What's a decent weekly mileage count?
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I suppose it depends if you've got other interests that take up part of your non-working life.
Me, I am currently cycling between 60-70 miles a week, usually over 2 stints out...
From April until the end of September a decent mileage is 200 a week or 800 a month... in winter half that is plenty.
200 miles a week? Probably
someone whose whole life is consumed by cycling. 
Not really... 120 are commuting miles... to which you add one longish ride a week. Of course if you don't have the commuting miles, it's difficult to do more than 100 a weekleft the forum March 20230 -
I suppose it depends if you've got other interests that take up part of your non-working life.
Me, I am currently cycling between 60-70 miles a week, usually over 2 stints out...
From April until the end of September a decent mileage is 200 a week or 800 a month... in winter half that is plenty.
200 miles a week? Probably someone whose whole life is consumed by cycling.
Not really... 120 are commuting miles... to which you add one longish ride a week. Of course if you don't have the commuting miles, it's difficult to do more than 100 a week
to which someone with less than a cyclist's skeweyed version of life might answer.. you ride the feckin bike 10 times a week and you want more..... ???0 -
Interesting (stretching a concept here, but we're cyclists!) mention of doing double in summer than winter, plenty of racing cyclists I know put their big mileages in over the winter and then cut back but up the intensity as summer approaches...0
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Sorry; i didn't take commuting miles into consideration (as I'm only a 20 min walk away from the office).
I suppose it depends if you've got other interests that take up part of your non-working life.
Me, I am currently cycling between 60-70 miles a week, usually over 2 stints out...
From April until the end of September a decent mileage is 200 a week or 800 a month... in winter half that is plenty.
200 miles a week? Probably someone whose whole life is consumed by cycling.
Not really... 120 are commuting miles... to which you add one longish ride a week. Of course if you don't have the commuting miles, it's difficult to do more than 100 a week 0 -
Decent mileage for me in a week?.....whatever the wife, kids and work allows!!http://www.mallorcacyclinghotels.co.uk
Cycling friendly accommodation in Mallorca0 -
Over winter anywhere from 180-250 miles/week, from spring onwards I'm disappointed to do less than 220 but rarely top more than 300 though. It mostly depends on how busy I am with uni/work and how well I wake up in a morning, no commuting miles unfortunately so fluctuations in my motivation will impact on the miles.0
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Just do as many miles as you enjoy.
Between work and 2 little one's, I get out when I have the energy.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Enjoy it while you can. It will get a lot harder to find the time and energy in a few years' time. For one thing, you'll have to drag your student loan around everwhere.Over winter anywhere from 180-250 miles/week, from spring onwards I'm disappointed to do less than 220 but rarely top more than 300 though. It mostly depends on how busy I am with uni/work and how well I wake up in a morning, no commuting miles unfortunately so fluctuations in my motivation will impact on the miles.0 -
Enjoy it while you can. It will get a lot harder to find the time and energy in a few years' time. For one thing, you'll have to drag your student loan around everwhere.Over winter anywhere from 180-250 miles/week, from spring onwards I'm disappointed to do less than 220 but rarely top more than 300 though. It mostly depends on how busy I am with uni/work and how well I wake up in a morning, no commuting miles unfortunately so fluctuations in my motivation will impact on the miles.
Maybe, maybe not, this past year at uni has been pretty busy. I'm good at finding time and have decent lights.
The typical week at uni in my final couple of years has generally been a 7-7.30am start in the hospital and a 7pm finish 5 days/week + on call + whatever needed doing at weekends, sometimes I'd be in working through the whole weekend. Literally been eat, sleep, work, ride- if I didn't ride I'd have gone mad. Some weeks ended up being 90 hours and miles did suffer a little. Assuming I pass finals the job I've got lined up has much better hours
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You'll find out eventually.
Enjoy it while you can. It will get a lot harder to find the time and energy in a few years' time. For one thing, you'll have to drag your student loan around everwhere.Over winter anywhere from 180-250 miles/week, from spring onwards I'm disappointed to do less than 220 but rarely top more than 300 though. It mostly depends on how busy I am with uni/work and how well I wake up in a morning, no commuting miles unfortunately so fluctuations in my motivation will impact on the miles.
Maybe, maybe not, this past year at uni has been pretty busy. I'm good at finding time and have decent lights.
The typical week at uni in my final couple of years has generally been a 7-7.30am start in the hospital and a 7pm finish 5 days/week + on call + whatever needed doing at weekends, sometimes I'd be in working through the whole weekend. Literally been eat, sleep, work, ride- if I didn't ride I'd have gone mad. Some weeks ended up being 90 hours and miles did suffer a little. Assuming I pass finals the job I've got lined up has much better hours0 -
Enjoy...everwhere.Over...miles.
Maybe, maybe not, this past year at uni has been pretty busy. I'm good at finding time and have decent lights.
The...Assuming I pass finals the job I've got lined up has much better hours
In Gynaecology?seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Managed 200 miles last week - nice weather . 108 the week before. Hope to do about 150 this week. I do shifts, alarm is set for 3.35 this week.0
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In summer, commuting and a couple of evening rides, 120ish.
If I get on the weekend club ride, just over 200, with IRO 7000ft of climb.0 -
Managed 200 miles last week - nice weather . 108 the week before. Hope to do about 150 this week. I do shifts, alarm is set for 3.35 this week.
3.35am ?? jeezuz man, what the hell time do you go to bed to get up then ?!
I know I may be a lot less 'hardcore' than a lot on here, but if I can get a couple of rides in per week, one maybe 30miles, and one up to 50, I'm happy.
That said, I'm trying to build up for a 115miler in Sept, so need to get some longer stuff done too, but afraid family/dog & work prevent me being too obsessive about it all.0 -
There's getting up early and then there's being crazy about it! If I don't get at least 7 hours sleep I'm no good to anyone so getting up at 3.30am is just madness.0
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Went to bed at 9.30 but only got to sleep near ten. I'm ok with it. I need to lose the fat I put on during winter and been slack about it so far. Didn't get out much in may so making a push in June now its getting (a little) warmer. On late shift I get in at 12.10 am 0
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Went to bed at 9.30 but only got to sleep near ten. I'm ok with it. I need to lose the fat I put on during winter and been slack about it so far. Didn't get out much in may so making a push in June now its getting (a little) warmer. On late shift I get in at 12.10 am
Getting that little sleep won't help with fat loss, studies have shown those who get less than 7hrs sleep hold fat more than those who don't.One plays football, tennis or golf, one does not play at cycling0 -
Went to bed at 9.30 but only got to sleep near ten. I'm ok with it. I need to lose the fat I put on during winter and been slack about it so far. Didn't get out much in may so making a push in June now its getting (a little) warmer. On late shift I get in at 12.10 am
Getting that little sleep won't help with fat loss, studies have shown those who get less than 7hrs sleep hold fat more than those who don't.
I'm pretty sure that was just because people who are awake longer generally eat more as a result, so if you don't increase food less sleep shouldn't stop weight losswww.conjunctivitis.com - a site for sore eyes0 -
Some interesting and varied responses on here... Well, My weekly limit is about to go down, and not go up like I'd hoped... My physio has just told me I need to ease back on the mileage as my ankle is suffering for doing just a couple of 30 ish miles rides a week... (not long since I had my metalwork removed and becoming quite sore all the time)...
So that sucks sh*t... Just as I thought I was getting somewhere...
Gonna try and get 3 x 15 mile rides in as advised to not ride for more than 45 mins for couple of weeks to see if my ankle can 'calm down'...
Otherwise I could just sack of the advice... continue to increase the mileage (in prep for the mallorca holiday) and ease off after I get back... Decisions, decisions :? 0 -
The advice you've had is conservative, but then you might need to be patient. When I had the metalwork out I think it took 2-3 months before I was back to where I had been. The operation was a bit more involved than planned and where I had been was further on than most people would have been.
Its difficult to know whether your physio is just used to treating people who don't tolerate pain, or if you could be doing permanent damage.
The advice I had was if it hurts, that's okay, providing that it recovers between use and doesn't incrementally get worse over time. If it is getting steadily more painful, you need to back off.
Definitely don't just assume that this translates to your situation, but perhaps it would be worth having that conversation next time you see your physio.0 -
Just off to see my 'private' physio so will be interesting to hear his thoughts as well, and see if they match the NHS physio... It has now been 12 weeks since my metal work removal and I have reasonable dorsi-flexion, but still not brilliant...
I don't have 'pain' as such, my ankle is just sore, aches a lot, and gets really tight... 'after' I ride... Feels fine during riding...0 -
It's all about hours, rather than mileage [if you're training that is].
Why? Hours without intensity is less meaningful than miles.[Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]0 -
OK, my private physio has giving me a 'kind of' green light to keep up my 30 mile rides, but to remain in the saddle as much as possible...
So, just flat ish rides for em for a couple of weeks to sort the aggravation out... Then hopefully full stream ahead for the final 3 weeks in July...
First Aspect, he agreed with your statement in that the NHS physio was being very conservative... Which is great news...0 -
I have set myself a goal of riding 100 miles at least per week for the rest of the year and have managed it for the past 7/8 weeks
The plan is to ride 2 x 20 miles in the evenings and then a 60 mile on a Saturday. Anything else on top of that is an added bonus.0 -
It's all about hours, rather than mileage [if you're training that is].
Why? Hours without intensity is less meaningful than miles.
Due to my circumstances at the moment, the majority of my riding is done indoors on my Kickr. My annual mileage is way below my norm as a result. However, my fitness and time in the saddle is way above my norm [and yes at a really high intensity].
My point was that miles alone do not make it 'decent' as per the OP's post, an hour climbing an Alp at FTP I would consider to be 'better' training than 3-4 hours on a coffee run with a group of mates...VO2 Max - 79 ml/kg/min
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Uh huh. Pretty much a waste of money to go to Mallorca for that though. Just supposing you did want to cycle in the north of the island, how far.would you reckon on cycling in 6 days?[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19623853#p19623853]SloppySchleckonds[/url] wrote:
Go on then, I'll bite. What are the roads like in Mallorca then? It is flat there?[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19623692#p19623692]SloppySchleckonds[/url] wrote:
At the risk of getting into another argument on the road forum, where manpoints are legal tender; this is BAD advice.[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19623287#p19623287]SloppySchleckonds[/url] wrote:Generally you can do 500-700 miles in a week on Majorca.
Going from 50-100 to 500-700 in a week will cause injury. Please don't. To put this into context, 700 miles is 1100km. This week the riders in the Dauphine are covering 1200km in 8 days.
All miles aren't equal when you stick in some Alpine climbs. Non of those in Majorca.
As Dodger says above, you could do 4 hour flattish rides every day if you wanted
Just back from Mallorca, there for 5 days, had 2 rest/leisure days very short rides, we totaled 250 miles, tho' they were having a heatwave at between 32 to 37 degrees, 70 miles a day was enough in those temperaturesAll lies and jest..still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest....0 -
I do the pushing the knee against the wall thing a few times a week to keep some dorsiflexion, to this day (4 years on). I still suffer the "leg of lamb" at the end of my leg sensation if I use the train or if I fly (gravity not my friend) but even if its sore after walking, rowing or what have you, it doesnt tighten up really. My consultant said he found that even for a knackered joint, strengthening of the surrounding muscles (which takes time) helps to "protect" it. Certainly happened in my case - the stronger it got, the more I could do so the stronger it got; a virtuous circle.... It has now been 12 weeks since my metal work removal and I have reasonable dorsi-flexion, but still not brilliant...
I don't have 'pain' as such, my ankle is just sore, aches a lot, and gets really tight... 'after' I ride... Feels fine during riding...
So, keep going.0 -
I do the pushing the knee against the wall thing a few times a week to keep some dorsiflexion, to this day (4 years on). I still suffer the "leg of lamb" at the end of my leg sensation if I use the train or if I fly (gravity not my friend) but even if its sore after walking, rowing or what have you, it doesnt tighten up really. My consultant said he found that even for a knackered joint, strengthening of the surrounding muscles (which takes time) helps to "protect" it. Certainly happened in my case - the stronger it got, the more I could do so the stronger it got; a virtuous circle.... It has now been 12 weeks since my metal work removal and I have reasonable dorsi-flexion, but still not brilliant...
I don't have 'pain' as such, my ankle is just sore, aches a lot, and gets really tight... 'after' I ride... Feels fine during riding...
So, keep going.
Thx dude... The kneee t the wall is my daily routine... only up to 3cm away from the skirting board currently... I do need to strengthen still as I was zero weight bearing for over 3 months, so lost almost all my strength, as I am noticing after about 20/25 miles... Out on my own last night and faded massively at about 25 miles...
Squats, stretching and the good old Bosu Trainer are my life now
Dare I ask what the 'leg of lamb; is... or do you mean just swelling up?????? as if that is the case yeah... I hear ya
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My mileage count for the whole of last year I recall was over 6500 miles , and reckoned I would toil to break that this year however I`m over half way there already compared to last year. Real life issues this year mean the wife now works after completing her uni degree so I`m what you would call time starved for anything more than my cycle commute which varies up to 5 days a week. So covering on average according to strava 140 miles a week.0
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Well got my 150 miles in as planned. Was looking forward to a nice lay in this morning but got woken up as 6.30 as Mrs couldn't sleep any more!0
