2020’s First Thousand Miles

Today's ride, enjoyed counterclockwise.

On today’s ride I finally surpassed 1,000 miles, year-to-date. It’s always my desire to hit that mark by the end of April, but in recent years the needle has been moving in the wrong direction:

2020-05-22
2019-05-18
2018-05-07
2017-04-28
2016-04-24
2015-04-11
2014-05-08
2013-05-13
2012-04-14
2011-05-16
2010-04-29
2009-05-12
2008-05-22
2007-05-28
2006-06-14
2005-06-22
2004-09-04

Well, at least I’ve gotten there. Now I’m going to shoot for 2,000 miles by the end of June. That won’t be easy, but what else do I have to do? I’ve become convinced that the one thing I can achieve in an otherwise lost season is a big mileage total. It’s up to me and no one else, and it’s independent of the fortunes of the races I would like to do and the economy by which I would like not to be forsaken.