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

[Loulou79]

Thanks for he encouragement!

Been out this morning and did 2 miles first part brilliant down hill, second uphill

But i did it, my thighs are killing though and i thought i was going to collapse when i got off, jelly legs. Lol

 

[Stonechat]

Well done Loulou.
I am interested in all the different effects and wondering if they can avoided or lessened.
Get muscle aches - strangely hardly at all after hilly 29 miles on Sunday
Tired - sometime sleep after a cycle
Worry about nutrition and hydration - but then I should not worry too much as I am not cycling that long - 3 hours max
Wonder whether I should do some sort of training - short bursts or something between slower cycling.
I thought f trying yo do a circuit with more than one climb of Egham Hill (after all I did abput 880 feet of climbing Sunday)

Any suggestions for improving one's cycling?

 

[Biggler]

thighs are killing though and i thought i was going to collapse when i got off, jelly legs. Lol

Most people are like this when they first start, it`ll get a lot easier and soon if you keep it up!

 

[Tenandra]

After two weeks holiday, i started my ride into work today did the normal route it was very Hard today not being on a bike for two weeks has not helped.

http://www.strava.com/activities/81186697

 

[User28924]

Did my longest ever week (175 miles), followed by a grand total of 0 miles last week. Back on today, really great ride, but muppet drivers out in force. Red van passed an inch off my elbow. Then a 4x4 with a 10ft trailer passes me when I'm doing 33 in a 30 zone, on a narrow road, before cutting in. Lucky I was in a strong position, only braking and swerving left kept me from the trailer.

 

[SWSteve]

Cycled in and back today. Leg warmers were on (correctly thins time, yesterday they were over the top of shorts) and they were a definite bonus. You can tell it's chilly here/I'm not wearing enough as when I'm getting changed at work my upper arms/stomach are quite red. I don't want to wear two layers, but it may be time to soon.

In: http://www.strava.com/activities/81193828
Home: http://www.strava.com/activities/81275497

 

[Uncle_Fluffy]

After a couple of weeks prevarication I decided that I had to stop avoiding hills, so today’s ride will become my regular leg and lung burner

http://www.strava.com/activities/81277627

The very short climb at 6.5 miles had me panting so heavily I thought I'd crack a rib and I felt like vomiting for a couple of minutes after

The only positive from it is that I didn't stop, but an hour later and I'm still feeling totally wasted.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Cycled in and back today. Leg warmers were on (correctly thins time, yesterday they were over the top of shorts) and they were a definite bonus. You can tell it's chilly here/I'm not wearing enough as when I'm getting changed at work my upper arms/stomach are quite red. I don't want to wear two layers, but it may be time to soon.

In: http://www.strava.com/activities/81193828
Home: http://www.strava.com/activities/81275497

Worn two layers most of the summer.

 

[Stonechat]

Still one layer yesterday, last time though I think

 

[Shaun McNally]

Did my first ride above 20 miles today! Went a little steadier than i would have gone alone, as my mate was behind me and i had to keep slowing down.
Really enjoyed it though!
http://www.strava.com/activities/81309278

 

[puffinbilly]

I did a 50 mile (sorry 48.74 mile) ride yesterday - no Strava - but computer gave an average of 14.2 - quite pleased with this since a mixture of road and very busy cycle path with suicidal dogs and pedestrians and using a hybrid. Talking to a mate last night he reckoned add 2-3mph for a road bike to the average, 2mph for the stop/starts of the path and 5-7mph for the dogs and pedestrians on that path - so just an average of 26mph! He seemed a little surprised when I said I was joining Sky (I've always refused to pay to watch the football)...... I had to point out that I meant the cycle team.

 

[john-boy]

Well i decided to give myself a push this month and entered a challenge on Strava. Im not doing mega distance just commuting to work and back and doing 20+km an evening and i have just hit 250km for this month already, im shocked to say the least.

http://www.strava.com/challenges/the-extender-ride

 

[SWSteve]

Well i decided to give myself a push this month and entered a challenge on Strava. Im not doing mega distance just commuting to work and back and doing 20+km an evening and i have just hit 250km for this month already, im shocked to say the least.

That's a lot of KMs!

 

[john-boy]

After a couple of weeks prevarication I decided that I had to stop avoiding hills, so today’s ride will become my regular leg and lung burner

http://www.strava.com/activities/81277627

The very short climb at 6.5 miles had me panting so heavily I thought I'd crack a rib and I felt like vomiting for a couple of minutes after

The only positive from it is that I didn't stop, but an hour later and I'm still feeling totally wasted.

Thats my old stomping ground from when i was younger. Used to ride up Thurstaston hill a couple of times a month. I dont miss that route at all as i couldnt do it now.

Hats off to you sir

 

[john-boy]

That's a lot of KMs!

thanks mate, just need to see if i can keep it up for the month