May 2015 Bike Bicycle Cycling Challenge

Since I haven't seen a May thread, here goes:

As Per Our Fearless Leader, CricketKate:

Welcome to our May Cycling Thread. If you are new to posting on this thread, or if you are new to cycling, We welcome you! If you are returning from a previous thread, We welcome you, too.

This thread is for anyone who rides a bike. Do you bike to work? Do you pull your children to the park? So you ride weekends? Do you spin, at home or the gym? Or, are you just starting out and remembering how much fun you had biking when you were a kid? However you choose to push your pedal, you are welcome on this thread.

I am a fairly casual person and, as such, have created a fairly casual thread. There are no rules to how or what you post. My only request is that you be kind. You may post miles, minutes, # of rides, what the scenery looks like, anything. Whatever will motivate you to get on your bike.

Please know that everyone who posts is welcome and encouraged, whether you’re riding a 100 miler on the weekend or just riding around the neighborhood.

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May 3 - rode 18 Miles for a duration of 1:57:44 (warm up and 1st MTN Bike Race of 2015)

May Totals: 18 Miles - 1:57:44 Hours

Have you all heard of the National bike challenge? (https://nationalbikechallenge.org/).
There is a MyFitnessPal team (MFP - https://nationalbikechallenge.org/team/5521) and we could use some more members!

I didn't set a goal for last month, 500 miles seems reasonable to me.

May 01-17.93 miles @ 15.51avg.
May 02-19.73 miles @ 16.01avg.
May 03-21.14 miles @ 16.03 avg.
May 04-19.84 miles @ 15.39 avg.

May Total 78.64 Miles

Another beautiful day!!!

5/02 - 18.07 @ 21.3 mph
5/02 - 13.28 @ 16.0 mph
5/03 - 06.10 @ 04.4 mph (Singletrack MTB)
5/04 - 06.35 @ 18.0 mph (AM Commute)
5/04 - 12.15 @ 18.3 mph (PM Commute)

MTD: 55.95
Goal: 450

May 1st 14.92 HR127 50 min
May 2nd15.81 HR128 and second ride 16.52 HR115 100 min
May 3rd 10.12 HR141 30 min
May 4th 17.06 HR 131 50 min

May 2 - 66.7 miles - 3:26:27 - 2,241ft elevation - 19.4mph average
May 3 - 11.0 miles - 1:13:34 - 351ft elevation - 9.0mph average (Singletrack Mountain Biking)

Hoping for 700 for May
5/2 - 61.4

May 01 - 16.0 Miles @ 15.9mph - Cloudy but nice out, a little wind.
May 02 - 33.6 Miles @ 15.8mph - Great day, was averaging above 16 until the crash, had to cut things short
May 03 - 41.6 Miles @ 15.7mph - Nice day again with a bit more wind. And Cars. Lots of cars.
May 04 - 16.0 Miles @ 16.1mph - Wind and Cars. And next two days rain probably. <sigh>

May Total 107.2 Miles
May Goal 500.0 Miles

5/1 - 0.7 miles.
5/2 - 1.2 miles.
5/3 - 1.8 miles.
5/4 - 1.8 miles.

MTD = 5.5 miles.

720-800 for May will be my goal.

May 1 10
May 2 0
May 3 35.4
5/4 0
5/5
5/6
5/7
5/8
5/9
5/10
5/11

5/1 - 15.4 miles
5/2 - 23.3
5/3 - 44.3
5/4 - 10

Total - 90

May 01-17.93 miles @ 15.51avg.
May 02-19.73 miles @ 16.01avg.
May 03-21.14 miles @ 16.03 avg.
May 04-19.84 miles @ 15.39 avg.
May 05-21.14 miles @ 15.84 avg.

May Total 99.78 Miles
May Goal 500 Miles

Overcast/Upper 60s/Rest Day Tomorrow

May 2 - 66.7 miles - 3:26:27 - 2,241 ft elevation - 19.4 mph average
May 3 - 11.0 miles - 1:13:34 - 351 ft elevation - 9.0 mph average (Singletrack Mountain Biking)
May 4 - 8.0 miles - 0:42:09 - 164 ft elevation - 11.5 mph average (Family Fun Moonlight Ride on the MTB)

May 01 - 16.0 Miles @ 15.9mph - Cloudy but nice out, a little wind.
May 02 - 33.6 Miles @ 15.8mph - Great day, was averaging above 16 until the crash, had to cut things short
May 03 - 41.6 Miles @ 15.7mph - Nice day again with a bit more wind. And Cars. Lots of cars.
May 04 - 16.0 Miles @ 16.1mph - Wind and Cars. And next two days rain probably.
May 05 - 23.8 Miles @ 16.0mph - Forecast was wrong time wise. Nice ride.

May Total 131.0 Miles
May Goal 500.0 Miles

May 3 - rode 18 Miles for a duration of 1:57:44 (warm up and 1st MTN Bike Race of 2015)
May 5 - rode 25.6 Miles for a duration of 1:34:49 (3 x 12 Zone 4 Intervals)

May Totals: 43.6 Miles - 3:32:33 Hours

I'm a casual type of bike rider, the most I've done is 10 miles. I would like to up my game this year though. Any recommendations for a good bike for a short gal, 5'2"? I think the hybrids look appealing but I don't know anyone who has one. I'd like to be able to do a 50 mile ride this summer.

5/1 - 15.4 miles
5/2 - 23.3
5/3 - 44.3
5/4 - 10
5/5 - 2

Total - 92

5/1 - 1/4hr spin - 4 miles
5/2 - 100.5miles @17mph with 4,600' climbing. First century of the season!!! I rode it solo in 5hr 56min moving and 6hr 34min total time. It was my fastest century ever by more then 1mph avg ! (It helped it was also my flattest century ever).
5/3 - 1/4hr spin - 4 miles.
5/4 - 31 miles @17mph w/ 1,450' climbing
5/5 - 24.5 miles @16.1mph w/1,300' climbing

May biking miles: 156
May goal: 600 miles

May climbing: 7,350'
May spinning miles: 8

Ok - now that I'm done with the marathon (Sunday), I'm back on the bike.

Just commuting to/from Pirate games for the next few days before taking on a longer ride this weekend as my legs gradually recover. Felt like superman when doing the final 400 foot vertical climb in my last mile coming home from the game following 2 days of post-marathon rest.

5/6 - 16 miles (12 slow miles to/from baseball, 4.5 mile test on an expresso at my gym to see if my legs worked)

Goal: 500 miles
Total: 16 miles

I'm still fairly new to cycling so going to go for 100km in May. Would love to start cycling to work over the summer but at the moment it is a bit far with all my other exercise commitments.

5/1 - 5.96 km (21:31 mins)
5/2 - 7.42 km (30:17 mins)
5/3 - 0 km
5/4 - 5.24 km (20:59 mins)
5/5 - 0 km

Current Total: 18.62 km / 100 km

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