Monthly Mileage Goal - January

[RoadRaven]

I just made mine in Xcel, Mallio

I won't lose it then!


(Cause like you, its something I do...)

[crazycanuck]

I'm working my way towards getting back on my bike. I'm doing all my strengthening exercises for the hammies & glutes so me leg doesn't wobble. (nothing like not having a pcl ligament ) I am doing most of the physio suggested exercises in the pool as it's so much easier to do one legged squats in water! (at least on the bad leg) I've borrowed a trainer & will work on making a complete circle with my right knee

So, i'm not committing to km's for Jan but i'd like to commit to spending 40min on the trainer each day if possible. I have no choice

Geez, between swimming, pilates, water based exercises, land bases exercises, beach walking, doggie walking and bike time i may actually have time to do something else!

C

[kelownagirl]

Well let's see:

January 2006 - 0 km (didn't ride yet)
January 2007 - 53 km (rode the stationary bike but didn't have a trainer)

I think I can beat that. I'm hoping to ride the trainer twice a week. One 30 km ride and one ride that may be less.

So realistically, my goal:

January 2008 - 175 km on the trainer

[makbike]

January 2008 goal is......500 miles. Most if not all be logged on my trainer - winter has arrived in the Ohio Valley and I'm a weather wimp!

[Susan126]

I am going to try and keep a spreadsheet of my riding time beginning with the new year. January will be miles I do on a trainer at the gym. The weather in January is horrible for outdoor cycling, at least for me.

Question:

The gym bikes of course do not have cyclometers with mileage. Do you think it would be okay to replace my one hour of riding in spin class with my average mileage on my real bike?

Sue

[Veronica]

I never get as many miles on the trainer in an hour as I do outside in an hour. My average speed also tends to be a bit lower on the trainer.

I think it's because I use the trainer for intervals and the soft pedaling in between sets brings down my average. My HR average is always higher on the trainer.

It's your goal, you decide what counts.

V.

[RoadRaven]

Oh... my mileage goals are all on the road

I only count my inside/spin bike training in time. So in January (mid-summer here) I have no time on trainer... but come mid-winter I have road miles and trainer time (eg, in July this year I only did 328km on the road, but I also did 628minutes inside).

Hope your legs are easing Mallio... I have never snow-skied... one day mebbe...

[kelownagirl]

Well let's see:

January 2006 - 0 km (didn't ride yet)
January 2007 - 53 km (rode the stationary bike but didn't have a trainer)

I think I can beat that. I'm hoping to ride the trainer twice a week. One 30 km ride and one ride that may be less.

So realistically, my goal:

January 2008 - 175 km on the trainer

Hmmm, don't think I'll make it. I'm just over 100km right now. I'll be lucky if I get to 125.

[jobob]

So far, I have about 350 miles in the great outdoors and about 8 hours on the trainer.

I don't have my trainer set up to calculate relative distance, but I'm not concerned about it.