2013 Riding Goals

[velo]

I'm happy with 2013 so far. It's not over by any means, but I've met my goals and exceeded them. Learned a lot and broadened my horizons. Met some goals I didn't even think I was capable of. Rode some challenging rides, will have close to 6,000 miles depending on the weather, and used my car less. Also got to ride with some really special people this year and enjoyed that immensely, as I ride 95% of the time alone on the road. It's been a good year.

[tulip]

Well, I don't recall what my goals are and I'm sure not going to go looking through this thread for them. But I spent two months cycling through Europe and I finally rode my first century. I say that's a pretty good year, and there's still lots of local riding to do.

[smittykitty]

I got better at the hill!!!! Turns out that a positive attitude goes a long way! I started looking for ways to add hills to our rides instead of avoiding them. And with lots of practice and a "Yes I Can" attitude, I really improved.


I was really happy with my riding on our two-day, somewhat hilly ride, the RSVP from Seattle to Vancouver BC. I had two great compliments while climbing a very long hill, one from my adult son: "Mom, you've really gotten better at hills", the other from a gentleman about my age that said "and now I'm being passed by a midget!!!!" (I'm 5'1").

I think I really need to have a "Big" ride planned each year to get me in shape for the season. I've discovered its not so much about the ride, as have a motivator for all the fun training rides! So, we'll see what we come up with for next summer.

And now I have to figure out how to get the rest of the house painted!!! Played too hard all spring and summer and now the rain has arrived! Guess I totally forgot to add homeowner responsibilities to my goal list!

[shootingstar]

Well, the calendar year is not over yet, so to me, cycling is not over. I realize snow will fly soon in our neck of the woods since the temp. have dropped to freezing. But it has been pretty dry this year... I've been cycling daily for the past 5 weeks. Now, don't tell that's not enough cycling...

Sheesh, one thing for certain I didn't know that a local major river flood this summer was going to disrupt a lot of local cyclists' cycling routes/travel patterns. It has been one heck of year with such a major disaster.

But hey, it included cycling from Washington into Vancouver ...which to me is great when I could been housebound in Alberta with floodwaters.

I guess I might have cycled around 3,000 km. so far. I'm not even sure. But have discovered some longer local routes this summer and fall with dearie. I still don't even know my own city very well and I've been here for 3 yrs.

One thing for certain, my body has become acclimatized a bit more to cool dry temp. since I moved to present city. This means I sweat more with same layers of clothing that I normally wear in Vancouver or Ontario.