Well boys as some of you may remember I am an avid bike rider. Today I hit quite a milestone. 10,000 miles total since I started. It took me 5 years, 1 month, 1 week, and 6 days. Next up? Going for 11,000! :rockon:
Wow, quite a climb. What was your distance for that ride? Most of the riding here in the Midlands is fairly flat.Nice, Blitzkrieg. Today, me and my brother-in-law did the trail from Table Rock State Park to Sassafras Mountain, with a summit to Pinnacle thrown in for fun. Had a nice 3,586 feet in elevation climb. Good to be able to get outside and be active on a beautiful day..
Sorry, I wasn't on a bike (my bad with the phrasing) -- my biking is generally limited to under 20 miles at a shot. We hiked the segment (part of the Foothills Trail). I clocked it at 10.1 miles, but 0.5 of that was a side spur up and back climbing Pinnacle. My BIL is working on completing all of the segments of the Appalachian Trail, and has looped me into his love of hiking this past year.Wow, quite a climb. What was your distance for that ride? Most of the riding here in the Midlands is fairly flat.
Right now my average ride is about 15 miles. I try and ride 3 days a week and lift weights 3 days. Occasionally on the weekend I will do a 20 mile ride and several times I've done 25-26. Now that I'm semi-retired (I work Mon -Wed) and the weather is starting to cool down (or not as hot would probably be a better description) I hope to start getting in some longer rides.Sorry, I wasn't on a bike (my bad with the phrasing) -- my biking is generally limited to under 20 miles at a shot. We hiked the segment (part of the Foothills Trail). I clocked it at 10.1 miles, but 0.5 of that was a side spur up and back climbing Pinnacle. My BIL is working on completing all of the segments of the Appalachian Trail, and has looped me into his love of hiking this past year.
What's the distance of your average ride? Do you typically do a long ride on the weekends?
Way to go.Well boys as some of you may remember I am an avid bike rider. Today I hit quite a milestone. 10,000 miles total since I started. It took me 5 years, 1 month, 1 week, and 6 days. Next up? Going for 11,000! :rockon:
I've logged every ride I've done going back to July 22, 2015. Most of my riding is done at Timmerman Trail in Cayce, I don't like getting out on the open road much, had a couple of close calls a few years ago. I've also done some riding at the Columbia Canal, Harbison State Park, Saluda Shoals, and the section of the Palmetto Trail from Peak to Prosperity.Way to go.
I have no idea how many miles I have ridden through the years. I go into road biking back in High School. Road was doing 20-30 miles regularly and sometimes 50+, including a few centuries. In college i got way into mountain biking , hitting the trails 2-3x per week, and taking trips to trails all up through NC, SC. Took some bike trips out west in Colorado & Utah. simply amazing scenery.
Over the years I got back into road biking some, and got a commuter bike to ride to work e few times a week. My biking has dropped off considerably since the kids came along. But I am starting to get back into it. Just yesterday some friends got me out on the road bike for the first time in about 6 years. we did about 20 miles. It was good to be out there.
So I have no idea how many miles I have done. It would be a pure guess. I kept a log initially, but stopped after a few years.
Yeah that is a nice goal to set for running. I used to run a lot when I was in the Army, typically 5-6 miles a run 3-4 times a week. I tried to keep up the running when I left the Army but it was difficult to do because of a variety of reasons. I also tried to walk/hike some but I have a bone spur on my right heel that gets real painful after I walk/run about 5 miles. The Doctor said he could fix it surgically but I'm not a big fan of surgery unless it's absolutely necessary.Good work all of you.
I dont do much biking, but I run. And my goal is to run 1000 miles/year, rough average of 3 miles a day. I dont run everyday, so its very challenging to get in 3 miles average a day.
Congratulations my friend! :good2:Well boys as some of you may remember I am an avid bike rider. Today I hit quite a milestone. 10,000 miles total since I started. It took me 5 years, 1 month, 1 week, and 6 days. Next up? Going for 11,000! :rockon:
Wow, 3200 miles in a year is incredible. My high for a year is 2127.attaboy! I love some biking! for 2020 I am at ~3200 miles between road, mountain, and indoor trainer! I have gotten into power zone training for the bike which has given me something new to work towards! Good work Blitz and keep it up!
well remember that is adding indoor training as well as outside! I try to ride (something) 5-6 times/week and when I go on vacation even the bike goes along! Like you I think it is a great exercise and nice and low impact! I just wish I could get my diet a little better to match my work...I am working on trying to raise my power to weight ratioWow, 3200 miles in a year is incredible. My high for a year is 2127.
That's quite a milestone! Congrats! Have gotten back into mountain biking/cross country biking myself now that my kids are older - got almost 500 miles on it last summer.Well boys as some of you may remember I am an avid bike rider. Today I hit quite a milestone. 10,000 miles total since I started. It took me 5 years, 1 month, 1 week, and 6 days. Next up? Going for 11,000! :rockon:
I have a Trek Marlin 5. Most of my riding is done at Timmerman Trail in Cayce. Is that an E bike in your picture?Blitz, what kind of bike do you have and what type of riding do you do most?
Yes, an e-mtb made by Biktrix - Juggernaut Ultra. It helps me up and down the hill (most of my rides are long climbs and descents in the Cascades foothill here in WA) in a way my old hardtail just can't anymore. My neighbor got so jealous of my adventures he bought himself an emtb too - a Trek Rail5. Beautiful bike.I have a Trek Marlin 5. Most of my riding is done at Timmerman Trail in Cayce. Is that an E bike in your picture?