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

[Phoenix Lincs]

@Nomadski I love that MoTime. Wait till she sees it.

Is that a better version of FaceTime?

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Well I managed 51 miles @ 16.42mph over the two rides today, got 17 p.b.'s and I was impressed with some of them, and I always thought my bike was slow, turns out it was me after all. Depending which figures you take 2189ft elevation, nothing like Mo is churning out these days though.
Morning Ride
Evening Ride

 

[Sillyoldman]

I have lost 4st 8lbs since August. Another 2st 8lbs will put me about where I will want to be. If I get there I will just see if I want to go lower. I stay on top of my weight but I don't weigh every day, but not far from it. I could probably lose 6 pounds today if I tried in this heat. Dog days of summer are here now.

I am going more for the healthy lifestyle approach, I still eat quite a bit but count calories and try to eat healthier food. It has been sort of fun learning all this stuff about eating and health, wish I had paid more attention when I was younger. I am learning now that my late Grandmother was so right about food and health, she was telling me things fifty years ago that are sort of the norm for healthy eating now. I learned a lot from her but never put it to practice. I am doing that now. Just wish she was still around to help guide me now that I would pay even closer attention, not to mention that I really miss HER and her cooking.

She was vegetarian and never ate any meat, she did eat fish once when she was a child and didn't like. I am not vegetarian and she did not make me eat only vegetarian when I was a kid. There was always natural healthy food around her house and I spent a lot of time there when I was a kid. I still eat meat but mostly chicken and fish.

The older you get the more difficult it is to lose, just try to stay active and eat sensible and I think you will be ok...don't drink too much beer either.

That's some weight loss. Congratulations and good luck achieving your goal.

 

[Ciar]

Change around on my commute days this week, my TRX sessions has been moved to Thursday, so i wisely decided to ride in today, only downside was my daughter was in our bed from 3am kicking me in the back, so you can imagine when i finally dragged myself out of the pit, i was a tad jacob's! warm up was painful but all in all it seems i got close to my best time into work so far.

not looking forward to tonight though, going to a tad hotter on the return journey

Route: To Work
Activity: Cycle For Distance
Started: 16 Jul 2013 06:15:13
Ride Time: 36:00
Distance: 9.09 miles
Average Speed: 15.15 mph
Fastest Speed: 25.46 mph
Ascent: 509 feet
Descent: 303 feet
Average Heart Rate: 137 bpm
Maximum Heart Rate: 153 bpm
Average Cadence: 68 rpm
Maximum Cadence: 160 rpm
Bike: Cannondale Hybrid
Shoes: Specialized Tahoe

 

[shelliemac]

I have lost 4st 8lbs since August. Another 2st 8lbs will put me about where I will want to be. If I get there I will just see if I want to go lower. I stay on top of my weight but I don't weigh every day, but not far from it. I could probably lose 6 pounds today if I tried in this heat. Dog days of summer are here now.

I am going more for the healthy lifestyle approach, I still eat quite a bit but count calories and try to eat healthier food. It has been sort of fun learning all this stuff about eating and health, wish I had paid more attention when I was younger. I am learning now that my late Grandmother was so right about food and health, she was telling me things fifty years ago that are sort of the norm for healthy eating now. I learned a lot from her but never put it to practice. I am doing that now. Just wish she was still around to help guide me now that I would pay even closer attention, not to mention that I really miss HER and her cooking.

She was vegetarian and never ate any meat, she did eat fish once when she was a child and didn't like. I am not vegetarian and she did not make me eat only vegetarian when I was a kid. There was always natural healthy food around her house and I spent a lot of time there when I was a kid. I still eat meat but mostly chicken and fish.

The older you get the more difficult it is to lose, just try to stay active and eat sensible and I think you will be ok...don't drink too much beer either.

Well done on your weight loss. I lost 2stone last year (wanted to be 40 and fabby not 40 and flabby) still have a couple of stone to lose bit not stressing about it as much.

The cycling malarky is a fun way to help the process.

 

[Mo1959]

Well done on your weight loss. I lost 2stone last year (wanted to be 40 and fabby not 40 and flabby) still have a couple of stone to lose bit not stressing about it as much.

The cycling malarky is a fun way to help the process.

It certainly is. Once you start racking the miles up you can almost eat what you want without putting on weight.

 

[RWright]

It certainly is. Once you start racking the miles up you can almost eat what you want without putting on weight.

I am pretty sure I could not have done it without the cycling. It is amazing what I am able to eat and still lose some weight. I am still working on eating healthier and it is coming along. I am still a sugar addict.

I decided to try and find a route close to home that I can try to do the climbing challenge on. I found one, a slightly modified version of my walking route. The bad news is that the main section is only about a mile long and could be very boring, the other bad news is my mp3 player picked a hell of a time to finally die.

The good news is the main section is a half mile from my house and I can be on it in a minute or two. The road is very clean and smooth. Some of my neighbors walk it too so most anything that could damage my tires is usually taken off the road quickly. I can also do it more in sets and try to avoid the heat of the day. I can also get some things done around the house along with the riding. There is very little traffic and since it is not longer distance I can dress more casual, not needing jersey pockets and such. I can even ride without any shirt if I want, and I have. I am never more than a mile from home so I can lighten up the bikes if I want but I will probably not do that. I will be riding a little more at night for this too, to avoid the heat. This is a little tougher riding than normal.

I worry about my sanity for trying this but I am going to. I might not get there but I am going to give it a shot. This seems more like training than riding, thankfully it only last six more days. oh yeah, I am going to stop by Walmart and check out one of their el cheapo mp3 players to maybe use while I am waiting for the new Sansa Clip I ordered from Amazon. This is also going to be more boring than normal riding but I do have a decent view of the sky and a big horizon.

 

[Mo1959]

@RWright Ah, good to hear I am not the only crazy person trying this challenge Definitely the toughest yet, at least for me anyway. Wondered about doing hill repeats too, then I could bail out and head for home if I get fed up instead of being 20 miles away!

 

[MaxInc]

I worry about my sanity for trying this but I am going to. I might not get there but I am going to give it a shot. This seems more like training than riding, thankfully it only last six more days. oh yeah, I am going to stop by Walmart and check out one of their el cheapo mp3 players to maybe use while I am waiting for the new Sansa Clip I ordered from Amazon. This is also going to be more boring than normal riding but I do have a decent view of the sky and a big horizon.

I'll give you credit for doing the repeats alone, never mind the climb or the challenge ... and I though doing a 15 mile loop every day is boring ... I'm sure you'll enjoy the benefits of the training later, as long as you hold on to your sanity .

 

[MikeW-71]

Newbie progress...

I have progressed from being out of breath after a flat mile just short of a year ago to completing a 68 mile hilly ride today . In the meantime I've done some Sportives, ridden around the Isle of Arran (just go and do it... no excuses!) and lost 5kg in weight. Best thing I've ever done is take up cycling again. I should have done it 10 years ago.

http://app.strava.com/activities/67523005

 

[SWSteve]

@RWright that is one great way to do some repeats! Then at least if you think "I've done 20 of these today, I'm going home" you more or less are home!

@Mo1959 I went out and did hill repeats that WERE 20 miles from my house on Sunday, because I am a simpleton - my mum has openly said "I don't know how or why you are doing this". I did 4 of them, but in total it was 8 quite large hills. I don't blame you for not wanting to do it alone, but I didn't think it was that bad. If the roads are quiet enough maybe an mp3 could be of use in one ear to keep you from drifting off?

 

[Mo1959]

@Mo1959 I went out and did hill repeats that WERE 20 miles from my house on Sunday, because I am a simpleton - my mum has openly said "I don't know how or why you are doing this". I did 4 of them, but in total it was 8 quite large hills. I don't blame you for not wanting to do it alone, but I didn't think it was that bad. If the roads are quiet enough maybe an mp3 could be of use in one ear to keep you from drifting off?

Not sure I would hear the music for the puffing and panting

 

[Ciar]

Ouchie ouch, way too bl**dy hot for my pasty self, i was scalped nicely by what felt like a peloton coming up to leyton from maryland, damnable roadies, one got so close when I was trying to move past a parked car he could have peddled my bike for me,which i would have gladly accepted

think it might be time to swap the happy mediums for some marathons.

Route: To Home
Activity: Cycle For Distance
Started: 16 Jul 2013 17:17:01
Ride Time: 39:40
Distance: 9.19 miles
Average Speed: 13.89 mph
Fastest Speed: 23.44 mph
Ascent: 541 feet
Descent: 863 feet
Average Heart Rate: 148 bpm
Maximum Heart Rate: 165 bpm
Average Cadence: 11 rpm (<---- borked)
Maximum Cadence: 116 rpm
Bike: Cannondale Hybrid
Shoes: Specialized Tahoe

 

[SWSteve]

@Ciar that's still good going. Your average speeds are top work!

 

[Goonerobes]

Good rides today @MikeW-71 & @Ciar & some cracking efforts over the weekend so much respect to all still putting in the miles.

I managed to get through both my water bottles in the space of 15 miles today, its just sooo hot down here!!

http://app.strava.com/activities/67497307