11 rides; 148 miles; 13.4 miles per ride; 8,188 feet elevation gain
I hardly did any running in October. Instead I tried to see how many feet I could climb on the bike. I got to over 8,000 feet, as you can see. That is over a mile and a half of elevation gain for the month. My pace has noticeably improved as a result. The fall weather has helped as well, but I continue to set PRs on hill segments and flat segments due to an emphasize on hill training.
Strava has monthly challenges for cycling and running. Their climbing challenge was to ride 9,000 meters in October, which is something crazy like 29,000 feet. I am not sure I can ever get there, but it is interesting to see what other amateurs are doing.
The coming months will likely bring a lot of indoor cycling on Zwift. They have a fun sweepstakes going in November where you can win a trip to their headquarters and some swag if you ride 100 km on a virtual kid's tricycle. I may try that out one night; it would take me a little over three hours.
In running news, the PTR crew is set to run The Hot Diggity Dog 5k in St. Albans for Thanksgiving again this year. I need to purchase some new shoes from Roberts before that takes place. My two-year-old Brooks are still wearable, but the tread is nearly gone and I can convert them to casual shoes. Brooks have won me over and I will probably buy another pair. The Adrenaline GTS 17 shoes look like winners. I will recap the Thanksgiving 5k near the end of the month. Until then, happy running!
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