OCTOBER Century Plus Cycling Challenge

Tiggerrick
Tiggerrick Posts: 1,078 Member
edited October 3 in Motivation and Support
Hey cyclists: Summer is ending for the U.S., and the days are getting shorter.

How many miles do you think you can cycle in October? Each 100mi = one century.

I am challenging myself to 100 miles for October.

Come back each time you cycle and post your numbers. If you have a special experience while cycling, we want to know about it too. I'll tally it up for the month, and let you know how we all did.
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  • gwynh
    gwynh Posts: 160
    I can say that I i will go for 200 this month. 10 a day 5 days a week, plus 20 each day on weekend, if I am good. Should be doable.

    10-1-11 21/200.
  • TDSeest
    TDSeest Posts: 1,089 Member
    I'm planning on 500 miles in October.
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
    I'm in for 200 this month - weather's bound to start closing in by the end of the month, so can't see me repeating a 250+ month this side of next March unless I spend an inordinate time on the Turbo-Trainer, and I REALLY hope that's not going to happen.

    Anyway - I've already kicked off with todays ride...

    1/10/2011 - 24.40Km - (15.16 miles) - 1,457Kcal - local loop out of the front door, record breaking hottest day in october since they started keeping records!
  • ashesoh1234
    ashesoh1234 Posts: 132 Member
    Does spinning count for this challenge, or just outside cycling? If spinning counts, I'm in for 100 miles. Thanks!
  • Goose28in
    Goose28in Posts: 87 Member
    I'm gonna get in on this. I challenge myself to 50 miles.
  • Pam3
    Pam3 Posts: 1,687 Member
    Does spinning count for this challenge, or just outside cycling? If spinning counts, I'm in for 100 miles. Thanks!

    my miles are from spinning, i was in last month so im hoping that yes it counts...

    im in for 500miles for october
  • Izzy62
    Izzy62 Posts: 62 Member
    Didn't quite make my 250 for Sept, but will try again for 250 in Oct. I'm not sure how many miles I do in spinning so I've never counted it - I'm sure I'd have made my target if I had done lol xx

    Good luck everyone :)
  • thcri
    thcri Posts: 459 Member
    I am in for 500. I hope I can have a good month like last month. I need it to get to my year end goal.
  • tmcowan
    tmcowan Posts: 322 Member
    I'm in for 150!!!!
  • hawkeyegal1995
    hawkeyegal1995 Posts: 2,009 Member
    I'm in again for this challenge. I'm shooting for 200 miles. With the fall weather moving in, who knows how long it will be till the bike finds it's way onto the training stand.

    Picked up 40 miles today.
  • thcri
    thcri Posts: 459 Member
    Oct 1st 41 Miles
  • mafery
    mafery Posts: 167 Member
    I'm in for 100. I am hoping for more though.

    10-1-11---18 miles
  • fatboypup
    fatboypup Posts: 1,873 Member
    Ill shoot for 400
  • MoLivesLuvsLifts
    MoLivesLuvsLifts Posts: 1,161 Member
    I'm in again! My goal for October is 125 miles!
  • CDGolden
    CDGolden Posts: 343 Member
    In for October

    Aiming for 325 again...
  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
    I am trying for 150 this month. Its getting colder so I know it will be harder to get out.

    10/1 4 miles
  • thcri
    thcri Posts: 459 Member
    Oct 1st 41 Miles
    Oct 2nd. 15.3 Miles

    56 Miles for the Month I better get a move on
  • ashesoh1234
    ashesoh1234 Posts: 132 Member
    Does spinning count for this challenge, or just outside cycling? If spinning counts, I'm in for 100 miles. Thanks!

    my miles are from spinning, i was in last month so im hoping that yes it counts...

    im in for 500miles for october

    Thanks! Fun! I'll go for 150...a century and a half...I said 100 at first, but why not give myself a bit more of a challenge?
  • CDGolden
    CDGolden Posts: 343 Member
    In for October

    Aiming for 325 again...

    Well looking at my yearly goal and where I am.....my new goal in now 353
  • fatboypup
    fatboypup Posts: 1,873 Member
    30 mile race today 1:44 not too bad for my first race I guess
  • Pam3
    Pam3 Posts: 1,687 Member
    oct 1 ...0
    oct 2 ...40
  • budkid
    budkid Posts: 50 Member
    All right!!! Thanks Tiggerrick for putting together these cycling challenges.

    So far...33 miles in the month of October for me.

    Have fun everyone and stay safe out there!!
  • jraps17
    jraps17 Posts: 179 Member
    Im in for 100.
  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
    I am trying for 150 this month. 10 so far.

    10/1 4 miles
    10/2 6 miles
  • TDSeest
    TDSeest Posts: 1,089 Member
    28 miles today; 28 total for October.
  • thcri
    thcri Posts: 459 Member
    30 mile race today 1:44 not too bad for my first race I guess


    That is good. 17.3 mph average for 30 miles. My best ever was 17.1 average for 40 Miles. Any shorter distance and rate would have gone down. I was picking up going home with a breeze on my back.
  • Tiggerrick
    Tiggerrick Posts: 1,078 Member
    Hey, what is the friction coeficient of a 23mm tire on packed gravel at 4mph??? Don't bother in taking out your calculators, I will tell you; it's ZERO.

    So, today was one of THOSE rides. I checked my bike, found my stuff and got going. What I forgot to check was my shoes. One stop later I remembered that clipping out of the right pedal felt weird. I looked and noticed that one screw was missing. I dug out the hex wrench and tightened the two remaining. There was a head wind, so my speed was suffering. I pushed as hard as I could and got to an area where they are finishing a bridge. In this area, there is a spot with packed gravel. I slowed down to make a hard right. Before I knew it, my bike was on the ground sliding under a wooden wall.
    As I got up off the floor, I tried to get my bike up, but the front wheel was stuck under the wall. I had to pull rather hard, and when I got the bike upright, I noticed that the handlebar was crooked. The tire was off center and also off round (a little). I loosened the bolts, put everything back where it should be, and started riding again, only to realize that the right brake lever was also in the wrong spot. I had to stop again, and fix it. By this time, the shoe clip was loose again. *sigh*
    Only 20 miles ridden, and all this drama.
  • thcri
    thcri Posts: 459 Member
    Wow Rick sorry to hear that? Great day's can be messed up with a bad bike ride. I switched to 25mm on my roadie until I get a few more pounds and learn to handle it a bit better. I think the handling I am almost there.
  • BikeNut5
    BikeNut5 Posts: 57 Member
    I'm in! My longterm goal is 6000 miles in 365 days...so that works out to about 500 a month!

    Todays ride is 51.49 miles....follow this link if you're interested in seeing my ride!
    http://connect.garmin.com/activity/118687922
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
    Boy it's flat around your way BikeNut5... 630ft of ascent in over 50 miles - I'm supposed to be taking it easy and avoiding the hills on doctors orders at the moment, and the flatest loop I can come up with is something like http://connect.garmin.com/activity/116934540 - around 460ft in just over 11 miles...

    Wonder if my knee doctor would prescribe a 'plane ticket over your way :laugh:
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