Finally recorded more then just road bike miles.

[AutumnBreez]

Commute miles: Back when I started riding road bike I had mentioned on TE forums that I was only recording my road bike miles and not my mtb miles to work. Someone asked, why not? Answer: Guess I was not thinking of the commute was much to record. I started recording my miles for both road/mtb bikes in Oct. to see the outcome. I ride mtb to work nearly everyday of the workweek.
Today I went on BikeJournal.com and updated my commuting miles from the beginning of the year- Miles in bulk. I estimated low- per month. There may even be bit more, but it felt funny putting in bulk amount for each month. Trying to give myself the credit.
Why can't I seem to accept these miles?

[DeniseGoldberg]

Riding to work is still riding, and it really doesn't matter if your miles are on a mountain bike instead of a road bike. You're still getting the benefit of riding you bike, and you certainly shouldn't feel guilty about logging all of your miles!

--- Denise

[mary9761]

I totally agree, miles are miles. For a while I wasn't sure if I was going to count my spinning on my stationary, but since the weather has changed, it's dark before I get home etc, it's the only mileage I get. My body feels the same (mostly) whether it's road or sit n spin. Actually I get a quicker harder workout on my stationary sometimes because I don't stop and go in traffic.
Keep spinning!

[pkq]

When I start commuting to work on the mtb, I will count those miles. I put a bike computer on the mtb for that purpose. Don't feel guilty. Count those miles.

[kiwi girl]

I wonder about counting my commuting miles (just in my mental tally, I don't keep a written log) - I often don't count them mostly because I don't think there can be much training effect from a 3.5 km flat ride

[DirtDiva]

It might not be much per trip, but it adds up to an extra 35km each week.

[CorsairMac]

I guess I see it as a pedal stroke is a pedal stroke! The only time I don't log miles is when I'm tooling around the neighbourhood to check some mechanical work I've done - but when I do that I don't even have the computer on the bike! Everything else is recorded.....so PKQ how is the winter commuting coming??...I think of you pretty much every morning as I "suit" up for my morning commute! (this morning the wind chill was 27 )

[RoadRaven]

What Corsair and the others say, a pedal stroke is a pedal stroke...

If you feel the need to justify it... think of it as base training... base training is not about skills, intensity or heart rate... base training is steady pedaling - kindve like recovery riding... its about putting in the miles to increase your endurance and abilty without pushing your body (or bike) to the max...

Like Kiwi says, it all adds up - its all valid

[AutumnBreez]

Thank you ALL for the support. I will look at it as base training. I would like to raise a toast:
(using endurance/protein drink in champagne type glasses ) First, to the bike!!! Cheers: Here is to keeping the body in motion!!! Cheers everyone!!!

Thanksgiving to the bike: What would you cheer??