February Mileage Goal

**crazycanuck** · 01-31-2008, 02:50 PM

I've no idea how to gauge the km's cycled on a trainer but i think there's a thread out there waiting for me to do my search on it..

Anywho, my goal for feb is based by time on the trainer & what i do whilst on it. I aim to add 10 min each week during the month of Feb. I'd like to have enought power (in my right leg) to be able to stand out of the saddle & push my right leg right round. The world is not flat and there are some small hilly bits that i will face on my outside rides.

So by the end of feb, i should be @ 1hr on the trainer.

I will keep swimming 3x's a week, walking 45min @ the beach, pilates, deep water running & home based exercises to get me there

**7rider** · 01-31-2008, 04:51 PM

Okay.
I didn't really join in the other thread, but...
I do have mileage goals set for each month.
They are considerably smaller than Veronica's, but if I hit them, the cumulative total will be yet another personal best for me.
And because I am such a nerd, I put them all in an Excel spreadsheet, so I can track them each month (after I download my BikeJournal totals for the month!) and set up formulas and all that good stuff.

Let's see if a block copy/paste will work, and I'll throw it all out there:
2008 Target miles
Month Target (actual) miles
January 150 (155)
February 150
March 200
April 300
May 300
June 400
July 400
August 400
September 400
October 300
November 300
December 200
Total 3500

**Veronica** · 01-31-2008, 05:10 PM

Well, if you're a nerd, I'm a nerd, since I use an Excel spreadsheet too.

V.

**makbike** · 01-31-2008, 06:07 PM

I'm setting my sights on 500 miles (trainer + road).

**DirtDiva** · 01-31-2008, 11:28 PM

Well, did 480-odd km in January. I was on holiday for much of that, which helps, but then again, I should manage to get in 100+km of commute riding in each week in Feb. I think 600 km for Feb would be a very achievable or even slightly conservative goal. Time will tell!

**RoadRaven** · 02-08-2008, 10:10 PM

LOL Diva... you did 480 odd kms? Whatdya do to make 'em odd? Wear a soft toy on your helmet? Sit on the handle bars? Hmmm? Hmmm?

Seriously, I just did a tally for February thus far and am pleasantly surprised to find I am so far ON track that I only need to do a minimum of 8.2kms per day (about 5 miles I think) to meet my Feb goal!
That sounds pretty achievable

**Velobambina** · 02-09-2008, 04:46 AM

No mileage goal, due to the uncertainty of the weather this time of year. My goal will be to ride outside every day that conditions are safe (no ice, no snow, etc). A cold front is going to "visit" us early next week, so in order to get myself outside in the bitter air when it's still dark, I need to have that goal.

But spring is coming. I can feel it---the birdies are starting to sing early in the morning and the sun is coming up earlier.