How far do you commute?

[mountainchick]

Thanks for the replies. I know its going to get me in great shape, and I reeeaaally want to do it. I just have to get myself past that inital ride.


Hey Regina....what kind of helmet is that? It looks like the one I have, and I haven't seen any like it anywhere. Giro (Pink) Encore?

[anakiwa]

11 miles- Uphill both ways.

(Okay it's actually up and down both ways ).

I won't start for at least another month or so (and with various evening activities and sometimes needing a car for work I struggle to average once/week).

Good luck with the longer commute (is there a back-up plan?- I have several co-workers who can give me a ride home if I'm feeling tired and want to take the easy way home)!

[7rider]

Hey Regina....what kind of helmet is that? It looks like the one I have, and I haven't seen any like it anywhere. Giro (Pink) Encore?

Me??
In my avatar??
It's a ski helmet, not a bike helmet - a Giro S4 - but I thought one could barely see it for the big red goggle strap coving it (Anon. goggles).

[CorsairMac]

avg 6.5 miles each way (10k) It's an most Awesome downhill descent in the mornings and the most grinding uphill climb on the way home: 20 mins to get to work, 30-45 mins to get home. I usually ride all year but Albuquerque got slammed with some really bad weather (hey.....we even made national news once they figured out we were really In the US! ) and then it got bitterly cold and then I got sick blah blah blah. I'm back to commuting again and have missed it - greatly!

[sarahlou]

When I lived in Australia I had a 30 km each way commute. But because I had to be to work early (7 am) and worked at a very physically demanding job (boatbuilder) I usually only did the half commute (lift to work, ride home) 3-4 times /week. I found that riding to work made me too tired to get through the day and then ride home.
I live in Alaska now and still commute (except this week as I'm recovering from the flu). It is a short ride, 10 mins. each way, but can be quite a work out none the less; snow, ice, gale force winds, bitter cold and bad drivers. Riding in the winter in Alaska can really be a lot of fun you just don't want to have to ride too far!

[MomOnBike]

I think I win. My round trip is 4.2 miles. (We are going for shortest commute, right?)

Often, depending on weather, etc., I take the scenic route home and stretch the ride to just over 9 miles.

It's not much, but sure beats driving, in so many ways.

[uforgot]

I think I win. My round trip is 4.2 miles. (We are going for shortest commute, right?)

Often, depending on weather, etc., I take the scenic route home and stretch the ride to just over 9 miles.

It's not much, but sure beats driving, in so many ways.

Nope! Sorry, you don't win. 2.6 miles roundtrip for me. Of course I have to make it longer if at all possible, but 2.6 there and back. I guess since my commute is so short, I win larger thighs since my daily ride isn't as long???

[Duck on Wheels]

Nope! Sorry, you don't win. 2.6 miles roundtrip for me. Of course I have to make it longer if at all possible, but 2.6 there and back. I guess since my commute is so short, I win larger thighs since my daily ride isn't as long???

I think mine's 2.375, but I'll have to check again once the snow's gone since they've rerouted the road now. Then too, my average this term would be even lower, since one day a week I'm at a campus only a mile away. But I don't get to even enter the "contest" until the snow is gone and the sand-and-salt cleared away. Should be soon now, what with today's rain.