Mileage in 1974 or 2017

[Ayesha]

10,000miles in a year?
eileithyia did that a year or two ago, and it's phenomenal.
10,000mies in a year means cycling an average of 27miles per day.

The problem with hitting an average mileage, if you miss a day, you have to do double the mileage the next day just to keep up.
How the heck do you find the time?

I can - and do - cycle five times a week, and sadly, sometimes only three or four times a week. I get out at about 09:00 but like to get back home around lunch time. That gives me a max of three hours - 3hrs at 11mph (because of the hills) makes 33miles. Do that five times and I make 160miles as an absolute maximum - and often only half that, so I'm on course for (only) 4,000odd miles.

10,000 miles in a year is a 16,000 km Audax 'Mileater' medal.

I did 10,000 km Mileater in Y2K commuting and riding a few Audax events.

Congrats to that man.

[pedalsheep]

Ayesha wrote
Congrats to that man.

Thanks, tho its 'that woman' actually!
I have been keeping an Audax Mileater diary this year and it has spurred me on to increased mileage.

[Cyril Haearn]

2017 cycled 2219 kms on 146 days

[bikepacker]

In order to go over the 10.000 mile mark I did 32 miles yesterday making a 2017 total of 10.001 miles. Anyone fancy joining me in June for a 75 mile ride on my 75th birthday?

[Grandad]

Anyone fancy joining me in June for a 75 mile ride on my 75th birthday?

I used to do that but over 80 miles in December is not on now

[NATURAL ANKLING]

Hi,
Havent counted the days for 2017 but my lowest mileage the day I fell on ice was 16-18 miles,
The next lowest was 30 one day IIRC the next lowest would be 36 miles which would be a normal training ride.
All my mileage is done at on or above 80% of max heart rate, so I don't need high mileage for getting and staying fit.
One ride every 3 day or 3 out of five days a week ignoring weekends.
I don't commute, and I remember the tiredness on friday

But many years ago few people had cars even in the sixties, my best friend had no fridge either.
I know I spent less time per mile working on bike, and showering after every ride

From 13 - 18 years I was on my bike probably every day, no money no transport, before I was cycling then 3miles to school and back walking all year round, paper round 7 days a week before school, that would of funded by chronky bike, Xmas day off only.

[Cyril Haearn]

Anyone fancy joining me in June for a 75 mile ride on my 75th birthday?

I used to do that but over 80 miles in December is not on now

I have seen the future and it works
I can still do 80 KMs, more than my age in years

[oldmanonabike]

Anyone fancy joining me in June for a 75 mile ride on my 75th birthday?

The Wimps will be doing somewhere near 70 miles on some of our Lejog days last week in June and first in July.
Feel free to join us for a day

[whoof]

In order to go over the 10.000 mile mark I did 32 miles yesterday making a 2017 total of 10.001 miles. Anyone fancy joining me in June for a 75 mile ride on my 75th birthday?

I did a similar thing yesterday. 62 miles in windy and showery Cornwall for a 2017 total of 10,002.

[pedalsheep]

Cycled on 284 days in 2017 for a total of 10,339 miles.Now nursing a cold and watching the rain!

[foxyrider]

Ah yes, the good old Cycling Weekly mileage chart. I was an avid recorder in my youth but didn't bother for many years. When I was commuting I could and often did ride 7 days a week but there were always off days for holiday travel for example so never 365 days but certainly over 300.

With last year's purchase of a Garmin I can be much more accurate with the recording - just a couple of simple spreadsheets give a wealth of information - Strava and Garmin have their uses!

My rather poor 2017 saw just 112 ride days with an average of 52.3km and 618m of climbing.

[pliptrot]

Spare a thought for the wage slaves of this forum. I cycle every day I am home, and was away with work 220 days last year......so far in 2018 I have done 0 , but have notched up long days on this forum, on the beach..[emoji5]

I'm a trendy consumer. Just look at my SM-G900F using hovercraft full of eels.

[Grandad]

Spare a thought for the wage slaves of this forum.

My annual mileage suffered a sharp drop when I retired - the weekly commute was 100 miles before weekend audax and club rides. Theoretically I now have more time but living at a more leisurely pace, not going out in bad weather and having other interests are the reasons. Not being capable of more than 50 miles now is another factor.

[NATURAL ANKLING]

Hi,
10 miles for 2018 so far
That's on the turbo, walking is still painful, but the home exerciser bike If I don't stand up is OK

[foxyrider]

Someone was reading this thread at the Comic - there is a mileage chart in the middle of this week's edition!