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In December 2014 I received a BMX bike as a gift from my boyfriend, just a few months after we started dating. I would ride it to the skate park & pedal around but mostly, I was just intimidated & scared. In May 2015 I rode the warm up line at the legendary Posh Woods. My first attempt, I crashed. There's been plenty of crashes since then but my riding & my confidence have improved (which you can read all about over on my guest blog post on Fit & Feminist). That same month I bought my first road bike & began riding bikes for fun/fitness.
Three months after getting my road bike & starting this cycling journal, my boyfriend crashed his motorcycle, putting our bike rides together on hold. Our most important goals became healing his busted leg. After a few weeks of being bed ridden he was able to get down to Posh with his walker or crutches & coach me from the side lines. For that, I am forever grateful. But then, it was winter & as a beginner cyclist I was not ready for winter riding so I rode very little. Then in March I decided to ride 50 miles each week as a questionable goal - but I did it! It meant some late night rides & some cold night rides to meet my goal but I did it. It felt awesome & got me even more psyched on bikes. Then that September, I attempted my first century ride & successfully did 82 miles in the BikeMS City to Shore ride! The following year I tried again, and rode 77 miles. But this past September I successfully rode 100 miles on my bike! We started 2018 in Arizona riding mountain bikes in Sedona and BMX anywhere we could. It was wonderful. However, I did not use Strava for all my sessions at Posh this year so my numbers are low. But I started to feel like I was riding just to achieve a number, not just because I liked riding bikes. But, I tend to do that sort of thing. In 2018, as I was preparing my third attempt at a century I decided to ride my road bike every day until the ride. That meant, saddle time for 42 days straight. I didn't always do long rides, but I rode every day. It did not prepare me for a 100 mile ride, but that's another story. My goal for 2019 is to spend more time riding BMX. 2019 Ride log:09.09.19 - 1.18 hours / 12.5 mi @ 9.6mph (D&L)
09.08.19 - 1.21 hours / 13.5 mi @ 10mph (D&L) 09.07.19 - 36 min / 1.53 mi @ 2.5mph (POSH) 09.01.19 - 1.4 hours / 9.51mi @ 8.9mph (CHI LAKESIDE) 09.01.19 - 1.7 hours / 8.25 mi @ 7.4mph (CHI LAKESIDE) 08.30.19 - 18 min / 1.2 mi @ 4.1mpg (GARDEN - CHI, IL) 08.25.19 - 1.34 hours / 3.69 mi @ 2.4mph (POSH) 08.24.19 - 48 min / 1.89 mi @ 2.4mph (POSH) 08.23.19 - 1.10 hours / 13.07mi @ 11.3mph (IRT) 08.21.19 - 2.20 hours / 23.40 mi @ 10mph (D&L) 08.17.19 - 50 min / 2.08 mi @ 2.5mph (POSH) 08.14.19 - 1.4 hours / 1.04 mi @ 2.2mph (POSH) 08.11.19 - 57 min / 2.12 mi @ 2.2mph (POSH) 08.10.19 - 1.7 hours / 2.84 mi @ 2.5mph (POSH) 08.01.19 - 1.17 hours / 11.71 mi @ 9.1mph 07.29.19 - 59 min / 2.11 mi @ 2.2mph (POSH) 07.28.19 - 37 min / 2.5 mi @ 4mph (POSH) 07.15.19 - 53 min / 2 mi @ 2.3mph (POSH) 07.12.19 - 1.24 hours / 13.33 mi @ 9.5mph (IRT) 07.07.19 - 1.29 hours / 13.77 mi @ 9.3mph (D&L) 07.04.19 - 32 min / 3.11mi @ 5.9mph 07.01.19 - 23 min / .67mi @ 1.7mph (POSH) 06.21.19 - 1.42 hours / 18.34mi @ 10.8mph (IRT) 06.15.19 - 34 min / 4.44mi @ 7.7mph 06.12.19 - 1.20 hours / 12.21mi @ 12.21mph 06.09.19 - 1.18 hours / 12.28mi @ 9.4mph (D&L) 05.26.19 - 48 min / 3.89mi @ 4.8 (NOX) 05.25.19 - 10 min / 1.28mi @ 7.7mph 05.17.19 - 5 hours / 46.29mi @ 9.2mph (D&L) 05.16.10 - 17 min / 2.04mi @ 7.2mph *NEW BIKE DAY* 04.29.19 - 1.5 hours / 5.17mi @ 4.8mph (NOX) 04.22.19 - 25 min / 5.41mi @ 12.8mph (Rodale) 04.21.19 - 2.16 hours / 20.05mi @ 8.8mph (D&L) 03.30.19 - 1.36 hours / 15.05mi @ 9.4mph (Saucon Rail Trail) 03.15.19 - 59 min / 8.89mi @ 9mph (road ride / Bethlehem PA) 02.16.19 - 2.33 hours / 9.41mi @ 3.7mph (Ray's Indoor Bike Park) 02.14.19 - 1.38 hours / 4.02mi @ 2.5mph (Ray's Indoor Bike Park) 01.26.19 - 1.19 hours / 5.5mi @ 4.2mph (Jordan Creek Parkway) 01.01.19 - 1.25 hours / 10.2mi @ 7.2mph (Lehigh Gorge Trail) [2018] [2017] [2016]
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