Week 33
I started off the week with a 31.72 mile day. Recalculating on Tuesday made me realize that it might just be possible for me to finish my entire year’s mileage goal on Saturday. So, I adjusted my weekdays to 33 miles and scheduled myself for a metric century on Saturday.
A couple of the commutes home this week were a little breezy, much windier than they’ve been lately. Also, for some reason, the temperature has plunged recently and afternoon commute temperatures have tended to be under 72° F. That’s about 15 degrees colder than it should be for this time of year.
On Saturday, I finished my ride 45 minutes after sundown with a blistering stomp and swoop around the block an extra time to complete my 5000th mile this year (and my first six-day week in a month). I feel so spectacular at having achieved my goal mileage for the year with four months left. For comparison, I rode 3,194.70 miles between late August and late December last year. I guess I’m gonna have to add some miles to my 2005 goal.
15 Aug: 31.72 mi; 1:40:01 (19.0 mph avg; 28.5 mph max)
16 Aug: 33.30 mi; 1:43:35 (19.3 mph avg; 34.5 mph max)
17 Aug: 33.20 mi; 1:44:15 (19.1 mph avg; 31.0 mph max)
18 Aug: 33.42 mi; 1:44:52 (19.1 mph avg; 30.0 mph max)
19 Aug: 33.18 mi; 1:44:45 (19.0 mph avg; 29.5 mph max)
20 Aug: 62.29 mi; 3:20:15 (18.7 mph avg; 44.0 mph max)
Total : 227.11 mi; 11:57:43 (19.0 mph avg; 44.0 mph max)
Month so far: 439.24 mi.
2005 so far : 5000.72 mi (100.01% of goal).
2005 goal : 5000.00 mi.
Remaining : complete – (0.72 mi over)
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