I fell slightly short of my goals, but it has been a good year. Last year, I had a goal of clocking 2,500 miles, and I reached 3,000, so that was good. I also participated in the Hillier Than Thou ride, which was amazing. It was the only thing I trained for, and that paid off.

I decided not to set a higher mileage goal than last year, so I stuck with 3,000 miles as my goal. I'm on target, so that's good. I think I'm a little slower on the bike overall this year than last year, largely because I don't care as much.

I didn't take any fun trips, which is a bit sad. Gotta think ahead and plan. I had thought I wanted to participate in the Dirty Dozen ride in Pittsburgh which is even crazier than Hillier Than Thou, but I didn't get into the planning, etc, so maybe I'll do it next year.

Overally, I'm happy. The question is, do I want to set goals for 2019?

I find January 1 to be a silly time to delineate a new year. Labor Day (early September) and Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year), also in September) feel like a new year time. But the calendar year starts when the weather and sunlight are worst for cycling, so it makes sense for the riding to ebb before New Year and flow after it.