2019 Miles and Cycling Goals

[berserk87]

Originally Posted by Keith A

madsciencenow — 12k miles, impressive

What he's not telling you (out of modesty) is that maybe half or more of these miles have been on the trainer, indoors, due to bad weather or lack of daylight. That's even more impressive. And the outdoor mileage was primarily done solo. That's hardcore.

Madsciencenow is one of my best pals. He used to live in Indy but recently moved to north of Chicago. He's greatly missed here.

I managed to eke out 8,030 this year and felt like a slacker. The only upside is that 100% of these were outside. I didn't ride the trainer once this year. That made me happy. I love riding my bike and the trainer is something that I don't enjoy.

[doomridesout]

2622 for 2019. Kind of sucked for mileage, but this was between busy times at job #1, dealing with a slow-motion move to a different city to start job #2, and then extremely busy times at job #2, all while helping take care of a rambunctious toddler.

I would be shocked if I could beat it in 2020. Job #2 continues to be super busy and we're having another kid in April. Woof. Hopefully 2021 is better.

[makoti]

6443mi for the year. According to VeloViewer, I was able to increase my avg speed for the entire year by about .5mph. Generally felt stronger as the year went on. Very pleased with how it played out.

[Bob Ross]

I wound up with 6,001 miles for 2019. All outdoor, in case anyone wonders. I don't do trainers, and I have a semantic beef with folks who refer to "trainer miles"

That's actually the fewest annual miles I've ridden since 2013 (when I was off the bike for 6 weeks with a bunch of broken ribs) and the second fewest in over a decade. I like to tell myself the reduced mileage is mostly due to solidarity with my wife, who had a catastrophic crash in late September and hasn't ridden -- or worked, or done much of anything -- since. But I also recognize that some of the obsessiveness I embraced in the past hasn't been as rewarding to me lately.

Plus I'm getting old and my knees hurt.

[jimoots]

10,000 miles for me. All outside, maybe 3-4 hours on the trainer all year.

More than I expected in my first year as a dad!

[marciero]

[moved to 2020 goals thread]

[RKW]

13,642 mi on the year.
675h.

Here's to starting 2020 off with a rest day...

[madsciencenow]

Originally Posted by Bob Ross

I wound up with 6,001 miles for 2019. All outdoor, in case anyone wonders. I don't do trainers, and I have a semantic beef with folks who refer to "trainer miles"

I’m curious about your “semantic beef?” Tell me more.



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[Keith A]

Originally Posted by Bob Ross

I wound up with 6,001 miles for 2019.

According to Strava, I did 6,000.8 miles but there were several rides that didn't get recorded, and a couple of indoor rides that I don't record.

[prototoast]

Originally Posted by madsciencenow

I’m curious about your “semantic beef?” Tell me more.

I think we all know someone who averages 15 mph on the road, but then logs 25 miles for an hour on the trainer. This is less of an issue with smart trainers and apps like Zwift that convert power numbers to distance (though people still cheat and lie about their weight), but anyone using an old-fashioned odometer on a trainer is not accumulating miles in a way that's comparable to riding outside.

[mj_michigan]

Only 1400 miles in 2019 (outdoor). Less than 2018 due to bad wether and lot of travel during the season. Some more miles from the basement, but I don't keep track of those. On the positive side, I got faster on average by about 0.4 mph.

Happy New Year to all!

[redir]

Gosh you guys ride a lot! I didn't even put 12k miles in when I was racing competitively. I probably did 5k last year and most of that was commuting. This time of year I always say I want to try and get back on the podium in racing but then I remember that I race masters now so that's a pipe dream. But I like to attend two local races and they are early 'Spring Classics' so I have to do indoor riding. So my goal is typically to get in good enough shape to not get dropped in my local races.

[rccardr]

5700 for me this year. About 1000 of that in out-of-town events. And about 90% of it on vintage steel or aluminum.

Will turn 69 in 2020, so am hoping just to keep it up at that pace and not falter.

[dsimon]

Wow you guys/gals are impressive I retired from the military three years ago and bought a 160 year old House(Lemon) and went from 1500 roughly a year to 800/500/600 and I hit 1411 last year I was stoked so Im shooting for 1700-2K fingers crossed

[Black Dog]

Somewhere in the 8000-10000km range all outdoors since I do not ride a trainer and ride from April-October with some incursions into March and November.

Now that Zwift and the likes are popular I have riding friends that do more miles indoors than outdoors. I would be more curious how many outdoor miles people ride than a combined total. Seems like people are willing to forgo an outdoor ride if the conditions are less than perfect and instead Zwift away...