Post your totals for the month!

[hulagirl]

Hey gals -

Let's see your ride totals for the month!

Me: 255 miles in April. (Metric Century in there so that upped the miles!)

[azfiddle]

368 in April- 11,500 feet of elevation gain

[hulagirl]

368 in April- 11,500 feet of elevation gain

Ohhhh...elevation gain!

(goes to look mine up)

7,700 feet!

[lawnchick22]

Nice ladies!

Hulagirl -- have you had the chance to bike in Maui? Up Haleakala?

[emily_in_nc]

223.5 for the month of April and 501 for 2011 (all outside, no longer have a trainer)...

[Crankin]

I stopped posting my totals 2+ years ago. Bike Journal made me feel increasingly bad, so I axed it. Sure, I mention total miles of this ride or that, or even elevation here on TE, but when I stopped posting miles and worrying about it, it was liberating. Two years ago, I rode about 500 miles just doing errands on my hybrid (out of about 2600 total). Last year, I did my most riding, ever. I wasn't trying to, either. I was proud the day I achieved it, and I know I posted here about it, but that was it. I don't routinely do centuries or even metrics every week or month. Yet, I manage a respectable amount. I'm all into making sure I *continue* riding until I am about to breathe my last breath, and worrying about my totals doesn't help with that goal.
I just look at my bike computer to confirm what I have done.

[hulagirl]

Nice ladies!

Hulagirl -- have you had the chance to bike in Maui? Up Haleakala?

Not yet. Have you? It would be tough at higher altitude for me! I have, however, ridden the road to Hana in one day and that was a painful experience due to a bike that was too small and a saddle from hell.

Once I get my Bike Friday, hubby and I plan to ride Kauai (up to Kokee) and the Big Island up to Volcano.

Crankin: Sorry posting your totals made you feel bad! For me, I only record my actual training or race miles. Not my 'run around town' miles. Which are plenty. I use it for training reference and equipment aging. I'm proud of 10 miles or 1000 miles, it doesn't matter to me. We are a small population of people that are actually out and DOING something. And I'll take any number, big or small.

[Grasshoppergirl]

634 miles and 38,900 ft of elevation, really! That includes one century, Tierra Bella,a climb up Mt. Diablo last Tues. That's what taking a semester off from teaching leaves time for - riding 4 times a week .

[nscrbug]

602 miles (not much elevation where I live) for April...and 340 miles for March. Plus the 83 I did on Sunday, and the 43 today...make my total for the year so far - 1,068. I predict I will do my first century of the year sometime this month, and will likely try and do 1 each month until October.

Linda

[Crankin]

Hula Girl, you didn't make me feel badly. Thinking about how many miles I have or haven't done makes me feel badly! For me, there are no "training" miles. Just miles. Whether it's a tough 50 mile ride or a 9 mile coffee shop ride like I did Saturday. I don't race; for me it's about getting out there and riding.
It's been a slow start this year, with the weather.

[maillotpois]

Looks like 625 miles and 43,000 feet of climbing (not bad for only 5 outdoor rides, which is all I am really tracking. I keep track of my indoor interval work for my own purposes, but I am not counting those "miles" here). Of course the one 250 miler and the 206 miler with 19,700 of climbing on Saturday boosted the numbers.

[Bike Writer]

I fall into the league of "mini milers" it is what it is, I ride for my pleasure, fun, exercise, errands, the thrill of it and whatnot. I log my mileage mainly because I am a beginner and like to see my progress. Having said that I proudly post 64.99 miles for the month of April.

[radacrider]

I am basically just commuting, not much extra and no weekend event rides so far. My commute runs between 12 miles roundtrip to about 14.5 miles depending on whether I am riding with my son or not.

01 - Jan 278.94
02 - Feb 244.49
03 - Mar 249.70
04 - Apr 290.16
05 - May 13.22
Total 1076.51

[azfiddle]

Sarah, I am in awe!

[maillotpois]

Sarah, I am in awe!

Don't be - it's been a good month in a good year. I'm just hoping to continue the trend.