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July 100+ miles/kilometers thread...into the heat

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Old 07-07-18, 07:35 PM
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July Goal: 250 miles

7/1 - 25.2 miles
7/2 - 15.0 miles
7/4 - 40.4 miles - my longest ride in over 40 years
7/5 - 10.1 miles - the bugs and the rain chased me indoors tonight
7/6 - 10.6 miles
7/7 - 33.2 miles
7/8 - 16.6 miles

July total: 151.1 miles

Goal for year (July 1 - June 30) - 2000 miles

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7/2 - 11.40 (all I could squeeze in before dark)
7/4 - 53.98
7/5 - 15.77
7/8 - 50.16
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Goal 500 miles
7/2 - 21 miles
7/4 - 32
7/5 - 47
7/7 - 12
7/8 - 40
7/9 - 27

MTD: 179

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July goal is 200 miles.Self-imposed daily limit of 25 miles per day.

7/2 - 11.9 miles
7/4 - 15.0
7/5 - 14.8
7/7 - 13.1
7/9 - 18.5

July MTD -73.3 miles
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7/3 - 18 miles
7/5 - 13 miles
7/9 - 5 miles

Total: 36 miles
Goal: 300 miles
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Goal 500 miles
7/2 - 21 miles
7/4 - 32
7/5 - 47
7/7 - 12 112 for week 1
7/8 - 40
7/9 - 27
7/10 - 30 + 22

MTD: 231

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7/3 - 18 miles
7/5 - 13 miles
7/9 - 5 miles
7/10 - 18 miles

Total: 54 miles
Goal: 300 miles
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7/1 - 25 miles
7/5 - 43 miles
7/10 - 22 miles
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7/3 - 18 miles
7/5 - 13 miles
7/9 - 5 miles
7/10 - 18 miles
7/11 - 11 miles

Total: 65 miles
Goal: 300 miles
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Training for century.
6 rides
MTD: 172 miles
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Goal - 400 Miles....

7/1 - 30.55
7/6 - 29.04
7/11 - 29.51

Total - 89.1
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July goal is 200 miles.Self-imposed daily limit of 25 miles per day.

7/2 - 11.9 miles
7/4 - 15.0
7/5 - 14.8
7/7 - 13.1
7/9 - 18.5
7/11 - 26.3 Slightly more ambitious than intended

July MTD -99.6 miles
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Goal 500 miles
7/2 - 21 miles
7/4 - 32
7/5 - 47
7/7 - 12 112 for week 1
7/8 - 40
7/9 - 27
7/10 - 30 + 22
7/11 - 22

MTD: 253
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Originally Posted by talphie
Goal : None

July 1st. 14.5 miles, 14.5 average
July 2nd. 19.3 miles. 15.1 average
July 4th. 12.1 miles, 15.3 average
Same goal, but updated mileage:

July 6 11.7 miles. 15.2 average
July 7 14.9 miles. 12.2 average
July 8 11.2 miles. 10.9 average
July 9 16.1 miles. 13.4 average
July 10 10.1 miles 13.9 average

I’m guessing the frequency of riding will start to slow, but trying to get into some type of shape for the “Tour de Donut” coming up in August. So, I guess my goal is to ride the 32 miler at the “Tour” and survive.
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7/3 - 18 miles
7/5 - 13 miles
7/9 - 5 miles
7/10 - 18 miles
7/11 - 11 miles + 4 Daddy/Daughter miles
7/12 - 18 miles

Total: 87 miles
Goal: 300 miles
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Goal 500 miles
7/2 - 21 miles
7/4 - 32
7/5 - 47
7/7 - 12 112 for week 1
7/8 - 40
7/9 - 27
7/10 - 30 + 22
7/11 - 22
7/12 - 27

MTD: 280
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Goal - 400 Miles....

7/1 - 30.55
7/6 - 29.04
7/11 - 29.51
7/12 - 29.22 - Same route as 7/11 but different mileage. First back-to-back ride days and just a bit slower. Needed triple amount of water though.

Total - 118.32
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7/1 - 25 miles
7/5 - 43 miles
7/10 - 22 miles
7/12 - 25 miles
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7/5 - 13 miles
7/9 - 5 miles
7/10 - 18 miles
7/11 - 11 miles + 4 Daddy/Daughter miles
7/12 - 18 miles
7/13 - 16 miles

Total: 103 miles
Goal: 300 miles
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Goal 500 miles
7/2 - 21 miles
7/4 - 32
7/5 - 47
7/7 - 12 112 for week 1
7/8 - 40
7/9 - 27
7/10 - 30 + 22
7/11 - 22
7/12 - 27
7/13 - 26
7/14 - 26 220 for week 2
7/15 - 25
7/16 - 26

MTD: 383

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50 miles today

Z1Endurance< 1002:31 1%

Z2Moderate100 - 1322:07:11 63%
Z3Tempo132 - 148 1:07:08 33%
Z4Threshold148 - 164 3:50 2%

So at an average of 15.2 miles per hour, I still spent most of my time in Z2, and I think Z3 was mostly effort+heat as it hit 90+ for the last hour of the ride.

Had I started on time (chain problem, had to swap it out) and not had to ride in the heat and mid-day sun I would have probably done 66 miles.
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7/3 - 18 miles
7/5 - 13 miles
7/9 - 5 miles
7/10 - 18 miles
7/11 - 11 miles + 4 Daddy/Daughter miles
7/12 - 18 miles
7/13 - 16 miles
7/15 - 26 miles

Total: 129 miles
Goal: 300 miles
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7/1 11.25 mi.
7/2 12.55 mi.
7/5 10.40 mi.
7/8 12.00 mi.
7/11 13.25 mi.
7/13 12.34 mi.
7/18 13.45 mi.
7/25 13.94 mi.
7/28 10.36 mi.
7/29 16.15 mi.

July total: 125.69 mi.

So far, so good...

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