2008 Goal Rides?

[KathiCville]

Wow, what fabulous goals you've all set! My goals aren't nearly as ambitious, but then I've only been riding my bike since last February after ten years off.

In 2008, I'd like to:

** Log at least 1500 miles on my road bike. (This year I logged about 650 since Feb.)

** Be able to ride the 50-mile leg of the local MS 150 in June.

** Do a similar charity ride in the fall.

** Master the cadence/spinning concept (totally new to me)

** Get more comfortable on my mountain bike. (Purchased used, on a whim, months ago for riding the many, many gravel/dirt roads 'round here that are too rough for my road bike to handle.) I'm too tentative on downhills.

** Build up more climbing strength, and bump up my average speed on flats by at least 2mph.

** Leave my gas-guzzlers in the driveway and commute around town more by bike.

Good luck, everybody!