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September 100+ miles/kilometers thread...from summer to fall

Old 09-03-18, 07:41 AM
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September 100+ miles/kilometers thread...from summer to fall

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Goal 400 miles
9/2 - 24
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Old 09-03-18, 08:29 AM
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Goal 200 miles.
9/1 19 miles
9/2 20 miles
9/3 12 miles

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Old 09-03-18, 08:45 AM
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Goal 135 mi.

9/3 15.7 mi.
9/4 22.2 mi.
9/8 15.2 mi.
9/11 21.4 mi.
9/16 11.4 mi.
9/18 16.5 mi.
9/21 15.2 mi.
9/25 15.6 mi.
9/28 16.1 mi.
9/29 15.6 mi.
9/30 12.7 mi.

MTD 177.6

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Old 09-04-18, 07:14 AM
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9/3 - 16 miles

Total - 16 miles
Goal - 325 miles
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Old 09-04-18, 08:25 AM
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Goal 330 miles
9/1 - 27 miles
9/2 - 23 miles
9/3 - 63 miles
MTD - 113miles
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Old 09-04-18, 08:44 AM
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09/01 - 33.4 miles
09/02 - 64.2 miles
09/03 - 35.2 miles

MTD - 132.8 miles

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Old 09-04-18, 08:59 AM
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9/3 - 16 miles
9/4 - 15 miles

Total - 31 miles
Goal - 325 miles
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Old 09-04-18, 11:47 AM
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Goal 400 miles
9/2 - 24
9/3 - 30
9/4 - 25
9/5 - 10

MTD - 89

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Old 09-04-18, 01:22 PM
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goal 200
9/2 - 7.43 Mtn bike
9/3/ - 13.23 Mtn bike

MTD 20.7
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Old 09-04-18, 01:28 PM
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Sept. 1, 18
2, 24
3, 32
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Old 09-04-18, 07:28 PM
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9/4 - 41 miles
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Old 09-05-18, 06:49 AM
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No serious goal this month due to work unpredictability but 300+ would be nice.

MTD - 66
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9/3 - 16 miles
9/4 - 15 miles
9/5 - 16 miles

Total - 46 miles
Goal - 325 miles
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9/5 - 15.1 Unpleasantly hot and humid
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Old 09-06-18, 08:10 AM
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09/01 - 33.4 miles
09/02 - 64.2 miles
09/03 - 35.2 miles
09/04 - 18.1 miles
09/05 - 27.9 miles

MTD - 178.8 miles

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Old 09-06-18, 08:26 AM
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9/3 - 16 miles
9/4 - 15 miles
9/5 - 16 miles
9/6 - 20 miles

Total - 66 miles
Goal - 325 miles
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Old 09-07-18, 08:54 AM
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Total - 85 miles
Goal - 325 miles
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9/4 - 41 miles
9/6 - 42 miles
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So far total is 104 miles. Goal not really sure maybe 300 would be nice.
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9/5 - 15.1
9/8 - 15.1 Cool weather for the moment and no rain. A yellow-jacket flew into a vent of my helmet. Fortunately it was happy to leave as soon as I removed my helmet.
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Old 09-08-18, 09:42 PM
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9/5 - 20.9
9/7 - 20
9/9 - 32.1
MTD - 88.9

I have an idea for a new cycling app geared towards big bikers. We'll call it Starva.

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Old 09-09-18, 01:47 PM
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September MTD 56.9 miles
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Goal 400 miles
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9/3 - 30
9/4 - 25
9/5 - 10
0/7 - 37
9/8 - 25
9/9 - 25
9/10 - 36

MTD - 212
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09/02 - 64.2 miles
09/03 - 35.2 miles
09/04 - 18.1 miles
09/05 - 27.9 miles
09/06 - 12.1 miles
09/07 - 19.0 miles
09/08 - 20.2 miles
09/09 - 75.3 miles

MTD - 305.4 miles

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Old 09-10-18, 08:13 AM
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Goal 330 miles
9/1 - 27 miles
9/2 - 23 miles
9/3 - 63 miles
9/5 - 16 miles
9/8 - 64 miles ... Civil War (Metric) Century... 3" inches of rain fell during the ride.... to say soaking wet was an understatement!!!
9/15 - 8 miles
9/16 - 38 miles
MTD - 239 miles

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