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

[Stonechat]

Power outage at work allowed me get out for a bit unexpectedly for a couple of miles on the winter bike , helped chalk off another bit of this Rapha Rising Challenge but will have get out again this evening once I get my work completed in order to have any chance of completing it after using up two rest days in the window. Just under 8000ft to go ...

Just noticed gone through 3000 miles for the year , 200,000ft milestone won't be too far off by end of this challenge

http://www.strava.com/activities/171013692

Well power outage seems quite common as well a power cut
I also like the term brown out as opposed to black out.

 

[Stonechat]

I tend not to bother so much with local rides, though I do use the virtual partner sometimes to try and improve my speed (or more likely keep it from falling too low), though it is quite a faff maping on rwgps as the speed isn't right and I have to use tcxconverter with this you can set an avg speed to what you want, also another useful thing is you can put distance way points in like 5Km for instance, you can export as a tcx course file with all the turns and waypoints in this will work on the 500' up the 300's not sure about the 200 though the course will show, export as a gpx route which with the like of the 605, 705, 800 ect will give true mapping and directions, idiosyncrasies of units and rout-able maps dependent. They will work with other units as well.

Never really got to grips with the virtual partner
Seems to mainly go slower than me unless on a hilly route. Reckon it does not take hills into consideration.
Is there any way to set how fast the virtual partner is going?

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Never really got to grips with the virtual partner
Seems to mainly go slower than me unless on a hilly route. Reckon it does not take hills into consideration.
Is there any way to set how fast the virtual partner is going?

If you use the above program there is an option to set the speed, this is the speed at which the V.P. will ride, I believe other websites do better at setting the speed as I believe garmin does, but I prefer the rwgps planning, other programs like sportracks can even set up and down hill speeds with a plugin called courses and waypoints but is a little complex avg speed is usually good as if your behind you will work to catch up. You have to export it as a tcx course file, the edge 500, 800 ect you place it in the new files folder and it will convert it to a course file (as with everything there other wise to create a crs file) some units you can turn the VP off some you can't.
A whole set of new display options come into effect depending on which unit, the 705 will give time and distance to next crs point (these you can set, when planning) time and distance to end of course, a crs file from rwgps will give little cymbals giving turn direction on a 500 and also give a turn by turn list and distance, not sure about crs points it's a while since I used it, again in sporttracks and other software its possible even to give advance warning of turns on the 500 or you could do it manually.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

19.46 miles @ 14.42mph av'.

2 miles steep up and down switchbacks, 1.3 miles Green Lane and 1.7 miles on rutted farm track.

I medium sized hill and one nasty *ugger hill that had me down to <4mph in places - not helped by very loose gritty road surface that seemed to have given up the ghost!

I always tell myself that every up has a down to psych myself up - but the reverse of that doesn't work at all!

Making good steady progress now I am back out there.

Very hot and sticky out there today and I was a sodden mess when I got back home - quickly sorted by blissful long cool shower and a glass of Scrumpy Cider!

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Hope everyone who gets out today had/has a safe and good one.

 

[Dark46]

Ive weighed myself this morning and i was 14st 5(91.5Kg) and am now 13st 12 (88Kg) I have lost 7lbs(3.5KG) in weight in total and my BMI has reduced by 1.7 and Body fat has reduce by 6.7% which equates to 17lb (8Kg) from weighing machine at Boots.

Most of this is because of the last week as before this week ive not done alot of distance but as I write this week ive done 92.2 miles. Ive also tried to watch what i`m eating during the day. The time difference from the 2 weigh ins is just over a month but had a injured knee for 3 weeks and have had a van to use to commute to work. So the next month should be very interesting

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@Dark46 according to the bryton site I lose about 100grms on a 100km ride give or take, accord to this I used 2947cal of which 1969 were carbs and 978 was fat, to lose 1lb of body fat is 3,500cal of fat use so thats 978/3500=0.279lb or 4.5oz the bryton site says a weight loss of 105.5g, 4.5oz=127.57grms sort of close, so according to that I would need to ride approx 400km to lose approx 1lb of body fat, however I think the calories are high.

 

[Deleted member 18052]

Just back in from this ride: http://www.strava.com/activities/171159869

29.1mi Distance
1:50:16 Moving Time
1,768ft Elevation


I also did the same ride on 02/07: http://www.strava.com/activities/160915477

28.9mi Distance
1:56:52 Moving Time
1,693ft Elevation

So i've knocked off 6 minutes, that is with stopping a TWO pubs to try and get a cold drink as our bottles got warm uurgh - BOTH CLOSED!!
Whats that about at between 3-4pm??????

 

[Dark46]

@Dark46 according to the bryton site I lose about 100grms on a 100km ride give or take, accord to this I used 2947cal of which 1969 were carbs and 978 was fat, to lose 1lb of body fat is 3,500cal of fat use so thats 978/3500=0.279lb or 4.5oz the bryton site says a weight loss of 105.5g, 4.5oz=127.57grms sort of close, so according to that I would need to ride approx 400km to lose approx 1lb of body fat, however I think the calories are high.

I see what your saying but I can't agree with the slips I have , but obviously during the week I've not just been on the bike . I am very active at work and don't just sit down all day. But as I think I said the it is about a month between weigh ins. But the last week where I have been most active. Plus it's. Not been the coolest if weeks .

 

[Nigelnaturist]

That was from yesterday, Sunday was much the same according to the above I should have lost approx 367grms or 13 oz, just short of a 1lb. 350Km's of riding, but that is just weight loss due to riding nothing else.

 

[fivepence]

Rinse and repeat todays two rides and it's done , no matter how slow feels like I am peddling squares at the minute but almost there.
7167m of elevation completed now in 477KM , would have been about 98% for last years challenge but sadly not the case this year

http://www.strava.com/activities/171268220

 

[AndyWilliams]

I pushed myself to the brink of exhaustion today, I really wanted to beat my 52 miler I done last week. I had plenty of water and food and took some rest breaks.
I needed to go to a picnic in Bushey park so thought I would take the road bike instead of car. Glad I did.




I then thought, sod it, its early, I'm going for it




Just short of 67 miles

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@AndyWilliams a good metric century, well done.

 

[Stonechat]

Just out for a goodish ride shortly

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I thought it was Monday today till I checked, it seems days since I last rode it was only the day before yesterday.

 

[welsh dragon]

I always find it difficult to figure out what day it is.