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

[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.

[jobob]

Well done ladies! You're inspiring me for this year.

[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.

[Crankin]

I tend to agree with Zen, although it's easy for me to say that this year, as I met and surpassed my goal. But overall, inertia plays no part in how far I ride. It tends to be more weather related and the state of my own body, i.e. my health. I always want to ride, but I have learned the hard way when I need to tone it down. By scaling down my goals during the last 2 years, I was able to raise the bar this year.
I have no idea of what I will achieve this coming season and I am not going to set any official goals until I know what kind of job I have after I graduate in May. My only goal is to start riding consistently outdoors by March 5th, resume my early morning "dark rides" in April, and do at least one long ride a week. And to try to get a job that will allow me to commute a couple of days a week.
Right now, although I am a little envious of reading the "first ride of the year" thread, I am concentrating on nordic skiing, snow shoeing, core work, yoga, etc. I've missed a few warmish days that I could have gone out on, but now that my road bike is on the trainer, I don't feel the need to take it down. I'll probably get out on my hybrid a few times in the next 2 months, but it's not the highest thing on my list. Although i was riding in temperatures at around 32 F in December and November, I seem to have lost my mojo for cold riding conditions.
Oh, and did say I rode 3,227 miles?

[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.

[Jo-n-NY]

Last year I had a goal of 3,000 miles and reached it. This year for the first time I did not want to set a goal but ended up with 2700 miles. I am happy with that.

[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.