100 Mile Plus + Club: April Edition.. This ain't an April Fool's Joke... Pedal More!!
04-13-13, 07:23 PM
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Group ride with some forum members on Cape Cod today, somewhere around 47 miles. Puts me 100 even for the month.
04-13-13, 08:33 PM
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4/1 11.7 miles and 1500ft gain on the SS mtb
4/3 12.4 miles and 1328ft gain on the SS mtb
4/6 22.0 miles and 2545ft gain on the SS mtb
4/7 21.5 miles and 4692ft gain on the SS mtb
4/13 64 miles and 9000ft gain on the SS mtb. Julian Death March ride report here https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...1#post15507708
MTD 128.5mi _ 15hr 54m _ 18,973ft
April goal 175 on the dirt and 150 on the roadie, 30k vertical feet of climbing
4/3 12.4 miles and 1328ft gain on the SS mtb
4/6 22.0 miles and 2545ft gain on the SS mtb
4/7 21.5 miles and 4692ft gain on the SS mtb
4/13 64 miles and 9000ft gain on the SS mtb. Julian Death March ride report here https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...1#post15507708
MTD 128.5mi _ 15hr 54m _ 18,973ft
April goal 175 on the dirt and 150 on the roadie, 30k vertical feet of climbing
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04-14-13, 06:51 AM
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100 Mile Plus + Club: April Edition... This ain't an April Fool's Joke... Pedal More!!
04-14-13, 09:00 AM
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4-8 7.4 miles commuting
4-9 25.1 miles
4-10 6.8 miles commuting
4-11 4.7 miles plus an hour spin class at LBS with a couple of friends to Sufferfest Angles
4-12 11.6 miles, ride cut short due to impending rain and fatigue from new work schedule, then almost got home and realized I had not eaten lunch.
4-13 43.3 miles on a very windy day rode to Costco and met my wife there. Thought I would have the wind at my back most of the way but it did not turn out that way.
MTD 214 miles
4-9 25.1 miles
4-10 6.8 miles commuting
4-11 4.7 miles plus an hour spin class at LBS with a couple of friends to Sufferfest Angles
4-12 11.6 miles, ride cut short due to impending rain and fatigue from new work schedule, then almost got home and realized I had not eaten lunch.
4-13 43.3 miles on a very windy day rode to Costco and met my wife there. Thought I would have the wind at my back most of the way but it did not turn out that way.
MTD 214 miles
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04-14-13, 10:18 AM
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Off the bike for a week after the monster ride for two reasons. Firstly my legs ached for a couple of days, and then I realised I'd trashed my rear wheel during the ride. I was aware something was wrong but thought it was the brakes - it turned out one of the spokes had four cracks around the eyelet so the wheel was horribly out of true.
Now I've got my new Durano Plus tyres and a back wheel loaned to me by the LBS pending sorting out the parts to build a new back wheel, so took it for a test ride today. The D+ tyres are much faster than the old Marathon Plus (at 380g each compared to 800g each it's the weight equivalent of taking a tyre off completely). Brutal headwinds on the way out, nasty headwinds for some of the way back, but the short straight section where I had a tailwind saw me at 27mph without anything like the effort that speed normally takes.
April 1 - 6 miles
April 2 - 26 miles
April 6 - 129 miles
April 14 - 15 miles
MTD 176 / 347
YTD 825 / 3107
Now I've got my new Durano Plus tyres and a back wheel loaned to me by the LBS pending sorting out the parts to build a new back wheel, so took it for a test ride today. The D+ tyres are much faster than the old Marathon Plus (at 380g each compared to 800g each it's the weight equivalent of taking a tyre off completely). Brutal headwinds on the way out, nasty headwinds for some of the way back, but the short straight section where I had a tailwind saw me at 27mph without anything like the effort that speed normally takes.
April 1 - 6 miles
April 2 - 26 miles
April 6 - 129 miles
April 14 - 15 miles
MTD 176 / 347
YTD 825 / 3107
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04-14-13, 02:36 PM
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4/10 - 25.11
4/14 - 27.60 LBS has a breakfast ride once a month. First one I've been too. Meeting a few more people is always nice. And to top that off they fixed the creek in the seat post after the ride.
mtd - 183.40
4/14 - 27.60 LBS has a breakfast ride once a month. First one I've been too. Meeting a few more people is always nice. And to top that off they fixed the creek in the seat post after the ride.
mtd - 183.40
04-14-13, 04:57 PM
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Got out after lunch and rode 7.95 miles at one park . rode up to the vetrans park and did laps for a 6 mile evening ride
M.T.D. 53.25 still 9 miles less than this time last month
Roy
M.T.D. 53.25 still 9 miles less than this time last month
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04-14-13, 05:54 PM
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10 miles in the big wind today
74f
winds S 22mph
bar 29.67
rel hum 44%
74f
winds S 22mph
bar 29.67
rel hum 44%
04-14-13, 06:07 PM
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4/14 - 29.0 miles
MTD: 429.7 miles
YTD: 1732.9 miles, 16.66 miles/day
Strava Spring Classics Challenge: 691.5k, 52%
Velobici Spring Classics Challenge: 1016.0 miles, 93.5%, 70.5 miles and 7 days to go.
MTD: 429.7 miles
YTD: 1732.9 miles, 16.66 miles/day
Strava Spring Classics Challenge: 691.5k, 52%
Velobici Spring Classics Challenge: 1016.0 miles, 93.5%, 70.5 miles and 7 days to go.
04-14-13, 06:08 PM
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1070km for the first two weeks of April. Looking good for 2000km+ this month. Only made 1950 last month.
04-14-13, 06:12 PM
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4/14 25.76 in the big wind
mtd: 130
ytd: 1574
mtd: 130
ytd: 1574
04-14-13, 06:32 PM
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mtd 127
YTD 738
YTD 738
04-14-13, 06:56 PM
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11.5 brutal miles on Sat
18 brutal miles on Sunday + some other recovery miles thrown in
April:
Running: 33.3 mi / 1,731' gain
Ridding: 377 / 14,786' gain
YTD:
Running: 229.7 mi / 11,813' gain
Ridding: 1,346 mi / 67,016' gain
+Trainer miles - 611
18 brutal miles on Sunday + some other recovery miles thrown in
April:
Running: 33.3 mi / 1,731' gain
Ridding: 377 / 14,786' gain
YTD:
Running: 229.7 mi / 11,813' gain
Ridding: 1,346 mi / 67,016' gain
+Trainer miles - 611
04-14-13, 07:05 PM
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April 14 = 16.04 miles. Beautiful day in Chicagoland today. To bad it's supposed to be cool and rainy all week.....again. I'm beginning to think Spring is never going to get here and stay here. 
MTD = 168.37 miles.
MTD = 168.37 miles.
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04-14-13, 07:51 PM
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Went Camping, Planned on getting enough miles to finish out my pledge but it didn't work out like i planned LOL
Pledged 120 -12 = 108 Remaining (4/1) (Peugeot) (9.8 avg/1:12:57) (Strong headwind)
Remainder 108 - 20 = 88 Remaining (4/3) (96 Rockhopper) (computer went dead avg ~10 mph)
Remainder 88 - 40 = 48 Remaining (4/6) (Peugeot) (10 mph avg - Traffic/hills/People on Greenway)
Remainder 48 - 12 = 36 Remaining (4/7) (Cignal Ozark) - Tansi around the Lake
Remainder 36 - 13 = 23 Remaining (4/12) (Cignal Ozark) - Cove Lake State Park & Caryville, TN
Remainder 23 - 5 = 18 Remaining (4/13) (94 Rockhopper) - Cove Lake State Park
Pledged 120 -12 = 108 Remaining (4/1) (Peugeot) (9.8 avg/1:12:57) (Strong headwind)
Remainder 108 - 20 = 88 Remaining (4/3) (96 Rockhopper) (computer went dead avg ~10 mph)
Remainder 88 - 40 = 48 Remaining (4/6) (Peugeot) (10 mph avg - Traffic/hills/People on Greenway)
Remainder 48 - 12 = 36 Remaining (4/7) (Cignal Ozark) - Tansi around the Lake
Remainder 36 - 13 = 23 Remaining (4/12) (Cignal Ozark) - Cove Lake State Park & Caryville, TN
Remainder 23 - 5 = 18 Remaining (4/13) (94 Rockhopper) - Cove Lake State Park
04-15-13, 06:54 AM
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Another ride that's nothing to really write home about but gets a few miles in. Headwinds were worse today than yesterday. Since a headwind is like a hill without a soul I decided to take in a few of the steeper local hills - none of them are very long but some of them get quite steep. A 10% incline into a force 5 headwind was an interesting experience. Coming down one of the hills I reckon the combination of my speed and the headwind meant the net wind must have been pushing 40-50mph or more. That was also an interesting experience.
Legs really not feeling good today, I think I'm slightly dehydrated. Annoyingly I poured a big glass of water to drink right before going out and while I was doing battle with the first incline I realised I never actually drank it. Oh well....
April 1 - 6 miles
April 2 - 26 miles
April 6 - 129 miles
April 14 - 15 miles
April 15 - 16 miles
MTD 192 / 347
YTD 841 / 3107
Legs really not feeling good today, I think I'm slightly dehydrated. Annoyingly I poured a big glass of water to drink right before going out and while I was doing battle with the first incline I realised I never actually drank it. Oh well....
April 1 - 6 miles
April 2 - 26 miles
April 6 - 129 miles
April 14 - 15 miles
April 15 - 16 miles
MTD 192 / 347
YTD 841 / 3107
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04-15-13, 10:51 AM
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Busy week since I last reported in. Managed to wrap up the rebuild on my daughter's Schwinn Traveler so we took it out for a short ride in the cold and drizzle on Friday night. Much better ride on Sunday to break her in to road biking!
4/12 - 3 miles at 11 mph (she had to get adjusted to the new riding position)
4/14 - 22 miles at 12 mph with 329 ft of climb. Had a strong head wind for half of the ride. Can't wait for the wind to settle down.
I'm actually planning on heading out for a bigger ride on Friday. I turn 39 this weekend so I want to ride 39 miles. Longest ride so far has been 21 miles. Should be quite interesting.
MTD 51.6/120
YTD 102.1/1000
4/12 - 3 miles at 11 mph (she had to get adjusted to the new riding position)
4/14 - 22 miles at 12 mph with 329 ft of climb. Had a strong head wind for half of the ride. Can't wait for the wind to settle down.
I'm actually planning on heading out for a bigger ride on Friday. I turn 39 this weekend so I want to ride 39 miles. Longest ride so far has been 21 miles. Should be quite interesting.
MTD 51.6/120
YTD 102.1/1000
04-15-13, 03:59 PM
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4/15 - 38.4 miles
MTD: 468.1 miles
YTD: 1771.3 miles, 16.87 miles/day
Strava Spring Classics Challenge: 753.3k, 57%
Velobici Spring Classics Challenge: 1054.4 miles, 97.0%, 32.1 miles and 6 days to go.
MTD: 468.1 miles
YTD: 1771.3 miles, 16.87 miles/day
Strava Spring Classics Challenge: 753.3k, 57%
Velobici Spring Classics Challenge: 1054.4 miles, 97.0%, 32.1 miles and 6 days to go.
04-15-13, 07:06 PM
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April Goal 200
04/01/2013 - 13.01
04/06/2013 - 3.77
04/08/2013 - 15.22
04/09/2013 - 5.13
04/09/2013 - 5.26
04/15/2013 - 12.22
Total - 54.61 miles
04/01/2013 - 13.01
04/06/2013 - 3.77
04/08/2013 - 15.22
04/09/2013 - 5.13
04/09/2013 - 5.26
04/15/2013 - 12.22
Total - 54.61 miles