Your Total Outside Miles 1/1-6/30/07?

[DarcyInOregon]

What are your total outside miles for this year, ending June 30, 2007, and not counting miles on a trainer, spinning class or fitness bike? What type of cyclist are you, for example, fitness/fun or racer? What are your proudest achievements with respect to your miles? Finally, how many outside miles do you hope to bike by the end of the year?

This thread is intended to draw in those of us who don't bother to post on Bikejournal and who don't necessarily post to this forum a lot because 1)we are busy cycling and 2)we have busy lives off the computer. And yes, please, those of you who chat in this forum a lot please post your tallies too.

I started a thread like this one at the beginning of April, and it was real fun.

Let me start. I biked 2436 miles. I am a fitness/fun cyclist, primarily a soloist, and I ride with biking buddies when I can.

For the total miles, I was off the bike for two weeks when I was travelling, and responsibilities in my life derailed me on quite a few additional days.

I've increased my number of miles per week. I went down a size in cycling shorts. My jerseys are looser. My HMO assigned me a new doctor who actually reviewed my medical chart and she made her nurse call me and force me into the lab for thorough blood tests because I reached age 53. I am proud to say that my focus on nutrition and diligence with respect to my cycling gave me lab results all in the optimal range, including a fasting glucose of 91, an A1C of 5.4, and a total cholesterol of 130 (with all components of the cholesterol in the optimal range.) Additionally, I got a body composition test and I have a real high lean body mass, and I only have 40 pounds of excess fat to lose. The fat is not my focus; I eat and exercise with respect to my lab numbers so as to remain healthy into old age, to prevent nutritional and stress related diseases, and thus the fat slowly dissolves over time.

I hope to pedal 6000 miles by the end of the year. By next year I want to cycle centuries that are as easy for me as 60 mile rides are this year.

Darcy

[lauraelmore1033]

my total for the year so far is 1515 miles. I cycle for fun/fitness. I have lost somewhere in the neighborhood of 40 pounds, but have decided that the number on the scale is not all that important to me even though it is still astonishingly high. The blood work numbers have always been good (cholesterol, blood sugar, etc...) so I imagine cycling will continue to keep them so. My proudest accomplishment was completing my first century 3 weeks ago on a cold, wet, miserable day. I was also pretty proud of myself for muddling through a very challenging (for me) tour of California in May (although I did resent remarks by fellow riders expressing surprise that I was "making it". --Insert fat lady rant #346 about stupid assumptions people make here--)

I started cycling again last march and I've come a long way away from that first uncomfortable 5 mile ride (sub 10 mph pace). I am now comfortable riding on the streets and with other riders. This is actually a huge change for me. Hills aren't so intimidating anymore. I have gained the patience to grind up them and the courage to fly down them. Most of the time... I haven't found myself in tears over a scary down hill for, oh, at least two months. Averaging ten mph was a challenge when I started, and now I can (but not very often) achieve 13-16 mph if I feel like pushing it.

I'm not sure what my goals are for the future. I guess I would like to continue getting faster and going farther--but only as long as it continues to be fun.

[Mr. Bloom]

I've not logged miles meticulously relying on my odometer, but then I changed and it got complicated...plus, I just got my bike in March, but the the weather would not have allowed much riding prior to that...

I've done about 1,400 miles since March for fun/fitness. Mostly solo miles as well. Had two 2 week periods where I was unable to ride at all because of obligations and weather (and I gained three pounds as a result).

Longest week was about 250 miles (flat but windy at the beach) and longest ride was the Horsey Hundred in Georgetown, KY.

My average ride is 20 to 30 miles with rolling, occassionally steep, hills. This is long way from my Dec 30 post where I was heaving after 10 miles

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[makbike]

Thus far I've logged 2329 miles on the road. My average ride is about 22.5 miles long and my average speed for the year is 15.5 mph. I've set a goal of 3,500 miles on my DF and 1,500 on my Giro. Thus far I've logged 2194 on my DF and sadly only 135 miles on my Giro. I feel confident I'll reach the goals I set for my DF but am not as confident about those I set for my Giro. I lost several months on my Giro when my back was really bothering me. I also am not as confident/strong on my Giro and certainly not as fast on it as I am on my DF. I've set a goal of riding it at least 25 miles 2 -3 times each week for the reminder of the season (most likely will be back on my trainer in November). However, even with the time lost due to my back and my recent surgery I feel like I'm having a very good year on my bikes so I have no complaints.

I mainly ride solo (fun/fitness) but I do try to join the club for a few rides each week.

My greatest accomplishment this year would have to be the increase in my speed.

I have also managed to drop 5 pounds this summer (thanks to my ex-BF ) and my clothes fit so much better. I had set a goal at the end of the school year to drop 7 pounds and to get back to what I weighed when I graduated from high school 27 years ago - just 2 more to go and 4 weeks until we return to school!

[silver]

thanks for this thread, Darcy!

3,007 as of 6/30/07

I ride for fitness and love of being on the bike. I also train for triathlons. I love riding long miles!!!

My proudest achievement on the Bike is inspiring my hubby and son to ride too. I'm also thankful to even be riding again after my wreck last year.

My original goal for the year was 3,000. I've now upped that to 6,000 and am happy to have a new 6,000 mile goal buddy in Tater. Anyone else like to join us?

[Geonz]

I sold my car 5/30 and haven't gotten around to replacing it yet, so I use my bike for transportation as well as recreation and fitness and my main social outlet/inlet. My addiction is a 100+ mile/week habit, with short and extended binges; my tally hit around 4200 at the end of the month. (I live in a very good place for cycling - lots of long, flat roads and not a lot of traffic.)

[li10up]

I have over 1500 miles so far. I'm a recreational rider but want to get faster and go longer distances. I like riding with my friends but do go solo when schedules don't mesh. We've had rain nearly every day for the past 2 weeks so I haven't done much riding. My usual ride is about 20 miles long but my last two rides were 30 and and 37 miles. I wish I could report weight loss but I am probably the only person here that hasn't lost a single pound. I'm very disappointed in that fact. My goals for this year are to ride 3000 miles and to attempt and complete my first century.

Thanks for the thread Darcy...and congrates to all who posted on your mileage so far!