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2025 Cycling Challenge

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  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,396 Member
    edited March 5

    Fri 28th 7.41 miles

    Sat 1st 7.52 miles

    Mon 3rd 7.37 miles

    Tue 4th 8.61 miles

    Wed 5th 7.36 miles

    YTD: 453.72miles / 2025 miles

    ☃️Jan 210.11 mile

    💗Feb 212.75

    ☘️30.86 of 200 mile goal

    The spacing has gone all different, haven't figured it out yet!

  • globalhiker
    globalhiker Posts: 1,836 Member

    276 mi/2025 miles done. This morning was not great, only had the energy for 7 miles at medium-hard intensity. I'll try to sneak in another half hour mid-afternoon. Interesting comment about burning maximum fatty acids, I need to look that up. I can use all the fat burning science!

  • RMUNTZ2
    RMUNTZ2 Posts: 172 Member
    edited March 5

    @mari33a, Good work you are really doing good.

    @globalhiker,

    The research suggested my Maximum Oxidated Fatty Acid Burning Load Range in Watts is 115 to 125 Watts based upon weight.

    Considering I am overweight, I started at 115 W for two hours with a 5 min warmup and cooldown using my trainer in ERG mode. That ride was Ride Mon, 3/3 Zwift - Maximum Oxidated Fatty Acid Burning Training Ride 33.50 mi. Interesting that this ride hinted at why determining the best Zone 2 HR to train at is so hard because my HR rose from 106 BPM to 130 BPM with the same continuous 115 W riding load. Your HR increases as you fatigue even at this 115W load. See my HR and Power recordings over the 2 h 10 m.

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    I'll find out next week at weigh in!

    RIDE Wed 3/5 Zwift - Mayan San Remo in Watopia 23.35 mi, 1,276 ft, 2h 0m.

    So far in March I rode 118.06 mi.

    My 2025 YTD Total Cycling Distance is 927.45 mi.

  • wendsg
    wendsg Posts: 828 Member
    edited March 5

    Everyone is doing fantastic!!

    Did more Zwifting today - racing the Zwift Games, and spun the big wheel again (and got the FINAL unlock that's available in stage 1! Wee! Means there's no pressure to spin it anymore this week - Monday I'll be resuming tons of short little rides trying to score those prizes lol).

    The Zwift Games race was particularly brutal. I went FAR too hard, maintaining above my FTP for most of the 10 mile race.

    (BTW, for those who want to return to the single-line spacing? I don't know how you'd do it on mobile, but if you're on a computer with a keyboard, hold down 'shift' as you hit 'return (or enter depending on your keyboard)' and you'll do a single-line space instead of a double! The more you know. 😁)

    Ride 1 -          10.11 miles <- Zwift Games Race
    Ride 2 -           4.76 miles <- Zwift Big Spin, late join
    Previous - 1446.24 miles

    Total - 1461.11 miles / 2025 miles

    Link - Zwift Games Race
    Ridiculously short ride for a skater helmet

  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,396 Member

    Thurs 6th 9.34 miles

    YTD: 463.06miles / 2025 miles

    ☃️Jan 210.11 mile
    💗Feb 212.75
    ☘️40.20 of 200 mile goal

    Thanks @wendsg

  • wendsg
    wendsg Posts: 828 Member

    @Mari33a My pleasure! Been dealing with wonky forum formatting for so many years, it's become easy to figure out and adjust. 😅

    No spinning today on the Big Spin, so did one of the larger challenge workouts instead. Fun times! (The Zwift BMX bike is a piece of junk so far as virtual bike stats are concerned, but it's so much fun that I really don't care lmao)

    Ride 1 -          19.07 miles <- Zwift Attack Challenge 3/4
    Previous - 1461.11 miles

    Total - 1480.18 miles / 2025 miles

    Link - https://www.strava.com/activities/13806391057

  • wendsg
    wendsg Posts: 828 Member
    edited March 7

    Zwift Games, race 2. Rolling hills, but nothing too serious - more of a sprint stage than anything appropriate for climbers. Apparently the climb stages are going to be 3 and 4. The BMX is going to be an absolutely inappropriate frame for those stages… so I'm, of course, going to use it because I take my video game cycling so seriously. 🤣

    Ride 1 -         12.01 miles <- Zwift Games, Stage 2 race
    Previous - 1480.18 miles

    Total - 1492.19 miles / 2025 miles

    Link - One day I'll remember to link things properly - here's the Strava entry for my race.

  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,396 Member

    Fri 7th 7.33 miles

    YTD: 470.39miles / 2025 miles

    ☃️Jan 210.11 mile
    💗Feb 212.75
    ☘️Mar 47.53 of 200 mile goal

  • RMUNTZ2
    RMUNTZ2 Posts: 172 Member
    edited March 7

    I'm having a good time riding this event!

    Ride 3/7 Zwift - 2015 Worlds Course in Richmond 27.95 mi, 1118 ft.

    So far in March I rode 146.01 mi.

    My 2025 YTD Total Cycling Distance is 955.4 mi.

  • RMUNTZ2
    RMUNTZ2 Posts: 172 Member

    I'm having a good time riding this event!

    Ride 3/8 Zwift - Flat Route in Watopia, 29.09 mi

    So far in March I rode 175.1 mi.
    My 2025 YTD Total Cycling Distance is 984.49 mi.

  • wendsg
    wendsg Posts: 828 Member

    3/7 from McDonald'sCatching up on logging!

    Ride 1 -          2.43 miles <- 3/7 McDonalds run, out
    Ride 2 -          2.56 miles <- 3/7 McDonalds run, back
    Ride 3 -         18.01 miels <- 3/8 Zwift Meetup
    Ride 4 -         18.01 miles <- 3/9 Zwift Workout
    Previous - 1492.19 miles

    Total - 1533.20 miles / 2025 miles

    Link - 3/7 to McDonald's
    3/7 from McDonald's
    3/8 Meetup
    3/9 Workout

  • globalhiker
    globalhiker Posts: 1,836 Member

    327/2025 miles done & included this morning's 13 mile RPM class. The cycling is helping my running. I am up to running 65 minutes straight without walking as my Sunday long run. Also made a switcheroo in my diet and dropped another lb. this week. I cut back on the high protein yogurt (zero fat and zero sugar) and replaced it with a slice of whole grain ezekiel bread with 1 TBSP peanut butter, so yes fat and carbs and voila. There's something going on with food allergies and inflammation that I swear blocks me from weight loss and I need to do a better job of rotating foods to work around this.

    Great info about burning fatty acids, thank you! My bike at the gym class does show wattage and I will pay attention today to what it displays.

  • wendsg
    wendsg Posts: 828 Member

    Today, all Zwift. An insane number of short rides, too, because that silly roulette wheel isn't giving me what I need. (insert colorful language here) OH WELL! Just means even more tiny rides on the hour every available hour tomorrow to hunt down the items I desire lol

    Ride 1 -           14.09 miles <- Meetup
    Ride 2 -          12.49 miles <- Race
    Ride 3 -            5.01 miles <- Spin
    Ride 4 -           2.86 miles <- Spin
    Ride 5 -           2.84 miles <- Spin
    Ride 6 -           3.40 miles <- Spin
    Previous - 1533.20 miles

    Total - 1573.89 miles / 2025 miles

    Link - https://www.strava.com/activities/13844470351 https://www.strava.com/activities/13844991986 https://www.strava.com/activities/13845363908 https://www.strava.com/activities/13846348548 https://www.strava.com/activities/13846786522 https://www.strava.com/activities/13847694329

  • RMUNTZ2
    RMUNTZ2 Posts: 172 Member
    edited March 11

    I'm having a good time riding this challenge!

    Ride 3/10 Zwift - 4 Laps Beach Island Loop in Watopia, 31.98 mi

    So far in March I rode 207.08 mi.
    My 2025 YTD Total Cycling Distance is 1,016.47 mi.

  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,396 Member

    Sat 8th 6.13 miles
    Tue 11th 8.35 miles

    YTD: 484.87miles / 2025 miles

    ☃️Jan 210.11 mile
    💗Feb 212.75
    ☘️Mar 62.01 of 200 mile goal

    I took planned rest day on Sunday but then things didn't work out as I wanted yesterday and missed out too. I got up earlier this morning to make sure it didn't happen again.

  • wendsg
    wendsg Posts: 828 Member

    Finished all my roulette wheel spinning in Zwift today - first ride didn't even record because I didn't have to pedal. The late-join function put me 300 feet from the finish arch so I coasted in. Second actually involved some pedaling, so that one counts! LOL And third ride (recorded as my 2nd, because I actually pedaled) was a meetup with friends from around the world.

    Everyone's doing so well! Get those miles!

    Ride 1 -            2.70 miles <- Spin
    Ride 2 -          12.53 miles <- Meetup
    Previous - 1573.89 miles

    Total - 1589.12 miles / 2025 miles

    Link -
    https://www.strava.com/activities/13851784192 https://www.strava.com/activities/13853682372

  • RMUNTZ2
    RMUNTZ2 Posts: 172 Member

    I'm having a good time riding this and American Heart Assoc. 300 challenge!!

    Ride 3/12 Zwift - Tair Dringfa Fechan, 27.27 mi

    So far in March I rode 234.35 mi.
    My 2025 YTD Total Cycling Distance is 1,043.74 mi.

  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,396 Member

    Wed 12th 8.37 miles

    YTD: 493.24miles / 2025 miles

    ☃️Jan 210.11 miles
    💗Feb 212.75 miles
    ☘️Mar 70.38 of 200 mile goal

  • wendsg
    wendsg Posts: 828 Member

    More Zwifting, more fun!

    Ride 1 -         23.01 miles <- 3/12 Meetup
    Ride 2 -         29.06 miles <- 3/13 Workout
    Previous - 1589.12 miles

    Total - 1641.19 miles / 2025 miles

    Link - https://www.strava.com/activities/13862628654 https://www.strava.com/activities/13873858946

  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,396 Member

    Thursday 13th 7.36 miles

    YTD: 500.60miles / 2025 miles

    ☃️Jan 210.11 miles
    💗Feb 212.75 miles
    ☘️Mar 77.74 of 200 mile goal

  • globalhiker
    globalhiker Posts: 1,836 Member

    354/2025 miles done. So my average wattage on the lifecycle is 48. EEK, sounds low.

    Sounds low and that is with doing intervals and giving it my 80%-90% effort. I spent 50% of my time in Zone 2 with some Zone 3-4 spikes and the rest in Zone 1, yet my heart rate is in the 145-150 rate pretty much the whole time (same heart rate as my outdoor running easy hills). My resting heart rate is usually 50. I'll pay more attention to the numbers to see how it changes.

    Thinking of pairing running days with cycling after to extend the total cardio time to get a longer fat burn and then have 2 full days off exercise a week for recovery, like Tues and Fri. where I just do stretching, easy walking, and upper body weights.

  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,396 Member
    edited March 14

    Fri 14th 8.36 miles

    YTD: 508.96miles / 2025 miles

    ☃️Jan 210.11 miles
    💗Feb 212.75 miles
    ☘️Mar 86.10 of 200 mile goal

    Another few miles this evening.
    @globalhiker I do that too. I do a 3ish mile run & then 7-8 miles on bike almost every day

    I used to do one or other & for more miles but last October I hurt my foot arch I didn’t want to stop running until it healed so cut back the miles & did a little of both. I actually really enjoy it now

  • RMUNTZ2
    RMUNTZ2 Posts: 172 Member
    edited March 14

    I'm having a good time riding this and American Heart Assoc. 300 challenge!!

    I registered for the Dirty 30 Gravel Race on April 19 in Saranac, Michigan.

    Ride 3/14 Zwift - Watopia's Waistband in Watopia, 27.99 mi.

    I'm having a good time riding this and American Heart Assoc. 300 challenge!!

    So far in March I rode 262.34 mi.
    My 2025 YTD Total Cycling Distance is 1,071.73 mi.

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