TOTAL MILEAGE FOR 2016 - 1908.7
Today was a big day in terms of my riding goals. Several weeks ago I formulated the goal of riding a "century" (100 miles in one day) this fall, and I knew that in order to do that, I'd need to build up my stamina steadily and gradually, so I laid out an ambitious training program whereby I'd gradually increase the length of my long weekly rides (on Saturdays) over the course of coming months.
As part of that program, today I was scheduled to ride 3 round trips to Dexter (all on walks), for a total ride of over 60 miles—my longest yet. However, I always knew that riding a century was a real long shot for me anyway, and that the chances of my doing it were slim. And this morning as I rode, it was as though a switch in me turned off, and I thought, "NO—you don't need to do that for fitness." So I succumbed to the call to ease up, and did merely a single round trip to Baker Rd. today, finishing the 20.3 miles in 2:42.
When I left, at 6:15 a.m., it was 66°—and when I finished, it was 77°, on a beautifully clear and sunny summer day.
I am still motivated by numerical goals, however, and will now switch my focus to total yearly mileage. Last year I rode 2423.8 miles. This year I would like to ride 3500 (the massive increase is only possible because of the fact that last year, I didn't even get my trike, enabling me to start, until May 4). Today I exceeded 1900 miles for the year; this coming week I should exceed 2000; and in order to ensure 3500 for the year, I want to be at 3000 by the beginning of November, which seems quite doable in light of the fact that I rode 473.6 miles in June and am closing in on 300 miles for July despite the fact that I lost 10 days due to our trip to Georgia.
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