2017 - 10k Plus Club

[g-boaf]

I'm out. I rode bugger all in the long, dark and cold Bendigo winter. I'm sitting at 5800 km and wont be catching up now.
Nice work everyone else

Uh, yeah you can do it. You've got the best riding months coming up.

To borrow a quote from Warthog1: "It's not that hard. Drop your head and pedal."

Come on - get on your bike and get riding!

Do some 500km weeks back to back and you'll get there before you know it.

[warthog1]

I can't commit time wise with teenage kids and other family duties along with full time work.
Much of my motivation in the past came from being competitive with other riders.
I am old and past it now and haven't found a replacement motivator that is as strong.
I'll leave it to you blokes to smash those k's out

[jasonc]

Much of my motivation in the past came from being competitive with other riders.
I am old and past it now and haven't found a replacement motivator that is as strong.

For me, signing up to an event is a good motivator

[warthog1]

For me, signing up to an event is a good motivator

I might do the ACE250 yet. I will need to improve before then though. lol

[cancan64]

I am doing the Tour Aotearoa which is a 3000km self supported mixed terrain bike packing brevet ... need a few km under my belt for that which is motivation to keep them clicking over...although a juggle with home life and I have an 800km warm up brevet coming up in November to add to the 300km+ commuting week before and after...

[Hergest]

Passed 12,000 kms this morning with 94k metres of climbing, still on track for 15k of distance.

[DavidS]

Just under 9,000 after Around the Bay, well ahead, hopefully will reach 10k in November.

DS

[Tim]

I'm a bit bit late to this party but I just hit 10,000 today.
That's been the annual target for quite a few years now.
I can sit on the couch for two months now, or aim for 12.

[g-boaf]

I'm a bit bit late to this party but I just hit 10,000 today.
That's been the annual target for quite a few years now.
I can sit on the couch for two months now, or aim for 12.

Go for 12K!

I'm still chasing Hergest down, about 500km back. I'm only doing about 270km per week at the moment, but riding well at the moment.

[jasonc]

I can sit on the couch for two months now, or aim for 12.

12? Go for 13

[Tim]

Go for 12K!

The couch isn't comfy enough for me.
It's either 3 months in bed or 3 months on the bike.
I'll go for 12.

12? Go for 13

Well, there's nearly 3 whole months left. Two of those months have got 31 days in them. The weather's improving. I feel good. Bikes are all in A1 condition.
Why-the-hell-not!!!
12999.99 sounds better. Superstitious, nah!
Only consideration is criteriums start soon, just round the corner from my place. Haven't raced in 25 years but the circuit is very close to home and there's plenty of persuasive pressure coming in from my bike mates. I won't be needing any long rides. 83 days left till NY's Eve, that's 36 km's daily average. Perfect criterium training distance.
Here come the high intensity, intervals and sprints. Bit of a change from the last eight years slow, gentle plodding.
I have a plan.
Thanks for the push.

[jasonc]

Good luck Tim

[jules21]

Only consideration is criteriums start soon, just round the corner from my place. Haven't raced in 25 years but the circuit is very close to home and there's plenty of persuasive pressure coming in from my bike mates.

crits are an efficient way of building km, as you rack them up quickly at 40 km/h

[Mugglechops]

I was in the green on Friday but I have slipped as I normally only ride during the week.

[jasonc]

11k with 168k of up

[Tim]

Looking good for 13K.
Motivation is high for upcoming crit races.
Doing two High Intensity sessions a week. Only six weeks left so not ideal timespan for big gains
Currently; Tuesdays, 6 x 1 minute (near) Max HR (95%+), 1 minute rest between reps. Adding one extra rep per week till 10 reps. If I can't maintain max HR then settle on high cadence eg. 120+ RPM. This hurts!!!
Thurs/Fridays, 2 x 12 minute High Intensity (AT) 85-95% Max HR, 10 minute rest in between. Increasing by 2 minutes each week until 2 x 20.
Riding 6 days /week, very gentle on easy days. Finished one week at above and feel reasonably fresh today.
No idea if this'll work but hoping I might speed up a bit.

[cancan64]

rolled past 13,000km this week, of which 10,000 is commuting which I also rolled past this week and 200,000 mtrs of climbing, which I also rolled past this week... funny how they all aligned in the same week

[jasonc]

rolled past 13,000km this week, of which 10,000 is commuting which I also rolled past this week and 200,000 mtrs of climbing, which I also rolled past this week... funny how they all aligned in the same week

10k commuting for me yesterday. but you are over 200kms in front of me now

[cancan64]

10k commuting for me yesterday. but you are over 200kms in front of me now

Yeh but short week for new now.... I woke up to the thunderstorm and thought that might help me... then remembered I have to fly out.... nice morning now and wet in Auckland

[g-boaf]

Go for 12K!

The couch isn't comfy enough for me.
It's either 3 months in bed or 3 months on the bike.
I'll go for 12.

12? Go for 13

Well, there's nearly 3 whole months left. Two of those months have got 31 days in them. The weather's improving. I feel good. Bikes are all in A1 condition.
Why-the-hell-not!!!
12999.99 sounds better. Superstitious, nah!
Only consideration is criteriums start soon, just round the corner from my place. Haven't raced in 25 years but the circuit is very close to home and there's plenty of persuasive pressure coming in from my bike mates. I won't be needing any long rides. 83 days left till NY's Eve, that's 36 km's daily average. Perfect criterium training distance.
Here come the high intensity, intervals and sprints. Bit of a change from the last eight years slow, gentle plodding.
I have a plan.
Thanks for the push.

Good man! Good luck with it.

I'm now at 12,000km.

[Cyclophiliac]

11,425km for me, with about 143,000m climbing.

[biker jk]

Went through 10k today with 117k of up. I'll be well down on the 15k I did last year but not too worried since I've focused on raising FTP this year and it's working.

[Hergest]

Passed through 13,000 kms this morning with a ride up to Springwood. Good to get the distance in but the surprising early heat wasn't too pleasant.

[jasonc]

12k with 180k of up

[jules21]

almost 11,800km here and that's likely to be most of it as I nurse a broken collarbone for a while