How far are you all off your mileage targets? (if you have one)

[Welsh wheels]

As the end of the year is approaching, how many miles have you all done so far this year? And how many would you like to have done this year? Just for a bit of fun, it's great that people are getting out on their bikes, regardless of how many miles they do I've done 6,401 miles so far this year, I was hoping to hit 7,000 for the year but I don't think that's likely to happen unless I have a christmas miracle i.e. find the motivation.

 

[screenman]

I have passed my 250 miles swimming target, I do not have a cycling target.

 

[TVC]

I'm well over my milage target, but at this time last year I didn't know I would be running a cycling group and leading a dozen, often more people through to lanes of Leicestershire every Sunday.

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

I set a target of 7000, but am currently on 7500 with the help of a LEJOG back in May.

I think I’ll take it easy for the rest of the year while the weather is so cold.

Graham

 

[Davos87]

Light years away from my target of 2000. Started well at beginning of year but out of the blue my lovely wife diagnosed with a serious illness and massive amount of times been spent at or in hospitals and looking after her. Love my bike but not nearly as much as my wife.
Hoping for better next year on both fronts.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Hit it yesterday

 

[bruce1530]

Behind the target that I’d sort of set in my head.

but ahead of last year’s figure, so happy.

 

[ColinJ]

I am currently at 90% of my target.

Last year I went out and did 500+ miles in December to exactly hit my target, achieving that at 4 pm on December 31st. The thing is, that was a pretty mild December. This year is different - it has already been snowing here and there was a lot of ice about yesterday so it looks like I probably will not do all of my remaining 400 miles outdoors.

I have decided that the object of the exercise (pun intentional!) is to get fit and stay fit and NOT to see more of my local roads in poor weather conditions so I am going to change my strategy.

I will make sure that I do at least one 50 km ride to complete my Half Metric Century a Month challenge to sit alongside my already-completed Metric Century a Month challenge, and I will do as many other rides as I can when free time and weather conditions permit. I will make up any short-fall on my turbo trainer. I work really hard when on the TT so counting it at the equivalent of 16 miles per hour is underrating it, but that is what I will do I have decided to count it as 20 mph (Two 1 hour TT sessions have left my legs feeling wobbly, which 16 miles on the road certainly wouldn't have so I decided on 20 mph instead!)

The TT actually gets me much fitter than riding on the road so it will be a good investment of effort.

 

[13 rider]

Hit my original target of 8000 2 months ago new target of 10000 hit the day before Yesterday ambitious target of 50km per day about 11300 may not be reached

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

Hit it yesterday

Wow! Great effort.

 

[Saluki]

I originally set a 2000 mile target and currently at 3933. I reset to 4000 but now decided to head for 4039 or 6500km. I have 106 miles to go and 22 days to do them in. 3 weekends there, one of them a 4 dayer so I hope to get there.

 

[nickyboy]

In 2015 I did 7,500km, in 2016 I did 7,200km

So my target was to do more than 2015

I'm at 6,700km so it isn't going to happen. Too busy with business trips, particularly in the Autumn. Now it looks like the weather is taking a turn for the worse. I should get over 7,000km which isn't too bad as it will be about 120,000m of climbing

 

[Welsh wheels]

Light years away from my target of 2000. Started well at beginning of year but out of the blue my lovely wife diagnosed with a serious illness and massive amount of times been spent at or in hospitals and looking after her. Love my bike but not nearly as much as my wife.
Hoping for better next year on both fronts.

Sorry to hear about your wife, best wishes.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

When my ticker updates below you'll see I have 145 to go to hit the 8200 target for the year. No progress on the target today as would be usual because of the weather.

 

[youngoldbloke]

Not even halfway there. Initially regaining fitness after a hip replacement, then problems with arteries in my legs developed, yet to be sorted. The good intentions are there but the pain begins less than a mile into a ride, and sooner on anything vaguely uphill. 5 miles is a long way for me now