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!