Team Estrogen on BikeJournal.com

[CorsairMac]

The guy in "first" place in the virtual RAAM group lives in Australia and commutes to work then rides a centuary just for fun when he gets home! :eek: We've actually talked about starting a new RAAM thread when Chris reaches Atlantic City, NJ and "turns around" to ride back across America!! Most of the high mileage people (a couple are women btw) are brevet riders - the #1 rider for 2004 on BikeJournal rode (correct me if I'm wrong) I believe something like 14,000!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: But let me tell ya - they all think its cool some of us are trying to ride 3000 for a year. No real egos there - just like here!

[BikeMomma]

Wow, what a great training tool for busy moms and career gals!

I added this evening as BikeMomma there also, and entered my two most recent rides. I'll update my log after my ride tomorrow and see where I get. I reeally need a heart monitor now. Extra incentive! :p

[SnappyPix]

Signed up too. Can't believe I've done that many miles :eek: , but double checked and it seems to be right :) - commute by bike every day, so it's clocking the distance up. Gonna be fun to see how many miles we all cycle over the year - what a great incentive!

[SnappyPix]

Had to enter my bulk mileage to bring it up to date, though - but will add as-and-when from now on.

[Dogmama]

Very cool. I've been a member, but never used it because I can track mileage faster on a spreadsheet. So, I also joined TE. I just lumped my YTD mileage in.

When I pulled up individual stats for TE, I only saw 3 people (not me :( ) Does it take a bit for the info to upload?

[nuthatch]

Did you add the club to your "club affiliations" on your profile page and make TE your primary club? I had trouble with this at first, too. I think that's what I had to do to make myself appear.

[Dogmama]

Yup - did all that. It might take a bit to upload.

[nuthatch]

I can see you on there, Dogmama. Maybe this link will work for you - http://www.bikejournal.com/club_home.asp?clubID={87168352-AB1B-4287-AC26-4451851AEC05}

[CorsairMac]

I saw you there too Momma - so far there are 9 of us and darn you Snappy - you just had to knock me outta #1 didn't ya! :D Now I gotta go out and ride today to play catch up for all the time I've missed! (can you tell I'm a middle child?) Ditto on the how much fun it'll be to see everyones miles!!

[SnappyPix]

I have visions of us all being racing snakes in a few months to come - pretending that we're not competitive at all, but finding ourselves glued to the stats, pedalling like billy-o, to keep in the running! Think this is gonna be a huge kick start to my spring training, if nothing else (not competitive at all, but don't like to be left behind! :rolleyes: )

Hoping the weather's nice tomorrow, and might just squeeze another 40-50 on there ...

[kimberly]

Thanks ladies, I've been using bikejournal since the first of the year as "Go-Dog-Go". (Moms will know...it's a Dr. Seuss book about dogs going places). The highlight of my day is logging in miles and trying to stay in the top 300 (barely). I also count trainer miles, though the weather has to be really nasty-for N.C. that just means sleet/snow/freezing rain combination- before I'll get on the trainer instead of riding the roads. I'll look for you ladies in the journal. Kimberly

[jobob]

Thanks for setting these up, nuthatch & SadieKate! I've been using bikejournal.com since nearly the first month I started road riding (which was a year ago December), and it's fun & gratifying to look back at my old entries to see how I've progressed. I had gotten out of the habit of entering my rides this past summer but I started keeping track again in December.

[nuthatch]

I have visions of us all being racing snakes in a few months to come - pretending that we're not competitive at all, but finding ourselves glued to the stats, pedalling like billy-o, to keep in the running!


This is so great that so many of us are already BJ users!

Maybe we should pick another women's team to "ride against" on BJ. That'll give us the team spirit! I volunteer to be a domestique! ;)

[SadieKate]

The only problem is that you can assign each ride in your log to only 1 team. So, I've got mileage going to a couple different teams. I kind of like just seeing my mileage build as a whole. Plus, me, the flatlander! It's not even the end of February and I've almost climbed 10,000 ft! Woohoo! Veronica, Jobob and kim are probably just shaking their heads and saying "I did that last week," but for me this is a huge accomplishment. Yellow and her hubby took me, Bubba and Jenny up to Placerville yesterday and rode our tushes all over the foothills. Whew, short steep little grades up there but fortunately short ones. I'm having fun having a real log to see my mileage and elevation.

Might break the 10,000 ft mark today if the rain stays away as promised.

[Veronica]

I don't know that I'll keep mine updated. I keep track of my mileage through the program that came with my heart rate monitor. The website seems kind of pokey and I don't always have the patience to wait.

I've never kept track of how much I've climbed before. I think I'll add that to my personal spreadsheet.

Sarah don't compare yourself to others. In fact I'm probabaly going to take myself off the public journal just because I don't want to see how I stack up. I'm too competitive that way and it takes the fun out of it. That's why my primary goal this year is to ride more miles than I did last year. Comparing my performance only to myself keeps me happier. :)

V.

[Dogmama]

I don't know that I'll keep mine updated. I keep track of my mileage through the program that came with my heart rate monitor. The website seems kind of pokey and I don't always have the patience to wait.



Veronica, I'm probably going to enter my mileage weekly. I, too, don't have much patience and I'm getting "timed out" messages too frequently.

[nuthatch]

I also will be updating mileage once or twice weekly - I love the site but it's outgrowing its servers at lightening speed. I know Slantz appreciates all the help he can get with funding upgrades. Thanks to everyone who joined the team.

[Susan126]

Thank you for sharing the bikejournal site. I really like it a lot. I signed up as Sue368. I hope to keep posting my rides there. Maybe this will help me to ride more. I have been slacking off the last few months. Winter blahs. Worst case this year, too! I own two treks. A road bike, 2200 WSD (2002) and a xc full suspension mountain bike, Fuel EX7 WSD (2005 a birthday present from my husband this month). Love both of them.
Sue

[nuthatch]

Cool pix! Hang in there and think spring!

[AutumnBreez]

I plan to get a yellow shirt soon!
Question:
I have entered/added miles this week and last, will it count towards our club since I just joined club on the BJ site today?

[CorsairMac]

are you saying you just added your miles TO bj for the past 2 wks.....if the answer is yes, then yes it'll go on the Team Estrogen club miles.

You're there hun at something like 363 miles!! wooohoo we are women hear us roar "On Your Left"!!!!!!

(or "On Your Right" for those Other women in our group! :p )

[AutumnBreez]

LOL!!
Ya, I have been really kick'n booty lately, and paying for it today....
Yesterday I also did a kickboxing class and today....I only rode to work and back on mountain bike no road biking till tomorrow. I would have more miles if I added my mtb miles on there. I ride to work nearly everyday.

I had to estimate my miles at the beginning (2months) then I got the Cyclocomputer and know that my normal short loop is 13 miles and longer loop is about 21 to 22 depending if I take a detour or not.
I put that I had riden 300 when I started on bike journal for the YTD.
I think it is more but wanted to give myself some credit for my beginning efforts. My husband had me out there pushing hard from the get go. Had to keep up with him somewhat ya know what I mean?!

I have been learning so much from everyone here, I have got thus far due to the advice given to me and others like me. From pedaling as though you are scraping off gum from your shoe to conquering the hill with confidence....nutrition... and sooo much humor to split our guts 1000x over.
Love it here, it gets me through some tough spots. Thank you to all my TE friends!!

[Bike Goddess]

Hey Susan 126- Why don't you join some of us this July on the STP. I'm planning to ride to Castle Rock and then into Portland on Sunday. Loved the ride last year!

Love your pictures- hmmm are you a racer girl too??? :) :)

[Bike Goddess]

Hey Gang- TE is now at 12,127. Only 38,873 to go for our 50,000 goal. :) :) Bet we can do that by next fall EASY!!!! :D :D

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[nuthatch]

I'll bet we reach 50,000 by mid-summer. I don't think some of us have hit full summer stride yet, what with upcoming centuries, charity rides, etc. Shouldn't we have some sort of wonderful reward when we get to our goal? Like banana splits all around? mmmmmm....ice creaammmmm!!!

[Susan126]

Hey Susan 126- Why don't you join some of us this July on the STP. I'm planning to ride to Castle Rock and then into Portland on Sunday. Loved the ride last year!

Love your pictures- hmmm are you a racer girl too??? :) :)

Hey the STP! That is one event I have yet to do! I have been contemplating it for a few years now. I have friends who have done it and one particular friend, Julia (you go girl) who has done it the last ten years straight!

So . . . are you riding with friends this year Bike Goddess? Did you really enjoy it last year? How was the support? And no . . . I'm not a racer girl. Just a girl who loves to bike!

This just may be the year. That means I will have to start training! Argh! LOL The thing that has always stopped me were the stories about the start. How crowded and dangerous it is. Or are those tales over exaggerations?

Who's all doing it from this forum?

[Susan126]

Hey Susan 126- Why don't you join some of us this July on the STP. I'm planning to ride to Castle Rock and then into Portland on Sunday. Loved the ride last year!

Love your pictures- hmmm are you a racer girl too??? :) :)

Forgot to ask . . . you're riding to Castle Rock? That's mile 136 I believe. Where are you staying?

Also, who in this forum will be riding in the STP? I am seriously considering doing it this year. Hubby refuses to do it and thinks I'm crazy if I sign up because of all the people (8,000 at the start?) He thinks that's a bit too much. He goes for the more limited events. Like 500-800 limit.

[Bike Goddess]

Yes, the plan is ride to Castle Rock. A few people from Benicia are coming up. Some slow, some moderate, some fast riders. Tall Joe and I were just talking about it today. We figured we will probably just hang in there a moderate pace.

Last year I stayed at Castle Rock High in my tent outdoors on the lawn. It was quite comfortable!

Would love to have you come along with us. Even though there are a lot of people, I had no trouble getting through at all. I found a guy to ride with at the 1st rest stop. We rode together until Centralia where he was staying and I rode the rest of the way by myself. This year everyone, even the slow riders, are planning to ride to CR.

[Susan126]

Well I'm committed now. I signed up yesterday and sent $15.00 to the Castle Rock High Gym so that I can crash there. I found a friend to ride with. She is very slow so we decided to ride our own pace and meet up in CR. I'm looking forward to meeting everyone from this forum. We'll have to set up a meeting place at CR . . . take a group picture! :p

My hubby is still undecided. I told him he better hurry up and decide soon because room at CR may fill up fast.

[Bike Goddess]

Totally cool! :p :p

CR is very small, we won't have trouble finding each other, thats for sure! Now for training, get some centuries in and you'll be fine on the mileage. Right out of Veeder are some little hills- that was the hardest part for me as I was quite tired by then. Other than that, its just looong ride! :) :)

Let's hope for cooler weather this year- it was 100 degrees both days last year with about 95% humidityp. That was the tough part! :(

[Susan126]

Wow that's HOT! Don't forget the sunscreen! I'm so excited right now! I can't wait for July 9th! :D