Closing out 2007 - results?

[7rider]

So, all....
2007 has only a short time to go before it's in the hopper for good.
I was on bikejournal.com just a bit ago, looking at the TE club mileage results.
Some pretty impressive numbers there.
Got me thinking.....
My 2007 goal - mileage wise - was 2500. I'm just a few miles shy of 3,000 right now, and can reach that with 2 days on the rollers (yes, I count roller miles!) if the weather turns icky. That will be a personal record for me. Ever. Pretty psyched about that one. I wanted to complete the Civil War Century, and did (it wasn't pretty, but it was completed). I wanted to complete the Seagull Century, but family commitments prevented it. I wanted to commute more days this year than last, and although I haven't tallyed those yet, I think I did pretty well there. I got back out in the woods again this year on my mtb with folks from here and from the local off-road advocacy and ride group....and - importantly - really enjoyed myslf. And lastly, I treated myself royally to a custom bike for my 40th b'day this year.
All-in-all, a good year biking for me. I hope to have good health in the new year to continue.....

So, How did things go for you? Did you do all you wanted to do? What were your big accomplishments for the year?

[Veronica]

I fell short of my mileage and climbing goals by quite a bit. I did complete three pretty tough double centuries. I'd call it an okay year.

Veronica

[Eden]

I won 2 state championships, was second in a third, won the BARR (best all around rider) for the cat 4's and upgraded to a 3, so all in all a very good year for me.
Here's to next year and racing with the big girls.

[hellosunshine]

I won 2 state championships, was second in a third, won the BARR (best all around rider) for the cat 4's and upgraded to a 3, so all in all a very good year for me.
Here's to next year and racing with the big girls.

awesome!what does your BARR consist of?in the uk ours consists of a 25,50 and 100 mile time trial........

i was 30th in the country-not great but odd inthat i broke my pb for a 50 and 100 and last year i was 25thj,shows that in the uk more women are doing the BBAR

i also managed to work out my ipod
train 2 wonderful springer spaniels
not give up
and not get any points on my driving licence!

[Eden]

awesome!what does your BARR consist of?in the uk ours consists of a 25,50 and 100 mile time trial........

Our BARR is just for our state (Washington) and consists of all the State Championship races - so Road Race (second), crit (first), TT(forth, but points for third since 1st place was not a state rider), TTT (ninth), circuit race (I was out of town at another race..), hillclimb (first) and stage race (fifth). The idea is to reward consistancy across the disciplines, though you can do well even if you only race a few races if you win them.... in the men's 1/2 field second place only did 2 of the series, but he won both of them.

[Geonz]

How *did* it go? It ain't over yet 200 to go...

[withm]

Well it took me until today to complete my 2,500 miles for BJ but I got it done - only by riding 34 miles Sat in cold and wind, 24 miles yesterday in the rain (ugh!) and the final 20 today in the sun (finally) but I had to pay for the sun by riding in the accompanying 20-30kt winds.

I haven't decided what the goal will be for next year - waiting to see if there's going to be a new BJ contest for us.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL.

Martha

[nancy sv]

2007 was good for me too. I didn't keep track of miles, but those last few months of our tour were tough. We considered giving up at one point, but kept going. Shortly after that my mom died, which would have given us a very easy out - but we didn't quit. We ended up making it all the way to Connecticut, so we were happy!

I'm also happy about my commuting. All fall, I think I drove to school only about 6 or 7 times - all the other days I rode my bike. It's only 7.5 miles each way, so it isn't a big deal - but the fact that I keep consistent with it is huge!! All my studnets think I'm nuts to ride my bike through the snow and rain - they look at my bike in my classroom and just shake their heads.

[indysteel]

I surpassed my mileage goal with 5,175 miles for the year. I was hoping for 4,500 initially and then upped it to 5,000. Since I live in the flatlands, I didn't have a climbing goal, but I ended up doing a number of event rides: I did my first century in May at the Horsey Hundred. I did the Ride Across Indiana in July and finished within the top third of about 1100 riders. And I did the Bicycle Ride Across Tennessee in September, which was my first week-long tour. For my first full year of riding, I'm more than pleased.

Perhaps most importantly, I made a lot of friends, learned to ride safely and efficiently in a paceline, led a ride for my local club, gutted it out on some rides that were faster and/or harder than I thought I could handle, and gained a ton of confidence in myself. Now I'm ready for 2008!

[divingbiker]

It looks like after my New Year's Eve commute, I'll end the year with 3273 miles, well short of my goal of 4000 miles. (In mid-July, I decided that after riding to work every day I didn't want to ride so much on the weekends, so my mileage dropped off.)

Nonetheless, I'll end the year with 159 bike commutes and my first century completed. I did a few mountain bike rides, which I loved, and I got my fabulous new commuting bike, which rides like a luxury car. I got to ride with Regina, Kalidurga, MDHillSlug, Withm, Bike4ever, Sunnyside, and Zencentury from here at TE.

Not a bad year at all...

[crazycanuck]

Well, I managed 7490km up to Oct 26th! My goal was 10k but i changed it to 9k in early oct. So much for that idea hey!

C

[makbike]

It has by all accounts be a great year for me on my bike. I had set a goal of 5500 miles (indoor & outdoor) for 2007. As of today I've logged a total of 7303 miles (indoor & outdoor). I pulled out my goal sheet today and I met all but one of goals (mileage on the recumbent I owned). So as it goes I logged 5148 miles on my Univega on the road, 390 miles on the recumbent I no longer own, 241 miles on my new bike and 1524 miles on my trainer. I had set a goal of 4 centuries and I started and finished 9 with the longest being 128 miles. Most importantly, I felt strong and confident on my bikes and with each stroke of the pedals I felt my confidence grow. I've had a great year and all those miles in the end (from June on) were a very cheap form of therapy as well - I'm mentally and physcially much stronger and looking forward to 2008 - what will it bring?

[withm]

Well I've been in the 2500 mile quest on Bike Journal, but right now I'm about 72 miles short and rain in the forecast for the next two days, so while I'm still going to try to do this - well it just might not happen.

That said, so far I have ridden 427 miles more than last year, and done 3 metric centuries (my first) including the Seagull (metric).

And had at least 6 flat tires (all rear wheel) and bought 3 new tires. When I get a flat, I do it right! Twice I really trashed the tire. Switched to kevlars and got much better wear, but took a 2-1/2" nail last week that really did a number on the tire, tube, rim tape, and probably the wheel too. UGH.

I did not do as many commutes as I would like but I probably did twice as many as the year before. Commuting would be more fun if it didn't usually entail 13 miles of headwinds.

Haven't decided yet what the goal is for next year. Will have to go thru the log and see exactly how many commutes I really did and increase that for next year, and probably up the goal mileage by whatever that number is. Sound like too much math for this late at night.

Martha

[kelownagirl]

Oh Withm I've been rooting for you! Partly because you're so close that I'd hate to see you miss it, and partly because I'm not going to make my 2500 mile goal and I figured maybe I could try to have the highest mileage of those who did not make it.

I was well on my way to making my 2500 mile goal but had to cut back riding for two months because of injury. At that point, I accepted I wouldn't make it this year but I feel great about what I have accomplished.

• I beat my 2006 mileage by 700 km.
• I climbed to the top of Knox Mountain without stopping.
• I did my first organized metric in 3:45.
• I did my first full century (unsupported) which included over 5700 feet of climbing.
• I cycled about 375km in Provence, France on my honeymoon in July!
• I had many new personal bests for speed and climbing times.
• And most importantly, I had a ton of fun riding!!

[withm]

Oh Withm I've been rooting for you! Partly because you're so close that I'd hate to see you miss it, and partly because I'm not going to make my 2500 mile goal and I figured maybe I could try to have the highest mileage of those who did not make it.

Sigh - it's a little after 12 noon, been raining all morning and though forecast is for on-off rain, the radar is clearing a little, so I'm heading out to see what I can pull off. Have a non-riding houseguest expected late afternoon through New Years. I explained that I might have to spend some time on the bike but it's supposed to rain tomorrow most of the day as well. I can only hope the forecast is wrong.

Monday should be rideable but chilly. I don't think I'm up for 72 miles all at once but with any luck I can still do this if I can get 30 in today.

On the other hand, my first ride for 2007 wasn't until Jan 6. So does that mean I have until Jan 5 to complete the 2500? Or, looking at it another way, If I started my fiscal bike year on Dec 29 last year, there's 61 miles that could be applied to this year - but that means my year is over now, still a little short. Hmmm.

Off to the races!