Cycling goals for 2007

[uk elephant]

My goal for this year is riding as much as possible of the ALC6 trip from SF to LA. Which therefore means another goal is to get in shape by june. I suppose the final goal will be to keep up the riding after the big ride in june as well.

[crazycanuck]

A few ideas-

I'd like to work on (am working on now) speed- time in the saddle -distance.
I want to do at least 200km/wk plus my swim & running (might stop running as i want to improve my swim stroke)

To complete the Karri cup in March...no matter how hot it is..(please don't let it be 38c again!!!)

To do a 200km ride towards the end of the year with Audax (randonneuring australia)

Just to get better at biking really.

c

[MomOnBike]

I made none of my goals last year.

So, this year, I'll just have to try again.

I'd like to do a short solo tour. No more than a week or so.

DH and I will ride the KATY

[MomOnBike]

I made none of my goals last year.

So, this year, I'll just have to try again. Here they are in order of importance (mostly):

I'd like to do a short solo tour. No more than a week or so.

DH and I will ride the KATY trail and spend a little while being tourists in St. Louis.

I will bike commute as often as possible.

As for mileage, I think I'll ride the year. 2007 (or more) miles sounds good.

Oh, and some time this year I'm going to ride my age. Fifty-mumble miles will be fun.

[five one]

I've never set any specific goals other than to just ride more and improve a bit on speed, climbing and technique. In 2006 I logged about 2300 miles, but could have done much more if I hadn't started slacking off in September. Life just got in the way for many reasons.

I plan to ride Cinderella in March, Chico Wildflower in April. Maybe Strawberry Fields Forever in May. Metrics, most likely, but we'll see how I am before the Wildflower. DH is thinking of doing Climb to Kaiser this summer. I have no inclination to do this ride (way too hard for me), but will probably train with him as if I were. Climbing is my big bugaboo. I have the legs, it's the lung power I lack. Some of it may be EIA, but even with inhalers, I really slow down on hills and don't have much stamina. Need to get back to doing hill repeats once a week or so.

For the winter months I want to ride my trainer at least three days a week, do resistance training two-three days a week, and do longer rides on the weekends weather permitting. I feel as if I have to rebuild my endurance base from last summer. It's not completely gone, but last Sunday's flat 30 miles told me I need to get back to work. Looking forward to DST when I can ride after work. Doing the trainer for an hour at 5 am is no fun .