Show us your.......newbie progress! [4 Sep 2012 - 4 Oct 2014]

[Nigelnaturist]

@Mo1959 emphasis on SUPER though,
@Dark46 welcome to the dark side.
@fivepence thats the main thing.

 

[Stonechat]

Did 25 milish group ride today with nnearly 10 miles each way tto join it
Total was 46.2 miles @ 14.9 mph 699 feet
http://www.strava.com/activities/147601466
Two puncture in the group ride and second was a comedy of errors. On one inner tube the valve broke and the bit stuck in the pump so that was useless too. Reckon it was 4 attempts to do it

Cue a joke - How many cyclists does it take to fix a puncture!

Nice weather and pace mostly ok so my aching legs not too challenged

98.1 miles over two days

 

[Stonechat]

MOnthly total for May
575 miles
20,486 feet of climbing
14.4 ave speed

BEst monthly total to date

 

[matth411]

Thanks for the likes and congrats, guys. I am amazed to be able to say that today I do not ache! 3 weeks ago I did 30 miles and couldn't walk for a couple of days. 279 miles for the month (so far as I have a 5.5 mile commute tonight) beats any other month by... a lot. Previous best month was 208!

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Seems everyone is having a good Day and month, considering a lot were moaning about the weather not a week ago
I have had my second best month my 7th best week distance wise, what could be my best week in terms of cadence I have one from Aug 2012 that is higher but it is suspect, elevation no where near my best, though it is the best week this year, I guess this is reflected in the speed this week, all in all a middling month apart from the distance, though cad wise its my highest average month.

 

[Effyb4]

I did my furthest ride today at 41.3 miles. It also happened to have the most climbing I have done at 831 ft and my highest average speed at 12.5 miles an hour.

It helped that it was a beautiful day. I'm feeling good.

http://www.strava.com/activities/147620650

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I did my furthest ride today at 41.3 miles. It also happened to have the most climbing I have done at 831 ft and my highest average speed at 12.5 miles an hour.

It helped that it was a beautiful day. I'm feeling good.

http://www.strava.com/activities/147620650

It creeps up on you, well done.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Three "bests" this month, highest average miles per ride 34.99; most Strava feet climbed 49,760 and highest Strava feet per mile of 30.91

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Did a big loop to Newlands Corner (which is a Hill) and around Guidford (keeping well outside it) and back
Stopped for a hot chocolate and a muffin at the top of Newlands Corner

I consciously pushed on the pace rather for a ride over 50 miles
It was hard work, got slight stiffness near the end but OK after stretching

51.9 miles at 15.4 mph (per Garmin) 1932 feet of climbing
Pleased to keep up such a pace over 50 miles

You aren't a beginner anymore

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I get so jealous of you guys who can achieve over 16mph. I've only just consistently achieved 14mph. I felt quiet chuffed this afternoon as I did 26.3 miles in 1 hour 56, so yes I did a marathon in almost world record time but I was on a bike .... Today was my longest ride by a couple of miles, but I would love to be on some flat roads with no stiff breeze just for a change.

Speed will come with time and experience.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Did 25 milish group ride today with nnearly 10 miles each way tto join it
Total was 46.2 miles @ 14.9 mph 699 feet
http://www.strava.com/activities/147601466
Two puncture in the group ride and second was a comedy of errors. On one inner tube the valve broke and the bit stuck in the pump so that was useless too. Reckon it was 4 attempts to do it

Cue a joke - How many cyclists does it take to fix a puncture!

Nice weather and pace mostly ok so my aching legs not too challenged

98.1 miles over two days

You have to go do another 1.9 miles surely

 

[Stonechat]

No not bothered - if it was one day that would be a different matter
WIth the L2B and some tapering off next month will see, but may be a little less

 

[Goonerobes]

You aren't a beginner anymore

Oops, neither am I then I guess!

Todays planned ride ended up being 5 miles shorter than it should have been as for the second week in a row I took a wrong turn! (the case for a new satnav is growing!) I still finished with a new longest ride for me at 70.5 miles but missed out on one of the hills I wanted to do by getting lost.

http://www.strava.com/activities/147690344

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Oops, neither am I then I guess!

Todays planned ride ended up being 5 miles shorter than it should have been as for the second week in a row I took a wrong turn! (the case for a new satnav is growing!) I still finished with a new longest ride for me at 70.5 miles but missed out on one of the hills I wanted to do by getting lost.

http://www.strava.com/activities/147690344

Cracking pace that.

 

[Goonerobes]

Cracking pace that.

Thanks, it was quicker than I'd planned to go but the route ended up being flatter than I'd planned too!