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Goodbye 2011. What’s In Store Now?
I don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions. When it’s time for a change, you should work at it immediately. I do, however, believe in looking back at things. I’m looking back at 2011.
Bike Miles
I rode 5502.9 miles in 2011. That’s more than 400 miles over 2010′s 5087.2. By comparison, 2009 was only 3860 miles. November 2011 was a new personal record month. I had 697.7 miles. December is my best December yet, but nothing exceptional at 444.9 miles.
I hope to surpass 6000 miles in 2012, and have a one-month best of 750 miles.
Car-Free
I sold my truck and became car-free on November 4th. I’m still adjusting to living without a car, but it’s not a difficult adjustment after living most of the year as if I were already car-free.
Bikes
I bought the Big Dummy as my car truck replacement once I knew I actually would sell the truck. I still have some fit issues to get dialed in, but the bike has been great at hauling things (and people!).
I’ve spent a lot of money on bikes this year. In addition to buying the Big Dummy, I bought a SON dynohub and lighting system for the LHT in April. I later moved the wheel and lights to the single-speed.
In March, I bought a used kid-trailer as an affordable cargo hauler. I haven’t used it since buying the Big Dummy, but it could be useful to tow it with the Big Dummy if I really need to haul a lot.
In December I bought new wheels (including Shimano dynohub) for the LHT. I also bought new brakes. Now, January 1st, the bike is still partially assembled in my kitchen.
Health
2011 has been a challenging year due to health issues.
In June I had a horrible neck pain problem. It kept me off the bike briefly. It made me miss some longer pleasure rides that I wanted to do. With some treatment and strength training it was resolved to the point that I can function normally, but it never went away.
In September I was hospitalized due to a bowel obstruction. Luckily it resolved without surgery, but it was scary. I only missed one important ride, and had no lasting effects.
On the day after Christmas my neck issue returned. I’m still struggling with it, and I see myself riding the recumbent more often now. I wasn’t car-free last time, so my options are a bit more limited now.
The various doctor visits may have actually added to my overall mileage for the year. I had doctor visits in New Albany and east of Lyndon that took me a bit farther for transportation cycling than I normally go.
Weight
Ah, the elephant in the room. First let’s look at my monthly average weight since I started tracking it in 10/2007. Up until July 2009, things look great, then a bit of a bump, lost again, then steady increase since March 2010.
Now let’s look at the same values beginning January 2009. You’ll notice that most of it is between 200 and 220lbs. That changes when it goes above 230 in July 2011. It stays above 230 until the last two month of the year.
It’s a little bit depressing, but not all that surprising. I’ve been treating myself to good food and beer as if I don’t have a weight problem. I not going to give these things up, but I need to make better decisions on how much and how often to consume these things.
2011 was not a good year for weight loss. I ended the year 13lbs heavier than I started it. Ugh. As Tim would say, I have an “intake valve problem”.
Exercise
Other than cycling I’ve done little exercising. I had my push-up plan back in 2008 that I abandoned after suffer shoulder pain. I’m supposed to be using some dumbbells to strengthen my upper body to help with the neck and shoulder issues, but I’ve not been using them as much as I should.
I was training for a triathlon early in the year, but ditched that after suffering problems in the swim portion of the training. I did not enjoy the running, but I was capable of performing what was needed.
I did race my first bicycle race in November, the Gravel Grovel. I met my goal of less that 6.5 hrs (just over 6 hours).
My biggest problem right now, is that my most common exercise other than cycling is the 12 ounce lift (lifting the beer to my lips).
Relationships
Okay, where to begin?
When I started this blog in November of 2007, my 13-year marriage was ending. I didn’t talk about it publicly for months, but it was happening.
I married Kristy in 2009. It was a much different marriage than the first, but didn’t work out for much different reasons. We are now officially divorced.
Interesting tidbit. I met an interesting woman, Robin, a few days ago. My desires in a relationship are a bit different now. I’m not ready to rush in to living together or marriage (eek! I said the M word!), but she lives nearby (walking distance, no bike even needed!) and we have some common interests. We rang in the new year together. I’m not going to talk much more about her for the time being.
2012
Most goals stay the same. Goal weight of 175lbs. Stay sane. Be happy.
Some goals have changed. Ride 6000 miles for the year. Ride 750 miles or more in at least one month. Save more money.
All of this is for nothing if the Mayans were right.
Happy New Year everyone!
Updates and Stuff
Monday
I had the recumbent ready on Sunday night for the Monday commute. I rode it to work with no issues. I had an appointment after work to ride to, and I had a few shifting issues. I’ll have to look into that later.
Tuesday
I had an appointment with a lawyer before work. I rode the Big Dummy to work, then walked to the appointment. I’m glad I did. Traffic was a mess in the area due to an underground electrical box fire. Even riding a bike through the area would have been problematic.
I had ridden the Big Dummy to pick up pet supplies at Feeder’s Supply after work. I normally go to the Downtown location, but I wanted to check out a new route to St Matthews, so I rode my new route through the Richlawn and Beechwood Village neighborhoods to get to another location.
I then hauled 70lbs of pet supplies toward home, stopping at Four Pegs for beer and food. I may have eaten what I shouldn’t have, but I did get over 20 miles in for the day, nearly half of that while hauling pet supplies.
Wednesday
Today I had a doctor appointment in New Albany before work. My LHT was still in pieces, so I rode the single-speed. By the time I got home, I had 26 miles.
Several of us are getting together this weekend for a gravel ride. My LHT is the bike of choice here, so it was time to put it back together.
I cleaned the bike the best I could and reinstalled the fenders and wheels. I cleaned and lubed the drivetrain. I noticed a few issues.
- Rear hub is “sloppy”
- Front derailleur won’t shift to small ring, unless you push it with your finger
- Rims are badly worn
- Cables are worn
- Brake pads are worn
- Pedals were “crunchy” – one of them was also bent
- Chainrings are worn
I don’t have the money to fix all of this right away. I did have some different pedals in the closet that I put on it. I’ll be stopping by the bike shop for help with the rear hub and front derailleur. The hub because I don’t own any cone wrenches. The derailleur, because I don’t know what’s wrong with it. It could just need replacing.
The bike has seen nearly 6600 very hard miles. This is the go-to bike for gravel, rain, winter, mud, and heavy loads (before the Big Dummy). It looks like I’ll be spending a fair amount over the next few months fixing it up.
Food
I’ve quit tracking my food intake again. I’m going to start again tomorrow. I’ve been busy and it takes time. Yesterday’s fun at Four Pegs is what happens when I don’t hold myself accountable.
Weight
I’m still slowly losing. Go figure. I guess it’s a combination of better eating (even with mishaps) and more miles on the bike.
Progress Since the Reset
On November 21st I began anew at the weight loss effort. I spelled out my goals and rules. I’ve been revisiting that post every day since then.
Progress? I’ve not been perfect about the rules. I even bought beer at the grocery store, and had a few last night. I have been better.
Results? My weight on 11/21 was 230.2lbs. Today is 224.2lbs. In the time between, it’s been 220s the whole time. I’m seeing small consistent drops.
Weaknesses? On Wednesday, I went out on an allowed outing for Car-Free Happy Hour. I was fine with my food consumption, but had a bit more beer than necessary. On Thursday, I was going to go out to eat, but the restaurant I went to went out of business. I went home and cooked. Friday I went out for pizza. I ate entirely too much, but was better about the beer consumption.
I went grocery shopping last night on the Big Dummy. I hauled a lot of groceries home. I’m planning on making large amounts of soup. I can freeze the extra. I can easily bring it to work for lunch. It should be a big help.
My daughter came to visit yesterday. We made a chicken breast and rice dish. I ate a bit too much and had beer.
I have no big bicycle plans this month. I’m just coasting by. We have one gravel ride planned in a week or two… I don’t know which weekend. Other that that it’s just riding to work, running errands, or the occasional in-town ride.
I dropped off my rear wheel for the ‘bent on Friday. That meant riding out to Lyndon after work. I’m riding back out there today to pick it up, probably just in time for the rain to get here.
Good Enough
I’ve been pretty good about my eating. I was trying for 700 bike miles for the month. I’m fairly happy with my recent weight loss.
Today was Car-Free Happy Hour at Clifton Pizza. I was unsure I even wanted to go, but I did go.
I’m glad I did. Tom was there with his wife. They had ridden a tandem recumbent. I ate two pieces of pizza and had some beer.
I followed Tom to his house in Lyndon, then headed home. I wasn’t sure exactly how many miles I needed to get 700 for the month. I came up short. I got a total of 697.7 miles for November. It’ll do. It’s still a new personal record. I’m going to ease up a bit in December. I need a break.
I’ll Save The Record, for Tomorrow
I mentioned last week that I wanted to break my old record of 671 miles in a month. I want to completely break it and get 700 miles this month.
I only needed 53 miles to do it, and I had the day off work today, so I planned a 55-mile ride for today. I hadn’t ridden the recumbent in a while, so that was to be my bike of choice.
The recumbent had a flat tire that I didn’t get around to fixing last night. I pulled the wheel off this morning and found the valve stem was damaged. I grabbed the spare tube and found that it had gotten punctured in storage. I patched the spare and got the tire mounted and aired up. With the wheel back on the bike, I gave it a spin. The wheel was quite out of true.
I assumed I just needed to tighten a spoke or two. This was frustrating, but within my ability. After closer inspection I found a broken spoke. Okay, not riding the recumbent today.
I decided the single-speed would be a better choice anyway with the generator lighting. It’s dreary and rainy outside. It took very little to get the bike ready to go.
The hard part about dressing for the weather is that it’s in the 40s and raining. The easy part is that the temperature isn’t supposed to change much all day. A mixture of wool and synthetics was called for. I dressed a little light so that I wouldn’t overheat. I wore my rain cape to prevent my upper body from getting soaked.
I was out the door and heading west down Hill St. I made my way to the west end and turned north toward Shawnee Park. That’s when I noticed the wind was from the north. The rain cape became a sail.
After riding through Shawnee Park and Portland I was eastbound toward downtown. I felt better here until I got in between tall buildings that were funneling the wind in odd directions. Again, the rain cape was a liability, but with heavy rain, wind, and no jacket I wasn’t going to take it off.
I stopped at my workplace to say hello, use the restroom, and warm up. I then went across the street for coffee.
I continued east on River Rd. I knew at this point I wasn’t going to finish the planned ride. I was too cold.
I turned on Frankfort Ave and came across some flooding. I carefully rode through watching the depth. I didn’t want to get my feet wet or submerge my dynohub. I succeeded in not submerging the hub. My feet got soaked. Even with wool socks my feet got very cold.
I continued out Frankfort Ave to Bike Couriers Bike Shop. I stopped in and look around. They had a Radish in stock. Neat! I also noticed they had a decent selection of useful fenders and other utility cycling stuff in stock.
After that I headed nearly directly home. I was cold and wet. I also needed to use a restroom again.
My mileage for the month is 667.3. That’s less than four miles short of a new personal best and not far from 700. I still have two more days to hit the 700. I should be able to do that by taking the long way to work or back.
Shooting For A New Record
In August, I rode my bike 671 miles for the month. I crossed 500 miles for this month yesterday. I want to exceed 700 miles and set a new personal best.
My top ten months are below.
| Rank | Month | Miles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 2011 | 671.0 |
| 2 | June 2010 | 665.6 |
| 3 | March 2011 | 646.5 |
| 4 | August 2008 | 626.8 |
| 5 | March 2010 | 574.9 |
| 6 | July 2010 | 562.7 |
| 7 | June 2009 | 542.2 |
| 8 | October 2011 | 538.9 |
| 9 | September 2011 | 462.9 |
| 10 | May 2009 | 452.0 |
There are seven more days to ride. One of those days is Gravel Grovel, which will get me about 60 miles. That means I can average less than 23 miles per day for the other six days and hit my target.
Why yes, I do have a Thanksgiving Day ride planned. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Bike Miles
I still have two months left in the year, but I’ve had four months with more than 500 miles each. That’s better than I’ve done in previous years.
My overall mileage year-to-date is a bit lower than last year, but that’s due to my horrible June because of my neck.
I mentioned in my previous post that I’ve driven the truck to a ride for the last time. It’s true. It’ll be sold by Saturday. I will be officially car-free.
I was car-free briefly in April 2009, but then I bought the truck. I lived in Charlestown and the time, and the time and energy spent commuting that distance was more than I could handle.
Now, I live in town, and this car-free episode isn’t being forced on me. The Kia needed a new engine, spurring that car-free stint.
I’ve Got To Keep Reminding Myself
Monthly Average Weight
When I was having the most weight loss I was constantly reminding myself about my progress. That was the point of this blog.
Since then, It’s turned into either talking about bike rides or complaining about depression. Both of those affect my weight loss and will still be mentioned here, but I need to get back to basics and post my weight daily. I just recently started weighing regularly again.
So there is now a Daily Weigh-In link under the pages section. I’ll keep it as updated as possible. It also has a link to a chart of my monthly progress that I’ll keep updated on a monthly basis. I’m putting the chart here also, that is updated through September.
I’ve had some weight loss for the last two weeks. I need to keep that going.
Shrinking?
My weight this morning was 225.8. The last few weeks I’ve been eating healthier, partially to save money. I haven’t been going out for meals. It’s working.
I had a can of soup for dinner last night. Not exactly satisfying, but I’m running out of groceries. I’ll be making a grocery trip tonight after work.
I still don’t have my weigh-in page figured out, but I have the data in an Excel spreadsheet.
More About Weight
My weight this morning was 228.4. Although down from the last few weeks, it’s still five pounds heavier than it was in December 2008. That’s not acceptable.
Under 230 Again – Two Days in a Row
Yesterday and today my weight was 229.2. I last went out to eat (or drink beer) on Monday. It’s nice to see almost immediate results.
I almost drove to work yesterday, but I am short on money and didn’t want to pay for parking. If I’m going to sell my truck, driving to work can’t be an option.
I feel better today and I’m looking forward to riding into work. Given the choice, I think I’d rather crawl back into bed. :)
Danger!
Problems
I’ve been at risk of undoing much of the health improvements I’ve done over the last four years. My eating habits are not only directly unhealthy, but not great for my mental health with the self-loathing I feel after a whole week of eating bad… week after week.
I’ve let myself get lazy and distracted. I haven’t been keeping up on household chores. I’ve basically been a mess.
I’m going to refocus. I’m weighing myself again. I haven’t started posting it again because the page is crazy with too much data. I’ll find a better way to present it soon. My weight this morning was 236.4lbs. That’s higher than it’s been since October of 2008.
I need to stop going out to eat so much. Going out for pizza or a burger and a beer three or four times a week is not only working against my goals, but is costing too much money.
Today, I cooked a pork chop on the grill and had celery sticks. I have leftovers for lunch tomorrow. It was a sensible size portion and I drank water with it.
More Goals
In December 2008 I listed a few secondary goals. I just revisited that.
- Learn to ride a unicycle (next year)
I wisely gave up on this.
- Be car-free (three years away)
Strangely enough, I’m on track for this.
- Either fix-up my house, or move (three years away)
I moved more than a year ahead of the goal.
- Meet a woman crazy enough to like my lifestyle (never?)
I got married – we’re split up now – don’t want to say much more than that.
- Ride a several hundred mile multi-day tour (next year?)
Although late, I did this in March of this year.
Message From The Past
In January of 2009, I wrote something that I needed to read now. Luckily, I do re-read my older blog entries occasionally.
I mention effort to save a life. I was trying at the time to convince my audience that this is possible and necessary. It turns out the audience is me in 2011.
Alright Then
If I fix my eating habits and focus more on productive activities, not only will I lose weight, but I should feel better about myself. It’s not a cure for depression, but it means fewer bad days.
It’s strange that the things I crave when depressed (food & beer) are things that will eventually make me more depressed. This is common. What is it with the human psyche?
How Did I Manage a Record Month?
August 2011 was a record bike-mile month for me. How did I do that?
- I did a 130-mile camping trip on the last weekend of the month
- I spent a lot of time running errands out to the east end
- I rode my recumbent for 70 miles by riding to the Crestwood ride 25-miler, then back home
- I rode a 70-mile RCCS ride
- I rode my bike to work every day
- I had several 20-40 mile rides
- I rode a few extra miles on the last day of the month – just to push myself to a new record
On 8/31, I rode to work the normal way, a whole 3.6 miles or so. I left work early for a doctor’s appointment (which got me okay’d for a third epidural).
I rode the following route from work to the doctor and then home:
Instead of taking the normal way, I took River Rd all the way to Lime Kiln. This was flat as a pancake and I managed a 15mph average on this stretch… on the single speed.
After turning unto Lime Kiln there’s a small climb, but it’s mostly flat after that. I stayed on that same road, although it changes names to Herr Ln then to Lyndon Ln, all the way past Shelbyville Rd and nearly to my doctor’s office.
On the way back, I took the more normal New Lagrange, Washburn, Westport route. After meandering through the parks, I wen’t to Za’s for pizza then headed home.
After getting home, I realized I was still short of a new monthly record, so I headed back out.
I basically just wandered around. I didn’t have a destination in mind. I had mentioned to Tim that I might go through Indian Hills, but I never made it out quite that far. I was still on the single-speed (actually haven’t ridden the LHT since the camping trip). Here’s my route:
Once I got back home, I had 671 miles, a new personal best month. I’m going to shoot for 700 in September.
Monthly Personal Best
I rode my bikes 671 miles for the month of August. I can live with that. :)
I had another doctor appointment after work today, so that got me about 33 miles. I needed a few more to put me over my old record of 665.6. I wandered around parts of town that I’m not familiar with. I eventually ended up in the Mockingbird Valley area, then on River Rd. Then I went out for a beer. That made it all worth it.
This new personal best tells me that my neck is “good enough”. I can ride whatever bike I want for as long as I want without any more discomfort than I get sitting in a chair.
I also had a 130-mile weekend with camping. I’ll write about it soon.
March Mileage
I use two methods to track my mileage, and they don’t always agree. I use MyCyclingLog and I also track my bike odometer readings in an Excel file by the week and by the month.
The Excel document is more accurate, as I don’t forget a full week or month. Apparently I do forget to enter rides on MyCyclingLog, because the numbers are different by more than 15 miles.
Using my record keeping, I had 646.5 miles for the month of March which is my 2nd highest mileage month yet. The first was June of 2010 at 665.6 miles. The March mileage is higher in large part due to my mini-tour.
I want to exceed 700 miles in April, yet I’m not doing a tour. I’m taking a longer route to work, and trying to longer rides on the weekend. This morning, Tim and I put in over 30 miles. I have to mow the lawn at my old house in Charlestown, so I’m going to ride there. I may ride back depending on the time I finish up.
I don’t know what tomorrow has in store yet, but I intend to be on the bike.
Full of…. Pizza?
I mentioned that I was at work until 1:30 am. My lovely wife was kind enough to bring pizza to me for dinner. I overate, but enjoyed every bite. My weight jumped from 220 to 225. I’m sure I lost that weight today though. :)
How’s My Week?
Monday
I rode to work and back. Not much else to add.
Tuesday
I rode to work, then to a massage appointment, then home. I ate too much.
Wednesday
Woke up with a horrible headache, called work to let them know I’d be late, then went back to sleep for a while longer. I did go into work, but I drove.
Since I was driving anyway, I ran some errands after work. I went to Swags to buy some running shoes. Found some that will work for about $60. Then I went grocery shopping. Now that 2011 is here, I’m tracking all of my driving miles. Well, Wednesday was 22.1 miles put on the truck.
Thursday (Today)
Rode to work again. After work rode across the bridge to Jeffersonville to meet up with Debbie, who I’m training with for the Triathlon.
We discussed scheduling, training, and whatnot.
After I got home, I put on my new running shoes, and some thick base layers (it’s cold outside!) and my reflective vest, and went for a quick run. The shoes will work. I should probably buy some thin gloves. I have thick ski gloves I wear on the bike, but they are not ideal for running.
Rest Of The Week?
I’m now committed to running the Reindeer Romp 4k on Saturday. I might be crazy to run this soon, but at least it’s only 4k (2.4 miles) and I can walk as much as I need to.
I also need to spend some more time at the Y. My swimming technique needs a lot of work. I also need more miles on the bike.
The Long View
I want to look at my weight for the last few years.
2007
Most of this is fairy-land made up stuff. I didn’t own a scale until late October, but I wanted to fill in a full year’s worth of weight, so I guessed. You can see the weight start dropping at a pretty good clip near the end of the year. That part is real.
2008
Through 2008 the weight loss continued nicely. I did bitch and moan at the time about the plateaus that I hit, but it was temporary, and the weight loss continued.
2009
The first couple of months of the year started out well, but then I struggled to lose weight and actually gained weight in the last half of the year.
2010
For the first quarter of the year I lost the weight I gained in the last part of the previous year. Then I gained it back and another 15 lbs just for good measure.
What Now?
I try not to get too upset about this. My weight is still below 220 and considering I started just below 300 I’ve still made progress overall. I do feel like I’m on the verge of undoing it, but I have a much different lifestyle now. I am fit and active now, I wasn’t before. I’m eating too much again, thus the weight gain.
The triathlon training should help. Does that mean I’ll gain more weight after the triathlon is complete? Maybe. Should I worry? Not too much. I do need to start eating better. It’s the 2nd day of the year, and I’ve already went out for pizza twice this year. I can’t keep doing that.
New Year – Time To Put More Miles In
2010 was a good year for bike miles. I had 5087 miles. Let’s look back at the last few years.
2008
I bought a bike and started riding in April of 2008. At the time it seemed like I made slow progress in being able to ride, but I quickly shot up to 626 miles in one month (August). It tapered off after that. I finished up that year with 2238.6 miles. The average monthly was 186.6.
2009
In 2009 I brought my average monthly mileage to 321.7. I had a total of 3860 miles. I didn’t have any incredibly good months, but I only had one really bad month, December, with only 91.6 miles.
2010
In 2010 I was more consistent. My worst month, February, wasn’t really that bad at 297.3 miles. I also set a new monthly record in June of 665.6 miles. I barely made my 5000 mile goal for the year by getting 5087.2 miles, averaging 423.9 per month.
2011?
Now that I live closer to work, I’m a bit worried my mileage will drop. I’m also spending more time on other activities related to the triathlon. I’ve left my goal for the year at 5000 miles. Commuting alone will only get me about 2000 miles for the year. I need to squeeze in longer ride and/or take the long way to work.
I think I’m off to a good start. I put in a 43-mile ride on the first day of the year. I may (or may not) get in a ride today.
5000 Miles?
I rode to work and back today. Yes it was cold. I met another commuter on the way home. George lives near my home, and I ran into him in the Old Louisville neighborhood. He was riding a fixed-gear, and knows one of my co-workers. Not as many of us are out in the bitter cold.
I’m up to 4900 miles on the bike so far this year. I’ll easily hit 5000 for the year. Getting 5000 next year will be the real challenge with my shorter commute.
I still don’t seem to be losing weight. I am eating better now. There was a company potluck yesterday, but I skipped dinner after I got home.
I ate much better at work today, but don’t feel like cooking tonight, so I’ll probably just microwave some frozen vegetables. I’ve been ignoring my food diary. I still need to start using my dumbbells, or doing push-ups, or something. Writing blog posts, sleeping, and reading are taking up my time though.
Friday Ramblings
Kristy left yesterday morning. She won’t be back for a month.
I drove to work yesterday. I paid $8.75 to park the truck. Ugh.
I’ve been having problems getting up in the morning. This morning I got up early and rode to the coffee shop (where I’m at now). I’ll be leaving here shortly to go to work.
My single-speed bike has been switched over to a fixed-gear. Riding fixed is different. It works well for riding around town. I certainly wouldn’t want to ride it on a long, hilly ride.
My weight continues to climb. This probably in part due to the snacks at the coffee shops. I would be better off if I limited myself to just the coffee.
There are two RCCS rides this weekend. Saturday morning at 8:30, there is an easy urban ride starting at Sunergos. Sunday is the 80-mile gravel ride that is “training” for the overnight ride coming up later this month. Can you join us?
Ugh
I’ve been gaining weight. I haven’t been weighing myself regularly. These things need to change. I have a goal to be back under 200 lbs by 3/1/2011.
Here’s my monthly weight chart. It looks like I’m heading toward 220 lbs.
New Records
From Saturday's short ride
Weekly Miles: 255.6 (my new weekly record)
Miles Today: 116.6 (my new daily record)
Top Speed Today: 47.5 mph (my new record, possible stupidity involved)
Today:
I rode to Tim’s house (about 21) miles, leaving home about 4:30 this morning. We left on a planned 70-miler that ended up a tad longer. I then rode home. It was a do-it-yourself Century ride. :)
Morning
At Iroquois Park
Kentucky Tobacco
Record Month
I won’t be riding any more for what is left of this month. I need to get well and I’ll busy spending a few precious days with my wife before she leaves again.
I was on track to have 800 miles for the month of June. Then things got busy, but I was still on track for over 700 miles. Then I got sick. If I rode to work and back one day this week, it would put me at 700 miles. That’s not going to happen. So my total for June is 665.6 miles. 136.6 of those miles were on the recumbent, the rest on the LHT.
June 2010 is a record mileage month for me, beating out August 2008 with 626.8 miles.
I’m not done. There’s a new month starting soon. Now that my daughter has moved out, and my wife will be gone again, I intend to set a new record for July.
Top Months for Bike Miles
I was really surprised when I took the time to figure out which months I did the most riding in. Here are the top five, sort by miles.
| Month | Miles |
| 2008-08 | 626.8 |
| 2010-03 | 574.9 |
| 2009-06 | 542.2 |
| 2009-05 | 452.0 |
| 2009-11 | 443.9 |
I knew that March of this year was good. I assumed it was a new record. I had no idea that I did more miles in August of 2008. I had only been riding a few months when I set my record.
I’m hoping to blow that record away this month. If I keep up the pace that I’ve been doing, I should have 800 miles for the month. We’ll see.
My commuting bike for this week will be Oria, my recumbent. I’ve got some “butt issues” that need to heal, so comfort is the word.
