How is your 2014 mileage so far?
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yellowjack said:
Update time, as I'd completely forgotten about this thread...
So. The collision/injury/recovery thing kept me off bikes from 03 Feb to 06 Jun, but progress with natural recovery and physio meant I got back on a bike on Saturday, 07 Jun, and I've not really looked back since. A 'second opinion' from a physio who's also a cyclist meant I got encouraged to ride MORE rather than not at all, and mountain biking really sped things along in that respect. I'm back up to 'respectable' figures now, given that I was 'out' for four months and it's all been off-road since June:
Year-to-date:
Distance - 1,053.2 mi
Time - 107h 24m
Elev Gain - 45,801 ft
Rides - 68
I've binned my target of 5,000 miles for the year. It's no longer realistic, especially without a road bike at the moment, but 2,500 miles seems do-able, so I'm aiming for that now, and I'm just trying to get out there as much as possible, to enjoy and appreciate my 'second chance' as the collision could have caused far worse injuries, so I'm happy to have retained the ability to ride.
It's just base miles for next year!! So. The collision/injury/recovery thing kept me off bikes from 03 Feb to 06 Jun, but progress with natural recovery and physio meant I got back on a bike on Saturday, 07 Jun, and I've not really looked back since. A 'second opinion' from a physio who's also a cyclist meant I got encouraged to ride MORE rather than not at all, and mountain biking really sped things along in that respect. I'm back up to 'respectable' figures now, given that I was 'out' for four months and it's all been off-road since June:
Year-to-date:
Distance - 1,053.2 mi
Time - 107h 24m
Elev Gain - 45,801 ft
Rides - 68
I've binned my target of 5,000 miles for the year. It's no longer realistic, especially without a road bike at the moment, but 2,500 miles seems do-able, so I'm aiming for that now, and I'm just trying to get out there as much as possible, to enjoy and appreciate my 'second chance' as the collision could have caused far worse injuries, so I'm happy to have retained the ability to ride.
Not as many miles as I was wanting to do at the start of 2014, but I guess with a fractured back forcing me to take 2 months off the bike and still in pain I should be thankful I can at least get some cycling done.
Last year I managed to cycle about 2300 miles so at least I'm ahead which is the main objective
Distance: 3,015.46 mi
Elevation Gain: 131,105 ft
Last year I managed to cycle about 2300 miles so at least I'm ahead which is the main objective
Distance: 3,015.46 mi
Elevation Gain: 131,105 ft
Distance - 2526 miles
Time - 171 hours
Elev Gain - 191,995 feet
Rides - 50
No commuting for me, these are just weekend / mid-week rides.
Off to Mallorca in a few weeks so that should bump my miles and ascent up considerably!
Useful stat is evelation gain (feet) per distance (mile). Mine is 76 feet per mile. What's yours? (This figure will be skewed if you've cheated and logged turbo 'miles').
Time - 171 hours
Elev Gain - 191,995 feet
Rides - 50
No commuting for me, these are just weekend / mid-week rides.
Off to Mallorca in a few weeks so that should bump my miles and ascent up considerably!
Useful stat is evelation gain (feet) per distance (mile). Mine is 76 feet per mile. What's yours? (This figure will be skewed if you've cheated and logged turbo 'miles').
nammynake said:
Useful stat is evelation gain (feet) per distance (mile). Mine is 76 feet per mile. What's yours? (This figure will be skewed if you've cheated and logged turbo 'miles').
Mine is a measly 36 feet per mile.Really don't like hills.
I also log my walking around the place and have managed 65 feet per mile doing that!
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