It must be different for you Californians. Here in the Northeast, we don't get enough good days to put in that kind of mileage. Maybe if I rode in cold and wet and snow (and rain and sleet and..hey, I could be a postwoman) I could do it. I am totally in awe of all of you who put in so much time and energy. I thought I did really great by riding 1700 miles in the past year, and I'm hoping to do more this year. But 5000? Wow!