Bill, after riding 6850 m. last year I decided to go after 7000 m. this year to coincide with turning 70. I usually get about half my mileage on trips, and Covid is making that rather difficult. Last year I rode more local miles than usual, probably more if the same this year. 1350 m. in the first three months while visiting friends and family in warmer climates. Our snow is gone and temps in the 50’s F this week. Steve Plymouth, NH
On Thu, Apr 1, 2021 at 12:18 PM Bill Lindsay <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > It's now the 4th month of the year, and I'm checking in on my annual > goals. I had two cumulative goals for the year: > > 1. Distance: 10,000km. So far ~200 miles ahead of pace. I've tried to > stay ahead of pace by averaging 20 miles per day. That means riding every > single day -OR- working in some long days. I've been doing mostly the > former. I haven't had any >100 mile days. I'm slightly behind averaging > 20 miles per day, but I think I can get back on that pace > > 2. Climbing: 500,000ft of vertical. So far ~35000 feet ahead of pace. > I've tried to stay ahead of pace with a stretch goal of 200km of vertical > for the year, which averages out to ~1750ft per day. I'm slightly behind > that stretch goal pace, but it is also within reach > > The real highlight of my 'pretty good' results so far has been my use of > wandrer.earth to add a few new aspects of fun to my riding. Wandrer.earth > maps your unique miles from your strava data, and incentivizes riding roads > you've never ridden before. By seeking out rides that maximize my > coverage, my rides turn into micro-adventures. I make mini-cue-sheets, > take a lot more pictures, and am surprised almost every ride to make new > little discoveries. Sometimes a mileage goal gets me into a rut of forcing > myself to grind out miles, and it becomes drudgery. With my wandrer rides, > I'm never trying to "get it over with". > > How are your 2021 goals going so far? > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > On Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 10:16:37 AM UTC-8 Bill Lindsay wrote: > >> My 2020 goal had been to put up a legitimately "big" year. My >> 'achievable' goal was 10,000km, and my 'stretch goal' was 10,000 miles. >> I'm in the phase of life where I want to remain fit enough that I feel >> equipped to enjoy the next phase of life where I'm not working so much. >> >> I did 200k brevets in January and February with San Francisco Randonneurs >> to start off the year, and had 300k and 400k brevets on the calendar. Later >> in the Spring, I had a week-long California coast tour planned out. The >> 300k got cancelled due to a logistical household crisis at home that kept >> me up all night the night before. The 400k and the Coast Tour got >> cancelled due to Covid. >> >> I spent the first few months of the pandemic hardly cycling at all, fell >> way behind target for 10,000km and got a little bit discouraged about it. >> It was July when I think I started snapping out of it and started back up. >> I had fairly big months in August and September. I did several solo 100km >> rides, including a summit of Mt Diablo, and did a solo 200km out my front >> door and through Marin. After some serious catch up, 10,000km came back >> into the realm of possibility. >> >> I had a two week vacation planned in October, which was to include some >> travel. The travel was out, due to Covid, so I was going to substitute a >> staycation with a lot of riding. The first week worked out well, and the >> second week did not, and that kicked off another comparative lull that >> continues to now. 10,000km didn't happen, but I did get past 4,000 miles. >> My riding always features a good amount of climbing, and I've got over >> 300,000 feet of vertical for 2020, which is a decent ratio for my mileage. >> The number I use to categorize a "hilly" ride from a "flat" ride is 100ft >> per mile, so 75ft per mile in 2020 tells me I did a lot of 'hilly' riding. >> >> For 2021 I'd like to execute a do-over for my 10,000km goal. That's just >> over 6,000 miles, so a solid 500 miles per month gets me there. That means >> riding just about every day, and sprinking in one or two 'long' rides each >> month. I don't have a suitable time slot to plan another week-long tour, >> so I won't have that opportunity to rack up a ton of miles. I'll need to >> spread it out more evenly. >> >> Bill Lindsay >> El Cerrito, CA >> >> On Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 5:47:01 AM UTC-8 ascpgh wrote: >> >>> I haven't had an odometer on my bike since March so I fall short of any >>> tally or objective to quantify for this year. I am simply looking forward >>> to more and better next year and wonder how many others have let their >>> minds go forward for consideration of next year's opportunities. >>> >>> Bicycling has been my balm for this past year, my hospital unit became >>> the COVID-19 unit and I have been in that trench since March, bike >>> commuting to and from each shift appreciating all of the conditions the >>> seasons have thrown along the way. In the warmer months I actually commuted >>> with my Rambouillet, stopping when the season obviated its less than >>> optimum preparation for full darkness. I've brought it to safety in its >>> beausavaged condition, I'll clean it up when I can. >>> >>> Next week I'm getting pre-procedure COVID swabbed for reconstruction of >>> my shoulder, as long as the Thanksgiving surge doesn't bar elective >>> interventions. No injury involved, just the remnants of an interesting life >>> lived so far. I'll be in a sling for some time, they'll tell me after the >>> extent of surgery how long it's going to be. >>> >>> Nothing prepares you for having to step off the line. It happened to me >>> in the military and not being able to walk provided easier rationalization. >>> I feel the same for stepping away from my year round cycling cohorts who >>> ride regardless of season or weather, chasing personal objectives, >>> practicality or persona demons. I feel the same way for stepping away from >>> my work colleagues as this pandemic surges. My vocational physical ability >>> hasn't been affected much but this shoulder is intruding on other things >>> now, mostly sleep. I can't fall asleep for long before relaxed muscles lets >>> alignment sag and the cold steel jabs of pain shock me awake. It's what got >>> the orthopedist's attention and an MRI ordered. it's a mess. >>> >>> I'm going to be back to having my bike in the room as an icon of luck >>> and motivation to get through post-op and rehab. I have other good hands in >>> the house for support through this, including a new nurse, so I don't feel >>> so obtuse looking forward to getting back on track and having riding goals >>> by spring. >>> >>> Andy Cheatham >>> Pittsburgh >>> >>> >>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9761d8a7-862b-4490-aed1-6146ac1d6847n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9761d8a7-862b-4490-aed1-6146ac1d6847n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Steven Sweedler Plymouth, New Hampshire -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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