ChrisZog

Spasms in my back or neck this week has slowed things down. Wife and I missed a 45 mile group ride yesterday and only did 1 weekday ride this week. But we did 33.1 miles today (which was almost 5 above our previous long ride) and other than a bit of stiffness in my neck I feel like I could go out for more. We've got a 15-20 mile group ride scheduled for Thursday and are planning to do 30-40 miles Saturday (riding group is going to Santa Fe Century but we can't go... we'll have our ride!). So hopefully I can make up some lost time.

Dunlop7

My Goal @ 200
5/3 45 Miles
5/4 18 Miles
5/5 11 Miles
5/6 12 Miles
5/7 13 Miles
5/9 36 Miles

MTD 135 Miles

jade408

I am at 50 miles after 8 today. My goal is 100 so I am halfway there. I bike for transportation, so i am happy I have been getting in the miles.

Cosmic Hawk

Crossed the 100 mile mark today. My road bike is still out of commission, so I am fighting for miles on a poorly geared mountain bike. Also, we are getting hit by a hurricane/typhoon tomorrow, so I guess no riding for a couple of days. See you guys on the other side.

5/1 : 21.4 miles (ride to work, ride to lunch, ride home) - Road Bike
5/3 : 16.4 miles - Mountain Bike
5/7 : 18.6 miles - Mountain Bike
5/8 : 7.7 - Mountain Bike
5/10 : 21.1 - Mountain Bike
5/11 : 22.6 = Mountain Bike

MTD = 107.8 Miles
3795ft Total Climb

Fly2High

I have to say I love reading about everyone's rides and the strides they are making. Really is inspiring to me. Thanks for writing about your fun and challenges.

For em, Mothers' day took a toll and I wasn't able to break away and ride. I wanted to pamper the wife and entertain the guests we were hving to the best of our abilities.

This morning I rode for 18.9 miles. Gratefully the fog wasn't as bad as last week so I was able to see where I was going and be seen.

I must say I am enjoying outdoor riding more than the trainer and the couple of hills have been getting easier. I have been attacking them with more speed and conquering them in less time. Progress above all feel great.



Goal: 400 miles
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[TR]
[TD]5/1[/TD]
[TD]18.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5/3[/TD]
[TD]15.8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5/4[/TD]
[TD]14.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5/5[/TD]
[TD]13.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5/6[/TD]
[TD]4.8 rode to work!![/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]7.0 rode home from work after a 2 AM start[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5/7[/TD]
[TD]13.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5/8[/TD]
[TD]17.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5/11[/TD]
[TD]18.9[/TD]
[/TR]

[/TABLE]




Total: 123.0 miles








Frank

IBOHUNT

60 miles is a lot when you are only 10 days into the month. Tell that to some folks that don't bike and watch their eyes glaze over.

Keep it up

IBOHUNT

Finished the STRAVA Specialized Spring Classics Challenge - Ride 1,225 kilometers in 40 days (April 3rd - May 12th)

Rode 1,744 kilometers (1,083 miles with 54,660' gain)

That got me to a Current Rank 8,206/101,413
woo hoo! Top 10,000

That's some PoundSign EpicFail

See what I done there @Black wallnut ?

- The leader has 8,027 kilometers or 4,987 miles. Someone needs a job!

gman214

Goal: 100 miles
5/2 - 7
5/4 - 6
5/6 - 6.5
5/8 - 5.5
5/11 - 6

MTD - 31 miles

dr_lha

I'm aiming for 500 miles this month:

So far: 148 miles.

Last day of the month is a 68 mile charity ride, but even with that I'm going to have to up my work rate!

jade408

60 sounds pretty awesome to me! That's 6 miles a day!

Black wallnut 

That is nearly PoundSign Epic! if you were part of the Clyde & Athena group on Strava you'd be in 6th place!

Giant Fuji

5/1- 11.53 exercise bike
5/2- 22.52 road bike
5/3- 9.7 road bike
5/4- 9.0 road bike
5/5- 9.03 road bike
5/6- 15.25 road bike
5/7- rest day
5/8- 11.73 exercise bike
5/9- day off*
5/10- 1 hr on the trainer, weather sucks
5/11- 11.96 excercise bike, that Sufferfest video is great!

MTD- 100.25 miles, 1 hr trainer time

travbikeman

Thanks everyone for the encouragement! This month so far has been a huge accomplishment for me. I have never biked so much in such a short period of time. I'm looking forward to doing much much more!

Going from 537 lbs 16 months ago to now 338 now and being able to ride like this is really exciting and freeing.

I'm going to shortly post some before and current pictures. I'm not yet at the after, I have another 130 or so lbs to lose!

Wittyname

Big storms today, so no commute Did manage to sneak in a quick 45min ride this evening after dinner during a lull in the storm, and not 5 mins after I got back the rain started back up

5/1 - 11.68
5/2 - 18.18
5/3 - 15.37
5/4 - 23.46 commute (total)
5/5 - 9.56
5/6 - 23.33 commute (total)
5/8 - 24.19 commute (total, slight detour added 3/4 mile)
5/9 - 27.03
5/10 - 16.17
5/11 - 11.98
MTD total 180.95/450+

Cyclist0084

May 01 = 9.56 miles.
May 02 = 13.94 miles.
May 06 = 15.46 miles.
May 10 = 9.46 miles.
May 11 = 11.70 miles.

MTD = 60.12 of (at least) 250 miles.

Dunlop7

My Goal @ 200
5/3 45 Miles
5/4 18 Miles
5/5 11 Miles
5/6 12 Miles
5/7 13 Miles
5/9 36 Miles
5/11 14.5 Miles

MTD 149.5 Miles

1242Vintage

28 miles on my commute today. Was windy on the ride home. Fortunately was a tailwind.

MTD 199 miles.

Fly2High

Today the ground was wet with puddles here and there. Went out anyway and got a little wet. no biggie. Was a fun ride even though I had to be at work early and rode starting at 4:20 AM instead. 13.3 miles to add to the totals.





Goal: 400 miles
[TABLE="width: 400, align: left"]
[TR]
[TD]5/1[/TD]
[TD]18.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5/3[/TD]
[TD]15.8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5/4[/TD]
[TD]14.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5/5[/TD]
[TD]13.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5/6[/TD]
[TD]4.8 rode to work!![/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]7.0 rode home from work after a 2 AM start[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5/7[/TD]
[TD]13.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5/8[/TD]
[TD]17.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5/11[/TD]
[TD]18.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5/12[/TD]
[TD]13.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]








Total: 136.3 miles




Frank

Jarrett2

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[tr]
[td]5/3/15[/td]
[td]81.84[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]5/4/15[/td]
[td]57.27[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]5/7/15[/td]
[td]39.01[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]5/8/15[/td]
[td]27.87[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]5/9/15[/td]
[td]29.27[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]5/12/15[/td]
[td]33.33[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]

mtd: 269
ytd: 1464

Jarrett2

That's incredible! Keep it up!

kc0bbq

It's not a race against others, just yourself. I got a lot of motivation watching others' numbers, but it really isn't the point.

There's a bit of accountability that comes from posting your goals, even if for whatever reason you don't make them. I'm just as happy for someone who posts a goal that is even smaller than the title's guideline of 100 miles as I am for seeing someone hit much larger numbers. I remember seeing goals of 40 miles for a month

Everyone is at a different level of fitness here, and a few times around the block might be all one is ready for. But going out and doing it (especially when it's really easy to be down on yourself) is just as impressive as someone completing any other personal milestone.

Giant Fuji

5/1- 11.53 exercise bike
5/2- 22.52 road bike
5/3- 9.7 road bike
5/4- 9.0 road bike
5/5- 9.03 road bike
5/6- 15.25 road bike
5/7- rest day
5/8- 11.73 exercise bike
5/9- day off
5/10- 1 hr on the trainer
5/11- 11.96 excercise bike
5/12- 25.34 road bike

MTD- 125.59 miles, 1 hr trainer time

rudypyatt

I'm so glad to find this thread! My seasonal goal is to maintain 100 m/p/w, which I did regularly two years ago. That's also the last time I saw 220lbs (I'm 245 as of last night). I've done 45 miles for the month, but I've only gotten out twice. I'm going to aim for 120 miles this month and see how close I get.

Wittyname

Another great commute, other than the 20+mph winds, hitting me side-on for most of the ride home.

5/1 - 11.68
5/2 - 18.18
5/3 - 15.37
5/4 - 23.46 commute (total)
5/5 - 9.56
5/6 - 23.33 commute (total)
5/8 - 24.19 commute (total, slight detour added 3/4 mile)
5/9 - 27.03
5/10 - 16.17
5/11 - 11.98
5/12 - 23.05 commute
MTD total 204.00/450+

ChrisZog

Take plenty of pictures of the journey. A few people lost lots of weight and mentioned regretting not having more pictures during their losing days. Hell some may be really complimentary and make you wonder who the guy in that picture is. Even if you are not where you want to be yet. Wife got one of me while we were getting ready on a cold day. I was wearing my leggings and drinking some coffee. It was a perfect angle and the actual picture probably looks like me about 50 lbs from now. In my mind, I haven't looked like that since high school. Other than having a bit less hair on my head and a bit more on my face that is