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. 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

Daniel Hoffmeister wrote:
|| 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 have yet to find the need to lie on the floor. What's that about?

||| 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 have yet to find the need to lie on the floor. What's that about?


When I first started riding in the summer of 2001, I would get so tired that
after I walked in the door, I would lie down on the cool tile of the kitchen
floor and rest. Eventually, I didn't need that, but I remember those days of
trying to appear not-tired in front of my cycling buddies. Cycling is one
sport that shows you your progress relatively fast.

Pat in TX

"Roger Zoul" wrote in message ...
Daniel Hoffmeister wrote:
|| 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 have yet to find the need to lie on the floor. What's that about?

lack of carbs no dount.

"Roger Zoul" wrote in message ...
Daniel Hoffmeister wrote:
|| 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 have yet to find the need to lie on the floor. What's that about?

lack of carbs no doubt.

||| 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 have yet to find the need to lie on the floor. What's that about?


When I first started riding in the summer of 2001, I would get so tired that
after I walked in the door, I would lie down on the cool tile of the kitchen
floor and rest. Eventually, I didn't need that, but I remember those days of
trying to appear not-tired in front of my cycling buddies. Cycling is one
sport that shows you your progress relatively fast.

Pat in TX

"Roger Zoul" wrote in message ...
Daniel Hoffmeister wrote:
|| 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 have yet to find the need to lie on the floor. What's that about?

lack of carbs no doubt.

"Roger Zoul" wrote in message ...
Daniel Hoffmeister wrote:
|| 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 have yet to find the need to lie on the floor. What's that about?

lack of carbs no dount.