Show us your.......newbie progress!

[Justinslow]

Did my first 10 mile time trial tonight
https://www.strava.com/activities/286691220
Came in 19th out of 27 with a time of 28.42, the quickest was 23.03!
Since I started road cycling in August of last year I've now chalked off my first 100 mile sportive and my first time trial! Pretty chuffed with that when you're trying to balance a work life balance with young kids, it's not easy finding the time to get out and ride.
Anyway my first TT thread is in the racing section if anybody is interested.

 

[Stonechat]

I fancy a go at 10 miles on a quiet area but won't enter a TT as I am too slow.
Have not done under 30 minutes for 10 miles since I was about 17!

 

[Smithbat]

Okay so mine will seem pitiful, but. There is a hill on my way to work. It is not particularly long or steep but I managed to ride all the way up it this morning. When I first started walking to work in February, I had to stop at the top if it to catch my breath so I am very very pleased with this little bit of progress.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Okay so mine will seem pitiful, but. There is a hill on my way to work. It is not particularly long or steep but I managed to ride all the way up it this morning. When I first started walking to work in February, I had to stop at the top if it to catch my breath so I am very very pleased with this little bit of progress.

don't worry about it, well done and congratulations! we have all been there and done that, and it took me a lot longer to be able to cycle up the hill I used to have to on the way to my old work place, so just keep at it and watch it get easier.

 

[Stonechat]

Okay so mine will seem pitiful, but. There is a hill on my way to work. It is not particularly long or steep but I managed to ride all the way up it this morning. When I first started walking to work in February, I had to stop at the top if it to catch my breath so I am very very pleased with this little bit of progress.

Well @Smithbat these small step of progress are how we all measure our progress.

Personally if I get up White Down in one go after about 70 miles and 4500 feet of climbing it will be a b**** miracle but I am still hopefull

 

[nobbyp]

Things I learnt this week

1. If you don't press record properly on the iPhone - strava doesn't magically record the ride for you.

2. If you do a 45 miler on a fast day (5-2 diet where you get 600-650 cals on 2 days of the week) you have a very high chance of bonking

3. If the last 15 miles of your 45 miles are into wind the chance of bonking increases exponentially

4. It's amazing how you can keep going if you put your mind to it and try and ignore wind and ever increasing glycogen deficit

5. Non diabetic Hypoglycaemia caused by being a stubborn idiot who is old enough to know better is not pleasant

Still 45 miles in just under 3 hours on the flats of the vale of York was decent effort - just need to remember to eat / fuel next time and press the button properly on the iPhone.

 

[puffinbilly]

Okay so mine will seem pitiful, but. There is a hill on my way to work. It is not particularly long or steep but I managed to ride all the way up it this morning. When I first started walking to work in February, I had to stop at the top if it to catch my breath so I am very very pleased with this little bit of progress.

Which hill was this in Aylesbury - i used to live there and used to go out to Stokenchurch and through the Chilterns, good part of the world to cycle in.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

5. Non diabetic Hypoglycaemia caused by being a stubborn idiot who is old enough to know better is not pleasant

An adrenal hypoglycemic attack is also not pleasant and unlike a diabetic one cannot be cured by eating something sugary. I had one on Wednesday. It can also kill and is often mistaken for a diabetic attack and treated incorrectly!

My physio found me semi conscious in the house alone when she came to give me my session at home. Luckily she is very level headed and knew what it was and about my adrenal insufficiency and was able to treaty me and sit with me whilst I improved and my husband got home. Sadly it is one of those conditions where if I ring for help whilst I'm still able to I'm not bad enough not need it but 15-30 minutes later I can either be fine or, as it was on Wednesday, too bad to actually be able to ring for help or know what is happening to me. I have no memory of 2-3 hours of Wednesday so I have no idea what happened, what I did or what I said in the time leading up to it. I just know I wasn't with it and didn't really understand what was going on at all.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

It has taken 2 months but I have finally managed to cycle 300 miles!
I know I should be happy but... It's hard letting go off the past.

 

[Smithbat]

Which hill was this in Aylesbury - i used to live there and used to go out to Stokenchurch and through the Chilterns, good part of the world to cycle in.

It is a really small one going up to Rabans Lane but I am that unfit that it was a challenge. My next one to conquer is Bicester Road or Buckingham Road. Learning to use the gears properly is helping too.

 

[Steady]

Sore knee after today's short ride, managed to topple over even when I had my foot down whilst using clipless pedals, fortunately on a cycle path to cut around a busy light controlled roundabout so nobody saw except a few passing cars, I blame the wind, I'm not normally a toppler.

https://www.strava.com/activities/287500710 Nice morning for me for once, no rain in sight although the spray of a fountain on the opposite side of a road found it's way across to me, that never happens in Summer when I'd like it to!

 

[Stonechat]

Got out for a semi-easy ride, as tapering off now.

Went through Windsor GT Park to Waltham St Lawrence and Binfield. Good ride, plenty of riders about, was near the top of Tite Hill when I realised that I was still in the big ring!

Got a PR there.

https://www.strava.com/activities/288368291

39.95 miles @ 16.3 mph

1365 feet climbed

 

[nobbyp]

Nice morning loop today - just shy of 41 at a slightly slow 14.4 but fair bit of wind and a bit climbing thrown in

https://www.strava.com/activities/288294864

For some reason my saddle is not agreeing with my arse after about 30 miles - any recommendations - for a replacement saddle?

 

[stevey]

Went out to the malverns today bit chilly but soon warmed wanted to test myself on some hills glad to say didn't get off.
https://www.strava.com/activities/288514747

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Very windy 21.39 miles at 13mph av' and 1114' ascent. Just over a mile on a rough old bridleway which was mainly uphill and very overgrown.

Enjoyed myself.

Can't think of anything else to say.