How far do you commute?

[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.

[newfsmith]

17 miles/28 km round trip for me. Spring to Fall I ususally ride 9/10 of my commutes, Dec to Mar I usually have ridden 6/10. After my osteoporosis diagnosis I decided to not ride if it looked wet, so the end of this Feb I only have 140 mi/224 km on my tripmeter. I'm about to go for my first recreational ride of the year. I like my commute a lot, and really miss it when I do drive.

[lph]

Digression: My "commute" on Friday was a bit unusual.

I took the day off from work to do two things - take care of our cat who had been spayed the day before and was still pretty groggy, and go down to the "traffic station" and take the theory test part of my drivers licence...

Set off midmorning to do the latter. 8 km in unfamiliar territory later a nice young man in a uniform tells me I should have brought my passport with me. Desperate dash home to fetch said passport, and back again. So after biking hard for 24 km in rain and fog alongside heavy traffic I get to sit down and take the picture that will go in my drivers licence. The photo will show me redfaced, wide-eyed and sweaty, in bike clothes, complete with marks in my forehead from the missing lining in the front of my helmet. Which is pretty appropriate, I guess

I did pass

[susiej]

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.

I've got y'all "beat": 2 mi round trip to the train station. There is no reason for me not to bike. My plan is to bike to stations further and further down the line this summer, until I'm riding at least 5 miles a day. I've just got to get out of bed and out the door on time.

[mountainchick]

Tomorrow is my first commuting day! Eeeeek!

[Trek420]

Tomorrow is my first commuting day! Eeeeek!

woo hoo!! Let us know how it goes.