Originally Posted by
DrIsotope
I genuinely don't know how guys do +15k miles a year. That's 41 miles every single calendar day-- typically, I can ride about 250 days a year. The idea of a metric century every single ride day is not an idea that appeals to me, at all. I'm still somehow on pace for this year after missing a week to a broken frame and 7 weeks with a broken hand.
I only achieved the 15k mile goal once, but usually fell short by less than 1k miles. 10k miles was too easy back then, so 12k became the goal.
Back then I lived alone(no spouse or children) and was focused on the Leadville Trail 100. Now I have other commitments, and 10k is a realistic goal.
Missing time due to an injury sucks, but in 2014 I hit the 12k goal even after being hit by a truck(and spending 41 days in the hospital). That injury motivated me to get at it harder than ever(just to get back to my old form).