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

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  • jlklem
    jlklem Posts: 259 Member
    Why do an hour FTP test...contrary to popular wisdom (and the creator of FTP) it’s not an hour...
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,811 Member
    jlklem wrote: »
    Why do an hour FTP test...contrary to popular wisdom (and the creator of FTP) it’s not an hour...

    Because it's a benchmark at the start of a training block.
    My calculated FTP from a 20min test and the 1hr test also don't align so it's a useful comparison to do both. I repeat the 20min through my cycle but only do the 1hr at the beginning and end of the training block.
  • jlklem
    jlklem Posts: 259 Member
    Fair enough, I just can not tell you how many times I have read the creator of term/concept of FTP complain about people misunderstanding of the concept.
  • awinner_au
    awinner_au Posts: 249 Member
    33hrs 810km 10211 metres for November so far.
  • tcaley4
    tcaley4 Posts: 416 Member
    Nov 2- 14.18 miles. 57 minutes
    Nov 3 - 41.9 miles. 3 hrs 7 minutes. Beautiful fall day, but a little windy.
    Nov 7 - 14.2 miles. 1 hr. First ride in the dark after the end of daylight saving time. Gotta love NightRider headlights.
    Nov 8 - 6.8 miles. Started raining, cold
    Nov 17 - 41.67 miles 2 hrs 59 minutes
    Nov 24 - 42.0 miles 2 hrs 49 minutes

    Month total so far: 160.75
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,811 Member
    Poor cycling week with only two rides indoors due to horrible weather and then putting my back out.
    Set an indoor 40km PB just as a bit of a challenge.

    48 miles for the week, 325 for the month.
  • awinner_au
    awinner_au Posts: 249 Member
    Thunderstorms did me in this week, ideal outside now but have to work.

    Done for November. 34hrs, 832Km 10499 metres.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 24,811 Member
    Keep it up everyone!! :)
    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
    Sep-18 ... 261.7 km (162.6 miles) = 25 hours 11 minutes
    Oct-18 ... 230.8 km (143.4 miles) = 30 hours 15 minutes

    Goal: More than October!

    Past Novembers:
    Nov-15 … 660.21 km (410.23 miles) = 60 hours 41 min
    Nov-16 … 403 km (250.4 miles) = 52 hours 16 min
    Nov-17 … 427.0 km (265.3 miles) = 50 hours 4 min

    Thursday, 1 November 2018 ... 1.8 km walking + 6 flights of 20 stairs
    Friday, 2 November 2018 ... 2.3 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
    Saturday, 3 November 2018 ... 7.7 km running + 13.45 km cycling indoors with Zwift
    Sunday, 4 November 2018 ... 21.22 km cycling indoors with Zwift + 7 flights of 20 stairs + 10 min weightlifting
    Monday, 5 November 2018 ... 2.6 km walking + 14 flights of 20 stairs
    Tuesday, 6 November 2018 ... 4.2 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
    Wednesday, 7 November 2018 ... 2.4 km walking + 14 flights of 20 stairs

    Thursday, 8 November 2018 ... 1.8 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
    Friday, 9 November 2018 ... 5.6 km walking + 6 flights of 20 stairs
    Saturday, 10 November 2018 ... 0.5 km walking + 3.6 km running + 16.41 km cycling indoors with Zwift + 10 min weightlifting

    And more!!

    I thought I had updated more than this, but life got really busy!

    So, these are my totals for November.


    2018 Monthly November
    Walking Distance (km): 124.6
    Walking Time (min): 1334.8
    Cycling Distance (km): 92.2
    Cycling Time (min): 362.3

    Stairs Climbed Number: 108.0
    Stairs Climbed Time (min): 86.4
    Other Time: 20.0 (weightlifting)

    Totals
    Total Distance (km): 216.8
    Total Distance (miles): 134.7
    Total Time (min): 1803.4
    Total Time (hr): 30:03:25
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,811 Member
    Last day of November finally gave me good enough weather to get outside, great to be on the roads and in the countryside again.

    Allowed me to tick off my annual mileage goal of 5,200 which gives me a nice weekly average.

    5,213 miles for the year
    384 for the month
    58 for the week