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I glanced at my bike computer today while DH and I were pedaling past a wonderful huge dairy farm. It said 3,000.1 miles for 2007 so far! Woo-HOOOO! :p :p :p
I know there are tons of women here who ride more than me, and tons who ride less- but isn't it just fun to hit a new personal milestone, no matter if it's small or large? It shows us that we are heading in the right direction, and that's what counts. :D
Anyone else hit any significant milestones lately that they want to tell about?
Lisa,
3000 miles is a huge accomplishment!!! Congratulations!!! That's the equivalent of riding across the US and then some. :)
Anne
WoW! :eek: That is incredibly impressive to me... I started riding just this past April. I've got 1,000 miles.
Congratulations!
I hit a milestone today and posted all about it on a thread called "a new accomplishment". :D
I was hoping to ride 2500 miles this year, but injuries, etc have put that out of reach. Still, I was excited today that I finally passed 1500 miles. :)
3000 miles! Wow, Lisa, that's fantastic. I think you deserve a NEW BIKE! You are serious about your riding! :D
conratulations Lisa- that's quite an accomplishment and I'll bet it makes the pedals spin easier than normal!
I've hit my highest yearly mileage this year with 1800 miles- but I'm still hoping to pass 2,000 if the frost and snow can hold off a bit longer in Michigan....
Good for you Lisa!;) :D
Isn't it amazing how you "caught the moment"?
In the small department, I turned my odometer over to 500 miles since July 20th on the Big Dam Bridge ride. :)
I didn't have a mileage goal, so I'm really happy that so many miles accumulated just taking easy rides to get ready for the 50. My family is still in the category of "impressed at 15 mile rides", so 500 miles knocks their socks off. lol.
Karen
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Originally Posted by Lisa S.H.
Congrats, Lisa.
3K is great!
I'm on track to exceed my 2007 goal of 2500 miles this year....assuming I have no more run-ins with idiot cagers...which would be a p.r. for me, too.
Congrats Lisa!!:D :D :D
My personal accomplishment, huge to some and small to others is we completed our FOURTH century of the year! They were all in a span of 2.5 months, too. :)
Congrats, Lisa. The leap between 2500 and 3,000 was a lot for me last year. I had set 2500 as a goal and made 3,000 on X Mas day. This year, though I had to downsize my goal. I had 3,000, but I dropped it to 2500 when all of my medical issues started. I'm pretty close (probably a weeks worth of riding for a lot of the people here), so I hope to make it by December.
I hit 1000 miles in 3 months and would love to log more, but work, family, etc. seem to get in the way. My mom has been in the hospital for the past 3 days and I've been staying with her. I needed to do 65 miles yesterday for my upcoming century ride, but it didn't happen. Today, I'm doing a 20-25 mile mantal health ride.
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Well done Lisa! It is exciting to hit our own personal milestones. I did 2700 km last year and had (have) a goal to do 4025 km (2500 miles) this year. I was well on my away until I started with the problems with my hip so I'm not sure if I can make it or not. I was including indoor miles as far the bikejournal 2500 mile race was concerned so if I can, I will do some indoor trainer miles in Nov/Dec if my hip lets me.
I guess my big goal this year was 931 km in August. I tried to avg 30km/day for the month and just made it. :rolleyes: Next year my goal will be increasing speed/power rather than miles.
Oh, and I almost forgot I did my first real century this summer. 162 km with 6000' of climbing. Whoo hooo!
Cyclingmom - yeah, that work thing is what interferes with my biking too...
Most excellent... 3000 miles is an excellent tally
I have done 3600... but they are kilometres, not miles :p
Enjoy, it is so good to reach these personal milestones
I think it's so GREAT what everyone here has done!
When I think about all the people who just sit on their butts all the time and think up ways to avoid any exertion at all...well it's just such a difference when you read about all the women on this forum and how much effort they put into trying to get active and healthy. Good for all of us, YAY! :p :p :p :p
Anne- thanks for mentioning that "coast to coast" statistic- it made my day! I Mapquested the distance between my house here in New York and the heart of San Francisco CA....and it was 50 miles LESS than what I've ridden so far this year! What a great thought to keep myself inspired- thank you! :D :D
I decided I would treat my bike to some new tires this winter. ;) :p