February Mileage Goal

[Veronica]

This month my goal is 538 miles. That's going to be hard to achieve for a whole host of reasons.

I fell short in January, so I had to add the shortage into Feb. goal. I wish the storms would stay away! It can rain at night only!

V.

[katluvr]

Mine should be at that or at least 400 miles.
I am transitioning from running season, to biking...MS 150 in April and my friend/training partner is doing Bike Ride Across Floriday (160 miles one day). But with being out of town the first weekend in Feb and one last running weekend with an 1/2 marathon, the next...I am running out of time. Wonder if 300 miles is too far out of reach? (And I can't even blame the weather!).

[RoadRaven]

Well, I go back to work on Monday
That is going to impeed any mileage goals.

So this month I am aiming for a minimum of 380km on the road which is the same as Febraury 2007.
Ideally though I would like to reach 400km, which is only 100km a week - that should be achievable.

V... those storms will disipate (sp?) and soon you will have magnificent days with lots of opportunity to ride.
Sending you sunshine from EnZed

Kat... thats a solid goal for your transition phase... positive "I can do it" thoughts coming your way

[Brandy]

As I said in the other thread, I'm incapable of making mileage goals! I have no idea what to expect and I typically make my training plan on a weekly basis with daily tweaks...lol.

I have my first double of the season in two weeks, but with that, I'll be tapering the week before and recovering the week after. I imagine my mileage will be lower in Feb than it was in January (648) because of that.

[Bike Goddess]

I'd love to get back on my 200 mile/weejk schedule with a Diablo ride once a week. We'll have to see what the weather brings us in February.

For now, if I can get in 600 miles I'll be a happy camper!

[ehirsch83]

Hmm I am aiming for around 1000. I have been riding off of time though and not miles(haven't even put the computer on the new bike yet ) so we will see. Lets say that the goal is really 68 hours this month.

[crazycanuck]

I've no idea how to gauge the km's cycled on a trainer but i think there's a thread out there waiting for me to do my search on it..

Anywho, my goal for feb is based by time on the trainer & what i do whilst on it. I aim to add 10 min each week during the month of Feb. I'd like to have enought power (in my right leg) to be able to stand out of the saddle & push my right leg right round. The world is not flat and there are some small hilly bits that i will face on my outside rides.

So by the end of feb, i should be @ 1hr on the trainer.

I will keep swimming 3x's a week, walking 45min @ the beach, pilates, deep water running & home based exercises to get me there

[7rider]

Okay.
I didn't really join in the other thread, but...
I do have mileage goals set for each month.
They are considerably smaller than Veronica's, but if I hit them, the cumulative total will be yet another personal best for me.
And because I am such a nerd, I put them all in an Excel spreadsheet, so I can track them each month (after I download my BikeJournal totals for the month!) and set up formulas and all that good stuff.
Let's see if a block copy/paste will work, and I'll throw it all out there:
2008 Target miles
Month Target (actual) miles
January 150 (155)
February 150
March 200
April 300
May 300
June 400
July 400
August 400
September 400
October 300
November 300
December 200
Total 3500

[Veronica]

Well, if you're a nerd, I'm a nerd, since I use an Excel spreadsheet too.

V.

[makbike]

I'm setting my sights on 500 miles (trainer + road).

[DirtDiva]

Well, did 480-odd km in January. I was on holiday for much of that, which helps, but then again, I should manage to get in 100+km of commute riding in each week in Feb. I think 600 km for Feb would be a very achievable or even slightly conservative goal. Time will tell!

[RoadRaven]

LOL Diva... you did 480 odd kms? Whatdya do to make 'em odd? Wear a soft toy on your helmet? Sit on the handle bars? Hmmm? Hmmm?

Seriously, I just did a tally for February thus far and am pleasantly surprised to find I am so far ON track that I only need to do a minimum of 8.2kms per day (about 5 miles I think) to meet my Feb goal!
That sounds pretty achievable

[Velobambina]

No mileage goal, due to the uncertainty of the weather this time of year. My goal will be to ride outside every day that conditions are safe (no ice, no snow, etc). A cold front is going to "visit" us early next week, so in order to get myself outside in the bitter air when it's still dark, I need to have that goal.

But spring is coming. I can feel it---the birdies are starting to sing early in the morning and the sun is coming up earlier.

[DirtDiva]

Whatdya do to make 'em odd? Wear a soft toy on your helmet?

Don't knock it 'til you've tried it.

[Starfish]

Well, if you're a nerd, I'm a nerd, since I use an Excel spreadsheet too.

Uh oh. Me too.

Whatdya do to make 'em odd?

My dad used to brag that he could ride a bicycle backward. And he could!