Personal biking distance met

In preparation for my century (100 miles) a mere two weeks from now, I
rode 75.4 miles today. I lifted weights Monday (no squats, just leg
presses), rode 20 miles Tuesday, rode 18 miles Thursday, lifted weights
Friday (including squats), so I did so some carb loading yesterday (fruit,
"bread" -- called "fitness bread," it's sliced very thin and it's very
dense, with 7g fiber per "slice" and 21g carbs per slice, for an effective
carb count of 14g/slice -- and peanut butter, an "asian" salad having some
rice noodles, and some pizza). Until that time, I kept my carb count
relatively low per day.

The data from my ride:

75.4 miles (the farthest I've ever ridden)
5:41 total time
13.3 mph
average HR of 144 (79% of my max HR)
about 1 hour spent at 90% of my max HR or above
about 3.5 hours spent at 80% of my max HR or above
about 5,000 calories burnt according to my HR monitor
about 4,000 or so feet gained
about 112 ounces of water gulped
about 1/2 hour lying on the floor, unmoving, after getting home

I might've had a higher HR, but I changed the chain on my bike last week,
and apparently the previous chain had stretched and basically ruined the
cogs on the rear cassette. So, anytime I put too much pressure on the
pedals, the chain would jump. I couldn't stand on the pedals and couldn't
go as fast on some sections as I'd have liked.

Two short weeks before my major ride!

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Bob M
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"Bob M" wrote

In preparation for my century (100 miles) a mere two weeks from now, I
rode 75.4 miles today.

Outstanding, Bob. You guys on your bikes continue to inspire me. I'm really
liking biking, although I don't do nearly the distances you do. At least I
got out of the driveway and learned to do hills. But that's super, no chance
you won't be able to do well on the century.

HG

"Bob M" wrote

In preparation for my century (100 miles) a mere two weeks from now, I
rode 75.4 miles today.

Outstanding, Bob. You guys on your bikes continue to inspire me. I'm really
liking biking, although I don't do nearly the distances you do. At least I
got out of the driveway and learned to do hills. But that's super, no chance
you won't be able to do well on the century.

HG

"Bob M" wrote

In preparation for my century (100 miles) a mere two weeks from now, I
rode 75.4 miles today.

Outstanding, Bob. You guys on your bikes continue to inspire me. I'm really
liking biking, although I don't do nearly the distances you do. At least I
got out of the driveway and learned to do hills. But that's super, no chance
you won't be able to do well on the century.

HG

Bob M wrote:
In preparation for my century (100 miles) a mere two weeks from now, I
rode 75.4 miles today. I lifted weights Monday (no squats, just leg
presses), rode 20 miles Tuesday, rode 18 miles Thursday, lifted weights
Friday (including squats), so I did so some carb loading yesterday (fruit,
"bread" -- called "fitness bread," it's sliced very thin and it's very
dense, with 7g fiber per "slice" and 21g carbs per slice, for an effective
carb count of 14g/slice -- and peanut butter, an "asian" salad having some
rice noodles, and some pizza). Until that time, I kept my carb count
relatively low per day.

The data from my ride:

75.4 miles (the farthest I've ever ridden)
5:41 total time
13.3 mph
average HR of 144 (79% of my max HR)
about 1 hour spent at 90% of my max HR or above
about 3.5 hours spent at 80% of my max HR or above
about 5,000 calories burnt according to my HR monitor
about 4,000 or so feet gained
about 112 ounces of water gulped

Wow! That's impressive. Aren't stats fun? The best thing I ever did was
get one of those heart rate monitors.

about 1/2 hour lying on the floor, unmoving, after getting home

That half hour feels real good, doesn't it? Especially once the room
stops rotating ;-)

I might've had a higher HR, but I changed the chain on my bike last week,
and apparently the previous chain had stretched and basically ruined the
cogs on the rear cassette. So, anytime I put too much pressure on the
pedals, the chain would jump. I couldn't stand on the pedals and couldn't
go as fast on some sections as I'd have liked.

Two short weeks before my major ride!

Roll on, brother! I look forward to your report.

Dan
325/199/180
Atkins since 1/1/02 (yeah, it was a New Year's Resolution)
Besetting sins: good beer, German bread, and Krispy Kremes

Bob M wrote:
In preparation for my century (100 miles) a mere two weeks from now, I
rode 75.4 miles today. I lifted weights Monday (no squats, just leg
presses), rode 20 miles Tuesday, rode 18 miles Thursday, lifted weights
Friday (including squats), so I did so some carb loading yesterday (fruit,
"bread" -- called "fitness bread," it's sliced very thin and it's very
dense, with 7g fiber per "slice" and 21g carbs per slice, for an effective
carb count of 14g/slice -- and peanut butter, an "asian" salad having some
rice noodles, and some pizza). Until that time, I kept my carb count
relatively low per day.

The data from my ride:

75.4 miles (the farthest I've ever ridden)
5:41 total time
13.3 mph
average HR of 144 (79% of my max HR)
about 1 hour spent at 90% of my max HR or above
about 3.5 hours spent at 80% of my max HR or above
about 5,000 calories burnt according to my HR monitor
about 4,000 or so feet gained
about 112 ounces of water gulped

Wow! That's impressive. Aren't stats fun? The best thing I ever did was
get one of those heart rate monitors.

about 1/2 hour lying on the floor, unmoving, after getting home

That half hour feels real good, doesn't it? Especially once the room
stops rotating ;-)

I might've had a higher HR, but I changed the chain on my bike last week,
and apparently the previous chain had stretched and basically ruined the
cogs on the rear cassette. So, anytime I put too much pressure on the
pedals, the chain would jump. I couldn't stand on the pedals and couldn't
go as fast on some sections as I'd have liked.

Two short weeks before my major ride!

Roll on, brother! I look forward to your report.

Dan
325/199/180
Atkins since 1/1/02 (yeah, it was a New Year's Resolution)
Besetting sins: good beer, German bread, and Krispy Kremes

Excellent job Bob. I sure love cycling. You will have no problem with you
century ride. Let us know how it goes.

Curt


"Bob M" wrote in message
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In preparation for my century (100 miles) a mere two weeks from now, I
rode 75.4 miles today. I lifted weights Monday (no squats, just leg
presses), rode 20 miles Tuesday, rode 18 miles Thursday, lifted weights
Friday (including squats), so I did so some carb loading yesterday (fruit,
"bread" -- called "fitness bread," it's sliced very thin and it's very
dense, with 7g fiber per "slice" and 21g carbs per slice, for an effective
carb count of 14g/slice -- and peanut butter, an "asian" salad having some
rice noodles, and some pizza). Until that time, I kept my carb count
relatively low per day.

The data from my ride:

75.4 miles (the farthest I've ever ridden)
5:41 total time
13.3 mph
average HR of 144 (79% of my max HR)
about 1 hour spent at 90% of my max HR or above
about 3.5 hours spent at 80% of my max HR or above
about 5,000 calories burnt according to my HR monitor
about 4,000 or so feet gained
about 112 ounces of water gulped
about 1/2 hour lying on the floor, unmoving, after getting home

I might've had a higher HR, but I changed the chain on my bike last week,
and apparently the previous chain had stretched and basically ruined the
cogs on the rear cassette. So, anytime I put too much pressure on the
pedals, the chain would jump. I couldn't stand on the pedals and couldn't
go as fast on some sections as I'd have liked.

Two short weeks before my major ride!

--
Bob M
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Excellent job Bob. I sure love cycling. You will have no problem with you
century ride. Let us know how it goes.

Curt


"Bob M" wrote in message
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In preparation for my century (100 miles) a mere two weeks from now, I
rode 75.4 miles today. I lifted weights Monday (no squats, just leg
presses), rode 20 miles Tuesday, rode 18 miles Thursday, lifted weights
Friday (including squats), so I did so some carb loading yesterday (fruit,
"bread" -- called "fitness bread," it's sliced very thin and it's very
dense, with 7g fiber per "slice" and 21g carbs per slice, for an effective
carb count of 14g/slice -- and peanut butter, an "asian" salad having some
rice noodles, and some pizza). Until that time, I kept my carb count
relatively low per day.

The data from my ride:

75.4 miles (the farthest I've ever ridden)
5:41 total time
13.3 mph
average HR of 144 (79% of my max HR)
about 1 hour spent at 90% of my max HR or above
about 3.5 hours spent at 80% of my max HR or above
about 5,000 calories burnt according to my HR monitor
about 4,000 or so feet gained
about 112 ounces of water gulped
about 1/2 hour lying on the floor, unmoving, after getting home

I might've had a higher HR, but I changed the chain on my bike last week,
and apparently the previous chain had stretched and basically ruined the
cogs on the rear cassette. So, anytime I put too much pressure on the
pedals, the chain would jump. I couldn't stand on the pedals and couldn't
go as fast on some sections as I'd have liked.

Two short weeks before my major ride!

--
Bob M
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Bob M wrote:
|| In preparation for my century (100 miles) a mere two weeks from now,
|| I rode 75.4 miles today. I lifted weights Monday (no squats, just
|| leg presses), rode 20 miles Tuesday, rode 18 miles Thursday, lifted
|| weights Friday (including squats), so I did so some carb loading
|| yesterday (fruit, "bread" -- called "fitness bread," it's sliced
|| very thin and it's very dense, with 7g fiber per "slice" and 21g
|| carbs per slice, for an effective carb count of 14g/slice -- and
|| peanut butter, an "asian" salad having some rice noodles, and some
|| pizza). Until that time, I kept my carb count relatively low per
|| day.
||
|| The data from my ride:
||
|| 75.4 miles (the farthest I've ever ridden)
|| 5:41 total time
|| 13.3 mph
|| average HR of 144 (79% of my max HR)
|| about 1 hour spent at 90% of my max HR or above
|| about 3.5 hours spent at 80% of my max HR or above
|| about 5,000 calories burnt according to my HR monitor
|| about 4,000 or so feet gained
|| about 112 ounces of water gulped
|| about 1/2 hour lying on the floor, unmoving, after getting home
||
|| I might've had a higher HR, but I changed the chain on my bike last
|| week, and apparently the previous chain had stretched and basically
|| ruined the cogs on the rear cassette. So, anytime I put too much
|| pressure on the pedals, the chain would jump. I couldn't stand on
|| the pedals and couldn't go as fast on some sections as I'd have
|| liked.
||
|| Two short weeks before my major ride!

Good job. Your numbers are similar to mine, except I haven't been over 70
miles yet. The problem now is my feet...either my toes get all weird or the
bottom of the feet, right below where the pedal is, start burning like hell.
That's what happened yesterday. The Brooks saddle is working out great!

Sounds like it's time for you to get a new cassette. I bought a new one
when I got my new wheels.

For my ride yesterday, I had an apple the day before, some gatoraide and
poweraid before, some chicken breast before leaving, a balance bar about
halfway, and gatoraide during (I took powder with me so I could mix some
more). I had another chicken breast after I got back.

Bob M wrote:
|| In preparation for my century (100 miles) a mere two weeks from now,
|| I rode 75.4 miles today. I lifted weights Monday (no squats, just
|| leg presses), rode 20 miles Tuesday, rode 18 miles Thursday, lifted
|| weights Friday (including squats), so I did so some carb loading
|| yesterday (fruit, "bread" -- called "fitness bread," it's sliced
|| very thin and it's very dense, with 7g fiber per "slice" and 21g
|| carbs per slice, for an effective carb count of 14g/slice -- and
|| peanut butter, an "asian" salad having some rice noodles, and some
|| pizza). Until that time, I kept my carb count relatively low per
|| day.
||
|| The data from my ride:
||
|| 75.4 miles (the farthest I've ever ridden)
|| 5:41 total time
|| 13.3 mph
|| average HR of 144 (79% of my max HR)
|| about 1 hour spent at 90% of my max HR or above
|| about 3.5 hours spent at 80% of my max HR or above
|| about 5,000 calories burnt according to my HR monitor
|| about 4,000 or so feet gained
|| about 112 ounces of water gulped
|| about 1/2 hour lying on the floor, unmoving, after getting home
||
|| I might've had a higher HR, but I changed the chain on my bike last
|| week, and apparently the previous chain had stretched and basically
|| ruined the cogs on the rear cassette. So, anytime I put too much
|| pressure on the pedals, the chain would jump. I couldn't stand on
|| the pedals and couldn't go as fast on some sections as I'd have
|| liked.
||
|| Two short weeks before my major ride!

Good job. Your numbers are similar to mine, except I haven't been over 70
miles yet. The problem now is my feet...either my toes get all weird or the
bottom of the feet, right below where the pedal is, start burning like hell.
That's what happened yesterday. The Brooks saddle is working out great!

Sounds like it's time for you to get a new cassette. I bought a new one
when I got my new wheels.

For my ride yesterday, I had an apple the day before, some gatoraide and
poweraid before, some chicken breast before leaving, a balance bar about
halfway, and gatoraide during (I took powder with me so I could mix some
more). I had another chicken breast after I got back.