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March 100+ Miles/Kilometer thread ... is winter over yet?

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Old 03-01-19, 09:51 AM
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March 100+ Miles/Kilometer thread ... is winter over yet?

Where's spring?
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3/1 - 13 miles

Total - 13 miles
Goal - 320 miles
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time it get into the swing...goal 600

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3/1 69.69 miles <insert fit of juvenile giggling> @ 19.5mph

Was slogging it hard the last 3 rides of February, trying to finish the Strava mileage challenge for the month. So this morning I washed down some beet root and caffeine pills with the ol' morning tea and zanged over to REI to pick up my spankin' new Wahoo Elemnt Bolt. Which so far-- only into the setup process, is amazing. The old Garmin looks clunkier than ever.
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Still no spring here. Stuck clocking indoor miles.

3/01 15.5 miles

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Is this purely outdoor riding?

Will be starting to ramp up outdoors, so if I can get 300Km (186 miles) in March, outdoors, I'll be pretty happy.

16.58/300 Km
10.30/186 miles
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Old 03-04-19, 02:35 PM
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Still no spring here. Stuck clocking indoor miles.

3/01 15.5 miles
3/03 15 miles
3/04 30 miles

MTD 60.5
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Still indoors
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3/03 15 miles
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Got Cabin FEVER at the end of FEB and into MARCH!!! When is spring going to SPRING!!! I need to get on the road!! Goal remains the same 250 MILES!!

3/6 - 23.50 - felt good after 6 consecutive days out of the saddle.


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Still not spring here and I'm getting hammered with allergies when I ride. That's new. And unpleasant. So, I'll take "Hoping for Spring" for 450, Alex.

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03/06 - 24.7 miles
03/07 - 21.9 miles

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Spring is trying to arrive here in Dallas. High temps for this week: 30s on Monday, 40s on Tuesday, 50s on Wednesday, 60s today, and 70s expected tomorrow.

3/04 - 8.1 miles
3/05 - 12.1 miles
3/06 - 31.9 miles

MTD: 52.0 miles
Goal: 200 miles
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We got more snow and freezing rain.
Still indoors
3/01 15.5 miles
3/03 15 miles
3/04 30 miles
3/06 19.5 24.5 miles (got bored and pedaled another 5 before bed)
3/07 15 miles

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Originally Posted by richkarr
Spring is trying to arrive here in Dallas. High temps for this week: 30s on Monday, 40s on Tuesday, 50s on Wednesday, 60s today, and 70s expected tomorrow.

3/04 - 8.1 miles
3/05 - 12.1 miles
3/06 - 31.9 miles

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You are correct, sir. I know this because I was plagued by gnats in several areas along my ride this morning. These are not normal gnats, they're jumbo, Texas-sized, free range, farm raised gnats the size of small house flies. It's always pleasant to swallow a few as you ride through a gaggle of them. Heaven forbid you take one to the eyeball. A most unpleasant experience. They had started coming out before that cold snap last week so I was hoping it would freeze some of them off. I guess not.

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Old 03-10-19, 10:40 PM
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Still indoors
They're calling for more white stuff tomorrow into Tuesday.

3/01 15.5 miles
3/03 15 miles
3/04 30 miles
3/06 19.5 24.5 miles (got bored and pedaled another 5 before bed)
3/07 15 miles
3/08 20 miles
3/10 25 miles

MTD 145
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Old 03-11-19, 08:18 AM
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03/10 - 42.8 miles
03/11 - 10.7 miles
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MTD: 153.2
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Old 03-12-19, 11:22 AM
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3/01- 69.7, 1,391^
3/03- 30.6, 915^
3/04- 25.4, 512^
3/05- 55.3, 3,041^
3/07- 26.8, 617^
3/08- 31.2, 840^
3/09, 44.1, 879^
3/10, 19.9, 804^
3/12, 70.0, 1,273^
3/13, 25.3, 1,493^

so far, 398.7 miles with 11,772ft. I'm sticking to my goal of generally not going out of my way to get vertical feet. Whatever the day brings it brings. If I barely hit 300k feet this year that would be fine by me.
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3/07 15 miles
3/08 20 miles
3/10 25 miles
3/11 5 miles
3/12 50 miles (snowed in again)
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SLACKING SLACKING SLACKING so far this month!!!

3/6 - 23.50
3/11 - 24.19
3/13 - 20.88
3/17 - 19.16 - first ride on the road bike outdoors since test ride!!! only 30 degrees outside but sunny and fun!!! Dodging Potholes for 19 miles sucks.

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03/10 - 42.8 miles
03/11 - 10.7 miles
03/12 - 22.4 miles
03/16 - 26.7 miles
03/17 - 36.5 miles

MTD: 216.3 miles
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Getting absolutely hammered by allergies.
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3/04 - 11.2 km
3/05- 10.8 km
3/06 - 10.6 km
3/08 - 10 km
3/09 - 64 km
3/15 - 8 km
3/16 - 34.8 km
3/18 -10.8 km
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