Total Miles for September - woo hoo!

[Mr. Bloom]

I didn't think I accumulated much mileage this month, since I only rode on the weekends. However, after tallying it up, I found out that I got to 515.47, which isn't too shabby.

Me too! and I came in at 478. WIth the shorter days, I can't get as many miles in the evening...and I refuse to ride in the dark.

[squirrell]

I got in 347 miles in September but I spent most of it doing short fast rides trying to get ready for my first Triathlon--i was part of a team and was supposed to do the bike ride BUT, we didn't do it because of a torrential thunderstorm.

In August, I got in 508--that's my highest monthly total since I started riding in April of this year.

This month, I should have close to 500 again I'm thinking, as I've got my first Century later in the month and am doing some long distances (for me anyway!) in preparation for that.

[kfergos]

You all are awesome! It's cool to hear your goals for future months, too. Fall can be such a lovely time of year to ride.

That said, this is going to sound bad, but... My total for September is 740 miles. And that was with slacking off and only doing a couple longer rides on weekend rides. This is the power of commuting consistently: I don't think I drove to work once all month.

[OakLeaf]

I came in at 357... and half of that was this weekend

Good thing the ride wasn't too hilly

[indigoiis]

Because I was training for, and did a century, I was higher than normal. I was about 280.

[PscyclePath]

909 for August, which is a current personal best, and 806 for September.

It's getting dark earlier and light later now, so a lot of my riding from here out will be in the dark or at least low light.

tom

[Misandal]

Wildhawk, awesome job on upping the mileage! Good luck on your 50K this weekend. Please let us know how it goes for you!

Tom, dang dude, that's a lot of miles.

I have 518.98 miles from September 1 through September 12. On account of my cracked fork, which I'm still waiting for Trek to replace, I got zero miles from September 13 through 30.

[BarbaraAlys]

I came in at 357... and half of that was this weekend

Good thing the ride wasn't too hilly

I have only 116.9 miles in Sept, but it was ALL last week-end.....


What do you mean it wasn't too hilly!!?? <sigh> I stink at hills....

Barbara

Great meeting you on the LoneStar Ride, sorry we couldn't ride together, but you would not have liked averaging 11.6mph!

b.

[OakLeaf]

I have only 116.9 miles in Sept, but it was ALL last week-end.....
What do you mean it wasn't too hilly!!?? <sigh> I stink at hills....
Barbara
Great meeting you on the LoneStar Ride, sorry we couldn't ride together, but you would not have liked averaging 11.6mph!
b.

Eek! Wow, great job on the ride without any other riding last month!
Great to meet you too! My sister totally dropped me too it's best to ride one's own pace on a ride that long, I think.

For comparison, here's Saturday's leg of the LSR (first image) against our local 80-miler from the Saturday before:

But I wasn't kidding when I said those shallow grades were kicking my @ss! My legs just didn't have that gear! I was better the second day after I found a little bit of a rhythm. It was more like riding in a headwind than riding the hills I'm used to.

Anyway I had great fun! I enjoyed meeting you and seeing a bit of your part of the world.

[wildhawk]

Thanks everyone for your words of encouragement and for your amazing ride totals! I am in awe - and definately inspired to do my best out there! You are the best!!!