2020 Cycling Life Goals

[Lanternrouge]

Originally Posted by false_Aest

Spending time on the trainer helps with not being OCD on milage. According to Strava I rode just about 2000km this year. But I rode north of 250 hours and certainly didn't ride an average of 8km(5miles) an hour.

Your goals are good ones for sure!

I think you have to focus on quality with a trainer because I can't imagine spending that much time on one. I still think I am definitely going to need to get myself set up on a smart trainer and Zwift or something equivalent to get going.

As of January 2, I'm on a pace to do 15,000 miles in 2020

[merlinmurph]

Being on the back end of the bell curve age-wise, I don't have any goals. If I can still get out there and enjoy my rides, I'm a happy guy.

Good luck to everybody this year - and ride safe!

[kohagen]

In no particular order:

1. Build up the two frames that have been sitting around.
2. Upgrade the other bikes that have components at least three cycles old.
3. Ski at least 60 days.
4. Double 2019 miles (only cleared to ride end of June 2019).
5. Train enough so I can climb the mile long hill at the end of most of my rides more easily.
6. Work on flexibility and strength, both for on and off bike reasons.
7. Be thankful that I can even contemplate doing all this.

[Krenovian]

Originally Posted by poff

Climb Mont. Ventoux from Bedoine, Malaucene, and Sault back to back to back.

That is a great goal! I think that is the order I would do it in if I were to attempt it. I’ve ridden up the Bedoin and Sault sides and down the Malaucene side. You’ll have one last up hill in the heat of the day back to the park in Sault to finish you off if you do it in the summer.

[sparky33]

tackle a couple monster gravel routes that I've created

stretch regularly & walk more

enhance cooking skills and repertoire

more camping/hiking/paddling trips with family

[mhespenheide]

Now with a 3-month-old, 2020 goals are:

0. Figure out how to be a good father -- ongoing.
1. Train to be in good enough shape to ride and enjoy Eroica California. Probably the "new coastal" route; I don't know that I'll have the time to train for my normal "scalatores" route. April.
2. Put together an old Kona mountain bike with drop bars as a gravel bike and explore some of the local sidecountry in the Los Padres National Forest, near SBA and SLO and southern Big Sur. Spring to early summer, then late summer.
3. Put together a good-enough-but-not-too-good bike that I can bring and ride on a big road trip in the early summer visiting relatives and showing off the new boy. June.
4. Ride in Dutchess County NY when we're back visiting the grandparents. Thankfully, I've already got a bike stashed there. July.
5. Backpack an interesting route in the Sierra Nevada in late July.
6. Train to get ready to coach high school cross country again, and run a respectable 5k time. Run a single mile in the mid-six-minute range or better. Late summer into fall.
7. Spend less time browsing/shopping for N+1 when the bikes and frames that I already have are plenty good enough. Just as soon as the Poprad for #3 is finished...

[TunaAndBikes]

Do the Six Gaps in Vermont in one run.
Do better at Grinduro than last year.
Maintain my bike better and organize my bike closet more lovingly.

[ibis]

Originally Posted by joosttx

It’s 4:36am PST. My 2020 goal is to see the first sunrise of 2020 on top of Mt Tam.

I think I need to start doing these Mt Tam sunrise rides this year.

[Chief]

2020 goal: 6,000 miles
Life time goal at 82: keep on peddling.

[Johnnysmooth]

2019 was a rough one health wise

2020...
Get my physical strength back
Rejoin local club to get more grp rides in
Scale-back my involvement in business to 30%
Go on multi-day backpacking trip in Colorado Rockies
Successfully launch daughter - off to college - in Aug.
Volunteer/Brd of Directors for local NGO

[Lanternrouge]

I managed to not ride on a Saturday without feeling guilty about it, so I'd like to think that's a good start. If I can get myself to put in some quality efforts tomorrow, that will be even better. I only somewhat jokingly told someone that I need to make sure there's a large balance in my family time account by the time my next "bike" (really just the frame) shows up. The day off the bike inured to the benefit of the dogs, who got an extra long walk today.