WEEK 1 RESULTS: Kim and the bear's "Ride Lots" Challenge

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Subject: WEEK 1 RESULTS: Kim and the bear's "Ride Lots" Challenge

OK, I know some of y'all are hoping we forgot about this, but a lot of y'all are out there pedaling your steadily firming buns off to meet your three-week goals. Just a couple of comments:

  • Miles shown are those properly logged into your training log for Sunday April 10 through Saturday April 16. These miles do not include those ridden and logged today (17th) or prior to the challenge start on April 10.
  • Those of you logging trainer/stationary bike/spinning time as miles, stop it! None of these vehicles go anywhere, so, regardless of what that phony-baloney odometer says, they do not travel miles. If you log them as miles, they are included in your total, so go back and edit them out.
  • Review your goals, and up them if you wish. (I upped mine to 600 so Ricci wouldn't be alone). No, you cannot lower your goal.
    • GWOZDZ, I accidentally deleted your PM so I'm not sure your goal is accurate.

    • NYtrigal, I let you in late, and assigned you a goal arbitrarily. Based on your week, that probably needs to be upped.

    • madcow, you need to up your goal and quit resting on your awesome fantastic unbelievable past accomplishments.

    • mikericci started next week off with a century today, putting my 82 miles to shame.

  • As a group, 45 participants have logged over 2,470 miles plus 6 hours 20 minutes (vonholt), but no bike purchase from will. I'm not sure if he bought 1/3 of a bike this week or not.
  • If you're under 33-1/3%, you have plenty of time to reach your goal. However if you're under 20%, possum, you need to get off the computer and ride.

So here, like it or not, is the results through April 16, arranged by percentage of goal completion:

Name

4/9 Miles

4/16 Miles

Week1

Goal

% Goal

madcow (slacker!)

57

87

30.00

50

60.00%

NYtrigal

84.84

251.85

167.01

300

55.67%

vonholt

2:25

8:45

6:20

12:00

52.78%

Micawber

90.88

162.71

71.83

160

44.89%

fraggle

89.56

200.7

111.14

250

44.46%

mitchowl

0

64.4

64.40

150

42.93%

vicvroom

76.56

159.29

82.73

200

41.37%

marmadaddy

12.8

74.33

61.53

150

41.02%

the bear

178.02

400.08

222.06

600

37.01%

hjmiii

18.4

91.7

73.30

200

36.65%

BGTwinDad

58.72

100.6

41.88

115

36.42%

Motivated

74.91

178.52

103.61

300

34.54%

jeng

75.81

127.38

51.57

150

34.38%

jldicarlo

27.6

83.98

56.38

180

31.32%

coredump

155.6

246.9

91.30

300

30.43%

infosteward

69.3

129.5

60.20

200

30.10%

autumn

50.15

95.28

45.13

150

30.09%

scuba-punk

102.15

146.55

44.40

150

29.60%

wyecrab

65.65

139.15

73.50

250

29.40%

egent

0

44.03

44.03

150

29.35%

Gwozdzilla

0

87

87.00

300

29.00%

1speed

109

180.75

71.75

250

28.70%

gullahcracker

44

100.55

56.55

200

28.28%

ride_like_u_stole_it

32

116

84.00

300

28.00%

AdventureBear

39.19

79.69

40.50

150

27.00%

kimj81

96.52

174.75

78.23

300

26.08%

Stacers

40.7

81.5

40.80

160

25.50%

macaco

37.6

83.1

45.50

200

22.75%

zia_cyclist

137.8

174.1

36.30

163

22.27%

Matteight

10.2

43.4

33.20

150

22.13%

JohnnyKay

44.55

84.25

39.70

180

22.06%

LeCrac

31.85

58.65

26.80

125

21.44%

Ozmokis

0

50.47

50.47

250

20.19%

Hawkeye

33.86

72.87

39.01

200

19.51%

kanoelani

82.32

129.54

47.22

250

18.89%

mikericci

196.8

299.74

102.94

600

17.16%

MikeB

276.7

299

22.30

175

12.74%

lingphd

72.08

101.8

29.72

250

11.89%

kmorrison

64

80

16.00

150

10.67%

ektar1960

22.5

32.7

10.20

112

9.11%

possum

17

24.27

7.27

125

5.82%

royj

20.75

29.35

8.60

200

4.30%

waskelton

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Edited by the bear 2005-04-17 5:22 PM

2005-04-17 5:29 PM
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Subject: RE: WEEK 1 RESULTS: Kim and the bear's "Ride Lots" Challenge
I will up my goal to 200. I think that will be a little more of a stretch for me. This is my first month actually training on a road bike, so I really didn't know how far I could go in a training ride.
2005-04-17 5:31 PM
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That's the spirit. Now you're at 32% of the new goal.

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2005-04-17 6:49 PM
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Subject: RE: WEEK 1 RESULTS: Kim and the bear's "Ride Lots" Challenge
I probably underestimated too. I also plead newbishness and unfamiliarity with training of any flavor. I'm still on my mt.bike too. I got skinny tires that help some but I think the limiting factor now is my backside. Nevertheless, bump me up to 200 for the challenge as well, please.
2005-04-17 8:19 PM
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Subject: RE: WEEK 1 RESULTS: Kim and the bear's "Ride Lots" Challenge
I forgot about my taper week, so I may have overestimated my goal, but I'm not going to lower it. I refuse to hurt myself for the sake of 'ride lots', however as well. I'm hoping that my next short ride "accidently" gets about 30 minutes over like my last one did. In any circumstance, I can only be a winner, because I'm on my bike and riding!!!
2005-04-18 2:12 AM
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2005-04-18 8:04 AM
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Subject: RE: WEEK 1 RESULTS: Kim and the bear's "Ride Lots" Challenge
If your goal was accurate, you should be somewhere near 33% of your total.  I think NYTrigal and Vonholt are sandbagging.  Now, you have to admire someone like mikericci, he bit off 600 miles and is only 17% of the way there!
2005-04-18 11:36 AM
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Aw man - I had to keep on scrolling down to find my name.  Only at 25% of my goal - I'm such a slacker.... 

In my defense though, it was a recovery week, so I'll be picking up the pace this week and next. 120 miles to go!!!! 

2005-04-18 11:51 AM
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Those of you logging trainer/stationary bike/spinning time as miles, stop it! None of these vehicles go anywhere, so, regardless of what that phony-baloney odometer says, they do not travel miles. If you log them as miles, they are included in your total, so go back and edit them out.

Are you kidding or serious? I'm not participating in this, but I use a stationary bike, and although it doesn't move, I feel like I've gone the mileage it states--by the sheer exhaustion I feel at the end of the workout!
2005-04-18 11:54 AM
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DOH!

Still no bike.. but I should have one this week. And I guess once I get it I can up my goal to actually include riding the bike .. right?

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2005-04-18 12:14 PM
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sharonnagy5 - 2005-04-18 10:51 AM Those of you logging trainer/stationary bike/spinning time as miles, stop it! None of these vehicles go anywhere, so, regardless of what that phony-baloney odometer says, they do not travel miles. If you log them as miles, they are included in your total, so go back and edit them out. Are you kidding or serious? I'm not participating in this, but I use a stationary bike, and although it doesn't move, I feel like I've gone the mileage it states--by the sheer exhaustion I feel at the end of the workout!

  1. This is a mileage-based challenge, plain and simple, no pseudo miles counted. Those were the rules set down at the start. The idea is to enjoy this onset of spring and get out and ride.
  2. Odometers on stationary /spinning bikes are notoriously innacurate. You should be focusing on intensity (HR) and time.

2005-04-18 12:23 PM
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Ok--I get it.
2005-04-18 2:47 PM
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Sweet!

Just got a call from the LBS and the bike I have been waiting on is IN!

Owner also said he had some clipless pedals he was gonna toss in as a freebie.

Now hopefully I can get out to the shop today.

ws
2005-04-18 4:14 PM
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Dang... 105 miles to go. 4 days to do it in... *sigh* Hopefully I get my road bike back before Friday

-Frank
2005-04-19 9:06 AM
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Motivated - 2005-04-18 8:04 AM

If your goal was accurate, you should be somewhere near 33% of your total. I think NYTrigal and Vonholt are sandbagging. Now, you have to admire someone like mikericci, he bit off 600 miles and is only 17% of the way there!


My total actually includes my long sunday ride, since when I`m looging my workouts here (Japan), it`s usually the previous day in the States. As of the end of the day on Saturday I was at 37.5% of my goal. This is a bit higher than 1/3, so I`ll increase my goal by 2 hours (for a total of 14 hours post 4/9).

Thanks for keeping us honest!
2005-04-19 9:19 AM
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Gwozdzilla - 2005-04-18 1:12 AM  After today I am up to 113mile... 200 now seems so whimpy.

My thoughts exactly.

2005-04-19 10:26 AM
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I WILL be the first to meet my goal...


more to come tonight...



2005-04-19 10:31 AM
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waskelton - 2005-04-19 9:26 AM

I WILL be the first to meet my goal...

more to come tonight...

If you bring your bike home tonight you will be. If they keep it a couple days, I'll be over 600 miles by the weekend (after having crushed my initial goal of 300).

2005-04-19 10:42 AM
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the bear - 2005-04-19 9:31 AM

waskelton - 2005-04-19 9:26 AM

I WILL be the first to meet my goal...

more to come tonight...

If you bring your bike home tonight you will be. If they keep it a couple days, I'll be over 600 miles by the weekend (after having crushed my initial goal of 300).


HA.. you must be riding over to Jackson, MS and back to see my new shiny bike!

2005-04-19 10:56 AM
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waskelton - 2005-04-19 9:42 AM HA.. you must be riding over to Jackson, MS and back to see my new shiny bike!

Your new shiny RED bike?

2005-04-19 11:02 AM
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Not wanting to be a sandbagger here. I'm already over 300 if you add in Sunday's ride. Racing next weekend, so that won't be a whole lot of mileage, but 400 is very doable by month end. Bear, crank my goal up for me if you please.

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2005-04-19 11:07 AM
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the bear - 2005-04-19 9:56 AM

waskelton - 2005-04-19 9:42 AM HA.. you must be riding over to Jackson, MS and back to see my new shiny bike!

Your new shiny RED bike?



Well.. I'm not sure I want to disclose the color of my bike just yet
2005-04-19 9:48 PM
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2005-04-19 9:52 PM
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Well, like quite a few others on here, your initial challenge (evidently) was much too easy. Time to raise the bar. How about 100 miles by May 1?
2005-04-19 10:08 PM
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ok, my new goal is to be % wise caught up by Sunday. So how much do I have to ride to get there? C'mon math majors.....
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