October 2020 Biking Cycling Bicycling Bike/ Bicycle/Unicycle/Tricycle Challenge!
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Bit more of a struggle to ride this week as hands and feet are not liking lower temperatures.
Funny ride yesterday, set out to do some big climbs but immediately apparent I simply didn't feel good, no energy in either legs or lungs - very odd as I should have been relatively fresh. Toned the ride down and just did a steady plod avoiding the big hills.
Today all back to normal. Yesterday was just one of those random bad days I guess.
120 miles for the week, 311 for October so far.
Pleased to hit 900 Strava PRs for this year, way more than I've accumulated in a year before and a bit surprising as most of my riding has been on local roads. 1000 by end of year is a pointless but entertaining target.
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10/19:
Morning ride - 19.91 miles
Monthly total - 152.02 miles
Left to goal - 107.98 miles
Didn't ride last week - popped two spokes the weekend before and had to order a new wheel (took a week to get the new one in). Did stay active with morning walks 4 of the 5 days last week, total walked for the week was 13.73 miles.1 -
10/20:
Morning ride - 17.5 miles
Monthly total - 169.52 miles
Left to goal - 90.48 miles
Been a good year for the rabbits - saw at least 20 cottontails while riding this morning.0 -
10/21:
Morning ride - 20.57 miles
Monthly total - 190.09 miles
Left to goal - 69.91 miles
Muggy morning and warm (70 degrees when I started). Did see some rabbits and a young opossum.0 -
10/22: morning ride - 16.9 miles
10/23: morning ride - 16.01 miles
Monthly total - 223 miles
Left to goal - 37 miles
Got wet this morning, had a front move thru and the rain started when I was about 2 miles from the house... oh well... I didn't melt
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Nice and challenging ride yesterday.
Followed a route exploring the Surrey Hills area of outstanding natural beauty.
Although I live fairly close and ride there often this was a route from an organised tour company that a fellow MFP'er shared to take me out of my comfort zone.
Some roads very familiar, some I've only ridden rarely and plenty of brand new roads that I've passed nearby but never tried.
Started out on a wet gravelled track shared with lots of walkers and their dogs with stunning views of The Devil's Punchbowl but not ideal on slick road tyres. First 30 miles was on mostly tiny roads, often badly surfaced, wet and covered in tree debris and slimy leaf mulch, sometimes very hard to see where the margins of the road were - very little grip combined with steep descents was nerve wracking at times. Bike wanted to go faster than me but I was already braking as hard as the limited grip would allow. Second half was more open but with a lot of climbing at the end just when you are getting tired.
Well thought out route which was challenging with long climbs but not hateful, thankfully they didn't include any of the extreme climbs nearby with 15 - 19% gradients which feel more like a punishment than a hobby. I'll do it again in the Spring or Summer when I'll be able to spend more time looking at the scenery rather than the road surface.
Bike needs a clean now....
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I've been a bit quiet this month - an end of season break with a holiday in Devon in the middle. We took bikes with us but only did relatively short rides for the most part as I was meant to be having a break from riding
I also took a break from calorie counting and ate plenty of pasties and scones.
Today winter training started - 2 hours of riding to z2 heart rate so my coach can look at what power that came out at. I'm also doing a bit more strength work and a bit less riding for a while, I think.3 -
Poor weather has made it harder to ride this week and only got out three times.
Upside is more time for strength training, four sessions this week and got my bench press back to pre-lockdown levels.
101 miles for the week, 412 miles for October.0 -
Few more commutes from me, for a total of 128.5km for October so far.
And a very scary experience: I must have had a crash(?) during my ride home last Thursday, but I don't remember anything about it. One moment I'm outside the office, unlocking my bike and waving goodbye to a colleague getting into his car, and the next thing I remember it's two hours later and I'm sitting on my couch at home, and my left side plus the palm of my right hand are hurting.
Thanks to recording my rides with my Garmin, I can tell exactly *where* something happened:
My ride is going normal until that point, comes to an abrupt stop, 5 minutes spent in place, then continue home at little more than half the usual speed. I seem to have done all the usual things after coming home too, like stopping the Garmin, storing my bike in the cellar, switching of the bike lights (battery powered and showing ~70% full, consistent with an hour of riding), hanging the helmet and reflective vest in their usual spots... I just don't remember any of it. I had to go downstairs and verify all those things.
Fortunately nothing worse happened. My bike has a few scuffs on the left bar-end and pedal that I don't remember seeing before, I have a few bruises and a mild concussion (which apparently also explaines the gap in my memories - I learned now that you can even lose time before the moment you hit your head), and I will replace my helmet (I don't see any cracks in the shell, and I don't remember hitting my head, but based on the evidence, I probably did...).
So at this point, what's really bothering me is not knowing what happened. Did my chain jam and cause me to fall? Did a car come out of the parking lot on the right and I had to brake too suddenly to avoid it and skidded on the wet pavement? I'd like to avoid a repeat experience, but that's hard to do if I don't know what went wrong the first time.
So I guess, general take-home-message: Take care when riding in the dark on wet pavement. And always wear a helmet.2 -
@_nikkiwolf_ , so sorry it happened! Sounds very much like you got a concussion from the crush. If you are getting any weird symptoms, like headaches, weakness, fatigue, something unusual and out of norm, consider going to a doctor and get checked out. Sounds so scary not knowing what happened and have such time gap in your memory! Please take care! I commute too, it's always challenging with some drivers being total jerks. And most likely no one stopped to help you, since you got home on your own.1
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Thanks, @icemom011 ! Fortunately, I don't have any serious symptoms. No headache, nausea, vomiting, balance problems, trouble sleeping or anything, so I haven't gone to see a doctor - especially since I'd rather avoid crowded ER waiting rooms in the current second wave of Covid infections. But you're totally right that I should get checked out if anything gets worse! I know that the people with a concussion are often the last ones to notice that they are confused or dazed.
I went to work on Friday and today, and visited my parents for the weekend, and no one mentioned anything about me acting off. I did make sure to tell people that I had a nasty fall with my bike on Thursday night, just in case...
The only concussion symptoms I had was general exhaustion on Friday. Saturday I went for an easy ~6.5km run and started to feel a little dizzy twice when I went too fast uphill, but recovered after walking for a minute both times. So I think a little more rest is all I need.
Yeah, I'm rather suspecting a stupid driver causing me to fall then any bike malfunction, especially since I was okay to ride home. And since I was stopped for slightly less than five minutes, if that's the case, they didn't stick around for long enough to (a) notice I hit my head and shouldn't be riding home, and (b) give me any kind of insurance information. Of course it's also possible that I was dazed enough to tell any concerned bystanders that I was fine before jumping on my bike and riding home. I guess I will never know!... I commute too, it's always challenging with some drivers being total jerks. And most likely no one stopped to help you, since you got home on your own.
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@_nikkiwolf_
What a scary and unsettling experience for you.
Do take it easy as concusion and whiplash can appear/reappear for quite a while.
Sensible descion about replacing the helmet - you would always be wondering if it was compromised otherwise.
(I did something similar in a racing motorcycle crash. Hit the Armco at about 70mph and had a memory gap from the moment of impact until next thing I recall is sitting on the Armco minus my crash helmet doing a rolecall of various body parts that hurt waiting for help. Marshalls returned my helmet to me and clearly I had filled the front of my helmet with mud but no idea if it came off by itself or I took it off afterwards, if it had a minor impact or major impact.)1 -
I hope you're ok! Scary!
My OH did similar once, although he knows how he did it. He was doing cyclo-cross skills in the park, practising jumping on and off his bike. He failed
I came home later to find him sitting on the sofa. He told me he crashed, I asked how, he told me. I asked whether he rode or walked home and he said he wasn't exactly sure. I checked his helmet and found a big crack and dragged him to A&E.
Even worse was a friend who crashed on a wet cattle grid, called an ambulance and then got back on her bike and started riding. Eventually the paramedics found her about 5 miles away!1 -
Driven to train indoors yesterday by continued poor weather.
Someone recently wanted to know my FTP and I guessed 205w so thought I'd do a test to see how accurate my feeling was and also to benchmark the start of winter indoor training.....
Did the simple 20 minutes average watts X 95% test and came up 217w average and a score of 206w so that was a good guess!
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Date: duration / miles / elevation gain / NP / work
10/02: 01:02 / 14.972 / 1,919 / 210 / 711 (RGT Cycling free ride)
10/03: 01:05 / 17.034 / 1,783 / 198 / 730 (RGT Cycling free ride)
10/05: 00:24 / 7.033 / 0 / 207 / 249 (Trainerroad WO)
10/06: 01:06 / 22.371 / 73 / 180 / 710 (RGT Cycling free ride)
10/07: 01:00 / 13.349 / 0 / 177 / 592 (Trainerroad WO)
10/09: 01:20 / 15.408 / 0 / 176 / 803 (Trainerroad WO)
10/10: 02:10 / 39.885 / 1,535 / 185 / 1,348 (RGT Cycling free ride)
10/12: 01:02 / 14.460 / 1,470 / 192 / 665 (Trainerroad WO)
10/13: 01:11 / 22.373 / 73 / 138 / 562 (RGT Cycling free ride)
10/14: 01:02 / 14.728 / 1,501 / 195 / 680 (Trainerroad WO)
10/16: 01:31 / 21.412 / 2,215 / 186 / 981 (Trainerroad WO)
10/17: 01:33 / 22.843 / 751 / 170 / 892 (RGT Cycling free ride)
10/19: 01:01 / 14.451 / 1,470 / 199 / 673 (Trainerroad WO)
10/20: 01:01 / 14.768 / 1,501 / 197 / 684 (Trainerroad WO)
10/21: 01:26 / 16.270 / 2,991 / 208 / 997 (Trainerroad WO)
10/23: 01:29 / 21.686 / 2,236 / 200 / 1,018 (Trainerroad WO)
10/24: 02:30 / 34.655 / 4,272 / 195 / 1,650 (TR WO & RGT Cycling free ride)
10/26: 01:17 / 25.373 / 73 / 165 / 727 (Trainerroad WO)
10/27: 00:46 / 15.516 / 63 / 167 / 450 (Trainerroad WO)
10/28: 01:17 / 25.375 / 73 / 164 / 727 (Trainerroad WO)
All RGT Cycling. Can't get my trainer to play well RGT and TR combo so started using my Garmin head unit for TR workouts. Love being able to use a simulate constant grade for my workouts but missing the on screen workout instructions. Overall, not missing Zwift at all. RGT is much more realistic and flexible.
SS workout on simulated real road but with uniform 2% sustained grade
OU workout on simulated real road
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Ended the month with a poor ride. Expected the blustery wind but didn't expect to get rained on and then to cap it off got a puncture. Turned for home as got the feeling it wasn't going to be my day.....
31 hours and 499 miles for October, should have gone round the block to make it an even number!0 -
Jan-19 ... 241.6 km (150.1 miles) = 27 hours 2 minutesReview ... (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
Feb-19 ... 175.5 km (109 miles) = 19 hours 8 minutes
Mar-19 ... 170.3 km (105.8 miles) = 28 hours 21 minutes
Apr-19 ... 160.3 km (99.6 miles) = 25 hours 4 minutes
May-19 ... 164.0 km (101.9 miles) = 29 hours 10 minutes
Jun-19 ... 246.2 km (153 miles) = 25 hours 40 minutes
Jul-19 ... 217.3 km (135.0 miles) = 33 hours 45 minutes
Aug-19 ... 162.5 km (100.9 miles) = 28 hours 4 minutes
Sep-19 ... 136.0 km (84.5 miles) = 23 hours 10 minutes
Oct-19 ... 196.5 km (122.1 miles) = 31 hours 27 minutes
Nov-19 ... 155.5 km (96.6 miles) = 25 hours 01 minutes
Dec-19 ... 203.7 km (126.6 miles) = 26 hours 54 minutes
Jan-20 ... 304.4 km (189.2 miles) = 32 hours 49 minutes
Feb-20 ... 248.6 km (154.5 miles) = 34 hours 50 minutes
Mar-20 ... 148.3 km (92.2 miles) = 30 hours 12 minutes
Apr-20 ... 171.9 km (106.8 miles) = 19 hours 28 minutes
May-20 ... 183.7 km (114.1 miles) = 20 hours 49 minutes
Jun-20 ... 130.9 km (81.3 miles) = 18 hours 50 minutes
Jul-20 ... 41.8 km (26 miles) = 9 hours 8 minutes
Aug-20 ...148.9 km (92.5 miles) = 21 hours 43 minutes
Sep-20 ... 119.8 km (74.4 miles) = 23 hours 17 minutes
Goal: More than ... Oct-19 ... 196.5 km (122.1 miles) = 31 hours 27 minutes
Thursday, 1 October 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Friday, 2 October 2020 … 3.2 km walking + 8.4 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Saturday, 3 October 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 15.3 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Sunday, 4 October 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 11.4 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Monday, 5 October 2020 … 4.7 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Tuesday, 6 October 2020 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Wednesday, 7 October 2020 … 2.2 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Thursday, 8 October 2020 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Friday, 9 October 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Saturday, 10 October 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Sunday, 11 October 2020 … 4.3 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Monday, 12 October 2020 … 2.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
Tuesday, 13 October 2020 … 5.3 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
Wednesday, 14 October 2020 … 3.8 km walking + 7.8 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 2 flights of stairs
Thursday, 15 October 2020 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 5 flights of stairs
Friday, 16 October 2020 … 6.1 km walking + 8.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
Saturday, 17 October 2020 … 5.5 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Sunday, 18 October 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 19.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Monday, 19 October 2020 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 5 flights of stairs
Tuesday, 20 October 2020 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
Wednesday, 21 October 2020 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
Thursday, 22 October 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Friday, 23 October 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Saturday, 24 October 2020 … 3.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Sunday, 25 October 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Monday, 26 October 2020 … 3.2 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Tuesday, 27 October 2020 … 3.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Wednesday, 28 October 2020 … 4.5 km walking + 9.2 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Thursday, 29 October 2020 … 7.6 km walking + 17.6 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Friday, 30 October 2020 … 1.6 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Saturday, 31 October 2020 … 4.0 km walking + 18.8 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
2020 Monthly October
Walking Distance (km): 76.2
Walking Time (min): 958.6
Cycling Distance (km): 115.5
Cycling Time (min): 436.5
Flights Stairs Climbed Number: 32.0
Flights Stairs Climbed Time (min): 25.6
Totals
Total Distance (km): 191.7
Total Distance (miles): 119.1
Total Time (min): 1420.8
Total Time (hr): 23:40:46
Almost 24 hours of exercise. Coming to grips with being finished university and just working! 1 -
Date: duration / miles / elevation gain / NP / work
10/02: 01:02 / 14.972 / 1,919 / 210 / 711 (RGT Cycling free ride)
10/03: 01:05 / 17.034 / 1,783 / 198 / 730 (RGT Cycling free ride)
10/05: 00:24 / 7.033 / 0 / 207 / 249 (Trainerroad WO)
10/06: 01:06 / 22.371 / 73 / 180 / 710 (RGT Cycling free ride)
10/07: 01:00 / 13.349 / 0 / 177 / 592 (Trainerroad WO)
10/09: 01:20 / 15.408 / 0 / 176 / 803 (Trainerroad WO)
10/10: 02:10 / 39.885 / 1,535 / 185 / 1,348 (RGT Cycling free ride)
10/12: 01:02 / 14.460 / 1,470 / 192 / 665 (Trainerroad WO)
10/13: 01:11 / 22.373 / 73 / 138 / 562 (RGT Cycling free ride)
10/14: 01:02 / 14.728 / 1,501 / 195 / 680 (Trainerroad WO)
10/16: 01:31 / 21.412 / 2,215 / 186 / 981 (Trainerroad WO)
10/17: 01:33 / 22.843 / 751 / 170 / 892 (RGT Cycling free ride)
10/19: 01:01 / 14.451 / 1,470 / 199 / 673 (Trainerroad WO)
10/20: 01:01 / 14.768 / 1,501 / 197 / 684 (Trainerroad WO)
10/21: 01:26 / 16.270 / 2,991 / 208 / 997 (Trainerroad WO)
10/23: 01:29 / 21.686 / 2,236 / 200 / 1,018 (Trainerroad WO)
10/24: 02:30 / 34.655 / 4,272 / 195 / 1,650 (TR WO & RGT Cycling free ride)
10/26: 01:17 / 25.373 / 73 / 165 / 727 (Trainerroad WO)
10/27: 00:46 / 15.516 / 63 / 167 / 450 (Trainerroad WO)
10/28: 01:17 / 25.375 / 73 / 164 / 727 (Trainerroad WO)
All RGT Cycling.
10/30: 01:45 / 36.495 / 95 / 190 / 1,173 (Trainerroad WO)
10/31: 02:19 / 44.849 / 641 / 184 / 1,476 (Trainerroad WO)0 -
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