1001 Bicycling Miles
I set a rough goal to bicycle 1000 miles since I started logging my distance in mid-August and this afternoon I made it! It’s definitely harder to find nice days to ride during the winter months than during the warm and sunny days of August and September, but I’ve managed to get out. This afternoon’s ride was one of my regular routes, about 17 miles with a sustained 5 miles of uphill cranking. There was slushy snow at the side of the road at higher elevations around North Lake Samish and on the hill heading toward Lake Padden, but the main road surface was merely wet.
For the statistically inclined:
- 1001.33 miles
- 60 hours, 21 minutes, 5 seconds of wheels turning time
- 16.6 mph average speed
- 35,573 calories burned (according to Bicycle Ride Calorie Calculator v1.01)
- 14 pounds lost
Since I can’t predict how much I’ll be home in 2008 I’m not ready to set a cycling goal for next year, but I should definitely be able to do more than this year since I won’t wait until August to get started.
December 26 2007 06:12 pm | Fitness and Bicycling