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Betty the bike's tours of Dublin

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  • 03-07-2014 1:20pm
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    Inspector Coptoor
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    Decided to start a cycling log as it doesn't really fit in with the strength training log I have going in another forum here.

    I'm a 98kg 30 something who got into cycling about a year ago as a means of getting in and out of work & the cycling bug caught soon after.


    I'd average 100km a week commuting in and out to work & would try to get another 50-100km at the weekends weather permitting.

    I did the Meath Heritage 100km soon last summer and am hoping to give the 160km a craic on July 27th so that's what I'm training for at the moment.

    Tuesday - June 18th
    40km

    Tuesday - June 25th
    64km - 2 hours 47 min
    Average speed 23km/hr

    Tuesday - July 1st
    110km - 4 hours 55 mins
    857m climbing
    Avg speed- 22.2km/hr

    Thursday - July 3rd
    65km - 2 hours 46 mins
    420m climbing
    Avg speed - 23.4/hr

    The cut off for the Meath heritage 160km is 77km in 3 hours.
    I'm not too far away from that now but will be tough all the same.


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    Beasty
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    Inspector Coptoor wrote: »

    The cut off for the Meath heritage 160km is 77km in 3 hours.
    I'm not too far away from that now but will be tough all the same.
    If you can get into a group it's probably going to be a lot easier than you think as you get a lot of benefit from drafting others, and with the company you'll probably feel the time fly by

    Given the distance you are putting in, you should be fine with that 77km option


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    Inspector Coptoor
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    Morning cycle
    55.4km - 2 hours 7 mins

    272m climbing
    26km/hr average

    if you take out Howth hill, the average was over 30km/hr.

    Good spin


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    Inspector Coptoor
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    Morning cycle

    Stillorgan - Howth - malahide - Ashbourne - Finglas - south circular - Stillorgan

    95km
    Moving time - 4 hours or so


    Averaged 23km/hr as far as Ashbourne, forgot to press record on strava for way home via Finglas, very frustrating.


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    Inspector Coptoor
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    Tuesday - 20km - 45 mins

    Wednesday
    128km
    5:22:00
    568m climbing
    24km/hr average
    Max speed 67km/hr

    I did the first 77km in 3:10 so not far off the Meath cut off now and a lot of traffic lights in the first 25km of spin

    Looking forward to the 27th now


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    nilhg
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    Inspector Coptoor wrote: »
    Tuesday - 20km - 45 mins

    Wednesday
    128km
    5:22:00
    568m climbing
    24km/hr average
    Max speed 67km/hr

    I did the first 77km in 3:10 so not far off the Meath cut off now and a lot of traffic lights in the first 25km of spin

    Looking forward to the 27th now

    You'll be grand, a bit of adrenaline on the day itself, and latch into a nice group, you'll be surprising yourself.


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    Inspector Coptoor
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    Spin class this morning for 40 mins.

    Really don't get why they have people do out of the saddle "sprints" on a stationary bike when you can't rock the bike from side to side


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    Inspector Coptoor
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    52km spin.
    Nice and handy.


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    Inspector Coptoor
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    Sunday
    Meath 160km
    6 hours 8 mins
    26km/hr avg

    Monday
    Recovery spin
    30.4km
    1 hour 10 mins
    26km/hr average

    Up to 733km for July


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    Inspector Coptoor
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    50km, 2 hours 2 mins moving time


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    Inspector Coptoor
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    75km cycle
    3:15 mins
    2000kcals
    Avg speed - 23km/hr


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    Doc07
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    Good man, I've just discovered your training log.
    Next year we'll do the tour of Meath in 5:30, maybe even faster.


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    Inspector Coptoor
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    I dunno about that doc, here's hoping though!


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    Inspector Coptoor
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    47.2km
    2 hours
    1095 kcals
    23.3km/hr average
    Max speed 57.8km/hr
    Easy spin.

    85km tomorrow and will be trying for 200 or so on Tuesday


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    Inspector Coptoor
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    80km spin from Roacommon to Galway.
    3:00 on the button
    Average of 26,7km/hr
    1700kcals
    Max speed of 50.4/hr

    Delighted with this as the wind was brutal and I had a big bag on my back.


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    Inspector Coptoor
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    My own Tour of Connemara and on to Roscommon
    173km in 7:27.
    23km/hr average
    Max Speed 58km/hr.
    3800kcals

    Galway - Barna - Spiddal - Oughterard - Moycullen - Galway - Lackagh - Mountbellew - Ballygar - Roscommon

    Longest spin ever in one day
    303km done in 3 days.


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    Inspector Coptoor
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    Back to work now after the summer.
    Tipping along doing 100km commuting to work mon-fri
    Trying to get a longer spin in at weekends.

    Been a year since I started using strava and just passed the 5000km mark


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