I managed 412km (according to Endomondo, 418km according to Strava) cycling in May, plus about 10km running (excluding once a week soccer for 45mins)
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I managed 412km (according to Endomondo, 418km according to Strava) cycling in May, plus about 10km running (excluding once a week soccer for 45mins)
I guess it depends also on the device you are using. I first tried this app on my previous phone, an iPhone 3G, and I wasn't impressed at all with how it worked. I'm sure both the fact that the app was at an earlier stage of its development and that the device was quite old counted. If I were to believe it I was running on water too. I'm not that fast just yet :p :. It had the habit to round the corners I was making pretty badly but that actually made the reported distance shorter than the actual one.Quote:
Originally Posted by schmenke
I plotted my course the other day with MapMyRun indicating a total distance of 7.9kms. Tracing the same route on Google maps indicated 7.8kms. When I ran it MapMyRun (on an iPhone 5) indicated 7.7kms. That's an acceptable margin of error for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Ben
I think in general the plots on both Google and MMR will indicate high because they default to the centreline of roads when calculating distance.
My Strava Activity Heatmap
Map of everywhere that I've ridden by bike, red indicates ones that I've ridden the most.
Very cool! Some of those routes look quite hilly. Good for you Mark :up: .Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
Alas, my time (along with a dodgy bike :erm: ) won't permit me to ride extended routes like that. I've only recently started biking more to alleviate the pounding exerted on my aging knees when running :s .
I've just done an hour of "cardio tennis" and the world is spinning :mark:
Yesterday managed to finish the 97 km bike race. Surprisingly enough, only about 500 kms of training this year, I managed to improve my time by almost 15 minutes, lowering it to 2 hours and 50 minutes, or an average of 34 km/h. I hope I can reach the 2 hours 40 minutes mark next year.
Excellent stuff :D . You mean race or sportive?
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Not sure about the difference. It's the only one I take part in every year, since 2011.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
It's this one:
Maraton Franja (the short one ;) ofcourse).
A race as in Paris-Roubaix type race or a Sportive is the equivalent of taking part in a marathon which isn't really a race but you are timed over the course.
To be honest I am not very passionate about taking part in it, as it is rather dangerous to cycle in a pack with other 3000+ people on bikes, most of them as amateurs as I am.
I am invited every year by our very friendly Slovenian colleagues/friends, who are very passionate about it, and I have to say that I enjoyed it every time even though I always ride under a certain stress due to having to take care and avoid all kind of incidents. This year for the first time someone from our group had a relatively bad crash and managed to broke a bone (arm), so I was rather happy to make it through to the end unscathed.
For my part I prefer riding alone against the clock for a few hours every few days and keep my engine ticking reliably.
As you probably realized I am no Paris-Roubaix level! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
I had two rides out this weekend, a 70km and a 50km ride. I was planning on a relatively easy week as I'm doing a charity ride on Saturday but I'm now having to work away so will have to settle for a spin of the legs in my hotel gym.
34km/h average is pretty damn good! I aim to cycle at around 24km/h but that average drops when I add in hills. I'm generally happy if I can average in excess of 20km/h but I am a feeble girl.
One with 48 QOM titles! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by GridGirl
In the peloton everything is faster. I usually manage 30 km/h hen riding alone on the flat. Still I was surprised to reach 34 km/h during a ride involving a medium (at least for me) climb. In the end it depends if one is lucky enough to be in a good group of riders.Quote:
Originally Posted by GridGirl
Lately I had trouble getting down power to the pedals and my thighs were getting knackered too soon. Finally figured out that the culprit was a too low saddle. It had slid down over the last few weeks.
I raised it for about 1,5 cm and the world was a better place. :)
Do you use clipped pedals?Quote:
Originally Posted by janneppi
Clip and strap free since 1997 :)
With all the power and stability advantages of clipless pedals, one small thing is bothering me with them.
riding on flat pedals does force you to use more technique when bunny hopping. I don't really do it properly and it shows when doing a bunnyhop on the road bike.
Sod cycling with Mark. :p I have moved up in the world and will be cycling with Sir Chris Hoy next week. It's not on a velodrome but I still don't fancy my chances on beating him on a sprint finish. :D
I hope it goes better then when Ibby cycled with Wiggins!
Indeed, there is that to think about. I don't fancy repeated emergency room visits. First thing he asked was how far. Fortunately he perked up a bit when I told him it was only going to be about 15 or 16km. :D
I did 115km in the bike yesterday and attempted the Strava 10km challenge this morning. I was pleasantly surprised after yesterday's ride and it being only the third time I've run all year to complete it in around 74 minutes. I didn't run the whole way and most likely ran more than I have all year so it was a nice surprise as my fastest ever 10km time is 65 minutes and that was done when I was regularly running and never after a bike ride.
I have run so far 143 km this month. I hope I'll get to 175 by the end of the week. I also did a 18 km run last Thursday, my personal best in terms of distance. I'm getting close to a semi-marathon. Now such are the circumstances that I feel sort of burnt out and really down beat... so my modest goal for the week will probably end up being quite a challenge.
I know how that is, stuff going on which means you can't get out, so you end up feeling bad about it, so are less likely to go out, and on it goes!
something like that... I also have trouble sleeping... to make things even more interesting.
That's awesome. Hope you can keep it up. I'm only averaging about 25 - 30kms a week right now, but I'm also doing some cycling in between. Also, I've recently started some trail running which has its own challenges.Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Ben
I've had a record month for mileage in June with just under a week to go. I've completed 553km this month with over 500km of that cycling. I was hampered by being knocked off my bike last week by a taxi who decided that he would overtake me and turn immediately left. Apparently, I was supposed to stop and give way to traffic behind me because my cycle lane had ended. :confused: My GPS data showed me at 33.5kp/h before coming to a sudden stop. Despite a shoulder injury and some bruises I managed to get back on the bike and go cycling with Sir Chris Hoy and go on a couple of other short rides. :) I think watching sport in the next few weeks will be more of a hindrance to actually getting out and getting fit myself.
Hope you're not too badly injured GridGirl!
Im still struggling with any sort of uphills on my bike, wish I had more determination to keep going rather than bailing and pushing up :s Did another mountain bike orienteering event on Sunday and went 39km which is the furthest I've ever ridden in one go so a bit happier with that. Still dead last though!
Will be starting to cycle to work next week (13 miles each way :s ) so hoping that will really improve my fitness, as long as it stays dry...
Don't push up the hill then ;) . Just have a rest if you need to. Mountain Bikes aren't the best for climbing hills - unless they're off road of course. Despite what Ibby says, the best bike for climbing is a road bike ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by J4MIE
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Will be starting to cycle to work next week (13 miles each way :s ) so hoping that will really improve my fitness, as long as it stays dry...
130 miles a week will certainly sort you out! Which way are you going, what sort of surfaces?
Jamie, 13 miles on a mountain bike might take a while. Depending on the terrain I would suggest putting some slick tyres on. :)
Since his bike has suspension and the likes, then slicks would be fine even if the surface is a bit rocky.Quote:
Originally Posted by GridGirl
So you're talking, Sherburn, Pittington, Low Moorsley, Hetton, off road past Great Eppleton, then straight North across the A19?
Got it in one Mark. Seems the route with the least amount of hills...
Planning to buy a set of slick (or semi slick) tyres but will have to wait for pay day for that!
You've got quite a few ways you could vary that route with different roads and an off road path towards Hetton. I guess mixing it up is the way to keep it interesting!Quote:
Originally Posted by J4MIE
I can donate some Schwalbe Ultremo's for you, two month of commuting and I lost confidence with them after getting two punctures on a rainy day. Now I'm switching back to trusty Scwalbe Durano's. Only one puncture in two years and even then I got home 15km on a slowly flattening rear.Quote:
Originally Posted by J4MIE
Did a 1,5 hour mtb ride yesterday and I was knackered half way to the ride. 26C isn't the best temperature to do technical trails. :D
Janneppi, I am surprised to hear about your Ultremo's. I've had my Ultremo pinks on for a little over a year and never had a single puncture having ridden in pretty much every weather condition in them. I have a replacement set in my garage if anything does ever go wrong with them but I think I'll be fine for many Km's yet. My other half has Ultremo reds and they had their first puncture in just under a year a few weeks ago but that was only due to a rock ripping a hole in the tyre.Quote:
Originally Posted by janneppi
Even worse, I had more durable Ultremo DD's which have a puncture protecion layer. The first puncure was small sharp rock which pushed through the into the inner tube, second one was from the same spot, I guess the tyre had some damage which ate the new inner tube in 3km distance I did check for sharp objects before putting the tube in place.
Funny stuff, I put the new Duranos on both wheels 10 minutes ago, as I was typing this post, the rear inner tube blew up. :D
Quite a bang from 7bar to 0 in half a second
I'm really shocked at the distances posted by some on this thread. I'm probably older than most, have old crap equipment, and have put well in excess of 800 Km in this month. Maybe I just see the bar of standards in a different way than some of the younger..... wait... hold on a minute..... this thread exempts powered vehicles? :laugh: My bad... props to everyone out there putting in the miles!
I'm hoping to dig my old POS bike out and start putting some miles in. My area isn't much for relaxing biking, far too much traffic and lack of close/good trails. But I might start beating the early morning stuff.
If only I had more weekend and less week. :p I actually do far more exercise in a given month than distance I actually drive. No sure on distance as a passenger compared to exercise though. Haha
That's exactly what I did! :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by airshifter