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

[SWSteve]

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

Good on you if you do! I'm trying to do as much cycling to/from work as getting the miles in at he weekend doesn't seem too plausible right now, if I could finish at around 750/800 KM I would be extremely happy

 

[Tenandra]

Ride to and from work broke some personal bests, although at present if i can ride instead of pushing the bike for the full circuit sees me currently beating personal bests. The last hill on the way to work has still yet to be conquered.
http://www.strava.com/activities/81260679
http://www.strava.com/activities/81403601

 

[Paulg04]

Week 2: First ride of my second week after taking a few days off for a friends wedding and recovery time. Did my 5 miles into work this morning in 17:18, averaging 17.4mph.

Very pleased with myself considering its only been a week and a half I've been on my bike. Got lucky this morning, there's some road works on 1 of the busy roads I use, down to single file and I made it to the lights just as my side was going so was in primary for about half a mile. Tried to leave as much room as I could for people to pass but luckily enough the person behind me realised it would have been a tight squeeze and left me to it.

I've been using endomondo but see a lot of people on here are using strava. I'm assuming this is better? I use endomondo because it has a countdown start which allows me time to get my jumper on as I use one of those arm straps for my iPhone. My average time takes a hit when I get to work an I stop and need to take my jumper off to stop my phone.

Again though just pleased with my time and really enjoyed my cycle this morning even though it was tough

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Week 2: First ride of my second week after taking a few days off for a friends wedding and recovery time. Did my 5 miles into work this morning in 17:18, averaging 17.4mph.

Very pleased with myself considering its only been a week and a half I've been on my bike. Got lucky this morning, there's some road works on 1 of the busy roads I use, down to single file and I made it to the lights just as my side was going so was in primary for about half a mile. Tried to leave as much room as I could for people to pass but luckily enough the person behind me realised it would have been a tight squeeze and left me to it.

I've been using endomondo but see a lot of people on here are using strava. I'm assuming this is better? I use endomondo because it has a countdown start which allows me time to get my jumper on as I use one of those arm straps for my iPhone. My average time takes a hit when I get to work an I stop and need to take my jumper off to stop my phone.

Again though just pleased with my time and really enjoyed my cycle this morning even though it was tough

People only really use strava to see how they do on certain segments, endomondo is actually better for recording your rides, if you want to use strava download your ride as a tcx and upload that to strava. There are many things wrongs with strava, but the most obvious one is elevation.

example of a segment http://app.strava.com/activities/81282891#1656953769

 

[Paulg04]

People only really use strava to see how they do on certain segments, endomondo is actually better for recording your rides, if you want to use strava download your ride as a tcx and upload that to strava. There are many things wrongs with strava, but the most obvious one is elevation.

example of a segment http://app.strava.com/activities/81282891#1656953769

Thanks Nigel. Wasn't sure the difference. I quite like using endomondo so will just stick with that.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Thanks Nigel. Wasn't sure the difference. I quite like using endomondo so will just stick with that.

This is one of my rides on endomondo.
http://www.endomondo.com/workouts/226981468/6007730

 

[Stonechat]

Did a run dropping off some letters, then after did a short loop
Total 15.5 @ 12.3 mph average.
A couple of PRs on segments including a (short) one done at 18.6 mph
http://www.strava.com/activities/81433942
Does not seem like much effort so think I am ready for a 40 mile run soon

 

[Paulg04]

This is one of my rides on endomondo.
http://www.endomondo.com/workouts/226981468/6007730

That's some good miles you have been putting in. I'm hoping to go out later in the week and do a 15-20 mile run just to get the miles in my legs

 

[Nigelnaturist]

That's some good miles you have been putting in. I'm hoping to go out later in the week and do a 15-20 mile run just to get the miles in my legs

Thanks, not as fast as you generally though, I just ride everywhere I go, I am just about to run a sugar bowl and jug to the O.H.'s dad's.

 

[Tcr4x4]

My god has the weather changed! That wind is ferocious.

Got a medium ride in yesterday, 22 miles. When I left it was heaving down with rain, so I kitted myself out in long tights, long sleeve jersey and a softshell jacket with long gloves.
About a mile into the ride, the rain stopped and the sun came out, then proceeded to slowly bake me for the remaining hour and a half. The wind was kicking up with some pretty heavy headwinds at times. Still, got a few PR's though and averaged 15.5mph.

http://www.strava.com/activities/81246988

Today, determined not to get caught out again, I had shorts and a jersey with fingerless gloves and pretty much froze my bits off for the entire time!
The wind was even stronger and I was really struggling to push through it.
I wasnt planning a long ride, just wanted to get a few miles in, so only did 16.5miles, got a few more PR;s and somehow still managed to average 15.5 mph even though I swear the wind was so strong I was going backwards sometimes!

http://www.strava.com/activities/81459453

Im considering doing shorter rides everyday this week to see how it goes instead of two or three longer ones a week, but if the weather gets worse tomorrow I might just stay inside!

On a side note, Im now weighing in at 11 stone 8, down from 13 stone in mid July. pretty pleased with that!

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Today I got out after 2 weeks off my bike due to pressures of work (semi-retirement shouldn't be like this) and rain and wind and visiting relatives and, and , and.......

I did 13.25 miles with 1340' of climbing at an average speed of 13.25 mph.

Not a fast average but I put this down to:

a) Selecting a (to me) hilly route with one 550' relentless 36/28 grin and bear it climb being into the teeth of a wind that was quite frankly having a laugh today as no matter where I went it was heading towards me. It was a warm wind though.

b) My *loody lightweight windproof trade description violating allegedly breathable jacket causing me to overheat despite it being worn in maximum drag front zip right down, pit zips open and cuffs open and flapping mode. I may as well have raided the foil, freezer bags and film drawer in the kitchen and swaddled myself in 3M's finest stretchy cling wrap for all the good the useless article did.

c) For lunch I had a glass of wine and pate on toast (I'd punctuate that properly so that it doesn't read like the toast was bobbing around in a pool of Australia's finest but I can't be *rsed - sorry) at lunchtime to be sociable (tricky) with aforementioned visiting relatives.

Quite pleased with myself for having the amazing courage to select a hilly route after a lay-off and then the sheer tenacity for getting round whilst maintaining a (fairly) positive disposition.

Oh yes - off to see Dr S tonight who is my GP (well, one of many really as apparently I don't go enough to have a regular GP!) to see what can be done with my right hand that I hurt falling off my bike twice three months back.

 

[zanda]

Hi guys. My first ride since i was a teenager was 3 months ago. It was a commute to work 6.5 miles took me 45 minutes an i thought i was going to die. I ride a full suspension mountain bike. This morning however after a lot of practice over the last 3 months (4 - 6 rides a week) i hit that same run this mornin in 24 mins got a 45 mile round trip to flint planned for friday will post the strava results

 

[Mo1959]

@SpokeyDokey Your posts always make me chuckle even when they are about bad stuff...........is that bad? Just that you describe things so well I can almost picture it

On a more serious note, hope you get your hand sorted out. Seems to be taking far too long to mend. Was it ever x-rayed?
Glad you got out on the bike though......and yes, the wind caused me to say a few unladylike words this morning too!

 

[Mo1959]

Hi guys. My first ride since i was a teenager was 3 months ago. It was a commute to work 6.5 miles took me 45 minutes an i thought i was going to die. I ride a full suspension mountain bike. This morning however after a lot of practice over the last 3 months (4 - 6 rides a week) i hit that same run this mornin in 24 mins got a 45 mile round trip to flint planned for friday will post the strava results

Wow, almost cut your time in half. Well done and good luck with your long run on Friday.

 

[SWSteve]

In: http://www.strava.com/activities/81416149
Out: http://www.strava.com/activities/81500059

took it gently today on the way home as I was also playing a mate at squash..needless to say I lost (I've never won a game) but I did well seen as he is a local comp finalist