Well, I'd definitely be interested. Mostly 'cause I like to ride with you. :)
V.
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Well, I'd definitely be interested. Mostly 'cause I like to ride with you. :)
V.
Hi ladies , Can I inquire what brevet training is? Curious to know. TIA Jennfier :rolleyes:
A brevet is a long distance, self supported ride. A brevet series typically involves rides of 200k, 300k, 400k and 600k - and sometimes 1200k. "Brevet training" is simply training for brevets.
My goals are many, so I anticipate having to scale back a bit as time goes on!!
1) Complete a century a month for 2007 (don't ask me why...DH and I are nuts :rolleyes: )
2) Complete the Blood, Sweat and Gears century in June
3) Improve my speed and bike handling skills (I know I need to define these goals better eventually)
4) investigate racing opportunities in my area
5) sign up and complete Assault on Mt Marion (so that I can qualify for Mitchell)
6) commute at least 1 day a week (hopefully more) ALL YEAR this year
7) plan and excute one short self-supported tour next summer with DH (local)
I'd also like to plan on doing 6-Gap and Bridge to Bridge, but I don't want to get too ahead of myself! :p
One of the local bike shops has a list serve and we just post our route, average speed, and where we'll meet up. I've joined the local "guys" on a ride (and was promptly dropped) and they are way, WAY too serious for me. We like to look at scenery and ride for fun, take pictures, etc.(helps us to remember why we like to ride). We generally start on a Saturday morning, say 6:30-7:00 a.m. (we aren't doing this now, since it's still dark at that time), and have a designated halfway point where we meet to make sure everyone's there - we call this "no rider left behind". We usually go 35-60 miles average 14-17 mph. Having the list serve really helps get these going.
We've also found that each ride is joined by someone who didn't want to go with the "guys" because they are so fast (22-26 mph :eek: ). I would like more women to join us as I'm usually the token female. I do, however, LOVE passing some young male while going up hill. Makes me KNOW I'm strong!!
The first ride we set up we had ourselves and 2 other people. We average 10-12 now. We've found that drivers treat us much better when there are a number of us.
Lorie
I'd also like to do the Mickelson Trail. I live in SD, but on the otherside of the state. I don't know if I want to do the full trail in one day (there's an organized ride toward the beginning of the season) or do the 3 day version so that I can enjoy the scenery (organized tour at the end) more. However, I think a two day version would be about perfect too.Quote:
Originally Posted by eclectic
Anyway, I started riding at the end of July 05. I got a hybrid then. Last season I got my road bike, but got a late start due to a broken arm. I still managed my first century in an MS150 tour.
I hope to do the Tour de Kota, I realized last year that I'd have to start riding earlier in order to do it comfortably. I will do the MS150 again from Sioux Falls. And if things go REALLY well... maybe I'll try the W.R.A.T.H ride (Weekend Ride Around the Hills: the Rapid City MS150... Though that still seems to be brutal for my rookie legs). We'll see how hilly this year's Tour de Kota is.
I also want to keep running. I'm knocking at 4 miles now. Just under 12 min/miles. Still slow, so I'd like to get a bit better at that just for myself.
Oh! We don't bike to restaurants either and then bike back. My tender stomach turns just thinking of it! We just like the company, but we don't want to be in "race mode" for it. We've also made some really good biking friends this way as a bonus!!
Lorie
BTW I've also found through these rides that some of the other professors here are riders as well and had NO IDEA I rode.....wait.......shouldn't the bike rack on my car and the bike/triathlon stickers on the back window be a hint? What about all the bike pictures in my office?.....well, maybe I'm just too subtle about my love of all things "bike"........maybe not.....:rolleyes:
Pyannyplayer~
Thanks for the info on the Tour of the Ozarks~ I'm going to put it on my cycling calendar for next year. Your Saturday riding group sounds like loads of fun (wish I lived closer to Rolla so I could join you guys.......:rolleyes: ). I fly fish down in your area sometimes. I should do a joint cycling/fly fishing weekend sometime next summer (if you wouldn't mind me tagging along!)
Cheers!
Teresa :)
Wooo Hooo for 2007!!!
My goals:
1) Not brake anything while getting used to my new Shimano Ultegra pedals.
2) Ride to my friend Karen's house.
3) Ride the Early Bird Ride on Tuesday mornings.
4) Complete a metric century.
Hopefully, I will meet and exceed all of my 2007 goals. :D
Thankyou :)Quote:
Originally Posted by maillotpois
I was thinking about doing 2 day at least and probably 3 day so we can see the sites and maybe a few side tripsQuote:
Originally Posted by Hammer
when is the Tour de Kota? i would like to have more info on that (although you still have wind too don't you? - I am in Nodak)
Way to go on the running :) I am at 2 miles at 10.5 min/mile - hope to be up to 5 miles by next summer AND if all goes well down to a 10 min mile.
Do a sprint tri;
Do the Stelvio again, and do a >100 km alpine ride.
Manage a century in the flat and 2500 m ascent.
Exceed the 2500 km I did this year.
Manage swimming 1 km and running 20.
My 2007 cycling goals are pretty simple (and, like mlove, pretty modest in comparison to some of you ladies!):Quote:
Originally Posted by mlove
~Commute a bare minimum of 6x/month April-October~
~Ride a half-century at least twice~
~Ride 1500 road miles in 2007~
~Enjoy my bike!~
1. A charity ride of 2 days or more
2. One century
3. A self-supported tour of 3 days or more
2000 miles. More commuting to work. A few more rides on my single bike with the "big kids"
fun..
Well, the last couple years The TDK has been at the beginning of June. They haven't released the info yet. Yes, there is still wind. I don't think a person can really avoid that. :D I haven't done the ride yet, I've had friends that have. I think the key is to find a group that you can draft with.Quote:
Originally Posted by eclectic
Here's the website to watch: http://www.argusleaderbiketour.com/
For 2007
1. Upgrade from sport to expert for mountain bike racing
2. 3000+ miles in the saddle
3. Kick some butt in Cat 3 cyclocross races and pick up a little prize money in every race.
4. Do a few Cat 4 road races and crits...and show the roadies that mountain bikers can represent.
5. A top 30 finish at the Chequamegon 40
6. Not break any bones or get injured
WOW the beginning of June that doesn't give much seat time before hand especially if we have a late spring. guess I'll have to make sure i stay on the trainer if I decided to do that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hammer
Candisc discourages pacelines but hey those two days that were 30 mph+ headwinds everyone would have died had it not been for drafting. It was hard for the person pulling to stay out front for more than 1 mile.
Thanks for the web site - I'll have to keep this in mind and see if it works out
We have cycling classes through the University PhyEd program... So I've been doing that this fall. It's sort of hard for me to do it in the Spring, work keeps me away for much of Jan. and Feb. But, I'll try doing it next semester too.Quote:
Originally Posted by eclectic
Pacelines make me nervous too. And actually, now that you mention it, I have read that the Tour de Kota discourages them too. However, I've done other rides with people and followed behind them. They're people that I knew, plus a couple others... It seems generally that groups stick together and pick up a couple others occasionally. We're not talking 20 people... maybe 6 - 10 maybe? At most? Though a small crash happened during the MS150, I wasn't a part of it. Everybody ended up being ok... one person trashed their bike though. :(
Deb - you can accomplish both of your first two goals in one weekend! Come on out and do the Great Mass Getaway in June. There is a century option on Day 1, then we stay at Mass Maritime overnight, and then 75 the second day... This is a GREAT event, and I will be doing my 5th this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by DebW
SheFly
Hi all
In 2007 I would like to continue to be confident about cycling on my own and to remember that I started cycling on my own when I was a teenager and that I can do it again.
However, today I was cycling and suddenly had the crazy idea to do a long-distance sponsored cycle ride to raise money for a few charities that are important to me, to raise awareness of the sustainable transport charity that I work for and to arrive in London in time for the Tour de France to exorcise a few demons.
The last time I did a sponsored bike ride I set myself the challenge of riding 280 miles by commuting to work in the month of Feb (a cold and dark month). With 8 miles to go and a week ahead of schedule, I came off my bike and ended up in hospital. however, it worked in my favour - I got more sponsorship because people felt sorry for me...
So, I am going to give a big sponsored ride some serious thought.
Here's to independence in whatever guise it might take.
:)
P
xx
As a recent “returnee” to cycling after approximately 30 years, my goals for 2007 are much more modest than most of you. I think it is great idea to set specific goals that are measurable and attainable. In the next couple of years, I hope to be able to put something in like- finish a century, etc. Reading everyone else’s goals gives me hope- the women of TE are truly inspiring!
1. Buy a road bike (have a Terry hybrid now)
2. Attend a skills/training class or camp to improve
my cycling and bike maintenance skills
3. Finish a metric century
4. Join a local bike club
5. Make it all the way up the Maple Corner Farm hill
without walking- (my personal nemesis)
6. Lose 20 pounds (I guess that is not a cycling goal,
but it sure would help with goal #5)
7. Most important- Have fun!!!!!!!
Great goals!Quote:
Originally Posted by bambu101
I think we all have a #5 in our lives - I finally did "my hill" and now it is to get up faster! - it never ends :) And I have discovered a couple of others I need to try
Re #6
Everyone talks about lightening up their bikes, I just decided 20 lbs off my body would be cheaper :D
My cycling goals for 2007 are quite modest. I've had arthritic knees for years and, as a result, haven't done much riding due to the pain. I had my right knee joint replaced six months ago and have tentative plans to get the other one replaced next year. I've just started riding again. Very short rides, no mileage goals for now. My ultimate goal for next year is to have some pain-free rides toward the end of the year and then look forward to 2008 to really get back to regular cycling.
Jean
I have a number of smallish goals that I want to accomplish next season but they mostly involve, go faster, further, and longer.
1. I want do a century ride next summer.
2. I want to ride to Vernon and back.
3. I want to climb Anarchist Mountain as fast as the boys.
4. And my real challenge - I want to do the Banff to Jasper ride with my husband and his brother next June. It's a little over 300 km, over the Icefields Parkway which has very unreliable weather especially in June, two summits, and it has to be done all in one day. I think I could do it but I would be slower than them and I can't hold them back because they want to beat their last time. So I haven't quite figured out how I can manage it because I suppose I'll end up beng on my own much of the ride. Do I just join them for part of it or do I really try to to the whole ride? I guess I will just train the best I can and see where I'm at next June.
5. In keeping with the #5 theme - I want to climb Gordon Hill in less than 4 minutes.
When is the Banff to Jasper ride?
V.
I am just starting to think about my goals for next year. I think they will focus on just a few things:
- Work on technical skills, like descending and cornering
- increase my average speed just a tiny bit by consistently riding with people who are faster than me
- Try to avoid my late summer "break down" that comes from too much time on the bike. Learn to rest well.
- Improve my core strength (already started on that)
- mountain bike more
- Do another century, maybe 2 this year
- Lead a short series of late winter/early spring warm up rides with my husband
- Take a vacation where I bring my bike and ride, but it's not a bike tour (i.e. relax a little)
V - They want to do it in June (probably Fathers Day weekend?). BIL's wife and I will drive and I'm going to ride parts. But I'd really like to do the whole thing. Dh was encouraging me to but I reminded him that I wouldn't be able to keep on the hill climbing and he agreed. It's already a long day. I really don't want to hold them back so I have thought about riding with them as far as I can and then encouraging them to go ahead when they start to lose me. My SIL can pick me up if I pack it in... I guess the hardest thing would be to do the training in winter/spring. We're going to Europe in July he wants to do the ride before he leaves.Quote:
Originally Posted by Veronica
I'm interested too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Veronica
Ahhh... so it's a ride you guys do on your own - explains why I couldn't find it in my Google search.
Sounds like a cool ride. if you did it the weekend after I could be tempted...Our last day of school is the 14th. A driving vacation to Canada could be fun. Oops...It's like a 4 day drive just to get there! EEK!
Still it's on my one day I want to see list.
V.
Well there are organized Banff-Jasper rides that go over several days. I think the BC Randonneuring club has info about one on their website.
b
My goal for 2007 is to get back on the bike! My mom has had some major health stuff going on this year (she's currently at my house recovering from back surgery on 11/16), then I had to have a cycling related surgery that seemed to take forever to heal:rolleyes: needless to say I ended up with barely over 1000 miles on the year :eek: Down about 4000 miles from last year. :( So, my goal is to break in the Brooks saddle I bought (lord help me) and to get my cycling legs back. Lots of riding and lots of hill repeats to get back to the level I was at...
in July or somewhere thereabouts, a friend and I are tentatively planning to take the Amtrack to Seattle... then ride south for 2 weeks as far as we can... we'll ride as far as we wanna, and take days off as needed... no set schedule, just ride the coast. :) BUT, that means I gotta get on the saddle!
After a year off because of surgery (December 2005 had the surgery) I am trying hard to get back into my pre-surgery fitness. Actually I did begin riding both my mountain and road bikes the end of August but not like before.
But here are the goals I have set for myself:
1. A lot more mountain biking this winter
2. Serious road training beginning the end of February first of March for the
STP (Yep, my daughter and I have decided to ride the 2007 STP!)
3. Participate in my mountain bike club's annual 4 hours of adrenalin in April
4. Start leading rides again (for my mountain bike and road bike clubs)
5. Ride the classics this spring to help me get in shape and they are:
a. Daffodil Classic in Orting in April
b. Historical Lewis County Bicycle Ride in Chehalis in May
c. Apple Century Bicycle Ride in Wenatchee in June
d. And the STP in July!
Sue :p
I have a few 'key' goals...
5000km on the road
Get placed in the Club Champs TT in my category
Do a good (possibly great) time in the East Coast North Island TT in my category
Be competitive in my grade at Ramblers (the local club) with a view to moving up another grade by the end of the year
Lose another 10kgs to make my power:weight ratio better on the uphill rides
AND... since reading this thread... I hope to read that Mallio and BikingMom are back on there bikes in 2007 and loving it again... and that BikerChick is able to find time again for her riding.
Mine:
1. 3,000+ miles next year. I fell about 500 miles short this year due to my riding buddy being so sick.
2. Kick the Tri-County Hillhopper's butt in February. Usually it kicks mine. :o
3. Try mountain biking (hmmm need to buy a bike)
4. Duathalon
5. Keep up running to cross train. I found myself casting it aside this year and really losing my base for running. Now I am not enjoying it.
Mine:
1. Ride more. Lots more.
2. Do the MS150. And finish it.
3. Get some Ultegra action on my bike. Drrooooooolllll...
4. Sustain 15 MPH as my base speed.
5. Do the ride from Houston to Shiner in May. Beer is tasty. Find a ride home.
6. Start commuting on the bike. (I don't even live that far from work!!)
7. Ride more.
P.S. I want to make it up a hill without feeling like I'm going to die. And also want to leave some certain people in my dusty wake...
I want to do the Austin to Shiner route. DH did Houston to Shiner in 2004 on a Mountain Bike! I have been saying I would do the ride since, but had conflicts both years. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Meaux
I think the one from Houston is an actual sponsored ride, isn't it? I read something about it and DH and I have been drooling about it ever since. I'm a Shiner girl! I've been trying to talk my step-father into doing it with us. He used to be a really serious rider when he lived in Missouri, but when he moved down here, his bike got stolen. :( He's borrowing a bike from a friend and I really want him to do that. If you do the ride, let me know, I'm always interested in meeting people from the forum!Quote:
Originally Posted by Aggie_Ama
Ok. Time to commit. My goals for 2007:
- get back on the bike ASAP come Spring.
- not cheat on commuting daily by bike or on foot.
- make it to Hell'n'back (24k each way -- I've done better than that distance last year, but not with those hills).
- once I make that goal, set myself new ones such as Hell'n'back without "crosstraining" on the hills, or the long route 'round the lake and through the woods.
Actually the Shiner Bash has 3 routes, all on the same day. One starts in Katy, one in South Austin and one in San Antonio. All roads lead to Shiner, TX though! DH said not counting the BP MS150 (Houston to Austin) it is the best ride in terms of support and fun. We plan to do it this year!Quote:
Originally Posted by Meaux
We will be skipping the MS150 this year (we did it 2005 and 2006). I hope the Shiner Bash lives up to DH's hype. :)