tcaley4 Member

Sorry, can't help you on this one. I'm an empty nester, so I have more free time available. But it sounds like the only time you would have available is a you mentioned, either early in the morning before kids get up, or after they go to bed at night. For both of those times, you would need to look at some good lighting…

The way that I increase my mileage is by increasing previous rides by a small percentage, like say, 10%. So if I do a 30 mile ride on a Saturday, the next Saturday I would ride 33 miles. As far as speed goes, that will come in time. I usually only do long rides on the weekend, and try and work on my speed during the week…

08/07 - 42.47 08/08 - 14.71 08/10 - 14.69 08/11 - 11.02 08/15 - 14.68 08/17 - 11.36 08/19 - 14.60 08/29 - 14.65 08/30 - 11.06 August total: 149.24 Goal for month: 200 Year to date: 2,258.79 Jan - 175.9 Feb - 343.3 Mar - 353.8 Apr - 363.4 May - 319.1 June - 316.2 July - 166.1

Having a really crappy month as far as riding goes. Hopefully, September will be better. 08/07 - 42.47 08/08 - 14.71 08/11 - 11.02 08/15 - 14.68 08/17 - 11.36 08/29 - 14.65 August total: 123.58 Goal for month: 200 Year to date: 2,233.13 Jan - 175.9 Feb - 343.3 Mar - 353.8 Apr - 363.4 May - 319.1 June - 316.2 July - 166.1

welcome @johnnylloyd0618. Looks like you are a MapMyRide user, me as well. Hope you recover from your surgery quickly.

Yes, there will be a September challenge. Join in, we would be glad to add you to our group.

08/07 - 42.47 08/08 - 14.71 08/11 - 11.02 08/15 - 14.68 08/17 - 11.36 August total: 108.93 Goal for month: 200 Year to date: 2,218.48 Jan - 175.9 Feb - 343.3 Mar - 353.8 Apr - 363.4 May - 319.1 June - 316.2 July - 166.1

Got a break in the constant rain. Rain quit, roads dried off for the most part, and I took advantage of that small window. 08/07 - 42.47 08/08 - 14.71 08/11 - 11.02 08/15 - 14.68 August total: 97.57 Goal for month: 200 Year to date: 2,207.12 Jan - 175.9 Feb - 343.3 Mar - 353.8 Apr - 363.4 May - 319.1 June - 316.2 July -…

It was too dang hot yesterday. 96F 69% humidity, heat index of 106. I only did 11 miles. That was enough. 08/07 - 42.47 08/08 - 14.71 08/11 - 11.02 August total: 82.89 Goal for month: 200 Year to date: 2,192.44 Jan - 175.9 Feb - 343.3 Mar - 353.8 Apr - 363.4 May - 319.1 June - 316.2 July - 166.1

Welcome Becky. Riding your bike should not make your joints hurt, unless you have other underlying health issues. I would suggest looking to how your bike is adjusted. Is your seat high enough? Is your seat in the correct position forward/back in relation to your pedals? Are your handlebars adjusted correctly? Do a search…

08/07 - 42.47 08/08 - 14.71 08/10 - 14.69 August total: 71.87 Goal for month: 200 Year to date: 2,181.42 Jan - 175.9 Feb - 343.3 Mar - 353.8 Apr - 363.4 May - 319.1 June - 316.2 July - 166.1

08/07 - 42.47 08/08 - 14.71 August total: 57.18 Goal for month: 200 Year to date: 2,166.73 Jan - 175.9 Feb - 343.3 Mar - 353.8 Apr - 363.4 May - 319.1 June - 316.2 July - 166.1

Back from family vacation, time to get back in the saddle and work off those extra pounds that I didn't worry about last week. Still getting used to the new bike and the clips. Had my first clip fall, luckily no one else was around to witness it, so it didn't happen. :smile: The gearing on this bike is very different than…

Leaving today on family vacation. Be gone for 8 days, so no riding for me for awhile. Hope I can keep my eating under control, and remember to open the app every day to keep my steak going. Signing off for a week MFP friends.

That would make the pedals cost almost as much as the bike! Not really, but probably won't happen. The old bike will become the go to bike when the weather is bad. I don't care if it gets dirty. :-)

@CricketKate, they still count. What could be better than spending quality time with your kids?

When I picked up my new bike a week ago, they didn't have the cycling shoes in my size in stock that I wanted, so they had to order them. They came in this past Saturday, so took a trip to the bike shop to pick up the shoes and have the clipless pedals installed. They gave me about an hour's worth of lessons on a trainer…

07/09 - 15.27 07/10 - 15.10 07/11 - 11.04 07/12 - 18.24 07/14 - 07.26 07/15 - 18.13 07/17 - 14.81 07/18 - 14.99 07/19 - 14.69 07/21 - 14.68 July total: 144.21 Goal for month: 300 Year to date: 2,087.7 Jan - 175.9 Feb - 343.3 Mar - 353.8 Apr - 363.4 May - 319.1 June - 316.2

Happy Birthday to me. A present from my wife. Took advantage of the Trek summer sale. Trek Emonda tlr5 Aluminum frame, carbon fork, Shimano 105 drive train, 11 speed, 50/34 chain ring, 8.4 kg / 18.5 lbs I actually had decided on an all carbon S5, but they didn't have one in my size anywhere in the nation. So I went with…

07/09 - 15.27 07/10 - 15.10 07/11 - 11.04 07/12 - 18.24 07/14 - 07.26 07/15 - 18.13 07/17 - 14.81 07/18 - 14.99 07/19 - 14.69 July total: 129.53 Goal for month: 300 Year to date: 2,058.95 Jan - 175.9 Feb - 343.3 Mar - 353.8 Apr - 363.4 May - 319.1 June - 316.2

Way to go @CricketKate. Keep up the good work.

There was something wrong with the trees last night. The tops were moving back and forth! That doesn't happen in Arkansas in July unless a thunderstorm is passing by. It is not like it is for @Elise4270, where the wind blows all of the time where she is. 07/09 - 15.27 07/10 - 15.10 07/11 - 11.04 07/12 - 18.24 July total:…

07/09 - 15.27 07/10 - 15.10 July total: 30.37 Goal for month: 300 Year to date: 1,868.75 Jan - 175.9 Feb - 343.3 Mar - 353.8 Apr - 363.4 May - 319.1 June - 316.2

Oh my gosh. Finally got rid of my sinus infection. It's my first ride since June 28th. Talk about having pent up energy. Got my heart rate up to 151 at the highest point. 15.2 miles, avg speed 16.3 July total: 15.27 Goal for month: 300 Year to date: 1,868.75 Jan - 175.9 Feb - 343.3 Mar - 353.8 Apr - 363.4 May - 319.1 June…

I don't know what to go for as far as a goal. I'm fighting a sinus infection, and the medicine the doctor gave me has a restriction of minimal exposure to the sun, and we are going on vacation at the end of the month. So I think my saddle time is going to be very limited this month. I may just ride and not have a set goal…

06/01 - 14.51 06/02 - 14.77 06/04 - 36.51 06/06 - 15.19 06/07 - 18.20 06/08 - 21.75 06/09 - 18.20 06/10 - 22.00 06/11 - 58.37 06/13 - 18.20 06/14 - 15.17 06/15 - 18.05 06/18 - 63.03 06/21 - 15.20 06/27 - 07.26 06/28 - 10.99 June total: 367.40 Goal for month: 300 Year to date: 1,929.42 Jan - 175.9 Feb - 343.3 Mar - 353.8…

Just a short ride because this was the first one back from being sick for four days. Didn't want to push too hard and make myself sick again. 06/01 - 14.51 06/02 - 14.77 06/04 - 36.51 06/06 - 15.19 06/07 - 18.20 06/08 - 21.75 06/11 - 58.37 06/13 - 18.20 06/14 - 15.17 06/15 - 18.05 06/18 - 63.03 06/21 - 15.20 06/27 - 07.26…

Hit my goal for the month last night. 06/01 - 14.51 06/02 - 14.77 06/04 - 36.51 06/06 - 15.19 06/07 - 18.20 06/08 - 21.75 06/11 - 58.37 06/13 - 18.20 06/14 - 15.17 06/15 - 18.05 06/18 - 63.03 06/21 - 15.20 June total: 308.95 Goal for month: 300 Year to date: 1,846.22 Jan - 175.9 Feb - 343.3 Mar - 353.8 Apr - 363.4 May -…

New PR for distance this past Saturday for me. Hit my distance goal of 62 miles plus a little bit more, missed my time goal by two and a half minutes. It was a good day. :-) 06/01 - 14.51 06/02 - 14.77 06/04 - 36.51 06/06 - 15.19 06/07 - 18.20 06/08 - 21.75 06/11 - 58.37 06/13 - 18.20 06/14 - 15.17 06/15 - 18.05 06/18 -…

06/01 - 14.51 06/02 - 14.77 06/04 - 36.51 06/06 - 15.19 06/07 - 18.20 06/08 - 21.75 06/11 - 58.37 06/13 - 18.20 06/14 - 15.17 June total: 212.67 Goal for month: 300 Year to date: 1749.94 Jan - 175.9 Feb - 343.3 Mar - 353.8 Apr - 363.4 May - 319.1