Keeping Score

[chickwhorips]

thanks tater and grog. i'll check them out.

by the way, tater - your little saying about head winds and tail winds got me through a tough head wind the other day! thanks!

[tulip]

I like the Green Miles concept. Most of my 1200 miles this year so far are from commuting 28 miles RT. I really enjoy commuting--it is not a chore at all. I am very fortunate to have an employer who provides a shower and an indoor bike rack.

I need to boost my weekend ride miles that are not commuting. The only thing that keeps me from riding more on the weekends is that I usually have to DRIVE to get to the ride start...and I don't like that setup! I'll have to find some locals to ride with.

[pooks]

Maybe we ought to figure out a way to log Team Estrogen green miles and see how much good we're doing the planet as a group effort?

Would we set something like that up here, or is there a way to add it to our bikejournal stats?

[hirakukibou]

I log my miles, ave. speed, etc. . on bikejournal, and also keep a hard copy of my miles on my desk. I have a revised goal of 3,500 miles for the year (I started with 2000, but when it was clear that I was going to reach that by July or so I revised it.) I have over 1800 right now. I want to work on my average speed too as it varies quite a bit.

[Dogmama]

I note my weekly miles in my weight lifting log every Sunday or Monday. That way, if I'm having trouble with the weights, I can look back & say, "No kidding dummy - you road 135 miles last week!!"

[CycleChic06]

This might be slightly OT for this thread, but it definitely falls under the Keeping Score title.

So...while riding, is it considered cheating to stop the clock, in a sense, when stopped at long traffic lights? I think avg speed is really important when tracking my prorgress and I don't think it's fairly relfected if I just let my computer run while I'm stopped for longer periods while waiting for traffic lights.

What are everyone's thoughts on this?

Emily

[Grog]

So...while riding, is it considered cheating to stop the clock, in a sense, when stopped at long traffic lights? I think avg speed is really important when tracking my prorgress and I don't think it's fairly relfected if I just let my computer run while I'm stopped for longer periods while waiting for traffic lights.

Many bike computers have an automatic start/stop feature. I've never had anything else. It stops counting time when your wheel stops turning. So I would guess that it is a "fair" thing to stop the clock whenever you are stopped!

If my average speed included all the stops I make to look at the ocean or talk with a deer having lunch by the road, I would get quite depressed at my slowness!!

[Bike Goddess]

Pooks- I think Slantz over on the BJ would love this idea! I'll bet he could figure out a way for us to do it.

We'd have to have another category in our own ride journals so we could separate out green from just riding!

Why don't you start a thread on the BJ and see what kind of response you get???? (I trust you know how to do this!)

[pooks]

Thanks for the suggestion, BG!