visiting.

    I decided to make an effort to change that this January, and even though it appears to be a resolution, it's really just when I decided it's time to make a better effort.

    Last weekend I decided to put together a Zwift indoor cycling sim/game in my basement office. I already had all the parts, the AppleTV unit, a TV, a CycleOps smart trainer, and my favorite bike (1992 Cannondale R600 in the 'Purple Fizz' color) that is just too harsh on the road for me in my old age. I had the opportunity just to make sure everything connected before heading out to Seattle (Bothell) for the week.

    I'm just 3 rides into Zwift, but I can honestly say that the game changed indoor riding for me. Today I took my first FTP test, the 75 minute one, and I'm 100% sure that I wouldn't have even made it through the warmup phase without the game keeping me interested and motivated.

    The original post didn't ask for my life story, I'm hoping it maybe gets someone who, like me, wouldn't ride inside before to give the game a try.

    What's my goal for January? That was the question. It's my intention to begin the 6 week FTP improvement workout series on Zwift. I also intend to 'just ride' the different maps with low to medium intensity as recovery rides and/or try to get a footpod connected to do some in-game running on the treadmill.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    Review ... (Distances include cycling + walking + a bit of running)
    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
    November: 427.0 km (265.3 miles) = 50 hours 4 min
    December: 553.5 km (343.9 miles) = 52 hours 12 min

    Jan: 864.79 km (537.35 miles) = 65 hours 36 min
    Jan: 741.9 km (461.0 miles) = 70 hours 3 min

    I've had some busy Januaries in the past! Here's hoping I can maintain the tradition! :)

    Jan 1 - 4.9 km walking + running (32 min) + 32.5 km cycling (102 min)
    Jan 2 - 4.8 km walking (60 min)
    Jan 3 - 2.6 km walking (30 min) + 8.6 km running (65 min)
    Jan 4 - 2.9 km walking (36 min) + 15 flights of stairs (12 min)
    Jan 5 - 2.6 km walking (30 min) _ 2.2 km running (18 min) + 5 flights of stairs (4 min)
    Jan 6 - 0.6 km walking (7.5 min) + 15.8 indoor cycling (50 min) + 10 min weightlifting
    Jan 7 - 3.4 km walking (42 min) + 10.7 km running (1:21) + 21.4 km cycling (67 min)

    Jan 8 - 8.5 km walking (105 min)

    Jan 9 - 6.3 km walking (75 min)

    Jan 10 - 10 km walking + 2.8 running (145 min)

    Jan 11 - 14.5 km walking (180 min)

    Jan 12 - 7.1 km walking (85 min)

    Jan 13 - 15.8 km cycling indoors on the trainer (50 min)

    Jan 14 - 2.2 km walking + 10 km running (105 min) + 14.25 cycling indoors on the trainer (45 min)

    **This was my first 10K Event!!** :)


    Jan 15 - 6.6 km walking (80 min)

    Jan 16 - 12.5 km walking (155 min)



    2017 Monthly January
    Walking Distance (km): 123.8
    Walking Time (min): 1345.5
    Cycling Distance (km): 99.8
    Cycling Time (min): 315.0
    Stairs Climbed Number: 20.0
    Stairs Climbed Time (min): 16.0
    Other Distance: 0.0
    Other Time: 10.0

    Totals
    Total Distance (km): 223.6
    Total Distance (miles): 138.9
    Total Time (min): 1686.5
    Total Time (hr): 28:06:30


    My focus has been more on running to prepare for the 10K run ... but now I switch back to cycling again. :)
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Chris Froome is recording his rides on Strava now - https://www.strava.com/pros/7491815 if anyone fancies doing a side by side comparison or following.

    Bit of a slacker though as he's only averaged 425 miles per week for the last four weeks.... Gulp!

    http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/chris-froome-back-strava-uploading-pretty-incredible-training-rides-364914

  • awinner_au
    awinner_au Posts: 249 Member
    racingislife97 wrote: »
    I'm just 3 rides into Zwift, but I can honestly say that the game changed indoor riding for me. Today I took my first FTP test, the 75 minute one, and I'm 100% sure that I wouldn't have even made it through the warmup phase without the game keeping me interested and motivated.

    The original post didn't ask for my life story, I'm hoping it maybe gets someone who, like me, wouldn't ride inside before to give the game a try.

    I wouldn't mind trying Zwift, the initial set up cost is quite high and puts me off in case I don't like it.

    Jan Strava 22hrs 447Km, off to New Zealand tomorrow for a week, includes riding the Otago rail trail for four days, that should add a few slow k's.

  • racingislife97
    racingislife97 Posts: 40 Member
    Getting into zwift from scratch would be expensive, fortunately I had everything I needed already. From scratch, assuming someone already has the bike, the cheapest way I've seen to put together a rig is to use a classic trainer (regular wheel-on without electronics, a speed/cadence sensor that has ant+4 or bluetooth (many riders already have this with their bike computer) that can be had pretty cheaply if it needs to be bought, an AppleTV unit ($170-ish USD) (and a tv) ,or a laptop or desktop PC. The recurring $17 USD monthly software cost subscription is expensive, but I think the developers are doing a good job with the game.

    My progress so far, did a few freerides, then an FTP test (195), now I'm 2 days into the six week FTP builder program for beginners. Today's workout was tough for me (week 1 day 2), not because of the sprints, but the 12 minute "cooldown" at 75% of my FTP number was brutal. We have snow and ice in Atlanta, Georgia now, I'm usually riding outside in shorts in January, so I'm thankful for being able to ride inside and have an interactive workout program that motivates and challenges me.
    January to date (5 days) - 60 miles
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    Sunday --

    Today I got out for a rather challenging bicycle ride. I cycled up one hill and then decided to tackle another one right away ... up to a look out point.

    Distance: 63.7 km (39.5 miles)
    Elevation: 1,006 m (3300 ft)

    Moving Time: 4:02:02
    Elapsed Time: 4:28:56
    Speed: Avg: 15.8 km/h | Max: 42.1 km/h

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  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    sijomial wrote: »
    sijomial wrote: »
    End of first week of January and not felt great most of the time so kept the training intensity down just doing indoor tempo rides.

    Three sessions and 80.5 virtual miles.

    Still feeling under par so taking it easy, fitness is good but health not so much. :neutral:

    153 indoor miles for the month.

    Finally feeling like I'm getting back to feeling well so progressively pushing up the intensity and switching from mostly steady state to intervals. 1min / 4min intervals felt easy, 2min / 6 min intervals today - not so much!

    218 indoor miles so far this month.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    sijomial wrote: »
    sijomial wrote: »
    sijomial wrote: »
    End of first week of January and not felt great most of the time so kept the training intensity down just doing indoor tempo rides.

    Three sessions and 80.5 virtual miles.

    Still feeling under par so taking it easy, fitness is good but health not so much. :neutral:

    153 indoor miles for the month.

    Finally feeling like I'm getting back to feeling well so progressively pushing up the intensity and switching from mostly steady state to intervals. 1min / 4min intervals felt easy, 2min / 6 min intervals today - not so much!

    218 indoor miles so far this month.

    Yay! First outdoor ride of the year. Always seems very strange and a sensory overload when you have been training indoors for a couple of months.
    34 miles at a steady pace and really nice to get out into the countryside rather than be stuck indoors.

    273 miles for the month.
  • racingislife97
    racingislife97 Posts: 40 Member
    111 miles for the month. Feels like a lot more because the structured workouts keep ending up on the hilly courses (zwift) which means incredibly slow pace... Maybe someday I'll ride outside again...
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    Review ... (Distances include cycling + walking + a bit of running)
    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
    November: 427.0 km (265.3 miles) = 50 hours 4 min
    December: 553.5 km (343.9 miles) = 52 hours 12 min

    Jan: 864.79 km (537.35 miles) = 65 hours 36 min
    Jan: 741.9 km (461.0 miles) = 70 hours 3 min

    I've had some busy Januaries in the past! Here's hoping I can maintain the tradition! :)

    Jan 1 - 4.9 km walking + running (32 min) + 32.5 km cycling (102 min)
    Jan 2 - 4.8 km walking (60 min)
    Jan 3 - 2.6 km walking (30 min) + 8.6 km running (65 min)
    Jan 4 - 2.9 km walking (36 min) + 15 flights of stairs (12 min)
    Jan 5 - 2.6 km walking (30 min) _ 2.2 km running (18 min) + 5 flights of stairs (4 min)
    Jan 6 - 0.6 km walking (7.5 min) + 15.8 indoor cycling (50 min) + 10 min weightlifting
    Jan 7 - 3.4 km walking (42 min) + 10.7 km running (1:21) + 21.4 km cycling (67 min)
    Jan 8 - 8.5 km walking (105 min)
    Jan 9 - 6.3 km walking (75 min)
    Jan 10 - 10 km walking + 2.8 running (145 min)
    Jan 11 - 14.5 km walking (180 min)
    Jan 12 - 7.1 km walking (85 min)
    Jan 13 - 15.8 km cycling indoors on the trainer (50 min)
    Jan 14 - 2.2 km walking + 10 km running (105 min) + 14.25 cycling indoors on the trainer (45 min)

    **This was my first 10K Event!!** :)

    Jan 15 - 6.6 km walking (80 min)
    Jan 16 - 12.5 km walking (155 min)

    Jan 17 - 7.2 km walking (90 min) + 14.8 km cycling (46 min)

    Jan 18 - 6.2 km walking (77 min)

    Jan 19 - 4.4 km walking (55 min)

    Jan 20 - 0.6 km walking (7 min) + 39.2 km cycling (123 min)

    Jan 21 - 63.7 km cycling (201 min)

    Jan 22 - 5 km walking (62 min) + 10 min weights + 4 flights of stairs (3 min)

    Jan 23 - 1.8 km walking (22 min) + 11.68 km cycling (36 min) + 5 flights of stairs (4 min)

    Jan 24 - 6.2 km walking (77 min) + 10 min weights + 4 flights of stairs (3 min)

    Jan 25 - 4.6 km walking (57 min) + 4 flights of stairs (3 min)

    Jan 26 - 161.83 km (511 min) **January Century!!**

    Jan 27 - 2.5 km walking (31 min)

    Jan 28 - 5.5 km walking (68 min) + 14.25 km cycling (45 min)

    Jan 29 - 6 km walking (75 min) + 10 min weights


    2017 Monthly January
    Walking Distance (km): 173.8
    Walking Time (min): 1970.5
    Cycling Distance (km): 405.3
    Cycling Time (min): 1279.9
    Stairs Climbed Number: 37.0
    Stairs Climbed Time (min): 29.6
    Other Distance: 0.0
    Other Time: 40.0

    Totals
    Total Distance (km): 579.1
    Total Distance (miles): 359.8
    Total Time (min): 3320.0
    Total Time (hr): 55:20:02
  • awinner_au
    awinner_au Posts: 249 Member
    35 hrs, 631Kms in Jan for me.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    Review ... (Distances include cycling + walking + a bit of running)
    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
    November: 427.0 km (265.3 miles) = 50 hours 4 min
    December: 553.5 km (343.9 miles) = 52 hours 12 min

    Jan: 864.79 km (537.35 miles) = 65 hours 36 min
    Jan: 741.9 km (461.0 miles) = 70 hours 3 min

    I've had some busy Januaries in the past! Here's hoping I can maintain the tradition! :)

    Jan 1 - 4.9 km walking + running (32 min) + 32.5 km cycling (102 min)
    Jan 2 - 4.8 km walking (60 min)
    Jan 3 - 2.6 km walking (30 min) + 8.6 km running (65 min)
    Jan 4 - 2.9 km walking (36 min) + 15 flights of stairs (12 min)
    Jan 5 - 2.6 km walking (30 min) _ 2.2 km running (18 min) + 5 flights of stairs (4 min)
    Jan 6 - 0.6 km walking (7.5 min) + 15.8 indoor cycling (50 min) + 10 min weightlifting
    Jan 7 - 3.4 km walking (42 min) + 10.7 km running (1:21) + 21.4 km cycling (67 min)
    Jan 8 - 8.5 km walking (105 min)
    Jan 9 - 6.3 km walking (75 min)
    Jan 10 - 10 km walking + 2.8 running (145 min)
    Jan 11 - 14.5 km walking (180 min)
    Jan 12 - 7.1 km walking (85 min)
    Jan 13 - 15.8 km cycling indoors on the trainer (50 min)
    Jan 14 - 2.2 km walking + 10 km running (105 min) + 14.25 cycling indoors on the trainer (45 min) **This was my first 10K Event!!** :)
    Jan 15 - 6.6 km walking (80 min)
    Jan 16 - 12.5 km walking (155 min)
    Jan 17 - 7.2 km walking (90 min) + 14.8 km cycling (46 min)
    Jan 18 - 6.2 km walking (77 min)
    Jan 19 - 4.4 km walking (55 min)
    Jan 20 - 0.6 km walking (7 min) + 39.2 km cycling (123 min)
    Jan 21 - 63.7 km cycling (201 min)
    Jan 22 - 5 km walking (62 min) + 10 min weights + 4 flights of stairs (3 min)
    Jan 23 - 1.8 km walking (22 min) + 11.68 km cycling (36 min) + 5 flights of stairs (4 min)
    Jan 24 - 6.2 km walking (77 min) + 10 min weights + 4 flights of stairs (3 min)
    Jan 25 - 4.6 km walking (57 min) + 4 flights of stairs (3 min)
    Jan 26 - 161.83 km cycling (511 min) **January Century!!**
    Jan 27 - 2.5 km walking (31 min)
    Jan 28 - 5.5 km walking (68 min) + 14.25 km cycling (45 min)
    Jan 29 - 6 km walking (75 min) + 10 min weights

    Jan 30 - 5.7 km walking (70 min)

    Jan 31 - 5.4 km walking (65 min) + 14 flights of stairs (11 min)


    2017 Monthly January
    Walking Distance (km): 184.9
    Walking Time (min): 2109.3
    Cycling Distance (km): 405.3
    Cycling Time (min): 1279.9
    Stairs Climbed Number: 51.0
    Stairs Climbed Time (min): 40.8
    Other Distance: 0.0
    Other Time: 40.0

    Totals
    Total Distance (km): 590.2
    Total Distance (miles): 366.7
    Total Time (min): 3470.0
    Total Time (hr): 57:49:59


    Not quite what I had hoped. I had hoped for 65-70 hours like the last two Januaries. But I wasn't taking a university course the last two Januaries. That has kind of eaten into my time a bit. So ... 57 hours isn't bad. :):)
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
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    End of first week of January and not felt great most of the time so kept the training intensity down just doing indoor tempo rides.

    Three sessions and 80.5 virtual miles.

    Still feeling under par so taking it easy, fitness is good but health not so much. :neutral:

    153 indoor miles for the month.

    Finally feeling like I'm getting back to feeling well so progressively pushing up the intensity and switching from mostly steady state to intervals. 1min / 4min intervals felt easy, 2min / 6 min intervals today - not so much!

    218 indoor miles so far this month.

    Yay! First outdoor ride of the year. Always seems very strange and a sensory overload when you have been training indoors for a couple of months.
    34 miles at a steady pace and really nice to get out into the countryside rather than be stuck indoors.

    273 miles for the month.

    Used final few hours of January to get up to 303 miles for the month.
    That will do for me as it's more than I would normally manage at this time of year - the benefit of being retired. :smiley:
  • huskydoo
    huskydoo Posts: 112 Member
    Wow! Glad to see this thread continuing.

    It will be a few months before those of us without fat bikes in the great white frozen north can venture outside. But I did get out for a quick trip around the block last weekend. We had a thaw and a sunny 45 degree day. 3.2 miles never felt so good. Can’t wait to get back out on the mountain bike trails!
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    Is there a February thread?
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
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    Is there a February thread?

    Or shall I create one ... I've already got 60+ km of cycling in Feb.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    For all the cyclists ... indoors or out ... I've created a February thread ...

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10641587/february-2018-biking-cycling-bicycling-bike-bicycle-unicycle-tricycle-challenge#latest
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