Same situation as me - keeping up motivation in a headwind on the way home, knowing there are some tough hills yet to come, that's the hard part. I've put on a new cycle computer because i tend to work out a bit harder if I have some metrics to work against. Shaved 10 minutes off my ride the other day after trying to increase my average speedgretaboy wrote:
I am hoping that with time it gets a little easier. At the moment it is a real mind game within myself and my body to keep pushing.
I gotthirdlast year so I thinks is only right and fair that second place is minejasonc wrote:looks like we're all competing for second place.AdamLeMang wrote:Okay, so with a brand new BNA account, a brand new bike, a new year and a long commute (80k round trip) , let's hope I can make an appearance in the upper ranks!
Probably will not place as well this year. From mid-October I'll be driving to work because I will have to take my son to childcare the majority of the time. Then again, as my wife is at home looking after him until then I will probably not take the (one and only) car at all until then, there are going to be no car required baby related medical apts I need to go to or a month off/parental leave so hmmm... not out of the realms of possibility I could make a similar commute distance this year despite missing 2.5 months or so.Kenzo wrote: Maybe fourth or fifth really... Tailwind clocked up over 9000km in 2011, Simonn had over 8000.
7500 is my target... - hoping I can make that. I don't think I can sustain riding every day of the week.
But I can say I held first place for a few days
simonn wrote:
Headwinds suck! This time of year is sooo annoying if you live east and work west -> headwinds in both directions.
so that will leave Kenzo leading, unless I can get my back sorted out so I can do my longer commute in...gretaboy wrote:Well, I have enjoyed being first for a couple of days...now back to the pack I go.
Top stuff! A friend of mine is just starting to MTB again after blowing out to 150kg, he's down to 130kg after four months.. still smiling.gretaboy wrote:One of my goals is to drop under 100kg and the bike riding has already helped me drop 10 kilos or so already. So hopefully when I get back from my holidays and start commuting again on a regular basis I will be able to achieve this particular goal.
Gah! I really should just surrenderKenzo wrote:JasonC - noticed you squeezed into third today by 0.01 kilometres...
EDIT - Simonn just entered his ride pushing you back to fourth.
Hahaha! Nah, don't do that, Simon's commute is 24km, yours is about 21, commute over the GoBetween then back over Vic Bridges and back track the Bicentennial to your normal exit.jasonc wrote:Gah! I really should just surrenderKenzo wrote:JasonC - noticed you squeezed into third today by 0.01 kilometres...
EDIT - Simonn just entered his ride pushing you back to fourth.
just have to wait for my 38km commute (kenzo - have a look at some of the morning commutes i did the xmas week)Kenzo wrote:Hahaha! Nah, don't do that, Simon's commute is 24km, yours is about 21, commute over the GoBetween then back over Vic Bridges and back track the Bicentennial to your normal exit.jasonc wrote:Gah! I really should just surrenderKenzo wrote:JasonC - noticed you squeezed into third today by 0.01 kilometres...
EDIT - Simonn just entered his ride pushing you back to fourth.
Or just wait for his car-bound Childcare duties to kick in
week after next it'll be 52k daily work commutes. every time i hit 30 the road changes direction and i have to go up a hillKenzo wrote:LTRs first ride is >60km... and an avg of more than 34km/h!
You guys must have some nice open roads! Every time I get to >30km/h, I hit an intersection or red light or stop sign...
Then there are slower riders in front, pedestrians.. dammit! (lol).
LOL, work commutes start next week with 52k a day x 5 days. Then I'll hopefully take the lead, until then I'll just watch you guys fight it out only commuting rides!gretaboy wrote:Hey..as part of this challenge are we adding any and all rides to the total?
Livetoride wrote:Please only log your commuting rides rather than your sporting rides.
GRRRR!gretaboy wrote:Haven't ridden since friday and I am still in the lead I see hahahah...damm I am doing well
do i get a turn up there? simon is going to blow us all away shortly.Kenzo wrote:GRRRR!gretaboy wrote:Haven't ridden since friday and I am still in the lead I see hahahah...damm I am doing well
With any luck I resume the lead this afternoon, I'll take a screenshot and be happy to live in the moment.. .the one moment.
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