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November 2022 100+ Miles/km Thread

Old 11-14-22, 06:03 PM
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11/2 - 13
11/3 - 16.7
11/4 - 9.1
11/5 - 15.2
11/7 - 16.7
11/8 - 16.9
11/9 - 14.9
11/10 - 16.7
11/12 - 17
11/14 - 14.8


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11/5: 17.3
11/6: 17.3
11/7: 10.9
11/11: 17.3
11/12: 17.3
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11/14: 17.3

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I think shorts and cycling shirt weather is gone for the foreseeable future. That's what I wore on Friday. Tonight it was 32F. Good initial test for the Aerotech Designs winter gloves and toe warmers I bought recently. They were toasty, but will have to see how they are when temps drop into the 20's.

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Sadly, the warm weather is done for the year, so I'll have to chip away the remaining miles to 100 a mile or two at a time. I doubt I'll have another double-digit ride until 2023.

11/2 - 17.32
11/3 - 10.65
11/4 - 15.58
11/5 - 10.08
11/6 - 11.15
11/9 - 10.49
11/10 - 10.77
11/14 - 2.01
mtd: 88.05
ytd: 1120.7
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11/01 - 45.7 miles
11/02 - 56.5 miles
11/03 - 57.6 miles
11/04 - 41.1 miles
11/05 - 34.5 miles
11/06 - 50.9 miles
11/07 - 39.0 miles
11/08 - 63.9 miles
11/09 - 47.9 miles
11/10 - 43.2 miles
11/11 - 9.5 miles
11/12 - 8.2 miles
11/13 - 10.2 miles
11/14 - 9.3 miles
11/15 - 9.7 miles


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Old 11-15-22, 01:09 PM
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11/10 - 16.7
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11/14 - 14.8
11/15 - 8.3 - checking out all my cold weather gear. I need more.


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11/01 - 45.7 miles
11/02 - 56.5 miles
11/03 - 57.6 miles
11/04 - 41.1 miles
11/05 - 34.5 miles
11/06 - 50.9 miles
11/07 - 39.0 miles
11/08 - 63.9 miles
11/09 - 47.9 miles
11/10 - 43.2 miles
11/11 - 9.5 miles
11/12 - 8.2 miles
11/13 - 10.2 miles
11/14 - 9.3 miles
11/15 - 9.7 miles
11/16 - 24.4 miles


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Old 11-16-22, 10:17 PM
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11/5: 17.3
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11/7: 10.9
11/11: 17.3
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11/10 - 16.7
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11/01 - 45.7 miles
11/02 - 56.5 miles
11/03 - 57.6 miles
11/04 - 41.1 miles
11/05 - 34.5 miles
11/06 - 50.9 miles
11/07 - 39.0 miles
11/08 - 63.9 miles
11/09 - 47.9 miles
11/10 - 43.2 miles
11/11 - 9.5 miles
11/12 - 8.2 miles
11/13 - 10.2 miles
11/14 - 9.3 miles
11/15 - 9.7 miles
11/16 - 24.4 miles
11/17 - 9.6 miles
11/18 - 11.2 miles

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Old 11-19-22, 01:24 PM
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11/12: 17.3
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11/3 - 10.65
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11/6 - 11.15
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November so far

Originally Posted by MattTheHat
How's everyone feeling about November?

Outdoor miles. Coldest so far was 14°. Getting reacquainted with dressing for winter riding.
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11/16 - 16.8
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11/22 - 16.7
11/23 - 17 - commuted to the office and then right back home because I forgot the keys!


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Following some technical issues I'm back into the saddle. Found a set of Tacx Antares rollers for $50 Canadian Pesos and rode for an hour on them tonight, the learning curve isn't nearly as bad as I anticipated - though it did highlight my pedalling can stand to be improved significantly.

After an hour I lost form and was done.

04 Nov - 15km (24km/h)
22 Nov - 10km (35km/h) focus on keeping my cadence over 105 on stationary trainer.
23 Nov - 22.5km (24.5km/h) focus on staying on the rollers but goal of consistently around 100.

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Low winds and mid-50s temps = got my 100 for the month today.

11/2 - 17.32
11/3 - 10.65
11/4 - 15.58
11/5 - 10.08
11/6 - 11.15
11/9 - 10.49
11/10 - 10.77
11/14 - 2.01
11/22 - 2.07
11/23 - 15.55
mtd: 105.67
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11/14 - 2.01
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Trying to do zone 5 intervals on my trainer today instead of the rollers - even hitting 185 rpm and going 76 km/h I couldn't get my heart above 148 bpm. Entirely possible my watch just couldn't make an accurate reading with sweat, either way, I still haven't found my groove on the trainers yet.

04 Nov - 15 km (24km/h)

22 Nov - 10 km (35km/h) focus on keeping my cadence over 105 on stationary trainer.
23 Nov - 22.5 km (24.5km/h) focus on staying on the rollers but goal of consistently around 100.
24 Nov - Rest Day
25 Nov - 22.6 km
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11/01 - 45.7 miles
11/02 - 56.5 miles
11/03 - 57.6 miles
11/04 - 41.1 miles
11/05 - 34.5 miles
11/06 - 50.9 miles
11/07 - 39.0 miles
11/08 - 63.9 miles
11/09 - 47.9 miles
11/10 - 43.2 miles
11/11 - 9.5 miles
11/12 - 8.2 miles
11/13 - 10.2 miles
11/14 - 9.3 miles
11/15 - 9.7 miles
11/16 - 24.4 miles
11/17 - 9.6 miles
11/18 - 11.2 miles
11/19 - 11.5 miles
11/20 - 13.5 miles
11/21 - 10,2 miles
11/22 - 20.7 miles
11/23 - 10,3 miles
11/24 - 10.5 miles
11/25 - 10.,6 miles

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11/22 - 16.7
11/23 - 17
11/25 - 11.4 - first ride with my son in about 8 years


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Originally Posted by Tango1
Trying to do zone 5 intervals on my trainer today instead of the rollers - even hitting 185 rpm and going 76 km/h I couldn't get my heart above 148 bpm. Entirely possible my watch just couldn't make an accurate reading with sweat, either way, I still haven't found my groove on the trainers yet.
Just curious, what is so special about 148 bpm? I have no idea what my max heart rate is, but I'm 61 so by the rule of thumb, it should be around 159 bpm. I think the highest I've seen on my Apple Watch is about 144 bpm.

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