Assess yourself for 2015!
Originally Posted by
Papa Tom
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Commuting, for me, is not about goals, mileage, and bragging rights. It's about being part of a bicycling culture and creating pleasure out of what would otherwise be one of life's most mundane daily routines.
That said, I have absolutely no idea how many miles I rode in 2015, or even how many miles are between my house and my job.
Originally Posted by
Darth Lefty
Please be reassured that the discussion is intended to include your perspective too. Many of us track mileage so that's a convenient thing to write a post around, but it's certainly not required in order to talk about how the last year has been for you or your hopes for the next one.
I have previously posted on a few threads that those who disdain computers (for tracking mileage) are like those who claim they are
”spiritual, but not religious.” In which case,
”Bless me fellow cyclists, for I have sinned.” My (otherwise great) job becomes ever-more time consuming, eating into my commuter miles so much that I didn’t track mileage. So my goals were a bust.
However. my satisfying (spiritual) experiences of the year were:
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
- …after about 10 years of training by (time-consuming) miles I finally came around to emphasizing intensity (speed) more, and for me the effects seem even more beneficial.
- A second change is that whereas I was wedded to the idea to training via commute in the morning, I have time-shifted to doing more riding from my workplace in Norwood in the late afternoon-early evening. I have discovered in particular the nearby towns of Norfolk, Walpole, and Westwood as being on the borderline to exurbia with some really nice cycling roads, even during the “rush hour.”
- Traveled to Michigan in July to visit family and ride the OneHelluva Ride with fellow BF subscriber Road Fan and Mrs. Road Fan, and met up with freedomrider1 and Blazing Pedals…
- Made the acquaintance of the Ashland Bicycle Club, a nice friendly group who does leisurely, nice back routes out of Ashland and vicinity….
- [Rode the BF Fifty-Plus Annual Ride in Pensylvania during the Columbus Day weekend with Miss Kenton[/mention], her crew, and BluesDawg.]
Also memorable was the snowpocalyptic winter of 2015.
