I was working on a "pre-season" write up for Bike Shop Girl and I thought I would chime in over here.
What are you ladies planning for 2010? What's your goal races, and just goals?
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I was working on a "pre-season" write up for Bike Shop Girl and I thought I would chime in over here.
What are you ladies planning for 2010? What's your goal races, and just goals?
My goals involve some bike tours, and so my training will be geared toward those trips. At least one of those trips will include a century. The club in my town is starting a weekly ride near my house on Tuesday afternoons, and I really want to do those rides so I will!
I think it would be really cool to ride my bike every single day, even if it's just around the block. That's one of my goals, too, and it's a hard one because things come up, but I'm going to try.
I'd like to repeat the HIM I did this year... and maybe break the 6 hour mark. Other than that I may try to do a few olympics as well earlier in the season. Last year the only race I did was the HIM.
Tulip- I think riding your bike every day is a fabulous goal - and one I certainly aspire to. Cool, rainy weather has been putting me off lately - especially combined with the fact that I get home after dark now.
My goals for 2010 are on holding, pending results from a knee MRI. Once I know what I'm looking at there, I'll be able to set more reasonable goals. I definitely want to ride a century. Other than that, too early to tell.
I'm going to continue riding my bike 100 miles a week. It's a good amount for me. I should add I didn't ride at all for 6 weeks last year, which I'm guessing will be the case again this year, but you get the idea. I don't ride if it's icy, just to meet my goal.
I don't race. My goal next year will be the 70-mile version of the Livestrong Challenge in Philadelphia. It will be my 5th Livestrong ride and my 8th ride in support of the LAF. I'll be happy to finish in the same time as previous years (at approx. 13.5 mph) and with minimal pain.
My other goal is to have fun and enjoy riding my bike.
My goals
* Be able to hang with the 'fast crew' on our Tuesday night club rides, even on the hill that is my nemesis, by the end of the season next year.
* Improve my cardio so that I don't feel like I'm gonna die when I dismount and run for cyclocross races.
* Improve moving mount/dismount for cyclocross. Fewer bruises from my pedals would be nice :cool:
Bringing my average riding speed up to 20-22 mph on my own (without a group to help) on most rides...
Doing my first track riding without killing myself
Making it up that really, really steep part on the MTB (I pulled the bike over on myself there last time I did it)
DBF wants me to get my race license and start doing some road races, I am not sure. Maybe.
Livestrong San Jose and Austin, HHH
I'm playing it by ear. At the very least, fewer days in the hospital than this year. :D
My goal is to unload, I mean sell this house.
I have three cycling/fitness goals for next year:
1) do my first TRI (sprint) in May & if I like it - a second one over the summer some time.
2) ride the Crater Lake Century in August
3) ride/move more in general - which will happen by default just trying to do the first two goals!
Every year I don't set particular goals.
I just ride as much as I can without having my time overly dominated by cycling which is approx. 3,500-6,000 kms. annually. (This yr. will be the highest beyond 6,000. Am exceeding personal cumulative annual.)
Be minimally fit that I can do several long hills in 1 day. Maintain my weight. Every summer, do several 100+ kms. day rides.
Does that make sense?
I tend not to become too rigid/enslaved to cycling goals, just so I can adjust to life's unexpected events ahead. Just as long as I am healthy, fit and can cycle for several hrs. This has worked for me in the last 17 yrs. of regular cycling to stay motivated and happy with cycling.
That said, it shouldn't be super hard for me to achieve the minimum..we don't have a car. :D I guess this is not doing anything for optimizing speed. But the upside is I still love cycling.
I want to say whoa, it's way too early. I am still winding down this season.
That said, I want to be in great shape for my tour of Andalucia (10 days, 8 of which are cycling and 2 walking), in May, which means starting core training and longer rides on the trainer in about 2 weeks. It also means when I get out on the road in March, I have to ramp up the miles a little more. I hardly did any long rides this year, maybe 3 50-60 milers and 4 40 milers. I also want to do a century again, even if it's the same easy one I did 3 years ago. No goal in mind with the time, but it would be nice if I could do it in 6.5 hours like last time, but I am not holding myself to it.
Not sure about the running. I've started up again, but it's almost as hard as when I started last January. I probably will drop it in March.
I want to enjoy the winter sports season, too. We have an x country ski/snow shoe trip planned in February in Craftsbury, VT. where there is always snow.
But, my biggest goal is for my body to hold up, my back to not hurt, and my bones to strengthen from, hopefully, the medication that will work.
Crankin - this is the best time of year to look back, reflect and get ready for the next season. It may not mean to start training, but to get yourself relaxed and putting your feet up is part of off-season training too!
Get back into shape from these injuries. Become a stronger racer then I was last year and actually have a sprint. Really pick and choose my races, not just do every race possible and prepare and peak for stage races.
This year is quality over quantity
This is fun!
Okay, well, I am going to try to get a really good team together for tour de cure and be the top fundraising team (we were fifth last year.)
I would like to (but not sure if I can swing the vacation time) do the Ididaride in New York, which looks fun, and hilly.
We'll do the Seacoast Century again, and since I was really happy with how we did this year, will probably just want a repeat of that.
I'm running a marathon in October.
It would be really cool if T and I could bike while we are visiting Bozeman, Montana in July.
And finally, I really want to get over the fear of falling factor on the mountain bike. So I guess that means more time on the bike!
Although not racing this time of year, I'm not ready to give it up yet.
2010:
1) Start racing some hillclimbs, which obviously means becoming more lean.2) I'll always do the occasional bike tour3) Start doing some self contained touring, with a xc trip planned hopefully in the near future.4) And although I'm not fast, perhaps some longer mtn bike races.5) I quess all of the above means that I should pay more attention to my diet HA!6) And above all else, enjoy the bike(s):D
My mom lives in Ennis, about an hour from Bozeman...try the trip from Ennis to Virginia City. One BIG hill.Quote:
Originally Posted by indigoiis
By next year I will probably be ready to return to the triathlon world but only in a sprint distance/olympic distance capacity. i can't imagine running farther than 6 miles but it should be ok.
My goal is to finish a century next year. I need to learn how to fuel properly so I don't bonk at mile 72 like this year.
And your upcoming cycling goals, BikeShopGirl?
Last night, I decided to take a ride on the first bike I found in the garage that didn't need air in the tires. It happened to be my son's size L mountain bike, but it was all good. I need to give myself permission to just go out and ride with no fuss or muss (except the helmet), and then I can be like Tulip and just try to ride a little every day. The only bike I need shoes for is my road bike, so I have lots of other bikes I can ride on the spur of the moment.
Karen
Right now, I'd be happy to get over this @#$%^! cough.
Amen to that, sister! Me, too!Quote:
Originally Posted by malkin
On another note, I want to learn to ride trails. :) Just looking for a bike.
Deb
How about attending a Ride of Silence in your community for 2010, to honor those who can no longer ride with us, while raising awareness of cyclists rights to the road, and promoting SHARE THE ROAD?
markpedal
Cross the finish line happy and healthy at the Louisville Ironman :D
1. Loose 20 pounds (I set that one every year);
2. Do half-marathon in April
3. My second sprint tri in May
4. Ride 2,000 miles
Thanks for your suggestion markpedal. I will try to make it a point to do that too and good luck to you in Louisville kacie.....That's a pretty awesome goal.
Those 20 pounds are probably already loose;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bike Chick
I think what you want to do is lose them.
Bikeshop Girl, believe me, rest is indeed on my mind now. I am not a racer, just an older recreational rider who has only been riding about 9 years. But, I've been into physically active stuff pretty much my whole adult life, so I have learned the hard way about how much activity my body can take.
My winter training is going to be more focused this year, because of my tour in May. I need to be at the same level of fitness I might not be at until June or even the beginning of July. I know this means I might need a break when I get back from the trip, or it could be a very long season...
Finish my first marathon. And do it early enough in the year that I don't sacrifice too much of my peak-season cycling.
First, I have to sign up..... I'm just terrified of pushing that button....
My goals for 2010:
1) Build up my endurance and stamina
2) Ride farther on a regular basis
3) Take myself out of town on my bike and find my way back
4) Improve overall technique (specifically climbing)and skills
5) Complete a century ride
6) Do the "Bay to Breakers" with a group from work
7) Lose 10 lbs (that one never changes-lol)
and most of all-
8) Be an aware, considerate and safe cyclist in 2010!!!!
You can do it!! Push that button!!Quote:
Originally Posted by OakLeaf
1. Get over my fear of riding downhill. (So, go for a few rides in my neighborhood at home. It's sort of hill central, and every one has a stop sign at the bottom!)
2. Lose a bit of the "freshman fifteen" that appears to have parked itself on my person.
3. Increase my distance. I'd like to do a metric century...or even an imperial one this year. This goes along with...
4. Start riding more, even if it's just a few miles a day--work, weather and my health permitting.
My 2010 goals (which will also be the year I turn 50) -
1) Complete the 100lb weight loss (35 to go)
2) Do a 2:45 half marathon - goal is Nashville in April under 3:00 and Chicago in August under 2:45 (2009 Nashville my first half was 3:39 and Chicago my current best 3:09 - speedy or a runner I am not)
3) Complete my 1st and 2nd triathlons - the Pewaukee, WI triathlon in July and the Danskin Chicago/Kenosha WI tri in Sept.
4) Make it up the steep scary hill by my house on my bike.
And maybe do my first century ride.
My 2010 goals (bicycle-wise) are:
-To stop recording how many miles I ride and fussing about what my average speed is.
-To focus more on just using my bike for fun rides, exercise, and errands.
-To have my biking be a natural part of my life instead of something separate and special that needs ritualized preparations, even for a small ride.
My goal is to turn my biking more back to what it was when I was a kid. :)
Done... ack... Cleveland, in 175 days.Quote:
Originally Posted by ny biker
I think I'll feel better about it once I've run 14 in training... more than half. Might just do that tomorrow...
Quote:
Originally Posted by Zen
Maybe she meant "turn 'em loose!"
- Complete my fall/winter commuting challenge (see thread @ Commuting)
- Enter, complete, and have fun at my first cyclocross race. There's an odd spring one on April 2nd that I think I'll try.
- Do an early season century - either May or first week of June.
- Either repeat the Copper Triangle, or up the ante and try the Triple Bypass (both tough Colorado mountain day events)
- Do my food shopping by bike, with trailer as needed, at least once/month.
This is fun....gotta keep thinking about it!
My personal goals for 2010 are -
- Do at least 3 100-mile rides
- Improve my climbing
- Possibly do another triathlon (did 2 in '08, but none in '09)
- Participate in a multi-day bike tour
Hard to think about 2010, I'm still working on my 2009 total mileage goal and the way it is looking I might be riding on New Year's Eve! :D
For 2010 I want to do at least 1 century and ride at least 2000 miles. DH and I also want to do a supported tour of some kind.