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

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  • Dr_Farru
    Dr_Farru Posts: 63 Member
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    tcaley4 wrote: »
    @Dr_Farru, it might be hard a first, but I went for a ride every day until it became a habit. Now, as @huskydoo said above, it does become a kind of therapy and stress relief, and now, I feel like something is missing out of my day if I don’t get to go for a ride, and I’ve been doing it now for 5 years.

    Thank you for that! I'm going to definitely go once the sun goes down a bit here shortly. Thank you for the encouragement
  • AgileK9
    AgileK9 Posts: 257 Member
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    Dr_Farru wrote: »
    I'm new to biking.. I need help with not wanting someone to go bike with. How do you push yourself to go alone?

    I don't mind biking alone but check out the local bike shops and see if they have any group rides you can join. That's how I started into mountain biking. I joined the weekly ride, then a bunch of women started going and we started our own ladies ride night. My bike shop sponsors at least 4 different rides each week from serious road biking to casual rides.
  • AgileK9
    AgileK9 Posts: 257 Member
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    Aug 2 - 6 miles trail
    Aug 7 - 6 miles trail
    Aug 8 - 15 miles road
    Aug 9 - 4 miles trail
    Aug 11 - 18 road miles
    Aug 12 - 14 trail miles

    We went to this really cool place on Sunday to mountain bike. It's an art exhibit with these giant structures. They offer air conditioned bus tours but my girlfriends and I are badass...lol and braved the 100 degree heat and 5 miles uphill with 2000 ft of elevation climb. No seriously, it was miserable! The installations are really cool but if I ever go back it better be 70 degrees or less!

    https://tippetrise.org/

    This is installation is bigger than my house!
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  • notarunnermfp
    notarunnermfp Posts: 43 Member
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    8/3- 9.5
    8/4- 3.2
    8/7- 6
    8/8-13.2
    8/10-13.9
    8/12-15.5

    Slow start this month and trying to figure out how to start incorporating more strength training, but my last few rides have been feeling really good. Getting comfortable riding 10-15 miles a few times a week. According to my Garmin I've logged about 200 miles since getting my bike!
  • Dr_Farru
    Dr_Farru Posts: 63 Member
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    AgileK9 wrote: »
    Dr_Farru wrote: »
    I'm new to biking.. I need help with not wanting someone to go bike with. How do you push yourself to go alone?

    I don't mind biking alone but check out the local bike shops and see if they have any group rides you can join. That's how I started into mountain biking. I joined the weekly ride, then a bunch of women started going and we started our own ladies ride night. My bike shop sponsors at least 4 different rides each week from serious road biking to casual rides.

    They all ride so much faster than me. I'm still between 9-11mph.. 11 with no elevation at all... 9 with about 150-200 elevation.. This is why group rides are hard for me.. 😒
  • Dr_Farru
    Dr_Farru Posts: 63 Member
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    I rode a mile less today than yesterday.. Went a Little faster because I avoided any elevation... I'm hoping to slowly build stamina again... I was hurting while riding today!!!
    8/12- 4.2
    8/13- 3.2
    Lets see what tomorrow brings...
  • huskydoo
    huskydoo Posts: 112 Member
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    Dr_Farru wrote: »
    AgileK9 wrote: »
    Dr_Farru wrote: »
    I'm new to biking.. I need help with not wanting someone to go bike with. How do you push yourself to go alone?

    I don't mind biking alone but check out the local bike shops and see if they have any group rides you can join. That's how I started into mountain biking. I joined the weekly ride, then a bunch of women started going and we started our own ladies ride night. My bike shop sponsors at least 4 different rides each week from serious road biking to casual rides.

    They all ride so much faster than me. I'm still between 9-11mph.. 11 with no elevation at all... 9 with about 150-200 elevation.. This is why group rides are hard for me.. 😒

    Also look for a cycling club in your area. Most will have easy paced rides for beginners or families. My club has them for road and MTB.

  • huskydoo
    huskydoo Posts: 112 Member
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    Did a road ride Saturday while at the lake. Weather has been really nice lately. Group MTB ride tonight and doing another group MTB ride tomorrow night.


    August 5: 9 miles singletrack
    August 7: 15 miles singletrack
    August 11: 10.6 miles road
    August 13: 9.75 miles singletrack
  • notarunnermfp
    notarunnermfp Posts: 43 Member
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    8/3- 9.5
    8/4- 3.2
    8/7- 6
    8/8-13.2
    8/10-13.9
    8/12-15.5

    8/13-6.14
    8/15-8.6
    8/18-17.74
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,682 Member
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    this year's been a bit of a nightmare distance wise...

    August so far...

    4/8 - https://www.strava.com/activities/1749193863 - 36.55km
    5/8 - https://www.strava.com/activities/1751247485 - 35.94km
    8/8 - https://www.strava.com/activities/1758882552 - 4.58km - punctured/ripped tyre, walked home
    11/8 - https://www.strava.com/activities/1764772782 - 35.9km
    18/8 - https://www.strava.com/activities/1780681492 - 28.01km

    140.9km so far. really need to get my lazy *kitten* out of the door through the week - hate the idea i'm turning into a weekend warrior.


  • deceived1
    deceived1 Posts: 281 Member
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    Just found this thread! Bought my first "real" bike this year (just a hybrid -- kind of regretting not going full road). This is what I've done so far (Strava stats) in August. Current goal is to build endurance.

    8/7 - 14.1 miles at 15.3MPH average
    8/8 - 5.1 miles at 15.0MPH average
    8/9 - 17.8 miles at 14.3MPH average
    8/10 - 9.1 miles at 15.00MPH average
    8/11 - 10.5 miles at 14.8MPH average
    8/12 - 28.4 miles at 12.5MPH average
    8/13 - 9.0 miles at 15.7MPH average
    8/15 - 10.5 miles at 14.9MPH average
    8/16 - 10.3 miles at 15.9MPH average
    8/17 - 9.0 miles at 15.3MPH average
    8/18 - 5.1 miles at 15.5MPH average

    Thanks for having me in this thread! Anyone here have any suggestions in terms of riding/"training", if my goal is to increase my endurance/distance?
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,682 Member
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    this year's been a bit of a nightmare distance wise...

    August so far...

    4/8 - https://www.strava.com/activities/1749193863 - 36.55km
    5/8 - https://www.strava.com/activities/1751247485 - 35.94km
    8/8 - https://www.strava.com/activities/1758882552 - 4.58km - punctured/ripped tyre, walked home
    11/8 - https://www.strava.com/activities/1764772782 - 35.9km
    18/8 - https://www.strava.com/activities/1780681492 - 28.01km
    19/8 - https://www.strava.com/activities/1782910261- 35.87km

    176.8km so far. really need to get my lazy *kitten* out of the door through the week - hate the idea i'm turning into a weekend warrior.
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,682 Member
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    Relive of yesterdays ride - https://www.relive.cc/view/1780681492 - a bit of dust and grit under the wheels for a change
    (making the best of it, before it's a mud-fest like the other 10 months of the year...)

  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,811 Member
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    Bit of an up and down week - in more ways than one.

    A friend who is doing the Gran Fordo world championships next month asked me to plan a challenging climbing route and act as a guide to the Surrey Hills (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and a cycling mecca).
    Only 44 miles but six good climbs with big gradients (all the way up to 20%).
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    Really pushed myself hard to avoid being completely smoked on the climbs (PR'd 4 of the hills) but it's flattened me for the rest of the week. Aren't you supposed to get more sensible as you get older? :blush:

    128 miles for the week, 342 miles for the month.


  • Rosefern1
    Rosefern1 Posts: 42 Member
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    I'm thinking of training for a century ride. Currently, I use my mountain bike for my rides, even the long ones. But I know I'll have to buy a road bike for a century. I am looking at a triathlon bike. Would you recommend a triathlon bike or just a regular road bike for a century?
  • kcjchang
    kcjchang Posts: 709 Member
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  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,811 Member
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    Rosefern1 wrote: »
    I'm thinking of training for a century ride. Currently, I use my mountain bike for my rides, even the long ones. But I know I'll have to buy a road bike for a century. I am looking at a triathlon bike. Would you recommend a triathlon bike or just a regular road bike for a century?

    @Rosefern1
    I just used a road biased hybrid for my first Century. Downside is that it's not as fast or as efficient as a road bike - but quicker than the MTB with road tyres I used before that for rides up to 60 miles.

    Resisted switching to a road bike as I was convinced it would be less comfortable due to my damaged neck and back. But I then entered a 114 mile ride and a friend convinced me to borrow his spare road bike to train on.
    Converted me as it was actually more comfortable as well as significantly faster, it also makes it more social when you can keep pace with others without exhausting yourself.

    But road bikes have quite a range, on Audax events there's just about every type of bike being used and enjoyed for long rides.
    I went for the comfortable end of the spectrum with a Specialized Roubaix which has a quite relaxed geometry. Try before you buy would be my recommendation.
  • huskydoo
    huskydoo Posts: 112 Member
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    11 miles of singletrack tonight. Had a nasty crash on a transition from a skinny bridge to a skinny bridge. Was tired and got sloppy. Smashed my knee up on my pedal and piledrived my shoulder into the ground. One of those crashes where you gingerly try out your appendages to make sure they all work and point the correct direction.



    August 5: 9 miles singletrack
    August 7: 15 miles singletrack
    August 11: 10.6 miles road
    August 13: 9.75 miles singletrack
    August 20: 11 miles singletrack
  • AsthmaticHippo
    AsthmaticHippo Posts: 62 Member
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    Wednesday 8/1 - 25km
    Thursday 8/2 - 25km
    Friday 8/3 - 40km
    Friday 8/10 - 25km
    Wednesday 8/15 - 1 hour spinning
    Thursday 8/16 - 1 hour spinning
    Monday 8/20 - 40km
    Tuesday 8/21 - 40km
    Wednesday 8/22 - 40km
    Thursday 8/23 - 40km
    Friday 8/24 - 40km

    2018 monthly total August

    Cycling Distance (km):315
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 24,951 Member
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    Review ... (Distances include cycling + walking + a bit of running)
    Mar-15 … 489.8 km (304.3 miles) = 38 hours 4 min
    Apr-15 … 491.94 km (305.6 miles) = 43 hours 6 min
    May-15 … 361.81 km (224.8 miles) = 35 hours 50 min
    Jun-15 … 569.53 km (353.9 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
    Jul-15 … 230.7 km (143.35 miles) = 32 hours 45 min
    Aug-15 … 211.3 km (131.3 miles) = 28 hours 8 min
    Sep-15 … 306.7 km (190.6 miles) = 35 hour 2 min
    Oct-15 … 441.82 km (274.5 miles) = 47 hours 43 min
    Nov-15 … 660.21 km (410.23 miles) = 60 hours 41 min
    Dec-15 … 499.91 km (282.8 miles) = 54 hours 56 min
    Jan-16 … 864.79 km (537.35 miles) = 65 hours 36 min
    Feb-16 … 470.53 km (292.4 miles) = 40 hours 39 min
    Mar-16 … 917.73 km (570.2 miles) = 66 hours 13 min
    Apr-16 … 417.83 km (259.6 miles) = 40 hours 23 min
    May-16 … 267.09 km (165.9 miles) = 36 hours 10 min
    Jun-16 … 552.1 km (343 miles) = 54 hours 48 min
    Jul-16 … 709 km (440.5 miles) = 60 hours 41 minutes
    Aug-16 … 775.9 km (482.1 miles) = 54 hours 52 minutes
    Sep-16 … 371.3 km (230.7 miles) = 32 hours 20 min
    Oct-16 … 649 km (403.3 miles) = 49 hours 46 min
    Nov-16 … 403 km (250.4 miles) = 52 hours 16 min
    Dec-16 … 511.05 km (317.55 miles) = 52 hours 2 min
    Jan-17 … 741.9 km (461.0 miles) = 70 hours 3 min
    Feb-17 … 600.5 km (373.1 miles) = 57 hours 30 min
    Mar-17 … 1113.2 km (691.7 miles) = 78 hours 25 min
    Apr-17 … 1181.9 km (734.4 miles) = 76 hours 45 min
    May-17 … 426.6 km (265.1 miles) = 39 hours 21 min
    Jun-17 … 575.7 km (357.7 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
    Jul-17 … 714 km (443.7 miles) = 52 hours 23 min
    Aug-17 … 475.8 km (295.6 miles) = 38 hours 41 min
    Sep-17 … 455.5 km (283 miles) = 41 hours 25 min
    Oct-17 … 647.1 km (402.1 miles) = 57 hours 19 min
    Nov-17 … 427.0 km (265.3 miles) = 50 hours 4 min
    Dec-17 … 553.5 km (343.9 miles) = 52 hours 12 min
    Jan-18 … 590.2 km (366.7 miles) = 57 hours 49 min
    Feb-18 … 826.9 km (513.8 miles) = 57 hours 35 min
    Mar-18 … 582.01 km (361.6 miles) = 50 hours 11 min
    Apr-18 … 176.23 km (109.5 miles) = 29 hours 47 min
    May -18 … 167.6 km (104.1 miles) = 29 hours 08 min
    June-18 … 349.9 km (217.4 miles) = 36 hours 58 minutes
    July-18 ... 324.2 km (201.5 miles) = 24 hours 26 minutes

    Trying to do a bit more in August.

    Wednesday, 1 August 2018 ... 1.4 km walking + 4 flights of stairs
    Thursday, 2 August 2018 ... 2.2 km walking + 6 flights of stairs
    Friday, 3 August 2018 ... 0.8 km walking + 10.2 km cycling indoors with Zwift + only 2 flights of stairs
    Saturday, 4 August 2018 0.9 km walking + 2 km running + 18.27 km cycling indoors with Zwift

    Sunday, 5 August 2018 ... 1 km walking + 2 km running + 21.63 km cycling indoors with Zwift
    Monday, 6 August 2018 ... 5.8 km walking + 4 flights of stairs
    Tuesday, 7 August 2018 ... 2.3 km walking + 4 flights of stairs
    Wednesday, 8 August 2018 ... 6.6 km walking + 4 flights of stairs
    Thursday, 9 August 2018 ... 1.8 km walking + 4 flights of stairs
    Friday, 10 August 2018 ... 2.1 km walking + 4 flights of stairs
    Saturday, 11 August 2018 ... 1.4 km walking + 4 flights of stairs

    Sunday, 12 August 2018 ... 0
    Monday, 13 August 2018 ... 5.8 km walking + 4 flights of stairs
    Tuesday, 14 August 2018 ... 3.8 km walking + 4 flights of stairs
    Wednesday, 15 August 2018 ... 2.3 km walking + 4 flights of stairs
    Thursday, 16 August 2018 ... 3 km walking + 4 flights of stairs
    Friday, 17 August 2018 ... 2.3 km walking + 4 flights of stairs
    Saturday, 18 August 2018 ... 0.9 km walking + 2.3 km running + 18.33 km cycling indoors with Zwift

    Sunday, 19 August 2018 ... 18.61 km cycling indoors with Zwift
    Monday, 20 August 2018 ... 5.8 km walking + 4 flights of stairs
    Tuesday, 21 August 2018 ... 2.2 km walking + 4 flights of stairs
    Wednesday, 22 August 2018 ... 2.3 km walking + 3.6 km cycling indoors with Zwift + 6 flights of stairs
    Thursday, 23 August 2018 ... 7.4 km walking + 8 flights of stairs
    Friday, 24 August 2018 ... 3.9 km walking + 10 flights of stairs
    Saturday, 25 August 2018 ... 2.6 km running + 5.11 km cycling outdoors with my husband!!

    Sunday, 26 August 2018 ... 1.7 km running *My fastest run* + 8.04 cycling outdoors with my husband!!


    2018 Monthly August
    Walking Distance (km): 76.6
    Walking Time (min): 925.8
    Cycling Distance (km): 103.8
    Cycling Time (min): 293.9
    Stairs Climbed Number: 84.0
    Stairs Climbed Time (min): 67.2

    Totals
    Total Distance (km): 180.4
    Total Distance (miles): 112.1
    Total Time (min): 1286.8
    Total Time (hr): 21:26:50

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