Something I'm stupid proud of

"Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero" (sampsonite24) 07/29/2020 at 21:40 • Filed to: None

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I completed the trek century challenge tonight. Which means I stuck with something for an entire month

TheRealBicycleBuck > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 07/29/2020 at 21:50

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Bravo!

I’ve been slacking this month. I need to get back into the groove.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 07/29/2020 at 21:53

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well done. It looks like that was on some trail. I’ve always wondered if the energy output & calories count is higher with the greater resistance being off road. I wish Strava would separate road and mountain biking

facw > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 07/29/2020 at 22:00

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Nice!

ttyymmnn > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 07/29/2020 at 22:10

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Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > ttyymmnn 07/29/2020 at 22:42

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For fucking real

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > OPPOsaurus WRX 07/29/2020 at 22:43

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Yeah it was. I recently got back into mountain biking after we moved to a river valley

A Boy and His Longtail > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 07/29/2020 at 23:41

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I always find the dichotomy of Strava challenges interesting. You got the ones that are super easy. And then you’ve got the ones that are seriously challenging.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 07/30/2020 at 06:57

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I remember some song about walking a hundred miles and then doing it again...

... should be easy to do it again and again on a bicycle!!

Speaking of which, nailed 50km today as part of my split knee recovery. Is so good!

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > OPPOsaurus WRX 07/30/2020 at 08:51

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I find trail riding is often easier, for the simple reason that asphalt bores the pants off me.

As far as calories/energy burn, if my understanding is correct (basing this off my heart rate), you definitely burn more on the trail than on the road unless you’re taking it really easy. But if you’re going for weight control it’s probably better to go easy on the trails or stick to asphalt, because keeping your heart rate lower means your body is able to use fat for fuel. If you’re flogging it on trails and have your heart rate pegged all the time, you’re basically just burning glucose... pretty much just running off whatever’s in your stomach. An hour of that and I’m completely wiped. Not “tired” wiped, not even feeling hungry, but feeling like I want to throw up and having literally no strength.

For example, the two pics below are the same location - not the exact same trails but the same terrain. First is trying to keep up with someone who knows what they’re doing and knows the trails. Second is chilling a bit more and taking breaks between trails. First one left me lying on the grass for 10 minutes before I felt like I could get up without throwing up. Second I was hungry but nothing else.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 07/30/2020 at 10:50

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Nice going!

OPPOsaurus WRX > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 07/30/2020 at 12:30

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road biking is boring as hell, its also probably more dangerous as there are a lot of idiots driving while on facebook.

Stef Schrader > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 07/30/2020 at 13:10

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Nice! What was the challenge, exactly?

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Stef Schrader 07/30/2020 at 13:40

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Ride 100, 500, or 1000 miles in the month of July. I'll get a bronze medal for completing the 100

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > OPPOsaurus WRX 07/30/2020 at 13:43

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Yeah you don't really run the risk of getting plowed into by a f250 on singletrack trails. However I have watched someone get nailed by a frightened deer lol

Stef Schrader > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 07/30/2020 at 14:05

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Nice!

OPPOsaurus WRX > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 07/30/2020 at 14:06

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i saw one where a guy go t- boned by a gazelle or something like that out in an open plain. I’ve also seem a guy get chased by a very large bear which is a solid f-that.