April 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.
Advancing into April
(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.
Advancing into April
(BTW - Thanks to @CricketKate for starting all this back in 2012)
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Review ... (Distances include cycling + walking + a bit of rowing)
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
Mar-19 ... 170.3 km (105.8 miles) = 28 hours 21 minutes
Goal: More than March.
2019 Monthly April
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Cycling Time (min):
Stairs Climbed Number:
Stairs Climbed Time (min):
Other Distance:
Other Time:
Totals
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Review ... (Distances include cycling + walking + a bit of rowing)
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
Mar-19 ... 170.3 km (105.8 miles) = 28 hours 21 minutes
Goal: More than March.
Monday, 1 April 2019 ... 6.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 1.7 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
2019 Monthly April
Walking Distance (km): 6.8
Walking Time (min): 85.0
Cycling Distance (km): 0.0
Cycling Time (min): 0.0
Flights Stairs Climbed Number: 4.0
Flights Stairs Climbed Time (min): 3.2
Rowing Distance (km): 1.7
Rowing Time (min): 10.2
Totals
Total Distance (km): 8.5
Total Distance (miles): 5.3
Total Time (min): 98.4
Total Time (hr): 1:38:240 -
Hi, all! New to this thread. Ironically, I was thinking of doing a virtual challenge but this popped up. Still debating doing that in the future but not sure the medal would feel as special. My goal for March is 200 miles. I'm mostly a weekend rider alternating between road and mountain group rides. Tonight will be my second week night riding.
My next event ride is in a couple weeks, 80 miles.1 -
Time to put a bit more structure into my training - ramp up my long ride of the week, have one hilly ride and a couple of easier rides.
Hilly ride done for the week. Set out to ride a local long drag up into the hills, lovely fast wooded descent and then a nasty climb from almost a dead stop straight into a long 12 - 14% grind.
Rode the ridge of hills then a slightly scary descent (narrow, bumpy, gravel, high speed, poor sight lines, oncoming cars leave almost no room) which took me a climb signposted 20%.
Bit of an exaggeration - only saw 18% on my Garmin.
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Review ... (Distances include cycling + walking + a bit of rowing)
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
Mar-19 ... 170.3 km (105.8 miles) = 28 hours 21 minutes
Goal: More than March.
Monday, 1 April 2019 … 5.5 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 1.7 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
Tuesday, 2 April 2019 … 5.5 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 1.0 km rowing + 6 flights of stairs
Wednesday, 3 April 2019 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 16 flights of stairs
Thursday, 4 April 2019 … 2.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 3.2 km rowing + 14 flights of stairs
2019 Monthly April
Walking Distance (km): 15.6
Walking Time (min): 195.0
Cycling Distance (km): 0.0
Cycling Time (min): 0.0
Flights Stairs Climbed Number: 40.0
Flights Stairs Climbed Time (min): 32.0
Rowing Distance (km): 5.9
Rowing Time (min): 35.4
Other Distance: 0.0
Other Time: 0.0
Totals
Total Distance (km): 21.5
Total Distance (miles): 13.4
Total Time (min): 262.4
Total Time (hr): 4:22:24
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Review ... (Distances include cycling + walking + a bit of rowing)
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
Mar-19 ... 170.3 km (105.8 miles) = 28 hours 21 minutes
Goal: More than March.
Monday, 1 April 2019 … 5.5 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 1.7 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
Tuesday, 2 April 2019 … 5.5 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 1.0 km rowing + 6 flights of stairs
Wednesday, 3 April 2019 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 16 flights of stairs
Thursday, 4 April 2019 … 2.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 3.2 km rowing + 14 flights of stairs
Friday, 5 April 2019 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 17 flights of stairs
Saturday, 6 April 2019 … 0.0 km walking + 16.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Sunday, 7 April 2019 … 3.9 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 3.6 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs + weights
2019 Monthly April
Walking Distance (km): 21.3
Walking Time (min): 271.5
Cycling Distance (km): 16.0
Cycling Time (min): 67.0
Flights Stairs Climbed Number: 57.0
Flights Stairs Climbed Time (min): 45.6
Rowing Distance (km): 9.5
Rowing Time (min): 58.4
Other Distance: 0.0
Other Time: 10.0 (weights)
Totals
Total Distance (km): 46.8
Total Distance (miles): 29.1
Total Time (min): 452.5
Total Time (hr): 7:32:300 -
Life and weather got in the way of my training plan this week.
Managed 104 miles / 6hrs total but didn't get my planned long ride in.
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I've been off my bike for ten years, so my goals will be pretty basic for now. (I have been getting on it three days a week for about 2.5 weeks now, so at least I've remembered my seat and got my legs spinning a little.)
1) get it off the trainer and take it outdoors. Practice mounting and getting into position and DISMOUNTING without falling on my keister. (And walking in those bloody shoes.)
2) take a "long" ride once a week: 45 minutes the first week, then 50, 55, and culminate in a one hour ride at the end of the month.
3) take two short rides each week, of at least 30 minutes each, at a higher intensity, and these can be indoors on the trainer if the weather so dictates (or if my balance doesn't come up to snuff quickly enough to go a little harder.) Aerobars are my savior from exacerbating the carpal tunnel syndrome, but they're a bugger to get used to after such a long time away.
4) repair or replace my bike computer so I can find out my starting distance, speed and cadence. Hard to know how much you're improving when you don't have the data.1 -
So I did it. Took my bike outside, spent too long looking for my helmet but eventually found it, lubed the chain, straddled the seat, and took a very deep breath. Clipped in, rode down the driveway and onto the street, easy peasy. And then... then I came to my first stop sign and nearly fell over, bike and all. It wasn't pretty, but I eventually stayed on my feet (ish). Hardly even did the splits at all. Gritted my teeth, looked both ways, and kept going.
It really took me a good half hour, and six miles of just circling my own block repeatedly, before I felt like I was fully in control, comfortable with the aerobars again, could clip in and out of the pedals without overthinking it, change gears on the (very slight) elevation changes, and start and stop cleanly and on the spot I'd mentally designated. In the last five minutes, I even did a few U-turns and then a few 90% turns while still down in the aerobars, instead of sitting up and putting my hands on the horns.
Put me down for Day One: 6 miles, 35 minutes. I'm counting it a success, mostly because I came home with no road rash.
Hey, after a decade away from cycling, I'll take my wins anywhere I can find them. 😁1 -
sharondesfor935 wrote: »So I did it. Took my bike outside, spent too long looking for my helmet but eventually found it, lubed the chain, straddled the seat, and took a very deep breath. Clipped in, rode down the driveway and onto the street, easy peasy. And then... then I came to my first stop sign and nearly fell over, bike and all. It wasn't pretty, but I eventually stayed on my feet (ish). Hardly even did the splits at all. Gritted my teeth, looked both ways, and kept going.
It really took me a good half hour, and six miles of just circling my own block repeatedly, before I felt like I was fully in control, comfortable with the aerobars again, could clip in and out of the pedals without overthinking it, change gears on the (very slight) elevation changes, and start and stop cleanly and on the spot I'd mentally designated. In the last five minutes, I even did a few U-turns and then a few 90% turns while still down in the aerobars, instead of sitting up and putting my hands on the horns.
Put me down for Day One: 6 miles, 35 minutes. I'm counting it a success, mostly because I came home with no road rash.
Hey, after a decade away from cycling, I'll take my wins anywhere I can find them. 😁sharondesfor935 wrote: »So I did it. Took my bike outside, spent too long looking for my helmet but eventually found it, lubed the chain, straddled the seat, and took a very deep breath. Clipped in, rode down the driveway and onto the street, easy peasy. And then... then I came to my first stop sign and nearly fell over, bike and all. It wasn't pretty, but I eventually stayed on my feet (ish). Hardly even did the splits at all. Gritted my teeth, looked both ways, and kept going.
It really took me a good half hour, and six miles of just circling my own block repeatedly, before I felt like I was fully in control, comfortable with the aerobars again, could clip in and out of the pedals without overthinking it, change gears on the (very slight) elevation changes, and start and stop cleanly and on the spot I'd mentally designated. In the last five minutes, I even did a few U-turns and then a few 90% turns while still down in the aerobars, instead of sitting up and putting my hands on the horns.
Put me down for Day One: 6 miles, 35 minutes. I'm counting it a success, mostly because I came home with no road rash.
Hey, after a decade away from cycling, I'll take my wins anywhere I can find them. 😁
Bravo! Huge success IMHO.
:flowerforyou:
PS - Strava free app on your phone will allow you to track your distance and see your improvements.
I use a Garmin Edge bike computer but a big part of my choice was for its navigation capabilities (overkill if you don't need that) and find it really good. Wahoo seem to be taking a bigger market share of the bike computer market though and get good reports.
As for cadence - I got fed up with my Garmin cadence sensor playing up so swapped to a shoe mounted Wahoo linked to the Edge.0 -
Review ... (Distances include cycling + walking + a bit of rowing)
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
Mar-19 ... 170.3 km (105.8 miles) = 28 hours 21 minutes
Goal: More than March.
Monday, 1 April 2019 … 5.5 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 1.7 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
Tuesday, 2 April 2019 … 5.5 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 1.0 km rowing + 6 flights of stairs
Wednesday, 3 April 2019 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 16 flights of stairs
Thursday, 4 April 2019 … 2.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 3.2 km rowing + 14 flights of stairs
Friday, 5 April 2019 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 17 flights of stairs
Saturday, 6 April 2019 … 0.0 km walking + 16.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Sunday, 7 April 2019 … 3.9 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 3.6 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs + weights
Monday, 8 April 2019 … 5.5 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
Tuesday, 9 April 2019 … 6.1 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 6 flights of stairs
Wednesday, 10 April 2019 … 4.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 2.5 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
2019 Monthly April
Walking Distance (km): 36.9
Walking Time (min): 466.5
Cycling Distance (km): 16.0
Cycling Time (min): 67.0
Flights Stairs Climbed Number: 71.0
Flights Stairs Climbed Time (min): 56.8
Rowing Distance (km): 12.0
Rowing Time (min): 74.4
Other Distance: 0.0
Other Time: 10.0
Totals
Total Distance (km): 64.9
Total Distance (miles): 40.3
Total Time (min): 674.7
Total Time (hr): 11:14:420 -
Bravo! Huge success IMHO.
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PS - Strava free app on your phone will allow you to track your distance and see your improvements.
I use a Garmin Edge bike computer but a big part of my choice was for its navigation capabilities (overkill if you don't need that) and find it really good. Wahoo seem to be taking a bigger market share of the bike computer market though and get good reports.
As for cadence - I got fed up with my Garmin cadence sensor playing up so swapped to a shoe mounted Wahoo linked to the Edge.
Thank you, kind sir! I was just using MapMyWalk for distance and duration for that first ride, since it was more about remembering and getting the physical movements back into my muscles. I do have an old wireless Cateye Astrale mounted, so this morning I dug up the manual and I think I'll fart around with it and see if I can get it working before stripping the sensors. Hey, maybe I'm lucky and it's just the battery. But it's worth trying to fix in place, because I hate realigning the sensors 800 times until they are perfect and then repeating until they stay that way.
If that fails, I will take your recommendation and look into the Wahoo. I really don't need to be worrying about cadence too exactly until I can reliably maneuver and still avoid traffic. I mean, I can roughly estimate 60 rpm, right?
Weather permitting, I'll go out again tomorrow for half an hour. If it's yucky again, I'll put the bike back on the trainer. I'm so glad I kept all my antique training VHS tapes! Riding in the basement is boring, at least with the tapes I have someone keeping me accountable and encouraging me.1 -
@sharondesfor935, if you like the MapMyWalk app, there is also a MapMyRide version available for free also. I’ve been using it for years.0
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@sharondesfor935, if you like the MapMyWalk app, there is also a MapMyRide version available for free also. I’ve been using it for years.@sharondesfor935, if you like the MapMyWalk app, there is also a MapMyRide version available for free also. I’ve been using it for years.
I was looking at that, and wondering why to use it when MapMyWalk can keep track of all my workouts. Maybe I'll have to download it and try it out! 😁0 -
For what it's worth, I was partially lucky: changing the battery did (sort of) revive the old Cateye, but I've still got no cadence reading. Perhaps I will find a magical block of unallocated time to mess with the sensors. Or perhaps I'll just continue to go without, until such magical block appears.
It was bloody cold yesterday. 36°F and snowing, and today was colder. So this morning, back on the trainer I went. My profound gratitude to Spinervals Fitness, who made VHS tapes that have lasted 18 years (if I count the ten years they sat in a cabinet unused.)
Today: 8.43 miles, 37 minutes. (All on the resistance trainer.)0 -
@sharondesfor935 - it is the same basic engine underneath the covers, but the front ends, like MapMyRide and MapMyWalk let you track parameters specific to that particular activity.0
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Day Three, outdoors! (Brr, but I couldn't stop smiling. 😁)
One hour, 10.18 miles, average speed self-evident.
First three miles or so on the local multi-purpose trail. Wow, the winter left it in bad condition. Corrugated as all get out.
Last seven-ish miles on real roads, with real traffic and real intersections. Intimidating, but nearly as much as I'd feared.
Things I (re)learned today, quite viscerally:
Ten miles is farther than I remembered.
Choppy cadence makes for a wobbly line.
A faster cadence is far preferable to straining quadriceps that had a strength workout yesterday.
A standing steady climb is going to take some practice.
Riding is really fun!
Most drivers are really decent. A few are not.
I need new goals.
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@tcaley4 I downloaded MapMyRide to see how it differs from MapMyWalk. Just cadence, looks like. And since I don't have working cadence sensors to feed into the system (yet), it's basically identical. Either works and gives the same feedback. Guess it's time to find those magical non-existent hours and get my sensors working. 😁0
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Got my four training rides in this week including a gran fondo and a hilly ride.
166 miles for the week, 270 for the month.
Weather forecast is showing some warm weather coming my way this week - yay!!0 -
I figured out my new goals for the next 3 weeks.
Next weekend long ride 12 miles
Following weekend 15 miles
First May weekend 20 miles (bigger stretch)
Continue the two additional shorter, more intense rides during each work week, indoors or out, depending on our *beloved* Chicago weather.
Concentrate on improving cadence quality on trainer (equal push/pull), and translate that to a straighter line outdoors. Weather permitting, find a short challenging hill to practice standing climbs.
That's enough for three weeks.1 -
Hill climbs today, insofar as you can find a "hill" around me. Which is to say, enough for a lady of questionable age and even more questionable fitness, especially after so long a hiatus.
40 min, 7.8 miles, average speed 11.6 mph
Max speed 27 mph downhill and I didn't panic! 👍
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This evening on the KATY Trail between McBaine and Hartsburg, Missouri. 67 minutes. 15+ mph pace.
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9.9 miles, 45 minutes, average speed 13.2 mph
I needed to sweat today, so my bike is back on the trainer. 😓 About 66% harder gears, 33% fast cadence work.
I'm seriously looking forward to a gorgeous weekend with a long (for me) ride on Sunday. Goal for this weekend's ride is 12 miles. I feel ready!1 -
Review ... (Distances include cycling + walking + a bit of rowing)
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
Mar-19 ... 170.3 km (105.8 miles) = 28 hours 21 minutes
Goal: More than March.
Monday, 1 April 2019 … 5.5 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 1.7 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
Tuesday, 2 April 2019 … 5.5 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 1.0 km rowing + 6 flights of stairs
Wednesday, 3 April 2019 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 16 flights of stairs
Thursday, 4 April 2019 … 2.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 3.2 km rowing + 14 flights of stairs
Friday, 5 April 2019 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 17 flights of stairs
Saturday, 6 April 2019 … 0.0 km walking + 16.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Sunday, 7 April 2019 … 3.9 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 3.6 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs + weights
Monday, 8 April 2019 … 5.5 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
Tuesday, 9 April 2019 … 6.1 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 6 flights of stairs
Wednesday, 10 April 2019 … 4.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 2.5 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
Thursday, 11 April 2019 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 14 flights of stairs
Friday, 12 April 2019 … 4.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
Saturday, 13 April 2019 … 0.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 4.7 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Sunday, 14 April 2019 … 0.0 km walking + 21.1 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Monday, 15 April 2019 … 6.5 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 7 flights of stairs
Tuesday, 16 April 2019 … 6.9 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 3 flights of stairs
Wednesday, 17 April 2019 … 2.4 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 5 flights of stairs
Thursday, 18 April 2019 … 0.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Friday, 19 April 2019 … 4.9 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Saturday, 20 April 2019 … 0.0 km walking + 20.2 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
2019 Monthly April
Walking Distance (km): 63.4
Walking Time (min): 798.3
Cycling Distance (km): 57.3
Cycling Time (min): 216.0
Flights Stairs Climbed Number: 104.0
Flights Stairs Climbed Time (min): 83.2
Rowing Distance (km): 16.7
Rowing Time (min): 104.4
Other Distance: 0.0
Other Time: 10.0
Totals
Total Distance (km): 137.4
Total Distance (miles): 85.4
Total Time (min): 1211.9
Total Time (hr): 20:11:511 -
Life was a bit chaotic this week but managed a couple of moderate distance rides, plus one ride trying to push my pace (only had 100 minutes to fit in a ride and ended up cycling for 98mins!) and also a solo Gran Fondo. Weather over Easter has been wonderful in southern England, just about perfect for riding.
155 miles for the week, 425 for the month.
Got my first organised event of the year booked for next Saturday, 75 miles from Windsor and into the Chiltern Hills.2 -
Last week's total was 28.53 miles, if you're willing to count my indoor trainer mileage.
Today's "long" ride was planned to be 12 miles, and I did 12.7 miles. That's about 20% longer than last weekend's "long" ride. (I'll be grateful when a 20% increase gets me more than 2 extra miles, but it's my own fault for getting fat and lazy for ten years.)
Chicago suburbs are finally seeing spring, and I couldn't be happier. Nicer weather means more outdoor time, and more time on my bike! 😁😁😁2 -
Much cooler this month, good riding weather but an incident packed month including seeing a friend fall on a group ride after being hit by the draft of semi trailer passing to close, nearly ended up under its wheels.
Got a 160+Km ride in last Friday with 2500metres of climbing with several 10% climbs.
27hrs, 672Km and 8865M of climbing so far in April.1 -
Yesterday on the KATY Trail. 17.9 miles - 71.5 minutes - 15.0 mph pace.0
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5.42 miles, 36 minutes, average speed 9.1 mph, elevation gain 132 feet. I can't vouch for the accuracy of MapMyRide, since I did the same "hill" four times and got this ride profile:
Today I did some grinding up one of the longer local slight inclines (more accurate than saying "hill"), to try to build up my poor, neglected quads and hamstrings. I remained seated as long as I could, stood when I absolutely could not go any further seated, and repeated that until my lunch break was over. I guess I should be glad I live in an area so flat I will probably never have to climb more than 150 feet in a mile. Possibly in a whole day's ride.1
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