I.P.O.T.

Alpe DuZes

2011-11-11T23:23:00.002+01:00

IPOT? Well, I'm gonna cycle the Alpe d'Huez. So that's I'm training for.

In June 2012 I gonna cycle Alpe D'Huez against cancer.
5,000 people or more are going to raise as much money as they can to fight cancer.

2010

2010-08-13T19:38:00.002+02:00

month ride no date distance in kilometer
april 1 6-4-2010 10,16
542,88 2 7-4-2010 21,60
3 8-4-2010 30,00
4 9-4-2010 3,51
5 10-4-2010 10,84
6 11-4-2010 32,24
7 12-4-2010 23,93
8 14-4-2010 20,80
9 15-4-2010 30,41
10 16-4-2010 31,58
11 17-4-2010 48,61
12 18-4-2010 66,46
13 23-4-2010 37,28
14 24-4-2010 39,01
15 25-4-2010 45,09
16 27-4-2010 29,41
17 28-4-2010 44,86
18 30-4-2010 17,09

mei 19 1-5-2010 23,40
115,87 20 4-5-2010 18,66
21 9-5-2010 12,22
22 16-5-2010 61,59
23 2-6-2010 24,82

Juni
905,77 24 3-6-2010 31,11
25 4-6-2010 40,91
26 5-6-2010 51,28
27 6-6-2010 44,50
28 11-6-2010 61,73
29 12-6-2010 46,72
30 13-6-2010 61,13
31 14-6-2010 47,74
32 15-6-2010 51,14
33 16-6-2010 50,33
34 17-6-2010 41,74
35 18-6-2010 50,19
36 19-6-2010 51,68
37 20-6-2010 49,00
38 21-6-2010 64,64
39 22-6-2010 46,71
40 23-6-2010 60,25
41 27-6-2010 30,15
42 4-7-2010 53,00

juli
639,67 43 5-7-2010 54,20
44 8-7-2010 44,54
45 18-7-2010 201,00
46 20-7-2010 185,00
47 24-7-2010 101,93
48 1-8-2010 87,30

augustus
267,06 49 5-8-2010 66,85
50 6-8-2010 60,17
51 7-8-2010 52,74
52
53

Review of 2009

2010-08-13T19:35:00.002+02:00

In 2009 I was injured from april till august. I made few kilometers.

update October 18 2008

2008-10-18T23:58:00.000+02:00

total 2008 5768 kilometer

riding

2008-10-11T11:46:00.003+02:00

October 10 2008 I've cycled 5,529 kilometer.
In cycled over 105 times to come to this distance.

Hopefully I can cycle more this year. It depends on the weather and on being free of accidents. I keep my fingers crossed.

update

2008-09-14T20:48:00.002+02:00

I'm still cycling. This summer I did my longest tour, cycling to the Mediterranean and back.
After that I had mayor setbacks. But now I'm cycling again.

home

2008-04-16T15:28:00.005+02:00

Last Sunday I fell with my bicycle. It was an hilarious fall because I stood still. The front wheel of my cycle blocked because of a little sand dune. There I lied on the ground. I stood up and finished the ride. Total distance 90 kilometer.
Monday I just went to work but it was a strange day on which I didn't stay quite as calm as I should be. Maybe I had a concussion of the fall. It was better to stay at home on Tuesday, I learned from an earlier fall in September that should stay calm.
Tuesday I stayed calm but suddenly while sitting on the sofa I had an awkward or inconvenient feeling inside my head. It was if a couple of bees were flying around and they couldn't get out.
I had this sensation before. I hoped it would come back. But now it's there again saying "Hellooo, I'm back, here's Johnny...."
I had that feeling before an epileptic attack. The last one was more than 6 years ago though.
So today I took another day off (officially ill) and tomorrow I'll go to the office.

April 14 2008

2008-04-14T17:52:00.003+02:00

Since my last update I've been cycling

From January 1 till April 14 I cycled 61:19:28 hours
TOTAL distance in kilometer: 1,689.88

high......90,08 K/ride...62,00.k/hr....03:34:40 hr/ride.......31,22 av speed/ride
average..45,46 K/ride...49,39.k/hr...01:42:12,44 hr/ride...28,32 av speed/ride
low......25,76 K/ride...33,00.k/hr....00:52:27hr/ride.........24,05 av speed/ride

In 15 week I rode 36 times

final result 2007

2008-01-27T22:19:00.000+01:00

Some figures of cycling in 2007

Cycled in hours:minutes:seconds 272:11:13

TOTAL 7,502.84 Kilometer in 132 tours

Max 200,77 k per tour 60,00 k/hr fastest highspeed
Av 58,62 k per tour 45,57 k/hr average highspeed
Min 5,94 k per tour 29,70 k/hr lowest highspeed

running

2007-06-09T10:49:00.000+02:00

2 weeks ago I had a racing wheel replaced so I couldn't race. So I thought to pick up running again. I had in mind a route through my neighborhood and I started running. It was easy and I could make speed in the first 1,000 metres. Then I had to slow down because of breathing problems (ran to fast?). After that the route followed a canal, where I had to fasten my shoelaces, crossed a street and ran along another canal back home. I was tired within 15 minutes...sweating for hours after and the next day every muscle in my legs hurt.. I better train without thinking running is easy.
Maybe it is (I know), but the law is that it takes a lot of energy to make the first steps.

Still cycling...4,000 k further

2007-04-02T22:02:00.000+02:00

weekend 8-9 July 2006

2006-07-09T22:18:00.000+02:00

8 July

60.96
30.09
2.01.34
50
6795

T'06 3705

9 July

52.33
27.88
1.52.40
50
6848

T'06 3757

weekend 1-2 July

2006-07-09T22:16:00.000+02:00

1 July

19.96
28.68
41.48
40
6647

T'06 3557

2 July

87.14
28.37
3.04.18
48
6734

T'06 3644

cycle holiday 6 june-26 june 2006

2006-07-09T21:50:00.000+02:00

6 June Utrecht-Hook of Holland (Netherlands)

89.77
19.56
4.35.18
28
482

7 June Hook of Holland - Elmstead Market (England)

40.56 k
16.39
2.28.26
40
522

8 June Elmstead Market - Noak Bridge

100.79
19.57
5.08.55
49
624

9 June Noak Bridge - Upchurch

75.20
16.49
4.33.30
45
698

10 June Upchurch - Preston

78.52
16.59
4.43.59
44
777

11 June Preston - Martin Mill

40.61
16.65
2.26.19
57
817

12 June Martin Mill - Capel le Ferne

24.34
15.23
1.35.54
59
842

13 Capel le Ferne - between Eastbourne and Hailsham

105.49
19.68
5.21.32
53
947

14 June between Eastbourne and Hailsham - Portsmouth

129.33
18.98
6.48.38
47
1077

16 June Cherbourg - Utah Beach (France)

83.63
19.60
4.16.03
54
1160

17 June Utah Beach - Omaha Beach via St. Mère Eglise

71.06
18.96
3.44.54
35
1231

18 June Omaha Beach - Gonneville en Auge

79.23
20.50
3.51.55
56
1311

19 June Gonneville en Auge - via Pont de Normandie to Cerlangue

98.74
18.40
5.21.54
60
1409

20 June Cerlangue - Bourg-Dun

78.61
21.69
3.37.26
53
1488

21 June Bourg-Dun - Le Treport

99.17
18.12
5.28.24
54
1587

22 June Le Treport - Noyelles sur Mer

40.81
23.70
1.43.20
1628

23 June Noyelles sur Mer - St. Omer

107.14
20.57
5.12.30
62
1735

24 June St. Omer - Hoeke (Belgium)

139.61
20.65
6.45.28
33
1874

25 June Hoeke - via Vlissingen to Utrecht by train

26.79
18.73
1.25.51
26
1901

Cycled in the holiday 2006 1901-/-392=1509 kilometer

Saturday June 3 & Sunday June 4

2006-06-04T01:01:00.000+02:00

June 4
team race: after the hills I was alone. My condition isn't well to ride with the 11 am group apperantly. I got an excuse, I trained merely for my vacation and the wind was very strong. In the hills I was doing really great.

86.43 k
28.61 k/hr
3:01:16 hr
49 k/hr
6627 k

T'06 2028 k

June 3
Short roundabout

24.13 k
21.96 k/hr
1:05:56 hr
40 k/hr
392 k

T'06 1952 k

May 28

2006-05-29T21:21:00.000+02:00

Of course on the beautiful Sunday of my lost tour I forgot to mention the tour of the day itself.
In lot's of wind WNW and temperatures below 15 degrees C.

Stats:
87.51 k
28.48 k/hr
3:04:19 hr
50 k/hr (max)
6,540 k (total on the Batavus racing bike)

Total '06 1918 kilometers on several bikes.

lost cycle tour

2006-05-28T10:09:00.000+02:00

To put the record straight, I almost forgot to mention one tour on my Batavus.
It must have been between in week 20 (May 14-21).

Stats:
27 k
29.08 k/hr
57 min.

6453 k

T'06 1830 k

May 25

2006-05-26T22:52:00.000+02:00

My second -100- in rainy conditions. I wanted to go for the full distance of 190 K but the weather made me to skip a part of the planned route in line to Assen.

stats:

118.46 k
22.96 k/hr
5:09:33 hr
38 k/hr
367 k

Total '06 1803 k

May 21

2006-05-22T20:23:00.000+02:00

I cycled an awful lot of kilomters, the south west wind was powerful and temperature low. But my new bike has to be tested.

Stats:
153.44 k
20.80 k/hr
7:22:35 hr
42 k/hr
249 k

T'06 1685 k

Wednesday May 17

2006-05-20T18:32:00.000+02:00

On my training with the riders of the Wednesday-appointment, we had a really large pack. We divided into 2 groups, the fast and the slow, who should regroup at a certain place. It didn't go that way. The slow (I was in it) rode their own trip.

stats:
87.33 k
29.31 k/hr
2:58:46 hr
54 k/hr
6,426 k

T'06 1,532 k

after work

2006-05-15T23:32:00.000+02:00

At 5 pm I had my 3rd safari (new bike) ride... I got to cycle a lot more k's.

26.53 k
26.11 k/hr
1:01:01 hr
38 k/hr
96 k

T'06 1445 k

so many rides

2006-05-14T22:12:00.000+02:00

May 14 2006

87.15 k
30.56 k/hr
2:51:09 hr
54 k/hr
6,339

T'06 1,418 k

May 13 2006

Safari-bike

66.92 k
23.60 k/hr
2:50:11 hr
47 k/hr
69

T'06 1,331 k

May 12 2006

Safari-bike

2.11 k
17.03 k/hr
7:30 hr
27 k/hr
2

T'06 1,264 k

May 12 2006

Last ride on my Giant

2.64 k
18.08 k/hr
8:48 hr
36 k/hr
29,529

T'06 1,262 k

May 10 2006

75.36 k
29.77 k/hr
2:31:55 hr
51 k/hr
6,252

T'06 1,259 k

May 7 2006

87.41 k
28.59 k/hr
3:03:27 hr
54 k/hr
6,176

T'06 1,184 k

May 6 2006

24.65 k
20.60 k/hr
1:11:48 hr
3 k/hr
29,526

T'06 1,097 k

May 5 2006

14.77 k
30.33 k/hr
29:15 hr
40 k/hr
6,089

T'06 1,072 k

May 5 2006

32.93 k
20.74 k/hr
1:35:17 hr
28 k/hr
29,501 k

T'06 1,057 k

May 4 2006

67.45 k
28.77 k/hr
2:20:40 hr
46 k/hr
6,074

T'06 1,024 k

May 3 2006

26.29 k
32.17 k/hr
49:04 hr
42 k/hr
6,007

T'06 957 k

May 2 2006

26 k
5,980 k

T'06 929 k

April 30 2006

9.45 k
22.23 k/hr
25:32 hr
31 k/hr
29,469 k

T'06 903 k

April 29 2006

2.00 k
22.22 k/hr
5:24 min

5,954 k

T'06 903 k

weekend april 28-30

2006-04-30T15:33:00.000+02:00

April 28 2006

Just a short cycle tour on my old bike.
27.27 k
22.82 k/hr
1:11:45 hr
31 k/hr
29,459 k

t'06 892 k

after 10 day's

2006-04-24T23:03:00.000+02:00

I cycled again on a bike for more than 20 kilometers.
After a fall I hesitated to ride, but this time it went okay.
In my summer cloths I took the old Giant hybrid which did it's job.

Stats:
1G/20B
24.74 k
24.69 k/hr
1:00:09 hr
36 k/hr
29,432 k

t'06 865 k

April 12 & 14

2006-04-15T19:31:00.000+02:00

To be short about April 12. It was a little windy when we cycled to one of the hills I do normally with -Ledig Erf- on Sundays.
It was a fast ride in the beginning, but after 40 k we had a flat tyre.
Stats:
67.24 k
29.66 k
2:16:03 hr
58 k/hr
5923 k

T'06 811 k

April 14

Just the evening I wanted to cycle for almost an hour.
Almost home I collided with a cyclist from the opposite direction.
On that spot of the accident cyclist's often cycle on the wrong side of the road, maybe because of the better pavement there. The other cyclist didn't do anything to avoid me (nor did I).
I now got a new wheel which has to be readjusted after 200 k.

Stats:
28.65 k
30.23 k/hr
56:51 min
-
5952

T'06 840 k

Sunday ride

2006-04-09T17:51:00.000+02:00

Today was really a test for what is coming. Next week Easter Sunday some members will go for the 180 kilometer.
So early in the season is new to me, that's why I want to try. And also I can use some kilometers.

Today it was a fine day with sunny spells, but a hard wind from the north west.
The club on which I ride on Sundays was big and a lot of them rode to fast in the first 10 kilometer going south east. That's why I told my self to go not to fast. After a short while I catched some riders and after 15 kilometer I made it to a gruppo who cycled as fast as I did. (38-40 kilometer/hour)
I stayed with them until the hills and then I went right, back to Utrecht (the others went left, for 20 k extra to Amerongen)

Stats:
64.80 k
27.40k/hr
2:21:54
49 k/hr
5856 k

T'06 744 k

Saturday

2006-04-08T23:57:00.000+02:00

It feels like almost 10 daysno cycling.
Actually I didn't cycle for 10 days. I have had the flu. But finally today at 4.30 pm I took my bike for a trip. And it felt good.

Stats:
42.74 k
27.20 k/hr
1:34:19 hr
42 k/hr
5791 k

T'06 679 k

Wednesday, summertime

2006-04-01T11:19:00.000+02:00

Only the third day of the start of summertime, but what a difference. The light!
We had a tour of 2.5 hours! At times we reached 50 k/hr. But overal it was a light flat tour to Soestdijk, through the forests over the flat roads back to Utrecht.
Unfortunately I catched a cold.
But I'm going to buy myself a new bike, Just for summertime vacation. It will be a customized bike from Snel, a known brand over here.

stats:
66.87 k
28.41 k/hr
2:21:13
51 k/hr
5748 k

T'06 636 k

weekend March 25-26

2006-03-26T16:50:00.000+02:00

March 26
At 1 pm my clubmembers joined at the cafe Ledig Erf. I decided to cycle over the first hills and then go back on my own.

Stats:
62.33 k
28.59 k/hr
2:10:52 hr
51 k/hr
5681 k

T'06 569 k

March 25
At 4 pm I decided to cycle 10 laps on the Nedereindse berg-cycle track.
5 laps on the flat track on 5 on the track with a climb in it.

stats:
38.23 k
30.28 k/hr
1:15:46 hr
46 k/hr
5619 k

T'06 507

beautiful day

2006-03-23T23:41:00.000+01:00

After work at 5 pm almost one hour riding with great ease, enjoying the "mild" temperatures.

stats:
26.26 k
30.09 k/hr
52:25 min
41 k/hr
5581 k

T'06 469 k

Spring

2006-03-22T21:08:00.000+01:00

I had my first ride with the wednesday group -the nightingale riders- of this season.
Between 6 pm and 7.20 pm we cycled on the roads around Utrecht.

Stats:
40.89 k
26.10 k/hr
1:34:01 hr
50 k/hr
5554 k

T'06 443 k

Last day in winter

2006-03-20T17:14:00.000+01:00

On March 19 I cycled the longest distance so far this year.
I felt it after the tour in my muscles. Nothing to worry about. At least I got them.

Stats:
52.94 k
28.08 k/hr
1:53:10 hr
45 k/hr
5514 k

T'06 402 k

March 11

2006-03-12T22:46:00.000+01:00

This weekend was a little to cold to cycle.
Saturday I cycled for a while. A strong cold northern wind was blowing.

stats:
22.31 k
27.76 k/hr
48:15 min
44 k/hr
5461 k

T'06 349 k

Weekend

2006-02-26T17:13:00.000+01:00

In cold but beautiful weather, 3/4 degrees C, sunshine and a lot of wind I cycled on both days in the weekend.

stats:
Saturday
46.17 k
27.40 k/hr
1:41:08 hr
39 k/hr
5365 k

T'06 254 k

Sunday
41.22 k
27.56 k/hr
1:29:47 hr
36 k/hr
5407 k

T'06 295 k

February 19

2006-02-20T22:35:00.000+01:00

Beautiful weather on Sunday February 19....I did a training with some artificial hills, cross the highway A2 (Amsterdam to Maastricht), and the canal a several times on a low gear.
Topspeed downhill was incredible though.

stats:
36.39 k
28 k/hr (avg)
1:18:00 hr
38 k/hr
5319 k

T'06 207 k

February

2006-02-18T18:32:00.000+01:00

Yesterday was a possibility to cycle. Though it was still wet. Today sunny and rather high temps. Cycled with high turnaround.

stats:
38.33 k
28.15 k/hr
1:21:45 hr
37 k/hr (max)
5282 k (counter)

T'06 171 k

January 29

2006-02-03T23:17:00.000+01:00

It was a cold but dry sunny ride.

stats:
33.17 k
27.64 k/hr
1:12:03 hr
36 k/ht
5244 k

total '06 133 k

Gloves

2006-01-22T17:36:00.000+01:00

Today I had a feeling that I must ride to keep up with last year's schedule. Not a good idea of course but okay I did it. I rode the same course as yesterday. But back in town I went straight instead turn left. It is 600 meters longer. Not the way to keep with last years schedule. One year ago I cycled 172 kilometers at the end of this day.
It was a lot colder than yesterday, appr. 0 degrees C. I rode with my ordinary gloves.

Stats:
33.59 k
29.12 k/hr
1:13:03 hr
40 k/hr
5211 k

2nd tour

2006-01-21T23:20:00.000+01:00

The Russian cold is certainly coming this way but we had very mild temperatures today so I can't complain about that. Maybe the drizzle and the wind after 3 kilometers was annoying. rode 15 with the wind in my back and then felt the fierce wind, no it was more a pressure which made it difficult to cycle. It was like the bike's wheels went through mud or something. It was a restistance which made the way home difficult.

stats:
32.90 k
29.12k/hr
1:07:50 hr
40 k/hr
5177 k

T'05 66 k

THE START OF 2006

2006-01-15T22:07:00.000+01:00

It was an unclouded sky but only, 0 degrees C.
I took my bike and checked the tyres if they were okay to ride.
The tyres needed some pressure but overall I thought an easy ride would be possible.
At 2.15 pm I rode against the cold light breeze along the canal to the south.
On my mind I had an 25 k/hr average.
20 minutes later I went up the dike on the north side of the river and went to a bridge cross the Lek.
15 minutes later I cycled through the historical centre of Vianen, really beautiful, and after a break on the south side of the dike I rode back the same way I came.

For the first time this year and after a break of nearly a month I like the ride without to much pressure on my mind.

stats:
33.12 k
27.96 k/hr
1.11.07 hr
39 k/hr
5144 k

T'05 33 k in 2006

Wet and cold

2005-12-18T19:56:00.000+01:00

Todays tour was also slippery. I had to adjust speed to weatherconditions though it was almost perfect to cycle; little wind, sunny spells and light from the morning sun

stats:
24.20 k
23.09 k/hr
1:02:56 hr
31 k/hr
29407 k

T'05 7177 kilometer

Sunday

2005-12-11T18:56:00.000+01:00

After cycling 15 k I met my group. They were on their way back to the pub. (start & finish) I turned and got them after a few kilometers.
Well spoken with one of the chaps I learned that he fell. You always hope it isn't you.
I rode with them to town and then I went home but I wasn't halfway home when a car tried to turn right. I could break but hit the car and fell myself. The driver didn't see me at all.
Luckily I have probably no damage. After that I rode another 10 k to see if everything on my bike still works.

Stats:
39.46 k
29.11 k/hr
1:21:22
42 k/hr
5111 k

T'05 7153 k

Fog

2005-12-10T23:07:00.000+01:00

At 4 pm I felt how it is to cycle around in the fog. After the sun burnt away the fog in the morning I couldn't wait to cycle a few kilometers. I was foggy already, but when I came in the field there was a real dense fog. I can't remember I rode in real fog. Luckily I had my red back light with me. So I could be noticed by traffic.
But it was a ride to the unknown. I lost my sense of direction and the surroundings were not quite known to me.

stats:
24.91 k
25.84 k/hr
57:53 min
35 k/hr
5,072 k

T'05 7,114 k

wind, rain and cycling

2005-12-04T23:46:00.000+01:00

When I was ready to cycle after a day at my parent's I started raining...
Well, just cycled through the rain and coldness... but after all, it wasn't that cold.

stats:
47.71 k
27.91 k/hr
1:42:35 hr
40 k/hr
5047 k

Total '05 7,089 k

In the cold over the 7,000 k

2005-11-27T14:37:00.000+01:00

It's like climbing a mountain, step by step, meter by meter I reach the limit, the sky.
Today I started at 11 am, when the fog had gone. Then I cycled via Bunnik and Zeist to Doorn, avoided some fallen trees due to the storm and snowfall, climbed some hills and cycled back to my town.

stats:
54.19 k
23.41 k/hr
2:18:54 hr
33 k/hr
29,383 k

T'05 7041 K

almost 7,000 K

2005-11-26T23:35:00.000+01:00

I cycled to the snow. The area where I live there hasn't been enough snow to stay white. 20 K east I could see the first white carpets in the field in the forests and along the roads. Look at my blog.

Stats:
36.44 k
23.07 k/hr
1:34:48 hr
33 k/hr
29,329 k

T'05 6987 kilometer That's almost 7,000 K

cycling

2005-11-20T21:18:00.000+01:00

It was a very dark day with low clouds. No good weather for a cyclist. I saw only a few other racebikers -and a lot of mountainbikers-.

40 G/78 B
stats:
39.60 k
27.98 k/hr
1:24:56 hr
40 k/hr
4999 k

T'05 6951 k

Forecasts say that next it's going to get colder and that friday will be wet. Hopefully next weekend are possiblities to reach the 7000 k though.

third run

2005-11-19T12:47:00.000+01:00

The morning was beautiful, wind still a little frost in the air and the sun shining upon my skin when I ran a short time. I really didn't run quick. I took my time to feel the paces landing on the ground. In my ears was classical music and that made it fun. Well fun, after 15 minutes I turned to the recorded CD's in the MP3-player.

second run, Nov. 18

2005-11-18T23:34:00.000+01:00

Today's run in a cloudless sky, 5 degrees celsius, no wind.
I ran a short round through the neighborhood. Very slow and with 3 stops I ran 14 minutes. I didn't feel anything to worry about. I decided to run an exta kilometer. So totally I ran 4 kilometer (or less). Important thing is that I don't feel any pain (running and afterwards) So that's good.

40/77

2005-11-13T17:01:00.000+01:00

No running this week, maybe next week.
Temperatures will go down to 7 degrees Celcius and it will be rainy, meaning that cycling will be postponed.

Today had lots of sunshine and the temperature was good. I started cycling at 12.15 pm on my own. It was my 77th ride on my Batavus this year

stats:
74.02 k
29.52 k/hr
2:30:29 hr
42 k/hr
4960 k

T'05 6911 k

40/76

2005-11-12T23:57:00.000+01:00

My track list till now 40 times on the Giant and 76 times on my Batavus racingbike.

It was around 10 degrees C. when I rode for an hour. The weather was good a little cloudy and some southern wind but no rain.

stats:
30.84 k
30.42 k/hr
1:00:52 hr
38 k/hr
4886 k

T'05 6837 k

back to running?

2005-11-07T23:03:00.000+01:00

Maybe inspired by the Amsterdam an New York marathon I had my first run of the year.
It was a short one.
5 minutes slowly running 8 k/hr after that walking and stretching and then again 5 minutes slowly back home.
Well actually I was quite sweatty back home.

Maybe Nordic Walking is something for me when I keep this pace ;-)

On my giant

2005-11-06T20:33:00.000+01:00

I cycled on the Ledig Erf track to the forest of Leersum and did the hilly track 2 times.

stats:

68.33 k
23.68 k/hr
2:53:09 hr
38 k/hr
29.292 k on my oll giant

T'05 6807 k

Today was the New york marathon
browsing through the results of the participants I found as 5732nd Female finisher Leontien Zijlaard (35) NED 3:49:04 3:47:39 54:45 1:52:52 2:51:53 8:41

only 18 k

2005-11-05T23:58:00.000+01:00

I cycled a short distance on a low gear again. Did cycle all week. Busy at work at the one hour back to winter time.
I rode at 4.15 pm at the sun was okay. thinking the sun would set at 5 I was totally wrong with 6 pm.

stats:
18.15 k
32.50 k/hr
33:32 min
40 k/hr
4855 k

t'05 6737 k

weekend Oct. 29-30

2005-10-31T22:40:00.000+01:00

With Ledig Erf

stats Oct 30:

88.73 k
31.29 k/hr
2:50:07 hr
47 k/hr
4837 k

T'05 6719 k

Stats Oct. 29

31.8 k
32.52 k/hr
58:40 min
47 k/hr
4749 k

T'05 6630 k

Friday Oct. 28

2005-10-31T22:24:00.000+01:00

It seems that my week starts at Friday and ends at Sunday. This ain't true. I got work to do too and that's fun also. Nevertheless I don't P.O.T. However on some day's I can use the trainingshoes.
Talking about trainingshoes. It's time to put them on my feet again, at least to try to run again. This time I want to prepare myself on the first steps by stretching-exercises in home, at work or where ever I can do it.

I should not set huge goals. Maybe I should start with 1 kilometer running painfree before biking. First I should get the joy of running. And thats not here. My body has to adapt to the new movement

Stats:
After work
56.78 k
30.58 k/hr
1:51:26 hr
47 k/hr
4717 k

T'05 6598 k

weekend October 22/23

2005-10-23T21:54:00.000+02:00

Oct. 23

On a low gear I tried to do the full stretch and I succeeded.
After about 40 k. a full thunderstorm (with warm water) came over me. I took shelter in a barn with cows and a few cats with little kittens.

stats

54.89 k
29.24 k/hr
1:52:38 hr
42 k/hr
4660 k

T'05 6541 k

Oct. 22

stats
29.87 k
30.29 k/hr
59:12 min
40 k/hr
4605 k

T'05 6486 k

October 19

2005-10-19T23:16:00.000+02:00

Saturday ride

2005-10-15T23:46:00.000+02:00

Friday ride

2005-10-14T23:54:00.000+02:00

wednesday ride

2005-10-12T23:29:00.000+02:00

All on my own... the season of the nightingale riders is over.

stats:
35.09 k
32.31 k/hr
1:05:12 hr
44 k/hr
4482 k

T'05 6363 k

weekend Oct. 8-9

2005-10-10T20:38:00.000+02:00

October 9

We had a individual 10.2 k time trial and the same distance for a couple-ride.

My time on the individual race was 16:34 minutes. It was the 11th time, not bad considering that the others cycle much more trained. However I should be faster than the fastest woman, I wasn't.
The 16:34 was 5:24 minutes faster than last year. In 2004 I missed a bend in the road at cycled straight forward till I thought "hey, this is too far".

After that ride we experienced (after a schoolyard diplomacy to form couples) the couple ride.
Again the 10.2 k; now we rode it in a dissappointing 16:56 minutes.

stats:
82 k
27 k/hr
appr. 3 hr
46 k/hr
4447 k

T'05 6328 k

October 8

At the circuit at Nedereindse berg we had a 30 minutes ride.
Of a couple one person counted the number of rounds while the other rides.
I was counted for 14 rounds of 1.2 k., but in a formula I rode 17.552 k.
Okay that fine with me I had not my day.

Stats:
59 k
28 k/hr
2.06.25
51 k
4365 k

T'05 6246 k

October training rides (Oct. 1-7)

2005-10-07T23:51:00.000+02:00

October 7

stats:
51.18 k
51.46 k/hr
1:40:49
43 k
4306 k
T'05 6187k

October 6

To Nedereindse berg (a hilly track)
stats:
37.80 k
30.96 k/hr
1:13:15 hr
47 k/hr
4255 k
T'05 6136 k

October 2

With Ledig Erf: I couldn't keep up with them.

stats:
88.50 k
28.78 k/hr
3:04:29 hr
52 k/hr
4217 k

T'05 6098 k

October 1

After a late Fridaynight I went home on Saturday and trained a little in the late afternoon.

stats:
18.08 k
31.56 k/hr
34:26 min
40 k/hr
4128 k
T'05 6009 k

September 28

2005-09-29T23:09:00.000+02:00

On Wednesday we had the last ride of the season with the Nightingale riders.
I was a fantastic season with my personal bast sharpened with 57 seconds.

The last ride was because of the early sun set a Palace ride.
Stats:
71.04 k
29.19 k/hr
2:26:02 hr
48 k/hr
1440 k

Total 2005 5991 k

September 24 & 25

2005-09-25T21:30:00.000+02:00

September 25
Riding for the 58 th time on my Batavus-racing bike

stats:
90.11 k
30.35 k/hr
2:58:10 hr
51 k/hr
4039 k

T'05 5920 kilometer

September 24
Riding for the 39 th time this year on my Giant- hybride bike

stats:
16.16 k
23.11 k/hr
0:42:00 hr
37 k/hr
29,224

T'05 5830 kilometer

1 hour

2005-09-23T23:45:00.000+02:00

text folows

2005-09-22T18:32:00.000+02:00

September 21 2005

27.37 k
36.84 k/hr
0:53:17 hr
45 k/hr
3915 k

T'05 5780 k

September 17 2005

12.11 k
27.61 k/hr
0:26:21 hr
40 k/hr
3888 k

T'05 5753 k

fallen again

2005-09-11T18:31:00.000+02:00

Today wasn't a very good day. The weather was not okay, a little too cloudy a little haze. Temperature was low. Since a long time we hadn't them below 20 in the afternoon.
I cycled with the B-group and as they didn't go to fast I cycled away from them. that was the pressure they needed I think because after that the tempo was high.
I lost a part of the B-riders in the hilly area. But on the dike along the river. I catch-ed up with a group.
Finally I went left as the group went right. I wanted to make some extra kilometers.
Well, I know it now. 15 extra kilometers and a fall on the road because the front wheel slipped in gravel road workers put on the dike.
My left knee is perforated as well as the cycling trouser and my bike is damaged.

stats:

96.41 k
29.47 k/hr
3:16:19 hr
53 k/hr
3876 k

T'05 5741 k

2 days 2 time trials

2005-09-08T22:46:00.000+02:00

September 8
Well the first 17 k were fast. There were at least 40 people riding around like madman. I never experienced that. The track is 1.4 k and they rode under the 2 minutes per lap. At least it's an average of 45 k/hr.
After 17 I rode my on my own (38 k/hr) and after 56 minutes 32.9 seconds I had cycled 38.50 k. That's an average of 40.85 kilometer an hour.

stats:
61 k day-total

time-trial
38.50k
40.85 k/hr
56:32 min
54 k/hr

counter 3779 k

T'05 3779 k

September 7
I had a time trial with the nightingale riders. It was only 6 k but still it was hard.
We had perfect conditions. My time was 9:40 and that was 57 seconds quicker than in April.

stats:
58.24 k
25.13 k/hr
2:19:05
43 k/hr
3718 k

T'05 5604

Sunny ride

2005-09-04T17:36:00.000+02:00

Today I rode with the ledig erf team again.
It was very silent at the start. Everyone was waiting for the signal to start.
Normally the signal is a big volume. from a speaker on the wall of the cafe.
But probably that is also history. Like the new owner tries to make Ledig Erf history. (his policy is somewhat different than the former owner and he is an outsider in cycling)
I think next year I become member of het stadion.

stats of today:

88.16 k
32.34 k/hr
2:43:35 hr
52 k/hr
3660 k

T'05 5546 kilometer

Short trip

2005-09-03T22:33:00.000+02:00

stats:
28.86 k
28.67 k/hr
1:00:26 hr
43 k/hr
3572 k

T'05 5458 k

One hour time-trial

2005-09-02T23:13:00.000+02:00

stats:
37.57 k
33.86 k/u
1:06:38 hr
42 k/hr
3543 k

T'05 5429 k

In the first hour and 17 seconds I cycled 34.53 k.
That makes an average of 34.367 k/hr.

To the river

2005-08-29T22:51:00.000+02:00

I told myself before I was going to ride 'not faster than an average of 25 k/hr'

stats:
60.97 k
25.21 k/hr
2:25:07 hr
46 k/hr
3424 k

T'05 5310 k

fierce wind

2005-08-28T22:10:00.000+02:00

A fierce wind and a high speed prevented me to keep up with the group.

stats:
87.19 k
29.28 k
2:58:39 hr
50 k/hr
3363 k

T'05 5249

cycling today

2005-08-27T23:55:00.000+02:00

At 6pm I just wanted to feel my bike's new tire after not riding since Tuesday. I didn't know it turned out to be something like a time trial.

stats of Saturday August 27:

34.14 k
33.33 k/hr
1:01:30 hr
43 k/hr
3276 k

T'05 5162 k

Actual August 23 2005

2005-08-26T23:27:00.000+02:00

My 82nd trip was a fiasco. Intended to ride a test course on the track with a dozen other riders I got a flat tire just minutes before start.
However I rode myself warm.

stats:
27.76 k
23.18 k/hr
1:11:54 hr
52 k/hr * my counter might have had an off day too.
3242 k

T'05 5128 k

Weekend

2005-08-21T20:43:00.000+02:00

Maybe being angry is a reason to do some bike-work
And it works out fine.

Stats:
2005-8-21

91.79 k
33.16 k/hr
2:45:05 hr
59 k/hr
3,214 k

T'05 5,100 k

Saturday I went to Amsterdam.
Stats:
2005-8-20

79.61 k
23.81 k/hr
3:20:36 hr
33 k/hr
29,208 k

T'05 5,005

anger

2005-08-18T23:24:00.000+02:00

stats
35.64 k
29.53 k/hr
1:12:27 hr
43 k/hr
3122 k

t'05 4928

good weather, fine training and a new record

2005-08-17T22:38:00.000+02:00

The Nightingale riders chose a longer route. And after being among the quickest riders on the flat part and in up and down hill I was tired in the last part.
At the moment I feel good

Stats:
87.28 k
29.97 k/hr
2:54:46 hr
64 k/hr new record!!!
3086 k

t'05 4892 k

Short runs

2005-08-16T22:45:00.000+02:00

I wasn't intended to ride but the weather was too nice not to go.
I only rode to the cycling track were I saw de Volharding and Het Stadion using the track simultaneously in a tour of 1 hour and 3 rounds.
I was doing the same last Friday. The club rides 5 kilometers an hour faster, that's the difference.

- my stats for today:
17.71 k
33.43 k/hr
0:31:50 hr
44 k/hr
2999 k

t'05 4805

- Stats for Sunday

34.70 k
30.84 k/hr
1:07:30
52 k/hr
2964 k

t'05 4787k

Racing against the machine

2005-08-12T22:54:00.000+02:00

The machine is the clock.
Racing on my bike against the clock on a piste des cyclistes, a racingtrack for cyclists.

I arrived at the track after 11.14 kilometer in 22.19 minutes. From then I cycled one hour. My average after 1:22:19 hour was 33.89 kilometer an hour.
In the total time I rode 46.49 kilometers. That results in an average in the last hour of 35.350 kilometer.

This is extraordinary, a record time.

Stats:

56.51 k
32.83 k/hr
1:43:20 hr
46 k
2947 k

T'05 4753 k

a new tour

2005-08-10T23:12:00.000+02:00

With the Nightingale-riders.
Good weather, 16 degrees celsius, cloudy

Stats

76.48 k
30.99 k/hr
2:28:06 hr
58 k/hr
2890 k

t'05 4696 k

Building up

2005-08-07T19:48:00.000+02:00

I went alone on my racingbike to the cycling track 10 k from my home.
The weather was okay. The showers stopped for a while.

stats:
35.56 k
32.88 k/hr
1:04:56 hr
52 k/hr
21815 k

T'05 4620 k

On doctor's advice

2005-08-04T22:59:00.000+02:00

Today was my try-out. The doctor said on my complaint that I'm able to build up the hours of training.
Today I tried to go fast.

stats:
26.11 k
32.82 k/hr
47:46 minutes
51 k/hr
2778 k

T'05 4564

71st ride

2005-07-24T16:36:00.000+02:00

Tried to ride some kilometers with the giant pack of riders of the club(30 to 40 (wo)men).But I didn't feel well to go with a pace of 40 k/hr.
Since this week I got a kind of pain in my left chest. May it's a muscle after the fabulous Sunday morning ride last week.

stats:
56.58 k
33.48 k/hr
1:41:25 hr
46 k/hr
2752 k

T'05 4538 kilometer

all alone ad July 22

2005-07-23T00:08:00.000+02:00

70th ride of 2005.

I rode along the Amsterdam- Rhine canal to the cycle track at the Nedereindseberg.
After 11 kilometers I was there and raced 20 kilometers at full speed. It went so easy. Nobody was on the pretty new track. After that I cycled 15 k home. The last 5k was again fast.

stats:
46.43 k
32.46 k/hr
1:25:51 hr
51 k/hr
2696 k

Total 2005 4481 kilometer

Nightingalers

2005-07-20T21:40:00.000+02:00

stats

81.65 k
31.00 k/hr
2:38:04
57 k/hr
2649 k

4435 k

New record

2005-07-17T19:25:00.000+02:00

This time I rode for the 2nd time in a row with some riders starting at 11 am.
Some riders are nearly as good as an average amateur. And that is a status many riders would only be that in their dreams. But there is also a rider who started in the Dutch national championships (on road) cycling. He rode with/against Dutch riders who are in the Tour de France momentarily. This is unbelievable. Only a few steps and I'm riding with professionals. I'm kidding myself, It's a huge gap between them and me. In two and a half hours they'll ride 135 kilometers and I know from this day that I can do 88 kilometers in that time.

stats:
88.14 k
34.44 k/hr
2:33:33 hr
54 k/hr
2567 k on my batavus racingbike

Total this year 4353 k

number 67

2005-07-15T23:55:00.000+02:00

After work I rode kilometers to Amsterdam at maximum speed of 36 or 37 k/hr.

stats:

79.01 k
31.36 k/hr
2:31:09 hr
43 k/hr
2479 k

total 2005 4265 k

New record maximum speed!!

2005-07-13T23:06:00.000+02:00

Stats of the 66th ride of the year.

79.02 k
30.04 k/hr
2:37:48 k
63 k/hr
2400 k

Total 2005 4186 kilometer

Weekend July 9-10

2005-07-10T18:28:00.000+02:00

July 10

89.31 k
31.73 k/hr
2:48:53 hr
2321 k

total '05 4107 k

July 9

18.00 k
28.00 k/hr
38:30 minutes
-
2339 k

total '05 4018 k

Wednesday July 6 2005

2005-07-08T20:27:00.000+02:00

I cycled with 4 other nightingale riders on my racing bike.

Some rain showers crossed our way. Temperatures were mild, around 15 degrees.
Time: between 5.45 pm and 8.45 pm

stats:
82.92 k
30.07 k/hr
2:45:29 hr
57 k/hr
2214 k

total 2005 4000 k

Sunday July 3 2005

2005-07-08T20:18:00.000+02:00

Cycling with Ledig Erf:

stats:
89.43 k
30.57 k/hr
2:55:29 hr
53 k/hr
2131
Total 2005 3918 k

Holiday 2005

2005-06-30T12:35:00.000+02:00

In my 2005 holiday I cycled from Utrecht to Basel and back.
This was my first time I climbed higher then 100 meters!

The highest altitude in this vacation was 800 meters, a week after starting from an altitude of 0 meter

statistics from day 1 till day 17:

Saturday June 11
Utrecht-Thorn

156.41 k
20.03 k
7:48:19 hr
30 k/hr
27,673 k

trip total 156.41 k

Sunday June 12
Thorn-Epen Terziet

62.84 k
18.01 k/hr
3:29:18 hr
37 k/hr
27,736 k

trip total 219.25 k

Monday June 13
Epen Terziet-Schönberg

95.30 k
15.52 k/hr
6:08:14 hr
49 k/hr
27,831 k

trip total 314.55 k

Tuesday June 14
Schönberg-Wallendorf

72.46 k
16.79 k/hr
4:18:57
51 k/hr
27,903 k

trip total 387.01 k

Wednesday June 15
Wallendorf-Kedange sur Canner

87.26 k
17.34 k/hr
5:01:57 hr
42 k/hr
27,991 k

trip total 474.27

Thursday June 16
Kedange sur Canner-Harpich

74.05 k
17.17 k/hr
4:18:50 hr
42 k/hr
28,065 k

trip total 548.32 k

Friday June 17
Harprich-Schirmeck

108.81 k
17.29 k/hr
6:17:24 hr
48 k/hr
28,173 k

trip total 657.13 k

Saturday June 18
Schirmeck-Turckheim

64.04 k
17.83 k/hr
3:35:30 hr
40 k/hr
28,238 k

trip total 721.11 k

Sunday June 19
Turckheim-Huningue-Basel

97.62 k
17.29 k/hr
5:38:40 hr
39 k/hr
28,335 k

trip total 818.19

Distance Utrecht-Basel 819 k

Monday June 20
Huningue-Bergheim

104.11 k
17.17 k/hr
6:03:39 hr
40 k/hr
28,439 k

trip total 922.30 k

Tuesday June 21
Bergheim-Romanwiller

78.18 k
16.96 k/hr
4:36:32 hr
41 k/hr
28,517 k

trip total 1000,48

Wednesday June 22
Romanswiller-Harprich

108.01 k
16.76 k/hr
6:26:39 hr
47 k/hr
28,626 k

trip total 1108.49

Thursday June 23
Harprich-Metert

129.32 k
18.19 k/hr
7:06:30 hr
50 k/hr
28,755 k

trip total 1237.81 k

Friday June 24
Metert-Clervaux

80.64 k
16.95 k/hr
4:45:29 hr
48 k/hr
28,835 k

trip total 1318.45 k

Saturday June 25
Clervaux-Bütgenbach

67.02 k
14.96 k/hr
4:28:44 hr
50 k/hr
28,903 k

trip total 1385.47 k

Sunday June 26
Bütgenbach-Bemelen

84.04 k
16.83 k/hr
4:59:35 hr
46 k/hr
28987 k

trip total 1469.51 k

Monday June 27
Bemelen- 's Hertogenbosch
141.58 k
18.62 k/hr
7:36:05 hr
38 k/hr
29,128 k

trip total 1611.09 k

weekend June 4-5

2005-06-07T20:45:00.000+02:00

June 5

On my Batavus.
Strong Northwestern wind
15 degrees C.

89.41 k
29.40 k/hr
3:02:28 hr
50 k/hr (max)
2041 k

Total 2005 2217 k

June 4

Strong Nortwestern wind, no showers though.

On my giant between 6 and 8.30 pm
46.62 k
21.28 k/hr
2:11:28 hr
33 k/hr
27,516 k

T'05 2128 k

Only 9 days till vacation

2005-06-01T23:32:00.000+02:00

On my Batavus, cycling with the team.
Between 6 pm and 8.30 pm

72.32 k
30.28 k/hr
2:23:18 hr
50 k/hr
1952 k

total 2005 2077 kilometer

From 25 May till 29 May

2005-05-29T22:07:00.000+02:00

29 May

89.12 k
30.25 k/hr
2:56:47 hr
59 k/hr (maximum speed)
1875 k

Total 2005 2005 K

27 May

41.62 k
23.01 k/hr
1:48:34 hr
36 k/hr
27.470 k (total on my Giant,since July 1997)

Total 2005 1916 K

25 May

39.34 k
32.14 k/hr
1:13:29 hr
52 k/hr
1786 k

Total 2005 1874 K

from May 1 till May 8

2005-05-08T17:31:00.000+02:00

May 8 2005
I cycled with Ledig Erf
The fast riders were too fast. They didn't stop at Amerongen too.
I decided to cycle the 35 k back and not to wait on the second group.
This was not a wise decision. Against the wind my speed dropped dramatically from an average of 32 k/hr tot 28 k/hr.
The second group of riders didn't catch me too.

stats:
89.28 k
27.75 k/hr
3:13:03 hr
54 k/hr
1747 k (total on my Batavus-bike since October 2004)

1845 k total in 2005

May 5 2005
Stats:

100.46
23.40 k/hr
4:17:31 hr
50 k/hr
27.428 k (total on my Giant since July 1997)

May 1 2005
stats:

88.67 k
30.84 k/hr
2:52:31
56 k/hr
1657 k

queensday

2005-04-30T21:23:00.000+02:00

Cycled for an hour, 15 to the south and back. Wind mild south east, 18 degrees celsius.

stats:
36.40 k
32.67 k/hr
1:06:54 hr
45 k/hr
1569 k
Total 2005 1567 kilometer

Giant

2005-04-29T22:46:00.000+02:00

Cycling on my giant, the bike I'll use on vacation.

stats:
51.56 k
23.77 k/hr
2:10:10 hr
39 k/hr
27.328 k

1531 total 2005