100 Plus Mile Club: July Edition: Light a Firecracker under your butt and lets roll!!
07-16-12, 08:35 PM
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Goal 350
7-1 28m
7-2 13m
7-3 13.5
7-4 14.4
7-7 22.5
7-10 32.5
7-13 25.6
7-16 11.3
MTD 160.8
7-1 28m
7-2 13m
7-3 13.5
7-4 14.4
7-7 22.5
7-10 32.5
7-13 25.6
7-16 11.3
MTD 160.8
07-16-12, 10:41 PM
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Goal 350
7-1 28m
7-2 13m
7-3 13.5
7-4 14.4
7-7 22.5
7-10 32.5
7-13 25.6
7-14 9 miles
7-16 11.3
MTD 169.8
I forgot my miles from Saturday...
7-1 28m
7-2 13m
7-3 13.5
7-4 14.4
7-7 22.5
7-10 32.5
7-13 25.6
7-14 9 miles
7-16 11.3
MTD 169.8
I forgot my miles from Saturday...
07-17-12, 04:27 AM
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7-01: 43.12 miles, 976 feet of climbing
7-03: 26.03 miles, 223 feet of climbing
7-04: 52.8 miles, 275 feet of climbing
7-08: 41.17 miles, 540 feet of climbing
7-12: 20.36 miles, 1257 feet of climbing
7-15: 20.08 miles, 1237 feet of climbing
MTD: 203.56 miles, 4508 feet of climbing
YTD: 1245.08 miles
7-03: 26.03 miles, 223 feet of climbing
7-04: 52.8 miles, 275 feet of climbing
7-08: 41.17 miles, 540 feet of climbing
7-12: 20.36 miles, 1257 feet of climbing
7-15: 20.08 miles, 1237 feet of climbing
MTD: 203.56 miles, 4508 feet of climbing
YTD: 1245.08 miles
07-17-12, 08:41 AM
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Quick spin today before a tradesman came to give me a quote for some work on the house. Unfortunately the tradesman couldn't quote because of a fairly simple aspect of the job. Guess the other guy gets the work. Oh well...
Anyway, the headwinds were pretty nasty, nasty enough that I nearly cut the ride short but decided I needed to deal with them regardless. From the outset my quads just didn't want to play but before long they didn't want to stop playing. Shame the tradesman was a waste of time, if I'd known that I wouldn't have bothered with him and could have ridden for longer.
Maximum speed 30.8mph down a nice hill (having climbed one side specifically so I could go down the other side), I hit about 29mph on the flats but not for a huge length of time. Still, it was enough to set a new personal best. I think I had a bit of a tailwind by then...
Climbing wise it was pretty easy, my GPS said the total ascent was 869 feet. Not surprising really, I was never very far from the river.
July 04 - 10 miles
July 05 - 70 miles
July 07 - 21 miles
July 11 - 36 miles
July 13 - 5 miles
July 17 - 32 miles
MTD - 174 miles
YTD - 2296 miles
Anyway, the headwinds were pretty nasty, nasty enough that I nearly cut the ride short but decided I needed to deal with them regardless. From the outset my quads just didn't want to play but before long they didn't want to stop playing. Shame the tradesman was a waste of time, if I'd known that I wouldn't have bothered with him and could have ridden for longer.
Maximum speed 30.8mph down a nice hill (having climbed one side specifically so I could go down the other side), I hit about 29mph on the flats but not for a huge length of time. Still, it was enough to set a new personal best. I think I had a bit of a tailwind by then...
Climbing wise it was pretty easy, my GPS said the total ascent was 869 feet. Not surprising really, I was never very far from the river.
July 04 - 10 miles
July 05 - 70 miles
July 07 - 21 miles
July 11 - 36 miles
July 13 - 5 miles
July 17 - 32 miles
MTD - 174 miles
YTD - 2296 miles
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07-17-12, 09:00 AM
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7-01: 43.12 miles, 976 feet of climbing
7-03: 26.03 miles, 223 feet of climbing
7-04: 52.8 miles, 275 feet of climbing
7-08: 41.17 miles, 540 feet of climbing
7-12: 20.36 miles, 1257 feet of climbing
7-15: 20.08 miles, 1237 feet of climbing
7-17 (last day of vacation): 42.38 miles, 313 feet of climbing
MTD: 245.94 miles, 4821 feet of climbing
YTD: 1287.46 miles
7-03: 26.03 miles, 223 feet of climbing
7-04: 52.8 miles, 275 feet of climbing
7-08: 41.17 miles, 540 feet of climbing
7-12: 20.36 miles, 1257 feet of climbing
7-15: 20.08 miles, 1237 feet of climbing
7-17 (last day of vacation): 42.38 miles, 313 feet of climbing
MTD: 245.94 miles, 4821 feet of climbing
YTD: 1287.46 miles
07-17-12, 10:46 AM
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7/01 - 42
7/02 - 18
7/03 - 21
7/04 - 28
7/05 - 07
7/06 - 14
7/07 - 23
7/09 - 37
7/10 - 40
7/11 - 42
7/12 - 18
7/13 - 37
7/15 - 44
7/16 - 45
mtd - 416
ytd - 2326
7/02 - 18
7/03 - 21
7/04 - 28
7/05 - 07
7/06 - 14
7/07 - 23
7/09 - 37
7/10 - 40
7/11 - 42
7/12 - 18
7/13 - 37
7/15 - 44
7/16 - 45
mtd - 416
ytd - 2326
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07-17-12, 05:58 PM
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7-14,15 203 miles
7-16 24.74 miles
7-17 9.03 miles
7-16 24.74 miles
7-17 9.03 miles
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07-17-12, 06:53 PM
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Took a ride out to the beach after dinner and went for a swim, nice evening. Brought my July miles up to 173.
07-17-12, 07:29 PM
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07-17-12, 07:32 PM
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]Goal 350
7-1 28m
7-2 13m
7-3 13.5
7-4 14.4
7-7 22.5
7-10 32.5
7-13 25.6
7-14 9 miles
7-16 11.3
7-17 27.2
MTD 197miles
7-1 28m
7-2 13m
7-3 13.5
7-4 14.4
7-7 22.5
7-10 32.5
7-13 25.6
7-14 9 miles
7-16 11.3
7-17 27.2
MTD 197miles
07-18-12, 12:06 PM
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6/3 13.4 miles
6/4 3.7 miles
6/6 12.4 miles
6/9 3.6 miles
6/11 16.2 miles
6/13 broke my toe
6/18 5.4 miles
Goal for month. 150+ miles.
6/4 3.7 miles
6/6 12.4 miles
6/9 3.6 miles
6/11 16.2 miles
6/13 broke my toe
6/18 5.4 miles
Goal for month. 150+ miles.
07-18-12, 07:49 PM
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6/11: 3.6 (Groceries)
6/16: 40.48
6/17: 40.41
6/18: 40.44
MTD: 473.12
YTD: 2,225.21
07-18-12, 08:25 PM
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7-2 - 15 mi
7-3 - 15 mi
7-4 - 15 mi
7-5 - 20 mi
7-6 - 21 mi
7-3 - 12 mi
7-8 - 12 mi
7-9 - 11 mi
7-11 - 19 mi
7 14 - 41 mi
Time in saddle - 15:06:24
Ascent - 5651 feet
Decent - 5527 feet
Avg Speed - 15 mph
Top Speed - 44.28 mph
Odometer on the Specialized Allez Sport says 981 since ~3/1/2012
7-3 - 15 mi
7-4 - 15 mi
7-5 - 20 mi
7-6 - 21 mi
7-3 - 12 mi
7-8 - 12 mi
7-9 - 11 mi
7-11 - 19 mi
7 14 - 41 mi
Time in saddle - 15:06:24
Ascent - 5651 feet
Decent - 5527 feet
Avg Speed - 15 mph
Top Speed - 44.28 mph
Odometer on the Specialized Allez Sport says 981 since ~3/1/2012
07-18-12, 09:02 PM
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I did no riding for a few days but now should be mostly in one place for a month. Today I did 27.45 miles on my grinder bike, half gravel, half pavement. Stopped at the fire tower and climbed it. On foot, not on the bike. I think I need a real mountain bike.
236.96 miles for the month
4706 elevation gain
2317.88 miles for the year. Neck and neck with Jethro for about 15 minutes.
236.96 miles for the month
4706 elevation gain
2317.88 miles for the year. Neck and neck with Jethro for about 15 minutes.
07-19-12, 12:34 AM
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7-18 16.1 miles
Moved up in the standings on a short climb segment on Strava.
Moved up in the standings on a short climb segment on Strava.
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07-19-12, 04:43 AM
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10 miles on indoor trainer , due to heat and thunderstorms in area .
07-19-12, 08:40 AM
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I was planning on riding to work both yesterday and today. Instead, I end up waking up late, driving, and getting to work late 30 minutes two days in a row. Time for a new alarm clock. No miles to add.
07-19-12, 10:20 AM
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Lots of rain this morning but got out in the afternoon, right into the school run traffic. First few miles slow, due to periodic stops to look (unsuccessfully) for geocaches. Then the last 2/3 was faster as I gave up on geocaching and decided to blow off some steam. The traffic was even thicker by then but for the most part is was moving, and where it wasn't moving the roads were wide enough for me to get past.
Not many hills, but on the way home took a slight detour to see where a road went and found a new hill to play with. To blow off the last of the steam left I sprinted it, and along the way absolutely smoked a guy on an MTB going up it. It was fun, but I couldn't sustain 19mph up it for long so had to ease off a bit before the top.
July 04 - 10 miles
July 05 - 70 miles
July 07 - 21 miles
July 11 - 36 miles
July 13 - 5 miles
July 17 - 32 miles
July 19 - 26 miles
MTD - 200 miles
YTD - 2322 miles
Not many hills, but on the way home took a slight detour to see where a road went and found a new hill to play with. To blow off the last of the steam left I sprinted it, and along the way absolutely smoked a guy on an MTB going up it. It was fun, but I couldn't sustain 19mph up it for long so had to ease off a bit before the top.
July 04 - 10 miles
July 05 - 70 miles
July 07 - 21 miles
July 11 - 36 miles
July 13 - 5 miles
July 17 - 32 miles
July 19 - 26 miles
MTD - 200 miles
YTD - 2322 miles
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07-19-12, 06:43 PM
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I went out for 16 miles after dinner tonight, stopped and got an ice cream cone on the way home! 179 for the month so far.