I rode 2,696 miles this year! How about you?

[Mr. Bloom]

3513.5 + 1000.3 miles of running. Not shabby for a girl who just got her bike in Nov. '09.

In Western Michigan??? I'm in awe

[7rider]

160 rides for 3,964 miles.
93 of those rides were commutes (round trip).

And about 150 miles jogging.

[WindingRoad]

I need to remember to track my miles more closely. I am having to guess at around 2500 miles for 2010. I would like to hit 4,000 this year but realistically I think 3500 is more reasonable given my lack of time. I commute but I live pretty close so I don't rack up as many miles as I used to. I like to think those short miles count for more b/c they are sooooo much hillier than they used to be . I'm a little peeved that I have clinic on Saturday this spring semester and my group is one of two groups that were assigned saturdays Oh well I'm sure we all have our obstacles to deal with, I don't want to let it stop me from reaching my goal of 3500 miles. I haven't counted any trainer or spin classes, do you all count that on your miles? BTW, Happy New Year girls I always enjoy our shared stories throughout the year

[Selkie]

Outdoor miles: 7,157 (lost months of Jan, Feb, part of March, and 30 days in December due to weather//weather-related pavement conditions). I logged a lot of time on the trainer but I am not counting those miles.

Swimming: 493.25 miles (868,125 yards!)

[Blueberry]

Outdoor miles: 7,157 (lost months of Jan, Feb, part of March, and 30 days in December due to weather//weather-related pavement conditions). I logged a lot of time on the trainer but I am not counting those miles.

Swimming: 493.25 miles (868,125 yards!)

You are quite an inspiration!

This year was not what I had hoped it would be - for a lot of reasons. I haven't added up my mileage, and won't because it won't be a positive thing for me.

Here's to lots of miles in 2011!

[pfunk12]

I ended up with 10,004. Crazy...I know. My main goal for the year was to exceed last year's mileage which was 7,000. About a month ago when I noticed that I was inching towards 10,000, I started to become a little obsessive about hitting that number. It's just a really nice, round number. My daily commutes help (30 miles roundtrip) and the group rides on the weekend certainly help.

[oz rider]

12,317 km for the year, with two months ill so pretty happy. My local forum has a group on My Cycling Log, beating a UK forum group for the year which was fun. It's very easy to use, and you can input other activities, so maybe the TE people would like to set up a group.

[zoom-zoom]

I ended up with 10,004. Crazy...I know.

One of our friends has been riding for about 2 years and hit 10k miles for the year, too. Yesterday she celebrated by doing an outdoor century (in MI...thankfully it was nearly 60º...freaky weather) capped-off by a 5k NYE race. She's an animal!

[Tater]

6142 miles for me. Would have had a lot more had undiagnosed depression sucked the light and joy from my life. Not sure what I am aiming for in 2011. There is a 300k on the other side of the state in May that I have been eyeballing for the last couple years, maybe I'll do that.

[Zen]

What does it matter how many miles you rode?
As long as you rode it's all good.

[Mr. Bloom]

Not necessarily. For some, the normal tendency toward inertia is only overcome with goals and gauging the progress toward goal.

[oz rider]

What does it matter how many miles you rode?
As long as you rode it's all good.

In some ways, it doesn't even matter if you rode (although most of us would probably prefer it that way hehe). So long as we're all doing some form of exercise to stay fit and healthy.

But equally, something that tracks your progress can be invaluable, whether it's as part of structured training for a target goal or just to help with your internal motivation. I did a lot of training early last year and loved the bar charts that My Cycling Log produces - more useful to me than Garmin Connect and mucking around with files. And when in doubt about recovery week load or weekly build I could look at the charts of one of our group's elite riders to get a feel for the proportions and tweak my weekly load. I needed to build to 600km/week and logging it helped me do that. Highly recommended.

[aicabsolut]

A bit over 4,000 in 2010. Similar to 2009 but a little less. Considering I had 2 nasty shoulder injuries both years and sub-optimal early winter conditions (in life and weather), I guess that's not bad. I feel way behind on base this year, though. I guess the longer race distances and some long miles in the early 2010 season are what helped me keep up despite recent time off the bike. 2011 is going to be a struggle.

[Jiffer]

4368 for me, but I think I'm missing a 44 mile ride on my log, which would make it 4412 ... but who's counting?!

Zen ... what kind of silly question is that?! It DOESN'T really matter how much we rode, but why do we even come to this site if not to banter about anything and everything cycling related? You could ask that question about a lot of posts. I found this thread fun and entertaining. It's interesting to see how many miles other people here have ridden and compare it ... just for fun. No one is better than anyone else because they rode more or less than someone else. Just my two cents.

[indysteel]

Zen ... what kind of silly question is that?! It DOESN'T really matter how much we rode, but why do we even come to this site if not to banter about anything and everything cycling related? You could ask that question about a lot of posts. I found this thread fun and entertaining. It's interesting to see how many miles other people here have ridden and compare it ... just for fun. No one is better than anyone else because they rode more or less than someone else. Just my two cents.

Agreed. There's nothing wrong with keeping track of one's mileage or using it as a motivator. There's also nothing wrong with not caring two cents about it. I've done both and been perfectly content with the outcome.

To each their own, Zen. To each their own.