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January 2019 Biking Cycling Bicycling Bike/ Bicycle/Unicycle/Tricycle Challenge!
Machka9
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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 bicycle ... or unicycle, tricycle, tandem, etc.
Do you bike to work? Do you pull your children to the park? So you ride weekends? Do you spin at home or in the gym? Is Zwift your thing? 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.
The New Year Begins ...
(BTW - Thanks to @CricketKate for starting all this back in 2012)
This thread is for anyone who rides a bicycle ... or unicycle, tricycle, tandem, etc.
Do you bike to work? Do you pull your children to the park? So you ride weekends? Do you spin at home or in the gym? Is Zwift your thing? 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.
The New Year Begins ...
(BTW - Thanks to @CricketKate for starting all this back in 2012)
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Hi Everyone...I’ve been gone for awhile (slacking on recording stuff here). I’ve been riding a ton though. It’s winter here in Montana but trying to get out on my fat bike whenever possible. My husband even had a custom paint job done to it for Christmas. I’m also riding a bunch on my new trainer with Zwift. Rode 12 miles today.
Jan 1 - 12 miles Zwift
Can’t miss me now, especially in the snow!
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I'm a Zwiftie... I started my weight loss journey last year, lost 70 pounds, and rode 4,314 miles on Zwift and in real life. Currently I am in snowy Colorado.. waiting (not very patiently) for the snow to go away so that I can pull the mountain bike and road bike out. Would love to meet more people on Zwift! It has been my key to losing the weight.... I have 40 pounds to go this year!
1/1/2019 - 20 miles
1/2/2019 - 20 miles
2019 goal: 6,000 miles on my bike.3 -
Hi Everyone...I’ve been gone for awhile (slacking on recording stuff here). I’ve been riding a ton though. It’s winter here in Montana but trying to get out on my fat bike whenever possible. My husband even had a custom paint job done to it for Christmas. I’m also riding a bunch on my new trainer with Zwift. Rode 12 miles today.
Jan 1 - 12 miles Zwift
Can’t miss me now, especially in the snow!
Nice paint job!!! I am too much of a wimp to ride in the winter... it was -14 degrees here today! No thank you.. I'll stick to Zwift!1 -
I’m in Montana and it was super cold here yesterday too. I don’t mind riding when it’s 15-20 but much below that and I stay in. I’m not much of a road biker. I just do it to fill in the time I can’t mountain bike.
Jan 1 -12 miles Zwift
Jan 2 - 8 miles Zwift.
How do you find people on Zwift? I’m a total newbie!2 -
If you know your friend's name, you can sure through the companion app on your phone. You would select the ...MORE link in the bottom right hand corner, and then find Zwifters. Also, if you are just riding, you can add people around you. I've made "friends" that way.. when we do long rides together.
1/1/2019 - 20 miles
1/2/2019 - 20 miles
1/3/2019 - 20 miles
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There's also a Strava MyFitnessPal challenge group if you are interested - https://www.strava.com/clubs/MFPChallenge
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I'll get caught up on the rest (which includes some cycling) shortly, but today ...
Saturday -- training for a half-marathon continues with my longest distance yet. Mostly running, a little bit of walking
According to Strava:
Distance: 14.35km
Elevation: 200m
Moving Time: 2:00:35
Elapsed Time 2:04:30
Pace: 8:24/km
Calories:1,1710 -
Goal: More than December! In December I did 285.2 km (177.2 miles) = 37 hours 49 minutes. If I could get up to one of my previous Januaries, that would be great, but I did a lot in past Januaries!
Past Januaries:
Jan-16 … 864.79 km (537.35 miles) = 65 hours 36 min
Jan-17 … 741.9 km (461.0 miles) = 70 hours 3 min
Jan-18 … 590.2 km (366.7 miles) = 57 hours 49 min
Tuesday, 1 January 2019 ... 8.3 km walking
Wednesday, 2 January 2019 ... 40.29 km cycling
Thursday, 3 January 2019 ... 2.0 km running + 20.6 km cycling
Friday, 4 January 2019 ... 2.0 km walking
Saturday, 5 January 2019 ... 14.4 km running
2019 Monthly January
Walking Distance (km): 26.7
Walking Time (min): 271.0
Cycling Distance (km): 60.9
Cycling Time (min): 201.1
Totals
Total Distance (km): 87.6
Total Distance (miles): 54.4
Total Time (min): 472.1
Total Time (hr): 7:52:030 -
One outdoor ride and two indoor training sessions so far this month - 79 miles.2
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Nice sunny January day yesterday.
34 miles1 -
Jan 1 -12 miles Zwift
Jan 2 - 8 miles Zwift
Jan 4 - 6.8 miles Trainer Road
Jan 5 - 5 miles Trainer Road
Jan 6 - 9.7 miles Trainer Road1 -
Hello coming back to try to be more accountable to ride. Last year was a ruff year health wise and didn't get much riding. Setting my goal this year at 1500 miles. Winter here in Indiana so will be hit and miss starting months.
Jan 3 - 4.24
Jan 4 - 11.98
Jan 5 - 5.57
Jan 6 - 8.72
Total for January - 30.52 -
Jan 1 -12 miles Zwift
Jan 2 - 8 miles Zwift
Jan 4 - 6.8 miles Trainer Road
Jan 5 - 5 miles Trainer Road
Jan 6 - 9.7 miles Trainer Road
Jan 9 - 5.7 miles Trainer Road1 -
Hello coming back to try to be more accountable to ride. Last year was a ruff year health wise and didn't get much riding. Setting my goal this year at 1500 miles. Winter here in Indiana so will be hit and miss starting months.
Jan 3 - 4.24 miles
Jan 4 - 11.98 miles
Jan 5 - 5.57 miles
Jan 6 - 8.72 miles
Jan 10 - 8.21 miles
Total for January - 38.71 miles1 -
15 hours, 340Km and 4283m elevation for a hot January.1
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Goal: More than December! In December I did 285.2 km (177.2 miles) = 37 hours 49 minutes. If I could get up to one of my previous Januaries, that would be great, but I did a lot in past Januaries!
Past Januaries:
Jan-16 … 864.79 km (537.35 miles) = 65 hours 36 min
Jan-17 … 741.9 km (461.0 miles) = 70 hours 3 min
Jan-18 … 590.2 km (366.7 miles) = 57 hours 49 min
Tuesday, 1 January 2019 ... 8.3 km walking
Wednesday, 2 January 2019 ... 40.29 km cycling
Thursday, 3 January 2019 ... 2.0 km running + 20.6 km cycling
Friday, 4 January 2019 ... 2.0 km walking
Saturday, 5 January 2019 ... 14.4 km running
Sunday, 6 January 2019 ... 2.0 km walking + 16.80 km cycling
Monday, 7 January 2019 ... 1.3 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Tuesday, 8 January 2019 ... 2.3 km walking + 6 flights of 20 stairs
Wednesday, 9 January 2019 ... 1.8 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Thursday, 10 January 2019 ... 2.8 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Friday, 11 January 2019 ... 3.1 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Saturday, 12 January 2019 ... 0.0 ... Not a Thing!
Sunday, 13 January 2019 ... 21.3 km running + 2.0 km walking. This was my very first half marathon!!!
2019 Monthly January
Walking Distance (km): 63.3
Walking Time (min): 632.3
Cycling Distance (km): 77.7
Cycling Time (min): 254.1
Stairs Climbed Number: 22.0
Stairs Climbed Time (min): 17.6
Totals
Total Distance (km): 141.0
Total Distance (miles): 87.6
Total Time (min): 904.0
Total Time (hr): 15:03:570 -
92 miles for the week and mostly indoors, 174 miles for the month.
Highpoint was PR for an indoor 40km - doesn't compare to an outdoors 40km of course but it's about a 10% improvement over last winter.
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Hello coming back to try to be more accountable to ride. Last year was a ruff year health wise and didn't get much riding. Setting my goal this year at 1500 miles. Winter here in Indiana so will be hit and miss starting months.
Jan 3 - 4.24 miles
Jan 4 - 11.98 miles
Jan 5 - 5.57 miles
Jan 6 - 8.72 miles
Jan 10 - 8.21 miles
Jan 11 - 13.10 miles
Jan 16 - 10.51 miles
Total for January - 62.33 miles1 -
Goal: More than December! In December I did 285.2 km (177.2 miles) = 37 hours 49 minutes. If I could get up to one of my previous Januaries, that would be great, but I did a lot in past Januaries!
Past Januaries:
Jan-16 … 864.79 km (537.35 miles) = 65 hours 36 min
Jan-17 … 741.9 km (461.0 miles) = 70 hours 3 min
Jan-18 … 590.2 km (366.7 miles) = 57 hours 49 min
Tuesday, 1 January 2019 ... 8.3 km walking
Wednesday, 2 January 2019 ... 40.29 km cycling
Thursday, 3 January 2019 ... 2.0 km running + 20.6 km cycling
Friday, 4 January 2019 ... 2.0 km walking
Saturday, 5 January 2019 ... 14.4 km running
Sunday, 6 January 2019 ... 2.0 km walking + 16.80 km cycling
Monday, 7 January 2019 ... 1.3 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Tuesday, 8 January 2019 ... 2.3 km walking + 6 flights of 20 stairs
Wednesday, 9 January 2019 ... 1.8 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Thursday, 10 January 2019 ... 2.8 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Friday, 11 January 2019 ... 3.1 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Saturday, 12 January 2019 ... 0.0 ... Not a Thing!
Sunday, 13 January 2019 ... 21.3 km running + 2.0 km walking. This was my very first half marathon!!!
Monday, 14 January 2019 ... 5.5 km walking
Tuesday, 15 January 2019 ... 3.4 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Wednesday, 16 January 2019 ... 1.6 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Thursday, 17 January 2019 ... 2.3 km walking + 6 flights of 20 stairs
Friday, 18 January 2019 ... 1.6 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Saturday, 19 January 2019 ... 13 km cycling
2019 Monthly January
Walking Distance (km): 77.7
Walking Time (min): 812.3
Cycling Distance (km): 90.7
Cycling Time (min): 295.2
Stairs Climbed Number: 40.0
Stairs Climbed Time (min): 32.0
Totals
Total Distance (km): 168.4
Total Distance (miles): 104.6
Total Time (min): 1139.4
Total Time (hr): 18:59:240 -
109 miles for the week and mostly indoors, just the once ride outside and that was bit too cold for my fingers.
283 miles for the month.0 -
Tuesday, 1 January 2019 ... 8.3 km walking
Wednesday, 2 January 2019 ... 40.29 km cycling
Thursday, 3 January 2019 ... 2.0 km running + 20.6 km cycling
Friday, 4 January 2019 ... 2.0 km walking
Saturday, 5 January 2019 ... 14.4 km running
Sunday, 6 January 2019 ... 2.0 km walking + 16.80 km cycling
Monday, 7 January 2019 ... 1.3 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Tuesday, 8 January 2019 ... 2.3 km walking + 6 flights of 20 stairs
Wednesday, 9 January 2019 ... 1.8 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Thursday, 10 January 2019 ... 2.8 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Friday, 11 January 2019 ... 3.1 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Saturday, 12 January 2019 ... 0.0 ... Not a Thing!
Sunday, 13 January 2019 ... 21.3 km running + 2.0 km walking. This was my very first half marathon!!!
Monday, 14 January 2019 ... 5.5 km walking
Tuesday, 15 January 2019 ... 3.4 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Wednesday, 16 January 2019 ... 1.6 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Thursday, 17 January 2019 ... 2.3 km walking + 6 flights of 20 stairs
Friday, 18 January 2019 ... 1.6 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Saturday, 19 January 2019 ... 13 km cycling
2019 Monthly January
Walking Distance (km): 77.7
Walking Time (min): 812.3
Cycling Distance (km): 90.7
Cycling Time (min): 295.2
Stairs Climbed Number: 40.0
Stairs Climbed Time (min): 32.0
Totals
Total Distance (km): 168.4
Total Distance (miles): 104.6
Total Time (min): 1139.4
Total Time (hr): 18:59:24
Sunday, 20 January 2019 ... 16 km cycling
Monday, 21 January 2019 ... 3.8 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
2019 Monthly January
Walking Distance (km): 82.3
Walking Time (min): 869.8
Cycling Distance (km): 106.7
Cycling Time (min): 345.7
Stairs Climbed Number: 44.0
Stairs Climbed Time (min): 35.2
Totals
Total Distance (km): 189.0
Total Distance (miles): 117.4
Total Time (min): 1250.6
Total Time (hr): 20:50:38
BTW - I track all this with two different methods. My official tracker for cycling, running and often walking is Strava. However, I also keep track of everything in my own Excel spreadsheets with formulas and things.
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Got a nasty cold last week so I took most of it off from biking. Still made it to the gym to lift, but just couldn't do it all.
Jan 1 -12 miles Zwift
Jan 2 - 8 miles Zwift
Jan 4 - 6.8 miles Trainer Road
Jan 5 - 5 miles Trainer Road
Jan 6 - 9.7 miles Trainer Road
Jan 9 - 5.7 miles Trainer Road
Jan 12 - 5.7 mile Trainer Road
Jan 18 - 7.4 miles Trainer Road0 -
23hrs, 540Km and 6553m elevation for Jan so far. Quite warm but very pleasant to ride on most mornings.0
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Jan 1 -12 miles Zwift
Jan 2 - 8 miles Zwift
Jan 4 - 6.8 miles Trainer Road
Jan 5 - 5 miles Trainer Road
Jan 6 - 9.7 miles Trainer Road
Jan 9 - 5.7 miles Trainer Road
Jan 12 - 5.7 mile Trainer Road
Jan 18 - 7.4 miles Trainer Road
Jan 22 - 7.2 miles Trainer Road
Back at it doing the Sweet Spot Base on Trainer Road. Getting on the bike 3x a week plus lifting 3x is hard! Tuesday are my twofer night...lifting then biking. I'm feeling it today.0 -
Jan 1 -12 miles Zwift
Jan 2 - 8 miles Zwift
Jan 4 - 6.8 miles Trainer Road
Jan 5 - 5 miles Trainer Road
Jan 6 - 9.7 miles Trainer Road
Jan 9 - 5.7 miles Trainer Road
Jan 12 - 5.7 mile Trainer Road
Jan 18 - 7.4 miles Trainer Road
Jan 22 - 7.2 miles Trainer Road
Jan 25 - 7.8 miles Trainer Road
Jan 27 - 12.0 miles Trainer Road0 -
34 hrs 821Km 10,054 metres elevation for January.0
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Goal: More than December! In December I did 285.2 km (177.2 miles) = 37 hours 49 minutes. If I could get up to one of my previous Januaries, that would be great, but I did a lot in past Januaries!
Past Januaries:
Jan-16 … 864.79 km (537.35 miles) = 65 hours 36 min
Jan-17 … 741.9 km (461.0 miles) = 70 hours 3 min
Jan-18 … 590.2 km (366.7 miles) = 57 hours 49 min
Tuesday, 1 January 2019 ... 8.3 km walking
Wednesday, 2 January 2019 ... 40.29 km cycling
Thursday, 3 January 2019 ... 2.0 km running + 20.6 km cycling
Friday, 4 January 2019 ... 2.0 km walking
Saturday, 5 January 2019 ... 14.4 km running
Sunday, 6 January 2019 ... 2.0 km walking + 16.80 km cycling
Monday, 7 January 2019 ... 1.3 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Tuesday, 8 January 2019 ... 2.3 km walking + 6 flights of 20 stairs
Wednesday, 9 January 2019 ... 1.8 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Thursday, 10 January 2019 ... 2.8 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Friday, 11 January 2019 ... 3.1 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Saturday, 12 January 2019 ... 0.0 ... Not a Thing!
Sunday, 13 January 2019 ... 21.3 km running + 2.0 km walking. This was my very first half marathon!!!
Monday, 14 January 2019 ... 5.5 km walking
Tuesday, 15 January 2019 ... 3.4 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Wednesday, 16 January 2019 ... 1.6 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Thursday, 17 January 2019 ... 2.3 km walking + 6 flights of 20 stairs
Friday, 18 January 2019 ... 1.6 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Saturday, 19 January 2019 ... 13 km cycling
Sunday, 20 January 2019 ... 16 km cycling
Monday, 21 January 2019 ... 3.8 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Tuesday, 22 January 2019 ... 2.1 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Wednesday, 23 January 2019 ... 2.9 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Thursday, 24 January 2019 ... 3.3 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Friday, 25 January 2019 ... 2.3 km walking
Saturday, 26 January 2019 ... 32 km cycling
Sunday, 27 January 2019 ... 1 km walking
Monday, 28 January 2019 ... 1 km walking
Tuesday, 29 January 2019 ... 4.4 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Wednesday, 30 January 2019 ... 2.8 km walking
Thursday, 31 January 2019 ... 0.80 km walking
2019 Monthly January
Walking Distance (km): 102.9
Walking Time (min): 1127.3
Cycling Distance (km): 138.7
Cycling Time (min): 446.7
Stairs Climbed Number: 60.0
Stairs Climbed Time (min): 48.0
Totals
Total Distance (km): 241.6
Total Distance (miles): 150.1
Total Time (min): 1622.0
Total Time (hr): 27:01:59
I was doing great in the early part of the month, but unfortunately it fell apart by the end. Bit of an injury.0 -
Jan 1 -12 miles Zwift
Jan 2 - 8 miles Zwift
Jan 4 - 6.8 miles Trainer Road
Jan 5 - 5 miles Trainer Road
Jan 6 - 9.7 miles Trainer Road
Jan 9 - 5.7 miles Trainer Road
Jan 12 - 5.7 mile Trainer Road
Jan 18 - 7.4 miles Trainer Road
Jan 22 - 7.2 miles Trainer Road
Jan 25 - 7.8 miles Trainer Road
Jan 27 - 12.0 miles Trainer Road
Jan 30 - 8.2 miles Trainer Road
Not once outside this month
But I did get a lot of miles in for me. 89.8 miles, average of 2.4x per week based on 5 weeks. My goal is 3x a week but sometimes it's hard to keep that schedule up. 0 -
Been very restricted by a bad back and weather too cold to ride outside.
65 miles this week, 390 miles for the month. Will be glad to say goodbye to January.0 -
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