Hard to believe June is almost over, seems like 2012 is flying by. I've mostly been riding 50 mile loops that include riding around Lake Santee. I actually seem to like the 50 milers a little too much, perhaps I'm getting addicted to them. I admit to feeling a little ephoria after the rides.
50 mile rides seem perfect, they can easily fit in after work, I can carry enough water for the entire trip (three large water bottles), they are fast, and I still feel great the next day at work.
It started with a bikejournal.com forum entry titled "2012 FIFTY MILE club" in this 'club' you set a goal of the number of 'fifty milers' you are attempting for the year. I put down 50 as my goal. They also have other clubs within the forum some for longer or shorter rides. There are some for the number of days ridden in the year.
If you ride a bike and you aren't already a member of Bikejournal, I would highly recommend it. It has a journal that is very easy to fill in your daily rides and keeps track of your rides year after year. It also has a great forum for keeping up with other bikers. I also signed up for the 1,000 mile a month club, I put down a goal of 1 for the year. The most I have ridden in a month so far this year is around 800 miles. I don't think I have ever ridden over 1,000 miles in a single month. I use the name of Musashi at bikejournal.
I have really been surprising myself with the avearge speeds I am getting on some of these rides.
I'm now over 2,100 miles for the year and almost 6,000 miles on the Musashi.
June 13th:
Distance: 50.78
Avg Speed: 20.0
Time: 2:32:38
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June 16th:
Distance: 50.54
Avg Speed: 18.8
Time: 2:41:18
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June 17th:
Distance: 52.55
Avg Speed: 19.1
Time: 2:44:58
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June 20th:
Distance: 50.73
Avg Speed: 18.8
Time: 2:41:45
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June 22th:
Distance: 52.02
Avg Speed: 20.6
Time: 2:31:42
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June 23rd:
Distance: 50.52
Avg Speed: 20.0
Time: 2:31:33
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June 24th: I think this is my fastest 30.
Distance: 30.35
Avg Speed: 21.1
Time: 1:26:22
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June 25th: Easy joy ride spent looking at roads to chang my main 50 mile route to avoid the downtown miles.
Distance: 16.52
Avg Speed: 18.1
Time: 2:32:3854:53
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June 27th:
Distance: 53.66
Avg Speed: 20.5
Time: 2:37:07
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June 29th: I felt very strong on this ride, the second half had an average speed over 21mph
Distance: 51.80
Avg Speed: 20.8
Time: 2:29:24
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