Originally Posted by jrickards

LOL, that means on those weekend recreational rides when I've stopped at my (closed) workplace to fill my water bottles, I can count those as commuting distances (and rides too I guess).

Because I ride (commuting, utility and recreational) for fitness, I am more interested in total distance than commuting distance although I log them separately in MapMyRide.com. For commuting purposes, I am more interested in the human-powered commuting days (bike or walk) than distance.

However, I have a similar dilemma in that once a year, our Green Team asks us to participate in a green commuting challenge in which we try to take a green commuting method and log the type of commuting method used to determine the amount of carbon saved (human-powered saves the most whereas car-pooling or transit saves less). The shortest route to work is 8km RT whereas I generally bike 32-46km so I actually burn more carbon than I need to. The online-log asks us our commuting distance and the method of commuting to determine the carbon saved. To be fair, I should record 8km but my Green Team leader wants us to win the challenge over other departments so I'm asked to put in the actual distance I ride because it produces a bigger "carbon saved" number compared with driving a car alone for those distances.