What's your typical riding week like?

[sonicmolasses]

My typical riding week is:

20 miles flat speed intervals

20 miles hills (now drills, making myself repeat the same hard hill several times)

40-70 mile club ride/fundraiser/big ride

I'd like to add another day. . .

Also, anybody add a spinning class or two to her routine?

[KnottedYet]

I commute 1-5 days a week, noodle along on a couple errands, and go for one or two longer rides just for jollies. Ususally involving iced lattes at some point.

[Pax]

Let's see, moved to Tucson just in time for "back side of the sun" heat so it's goes something like this: go to garage (where it's 110+ degrees) and look at bike, say heck with it and go in the house and stare at exercise bike, then go flop in chair and wait for Fall.

[wavedancer]

I'm trying to get in an early morning before-work ride at least 3 times a week, usually 9-14 miles.

I have been driving my mtb to work with me in the hopes of getting in a trail ride after work. So far I haven't managed to do that too often.

I try to get in one longer ride, increasing about 5 miles a week. So far I'm up to 40miles. Hope to get in 45 miles tomorrow if the rain holds off long enough.

Rainy days I hop on the trainer with Coach Troy.

I want to get up to riding 75 miles on my own a few weeks before I'm planning to do my first century in September.

[sonicmolasses]

Hurray for first century! That's an awesome goal.

I had no idea riding on Cape Cod would be so great- I was in Wellfleet last summer and did some awesome, hilly rides. I'll be back up at the end of July and can't wait!

[Grog]

The only sorta' set thing is Saturday: long ride with either my club or the boyfriend, usually in the 100 km range.

I try to ride about four more days every week, sometimes as little as 20 km, at best 60-70 km. In the winter I have a more precise schedule (hills, intervals, recovery...) because I need some sort of a framework to get me out and riding. In the shiny days like now I spend a lot of time in "recovery" mode... especially after the Saturday rides with the boyfriend (think 4 hours at 85% of my max heart rate... or higher). I live around hills so it's hills rep all the time anyway. Sometimes I hit it, sometimes I take it easy, depends on how I feel...

[Delta7]

Wednesday and Friday 31 mile round trip commute to work. Saturday or Sunday 18 - 22 mile ride (with a stop at my sister's house to show off !)

[iFKA]

I don't have any plans... When I decide I ride 50miles up (and down) the hills than couple of days nothing and than again 20-30 miles flat ride. I know that I could do better but I'm a little lazy girl and this roads around me are pretty boring to me so I don't have the motivation to ride these little everyday ride.
p.s.how do you girls motivate yourself to get on the bike when it's so hot outside and you have to ride alone?

[Veronica]

I don't really have a typical week. Since the start of the year my monthly mileage has ranged from 370 to 541 miles. In the first three months I also had a lot of time on the trainer, which I don't log as miles. It was easier to have a typical week then.

Since the start of riding season also coincided with the start of a busy time at work and socially, it's been hard to be typical. I actually think I had a better fitness level at the end of March than I do now. About the only typical thing would be that most weekends I do a long ride - usually somewhere between 60 and 200 miles.

Well I certainly don't enjoy it as much, I think I get a better, more focused workout with Coach Troy and my trainer than I do riding outside.

V.

[im4smiley]

When it isn't raining, I usually ride with groups Monday, Tuesday, Thursday usually 20-25 miles each day, and also with the Sunday group which is leisurly ride and can be around 30 miles. Saturday I do by myself usually around 30-40 miles. But it has been raining here again so less riding. I can't believe how much rain we've been getting!

[li10up]

Monday: 20 miles. Solo or with a friend.
Tuesday: Racquetball 2.5 hrs
Wednesday: 20 miles. Solo or with a friend.
Thursday: Racquetball 2.5 hrs
Friday: rest
Saturday: Club beginner ride. 17-23 miles
Sunday: Either rest, road, or mtn bike.

p.s.how do you girls motivate yourself to get on the bike when it's so hot outside and you have to ride alone?

I don't do really long rides so the heat isn't an issue with me. If I wasn't riding I'd have to be at home cooking or cleaning something. That's motivation enough for me!

[hirakukibou]

I have more of an ideal week that gets modified depending on the weather and such. I like to ride 2 or 3 days a week between 25-35 miles with a fourth day of a longer ride between 40-50. Then the weekend my SO and I go with the club on rides that are between 40-60 miles. Usually there is one or two days a week that I rest depending. Somedays, I will do a double, where I go to an appointment which is about 20 miles and then go out with a friend for a slow roll of another 15-20 miles. Those are easy (but fun) days. I don't have a set schedule but so far it works for me. I am working to have no week this summer less than 100 miles and aiming for closer to 200. We'll see. So far so good.

[marylnsky]

When it isn't raining, I usually ride with groups Monday, Tuesday, Thursday usually 20-25 miles each day, and also with the Sunday group which is leisurly ride and can be around 30 miles. Saturday I do by myself usually around 30-40 miles. But it has been raining here again so less riding. I can't believe how much rain we've been getting!

I hear you about the rain! Saturday I was so frustrated I figured I'd just go out in the rain. 30 min after I finished it stopped raining and then didn't rain again the rest of the day!

[Geonz]

Mon: commute, plus maybe the Monday "Moderate" ride, though the definition of "moderate" is, ahem... well, y'all know how that goes.

Tues: commute, and the "pedaling for pleasure" ride is on my way home, so that's another 12-15 miles.

Wednesday: Commute, and there's a show and go at 6:15 that's usuall 20 miles or so.

Thursday: Commute - and maybe, but not usually, the women's ride (it's pretty peppy so I have to have the fast bike and be up for it, and I have to be back home at 8:00).

Friday - commute; usually I go home in a roundabout way.

Commute is 15 miles, unless I broaden the loop.

Saturday: I lead the Saturday Saunter, so my competitive soul whines at me 'cause other people are getting Big Weekend Miles in. Hasn't whined loudly enough to get me out of the door in time to ride extra miles before the ride yet this year :-)

Sunday: 5 miles round trip to church, then sometimes a show and go.

Sonic: if you're going to add a day, I would at an "easy base miles" day. Your schedule is a little on the "type A" side, bordering (not sure on which side of the border) on over-training. If there's an *easy* group ride that's an excellent way to keep the inner drive from taking over.

[tulip]

I commute 28 miles four times per week for 112 during the week. I try to get in a 40ish mile ride on the weekend, but not always. I'm not a racer, though. It's just for fun and transportation.