Great Lakes - How many miles did you ride in 2008?

Here's a couple questions for all of you:

1. How many miles did each of you ride in 2008?
2. How many miles are you planning to do in 2009? (you can round it to the nearest 50 or 100 miles)

As for me, i rode 3,148.7 miles in 2008. Hoping to do the same amount, maybe 3250 total for 2009.

I only did about 1200 miles this year.
But, that was around 1100 more than 2007! I'm planning on riding much
more in '09.

2008 = 11,345 (assuming I don't ride on NYE)
2009 = No idea.. I'm signed up for Ironman Florida, so my riding mileage will likely drop to allow for swimming and running. So.. let's just say 11,344.

Not nearly enough! Only about 800. Got to pick it up several notches for next year.

I'm somewhere between 6,000 and 7,000

I was injured all year and did not get on the bike until August 2nd. I set myself a goal of riding 2000miles between August 2nd and December 31st.

Today was my last "ride of 2008" and my mileage ended at- 2,044.38

I am extremely happy with that although my "yearly average" is WAY down from normal. I've already set my goals for the first 6 months of 2009 and can't wait to start adding miles on our annual New Years Day "First Ride".


Happy New Year and safe miles in 2009 everyone!


KRhea
Portlandvelo.net

8,000 miles. I was hoping for 10,000 but weather and scheduling did not play into my favor.

2200 miles logged in 2008 . . . 2009 goal is 3000 miles or more! The plan is for less business travel = more riding time.

I clocked 4066.8 with 229.8 hours in the saddle. Not to bad considering we get six months of snow.

2008 probably around 1000 to 1200.
2009, shooting for the moon. 4k. We'll see if it pans out or not. Hopefully going to start strictly commuting in March and it's 13 miles each way.

7800 miles, but we don't really have winter in San Diego...and I decided to ride all year, not switch to running for the non daylight savings months

Something rediculously low; probably 2,200-2,600 miles. In the summer months I was only getting 400-600 miles per month.
Yet, I still managed to have a somewhat successfull season.

Approximately 2000 miles. Hope to ad about 1000 to that for 2009.

3,329 in '08, aiming for 4K in '09.

Funny enough, but it's hard to say. I stopped loggin in Bikewire sometime in november. Not to mention that I wasn't logging a lto of my cross rides once that started in October. No races, etc.

So....without the racing, etc. I logged 3161 miles on Bikewire. That's easily 200-300 short (hell I did 20 today that's not counted on there).

Hours....I didn't log my trainer hours on bikewire....rough guess is around 220 or so. Actually probably more....oh well.

I have a 250 hr year planned for next year, but we'll see. It will probably be more.

8,000 miles. I was hoping for 10,000 but weather and scheduling did not play into my favor.

HTFU slacker! :roflmao2:

I had 4,400 miles this year, down from 5,800 miles last year. I ramped up my hours at work this year to help pay for college tuition for our two oldest kids. Responsibility, phooey!

3,600 miles for 2008

I'd like to hit 4,000 miles in 2009.

4984 -- 16 miles shy of 5000. Thought about trying to get in one more ride and decided to just write it off to statistical error :rolleyes:

Next year I'm aiming for at least 5500. Instead of hiking vacations like this year, we'll be doing cycling vacations--nothing like a week of 60-100 miles/day to boost your annual total.

some nice numbers for us midwestern folk who have to deal with the weather and what not messing up are riding.

i had 3182 miles (180 hours) out on the road. this is my third year riding and this number is a personal best by some 600 miles. i have a very pathetic 51 hours on the trainer, but i expect that number to at least double as i train this winter for some 09 Colorado fun. let me not forget a little bit of running i did with 235 miles on the feets :). later.

I've done maybe 700-750mi. I plan to do 2000-4000mi. I'm a teacher so I can ride a butt load over summer. I hope to work part-time at a bike shop over the summer. I also want to start a cycling club at the school I teach. I want to average 40-50mi per day in the summer.

I don't have a working computer on any bike right now (or since September) and even then only my road bike had one. Don't much care, either.

A swag is ~6-7,000 miles. My road miles are up and with fuel costs, my commuter miles are way up. Motorcycle miles are way, way down.

2008- 6157 miles
2009 - probably less

Only 1815 miles this year. But I really stopped cycling in September when my commuter was stolen and two days later I had 7 foot of water in my basement. Completely destroyed my plans of riding and I haven't been on a bike since even tho I'm really itching for a looooong solo 50 mile ride.

I'm still trying to collect my mojo to get back into the saddle. :notamused:

3000+

I'm 40 and haven't ridden a bike in about 13 years,but I got a fever and the cure wasn't more cowbell....
So I bought a new rode bike and started riding(late in the season around Memorial Day) and logged in
2638 miles for 2008.

3352 for 2008 and my goal is 4000 for 2009. I'm really hoping for a mild spring this year to get there. The trainer just kills me mentally in March and April if Winter runs long and Spring comes late.

2008 = 5070 miles (March 14-Nov. 30). 5K didn't become a goal until about Mid-Oct. when I realzed I was gettig close.

Hoping for the same in 2009.

Happy New Year!

Although I didn't keep track of my miles, per es, Using the total miles off each bike and subtracting 2007's totals put me at 11,000 +/- 500.

1,170 miles over only 40 rides :(

my season effectively took a dump when madelyn (http://madelynstein.com) was born. all for a good reason though.

2009 looks to be much better. i'm already doing computrainer sessions so hopefully i'll be able to keep with everyone on the penny road pub rides :)

5700 this year. My goal was to take it easy as I approach 70, so I'll do around 6000 next year as well.

Frank

Seriously not enough. I have 657 miles logged on Bikewire from June. So not much more additional miles.:(

Looking forward to much more saddle time in 09. :)

1,170 miles over only 40 rides :(

my season effectively took a dump when madelyn (http://madelynstein.com) was born. all for a good reason though.

2009 looks to be much better. i'm already doing computrainer sessions so hopefully i'll be able to keep with everyone on the penny road pub rides :)

I was hoping you would be getting fat. :( - hey...wannna join a team? :D

I was hoping you would be getting fat. :( - hey...wannna join a team? :D

i'm merely trying to avoid getting fat :)

5,867 on the bike with a computer in 2008. I've also got cyclocross bike miles, SS miles and miles on my back up bike that I don't have counted.

For 2009 I plan to train 15 hrs/week so my total miles will go up somewhat.

4162 for 2008. I'd like to hit 5000 for 09.

4062 for me. Planning on doing at least 10,000 next year

4012 for '08

'09 - I'd just like to be healthy the whole season -- that includes Psimet's invitational!

And no sleepy (alright, drunk :innocent:) pictures on BF :rolleyes: :D

I just added another 23 miles for 2008. Came home about 1 hour ago with deep frozen toes. Damn 23 degree weather.

I just finished my last ride of the season- 23 miles of plowed bike path. That brings my logged total to 2400 for the year. I was hoping for 3000, but it wasn't meant to be- still a good year on the bike. I really can't tell what 2009 will bring but I think 2500 is a realistic goal.

Happy New Year to everyone!

2008 = 950 miles. Stopped riding after June for various reasons.

2009 = Maybe 1500.

~2300 or so. However, number of days in the saddle went up and quality of the rides went up significantly. There were a lot less centuries and solo 50 milers and a lot more sub-30 mile fast rides with other riders.

We'll see how 2009 goes.

I ended up a little shy of 5,000 cycling. I ran 1,462 miles. After cycling for 3 years, it's nice to feel that a 30 mile ride is just a nice jaunt. I remember at the beginning I would carb load and take the day off before I rode a 30 miler! ha

I ended up a little shy of 5,000 cycling. I ran 1,462 miles. After cycling for 3 years, it's nice to feel that a 30 mile ride is just a nice jaunt. I remember at the beginning I would carb load and take the day off before I rode a 30 miler! ha

HAHAHAHA....I rememeber those days for me. I remember as a kid looking through all of the charity ride flyers looking for the ones with the shortest routes and thinking, "seriously these guys don't get it. Who would want to ride that long!"

Don't know, I only used the clock feature on my only computer. The other 2 bikes don't have a computer.

But if you read my #1 resolution/goal, I will be keeping track in '09.

Put in about 2,050 on the bike this year and ran another 800 or so. No idea how many hours that works out to.

In '09 I'm shooting for 2,500-3,000 miles on the bike and another 1,000-1,200 running. Gonna start logging those miles in today...

5,124. The awesomest year. Lots of group rides, two centuries, plenty of metrics, and many 30+ rides.
Also got a few miles in running. I don't think I'll hit the 5,000 mark again, but who knows.

For the first time I beat 2000...2150! My goal for several years has been 2K, but this was the first time I actually made it. Much was commuting; 24 mile round trip. My goal next year is ????? I just want to ride.

5239 miles = 155 days rode . Was outside every month but December. To much snow,cold,and rain.

Hoping to get 7500 miles in 2009

129 Trainer hours, ouch.

I don't know, I don't have an odometer on the bike that I use for commuting. Maybe a hundred?

5239 miles = 155 days rode . Was outside every month but December. To much snow,cold,and rain.

Hoping to get 7500 miles in 2009

129 Trainer hours, ouch.

I was just wondering if you had chimed in on this thread. Nice job. How did your racing compare to last season. You put roughly half the miles in this year and I have a feeling your racing changed.