11 mile commute possible?

[calibanzwei]

So perhaps the way home will kill me....

At least its on the way home though

 

[Andrew_P]

I have looked on runkeeper and it looks like there are 2 big climbs and then everything else is either flat or down hill.

The first few months you will dread and hate these, then you will start to love them! My single biggest indicator of improvement are my hills..

 

[Rozza2012]

Yeah I have noticed the hills on my commute at the moment I've got alot better, especially the ones I go up with the child seat and child trailer on the back lol.

Atm my 4 miles to work is nearly all up hill. Going home is fantastic though.

 

[MacB]

oh and starting now will make Winter, if you wish to go year round, much easier.

 

[fossyant]

Around 10 miles is a good commute distance. My commute is minimum 7.5 miles, but 90% of the time I do the 11 each way, and then add on site visits and 'long' way gome makes this from 26 - 36 mile round trips.

As others have said, build it up - so ride in say 3 days a week at first, then 4 etc.

Oh and the bit about winter - you'll be hardened by then and won't stop.

 

[DCLane]

I've been doing 10+ miles each way since May last year. Started once a week and now I'm 4 times a week, including right through the winter.

It depends on your route; if that's OK then it's absolutely possible.

 

[Hacienda71]

I do about 8.5 each way and weather permitting add a bit on. Mine is hilly, mostly uphill on the way in, but that just helps keep your fitness up.

 

[MacB]

the thing with a there and back commute is, regardless of how hilly it is, it nets out to a flat ride.....though I admit the reality can feel rather different.

 

[Bman]

I went from a 3mile commute to a 10mile commute (one way). I was pretty much used to it after a week or two.

Leave yourself enough time for the commute and you'll be fine.

I dont have showers at work. I just bring a full change of clothes, every day. I do have the babywipe option if I really need to, however thats not happened yet.

 

[Edwards80]

I would say 11 is almost the perfect miles, may take a while to build up to it.

This sums it up for me.

My commute went from sitting on my backside in my mates car to cycling just over 10 miles each way. The first time I did it in October last year, it took over an hour and I felt a little bit ill. After a few weeks I was doing it every day.

It now takes me just 33/35mins and I dread days that I can't use the bike. I did 80 "extra curricular" miles this weekend and I'm planning on taking a long route home to make it up to 20 miles tonight to take in some nicer roads in the cracking weather So aye, it is doable

Go for it, you will be fine

 

[GrumpyGregry]

the thing with a there and back commute is, regardless of how hilly it is, it nets out to a flat ride.....though I admit the reality can feel rather different.

always feels to me like way more downhill on the way home for some reason.

20km, five-days-a-week, at present, will wimp out in the winter and go multi-modal.

 

[martint235]

the thing with a there and back commute is, regardless of how hilly it is, it nets out to a flat ride.....though I admit the reality can feel rather different.

I accept it's flat there and back but mine is definitely more uphill on the way home. I have Blackheath Hill and Shooters Hill to go up on the way home. I only climb Shooters on the way to work.

 

[Chr15]

Perfectly do-able. I started cycling to and from work in January - 14.5 miles each way. Initially, it was difficult and I had to allow loads of time, but now - only 2 months later - I can cycle each way on my MTB (with road tyres) in about 1 hr 10 mins, which is as long as the journey would take by train.

I needed to use the train last week for the first time since I began cycling, and absolutely hated it.

 

[Part time cyclist]

I did 14 miles each way quite happily when I first went back to cycling, took it easy at first and left myself plenty of time getting to work, it got easier and my commute times fell. But now my inconsiderate company have given me a nice new truck to travel to and from work I dont commute

 

[cyberknight]

10 miles each way,rain,shine or frost so your commute is very doable,guy at my cycle club does 18 miles each way.