January 2021 Biking Cycling Bicycling Unicycling Tricycling Tandemming 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.
Are you an experienced road cyclist? Do you bike to work? Do you pull your children to the park? Do you ride weekends? Do you spin at home or in the gym? Is Zwift your thing? Do you race crits, ironman, or centuries? Touring? Audax/Randonneuring?
Or are you just starting out and remembering how much fun you had biking when you were a kid?
There are no set challenges - this is a mixed-ability / mixed-experience / everyone welcome group.
Just pick the target that you would like to achieve this month and post updates throughout the month as you work toward your target. We love seeing photos of your rides and hearing all about them.
Given the current situation many of us will be cycling solo or indoors. Don't feel alone! Share your accomplishments with us.
(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.
Are you an experienced road cyclist? Do you bike to work? Do you pull your children to the park? Do you ride weekends? Do you spin at home or in the gym? Is Zwift your thing? Do you race crits, ironman, or centuries? Touring? Audax/Randonneuring?
Or are you just starting out and remembering how much fun you had biking when you were a kid?
There are no set challenges - this is a mixed-ability / mixed-experience / everyone welcome group.
Just pick the target that you would like to achieve this month and post updates throughout the month as you work toward your target. We love seeing photos of your rides and hearing all about them.
Given the current situation many of us will be cycling solo or indoors. Don't feel alone! Share your accomplishments with us.
(BTW - Thanks to @CricketKate for starting all this back in 2012)
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First ride of the year with 20 miles round trip to the seafront. Trying to add in more inclines which I struggle with though still under 1.000 ft of climbing on this ride.Spoiler
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January cycling is living down to expectations so far - sadly!
Ultra painful hands and a puncture on one ride and on today's ride got soaked in freezing rain with a howling headwind despite the forecast showing rain unlikely and a gentle breeze.
Not setting myself any hard goals this month as realistically the weather conditions will dictate how much riding I can tolerate. 4 or 5C and dry I can stand about an hour at a brisk pace, when colder it becomes too unpleasant.2 -
3rd jan Off to an indoor start with 5km! Aiming for 100 km this month indoors or out. It’s a start!5
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First ride of the year!4 -
4jan 7km indoors. Starting from way behind where I was in 2017 when life changed and cycling got neglected1
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First ride of the new year today! More snow tonight.
November total 256.0 mi
December total 186.9 mi
January so far 12.3 mi1 -
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
Oct-20 ... 191.7 km (119.1 miles) = 23 hours 40 minutes
Nov-20 ... 273.0 km (169.6 miles) = 29 hours 16 minutes
Dec-20 ... 216.8 km (134.7 miles) = 21 hours 59 minutes
Goal: More than ... Jan-20 ... 304.4 km (189.2 miles) = 32 hours 49 minutes
Friday, 1 January 2021 … 0.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Saturday, 2 January 2021 … 5.5 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Sunday, 3 January 2021 … 0.0 km walking + 12.8 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Monday, 4 January 2021 … 0.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Tuesday, 5 January 2021 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
Wednesday, 6 January 2021 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 5 flights of stairs
2021 Monthly January
Walking Distance (km): 9.1
Walking Time (min): 113.8
Cycling Distance (km): 12.8
Cycling Time (min): 49.0
Flights Stairs Climbed Number: 9.0
Flights Stairs Climbed Time (min): 7.2
Totals
Total Distance (km): 21.9
Total Distance (miles): 13.6
Total Time (min): 170.0
Total Time (hr): 2:49:57
Bit of a slow start, but picking up steam ...2 -
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
Oct-20 ... 191.7 km (119.1 miles) = 23 hours 40 minutes
Nov-20 ... 273.0 km (169.6 miles) = 29 hours 16 minutes
Dec-20 ... 216.8 km (134.7 miles) = 21 hours 59 minutes
Goal: More than ... Jan-20 ... 304.4 km (189.2 miles) = 32 hours 49 minutes
Friday, 1 January 2021 … 0.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Saturday, 2 January 2021 … 5.5 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Sunday, 3 January 2021 … 0.0 km walking + 12.8 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Monday, 4 January 2021 … 0.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Tuesday, 5 January 2021 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
Wednesday, 6 January 2021 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 5 flights of stairs
Thursday, 7 January 2021 … 4.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
Friday, 8 January 2021 … 7.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
Saturday, 9 January 2021 … 1.8 km walking + 26.3 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Sunday, 10 January 2021 … 5.5 km walking + 17.7 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
2021 Monthly January
Walking Distance (km): 28.1
Walking Time (min): 357.9
Cycling Distance (km): 56.8
Cycling Time (min): 223.0
Flights Stairs Climbed Number: 17.0
Flights Stairs Climbed Time (min): 13.6
Totals
Total Distance (km): 84.9
Total Distance (miles): 52.8
Total Time (min): 594.5
Total Time (hr): 9:54:292 -
Hi cool to see a cycling challenge group. So far this year I am on 97km (60miles) and 753m (2500ft) climbing
Target is to maintain around 100km per week through January while I am on Zwift5 -
5 Jan 5km indoors
6 Jan 5.5km indoors
7 Jan 5km indoors
10 Jan 8km indoors
So far 35.5km indoors of my 100 this month goal, and my legs are beginning to feel a little more willing.4 -
AsthmaticHippo wrote: »Hi cool to see a cycling challenge group. So far this year I am on 97km (60miles) and 753m (2500ft) climbing
Target is to maintain around 100km per week through January while I am on Zwift
@AsthmaticHippo
There's a Strava challenge group for MyFitnessPal members too if you are interested.
https://www.strava.com/clubs/1792871 -
@sijomial cheers I have just joined2
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@AsthmaticHippo
There's a Strava challenge group for MyFitnessPal members too if you are interested.
https://www.strava.com/clubs/179287
I just joined the group, thanks for the heads up!1 -
Hi Fellow riders. I just joined the
challenge. you can find me here @lmbarreto . I'm an Echelon rider , if you have a spin bike feel free to add me @Vicious-Cycle
So far 114.60 miles in 11 days (I missed one day)
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SOme of you can do such a lot and I can do so little but I am glad to be doing any! Another 6km indoors yesterday, that's 41.5 of my 100.3
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tristramtrent wrote: »SOme of you can do such a lot and I can do so little but I am glad to be doing any! Another 6km indoors yesterday, that's 41.5 of my 100.
You are lapping everyone sitting on the sofa!
And that includes me today on a wet and miserable day.
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Just found this challenge so I'm in! My goal is to ride at least 3 days a week, outside when I can (I live in snowy/cold Colorado) trainer when I must. Normally I ride more but I'm trying to work in some more weights for the off season2
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tristramtrent wrote: »SOme of you can do such a lot and I can do so little but I am glad to be doing any! Another 6km indoors yesterday, that's 41.5 of my 100.
Hey don’t compare yourself to others just be the best that you can be. The most important thing is that you enjoy it.2 -
sheclimber wrote: »Just found this challenge so I'm in! My goal is to ride at least 3 days a week, outside when I can (I live in snowy/cold Colorado) trainer when I must. Normally I ride more but I'm trying to work in some more weights for the off season
In Sweden and locked in my garage until spring on a smart trainer3 -
Sorry, not riding at the moment as year end at work is really busy. Good to see you getting mileage in!!1
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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
Oct-20 ... 191.7 km (119.1 miles) = 23 hours 40 minutes
Nov-20 ... 273.0 km (169.6 miles) = 29 hours 16 minutes
Dec-20 ... 216.8 km (134.7 miles) = 21 hours 59 minutes
Goal: More than ... Jan-20 ... 304.4 km (189.2 miles) = 32 hours 49 minutes
Friday, 1 January 2021 … 0.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Saturday, 2 January 2021 … 5.5 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Sunday, 3 January 2021 … 0.0 km walking + 12.8 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Monday, 4 January 2021 … 0.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Tuesday, 5 January 2021 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
Wednesday, 6 January 2021 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 5 flights of stairs
Thursday, 7 January 2021 … 4.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
Friday, 8 January 2021 … 7.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
Saturday, 9 January 2021 … 1.8 km walking + 26.3 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Sunday, 10 January 2021 … 5.5 km walking + 17.7 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Monday, 11 January 2021 … 9.1 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 6 flights of stairs
Tuesday, 12 January 2021 … 3.5 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 7 flights of stairs
Wednesday, 13 January 2021 … 5.9 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 1.8 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
Thursday, 14 January 2021 … 6.3 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
2021 Monthly January
Walking Distance (km): 53.0
Walking Time (min): 668.3
Cycling Distance (km): 56.8
Cycling Time (min): 223.0
Flights Stairs Climbed Number: 38.0
Flights Stairs Climbed Time (min): 30.4
Rowing Distance (km): 1.8 ....... Canoeing!!
Rowing Time (min): 30.0
Totals
Total Distance (km): 111.5
Total Distance (miles): 69.3
Total Time (min): 951.7
Total Time (hr): 15:51:392 -
Canoeing @Machka9 very nice. There is enough rain here to give it a go down the road!
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I am super new to cycling but the exercise bikes at the gym have been the easiest exercise to do with my asthma, and I've totally fallen in love with it! My total goal for January is 60 miles, I am at 17.6 so I have some catching up to do! 2
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@guinevere96. You are almost 30%complete on your target you can do it.1
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Managed to do 65 miles in this week and 131 so far for January, weather is dictating when I can/can't ride.
Also spent quite a lot of time in the garage tinkering with a bike that was gifted to a friend after being abandoned outside for many years. Made up new brake cables, repaired the gears and a general tidy up and adjustment has got it back on the road again. If my friend enjoys riding after a break of many years I'll probably end up doing some repainting and also replacing the wheel rims as they are quite rusty. Wheel building will be a new challenge for me.....
Bit of a contrast to the style of bike I'm used to!
Tempted to ride it to their house in full lycra and aero helmet while sheltering behind the wicker basket.
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Only my second outside ride of the month today, but I got a decent 4 hours in. I still had to stick to main roads to avoid ice/slush but at least the worst of the snow has melted. I've done lots of zwift time this month and while it serves a purpose (particularly for riding with groups of clubmates which can't be done outside at the moment) it's not the same!5
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Managed three rides this week including a few laps of a cold Richmond Park which was looking lovely under bright skies. Really uplifting when lockdown is making you feel a bit down.
86 miles for the week and 218 for January so far.
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I don't mind running in the cold, but MA, USA is too cold for outdoors cycling for me! But, I've done 10 spins (most for an hour) and 8 runs (all outdoors) in January. This is well short of my goal of running or spinning on every single day, but I got a cold for a few days (which scared the sh1t out of me, as you can imagine), so I missed a few. Also, me old legs get tired and I need some rest days. (Often, I get in a short walk.)
A few more days in Jan to try to hit 100%, then we're into February!4 -
Great idea, challenge posts. I was racing road and gravel until Covid. Gained weight and got out of fitness shape. My goal for this month was just to get started on my indoor trainer and get in a couple weekend rides. Our weather has been such that weekend rides didn't happen, but did get on my trainer building a routine doing Intervals. Will ride outside tomorrow, mixture of road and gravel, hopefully 30+ miles. My bike is an Ibis Hakka MX, swiss army knife bike, road and gravel. I have two sets of wheels one road the other gravel. I have an inexpensive indoor spin trainer that I put Wahoo sensors on. Works well. Goal for riding: Mixture of trainer and outdoor riding: 400 miles per month. Happy riding to all.3
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Hit and miss weather has led to hit and miss cycling.
Squeezed in 58 miles in three rides this week and 264 for January.1
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