March 2019 Biking Cycling Bicycling Bike/ Bicycle/Unicycle/Tricycle Challenge!
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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.
Marching through March ...
(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.
Marching through March ...
(BTW - Thanks to @CricketKate for starting all this back in 2012)
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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
Sep-18 ... 261.7 km (162.6 miles) = 25 hours 11 minutes
Oct-18 ... 230.8 km (143.4 miles) = 30 hours 15 minutes
Nov-18 ... 216.8 km (134.7 miles) = 30 hours 3 minutes
Dec-18 ... 285.2 km (177.2 miles) = 37 hours 49 minutes
Jan-19 ... 241.6 km (150.1 miles) = 27 hours 2 minutes
Feb-19 ... 175.5 km (109 miles) = 19 hours 8 minutes
Goal: Get some exercise in March.
Recovering from a hip/back injury. Can cycle a bit and walk.
Friday, 1 March 2019 ... 3.2 km walking + 9 flights of 20 stairs
2019 Monthly March
Walking Distance (km): 3.2
Walking Time (min): 40.0
Cycling Distance (km): 0.0
Cycling Time (min): 0.0
Stairs Climbed Number: 9.0
Stairs Climbed Time (min): 7.2
Totals
Total Distance (km): 3.2
Total Distance (miles): 2.0
Total Time (min): 47.2
Total Time (hr): 0:47:12
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Cycling to Date
2019 - 253.9 km
Walking To Date
2019 - 163.12 km0 -
Weather in the UK has (sadly) returned to normal so the majority of my riding has been indoor training.
106 miles for the week, 135 for the month so far.1 -
Yeah for some sunshine and snow melting on the roads a bit! We hit 35 F here yesterday so a group of us hit the road. It was brisk but oh so worth it!
March 6 - 8.1 miles Trainer Road
March 10 - 15.5 miles OUTSIDE!!!
Gotta get ready for our girls trip to Moab next month!
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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
Sep-18 ... 261.7 km (162.6 miles) = 25 hours 11 minutes
Oct-18 ... 230.8 km (143.4 miles) = 30 hours 15 minutes
Nov-18 ... 216.8 km (134.7 miles) = 30 hours 3 minutes
Dec-18 ... 285.2 km (177.2 miles) = 37 hours 49 minutes
Jan-19 ... 241.6 km (150.1 miles) = 27 hours 2 minutes
Feb-19 ... 175.5 km (109 miles) = 19 hours 8 minutes
Goal: Get some exercise in March.
Recovering from a hip/back injury. Can cycle a bit and walk.
Friday, 1 March 2019 ... 3.2 km walking + 9 flights of 20 stairs
Saturday, 2 March 2019 ... 3.6 km walking + 10 min weights
Sunday, 3 March 2019 ... 10 min weights
Monday, 4 March 2019 ... 6.9 km walking + 4 flights of stairs
Tuesday, 5 March 2019 ... 6.1 km walking + 4 flights of stairs
Wednesday, 6 March 2019 ... 3.3 km walking + 6 flights of stairs
Thursday, 7 March 2019 ... 2.2 km walking + 6 flights of stairs
Friday, 8 March 2019 ... 0
Saturday, 9 March 2019 ... 2 km walking + 2 flights of stairs **Australian Birthday**
Sunday, 10 March 2019 ... 5.4 km walking **Canadian Birthday**
Monday, 11 March 2019 ... 3.7 km walking
Tuesday, 12 March 2019 ... 6.1 + 4 flights of stairs
2019 Monthly March
Walking Distance (km): 42.5
Walking Time (min): 543.8
Cycling Distance (km): 0.0
Cycling Time (min): 0.0
Stairs Climbed Number: 35.0
Stairs Climbed Time (min): 28.0
Other Distance: 0.0
Other Time: 20.0
Totals
Total Distance (km): 42.5
Total Distance (miles): 26.4
Total Time (min): 591.8
Total Time (hr): 9:51:45
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Cycling to Date
2019 - 253.9 km
Walking To Date
2019 - 205.61 km
I need to cycle my age sometime this month!!2 -
Do you guys just tally up all your figures for this thread?0
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katrinamawbey wrote: »Do you guys just tally up all your figures for this thread?
@katrinamawbey
The only rule is that there aren't any rules.
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I just got s bike in September for the first time in 35 years. I got used to it and got in a few rides for about 100 mi total before the weather turned bad. I was just getting comfortable in the road.
Now I’ve had my bike out a couple times in the past week, fine tuning some things etc but I feel that in some ways I’m starting over again! I hope my comfort level returns quickly and that I’ll be ready for my tri sprint in early April. It’s only 13 miles, but I haven’t been that far since Nov.2 -
YAY, got in my first ride of the season, about 10 miles.
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Just over 100 miles for the week, half indoors and half in windy conditions outdoors which were just a little too exciting. A big wobble at 30mph when a gust took away my front wheel was a bit of a buttock clencher!
Ticked off 1,000 miles for the year this week too, a bit earlier than normal as this winter has given me more opportunities to ride outdoors than normal.2 -
March 6 - 8.1 miles Trainer Road
March 10 - 15.5 miles OUTSIDE!!!
March 17 - 16 miles outside
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Hill repeats on the iconic and very scenic Box Hill in Surrey.
26 miles and 3054' of elevation.
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I'm embarrassed to post😳. I rode 3.3 miles a few days ago and they were agony. I haven't been on my bike in a while. Today, I rode with my children to the park for a total of 4.6 miles and it was a humiliating experience. In the past, I've always had to ride the whole time with my hands on the brakes so I didn't outstrip them. Today, I struggled to keep up.2 -
First rode bike ride of the year....101.7 miles...4900 feet of climbing. 5 hours 3 minutes. A good start.2
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CricketKate wrote: »
I'm embarrassed to post😳. I rode 3.3 miles a few days ago and they were agony. I haven't been on my bike in a while. Today, I rode with my children to the park for a total of 4.6 miles and it was a humiliating experience. In the past, I've always had to ride the whole time with my hands on the brakes so I didn't outstrip them. Today, I struggled to keep up.
It’s great you got out and are getting started again. No need to feel embarrassed.1 -
@CricketKate
Welcome back and great to see a family riding together.
Let some air out of the children's tyres perhaps?
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@CricketKate
Welcome back and great to see a family riding together.
Let some air out of the children's tyres perhaps?
My front tire is low, but I couldn't get any air into it. I'm going to the bike store on Monday to have them check the tube.1 -
Do you mean you can’t get any air into it at all, or you add air and it deflates immediately? The latter is probably the tube, the former is probably technique. 🙃0
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Do you mean you can’t get any air into it at all, or you add air and it deflates immediately? The latter is probably the tube, the former is probably technique. 🙃
Definitely technique! I thought my stem was broken. It didn't seem to matter how I tried the pump, no air was getting in. The guy at the bike shop said that sometimes pushing the stem in and out a couple of times, priming it, helps. Though, he did say that he had a lady last week who brought her bike in for the same reason and it turned out to be the pressure in the pump, not the bike or the user. 😔 My ignorant, inexperienced little psyche takes another hit. Oh well, maybe my bike will ride a bit easier, I'll take that win.😁
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CricketKate wrote: »Do you mean you can’t get any air into it at all, or you add air and it deflates immediately? The latter is probably the tube, the former is probably technique. 🙃
Definitely technique! I thought my stem was broken. It didn't seem to matter how I tried the pump, no air was getting in. The guy at the bike shop said that sometimes pushing the stem in and out a couple of times, priming it, helps. Though, he did say that he had a lady last week who brought her bike in for the same reason and it turned out to be the pressure in the pump, not the bike or the user. 😔 My ignorant, inexperienced little psyche takes another hit. Oh well, maybe my bike will ride a bit easier, I'll take that win.😁
Don't feel bad! The first time I tried to put air in my mountain bike tires, I had no idea the little stem thing had to be screwed up to allow air into it. My husband had a field day with that one...2
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