November Cycling Challenge: 200+ Miles, 1 Month

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  • mattellis2
    mattellis2 Posts: 152
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    38 miles for me tonight. last night with the club...they stop riding as an organized group because it gets dark too early.

    69 miles so far this month.

    -matt
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,682 Member
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    OK - Lets see if we can get to 200+ again this month... I've a new toy to cover the bad weather - Tacx Bushido & PC Link software (which i'm currently fighting with as it's a bit bug-ridden and horrible, but I'll get there!)

    01/11/2011 - 13.17km - 13.17km total (8.18 miles) - 1094kcal - Turbo trainer session (bushido kept crashing!)
    02/11/2011 - 24.29km - 37.46km total (23.28 miles) -1509kcal - 2603kcal total - normal road loop
    03/11/2011 - 19.58km - 57.04km total (35.45 miles) - 1192kcal - 3795kcal total - abreviated local loop due to rainstorm
    04/11/2011 - 26.34km - 83.38km total (51.82 miles) - 1905kcal - 5700kcal total - Bushido Trainer Session


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  • budkid
    budkid Posts: 50 Member
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    Alllll right! I am in! I did just over 400 last month, but it seems like a colder month. So my goal is the 220!
  • MTBRTW
    MTBRTW Posts: 56
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    204 MTB miles in October - 250 goal for November-Th/Sat soccer coaching ends November 12th, but also no weekend 50 & 62 miles group rides...and away I go....

    11/01/11 15 miles MTB in Tom Brown Park - Magnolia, W Cadillac, East Cadillac, and Loblolly
    11/02/11 12 miles stationary bike
    11/04/11 21 miles MTB Munson Hills and Twilight figure eight

    27 days 202 miles to go
  • TDSeest
    TDSeest Posts: 1,089 Member
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    11-01-2011 - 130 Minutes - 24 Miles - 2728 Calories - Warm and windy.
    11-01-2011 - 56 Minutes - 10 Miles - 881 Calories - Cool down ride.
    11-02-2011 - 150 Minutes - 36 Miles - 3934 Calories - Hamel to Carlinville
    11-04-2011 - 65 Minutes - 13 Miles - 1352 Calories - Warm and Windy - Tire blew out.
    11-04-2011 - 116 Minutes - 21 Miles - 2413 Calories - Cold and calm

    November - 517 Minutes - 103 Miles - 11308 Calories
  • TDSeest
    TDSeest Posts: 1,089 Member
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    amazing how different body types are. i'm struggling to expend 1000 calories on a 30 mile ride...of course, i'm about 140 soaking wet, too!

    Yeah, according to my HRM I only get about 900 calories for my 37 miles roundtrip commute to work. And I go pretty hard too. As your fitness goes up, you become more efficient and the calorie burn generally goes down.

    Yes. Being overweight does have some advantages; however, I look forward to the day when I struggle to burn off enough calories. I still remember being skinny and being fit, back in my teens.

    Next year, I plan on towing my 4 year old on a recumbent behind me in hopes to burn more calories, as I anticipate I'll have more problems getting a good burn. He's always wanted me to take him with me, but with my current weight, my bike won't handle it.
  • zornig
    zornig Posts: 336 Member
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    I'm back! Now that things have settled down, I am upping my monthly goal to 450. Today I did 70 miles. Bike-commuting has been going great as well, and is a nice way to get 13 miles a day in without having to think about it hardly at all. I have a century lined up for next Sunday, so this coming week will be pretty light until then (probably commuting only).

    Hey Carbonboy, what does the Streva app do for you that MapMyRide or something like that doesn't? Does it have a large user community?
  • MTBRTW
    MTBRTW Posts: 56
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    204 MTB miles in October - 250 goal for November-Th/Sat soccer coaching ends November 12th, but also no weekend 50 & 62 miles group rides...and away I go....

    11/01/11 15 miles MTB in Tom Brown Park - Magnolia, W Cadillac, East Cadillac, and Loblolly
    11/02/11 12 miles stationary bike
    11/04/11 21 miles MTB Munson Hills and Twilight figure eight
    11/05/11 16 MTB Redbug, Overstreet, Silk and Maclay

    26 days 186 miles to go

    I can"t stress how much fun it is to track mileage and if I have none, I'm motivated to ride stationary.
  • mattellis2
    mattellis2 Posts: 152
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    got 41 miles done today. 110 for november so far. the last 5 really hurt. have a sick kid at my house, so i am running on about 5 hours of sleep today. that coupled with not eating particularly well before the ride really did a number on me. the last 5 miles were really cold and painful...into the wind, and completely out of gas. yuck!
  • carbonboy
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    Hey Carbonboy, what does the Streva app do for you that MapMyRide or something like that doesn't? Does it have a large user community?

    They're similar, but Strava seems like a nicer interface and a larger database of riders.

    Strava will track your ride and then if any segments have already been defined by anyone else as a climb, or sprint, etc., it will automatically compare your time on just that piece of your ride, with a full leadboard for every defined climb. Even just my 18 mile ride to work has a couple of rollers that people have defined as climbs, and so I can compare my times with 100's of other people's times...all automatically "segmented" without me doing anything. They show KOM and QOM, personal best times, all kinds of stuff.

    I actually run Strava and MapMyRide at the same time on my iPhone because my health insurance at work gives credit for workouts but they only sync with MMR. It's worth $15 off my premiums a month. That's the only reason I use it.
  • TDSeest
    TDSeest Posts: 1,089 Member
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    11-01-2011 - 130 Minutes - 24 Miles - 2728 Calories - Warm and windy.
    11-01-2011 - 56 Minutes - 10 Miles - 881 Calories - Cool down ride.
    11-02-2011 - 150 Minutes - 36 Miles - 3934 Calories - Hamel to Carlinville
    11-04-2011 - 65 Minutes - 13 Miles - 1352 Calories - Warm and Windy - Tire blew out.
    11-04-2011 - 116 Minutes - 21 Miles - 2413 Calories - Cold and calm
    11-05-2011 - 148 Minutes - 26 Miles - 2862 Calories - Cold, and really windy.

    November - 665 Minutes - 130 Miles - 14170 Calories
  • runabout94
    runabout94 Posts: 4
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    122 miles today...........miami to palm beach route
  • runabout94
    runabout94 Posts: 4
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    hi TDSEEST
    Like your mileage....KEEP up the good work!
  • mattellis2
    mattellis2 Posts: 152
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    122 miles today...........miami to palm beach route

    good lord, that is amazing!
  • TDSeest
    TDSeest Posts: 1,089 Member
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    hi TDSEEST
    Like your mileage....KEEP up the good work!

    Going to try. Had severe leg cramping today. With the cold weather; I'm not drinking enough water. So, I forget to drink, and then I cramp up later.
  • zornig
    zornig Posts: 336 Member
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    122 miles today...........miami to palm beach route

    Was that the Dolphins' Cycling Challenge?
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,682 Member
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    Rides So Far this month...

    01/11/2011 - 13.17km - 13.17km total (8.18 miles) - 1094kcal - Turbo trainer session (bushido kept crashing!)
    02/11/2011 - 24.29km - 37.46km total (23.28 miles) -1509kcal - 2603kcal total - normal road loop
    03/11/2011 - 19.58km - 57.04km total (35.45 miles) - 1192kcal - 3795kcal total - abreviated local loop due to rainstorm
    04/11/2011 - 26.34km - 83.38km total (51.82 miles) - 1905kcal - 5700kcal total - Bushido Trainer Session
    06/11/2011 - 24.23km - 107.61km total (66.88 miles) - 1458kcal - 7158kcal total - Normal Road Loop

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  • MTBRTW
    MTBRTW Posts: 56
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    204 MTB miles in October - 250 goal for November-Th/Sat soccer coaching ends November 12th, but also no weekend 50 & 62 miles group rides...and away I go....

    11/01/11 15 miles MTB in Tom Brown Park - Magnolia, W Cadillac, East Cadillac, and Loblolly
    11/02/11 12 miles stationary bike
    11/04/11 21 miles MTB Munson Hills and Twilight figure eight
    11/05/11 16 miles MTB Redbug, Overstreet, Silk and Maclay
    11/06/11 15.5 miles MTB fern, Cadillac W & E, Loblolly, Fern
    11/06/11 6 mil Cyclocross Centreville Conservation Park - approx 40 min

    25 days 164.5 miles to go

    I can"t stress how much fun it is to track mileage and if I have none, I'm motivated to ride stationary.
  • TDSeest
    TDSeest Posts: 1,089 Member
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    11-01-2011 - 130 Minutes - 24 Miles - 2728 Calories - Warm and windy.
    11-01-2011 - 56 Minutes - 10 Miles - 881 Calories - Cool down ride.
    11-02-2011 - 150 Minutes - 36 Miles - 3934 Calories - Hamel to Carlinville
    11-04-2011 - 65 Minutes - 13 Miles - 1352 Calories - Warm and Windy - Tire blew out.
    11-04-2011 - 116 Minutes - 21 Miles - 2413 Calories - Cold and calm
    11-05-2011 - 148 Minutes - 26 Miles - 2862 Calories - Cold, and really windy.
    11-06-2011 - 68 MInutes - 11 Miles - 1183 Calories - Cold and windy again.

    November - 733 Minutes - 141 Miles - 15353 Calories
  • TDSeest
    TDSeest Posts: 1,089 Member
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    I'm ready for some sunshine; I get depressed with all this cloudy, windy, gray weather. Really tough to stay motivated.

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