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

[SpokeyDokey]

Did my 11th ride in last few weeks since Doc' gave ok to start cycling again:

14.27 miles / 1:03:15 / 13.54 mph

Last year pre-illness I did the same route:

14.27 miles / 00:57:03 / 15.01 mph

So 6 minutes slower (or around 1.5 miles 'behind' ).

Not too fussed as I am just concentrating on nice and steady for the balance of this year but it did surprise me how much speed I have dropped.

Still - at least I am back on my Lovely Bike!

 

[welsh dragon]

Did my 11th ride in last few weeks since Doc' gave ok to start cycling again:

14.27 miles / 1:03:15 / 13.54 mph

Last year pre-illness I did the same route:

14.27 miles / 00:57:03 / 15.01 mph

So 6 minutes slower (or around 1.5 miles 'behind' ).

Not too fussed as I am just concentrating on nice and steady for the balance of this year but it did surprise me how much speed I have dropped.

Still - at least I am back on my Lovely Bike!

Congratulations.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

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Not too fussed as I am just concentrating on nice and steady for the balance of this year but it did surprise me how much speed I have dropped.

Still - at least I am back on my Lovely Bike!

You do but you can pick it up pretty quickly, you listening @Mo1959 so don't worry to much about it.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

This was most of the up hill bit
http://app.strava.com/activities/161576663/segments/3747653250
and then this at the end

http://app.strava.com/activities/161576663/segments/3747628861

But if you look at the ride as a whole if you scaled it down to pancake size it would be flatter.
http://app.strava.com/activities/161576663/segments/3747653250

 

[Stonechat]

This was most of the up hill bit
http://app.strava.com/activities/161576663/segments/3747653250
and then this at the end

http://app.strava.com/activities/161576663/segments/3747628861

But if you look at the ride as a whole if you scaled it down to pancake size it would be flatter.
http://app.strava.com/activities/161576663/segments/3747653250

The latest strava seems to scale nearly all hills to look small (at least nearly all hills I ride up!)

 

[Nigelnaturist]

The latest strava seems to scale nearly all hills to look small (at least nearly all hills I ride up!)

Mine are small, well on this one, the biggest thing for the most part were motorway bridges ect....

 

[Learnincurve]

Keep having to split my rides up on strava just bought a phone/gps mount for my bike so will get more accurate average speeds. Anyway total for this week was 68 miles and more importantly today with the bits I actively didn't dawdle, and went at a pace not quite on pushing it, I was exactly average. I was also a bit less of a wus on the 12%, I should take a picture of this one, it's a wide (3 or 4 lanes wide) road with nice houses on it. The problem with it is that at the bottom of it where it ends is a busy A road and the hill itself keeps on going after that so what you see is a open vista of "oh god what if my breaks fail" death.

 

[BrianEvesham]

And ride 3 with Max

http://www.strava.com/activities/161633960

I think he was a bit tired after a hard week at school (his words)

So that will be 34.1 miles for me today then

 

[Harv]

I'm beat.

Ride to work (first time) http://www.strava.com/activities/161689884

Ride back http://www.strava.com/activities/161689865

For some reason my elevation back is higher than my elevation to work. This can't be right can it?

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I'm beat.

Ride to work (first time) http://www.strava.com/activities/161689884

Ride back http://www.strava.com/activities/161689865

For some reason my elevation back is higher than my elevation to work. This can't be right can it?

Yes it can, and thats with out looking, unless the two places are at the same elevation there will always be a difference, the only time they should be the same are when you start and finish at the same place, however even then there can be slight differences, having said that I will go look.
North Cave or where you started from is approximately 40ft higher than you work area.

 

[matth411]

Well, only done 2 days worth of commutes so far, on night 3 now of 4. Didn't ride in tonight because, basically, my legs are buggered. Headwind to work and then the wind changes during the night so I am into a headwind going home too. Yes, I realise that if I just spin and not try and go fast I will not be as tired, but that is no fun.

On the other hand though, I have gone from no riding till April to doing 397 miles during June and doing my first 100km. So I shouldn't really be bothered about missing 2 rides that add up to 11 ish miles. Getting my "rest" tonight by not riding and sleeping tomorrow. Got my last shift tomorrow night so will be riding in for that, and got a quite big ride planned for when I am off. Hopefully the wind calms down a bit.

Happy cycling!

 

[xzenonuk]

over a year ago i couldnt do 1 mile now i done 30 last week with only one water bottle

 

[Harv]

Yes it can, and thats with out looking, unless the two places are at the same elevation there will always be a difference, the only time they should be the same are when you start and finish at the same place, however even then there can be slight differences, having said that I will go look.
North Cave or where you started from is approximately 40ft higher than you work area.

Thanks Nigel. Makes sense now.

 

[The Mighty Boosh]

this ride killed me, but I'm doing it again tomorrow

http://www.endomondo.com/workouts/364666510/14363741

 

[Harv]

this ride killed me, but I'm doing it again tomorrow

http://www.endomondo.com/workouts/364666510/14363741

Pretty impressive. I notice your using Endomondo rather than Strava. I might check this out to see what it offers in comparison.