1,000 Miles
I broke the 1,000 mile mark today! The picture below was taken mid-ride at Kutzky Park.

Me just before breaking 1,000 Miles
I broke the 1,000 mile mark today! The picture below was taken mid-ride at Kutzky Park.

Me just before breaking 1,000 Miles
May turned out to be the most productive month in terms of mileage so far. I broke 200 miles an 1 1/2 before the clock turned to June. I was determined to break 200 miles for the month and I did. If I can make 200 or more per month every month until September I’ll almost surely make my goal.
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Well… I did the math and I’ll have to average 164 miles per month every month in order to make 1,500 for the year. I think I can do it! The weather will be getting nicer and nicer and I’ll have more excuses to go out and ride. If you’ll notice I almost exactly hit what should be the average every month which is 125 miles. I’ll need to far surpass that mark the next couple of months in order to be on target. We’re talking a couple of 200+ months.
| Ride Date | Distance (miles) | Weather Conditions | Route (manage routes) |
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| 4/2/2008 (Wed) |
8.40 | Ride to Goodwill then up to Assisi Heights and home. Avg: 48 ºF |
Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 4/2/2008 (Wed) |
3.20 | Salvation Army and back. Avg: 42 ºF |
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| 4/5/2008 (Sat) |
19.35 | Headed south along the Zumbro then up county 22 to 2nd St. SW north on the highway 52 frontage road to 55th St. I then went through Essex Park and took River Road and hit the bike trail back home. I hit a really powerful tailwnid heading north. I tried to flank the 30+ mph winds on the way home and stay behind trees and houses but it was still a powerful breeze. | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 4/7/2008 (Mon) |
1.49 | Snow mixed with rain. Not as sloppy as I thought it would be. Finally the last of the snow??? I would think so. Avg: 34 ºF |
Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 4/7/2008 (Mon) |
1.49 | Avg: 37 ºF | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 4/8/2008 (Tue) |
1.49 | Nice Morning! Avg: 34 ºF |
Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 4/8/2008 (Tue) |
1.49 | Avg: 40 ºF | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 4/10/2008 (Thu) |
2.30 | I got pelted with rain. 30 mph winds gusting to 42 mph. Youch! I rode from work to Dos Amigos for Dinner with the In-Laws Mara and Audrey and then home. I ate Enchiladas Supreme. Avg: 35 ºF |
Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 4/10/2008 (Thu) |
1.49 | A wet rainy ride. I changed clothes when I got to work. Avg: 34 ºF |
Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 4/11/2008 (Fri) |
1.49 | Despite the rain we had last night I didn’t ride through any this morning. It’s only going to get worse tonight into tomorrow. Avg: 38 ºF |
Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 4/11/2008 (Fri) |
1.49 | Typical ride home. Avg: 40 ºF |
Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 4/12/2008 (Sat) |
7.60 | A cold SNOWY ride. Yes that’s right, it was actaully 35 degrees and snowing in mid-April. This stopped being funny about 3 months ago. I rode to Goodwill and in the process bought a Brand New razor (sealed in the package) a play table for Audrey’s Bumbo a back-up DSL modem and a T-Shirt. Avg: 35 ºF |
Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 4/13/2008 (Sun) |
9.12 | I knocked out the Turnberry Turn-a-round in about 50 minutes. It was cold mostly because of the wind. I didn’t need my head cover but it was close. When I got home I went on a short walk with Mara and Audrey. Avg: 42 ºF |
Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 4/14/2008 (Mon) |
1.51 | A cold morning– about 26 degress. Still saw my breath. I’m going to see the sun in the morning until about October. Avg: 26 ºF |
Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 4/14/2008 (Mon) |
1.50 | Nice ride home. Avg: 46 ºF |
Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 4/15/2008 (Tue) |
1.50 | I forgot to grab my gloves this morning. Cold hands. It was the first day in a long time I didn’t wear work out pants over my work pants. I broke the 300 mile mark for the year today. I need to average 4.6 miles per day everyday to make my goal. Avg: 40 ºF |
Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 4/15/2008 (Tue) |
1.49 | Avg: 40 ºF | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 4/17/2008 (Thu) |
1.49 | Avg: 38 ºF | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 4/17/2008 (Thu) |
1.49 | Avg: 48 ºF | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 4/18/2008 (Fri) |
1.49 | I was soaking wet when I got to work. Cold and wet. Typical spring weather. Avg: 42 ºF |
Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 4/18/2008 (Fri) |
1.49 | I was wet from head to toe when I got home. A cold wet wonderful ride. Avg: 45 ºF |
Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 4/19/2008 (Sat) |
2.50 | A short ride to Silver Lake foods for buttermilk biscuits. On my “new” Gary Fisher Wahoo that I bought from the Salvation Army for $11.50. | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 4/20/2008 (Sun) |
7.00 | AHHHHHHHHHHHH! has been replaced with AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! A nice afternoon ride west to around the area of the main post office and back. Avg: 75 ºF |
Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 4/21/2008 (Mon) |
1.49 | I just threw on my backpack, polar fleece shoes and went out the door. A very pleasant ride! Avg: 56 ºF |
Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 4/21/2008 (Mon) |
1.49 | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 4/22/2008 (Tue) |
1.49 | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 4/22/2008 (Tue) |
1.49 | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 4/23/2008 (Wed) |
4.50 | Weather doesn’t get any better than this! Avg: 75 ºF |
Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 4/25/2008 (Fri) |
1.49 | I got a little wet and it was foggy but overall a good ride. Avg: 55 ºF |
Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 4/25/2008 (Fri) |
1.49 | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 4/27/2008 (Sun) |
22.95 | The Olmsted County 9 out and back on the 1987 Raleigh Technium. Brutally windy on the way back. Avg: 53 ºF |
Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 4/28/2008 (Mon) |
1.49 | A cold morning! Avg: 35 ºF |
Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 4/28/2008 (Mon) |
1.91 | Avg: 55 ºF | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 4/29/2008 (Tue) |
1.72 | Honkers Route Avg: 48 ºF |
Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 4/29/2008 (Tue) |
1.49 | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| April Rides | Distance (miles) | Weather Conditions | Route | Ride Type | Bike | Modify Ride |
| 35 | 124.86 | Min: 0 Avg: 44 Max: 0 ºF | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| YTD Rides | Distance (miles) | Weather Conditions | Route | Ride Type | Bike | Modify Ride |
| 102 | 365.16 | Min: 28 Avg: 31 Max: 33 ºF | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
I’m finally getting around to putting up my March bike milage. Right now I’m about 130 miles off my pace to 1,500. I need to pick up some slack and quick! 278 miles so far this year. If I keep this pace I’ll just break 1,000 miles. I think I can do better than that.
| Ride Date | Distance (miles) | Weather Conditions | Route (manage routes) |
Ride Type | Bike | Modify Ride |
| 3/2/2008 (Sun) |
4.00 | Short ride up to Oak Cliff down Viola Road and around Silver Lake. Avg: 33 ºF |
From Home to Work | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 3/3/2008 (Mon) |
1.44 | Icy… and I had a stiff link on my chain. Slow going. Avg: 13 ºF |
From Home to Work | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 3/3/2008 (Mon) |
1.44 | Avg: 20 ºF | Ride From Work | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 3/4/2008 (Tue) |
1.44 | Avg: 13 ºF | From Home to Work | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 3/4/2008 (Tue) |
1.44 | Avg: 25 ºF | Ride From Work | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 3/6/2008 (Thu) |
1.44 | Nice ride this morning. Barely any wind. Avg: 8 ºF |
From Home to Work | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 3/6/2008 (Thu) |
1.72 | Note to self: Don’t log miles beofore you ride. It wasn’t 20 degrees. It was about 3 degrees outside. There were even snow dogs around the sun. Avg: 20 ºF |
Ride To Work – Honkers Route | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 3/7/2008 (Fri) |
1.44 | Bitterly cold. Cold cold cold. The sun is almost fully up in the morning now. Avg: -7 ºF |
From Home to Work | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 3/7/2008 (Fri) |
1.44 | Avg: 20 ºF | Ride From Work | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 3/10/2008 (Mon) |
1.44 | After daylight savings it was pitch black again this morning. Boo. I was blindly spraying penetrating oil on my rusty chain this morning. Oh, and it was 9 degrees. Not cool. Avg: 9 ºF |
From Home to Work | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 3/10/2008 (Mon) |
1.44 | Feeling sort of sick coming home, a stomach bug thing. Bleh. Avg: 25 ºF |
Ride From Work | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 3/11/2008 (Tue) |
1.44 | Beautiful morning. I think we’re done with the sub-15 degree weather. Lets see if I’m right. Avg: 27 ºF |
From Home to Work | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 3/11/2008 (Tue) |
1.72 | Nice weather. Avg: 35 ºF |
Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 3/13/2008 (Thu) |
1.44 | Black Ice Everywhere! Avg: 36 ºF |
Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 3/13/2008 (Thu) |
1.49 | Avg: 30 ºF | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 3/14/2008 (Fri) |
1.44 | Better than I thought it was going to be. Last night we got a little rain so I thought that would be enough to make it slippery this morning.It was a really nice ride. Avg: 31 ºF |
Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 3/14/2008 (Fri) |
1.49 | Avg: 32 ºF | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 3/15/2008 (Sat) |
6.40 | Fairly nice outside. I rode to the Salvation Army and then to Hy-Vee South for Spinach Dip and Foccacia Bread for the St. Patty’s Day party at Abby’s. Yum. Avg: 40 ºF |
Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 3/17/2008 (Mon) |
1.44 | It snowed about 1 inch last night. Maybe the last time until November! Avg: 30 ºF |
Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 3/17/2008 (Mon) |
1.49 | Avg: 32 ºF | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 3/18/2008 (Tue) |
1.49 | More Snow! Snow on top of slush. A messy morning. Avg: 34 ºF |
Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 3/18/2008 (Tue) |
1.49 | Avg: 32 ºF | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 3/20/2008 (Thu) |
1.49 | Still cold outside this morning. More snow tomorrow! Avg: 27 ºF |
Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 3/20/2008 (Thu) |
1.49 | Avg: 35 ºF | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 3/21/2008 (Fri) |
1.49 | Snow over slush. Wet and sloppy. Avg: 32 ºF |
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| 3/21/2008 (Fri) |
1.49 | Avg: 33 ºF | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 3/22/2008 (Sat) |
8.24 | A nice trail ride to Pinewood Elementary and Back. As soon as I hit the wooded part of the trail it was snow covered and very hard to ride. I estimate it took me three times as long as took three times as much effort. But I made it! Avg: 20 ºF |
Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 3/24/2008 (Mon) |
1.49 | Might as well be the middle of January. Avg: 15 ºF |
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| 3/24/2008 (Mon) |
1.49 | Avg: 38 ºF | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 3/25/2008 (Tue) |
1.49 | Avg: 32 ºF | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 3/25/2008 (Tue) |
1.49 | Avg: 35 ºF | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 3/27/2008 (Thu) |
1.49 | A really nice morning despite the cold temperatures. It didn’t snow like they said it might. I think we’ve seen the last of it, but I’ve said that before and look what happened! Avg: 32 ºF |
Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 3/27/2008 (Thu) |
1.49 | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 3/28/2008 (Fri) |
1.49 | It seemed much colder today than yesterday. Frost on the bare gress. At least it’s not snow covered. Green Bay this weekend. Lots of visiting to do. Should be fun and exhausting. Avg: 30 ºF |
Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| 3/28/2008 (Fri) |
1.49 | Road: Flat | KHS ALite 1000 XC Mtn |
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| March Rides | Distance (miles) | Weather Conditions | Route | Ride Type | Bike | Modify Ride |
| 35 | 66.13 | Min: 0 Avg: 27 Max: 0 ºF | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| YTD Rides | Distance (miles) | Weather Conditions | Route | Ride Type | Bike | Modify Ride |
| 74 | 278.04 | Min: 28 Avg: 25 Max: 33 ºF | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Stacey 1:33 am on August 22, 2008 Permalink |
Good job! Way to go!! That’s quite an accomplishment.
and…..
(sung) “Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you. Happy 29th Birthday dear Brent. Happy Birthday to you.”
Enjoy your day,
Stacey