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The first thing I do when I walk in the door from a bicycle ride -- even before a shower -- is to record my time and miles in a bicycle log.

I like to keep it simple. Route, miles, time, MPH, and comments. I've created an Excel spreadsheet file that computes the MPH and tallies the monthly miles and hours in the saddle.

Most of the other bicycle training logs I've seen (here's another free one at Arnie Baker Cycling) include reams of data points for such things as stretching, resting pulse rate, elevation gain, cadence -- you name it. Many of today's bicycle computers can record this data, some can even download the information right into the computer.

That's great if you're training for the racing season or if you're serious about meeting other bicycle training goals. But for me, I'm just curious about how many miles I've knocked out for the month.

I've been logging my rides since 1991, that's about 37,000 miles back up the road. That's a lot of blacktop, and it doesn't include my previous 13 years of cycling with independent tours of Virginia, Tennessee, Arizona, the NE US and Quebec, and lastly a 4,000-mile cross-country bicycle tour from Yorktown, VA to Carlsbad, CA.

This past year I knocked off 2,359 miles, slightly less than my 2,600 average. I see I didn't ride at all in November, and October and December were about 60 miles each.

August was my best month and the best recorded August -- 716 miles. July 2003 was the best month -- 948 miles.

I see lots of trends over the years. My mileage generally falls way off the last three months -- that goes for living in both warm and cold climes. I think I just get burned out by the end of the year, regardless of the weather. The mileage always picks up again in January.

 

Just got back from my first bicycle ride of '05, and the first as a "double-nickeler." Not much to brag about -- 12.72 miles in 1:01 -- but I'm happy with the fact that I just got out on my birthday. I've done fewer than a dozen bike rides since I was sick back in October, and I considered skipping today given the 32-degree temperature. (A wind chill calculator tells me my exposed parts suffered an 18-degree wind chill factor as I raced down to Lake Washington.) Other than feeling cold and lazy, I'm all right. Wore my booties, ski mask, and Gor-tex jacket in addition to the bicycling gear.