Silly Commuter Stats

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So what is everyone aiming for?

I'm going for 7k

Not doing great yet since it means I need ~30 miles per day assuming 233 working days per year so I might have to book those Sportives to make up for the low mileage days, or I could get a job a bit further away and a bike that's that bit faster...

itboffin

That's the spirit the "extended" commute is your friend

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itboffin wrote:

That's the spirit the "extended" commute is your friend

Yeah, my basic, minimal commute is only a ~13 mile round trip so that's a mere 3000ish miles, boosting it to 25-35 a day is reasonable also I'm switching to Strava this year and already found plenty of segments on my regular routes, extending the commute will probably mean attacking some extras.

I just turned down an offer of taking the car tomorrow, can't be missing out on those miles frivolously now can we?

itboffin

In other news I'm currently in Washington DC stuffing my face with more food and beer my Marmotte training is going so well

rubertoe

My Aim for the year is 8k,

only 7950 odd to go!

Brad123

My going for 5k, My commute is only 2 miles to work.
Will be doing a scenic route 15miles to and 5miles home for starters.

Santa cruzing

Not set on a target as yet, but I hope I break 6-7k this year. JOGLE in sept will seal the deal, it is just getting back on the commute afterwards and seeing how much further I can go!

willy b

Aiming for the magic 10k this year.

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Wow, 12th place, that can't last long.

http://www.startfarm.co.uk/aspStats/default.aspx

gbsahne001

7k for me this year

Sharkyssurfers

gonna try 10k + this year, just brought a turbo trainer to help me get ready for some big commuting miles in the spring/summer, if all goes to plan I will be communing around 80-90 miles a day !!!

willy b

Sharkyssurfers wrote:

if all goes to plan I will be communing around 80-90 miles a day !!!

:shock: Looks like you'll beat me this year then

rubertoe

willy b wrote:

Sharkyssurfers wrote:

if all goes to plan I will be communing around 80-90 miles a day !!!

:shock: Looks like you'll beat me this year then

Are you mental?

daxplusplus

6K for me .. reckon I could do more but:

1. I'm sure life will get in the way,
2. I go rock climbing twice a week and on those days I can't cycle - so I'm only commuting a maximum of 3 days out of 5. I'm not too bothered by this as it means that my legs get a rest every other day but it does place a pretty big barrier to get higher mileages.

Good luck for everyone else and their targets.

willy b

rubertoe wrote:

willy b wrote:

Sharkyssurfers wrote:

if all goes to plan I will be communing around 80-90 miles a day !!!

:shock: Looks like you'll beat me this year then

Are you mental?

Must be. That will seriously take it out of you 5 days a week!

iPete

This year I will be mostly aiming for less miles than last year

Airwave

gbsahne wrote:

Thanks for the thumbs up, it would have been a different story if Running Man and Airwave were still on the board.

Nope you still would be way infront of me.Roughly reckon i did about 11500miles last year.Thumbs up from me as well you mad man :twisted:

Hot Orange

Up and running for 2013 with my first commute of the year yesterday (day off again today). Bit of a disappointment in that my journey in was slower than any ride in the whole of 2012 . It's set down a marker for the year, I suppose.

Target for the year is 0.1 more than last year. I'd love to make 5k, but I doubt I'll get there.

daxplusplus

willy b wrote:

rubertoe wrote:

willy b wrote:

Sharkyssurfers wrote:

if all goes to plan I will be communing around 80-90 miles a day !!!

:shock: Looks like you'll beat me this year then

Are you mental?

Must be. That will seriously take it out of you 5 days a week!

I was planning on doing something similar but only for a one off week .. to do that consistently over the Summer? Seriously knackering!

Good luck and keeps us informed of how it goes - interested in hearing how you get through it.

barry_kellett99

Missed the 3rd Jan cut off for my december miles.
Not that I seen that "rule" anywhere.
Oh well.

It was only 764 miles anyway

pangolin

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CiB wrote:

Parish Notices.

Be aware, anyone planning to leave it a few days, that Stats locks itself from Jan 3rd for this year's miles so get them in before then if you have any 2012 miles that need adding.

Why leave it all to the end?

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DaxPlusPlus wrote:

willy b wrote:

rubertoe wrote:

willy b wrote:

Sharkyssurfers wrote:

if all goes to plan I will be communing around 80-90 miles a day !!!

:shock: Looks like you'll beat me this year then

Are you mental?

Must be. That will seriously take it out of you 5 days a week!

I was planning on doing something similar but only for a one off week .. to do that consistently over the Summer? Seriously knackering!

Good luck and keeps us informed of how it goes - interested in hearing how you get through it.

Wow, going by the 233 work days assumption thats 19-21k, good luck.

barry_kellett99

pangolin wrote:

2 pages back...

CiB wrote:

Parish Notices.

Be aware, anyone planning to leave it a few days, that Stats locks itself from Jan 3rd for this year's miles so get them in before then if you have any 2012 miles that need adding.

Why leave it all to the end?

Because I'm a busy person.

It doesn't really matter. It's just a stain on my unblemished history. Probably a good time to bow out permanently!

CiB

It's not meant to be a trap, it was done to stop people jumping in and claiming the win after we've all finished. Scroll back through the early pages of this thread if you haven't got any paint drying that you could watch instead, to find the original argument.

When I get my PC back from the kids bombing each other to bits I'll put em in for you. Unless I find a bottle of something that distracts me.

rolf_f

barry_kellett99 wrote:

It doesn't really matter. It's just a stain on my unblemished history. Probably a good time to bow out permanently!

More in the spirit of things if you update more frequently too. Once a month is a bit caddish but do stay in

CiB

I agree with Rolf. As it didn't affect me though (unlike UndercoverElephant sneaking out on NYE and beating me by 0.1 miles grumble grumble) they're in.

Anyone else? Form an orderly queue. I did find a bottle though.

barry_kellett99

Cheers CIB

I went home for new years and missed a few pages of this ya see

I would have needed to bank a lot of miles to steal anyone's thunder lol

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Oh 9th, if I grab a cheeky 30 miler in the morning I might just bag a top 5 slot for a day or so.

daxplusplus

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Oh 9th, if I grab a cheeky 30 miler in the morning I might just bag a top 5 slot for a day or so.

Now is the time to do it .. cos there ain't no way we'll be able to grab a top 5 slot in a few weeks time

BTW I'm on family visiting duties over the weekend :roll:

.. to a bike nut brother-in-law 8) .. so fingers crossed I too can up the miles

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DaxPlusPlus wrote:

Initialised wrote:

Oh 9th, if I grab a cheeky 30 miler in the morning I might just bag a top 5 slot for a day or so.

Now is the time to do it .. cos there ain't no way we'll be able to grab a top 5 slot in a few weeks time

BTW I'm on family visiting duties over the weekend :roll:

.. to a bike nut brother-in-law 8) .. so fingers crossed I too can up the miles

No chance of holding it once the weekly and monthly updaters get their miles in. Need a top up anyway as I need to average ~30/day so am slightly low.

So here's me committing to leaving the house before the sun comes up on a Saturday morning for some stupid online leaderboard. Well, whatever works. Bagged my first top 10 place on a Strava Segment today. It's like Burnout Paradise only on a bike and real.