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August July 100+ miles/kilometers thread...it's the dog days

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Old 08-23-18, 06:17 AM
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8/1 22.2
8/2 22.3
8/3 16.4
8/4 65.1
8/5 28.2
8/6 1.0
8/8 32.5
8/9 45.3
8/11 53.8
8/13 55.4
8/14 45.9
8/16 38.0
8/18 53.8
8/19 30.3
8/21 27.4
8/22 28.1

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Goal 650 miles

YTD 3356.3 miles
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I'm a little late to the party, but my goal for the month is 400 miles. I should be on track to exceed the goal, if the weather cooperates and I can keep commuting. I’m already going to set myself a 500-mile goal for September.

To date:
8/1 - 16
8/4 - 25
8/5 - 29
8/6 - 16
8/7 - 16
8/9 - 15
8/10 - 29
8/13 - 22
8/14 - 24
8/15 - 23
8/16 - 24
8/17 - 24
8/20 - 12
8/21 - 23
8/23 - 12
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MTD - 312
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Old 08-23-18, 12:09 PM
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8/5 - 24 miles
8/6 - 12 miles
8/7 - 25 miles
8/8 - 15 miles
8/9 - 12 miles
8/10 - 24 miles
8/13 - 24 miles
8/14 - 19 miles
8/15 - 14 miles
8/16 - 15 miles
8/20 - 22 miles
8/21 - 13 miles
8/22 - 22 miles
8/23 - 18 miles

Total - 261 miles
Goal - 350 miles
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Old 08-23-18, 10:26 PM
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Mileage Goal - 250 miles
Non-mileage goal: No broken spokes this month

8/2 - 31.6
8/4 - 29.0
8/11 - 38.8
8/13 - 15.1
8/14 - 17.9
8/20 - 15.1
8/22 - 36.8
8/23 - 15.0

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Old 08-24-18, 12:54 PM
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8/5 - 24 miles
8/6 - 12 miles
8/7 - 25 miles
8/8 - 15 miles
8/9 - 12 miles
8/10 - 24 miles
8/13 - 24 miles
8/14 - 19 miles
8/15 - 14 miles
8/16 - 15 miles
8/20 - 22 miles
8/21 - 13 miles
8/22 - 22 miles
8/23 - 18 miles
8/24 - 13 miles

Total - 274 miles
Goal - 350 miles
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Old 08-25-18, 05:24 PM
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MTD - 328

Took a rest day yesterday.
Only 32 miles to my goal, if the winds will cooperate I might be able to get to 360 tomorrow.
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Old 08-26-18, 06:17 PM
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8/14 - 19 miles
8/15 - 14 miles
8/16 - 15 miles
8/20 - 22 miles
8/21 - 13 miles
8/22 - 22 miles
8/23 - 18 miles
8/24 - 13 miles
8/26 - 26 miles

Total - 300 miles
Goal - 350 miles
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Rides: 15
Mile: 375
Elevation: 22,719'

YTD:
Rides: 79 (plus all the spinning and trainer time for the first 3 months of no-riding)
Distance: 1815 miles (goal 3,000 -- set before the November wreck. Gonna get you little fishy!!)
Elevation: 111,422' (goal 200,000')

Interestingly, if I add in Zwift and healing time, I'm only 1 mile behind 2015 and well ahead of both 2016 and 2017. I guess there's something to be said for not flying 100,000 miles a year for work.
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8/5 - 24 miles
8/6 - 12 miles
8/7 - 25 miles
8/8 - 15 miles
8/9 - 12 miles
8/10 - 24 miles
8/13 - 24 miles
8/14 - 19 miles
8/15 - 14 miles
8/16 - 15 miles
8/20 - 22 miles
8/21 - 13 miles
8/22 - 22 miles
8/23 - 18 miles
8/24 - 13 miles
8/26 - 26 miles
8/27 - 15 miles

Total - 315 miles
Goal - 350 miles
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8/2 - 31.6
8/4 - 29.0
8/11 - 38.8
8/13 - 15.1
8/14 - 17.9
8/20 - 15.1
8/22 - 36.8
8/23 - 15.0
8/27 - 15.1 Before the heat

MTD 214.4
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Old 08-27-18, 12:04 PM
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Goal 400 miles
8/1 - 25
8/2 - 15
8/3 - 23
8/4 - 27
8/5 - 32
8/6 - 37
8/7 - 22
8/8 - 26
8/10 - 22
8/11 - 22
8/13 - 6
8/14 - 43
8/15 - 26
8/16 - 24
8/17 - 22
8/19 - 23
8/20 - 12
8/21 - 25 broke a spoke after 2 miles
8/27 - 24
8/28 - 22
MTD -478

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Old 08-27-18, 01:54 PM
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Just started riding mid July after a 8 year lay off.

Goal - 150 miles
MTD - 126.52
8/3 7.72
8/4 10.28
8/6 3.93
8/11 12.85
8/13 7.94
8/19 9.88
8/20 12.22
8/21 12.53
8/22 12.46
8/25 16.85
8/26 19.86

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Old 08-28-18, 08:15 AM
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8/9 - 12 miles
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8/13 - 24 miles
8/14 - 19 miles
8/15 - 14 miles
8/16 - 15 miles
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8/21 - 13 miles
8/22 - 22 miles
8/23 - 18 miles
8/24 - 13 miles
8/26 - 26 miles
8/27 - 15 miles
8/28 - 15 miles

Total - 330 miles
Goal - 350 miles
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August Goal: 250 miles

August 4, 2018 - 21.4 miles
August 5, 2018 - 17.8 miles
August 6, 2018 - 15.2 miles
August 24, 2018 - 12.5 miles
August 25, 2018 - 19.3 miles

August total: 86.2 miles

Note: Not going to make my August goal. Got sidelined for 17 days.... ugh!

Year total: 352 miles

Goal for year (July 1 - June 30) - 2000 miles
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Old 08-28-18, 01:41 PM
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8/2 - 31.6
8/4 - 29.0
8/11 - 38.8
8/13 - 15.1
8/14 - 17.9
8/20 - 15.1
8/22 - 36.8
8/23 - 15.0
8/27 - 15.1
8/28 - 15.2 Hot, humid and windy. Did two days in a row in anticipation of rain tomorrow.

MTD 229.6
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Jinxed myself in the last post by even mentioning the wind. I'll reach my goal though.
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8/12 - 30 miles
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8/15 - 22 miles
8/18 - 64 miles
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8/22 - 22 miles
8/23 - 18 miles
8/24 - 13 miles
8/26 - 26 miles
8/27 - 15 miles
8/28 - 15 miles
8/29 - 20 miles

Total - 350 miles
Goal - 350 miles
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Goal 400 miles
8/1 - 25
8/2 - 15
8/3 - 23
8/4 - 27
8/5 - 32
8/6 - 37
8/7 - 22
8/8 - 26
8/10 - 22
8/11 - 22
8/13 - 6
8/14 - 43
8/15 - 26
8/16 - 24
8/17 - 22
8/19 - 23
8/20 - 12
8/21 - 25 broke a spoke after 2 miles
8/27 - 24
8/28 - 22
8/29 - 24
MTD -502
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Late to the August "goals"....

July 2018 - rode 308mi.
August 2018 goal - RIDE MORE than July 2018

8/2 - 34.07
8/4 - 4.09
8/6 - 6.40
8/8 - 26.01
8/11 - 101.82
8/15 - 22.43
8/23 - 5.78
8/25 - 64.6
8/26 - 19.32
8/28 - 22.26
8/29 - 22.28
MTD 329.06
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8/21 - 13 miles
8/22 - 22 miles
8/23 - 18 miles
8/24 - 13 miles
8/26 - 26 miles
8/27 - 15 miles
8/28 - 15 miles
8/29 - 20 miles
8/30 - 19 miles

Total - 369 miles
Goal - 350 miles
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8/2 - 31.6
8/4 - 29.0
8/11 - 38.8
8/13 - 15.1
8/14 - 17.9
8/20 - 15.1
8/22 - 36.8
8/23 - 15.0
8/27 - 15.1
8/28 - 15.2
8/30 - 37.5 A beautiful cool day

MTD 267.1 Achieved the mileage goal and had zero broken spokes this month.
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Tomorrow is a scheduled off day, and I am 100% okay with that.

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Originally Posted by wgscott
Goal: 400 miles and/or 50,000 ft
Well, I did my usual, but was 100 miles and/or 10,000 ft short of my stated goal. We had a number of really hot, smokey days, and then it got cold and foggy...




I'm half-tempted to pound out 100 miles tomorrow because I hate not reaching a goal.

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