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I wish:tongue: as to riding against the wind I stay quiet. No issue with an recumbent. Did I mention you guys should think about riding a recumbent?

I can not commit anymore to any specific goals. School started:grumble: Old Steff has to study. :frown: I did ride 25 miles today, fast. Increased my average to 14.2. I'll still do some long rides to maintain that fitness, but will now focus more on shorter and faster rides. During that last century so many people kept…

Why are we not hearing from familybugs?:ohwell:

Yes Krystal it certainly adds effort and makes you burn more calories. Especially on hills. I would enter that in the exercise section a level higher than a ride alone.

Gee thanks Carrie and Lavender. Lavender, if you can imagine it, you can do it. I know it's hard to believe, but these long rides are more a mental thing than anything else. Least part of it is physical fitness. And yes, Shore is a good buddy. That was really nice of her to start this thread. Made me faster for sure!

Congratulations jadaigle. Great accomplishment. I could maybe learn to swim that distance, probably ride the bike (:wink: ) but run 3.4 miles? No way! I am very impressed. A Triathlon, any length, is probably the hardest competition one can sign up for. :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:…

Ok I'll answer all that. But first: if you are comfortable as far as control of blood glucose goes, definetly and by all means go for the century! I tell you why: when you ride alone, you are on your own. Yes you can call hubby in emergencies But you need to plan the route, check the map constantly, make sure you have…

OK here we go. Report. For all those people who were cheering. Made me a mile faster guys! I had prepared for that event for three month, and today was the day. For some reason that I have not figured out yet I did not sleep much the night before the event. I don't think I was really nervous. Anyway, did not get much more…

Ride report I am back I made it. Sorry for being so short. I had only a few hours continuous sleep last night and am very very tired' I'll post a detailed report later. Thank you for all your support, it really means a lot to me! Steff

I am really touched shore! Thanks guys, with all that support what could possibly go wrong? Heck I'd WALK the 100 miles now if I have to! (Though riding the bike still seems to be easier).

James, thanks for the good wishes. I thought about your previous post again. You want to loose 20 lbs. I assume it is these last 20 lbs to what you think is your ideal weight. If after all that serious training this season you still did not loose more weight that might simply mean your body is where it is going to be. You…

Thanks for asking! Yes, ready. Well kinda. Bike is cleaned, chain cleaned and oiled, tires checked, all moving parts oiled. I myself am dirty and oiled now....:wink: Food is ready, Gatorade in the fridge, weather report says it will be a perfect day.... But I AM a little nervous. No idea why, I shouldn't be. I rode 90…

Christine, it depends on your over all goal what you should do. If you want to loose weight, you need to try to ride long distances while keeping your heart rate at about 75% of your max. Avergae HR that is. It will of course go up on hills. But avoid sprints and such. If on the other hand your goal is to improve your…

Interesting to hear from all of you about more serious distances and weight loss. For me, the two are very difficult to bring together. In fact I stopped any calorie counting for now until I finish the century this weekend and then get back on the wagon. I found that while I was training for this event in the last weeks, I…

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Glad you enjoy your nvacation shore!:happy: I rode to the library today, and since that went after the long ride yesterday suprisingly well and easy I dropped the books of and went out for more miles. I had just made the decision to do the "big" 30 some mile loop when it started to rain.:mad: Not in the mood to get soaked…

In preparation for the century next week I wanted to get in at least one big ride. Rode 90 miles today:happy: . It was a perfect day. Tem in the eighties and sunny. After my experience last week where I took a long break at about half of the ride and had a hard time to ride back to my car I figured I keep the breaks short…

Beer? It has allolol, but it is a nutritional supplement too.:wink:

Reading your posts Shore and Bamboo I feel like I am lazy not going out there every day. I still need a day or two to recover from my long trips and then it's time to go to work again:ohwell: I hope I have the energy tomorrow morning after a 12 to ride a few miles.

I am really impressed Shore and very glad to see that it works for you. You got your milage up from 0 to ... what? 50? That itself is pretty darn good. Of course not good enough for you. I know. You are not going to be a second Lance Armstrong. Gotta accept that. But you ar doing very well. Even better: you are of your…

Shore P L E A S E tell me where I can find that cute picture. P L E A S E

The heat really does not seem to be a problem. just means I need more fluid and I am not mixing the Gatorade with water. As long as I ride I am fine. It's on the hills and taking a break where I start sweating.

To give you a perspective: The slow rides in our bicycle club are 10 - 12 mph. Next group is around 12-13. Then 15. and after that these guys are racers who train for speed. So.... 12 mph is plenty. Also there is a difference whether you intend to ride 30 miles or 100. With a low milage you can go full out because you know…

Please don't Shore! That would force me to take it easier just so you don't get in trouble (again). I did not ride the entire 100. Had to park the car a little further down the road than I intended and ended up riding only 82. :ohwell: The idea to ride half of it, take a break and ride back refreshed turned out to be not…

I am off for another 100 miles today. Will post when I am back. Wish me luck.

What does " I can't go over 12.5" mean? If it is a 12.5 average than that's pretty darn good. That is what you should look at: average speed. I ride an average of about 12-13 mph on these long distances. Sometimes less. Besides right now it really does not matter how fast you go. Build a base, go the distance, then work…

My goal for this week is 100 miles. With a break at mile 50. Beyond that I can not commit to it, but plan depending on how I feel to ride either the next day or the day after that again for training purposes. And, if I can, a few miles on Saturday. Maybe 20-40. Should bring my total to 150. My other exercise goal for this…

Shore I worry about you! Too often now that I read reports like this from you! P L E A S E be carefull! Riding these long distances is not just a matter of fitness. You need to learn a lot about nutrition and especially how YOU respond to different foods. There is a lot more to it than just being fit. A lot! As to calories…

Princess, a disrythmia itself is not necessarily a reason to be concerned. Your heart beat is regulated by many different processes and there are a many different reasons why you could perceive a missed beat. I work on a step down unit where we have a screen that shows the heart beat of monitored patients in the nursing…

Lauyou feelren, if it was that easy that you just loose a few pounds and optimistically keep going and going this would be a breeze. I hate to tell you that but it is not. There are and always will be moments that make going on really hard for you. Somehow your body or mind finds all kinds of excuses NOT to continue. Just…