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

[Nigelnaturist]

First 100k!!!!

http://ridewithgps.com/trips/2740464

Phone battery ran out (forgot to turn wireless off), prior to which it directed me across a farmers field which must have added 20 minutes to the time as i tried to get back on track. Travelling through Kings Lynn on the cycle route is pretty slow too.

I want to know how you get an avg speed greater than your max speed, well done.

 

[Brava210]

Just did my first 50 miler, which is 30 miles longer than my previous best. Considering I could barely do 5 miles at the start of this year I'm quite happy to have done 50 in under 3 hours. Definately not doing it more than once a week tho

http://www.strava.com/activities/147846807

I could probably have gone a bit faster with a few days rest. My legs felt tired from the start, but I've been putting this attempt off for too long to let that stop me.

Thats Impressive

 

[SpokeyDokey]

4th post-illness ride - 7.96 miles (I'll call that 8!) @ 13.76mph.

Couple of small hills - but just about the flattest route around here I can find.

Feeling good tbh - went for 5 mile walk last night and that was a bit tiring but in March I could hardy walk up our steep-ish drive.

Progressing ok.

PS: I am still fat and have to wear a wind jacket to hide the blubber even when not needed - I am so embarrassed! I usually weigh just a smidgen over 13st but went to 16st whilst ill and I am now down to 14st 11lb complete with love handles - yuk!

 

[Nigelnaturist]

4th post-illness ride - 7.96 miles (I'll call that 8!) @ 13.76mph.

PS: I am still fat and have to wear a wind jacket to hide the blubber even when not needed - I am so embarrassed! I usually weigh just a smidgen over 13st but went to 16st whilst ill and I am now down to 14st 11lb complete with love handles - yuk!

I am as you can guess a naturist (though dont go anywhere these days), you shouldn't be about your size and neither should others, its only media that portrays how a person looks not real life, media ridicule what I believe, but seriously what do they know, there was a guy on last years ride and he was quite large (body wise), but he took part for what ever believes he had for doing the ride, be it getting cyclists noticed to the oil dependencies the motor car has ( and whole bunch of other stuff).
It's great to see you posting rides again.

 

[MattMM]

New route today, combination of old hill segments which defeated me when I started out (nailed them with PRs) plus a cut through route I wanted to check out as part of a potential larger ride.

http://www.strava.com/activities/147978260

 

[Biggler]

Absolutely glorious day today, perfect for cycling in my mind; no wind, hot but not too hot

I took my road bike on a 27mile jaunt yesterday... in my boot, to the 'local' bike shop to have a check up. There's a couple of niggling things I cant sort out on it plus I wont be able to use it much next week until I can pick it up.

Today I went for a pootle around Billingham on my hybrid 17 miles at a leisurely pace, I set off not really knowing where I'd end up and the route I took reflects that - http://www.strava.com/activities/148016437

 

[stevey]

My main ride this morning had a bit of trouble with the gamin the ride was split total was 79 miles will be looking at some proper road shoes soon as well my little toe was killing me when i got back

http://www.strava.com/activities/148042355

 

[rogdodge52]

lovely morning in the Peak District..nice and sunny..after a partly enforced break since my last ride due to problems with the car, knee playing up and extra days doing voluntary work at the Churnet Valley Railway I wasn't looking forward to this ride.Started off ok but my heart wasn't in it..told myself would do a shorter ride lol don't know what happened but just kept going til I reached my turnaround spot and returned back to the car...just over 34 miles... lots of people had appeared as I returned down to the bottom a lot of braking and mind reading had to be done. Feel so much happier now
www.strava.com/athletes/3177535

 

[rogdodge52]

Took up cycling again last October at the age of 61...had a bit of a false start but hopefully in the swing of things now

 

[Effyb4]

It sounds like everybody is making great progress. Had to go out again today. I did 30 miles at a slower speed, with a lady who has just taken up cycling. I really enjoyed it. That makes my total mileage for the weekend 71 miles.

 

[moo]

The one thing I didn't like about my ride yesterday was how the piss-poor roads around here have upped the budget for my next bike. I'm now into at Roubaix/Equilibrium 20 territory with 28mm tyres. Better get saving

 

[SpokeyDokey]

The one thing I didn't like about my ride yesterday was how the ****-poor roads around here have upped the budget for my next bike. I'm now into at Roubaix/Genesis 20 territory with 28mm tyres. Better get saving

CX with 35mm does the trick for me.

 

[RWright]

I just found out last night that the Raleigh Iron Man 70.3 is this morning. Looks like I will have to miss it again this year. It is a great day for it, I think it might even be cool enough for them to be allowed to use their wetsuits but I am not sure. I think a lot of them like to use the wetsuits for the swimming part. I think it makes the swim part faster and easier.

I am a little late to get there in time to take some pictures but I was hoping to go watch some of it, not that I was going participate. I will get a few miles in on the bike today I think. I have a lot of riding to do to get anywhere in the ballpark of my yearly goal. I have managed to get one of the road bikes completely cleaned up,serviced and ready to go, including new tires. Now all I need is a little motivation.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I am giving up, it just to expensive.

 

[Effyb4]

@Nigelnaturist not giving up cycling I hope. What is too expensive?