View Poll Results: Your weekly mileage in season?
<50: I'm a recreational rider
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0%
50-75: I use riding as my primary means of maintaing fitness
18
18.75%
75-125: I ride a lot to keep in shape for centuries and other organized rides
46
47.92%
125-200: I am a racer and train all the time
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19.79%
>200: I don't have a life outside riding
13
13.54%
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Poll: your in-season weekly mileage?
04-13-06, 07:31 PM
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Poll: your in-season weekly mileage?
Please be honest. I know that most polls have 90% of responders with a 40 resting heart rate and 3.5% body fat, but it would be interesting to know the actual weekly mileage you average in season.
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Utility rider @ 100 miles a week.
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Now I do 200 miles in 3 rides per week. I try to get out for 2 more shorter rides per week of speed work - prolly getting about 250/wk total now. I'm certainly busy, but I do have a life outside of cycling. Next week, I'll be backcoutry snowboarding for one of my ride days, so that'll be 75 less miles. Sheeeeeit, back in the Cat 1 days, I'd do 500/week in the spring for base and do 250-300/wk for the rest of the season - then I had no life outside of cycling.
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On average ... 200+
I'm a Randonneur ... one ride on any given Saturday will be over 200 miles, never mind what I do for the rest of the week.
Here are my mileage charts for the past few years: https://ca.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mac...=/5aa0&.src=ph
I'm a Randonneur ... one ride on any given Saturday will be over 200 miles, never mind what I do for the rest of the week.
Here are my mileage charts for the past few years: https://ca.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mac...=/5aa0&.src=ph
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04-13-06, 08:25 PM
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Probably around 200 during season. Generaly i ride no less than 6 days a week most often 7 at 6 days a week its only 33.3 miles a day most often i ride my local park 3x a day for a daily keep my rear n shape ride its 7 miles there back through all roads and parking lots x3 for 21 + larger ride one day a week at a min.
200 miles is realy quite easy to do in a week least for me.
200 miles is realy quite easy to do in a week least for me.
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Originally Posted by Machka
On average ... 200+
I'm a Randonneur ... one ride on any given Saturday will be over 200 miles, never mind what I do for the rest of the week.
Here are my mileage charts for the past few years: https://ca.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mac...=/5aa0&.src=ph
I'm a Randonneur ... one ride on any given Saturday will be over 200 miles, never mind what I do for the rest of the week.
Here are my mileage charts for the past few years: https://ca.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mac...=/5aa0&.src=ph
PS. I'm one of the 100 mile per week guys. Work, travel and family absorb the rest of my time.
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04-13-06, 08:35 PM
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I'll do 50-75 if we're just counting M-F. Maybe another 60-80 counting weekend rides? I'm in awe about Randonnuers, those kind of miles with loaded bikes - amazing.
04-13-06, 08:41 PM
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I don't wanna sound like a big fat hero, but 200 miles isn't that much if riding is part of a daily routine.
For eg, if someone lives in a good climate, and they ride 6 days a weeks, 200 miles is only 33.3 miles a day
For eg, if someone lives in a good climate, and they ride 6 days a weeks, 200 miles is only 33.3 miles a day
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Originally Posted by rpc180
I'm in awe about Randonnuers, those kind of miles with loaded bikes - amazing.
The first photo below is my typical Randonneuring setup .... pretty light compared with my typical touring setup shown in the second photo.
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Right now, I'm floating between 100 and 165 Mi/WK. By mid May, it'll jump over 200+
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Originally Posted by 531Aussie
For eg, if someone lives in a good climate, and they ride 6 days a weeks, 200 miles is only 33.3 miles a day
Add to that the overhead associated with driving to your riding spot, or if you can ride from you place of work, the overhead associated with showering and going back to work, or if you ride from your house, the overhead associated with standing on the dole line all day long (
) and pretty soon you're talking about real time.If you travel for work, as I do, you're not even in the same city as your bike half the time.
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04-13-06, 09:39 PM
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was doing 100-150 a week a few weeks ago, but I've been doing around 200 a week lately, and I'm hoping to increase it as the season goes on. I'm in college, so it's not too difficult to find the time, and by now my taint is like beef jerky so its pretty comfy.
04-13-06, 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by H1449-6
driving to your riding spot,
Man, you need to come the Melbourne, coz it's gotta be a cycling utopia compared to what you're used to
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I 'gree 200 is not that much for weekly milage (3 rides) - that's why I didn't understand the comment on the 'poll' about not having a life if weekly milage exceeds 200. 350-400 maybe... Not being a di#k but 200's pretty easy along w/ doing alot of other things in life.
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Originally Posted by Jet-man
I 'gree 200 is not that much for weekly milage (3 rides) - that's why I didn't understand the comment on the 'poll' about not having a life if weekly milage exceeds 200. 350-400 maybe... Not being a di#k but 200's pretty easy along w/ doing alot of other things in life.
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Originally Posted by H1449-6
Good point. I suppose I may have skewed point of view as I work 60-70 hours per week. 200 miles in mixed riding (flats and hills) would probably take me 12-14 hours or so. I like to spend time with my family, cook and take care of things around the house (plus sleep) so I may not have as much free time as some of the other posters.
See ... I make a point of cutting back to about 40-50 hours a week over the summer to free up some time for cycling. The winter is for the 60+ hour work weeks.
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I don't do much other than ride...
200+
200+
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I'm in the 125-200 range, but I'm not a racer. I still consider myself a rec rider staying in shape.
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Originally Posted by 531Aussie
I don't wanna sound like a big fat hero, but 200 miles isn't that much if riding is part of a daily routine.
For eg, if someone lives in a good climate, and they ride 6 days a weeks, 200 miles is only 33.3 miles a day
For eg, if someone lives in a good climate, and they ride 6 days a weeks, 200 miles is only 33.3 miles a day
I am hearing ya there 531. Ride to work 3x a week which racks up 240km. Then there is the sat morn group ride and a roll around the neighbourhood with the daughter and I am over 300km for the week.
04-14-06, 06:21 AM
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I'm not a racer, but I typically do 175 - 200 miles a week. Some weeks I may get a lot of ridng in and break the 300 mile barrier. But weather permitting I'm right around 200 per week.
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125-140 on fixed gear. i only have one bike. commutin' and just general ridin' around.
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I'm not a racer, but 150 miles/week is about my pace right now.....it will probably go up a bit in a couple months.