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Old 01-01-24, 08:33 AM
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January 2024 100+ Miles/km Thread

Time to think about January. Ride, discuss, repeat.
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I’ll be really pleased if I can get 300 miles this month. And for the year, if I can get at least 6,500 miles I’ll be happy.
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10.2 on Zwift today. Absolutely zero gas in the tank. Maybe I was sicker than I thought
We start the defense if our FIA Formula E World Driver's Championship this month and that means I am back to my international travel.
Let's shoot for 200 miles this month and I have a standing goal of 3500 for the year that I never seem to reach, mostly out of lack of effort. Gotta do better this year

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1/1 22 miles No goals for the month but would like to get over 8000 for the year and do several 100+ milers....I would also like to graduate out of the Clydesdale class ....at 65 it is getting tougher to drop the weight.
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I think I'm going to have a couple work trips this month. I will be happy with 200 miles, the weather will really decide it. Been lucky so far this winter, no snow or ice. For the year, I'm going to try for 3,000 miles again.

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I started 2023 at ~225#. Lowest recorded weight was in December at 196#. Rode 1400 miles in 2023, started riding a road bike instead of a heavy steel hybrid in the second half of the year, and did my first charity ride and first road race, which was also my first 100K.

Today, I weighed myself at 198#. I am so much more fit than I was last year (resting HR, BP, weight, waist size, etc), and very pleased with that.

Fitness goals for 2024 include: Drop at least 10# and 2” off the waist and keep it off, continue consistent weekly riding (getting 70-100 miles a week as often as possible), ride Mount Lemmon at least once, do at least two 100K events (one supported, one unsupported) and one 100 mile event (supported), lift weights more consistently, and play tennis at least once a week (since I’m not coaching this year).
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So far so good. Next week will be the realty check to see if I can get anything done in the hotel fitness center in Mexico City
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18.4 indoors tonight
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Very slow start this month, lousy weather and too busy. Maybe I'll get a ride in early on Saturday, because we're getting snow Saturday night that will likely keep me off the bike until at least Monday.

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