I've ridden 1348 miles since January. Almost all of them have been on my road bike, with about 50 miles on my errand bike or my mtb. I ride for fitness and fun, but sometimes the fitness aspect starts to take away the "fun" part, so I back off. I don't have a firm goal for the year. Last year my goal was 2500 and i made 3000, due to a combination of very warm fall/early winter weather and doing a century in the fall. Now that I am no longer working, you would think I would quickly up my mileage, but I have found that i just can't make myself do long miles every day. I'm hoping to make 3,000 again and if it comes to more than that, that will be good, too. This year I am also trying to work on some of the technical aspects of cycling that I know I won't get better at, unless I actually make an effort (descending, etc). I mostly ride with my husband and/or another couple that we are friends with. I also have 2 weekly group rides that I do, but I can't seem to get into a regular rhythm of doing them. One usually involves driving someplace not that close for the ride start and I can't justify using the gas just to get to a ride, when i live in a great area to ride right outside my door. I also ride with TE people every so often. Once in awhile I ride alone, but that seems to have decreased, since for the first 3 years i rode by myself almost all of the time. I live in perpetual fear of mechanical issues, so that's my way of dealing with it. Yes, I know how to fix a flat, but no matter how much I practice, it is very difficult for me to get the back wheel on.
So, I seem to be in a constant battle with myself. I try to make cycling fun, but one part of me is a little bit competitive. When I get competitive, I tend to over train, injure myself, or burn out in some way. So then I will ride more slowly and/or less and comment how much fun it is, but I don't like the numbers...