2020 Cycling Life Goals

[NHAero]

- I don't know how many miles I rode in 2019 - about 2,100 recorded but many MTB rides and commuting, errands, not recorded. Guessing about 3,000 miles. Now I have the Wahoo Elemnt I'm going to try to get all rides recorded, and aim for an average of 10 miles/day (3,660 miles.) Hats off to you folks with two and three times that!
- Do some overnight trips on a bike for the first time in decades.
- More time with family and friends.

All of the same stuff others posted - more sleep, better food intake.

[robertbb]

Originally Posted by Jcgill

Getting a new carbon 105 or ultegra equipped road bike that i can ride more and not worry about it being “too nice” and becoming a piece of wall art.

The number of people who have said this (in person and online) is huge.

[Matthew]

Get better at XC riding and racing. Used to consistently finish well in my class, now it seems everyone has passed me by!! Need to do more MTB in general, which should help. Also, eat better and less!!! Oh, and actually ride a 29er for the first time!

[David in Maine]

Complete my first 400K Brevet. I've done 200K and 300K several times. This will mean getting used to night riding and pushing myself to ride in crappy weather. My new Seven Redsky will help!

David

[flying]

Riding wise no problem that will continue fine but,
What I am seeing is as I age I need to be more aware of
flexibility & strength & the need to keep both

[poff]

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

[soulspinner]

Originally Posted by biker72

My goal was to be back on the bike by Jan 1, 2020.
I rode today a total of 8.6 miles at a snails pace.

I actually started riding Dec. 27, 2019, exactly 5 months after my accident.
First ride was 5.4 miles.

Gotta start somewhere...

[marciero]

Here are some randonneur-type goals.

• Complete an R12, which is to complete a "permanent" of 200k or more for every month of the year. Permanents are brevets that can be done at any time. To get RUSA- Randonneurs USA- credit, one does this on a RUSA approved route, first registering with the route owner. There are one or two such routes starting about 20 miles from my house but I had planned to submit one or two routes starting locally and having them approved.
  But the R12 program has been suspended due to issues obtaining insurance, which may or may not be resolved for January, or even 2020. So looks like I will have to do this unofficially.
  
• Complete a brevet series- a 200, 300, 400, and 600k. I've done lots of sub 600ks but no 600k.
  
• Complete a 300k brevet on the tandem (requires partner acquiescence)
  
• Complete the New England Randonneurs Fleche. A fleche is a team brevet event consisting of a 24-hour ride with a minimum distance of 360k. Teams design their own route, which terminate in the same place. There are constraints that restrict riding too fast so team pace must be carefully considered in the route and length, as well as on the ride itself. Have never done one of these. I think maybe I enlist David in Maine for this.
  

I'm sort of eyeing a 1200k but not ready to make that a "goal".

[Lewis Moon]

I hadn't really thought about it but here are a few:
Lose some of the fluff accumulated around the middle
Continue on the ~6500 mile riding schedule I've been on; more than that seems to be redundant at my age
Ride my mountain bike a LOT more; its fun and a more complete workout for me
Retire and start double dipping so I can be on better financial footing when I actually do retire
Race more: Racing really winds my clock
Travel more

[j102]

At least 4000 miles, hopefully increasing average speed.
Do more MTB and gravel rides than last year.
Eat healthier and sleep more.

[fkelly]

https://fkelly.org/drupal8/franksm

and click on the mileage link. Getting up towards 110,000 miles with easily 20k miles lost to computer conversions and/or being in the pre-computer days.

You are excused if you don't scroll through all 130 pages.

[efixler]

Originally Posted by marciero

• Complete the New England Randonneurs Fleche. A fleche is a team brevet event consisting of a 24-hour ride with a minimum distance of 360k. Teams design their own route, which terminate in the same place. There are constraints that restrict riding too fast so team pace must be carefully considered in the route and length, as well as on the ride itself. Have never done one of these. I think maybe I enlist David in Maine for this.
  

I did the PA Randonneurs Fleche in 2019, it was April or May. It was really fun! Really insane, it rained all night, but I'd do it again. Maybe

[vqdriver]

mine is just to get back on the road. i've been almost exclusively on trail and i think it's time just to get back on tarmac
i hadn't been tracking ride time at all but now i'll be back to tracking miles instead. i'm guessing 1k will be a push.

[false_Aest]

Originally Posted by Lanternrouge

What are your 2020 cycling and life goals?

● Get in a bit more intensity of the bike, including spending some time on the trainer.
● Continue efforts in being less O.C.D. about how many miles I ride.

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!

[pdonk]

Teach my daughter to ride a "pedal bike"

Do a few 100km plus rides. After a year where my longest ride was 85km, would be nice.

Do a "real" century.

Of all of these the first is most important to me and the most doable.