What are your cycling goals for 2016?
12-31-15, 09:04 AM
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REVIEW! How did your cycling goals for 2016 go?
REVIEW! How did your cycling goals for 2016 go?
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Got anything interesting happening in 2016? Some plans ... some challenges ... goals?
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A reminder of past goals ...
2015 Goals - https://www.bikeforums.net/road-cycli...ls-2015-a.html
2014 Goals - https://www.bikeforums.net/road-cycli...ted-goals.html
2013 Goals - 2012 Goals -
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Got anything interesting happening in 2016? Some plans ... some challenges ... goals?
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A reminder of past goals ...
2015 Goals - https://www.bikeforums.net/road-cycli...ls-2015-a.html
2014 Goals - https://www.bikeforums.net/road-cycli...ted-goals.html
2013 Goals - 2012 Goals -
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12-31-15, 09:19 AM
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2015 was a slow year because of health issues, although I rode regularly I did not log any long miles and will hope to improve on that.
12-31-15, 09:22 AM
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Will try to ride my fat bike more on snowy trails, the cyclocross bike more on crummy trails/paths, so I can emerge more fit in the Spring than I have ever. I usually end up not riding in the winter and it really throws me off track. I'm really enjoying fat biking, though have not taken the cross bike out yet.
12-31-15, 09:35 AM
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Yeah ... that'll be one of mine too.
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12-31-15, 09:40 AM
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Other than topping 2015's mileage, this years goal is to complete the 169 mile Cross Florida Ride in April
12-31-15, 09:49 AM
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Same as every year. No wrecks that require professional medical attention or result in lost time at work, 12,000 miles not including commutes.
12-31-15, 09:53 AM
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12-31-15, 09:55 AM
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I'd like to exceed my 2014 mileage (3,562), something I was unable to do in 2015 due to 6 weeks off the bike after I broke my clavicle. So...in round numbers (and in Strava), I'm making 4,000 miles my 2016 mileage goal. 2015 was also the first year since I started riding that I didn't do a 100 mile ride, so I'd like to get at least one of those in also.
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12-31-15, 11:11 AM
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Half a million vertical feet. This year I'm at 478,694 with one more ride to go.
12-31-15, 11:29 AM
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more "soul-stirring" rides in 2016 vs just more rides
12-31-15, 11:32 AM
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I still want my KOM back from the 2014 goals. I got one going the other direction on that segment but somebody flagged it as a car-KOM 
so now I have two to regain.
so now I have two to regain.
12-31-15, 12:05 PM
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Fixed gear century.
12-31-15, 12:27 PM
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I think a big one would be spend less money, but I really want a set of November Nimbus Ti wheels. I have a goal set to earn them but overall for the year I would like to get in over 3000 miles and do a century. Hope I do not collapse a lung again, knock on wood.
12-31-15, 12:39 PM
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7300 miles
350000 feet^
...but more importantly, try to expand my territory. There are some segments I've passed over 80+ times. My heatmap is starting to be composed of a few very, very bright lines. And it's a little boring sometimes.
350000 feet^
...but more importantly, try to expand my territory. There are some segments I've passed over 80+ times. My heatmap is starting to be composed of a few very, very bright lines. And it's a little boring sometimes.
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12-31-15, 01:08 PM
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I started the end of June and got in about 1500 miles, and got up to the high 14's on my average MPH. I think 4K miles, getting my average up to the high 16's and a century are reasonable goals.
12-31-15, 01:32 PM
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More miles, higher average speed, fewer flats and no crashes.
12-31-15, 01:46 PM
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to get back into cycling.
1st year got 4000 miles, half of that the next year, just got worse from then on.
1st year got 4000 miles, half of that the next year, just got worse from then on.
12-31-15, 02:15 PM
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10 races and win at least one.
Try to get from "too fat" for this sport to mildly fat for this sport.
Get my n+1.
Don't get hit by another F-150.
Try to get from "too fat" for this sport to mildly fat for this sport.
Get my n+1.
Don't get hit by another F-150.
12-31-15, 02:18 PM
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3650 miles for the year. Get my speed up so I can go on more group rides. Be so healthy I live forever 