2007 Spinner Saturday Miles thread: 97,529.1 miles on bicycles
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Not as good as last week, but ....
Mileage = 106.5 miles
Time in seat = 6hrs 10min
Not as good as last week, but ....
Mileage = 106.5 miles
Time in seat = 6hrs 10min
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Week ending Saturday 07/14:
259.64 miles, 19:50 saddle time.
259.64 miles, 19:50 saddle time.
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#780
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I REALLY* don't understand how you guys can go so fast. It actually makes me mad! I cannot even concieve* of the day I'll go faster than 15 unless it's downhill, and to MAINTAIN it for the entire week**********? Shoot. It takes me the first 10 minutes every ride to break 10 mph because my legs feel so heavy when I start out!!!!
Shoot you guys. I am SOOOOO* envious.
Shoot you guys. I am SOOOOO* envious.
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Originally Posted by solveg
I REALLY* don't understand how you guys can go so fast. It actually makes me mad! I cannot even concieve* of the day I'll go faster than 15 unless it's downhill, and to MAINTAIN it for the entire week**********? Shoot. It takes me the first 10 minutes every ride to break 10 mph because my legs feel so heavy when I start out!!!!
Shoot you guys. I am SOOOOO* envious.
Shoot you guys. I am SOOOOO* envious.
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When I first got back on the bike (last August), I struggled to do rides more than 30-mins long. I was definitely out of shape. But, you can do it. The human body is capable of many awesome things.
When I first got back on the bike (last August), I struggled to do rides more than 30-mins long. I was definitely out of shape. But, you can do it. The human body is capable of many awesome things.
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Originally Posted by solveg
I REALLY* don't understand how you guys can go so fast. It actually makes me mad! I cannot even concieve* of the day I'll go faster than 15 unless it's downhill, and to MAINTAIN it for the entire week**********? Shoot. It takes me the first 10 minutes every ride to break 10 mph because my legs feel so heavy when I start out!!!!
Shoot you guys. I am SOOOOO* envious.
Shoot you guys. I am SOOOOO* envious.
One of these rides, you are going to be feeling really good, glance down at the computer and see that you are rolling along at or around 20!
Bear one more thing in mind, you are riding a touring bike and it's geared for an optimum pace of around 16-18 MPH or even a bit slower, but able to haul a gear load all day. You aren't riding a racehorse, you're riding a hauler!
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55.9 miles, week of 8 - 14 July.
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#785
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Originally Posted by Tom Stormcrowe
It's just time in the saddle, Solveg! That and a redefinition of what you are capable of, in your own mind! Most people grossly underestimate their own abilities, based on what others see them as being capable of, or an overcritical image of themselves!
One of these rides, you are going to be feeling really good, glance down at the computer and see that you are rolling along at or around 20!
Bear one more thing in mind, you are riding a touring bike and it's geared for an optimum pace of around 16-18 MPH or even a bit slower, but able to haul a gear load all day. You aren't riding a racehorse, you're riding a hauler!
One of these rides, you are going to be feeling really good, glance down at the computer and see that you are rolling along at or around 20!
Bear one more thing in mind, you are riding a touring bike and it's geared for an optimum pace of around 16-18 MPH or even a bit slower, but able to haul a gear load all day. You aren't riding a racehorse, you're riding a hauler!
I guess my bike is a Clydesdale, too, then!
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Originally Posted by solveg
Well, I'm trusting you on that one... doesn't seem likely, though!
I guess my bike is a Clydesdale, too, then!
I guess my bike is a Clydesdale, too, then!
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I know I'm late tom but here's the miles for the week of july 9th through 15th
94.73 miles in 6hrs 20min
and if anybody wants to know there was an 1hr 30mins in the pool for 3100 yards... man the pool feels weirdly normal, kinda like a slow motion dream. I was distance swimmer in high school, i used to average 4 miles a day in about 100 minutes, so man the slow pace feels weird.
94.73 miles in 6hrs 20min
and if anybody wants to know there was an 1hr 30mins in the pool for 3100 yards... man the pool feels weirdly normal, kinda like a slow motion dream. I was distance swimmer in high school, i used to average 4 miles a day in about 100 minutes, so man the slow pace feels weird.
#788
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I started riding in earnest last November and could bairly keep a 10mph avg on my MTB, then I fixed up an old road bike and in time moved up to 13-15mph avg. I'm now on a different bike and over the past couple of months seen my average come up to around 17-18. I can now paceline for a good bit at 20-22 with my riding buds on the flats. After training for the Tahoe century and completing that ride, I noticed a significant gain in my ability to ride faster and harder shortly after the century. I'm now back into getting ready for some other summer centuries and seeing improvements each week.
Keep riding, are you doing any hill work? or interval type training rides?
You will get it!!
Cheers
Keep riding, are you doing any hill work? or interval type training rides?
You will get it!!
Cheers
Originally Posted by solveg
I REALLY* don't understand how you guys can go so fast. It actually makes me mad! I cannot even concieve* of the day I'll go faster than 15 unless it's downhill, and to MAINTAIN it for the entire week**********? Shoot. It takes me the first 10 minutes every ride to break 10 mph because my legs feel so heavy when I start out!!!!
Shoot you guys. I am SOOOOO* envious.
Shoot you guys. I am SOOOOO* envious.
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Originally Posted by solveg
I REALLY* don't understand how you guys can go so fast. It actually makes me mad! I cannot even concieve* of the day I'll go faster than 15 unless it's downhill, and to MAINTAIN it for the entire week**********? Shoot. It takes me the first 10 minutes every ride to break 10 mph because my legs feel so heavy when I start out!!!!
Shoot you guys. I am SOOOOO* envious.
Shoot you guys. I am SOOOOO* envious.
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Originally Posted by jaxgtr
I feel your pain. Read back a few months and you will see me complaining about the same thing. I was averaging 11-13 and hating it cause it was taking me 2 to 3 hours to ride 25 miles some nights. I kept riding, started doing intervals and as I got stronger and in better shape, my avg speed started to go up. Just before I was injured, I was doing 35 and 45 miles at 16-17 mph avg and on occasions, I would put in 10 mile loops in the 18 ot 19 mph range. It just time in the seat and before you know it, you'll be riding with the B group and training hard to make it to a A group ride.
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Originally Posted by Tom Stormcrowe
One of these rides, you are going to be feeling really good, glance down at the computer and see that you are rolling along at or around 20!
Like tom said, it's just time in the saddle and conditioning.
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This is encouraging. I just started riding on Monday 16Jul07 and my three rides so far have been 30 min-45min with total mileage 15 miles so far. I haven't been on a bike in a loooong time, but have really enjoyed it so far and can't wait to get more comfortable on the bike.
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Tom,
I know I'm new to this, but was wondering if I can start contributing miles and what I need to do, if so. I think this will be a good way for me to track my progress and also give me the perception of having some accountability.
I know I'm new to this, but was wondering if I can start contributing miles and what I need to do, if so. I think this will be a good way for me to track my progress and also give me the perception of having some accountability.
#794
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I totally agree with this, last year I was having problems keeping my average speed above 14, since the first of this year I have spent almost as much time in the saddle as I did all of last year and my average as went up quite a bit. I can go out for a ride and be moving along and I'll be doing 18-20 mph and it seems like almost no effort, but also the length of time that I spend on rides has went up as well, last year it was really hard for me to be in the saddle for more than about 50 min to an hour, now I commonly will ride for an hour and a half to two hours.
Like tom said, it's just time in the saddle and conditioning.
Like tom said, it's just time in the saddle and conditioning.
The traffic was so bad, I couldn't get into the center lane at a freeway overpass because there was so much right-turning traffic. I ended up walking across.
All this time, my average speed was 10-11 on my Klein*, which is a pretty fast bike.
But then I hit a lake, empty of people in midday, and I started cruising on the fine, smooth path. I looked down and I was going 15 without even pushing it!
I think, also, it involves "getting up to speed", because I found myself shifting up as I gained momentum. And that, in turn, made me faster.... the stop/start of my normal riding didn't let me do that.
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This is encouraging. I just started riding on Monday 16Jul07 and my three rides so far have been 30 min-45min with total mileage 15 miles so far. I haven't been on a bike in a loooong time, but have really enjoyed it so far and can't wait to get more comfortable on the bike.
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On another note, sorry, everyone! I lost internet access yesterday, so I didn't get the graphs up! They'll be up in a bit! One of my wonderful neighbors tried to hack into the cable system and burned out the main junction box for this entire sector, and lost me access until this morning!
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And here are the charts!
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Getting ready to move the spinner Saturday Database on line! It's viewable now, at https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?k...41DPw&hl=en_US
If I don't already have your email, PM it to me so I can send you an invitation to participate in the online version! It's getting toward School time and I'm going to be carrying a heavy load! This is a necessity!
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"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
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Week ending 07/21: 74.17 miles, 5:22 saddle time.
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7/14 - 7/21:
124 Miles
7:30 saddle time.
124 Miles
7:30 saddle time.
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