2023 Cycling Challenge

13.5 MTB
929 YTD

https://www.strava.com/activities/8822092004

@ashleycarole86 It was a 60 minute endurance ride with him, but it wasn't live. I wonder if he just scrolls through his classes and looks for people? The ride was with people in studio in NYC on a day I was actually in NYC. If I'd known, I would have tried to ride in studio. I've never done that. I hear it is really hard to get a spot. BTW - congrats on your big loss this week! I'm on team Shape Shifters. I saw your name in the results!



4/2 9.6 miles 30 minute Peloton with Sam Yo, plus 5 minute cool down


Previous: 586.67

YTD: 596.27/2023

Mon Apr 3

60 min Power Zone Endurance Ride (Peloton) - 18.85 miles

Previous: 232.17 miles
YTD: 251.02/2023 miles complete

Thanks! It feels a bit blah overall because I've gained in the past couple months, but I've gotta start somewhere! Appreciate you saying that!

@wendsg you continue to amaze and amuse me, in equal measure.

I’m back in the grove it seems, getting up and out for my morning rides when my schedule allows.

https://strava.app.link/QkS7NOMTJyb
Strong, quick 15 miles, 41 degrees, home and showered for my 8:15 appointment.

YTD 441/2023. Looking forward to crossing the 500 line!

@wendsg I’m a terrible low rpm’er too. I always plan to work on it but it never quite happens. I blame years of grinding out 65rpm in spin class.

Final stage of ToW completed today, although only the short route, probably do the long one Friday. Felt amazing to ride on rested legs after 2 days off cycling.

21mi today inc w/up & c/down
1375mi YTD

Incidentally, the property pictured above is for sale, if you want to be my neighbor!

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbes-global-properties/2022/07/13/74-acre-green-gables-estate-in-silicon-valley-seeks-125-million/?sh=5310a51570c8

I'm in for this! Thank you for having this challenge.
I had a great fat burn leisurely ride yesterday.


Time in Heart Rate Zones


ZWIFT & Wahoo Kickr Core
April 6 Distance 14.99 mi Speed 14.5 mi/hr Elapsed Time 1:02:14 Elevation 125 ft

Jan 2 – 8
Total Distance
15.79 mi
Feb 27 – Mar 5
Total Distance
27.73 mi
Mar 20 – 26
Total Distance
33.30 mi
Mar 27 – Apr 2
Total Distance
62.60 mi
Apr 3 – 6
Total Distance
57.05 mi
2023 YTD Total Distance
196.47 mi

Just wanted to say how grateful I am to have found MFP. I've spent years trying to "ride the weight off" unsuccessfully. Just flogging myself with no results. I raced bikes in my 30's and 40's and when I stopped I lost that structure and the weight crept up. I was just unable to physically do the rides I wanted to do carrying an extra 30lb.

Now with MFP I have been able to decouple weight loss from cycling and it's been a huge mental change for me. I am losing weight by diet and now ride bikes for fun. I'm down about 18lb in 3 months and am able to now do the rides I love doing. Just did a ride with a guy 16 years younger than me and we were trading pulls and killing it. He would have dropped me on every climb 6 months ago. I'm 10lb away from my old "off season" weight and will get there in the next 6 weeks or so. Very excited about this...

Using MFP has made this whole process very easy and manageable. I work in health care and have trained racing bikes at a high level, I know a lot about this stuff... but was on such a wrong path for so long. Happy to be here.

Happy Easter
Previous 680.64
06/04 20.24 miles
08/04 20.26 miles

YTD 721.14/2023

First ever out door road ride! I wish I lives somewhere flat... dragging my fat *kitten* up the mountain side near killed me. I think my pulse went up to 186. On a pluse side it didn't start to rain until 5 minutes after I got home. 9 miles done today.

34 miles total this year.