That's 32 out of 294. And I know for a fact that #1 and #2 both race in Europe, though not for any ProTour team. Might I add my wife clocked in at a respectable 213 for her first serious month back on the bike, with a respectable 116.54 miles.
My goal for the month was 600, and I put some in the bank today with a 33 mile ride.
How many have you ridden? I bet you can do more than you think. You'd be surprised.
I'll have my big post on my first full year of riding a bike later, and it will include music for you. Just don't tell the RIAA.
Here's a preview:
*August is my "longest" month by distance, with 632 miles. Beat my previous record by 109 miles.
*August is my fastest month, with an average speed of 17.5 mph.
*August marked 8 of my 10 fastest rides, clocking between 17.94 and 18.45 mph per ride.
*I started out with an average of 14 mph last September.
*My top speed was 31.5 mph. That was on flat road. I had help from the nice tailwind.
Since Labor Day of 2005 I have ridden 3,872.36 miles, with roughly 247 hours in the saddle and an average speed over the year of 15.6 mph.
Prior to Labor Day of 2005, I averaged maybe 10 miles a year at a speed of crawl.
So, as you can see, I have made improvements.
More later . . .
Gary,
ReplyDeleteThat's great! Keep on keeping on.
On a completely unrelated note, have you seen the Pet Sounds 40th Anniversary Album with 99 tracks on iTunes?
The Physicist
Eventually I'll just take a month a ride my bike to Georgia and you can lecture me on the status of unifying theory.
ReplyDeleteI have seen that set. It looks like it's the Pet Sounds Sessions box with a new title to mark the 40th anniversary. I have that boxed set and it's damn good.
If you pick and choose anything to grab from iTunes, I reccomend the backing tracks and the vocals only mixes of the songs. Pulled apart they are still absolutely stunning pieces of music.