blonduathlongrl

Just wondering what kind of riding you ladies do and what your goals are for this year.We hear quite often about the men in here but rarely about us woman, so here goes.

How often do you get out there and what kind of milage do you put in? Have you accomplished your goals or getting close to it? what are your goals?

I ride just about everyday, anywhere from 25 to 50.

My goal was to do better in racing this year and so far I have!

Just want to stay healty and strong and Im happy to report that I have seem to have gotten stronger as I got older

indygreg

I was hoping for something more private or dirty in this thread.

Pedal Wench

I like to do longer rides - under 50 miles isn't worth getting sweaty for! I might wanna try to do 4 centuries in September, including two over Labor Day weekend. (Did them last year and enjoyed both of them.) I just did Ride the Rockies for the third year, and a 120-mile ride the following weekend. Good stuff!

Edit: Make that 5 centuries in September: One Love, Share the Road, Wilson 100, Beautiful Backroads and 6-Gap. Fun!

aprilm

Hey BDG! Seriously, I need to be working, but oh well.

I do mountain biking and road riding; just started this year, so my goals aren't too high... my goal is to ride 50 miles by the end of fall. I can easily put in 20 miles, and I went on my first group ride Saturday. I had a BLAST!!! And the time went by so quickly. I'm starting to think I should either change or add another goal in there regarding average speed or top speed that I can maintain on the flats (without a tailwind ). My average is pretty low, but I AM getting faster. I ride almost every day, normally around 15-20 miles, sometimes both my mtb and road bike in a day.

aprilm

We save that for the Women's forum.

snowy

YIPPIE the ladies are in the house

I ride both road and mountain about 140+ miles a week.

I have my big, big ROAD RIDE on Saturday. Its the Triple By-Pass. Its 120road ride over 3 mountain passes.
This is what I have been training for since February. This year is the first year I have felt like SUPER A. on my bike HEE HEE.
Lost 15lbs and feeling pretty amazing!!! So yes, I have met my goals.

After my ride I'm headed to the hills for some camping and mountain biking in Crested Butte, Colorado for some much needed fun and relaxing.

Can't wait to hear about other adventures for the ladies

dogpound

hhhmm, and it's a surprise so few women are here.

55-11

sign me up. what's the fee?

beat.tk

Besides just wanting to feel strong and healthy!, my goal is to do a century in September.
I'm a lot closer to this goal than I was last week.
Since then, I have spent $200 on bike related stuff, and nothing motivates me quite like needing to justify a shopping spree.
Clandestinely, I am slowly working toward another goal.
To convince my boyfriend that road biking is a legitimate activity for men.

snowy

Hey Pedal Wench how was ride the rockies??

ovoleg

How does one "join" the womens forum? What if I act feminine or something??

patentcad

I nominate Pedal Wench for the BF User Name of the Decade Trophy

BigSean

50 miles wont be a problem for you now. Keep it up.

Pedal Wench

Gee, thanks!


Ride The Rockies was incredible!!! Great route - first time up in the Steamboat/Craig part of the state. Liked it up there, but the highlights were the ride up Independence Pass and Turquoise Lake around Leadville. Loved it up there! Oh - our picture was in the Denver Post on Day 6! I was really worried since I was in that crash just two weeks before (pile-up in a group ride), but it wasn't much of a problem. Only hurt when I coughed. Or sneezed. Or laughed. Really not a problem at all!

snowy

I didn't hear about the crash, wow sorry about that. Well I'm glad you enjoyed the ride. I'm always thinking about you when June rolls around

Psimet2001 

It involves Dr. Pete, a cog wrench, a chain breaker, and some ProLink gold.

That's a price I'm not willing to pay....

Pedal Wench

Thanks, Snowy! Yeah, we were in a rather organized double paceline, and a rider about 4 up from me missed an upcoming turn, ran into the wheel in front and went down. The four of us behind didn't stand a chance. Good news was that except for a derailleur cable, the bike was fine!

Let us all know how the Triple Bypass goes! Maybe next year I'll join ya!

aprilm

Hmmm... what does a sex change go for these days?

Edit: damn, psimet beat me to the punch.

aprilm

Thanks for the encouragement... when I started, I didn't think I'd be able to make that goal, but I'm pretty sure it's doable.

Nickel

I am hoping to average 150-200mi / week by the end of the summer. Not too many big goals for this year. Maybe try one CX race in the fall.

velomedieval

If I'm not doing the commuting/errand type of utilitarian cycling, I'm on a road bike. I'd like to be a stronger rider, but I'm also trying not to lose my love of riding by pushing myself to failure every single ride. I've lost the love a bit, but last week I put in 140 very enjoyable solo miles and wouldn't mind doing something similar this week. My goal for the year is 5,000 miles, but if I can do 4,000 I'll be content.

Machka 

I posted these goals in the General Discussion forum back in January I believe. So I'll post them here with an update.

1) Super Randonneur series (200K, 300K, 400K, and 600K) -- DONE!
2) This year, I need to design local 400K and 600K routes to add to the Alberta Randonneur calendar. That should be interesting. There are some very specific rules to follow for route designing, and then there are many things which appear on most randonneurs' wish lists. -- DONE!
3) Paris-Brest-Paris ... https://www.audax-club-parisien.com/ -- This is in August so I haven't done it yet.
4) 10,000 kms or more -- Still working on this, not sure if I'm going to make it.
5) Centuries ... this one I'm still debating about. I may decide to do a third year of centuries each month, or I may decide to aim for a certain number of centuries for the year, or both. I'm also tempted by the idea of doing a non-stop century or perhaps a trainer century. -- I've done a whole heap of centuries this year (I've lost count, I'd have to check my log) but I decided I would not do a century each month. Still considering the other goals there though!
6) Touring ... I'd like to do a bit more touring in 2007 than I did in 2006. There's a local 3 day tour in the mountains in May which is one possibility. And if possible it would be great to do some touring in France and maybe other parts of Europe. -- I did the 3-day tour in May and plans have been made to do some touring in Europe in August.
7) More roads ... I've covered most, but not quite all, of the paved roads within about a 50 mile radius of where I live. I'd like to ride the rest of them, and then perhaps start exploring futher out. -- I've ridden a lot more roads, but just discovered another one a few days ago which I need to explore.
8) 24-hour race ... I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to afford the time and expense of getting to a 24-hour race this year, but I'd like to try. I wish there was a local one!! -- Sadly, I can't afford to do this.
9) Something different ... the UMCA has all sorts of challenges, one of which is a cross state or province challenge: https://www.ultracycling.com/ , then the Perimeter organization has around-the-state/city/island/whatever challenges https://www.pbaa.com/Home.html -- I haven't done anything like this yet, but it is still in the back of my mind.
10) And if I'm not working when they hold their rides this coming summer, I may try to do some riding with the local club ... I need motivation to add intensity to my rides. -- Well, I've done some riding with a not-so-local club and have really enjoyed it.

In addition to all of this, I've got an on-going goal of riding in all the provinces in Canada, all the states in Australia, all the states in the US, and as many other countries as possible. I've made quite a bit of progress on it. I'm halfway for Canada, over halfway for Australia, and nearly halfway for the US. I'm not exactly sure what's going to happen this year, but if all goes well, I might be able to add an extra US state, and possibly another country or two. -- I haven't added any new ones to my collection yet this year, but I did get to cycle on Vancouver Island in April which I have wanted to do for some time.

aadhils

Matchka, what happened to that 1k mile week you were talking about oh so long ago?...

momof4greatkids

I'm impressed w/the goals attained!

My goals are more modest than many stated thus far, but this is my first year cycling. My aim was to ride 2500 miles for the year, and I met my goal in late June.

I am rewarding myself w/a new bike a Serotta Fierte, steel frame in "moto yellow".....unfortunately it's backordered until late August. Good things are worth waiting for, though.

Colleen

valleygirl

My yearly goal is coming up this weekend , the Death Ride. It takes place in the Sierras with lots of climbing and 125 miles. According to the statistics this will be my hardest ride yet. I'm worried, but I'm signed up for now.