Setting weekly goals and meeting them

[AutumnBreez]

Just started riding a road bike first time in Feb of this year when I got my new bike.
I started out riding 13 miles per ride, then 14mi.avg. (speed 13mph), then riding 21 miles per ride, now 30-33 miles, avg speed 14.5. After I got my cyclometer in April I began to really challenge myself and set records to base my accomplishments on.
I set a goal a week ago of riding 100 miles on my road bike. I was so excited being that I started my week on Sunday and met my goal by Friday!!
What a feeling I had after my ride on Friday, it was great. I am so glad I set this for myself, I want to do it again!

Now I am wanting to add in some weight training. Looking to try it along with 100 mile ride this week and adjust after the week to see how I feel. Don't want to overtrain, don't think I will, just have to be mindful and eat right to fill the energy tanks. I rode 33 miles without breakfast yesterday and felt tired most of the day. I had drank water on ride and some HIGH5 gel, and part of an energy bar. I don't know what else it could be. Is it too many miles? or is it not enough energy stored before ride?

I also commute to work 4 days a week on MTB but don't know the mileage exactly, I would say it is approx. 4 miles each way. (approx.32 MTB work week miles) I do not count this mileage in my 100 for the week. It is just a filler to keep me moving.

I am thankful to have all of you, it motivates me so much! Thank you! :D

What are your weekly goals??

[nuthatch]

I try to do my 60 miles of commuting (12 x 5 days) and at least 30 miles on the weekend. If I can't get outside, I try to do 10 trainer miles on that day. I count EVERYTHING! If I'm sweatin', it counts!

I've added a mini yoga stretchout to that and I'd like to incorporate weights for upper body. I've really noticed the lack of core/arm strength switching from my upright hybrid commuter to my new road bike. By about mile 30 on the weekends, my arms, neck and back are very tired from having to actually work to keep me in position! I'm having a hard time making myself fit this into my day but I have high hopes for when the school year ends and I'm not attending sixteen million school activities! :D

[AutumnBreez]

Amen! So glad school is almost out myself.
I know my kids are excited about it too! :D No doubt I was as a kid.....wait a minute... I am a kid, still :D
My body may say otherwise from time to time, but wow the mind is amazing!!

I will be one of those ladies that chase down the men cyclist to give them a smack on the bottom when I am 80 and still in my prime! :p
My inner child comes out to play

[Irulan]

be. Is it too many miles? or is it not enough energy stored before ride?

I also commute to work 4 days a week on MTB but don't know the mileage exactly, I would say it is approx. 4 miles each way. (approx.32 MTB work week miles) I do not count this mileage in my 100 for the week. It is just a filler to keep me moving.



I don't understand why you wouldn't count your commute mileage. That's 35 miles a week, or so, that you are not giving credit to.

~Irulan

[Trek420]

Irulan "I don't understand why you wouldn't count your commute mileage. That's 35 miles a week, or so, that you are not giving credit to"

and it's on a mountain bike, fat tire miles count DOUBLE. I'm with "if I'm sweatin' it counts"; walking counts, gardening counts, it all counts.

[AutumnBreez]

I had not thunk :p of it that way before... "If I'm a sweatin,I'm a countin" idea, funny thing is, I notice I sweat more with MTB. Thing is, I was not counting it in before I got my road bike. Also I am only guessing/estimating the mileage to work because I don't have a computer on MTB to tell me the distance and don't really want to say it is one thing and have it be less. Would feel bad for it. Like I was cheating myself and others for saying it is something it is not. I am funny that way. Want to know for sure before setting MTB mileage records.
I don't mean to offend those of you who MTB here but I ride my mtb for work only, and if I could I would ride my other but it is not a safe option for that area of town where work is located. I have to take alot of rough spots to get to that area of town. I prefer riding my road bike over my MTB, because I don't really like riding in the dirt/rocks/terrain I do it for work only because it is faster than sitting in traffic and getting pissed off.
Roadie at heart! But I will get puter and start to count in my sweating hours on mtb too. Thanks for caring!

[Irulan]

not offended, it just seems odd not to count it. Like if you walked two miles to work every day but didn't count it as exercise because you were going to work.

~I

[SadieKate]

Yep, if your mode of transporation requires re-loading of carbs and not fossil fuels you should count it. Heck, I count my weekend errands which are done by bike and require that I haul a trailer or a heavy messenger bag. Besides, I should get credit for all the strange looks I get when towing a 10 ft tall tree home in my trailer.

[Veronica]

What no pictures of the tree in the trailer?

V.

[SadieKate]

Oh, sorry. I'll have to go see if the nursery will loan me one just for a photo session.

[RoadRaven]

I count everything too - on the trainer or in the paddock on the mountain bike or just along the road for a few kms with the younger kids

Its all training, even though like you Autumn, I much prefer the sleek lines and weightlessness of my road bike.

Count the lot, it all improves strength and fitness

[caligurl]

i don't really have a weekly goal... except to get at least 60 miles in monday-friday... (that's 15 miles after work.. 4 of the days...) weekend bring what they may.... sometimes 30... sometimes 100! :D

i have/had a yearly goal of 5000 but i think i may have to up that since i'm past the 1/2 point and still have a month and a half to go on the first half of the year!

[AutumnBreez]

I will count it for now on.....
If I sweat I will count :D
Ride my dh, get some mileage out of him! :p

[CorsairMac]

I put a simple, cheapier cylometer on my MTB. Since I"m riding a virtual RAAM, you better betcha EVERY mile on Every bike counts (ok...maybe not the "i'm tooling around in front of the house to check a change I made" rides) I think I paid $15 max for it. It tells me max sp, miles travelled, and ATM/Stopwatch. When Snow and I go MTB'ng, those miles count!! :D I'm with the "if I'm riding, I'm counting" train! As for being tired, you didn't eat breakfast which would sound to me like you didn't have any fuel in the tank. And when the tank is empty, you're pulling energy from the wrong areas of your body and it takes a while to rebuild that. MommaMac says, don't skip breakfast! :cool: