This might not be that impressive, but I've only been riding a month, and I'm really proud of what I did last night!
mapmyride.com/routes/view/121776295
mapmyride.comPosted Aug 7, 2012, 5:16 PM UTC
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mapmyride.comNow do it twice ;)
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Grats! That first hill makes my legs sore looking at it.
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Shit, ive been commuting for two months and i still get sweaty as balls from my 3.7 km. Congrats.!
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Upvoted. Distance is shy, but that's a lot of climbing.
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Agreed. Most of my 30 mile rides have only that much elevation.
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good for you! Every little bit adds up to one pile of awesome.
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You should be proud. Those hills look pretty steep. Keep it up!
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Looks like I'd need a smartphone for that, and I haven't caught up to the smart-phone age yet. I'd rather upgrade my bike than my phone for now!
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Get yourself a Garmin Edge 500 cycling computer! Much more reliable than the smartphone apps.
It could be worth it. Strava has segments, sections of road where you can compete with other riders for the best time. It's a great training element.
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For now I've got a Sigma BC1009, and it gets the job done! I'll have to save up for the Garmin though, that is way out of my budget while my wife is in grad school :(. Thanks for the advice though!
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you can't manually enter a route on a map like mapmyride, unless I'm missing something.
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I love strava. I use it every ride. I'm pretty sure you can edit your own routes as well. I like the trophy system.
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Hey, the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
Brotip: get a velocomputer
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http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/120740231 woot! this is from a while ago,only riding for about a month at the time and on a bmx, keep it up!
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I agree with the not impressive bit.
Fuck impressive.
Get out there. Improve your health. Enjoy the endorphins. Enjoy the health benefits. Fuck it, even have fun - you have my permission.
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That's it, I need to GTFO of Richmond. We don't really have much in the way of climbing. Keep it up!
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I'm going to be in the town of Radford for school this fall, any good places you would recommend for road cycling? Pretty damn hilly.
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No kidding? My wife starts grad school there in the fall!
As for routes, I'm not so sure yet, I've only done my basic commute and some of the Blue Ridge. Unfortunately, you're not going to find a flat road around here. Good luck though!
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haha yea its going to be a hard change in training...
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Great job! Like it's been said already, just keep at it. In March I got my first road bike and was riding 10 miles, 3x a week. Now my minimum rides are 20 miles and I feel like I'm cheating myself if I don't do at least one 40-50 mile ride per week. After a while, you'll get bored and push it further each time. Enjoy it.
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love mapmyride!
congrats!
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2 mile-long Cat 4 hill. Not bad for a n00b. I did a 4 mile long Cat 2 for the first time tonight. Pretty tough. Stayed on the big ring though!
Edit: Didn't mean to sound like a D-bag. Keep it up. You'll get better really fast as long as your consistent and push yourself.
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Good job, keep it up! I also started off a few months ago with 10-15mi rides. Now that mark feels like I'm just getting started!
I look forward to when I feel the same. For now, I'll just keep working my way up to that! Thanks for the encouragement.