Bike Log

jplynch019 · Jan 21, 2008, 1:04 PM

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Originally Posted by bruno

was calculatin' my mileage for the year and it came to just under 7000 miles. i wanna go 10000 this year.

Bruno,

10,000 miles divided by 47 weeks left in the year gives you 212 miles every week until the end of 2008. That doesn't account for anything you've ridden in January. I'm sure you got out on those warm days a couple of weeks ago.

I'm thinking of riding to Chicago and back this summer through Pennsylvania. Brutal hills there until Ohio, then wind in your face for another 3 or 4 days. Still just in the planning stages. That is only roughly 880 each way. Lot of riding to get 10k miles!

JP

andyzee · Jan 21, 2008, 3:20 PM

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Originally Posted by jplynch019

Bruno,

I'm thinking of riding to Chicago and back this summer through Pennsylvania. Brutal hills there until Ohio, then wind in your face for another 3 or 4 days. Still just in the planning stages.

Do it. I once rode from NJ to Cape Cod via NY, VT, NH, MA, one of the best vacations I ever had. I wasn't sure if I was going to do it until the last minute and was happy as hell I did. Made sure I packed everything I needed on my bike and purchased all the lightest camping gear out there. I would ride until it started getting dark, if there was a campground around great, if there wasn't, I would just find some woods and setup camp.

marcski · Jan 23, 2008, 5:24 PM

Been a long time since I checked out and posted in this thread...

Nice total, bruno. I ended the year with about 2500 on the road and I've been out on the mtn bike at least 100 times...don't really know the mileage out on the mtn bike. But this was my best year on 2 wheels!

(p.s. how is my new avatar looking? taken at Alta 1-22-08!)

jplynch019 · Jan 24, 2008, 7:18 AM

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Originally Posted by andyzee

Do it. I once rode from NJ to Cape Cod via NY, VT, NH, MA, one of the best vacations I ever had. I wasn't sure if I was going to do it until the last minute and was happy as hell I did. Made sure I packed everything I needed on my bike and purchased all the lightest camping gear out there. I would ride until it started getting dark, if there was a campground around great, if there wasn't, I would just find some woods and setup camp.

Andyzee, thanks for the encouragement. I'm planning on doing the light weight tour by credit card. I've already arranged a free night or two at friend's houses along the way. I do plan on packing a Hennessey Hammock ( http://www.hennessyhammock.com ) just in case I have to set up in the woods somewhere. My daily mile totals are aggressive at approximately 150 per day, but I'll have to see what happens when I get out on the road.

SKIQUATTRO · Feb 17, 2008, 10:34 PM

25 miles (road) nice ease 17.2 avg, fairly flat...havent been on the road in a few months so it felt good to be out..was doing more of a HR ride than time or speed...wanted to keep it in the 70% of Max, but the beers from the night before pushed me in the the mid 80%

marcski · Feb 18, 2008, 7:14 AM

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Originally Posted by SKIQUATTRO

25 miles (road) nice ease 17.2 avg, fairly flat...havent been on the road in a few months so it felt good to be out..was doing more of a HR ride than time or speed...wanted to keep it in the 70% of Max, but the beers from the night before pushed me in the the mid 80%

Nice, Quattro....I haven't been out on the road bike since October!!! I can't wait to get back out there on the road....I've gained about 10-15 lbs since Oct...and for the most part I've still been mtn biking about 4 days a week... Road biking is just an amazing exercise....considering I was only riding about 100 miles a week during the spring and summer and once stopping it equated to about 15 lbs. I'm hoping to get out on the mtn bike tomorrow morning.....

SKIQUATTRO · Feb 18, 2008, 10:54 AM

just doing some base training now, March 7 (bday!!) starts the 18wk training schedule for the Providence Half Ironman...just really got into training my Heart Rate with Zones etc...very cool....

marcski · Feb 27, 2008, 7:03 PM

Was out in the woods two mornings before work last week before this snow came in. Cold, but the trails were great, all crunchy and grippy.

We still have a couple of inches in most parts of the woods, but we're going in in the morning. Hopefully it will be frozen, which is grippy, as opposed to icy. We'll see. Going to be 19 degrees with a 15 mph northwest wind at 7 a.m.

davidhowland14 · Feb 27, 2008, 8:42 PM

I was all set for my first road ride of teh spring and then it started to rain. So my first road ride also happened to by my frist trainer ride of the year. I just couldn't get a rhythm going. I felt like my weight was way messed, there weren't any aerobars, and I couldn't get the resistance on the damn thing to work right. Frustrating, but hard work.

MonkeyBrook · Mar 4, 2008, 10:00 AM

I am also doing RI Half Iron, not really worried about bike leg as I have been on the trainer all winter. I know it is not the same but between that, skiing, running on the road...my legs and endurance are there. Now, just need to figure out how to get some swim time. The ocean swim in this event does not excite me at all.

Feb 17, 2008, 10:34 PM	#785 (permalink)
SKIQUATTRO Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: LI, NY Posts: 1,461	25 miles (road) nice ease 17.2 avg, fairly flat...havent been on the road in a few months so it felt good to be out..was doing more of a HR ride than time or speed...wanted to keep it in the 70% of Max, but the beers from the night before pushed me in the the mid 80% __________________ updownupdownupdownupdown

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SKIQUATTRO Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: LI, NY Posts: 1,461	just doing some base training now, March 7 (bday!!) starts the 18wk training schedule for the Providence Half Ironman...just really got into training my Heart Rate with Zones etc...very cool.... __________________ updownupdownupdownupdown

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davidhowland14 Crotched Powder Day Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cape Cod, MA Posts: 445	I was all set for my first road ride of teh spring and then it started to rain. So my first road ride also happened to by my frist trainer ride of the year. I just couldn't get a rhythm going. I felt like my weight was way messed, there weren't any aerobars, and I couldn't get the resistance on the damn thing to work right. Frustrating, but hard work. __________________ ...you can't trust freedom when it's not in your hands. 12/22 - Crotched (Powder) 1/2 - Loon (Powder) 1/3 - Loon 1/20 - Loon 1/21 - Loon 2/16 - Ragged 2/17 - Ragged 2/23 - Crotched (Powder) The Google Earth Open Ski Areas Project

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Jan 23, 2008, 5:24 PM	#783 (permalink)
marcski Devil's Castle Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Westchester County, NY and a Mountain near you! Posts: 939	Been a long time since I checked out and posted in this thread... Nice total, bruno. I ended the year with about 2500 on the road and I've been out on the mtn bike at least 100 times...don't really know the mileage out on the mtn bike. But this was my best year on 2 wheels! (p.s. how is my new avatar looking? taken at Alta 1-22-08!)

Feb 27, 2008, 7:03 PM	#788 (permalink)
marcski Devil's Castle Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Westchester County, NY and a Mountain near you! Posts: 939	Was out in the woods two mornings before work last week before this snow came in. Cold, but the trails were great, all crunchy and grippy. We still have a couple of inches in most parts of the woods, but we're going in in the morning. Hopefully it will be frozen, which is grippy, as opposed to icy. We'll see. Going to be 19 degrees with a 15 mph northwest wind at 7 a.m.

Mar 4, 2008, 10:00 AM	#790 (permalink)
MonkeyBrook Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 131	I am also doing RI Half Iron, not really worried about bike leg as I have been on the trainer all winter. I know it is not the same but between that, skiing, running on the road...my legs and endurance are there. Now, just need to figure out how to get some swim time. The ocean swim in this event does not excite me at all.

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