2023 Cycling Challenge

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  • ashleycarole86
    ashleycarole86 Posts: 6,313 Member
    Sun Mar 12

    20 min Power Zone Max Ride (Peloton) - 6.08 miles

    Previous: 170.18 miles
    YTD: 176.26/2023 miles complete
  • wendsg
    wendsg Posts: 772 Member
    Two Zwift rides today: The Tour of Watopia ride I signed up for (had to go for the shorter length because of today's time constraints), and an impromptu meetup with a Canadian friend. :smiley: That's the best thing about Zwift - making friends across the world and riding with them.

    Ride 1 - 13.02 miles
    Ride 2 - 18.03 miles
    Previous - 1090.76 miles

    Total - 1121.81 miles / 2023 miles

    Link - https://www.strava.com/activities/8707972747
    https://www.strava.com/activities/8708564452
  • ashleycarole86
    ashleycarole86 Posts: 6,313 Member
    Mon Mar 13

    45 min Power Zone Endurance Ride (Peloton) - 14.12 miles

    Previous: 176.26 miles
    YTD: 190.38/2023 miles complete
  • Bill70sStrong
    Bill70sStrong Posts: 1,142 Member
    Previous - 240.93 miles
    3/13 - 7.25 miles
    YTD - 248.18/2023
  • wendsg
    wendsg Posts: 772 Member
    Daily 10 in a workout that went a smidge over. Tough strength and power session.

    Ride 2 - 15.05 miles
    Previous - 1121.81 miles

    Total - 1136.86 miles / 2023 miles

    Link - https://www.strava.com/activities/8714496551
  • Rich_SC
    Rich_SC Posts: 64 Member
  • ashleycarole86
    ashleycarole86 Posts: 6,313 Member
    Tues Mar 14

    30 min Power Zone Endurance Hip Hop Ride (Peloton) - 9.2 miles

    Previous: 190.38 miles
    YTD: 199.58/2023 miles complete
  • wendsg
    wendsg Posts: 772 Member
    Double rides today because I'm trying to keep to a weird workout schedule.

    Imperial got scrapped - had to drive the kid to school, so have to go pick the kid up in the afternoon. Not enough time for imperial, so did metric instead. Still a century, darn it.

    Ride 1 - 63.03 miles
    Ride 2 - 8.02
    Previous - 1136.86 miles

    Total - 1207.91 miles / 2023 miles

    Link - https://www.strava.com/activities/8718964655
    https://www.strava.com/activities/8719181286
  • SavageMrsMoose
    SavageMrsMoose Posts: 631 Member
    3/15 25.82 miles A 90 minute Peloton ride with Matt Wilpers, plus 5 minute cool down. First day back at altitude (my Peloton in Colorado sits above 10,000 feet) and my heart rate was pretty high. I might try to sneak in another ride this evening, but I also need to run.

    Previous: 459.42

    YTD: 485.24 /2023
  • ashleycarole86
    ashleycarole86 Posts: 6,313 Member
    @SavageMrsMoose Nothing better than 90 beautiful minutes with our favorite trainer!!

    Wed Mar 15

    45 min Power Zone Ride (Peloton) - 14.29 miles

    Previous: 199.58 miles
    YTD: 213.87/2023 miles complete
  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,278 Member
    Previous 472.30
    15/03 21.07 miles
    YTD 492.56/2023
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    @SavageMrsMoose - I never take part in any sort of racing, it's more to de-stress me and keep my weight in check and I like the variety. Signing up for a race would stress me even more :D
  • wendsg
    wendsg Posts: 772 Member
    Oof, microbursts the day after intervals. My legs want a new owner lol

    Ride - 12.02 miles
    Previous - 1207.91 miles

    Total - 1219.93 miles / 2023 miles

    Link - https://www.strava.com/activities/8725036645
  • SavageMrsMoose
    SavageMrsMoose Posts: 631 Member
    More Peloton... a collection of Matt and Cody classes. Heading to NYC tomorrow for the weekend so not sure I'll have time to bike.

    @Mari33a Triathlon training is alot. You try and hit each sport at least 3 times per week, plus weights. I did a half ironman about 20 years ago and my husband begged me to stop. I was always sick.

    3/16 25.15 miles

    Previous: 485.24
    YTD: 510.39
  • Bill70sStrong
    Bill70sStrong Posts: 1,142 Member
    Previous - 248.18
    3/16 - 11.30
    YTD - 259.48/2023
  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,278 Member
    Previous 472.30
    17/03 20.29 miles
    YTD 512.85/2023

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  • wendsg
    wendsg Posts: 772 Member
    @SavageMrsMoose I might have to pick your brain a bit. I am planning on doing an Ironman in 5 years time (kind of a 50th birthday present to myself), and have a loose training regiment worked out that I'm hoping to be enough. Until the end of April, I'm actually 'training' for a Super Sprint distance (so far, absolutely no problems, but I realize that's a pretty low bar when you're already running 10ks and doing metric century rides for fun).

    Speaking of which, ride 1 was the training ride - today was distance, so needed to finish 6.25 miles in less than 20 minutes. Did rather easily. Should've changed to the buffalo bike in Zwift just to make it more interesting.
    Ride 2 was kind of a pseudo cooldown that became a silly exercise in leg murder by seeing if I could beat my PRs on all the sprints on the route I was on lol

    Ride 1 - 7.03 miles
    Ride 2 - 10.12
    Previous - 1219.93 miles

    Total - 1237.08 miles / 2023 miles

    Link - https://www.strava.com/activities/8731258531
    https://www.strava.com/activities/8731350567
  • Bill70sStrong
    Bill70sStrong Posts: 1,142 Member
    Previous - 259.48
    3/17 - 5.30
    YTD - 264.78
  • Rich_SC
    Rich_SC Posts: 64 Member
    55.4 Road
    714 Ytd

    Wanted to go longer today but it was really windy and the legs were tired.

    https://www.strava.com/activities/8737059459
  • wendsg
    wendsg Posts: 772 Member
    Daily 10 done. Finished before a quick run for time. :smile:

    Ride 1 - 10.02 miles
    Previous - 1237.08 miles

    Total - 1247.10 miles / 2023 miles

    Link - https://www.strava.com/activities/8736946907
  • ashleycarole86
    ashleycarole86 Posts: 6,313 Member
    Sun Mar 19

    30 min Power Zone Max Ride (Peloton) - 9.14 miles

    Previous: 213.87 miles
    YTD: 223.01/2023 miles complete
  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,278 Member
    Previous 512.85
    18/03 21.27 miles
    19/03 20.36 miles
    YTD 554.48/2023

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  • wendsg
    wendsg Posts: 772 Member
    Daily 10, done quietly and mildly with a gentle bot to not disturb the parrot too much before birdie bedtime. (his roost cage is in the workout room)

    Ride 1 - 10.10 miles
    Previous - 1247.10 miles

    Total - 1257.20 miles / 2023 miles

    Link - https://www.strava.com/activities/8744380295
  • SimpleSimonEU
    SimpleSimonEU Posts: 151 Member
    Previous total (March 12th): 401.8 miles (646.6 km)
    This week (up to March 19th): 53.6 miles (34.7 km)
    New total (March 12th): 436.5 miles (702.5 km)
    Stil slightly ahead of plan. Going on a trip coming week and taking my bike. Let's see if I can get some miles in, weather permitting...
  • wendsg
    wendsg Posts: 772 Member
    Workout and Tour of Watopia rides today. Had to finish quickly so I can get to an afternoon appointment. And I still have a run today lol

    Ride 1 - 11.01 miles
    Ride 2 - 15.06
    Previous - 1257.20 miles

    Total - 1283.27 miles / 2023 miles

    Link - https://www.strava.com/activities/8747326310
    https://www.strava.com/activities/8747629716
  • wendsg
    wendsg Posts: 772 Member
    Daily 10 finished.

    Ride - 10.09 miles
    Previous - 1283.27 miles

    Total - 1293.36 miles / 2023 miles

    Link - https://www.strava.com/activities/8752904257
  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,278 Member
    Previous 554.48
    21/03 20.33 miles
    YTD 574.81/2023

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    @wendsg - You're Ironman plans sound really impressive!
  • SavageMrsMoose
    SavageMrsMoose Posts: 631 Member
    @wendsg You would do amazing in an Ironman! The bike is definitely the most important leg of the race. I didn't even own a bike when I decided to try and do a half. The swim is what bothers most people, but if you look at the time difference between first and last place, its pretty small. You can make huge gains in the bike. My suggestion would be to do some shorter races as part of the training. There is a definite learning curve to speeding up in the transition area and figuring out what gear works best for you. Good luck!

    3/21 Peloton 15.62

    YTD: 526.96/2023