Goal for the remainder of the year...

[Veronica]

So far this year I've climbed just under 230,000 feet. I think I might be able to make it to 300,000 feet.

So that's added to my lengthy To Do list.

Anyone else revising their goals as the year end approaches?

V.

[mimitabby]

Oh Veronica,
are you in the altitude club on BJ? My husband is doing that too.

I have had to re-do my goal 2x already for the year. I have less than 300 miles to go to make 2000, but now i'm not sure i can make it.

(it's getting dark out there!)

[Veronica]

Oh Veronica,
are you in the altitude club on BJ? My husband is doing that too.

I have had to re-do my goal 2x already for the year. I have less than 300 miles to go to make 2000, but now i'm not sure i can make it.

(it's getting dark out there!)

Nope, not doing the climbing competition. I prefer to compete with myself.

300 miles is only 100 miles a month. Make it a priority to get in a good 25 miles each weekend and you should be able to do it. Of course you may want to do more some weekends to have extra in case of crummy weather.

V.

[mimitabby]

I hope I can. I had to work last sunday and will work THIS sunday too. and they want us to work longer days too. there are only so many hours in a day!!! eeek!

[mtkitchn]

I've revised my mileage goal three times this year. It was my first year of riding, so I thought 1200 would be a good number. Now I'm aiming for 2250. I don't have a method to measure climbing distance, but once I do, I'll aim for a big number too! Like 5.
I hope to do three more 100k rides this year. My big goal is to attempt the Triple Bypass in Colorado next July.

[SJCzar]

My goal was to do 5 full Centuries and 5 Metric Centuries (only counting organized charity rides for this total) and 3000 miles.

I met the century goals. I had to do full centuries three weekends in a row to get them all in. Next year I won't wait so long.

I'm still about 350 miles short of the 3000 miles. Now that there's not much daylight left after work, I'll have to get going on the weekends to meet that goal.

[SadieKate]

Chick, it's not the total miles that matter, it's the time and quality.

Oh Veronica,
are you in the altitude club on BJ? My husband is doing that too.

Nope, not doing the climbing competition. I prefer to compete with myself.

Hm, that competition doesn't necessarily have anything to do with competing against others. Many if not most simply signed up as a way to publicly state their goals -- just like this thread. Besides, beyond the availability of hills in everyone's home terrain there is the issue of the creativity in measuring altitude gain. If I used just the Internet mapping sites, I could easily increase my numbers by 30-50%. Nope, it's only for personal measurement, just like total mileage on BJ.

[7rider]

So far this year I've climbed just under 230,000 feet. I think I might be able to make it to 300,000 feet.

So that's added to my lengthy To Do list.

Anyone else revising their goals as the year end approaches?

V.

Wow. Tough question.
I hit all my goals so far....broke the 2000 mile barrier, commuted more days this year than last, and completed a century with DH. I'm not sure what's left. I suppose I could try to put 2000 as far behind me as possible. Perhaps 2500, but I don't think I'll hit 3K this year. Maybe next year. Is it too early to start on the New Year's Resolutions??

(Oh, and I just checked my training center....45,000 feet of climbing since July. I guess MD is much flatter than CA!)

[Grog]

I'm on track to reach 6000 km in the coming months. I'm almost at 5500 now and just plan on riding easy on the weekends. Last year I rode too hard for my taste in the winter and ended up a bit depressed about riding in February. I am hoping to start fresh this spring, so I'll ride only recreationally through the winter. I want to ride my bike to enjoy the scenery and open air, not to train.

I'm using the spare time to run a lot and swim a little bit. I'm trying to spend more time stretching, and do more strength training starting November...

Overall it was a great year on the bike, especially the summer.

[Bad JuJu]

Since this year I got back on the bike after a long layoff due to injuries, I started with a conservative goal of 1000 miles for the year. Passed that goal a while back, now at approx. 1300, and beginning to think that 2000 miles might be do-able. I've been averaging 50 miles a week, and figured out I'd only have to increase by about 7-8 miles a week to make a solid 2000 by New Year's Eve.

I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.......

[Bad JuJu]

Oops, my math was off a bit--I've gotta average about 65 miles a week to get in 2000 by the end of the year. Still think I can....

[Bron]

Well, I injured my knee in the summer, so I´ve had to revise my goal downwards I was going to ride a century this summer, so my goal is to do one next spring.
I´m intending to enjoy commuting to work until the snow starts and get fit for the Vasaloppet in March (90km cross-country ski race).

I´m so impressed by what everyone here has done this year.

Bron

[Bike Goddess]

I've had to revise my mileage goal down as I realized I wasn't going to make my original goal of 7500 miles (last year I did 7400 and was hoping I could do 7500 this year. But, a wet winter cut into my long rides and I couldn't make it up in the summer months).

If I get can in 1000 miles by December 31st I'll have 6400 miles in this year. The weather plays a big factor in my riding at this point, so we'll see.

[chickwhorips]

this is a running goal:

when i lived in phoenix i didn't believe i could run. there was a trail that hiked around usery mountain that was 7 miles long. it would take me from 3 to 4 hours to hike it depending on who i was with.

when i go down there next month my goal is to run it the whole way.

(now that i've said this twice and have this many witnesses i have to do it, hopefully the leg will be 100% by then.)