January by the Numbers

As I gear up for RAAM in June & have an annual goal of 10,000 miles on the bike, I’m using January and February to build base miles for the real push.  These are typically pretty tough months to ride in Maryland.  Just this past week I rode on snow covered trail/road twice.  Another day it was snowing.  I’d rather be outside on the bike than on the trainer, so I’m out there.

In the 5 years from 2010 – 2014, I averaged 313 miles in January.  This year, I doubled that with 627 miles.  My goal was 600.

Shorter February will need to see me working harder.  My goal is 700 miles.  Some of that will likely be on the indoor trainer.  Sigh.