500 miles?

[shootingstar]

Probably alot of TE members could easily do 500 miles in 1-1.5 months or alot less.

But it sounds like a great goal for a newbie in cycling or cycle-commuting. For all the full-time jobs I've had, my cycle-commuting distance daily during the workday week, was for least amount of distance: 13 kms. /day which was part of a multi-modal and twisty daily commute. Some years it was 26-32 kms./day.

Depending on the route, stops, etc., I would be cycling 50-60 min. each way, to or from work. I consider that the norm for the (large) cities where I've cycled and lived. I've had jobs closer to home but deliberately lengthened my daily route 4x and throwing in a hill, just to get decent fitness ride.

During lst yr. of returning to cycling, I was so intoxicated by cycling itself, that I got home by subway. Then jumped onto bike and cycle for 54 kms. in the summer evening on a work day. Then it dawned on me, I should consider cycle-commuting to work. (which was only a 32 kms. round trip at that time) which would leave more evening time to do other stuff.