On Monday I predicted that I would reach 4,000 miles, year-to-date, on tomorrow’s Washington County Bicycle Club ride. I reached the milestone today, making 2011 my third consecutive season of 4,000 miles or more. I also reached the mark in 2007 and would have reached it in 2008 if not for time lost to a broken collarbone.
This is the earliest date on which I have reached 4,000.
The final push for my first 5,000-mile season begins tomorrow. With a few solo miles on each side of the WCBC ride, I’ll have a metric century. The weekend weather forecast looks fantastic, so I plan to go long on Sunday too. I want to be somewhere around 4,500 by the end of the month so that I’m not putting too much pressure on myself in October. By then the weather will be less certain, the days will be considerably shorter, and I will be devoting some time—perhaps quite a lot of time—to cyclocross and mountain biking.
Getting to 5,000 miles is a goal that I simply must reach. Once I do, I won’t be interested in going for 6,000 … at least, not as long as I’m living in such a cold climate.
Someday …
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