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

[Noodle Legs]

[quote="Nigelnaturist, post: 2116728,
It depends how far from Swadlincote you are Chris, looking at a topographical map of the area it looks similar to where I live, I also seem to remember a few steepish hills there.[/quote]

I live pretty much in Swadlincote itself, there are a few steepish hills around but mainly in Burton or, going the other way, between Ashby and Coalville. Cheers for the info I may look into that!

 

[JohnMc]

Average about 35 miles each run but have done a few over 50. All done on a hybrid within the last year. Best run was 34 miles average speed 18mph, but that was a calm day on a flat route.

 

[Noodle Legs]

http://maps.google.com/?q=http://sh.../a8c6/c918/Cyclemeter-Cycle-20121025-1650.kml.

Bit better today :-)

 

[Nigelnaturist]

http://maps.google.com/?q=http://sh.../a8c6/c918/Cyclemeter-Cycle-20121025-1650.kml.

Bit better today :-)

Well its quicker than I do.
This was my ride late Wed afternoon

 

[Noodle Legs]

Average about 35 miles each run but have done a few over 50. All done on a hybrid within the last year. Best run was 34 miles average speed 18mph, but that was a calm day on a flat route.

Now that's impressive!

 

[Noodle Legs]

Well its quicker than I do.
This was my ride late Wed afternoon

Oh I dunno, if I did a 36 miler I couldn't maintain 14+......not at my current level! That's pretty good going!

Today I adopted a slightly more hilly (not so much steep as long) with emphasis on lower gears and higher cadence maintaining 70+ rpm on each climb- it paid off!

 

[JohnMc]

Now that's impressive!

it was hard work, but was chuffed to get the 18mph average, previous best was 17.3mph

Now I just need to get to work on some hills and I'll be ready for my first sportive once the weather clears after winter.
I have my hybrid set up on a turbo trainer now and a few sufferfest vid's have been purchased to help me continue to gain fitness. Have lost 2 1/2 stone since April and am looking at approx 1/2 stone more to reach the target weight which I intend to maintain.

 

[Noodle Legs]

it was hard work, but was chuffed to get the 18mph average, previous best was 17.3mph

Now I just need to get to work on some hills and I'll be ready for my first sportive once the weather clears after winter.
I have my hybrid set up on a turbo trainer now and a few sufferfest vid's have been purchased to help me continue to gain fitness. Have lost 2 1/2 stone since April and am looking at approx 1/2 stone more to reach the target weight which I intend to maintain.

That's fantastic! I'd kill to be able to average 17+ on my hybrid! I'm hoping to be outdoors as much as I can over winter to prepare myself for some audaxes next year. Then, as my fitness improves (and bf% drops) I may look to participate in a sportive.

Congratulations on your weight loss as well, I managed to lose a stone earlier in the year through a combination of kettlebells and walking over winter (I didn't need to lose a massive amount anyway) Sadly the excesses of my Vegas trip last month and stupidly long working hours meant I regained half of it, back to the grind......

 

[JohnMc]

That's fantastic! I'd kill to be able to average 17+ on my hybrid! I'm hoping to be outdoors as much as I can over winter to prepare myself for some audaxes next year. Then, as my fitness improves (and bf% drops) I may look to participate in a sportive.

Congratulations on your weight loss as well, I managed to lose a stone earlier in the year through a combination of kettlebells and walking over winter (I didn't need to lose a massive amount anyway) Sadly the excesses of my Vegas trip last month and stupidly long working hours meant I regained half of it, back to the grind......

The hybrid is a Cannondale Bad Boy which is quite an aggressive ride for a hybrid and I have it set up so my arse is pointing to the sky and my head is looking back through my legs .

 

[Nigelnaturist]

it was hard work, but was chuffed to get the 18mph average, previous best was 17.3mph

Now I just need to get to work on some hills and I'll be ready for my first sportive once the weather clears after winter.
I have my hybrid set up on a turbo trainer now and a few sufferfest vid's have been purchased to help me continue to gain fitness. Have lost 2 1/2 stone since April and am looking at approx 1/2 stone more to reach the target weight which I intend to maintain.

Well done best I ever managed was 16.1 over 31 miles but there was only 25f per mile climbing, my last few rides have been nearer to 13.5 but twice the climb rate.

Oh I dunno, if I did a 36 miler I couldn't maintain 14+......not at my current level! That's pretty good going!

Today I adopted a slightly more hilly (not so much steep as long) with emphasis on lower gears and higher cadence maintaining 70+ rpm on each climb- it paid off!

Thanks.
My avg cadence over my last 7 rides has been 77 I had been averaging low 80's but the hills are steeper, but I think my avg speed is going back up a little, the last 14 miles I did on Wed I did at just over 15mph. with 633ft of climb.
I hope to do 40 miles Fri (well 35 as I have to ride 5 mile to the hospital, for an appointment) but for the whole distance hills included using this as a formula (distance x ft climbed per mile x avg sp)/1000 assuming my avg sp to be 13.4 like Wed it will be one of my most difficult rides this year.

 

[RWright]

Some nice progress for all of you. I decided I am not going to press for better times for a while but I am going to up my normal daily route from 10 miles to 16 miles with a little more elevation change. I will still time myself and log it but i am just going to relax a little more, listen to a little music and not watch the clock as much for a bit. I think this will still help my speed in the long run.

 

[Reece]

it was hard work, but was chuffed to get the 18mph average, previous best was 17.3mph

Now I just need to get to work on some hills and I'll be ready for my first sportive once the weather clears after winter.
I have my hybrid set up on a turbo trainer now and a few sufferfest vid's have been purchased to help me continue to gain fitness. Have lost 2 1/2 stone since April and am looking at approx 1/2 stone more to reach the target weight which I intend to maintain.

Great job on the avg speed and also nice one on the weight loss.

 

[MattHB]

You guys that are trying to bring up your speed and cadences, are you running clipless? If not it'll make a huge difference to your efficiency and rhythm (once good technique is learned)

 

[Gaz Vickers]

After making huge progress last Sunday - I feel i have wasted it by not having anytime to go out since!
Quite annoying really. I'm not even going to get much time this weekend!

 

[Nigelnaturist]

You guys that are trying to bring up your speed and cadences, are you running clipless? If not it'll make a huge difference to your efficiency and rhythm (once good technique is learned)

I have clips.

After making huge progress last Sunday - I feel i have wasted it by not having anytime to go out since!
Quite annoying really. I'm not even going to get much time this weekend!

No you wont have I took nearly two weeks off end sept and I found hills were a litter better, still only 13-14 mph avg.