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13hrs 297Km with 3600m of climbing for sep so far.2
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4 Sept - 21 mins/ 8.7kms
5 Sept - 35 mins / 15.2kms
6 Sept - 32 mins / 14.6kms
7 Sept - 33 mins / 15.6kms
10 Sept - 28 mins/ 13.68kms
11Sept - 31 mins / 13.58kms
12 Sept - 23 mins / 9.86kms
13 Sept - 33 mins / 14.60kms
Total for Sept so far .... 105.82 kms0 -
My week has been going fantastical. After 124 miles last week, I started Monday with a gym session followed by a bike trifecta.
2018.09.10 - Monday: 45 minutes +/- on the gym floor working shoulders. Trying to use dumbbells over machines, + 35 minutes on the Precor AMT elliptical. Sustaining top level (20) for the last 13 minutes.
2018.09.11 - Tuesday: 20.72 miles on my "time trail" carbon frame 17.5 MPH average, time: 1:10:51
2018.09.12 - Wednesday 22.50 miles. On my road carbon frame, 16.6 MPH, time: 1:21:25
2018.09.13 - This morning: 22:58 miles, same course, 16.5 MPH average, 1:22:00
I would like to do one more 20 miler either tomorrow or Saturday, and then a 40 to 45 miler on Sunday.
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Great job everyone.1 -
4 Sept - 21 mins/ 8.7kms
5 Sept - 35 mins / 15.2kms
6 Sept - 32 mins / 14.6kms
7 Sept - 33 mins / 15.6kms
10 Sept - 28 mins/ 13.68kms
11Sept - 31 mins / 13.58kms
12 Sept - 23 mins / 9.86kms
13 Sept - 33 mins / 14.60kms
14 Sept - 46 mins / 22.6 kms
Total for Sept so far .... 128.42 kms0 -
It will take some time to be comfortable using the Wii controller and pedalling at the same time .... but I am starting to find "the optimum bike-cruzin' music zone" tempo that will let me merge Exergame-on-tv with stationary biking. Last night I managed 25 minutes and 220 calories burned (If I had been on the mini-trampoline at this tempo, I would have burned maybe 47 cals in the same length of time).
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I’m in!1
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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
Aug-18 ... 210.1 km (130.6 miles) = 25 hours 59 minutes
There was more walking and running in August ... hoping for a bit more cycling in September!!
Sep-15 … 306.7 km (190.6 miles) = 35 hour 2 min
Sep-16 … 371.3 km (230.7 miles) = 32 hours 20 min
Sep-17 … 455.5 km (283 miles) = 41 hours 25 min
Saturday, 1 September 2018 ... 21 km cycling inside with Zwift
Sunday, 2 September 2018 ... 2 km running + 12 km cycling outside!!
Monday, 3 September 2018 ... 1.4 km walking + 14 flights of 20 stairs
Tuesday, 4 September 2018 ... 1.9 km walking + 5.3 km running + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Wednesday, 5 September 2018 ... 1.8 km walking + 10.18 km cycling inside with Zwift + 10 flights of 20 stairs
Thursday, 6 September 2018 ... 7 km walking + 8 flights of 20 stairs
Friday, 7 September 2018 ... 2 km walking + 1.1 km running + 8 km cycling outside!!
Saturday, 8 September 2018 ... 1.5 km walking + 15.12 km cycling outside
Sunday, 9 September 2018 ... 1.5 km walking + 10.63 km cycling outside
Monday, 10 September 2018 ... 3.7 km walking
Tuesday, 11 September 2018 ... 1.8 km walking + 6 km running + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Wednesday, 12 September 2018 ... 4.5 km walking + 6 flights of 20 stairs
Thursday, 13 September 2018 ... 1.8 km walking + 10 flights of 20 stairs
Friday, 14 September 2018 ... 1.8 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Saturday, 15 September 2018 ... 21 km cycling inside with Zwift
2018 Monthly September
Walking Distance (km): 44.0
Walking Time (min): 451.5
Cycling Distance (km): 97.9
Cycling Time (min): 292.5
Stairs Climbed Number: 60.0
Stairs Climbed Time (min): 48.0
Totals
Total Distance (km): 141.9
Total Distance (miles): 88.2
Total Time (min): 792.0
Total Time (hr): 13:11:591 -
Finished off a good training week at the end of a 7 week training block.
210 miles for the week and 406 miles for the month, also 2/3 of the way to the Strava 8000m of climbing in a month challenge.
A bout of illness has left me in a slightly odd state of fitness: good sprint speed, good endurance at low intensities but noticeably down on speed endurance as I'm struggling to maintain higher intensity for long durations.
Poor timing as I'm one week out from my first closed roads century ride.
Taper week will involve coming off caffeine, drinking beetroot shots (yum!
) and a few gentle rides. 2 -
I just bought my first ever road bike yesterday (Specialized Diverge E5 Elite). I've only ever ridden hybrids before. I also bought my first ever clipless pedals.
I spent about 30 minutes in my kitchen practicing clipping in/out, including falling over and busting my butt in the kitchen (though better than the road, hah!)
Once I got that down, went on a ride. PR'd every single segment, without going nearly as hard as I would push myself on the hybrid. The most significant segment was a somewhat hard climb, which I PRd by over 20% (4minutes from previous 5minute PR).
ANYWAYS, I'm absolutely in love with the bike. And the clipless pedals. They make a world of difference! I'm itching to get back out already and I just got home.3 -
I spent about 30 minutes in my kitchen practicing clipping in/out, including falling over and busting my butt in the kitchen (though better than the road, hah!)
Ive had three clip stacks, each time i was unclipped but leaned towards the clipped side, watch out for that.
19hrs 453Km 5500 metres of climbing for september.
Going faster but a new unwelcome feature of my cycling has started to appear, Im cramping around the four hour mark. First time I put it down to lack of nutrition and cramps literally stopped me dead in my tracks, but the second time I think i did all the right things, cramp wasnt so bad and i was able to ride through the cramps slowly.0 -
It will take some time to be comfortable using the Wii controller and pedalling at the same time .... but I am starting to find "the optimum bike-cruzin' music zone" tempo that will let me merge Exergame-on-tv with stationary biking. Last night I managed 25 minutes and 220 calories burned (If I had been on the mini-trampoline at this tempo, I would have burned maybe 47 cals in the same length of time).
Lowering the sensitivity setting on the Wii sensor bar worked wonders today! (unless it was having the movement- sensing nunchucks on my ankles instead of my thighs) Not that how quick and easy the points in the game rack up actually make any difference to the mechanics of the biking ... apart from a motivation vs frustration about "the scenery" point of view.1 -
9/1: Walking Exergame 0.78 miles / 0:11 mins (then went to BIL's cottage for the day)
9/2: Walking Exergame : 4.4 miles / 1h:35 + Walking Outdoors 1.6 km / 0:20 mins
9/3: Stationary bike: 8.79 miles / 0:35 mins + Walking Exergame: 2.5 miles / 0:52 mins
9/4 : Stationary bike: 9.79 miles / 0:35 mins
9/5 : Stationary bike: 10.09 miles / 0:35 mins
9/6 : Stationary bike: 10.21 miles / 0:35 mins
9/7 : total rest day
two days "active rest" walking exergame on the weekend; back to the stationary bike Monday ...
9/8: Walking exergame: 1.4 miles / 0:31 mins
9/9: Walking exergame: 4.1 miles / 1h:45 + Walking Outdoors 2 km / 24 mins
9/10: Walking exergame: 1.6 miles / 0:40
9/11: Stationary bike: 10.35 miles / 0:35 mins (another new personal biking best!)
9/12: Walking exergame: 2.6 miles / 1h:02
9/13: Stationary bike: 5.57 miles / 0:22 mins (first try merging with the exergame as "scenery")
9/14: Stationary bike: 4.58 + 6.84 miles / 0:16 + 0:23 mins (two sessions)
9/15: Stationary bike: 10.62 miles / 0:39 mins
September totals:
Miles: 93.69
Km: 3.6
Total time (11:40)1 -
I just bought my first ever road bike yesterday (Specialized Diverge E5 Elite). I've only ever ridden hybrids before. I also bought my first ever clipless pedals.
I spent about 30 minutes in my kitchen practicing clipping in/out, including falling over and busting my butt in the kitchen (though better than the road, hah!)
Once I got that down, went on a ride. PR'd every single segment, without going nearly as hard as I would push myself on the hybrid. The most significant segment was a somewhat hard climb, which I PRd by over 20% (4minutes from previous 5minute PR).
ANYWAYS, I'm absolutely in love with the bike. And the clipless pedals. They make a world of difference! I'm itching to get back out already and I just got home.
Congrats on your new love.
My first clipless stack was falling at the feet of a rather startled elderly lady who was waiting to use a pedestrian crossing.
Maybe if I had read the instructions regarding adjusting the spring tension my foot might have released easier.1 -
Lets see how September pans out, after a dreadful August, I need to get my backside in gear and get on with riding more...
1.9 - https://www.strava.com/activities/1811713406 - 36.46km and 340m of ascent.
2.9 - https://www.strava.com/activities/1814097936 - 42.31km and 340m of ascent.
3.9 - dnr
4.9 - https://www.strava.com/activities/1819318931 - 19.63km and 133m of ascent.
5.9 - https://www.strava.com/activities/1821617379 - 19.61km and 140m of ascent.
6.9 - dnr
7.9 - dnr
8.9 - https://www.strava.com/activities/1827538623 - 50.37km and 201m of ascent. (v)
9.9 - https://www.strava.com/activities/1829830444 - 48.63km and 352m of ascent. (v)
10.9 - dnr
11.9 - dnr
12.9 - 16.8km and 120m of ascent.
13.9 - dnr
14.9 - dnr
15.9 - 49.0km and 372m of ascent.
16.9 - 48.6km and 560m of ascent.
total 331.41km and 2558m of vert.
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9/1: Walking Exergame 0.78 miles / 0:11 mins (then went to BIL's cottage for the day)
9/2: Walking Exergame : 4.4 miles / 1h:35 + Walking Outdoors 1.6 km / 0:20 mins
9/3: Stationary bike: 8.79 miles / 0:35 mins + Walking Exergame: 2.5 miles / 0:52 mins
9/4 : Stationary bike: 9.79 miles / 0:35 mins
9/5 : Stationary bike: 10.09 miles / 0:35 mins
9/6 : Stationary bike: 10.21 miles / 0:35 mins
9/7 : total rest day
two days "active rest" walking exergame on the weekend; back to the stationary bike Monday ...
9/8: Walking exergame: 1.4 miles / 0:31 mins
9/9: Walking exergame: 4.1 miles / 1h:45 + Walking Outdoors 2 km / 24 mins
9/10: Walking exergame: 1.6 miles / 0:40
9/11: Stationary bike: 10.35 miles / 0:35 mins (another new personal biking best!)
9/12: Walking exergame: 2.6 miles / 1h:02
9/13: Stationary bike: 5.57 miles / 0:22 mins (first try merging with the exergame as "scenery")
9/14: Stationary bike: 4.58 + 6.84 miles / 0:16 + 0:23 mins (two sessions)
9/15: Stationary bike: 10.62 miles / 0:39 mins
9/16: Stationary bike: 10:31 miles / 0:35
September totals:
Miles: 104.0
Km: 3.6
Total time (13:05)1 -
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17 SEP / 44 mins / 21.36 Kms
Sept totals so far - 149 .78 Kms
Have a great week all - keep up the good work
Ruth0 -
continued......
17 Sep / 44 mins / 21.36 Kms
18 Sep / 41 min/ 20.2kms
Sept totals so far - 169 .98 Kms
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9/1: Walking Exergame 0.78 miles / 0:11 mins (then went to BIL's cottage for the day)
9/2: Walking Exergame : 4.4 miles / 1h:35 + Walking Outdoors 1.6 km / 0:20 mins
9/3: Stationary bike: 8.79 miles / 0:35 mins + Walking Exergame: 2.5 miles / 0:52 mins
9/4 : Stationary bike: 9.79 miles / 0:35 mins
9/5 : Stationary bike: 10.09 miles / 0:35 mins
9/6 : Stationary bike: 10.21 miles / 0:35 mins
9/7 : total rest day
two days "active rest" walking exergame on the weekend; back to the stationary bike Monday ...
9/8: Walking exergame: 1.4 miles / 0:31 mins
9/9: Walking exergame: 4.1 miles / 1h:45 + Walking Outdoors 2 km / 24 mins
9/10: Walking exergame: 1.6 miles / 0:40
9/11: Stationary bike: 10.35 miles / 0:35 mins (another new personal biking best!)
9/12: Walking exergame: 2.6 miles / 1h:02
9/13: Stationary bike: 5.57 miles / 0:22 mins (first try merging with the exergame as "scenery")
9/14: Stationary bike: 4.58 + 6.84 miles / 0:16 + 0:23 mins (two sessions)
9/15: Stationary bike: 10.62 miles / 0:39 mins
9/16: Stationary bike: 10:31 miles / 0:35
9/17: Total rest day
September totals:
Miles: 104.0
Km: 3.6
Total time (13:05)
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Silly little 4 mile round trip to the gym on my hybrid today but it meant I've hit 4,000 miles for the year.
A goal of 5,200 by end of the year has a certain appeal.
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