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

[stevey]

I think its a complete and utter rest evening today, feeling totally shattered and legs are heavy (just for today)

 

[BAtoo]

Crikey, you've made more improvement over two rides than most of us made over two months! Well done and keep up the good work.

This evening was the 13th ride - not the second........ but I'm still pleased with the progress

 

[Nigelnaturist]

It's good great progress, I started cycling again round about the start of July and I too was surprised at how quickly my body adapted. I was really knackered after my first 1.8mile ride!

Over the course of the bank holiday weekend I did a little bit shy of 70 miles, with over 30% of my total elevation ( You like stats don't you Nigel? )

Next you need to work out the ft/mile for each ride.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Next you need to work out the ft/mile for each ride.

Strava feet or something more realistic?

 

[Reece]

I'm a very happy lad tonight. 2nd attempt at the club chaingang. Made it further in the gang than last time but still a way to go to do the full lap.
http://app.strava.com/activities/78001639

And also finally broke the 20mph barrier (bar the TT I done a while back). Garmin read 20.6mph avg (even over 21 at one point) on the run home. The group was super fast paced and never felt so good on the bike.
http://app.strava.com/activities/78001634

 

[Mo1959]

I'm a very happy lad tonight. 2nd attempt at the club chaingang. Made it further in the gang than last time but still a way to go to do the full lap.
http://app.strava.com/activities/78001639

And also finally broke the 20mph barrier (bar the TT I done a while back). Garmin read 20.6mph avg (even over 21 at one point) on the run home. The group was super fast paced and never felt so good on the bike.
http://app.strava.com/activities/78001634

Awesome Reece. Well done. Must be an amazing feeling riding at that speed.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Another 24.9 miles @ 16.65mph faster than this mornings 20 @ 16.41mph with pretty much the same sort of climb rate.
So a total of 55.6 @ 16.25 with this afternoons slower ride. I don't think I will get to 6,000 by Sat.
And another 5 p.b's, just loving my bike at the minute.
These two I liked as they were over flat and a good distance on both I managed 18mph on the first and 17.9mph on the second, slight incline at the end of the second
http://app.strava.com/activities/78007203#1569841423
http://app.strava.com/activities/78007203#1569841426

Still about 1-2mph of the pace of those I follow in the local club.

 

[BrianEvesham]

Great stuff @Reece

Finally bought some new clothes that fit, loving the 38 inch waist jeans.

 

[Reece]

Awesome Reece. Well done. Must be an amazing feeling riding at that speed.

Great feeling indeed. There was one point riding down a long country lane where we were at a constant 33mph in a group of 12. That was really the best feeling in cycling for me yet!

Time to rest the legs rest of the week ready for the 100 mile tour of Britain sportive on Sunday.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Strava feet or something more realistic?

So long as what you use is consistent, it gives you a personal guide as to how difficult your own rides are, I use RWGPS I think sometimes it's a little high, but garmin is usually higher still. I think the unit has been pretty close on recent rides, but as I have always used rwgps, I have to stick with it for consistency.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@Reece
Nice riding Reece. I saw the local club out tonight, not a thing I could do.

 

[Reece]

@Reece
Nice riding Reece. I saw the local club out tonight, not a thing I could do.

Cheers Nigel.

Club riding suits some and not others. I struggle to motivate myself to cycle alone and definitely improved my cycling by joining the club. I was going over my first few rides last night and was around 14mph avg and remembered how I thought that was quick. My one year anniversary for cycling is on Sunday so the tour sportive is a nice celebration for it.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Flipping heck strava got my speed right I got 16.65 strava gave me 16.7.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Cheers Nigel.

Club riding suits some and not others. I struggle to motivate myself to cycle alone and definitely improved my cycling by joining the club. I was going over my first few rides last night and was around 14mph avg and remembered how I thought that was quick. My one year anniversary for cycling is on Sunday so the tour sportive is a nice celebration for it.

It is difficult, but I find keeping a full record since I started has helped me to make new goals, almost on a weekly basis.
Just today I set one of 2,000Km for this month, it's do able, but I got to keep at it, and push my boundaries being out (time wise) and distance to be consistent over the next few days as it stands 33 miles a day. This will see me do the CTS challenge, I also need 122 miles to make 9,000 since i started in June 2012, which sets me up for the last for months of the year to do another 3,000 (750) a month going into winter, and how amazing that total would be, in just 18 months.
There is always something to push you, and apart from a dozen or so miles, it's all been done solo.

EDIT, this is the first time I have mentioned this new goal, as of the begining of Aug I was 6-700 miles behind target.

 

[Stonechat]

Cheers Nigel.

Club riding suits some and not others. I struggle to motivate myself to cycle alone and definitely improved my cycling by joining the club. I was going over my first few rides last night and was around 14mph avg and remembered how I thought that was quick. My one year anniversary for cycling is on Sunday so the tour sportive is a nice celebration for it.

I have debated over clubs, but the local ones are too keen and I am not likely to be up to their level for some time.
I have managed a few rides with people but mainly solo - this was the way I always cycled before. However you get more of an impression of how others cycle it helps in a way