Just want to make sure I'm doing this right. Are people who are putting the total in parentheses using the first number (not in parentheses) to indicate weekly commuting mileage and the "total" number in parentheses to indicate yearly total? Not clever enough to figure out the protocol by following the example, I'm afraid.

It's my first year trying to commute through the winter and I am loving it! Got myself an old mountain bike that I've made into a winter commuter, studded tires being a confidence-building addition. I'm a teacher whose schedule varies a bit depending on the day. We work on an 8 day cycle, and 4 of those 8 days I have no first period class, meaning I don't have to be there and showered until 9:10. I can do my 24 mile (round trip) commute and shower at the gym if I leave by about 7:30 or 7:40. I could get up early and commute the other days, but that would mean missing breakfast with my family, and since that's sometimes our only meal together, I'm not willing to do it. Still, I find myself waking up early sometimes, and instead of saying, "Oh, damn. It's 5:30. I only have another 45 minutes to sleep.", I think, "Oh good! In just two hours, I'll be on my bike!"

Hoping to continue to produce miles to post. Happy and safe commuting to all!