Closing out 2007 - results?

[divingbiker]

It looks like after my New Year's Eve commute, I'll end the year with 3273 miles, well short of my goal of 4000 miles. (In mid-July, I decided that after riding to work every day I didn't want to ride so much on the weekends, so my mileage dropped off.)

Nonetheless, I'll end the year with 159 bike commutes and my first century completed. I did a few mountain bike rides, which I loved, and I got my fabulous new commuting bike, which rides like a luxury car. I got to ride with Regina, Kalidurga, MDHillSlug, Withm, Bike4ever, Sunnyside, and Zencentury from here at TE.

Not a bad year at all...

[crazycanuck]

Well, I managed 7490km up to Oct 26th! My goal was 10k but i changed it to 9k in early oct. So much for that idea hey!

C

[makbike]

It has by all accounts be a great year for me on my bike. I had set a goal of 5500 miles (indoor & outdoor) for 2007. As of today I've logged a total of 7303 miles (indoor & outdoor). I pulled out my goal sheet today and I met all but one of goals (mileage on the recumbent I owned). So as it goes I logged 5148 miles on my Univega on the road, 390 miles on the recumbent I no longer own, 241 miles on my new bike and 1524 miles on my trainer. I had set a goal of 4 centuries and I started and finished 9 with the longest being 128 miles. Most importantly, I felt strong and confident on my bikes and with each stroke of the pedals I felt my confidence grow. I've had a great year and all those miles in the end (from June on) were a very cheap form of therapy as well - I'm mentally and physcially much stronger and looking forward to 2008 - what will it bring?

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I managed to bike 3400 miles outside this year, with lots of rolling hills. That's really way more than I thought I would do for my first full year of biking, so I'm happy.
For me it's not so much about miles but more about fitness. But sometimes the only way to describe how much you bike is by stating miles, so it tends to seem to give miles more importance that I actually do give it.
My goal for 2008 is not to ride more miles, but to average a faster speed overall. Again, not because speed is that important to me, but rather because a faster overall speed will indicate to me that I am getting stronger.

[easterbird]

I just posted over on BJ. I passed my last years total of 5300.88 with my current at 5306. I'm a capricorn and I'm thrilled. Had more vacations w/o my bike but just kept at it whenever I could. This brings my lifetime miles to 11000+(I started in Sep 2005 at 57). Yep that's right...big 60 in Jan 2008...wheee what a ride.

I never set a yearly goal for climbing but did start tracking elevation gain after I bought a polar and then an edge 305. That number is 210,188'. how's that really? not so good I bet for folks near some real 'hills'.

Improved my speed(not much but some) 2006 was 13.76 overall with 2007 at 14.2 and my HR avg from 124 in 2006 to 130 in 2007. I really believe I am fitter and am hoping that my interpreation of these few numbers support this hypothesis. You can tell me if I'm wrong so I can get set for 2008!
Reading all your posts(here and BJ) really have motivated me this year..especially when I feel alone(not many of my 'old' friends bike)

Cheers..Happy New Year!

[mimitabby]

Wow, Eden, you rock!
and Lisa, you left me in the DUST!

I made my goal of 2500 miles/ 4000 kilometers and quit riding in November. There just hasn't been much weather conducive (for me) to riding since then.

All you gals, great jobs!

[Aggie_Ama]

I surpassed my goal of 3 centuries when we added a self-supported one. We did century out of state, which is a feat when it takes 8 hours to leave the state! Instead of going to New Mexico for a mountain century we opted to go to Disneyworld, so I missed the goal of riding the Enchanted Circle.

My mileage goal is 3,500 and I am 94 miles shy. I have three days and I still think I can do it. At one point I thought I would go way passed it but I have been sick and off the bike too much this year.

My goal next year is 4 centuries, The Enchanted Circle Century and 4,000 miles.