Betty the bike's tours of Dublin

Inspector Coptoor

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.

Beasty

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

Inspector Coptoor

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

Inspector Coptoor

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.

Inspector Coptoor

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

nilhg

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.

Inspector Coptoor

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

Inspector Coptoor

52km spin.
Nice and handy.

Inspector Coptoor

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

Inspector Coptoor

50km, 2 hours 2 mins moving time

Inspector Coptoor

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

Doc07

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

Inspector Coptoor

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

Inspector Coptoor

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

Inspector Coptoor

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.

Inspector Coptoor

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.

Inspector Coptoor

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