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Friday, December 28, 2012

2012 Bike Goals - How did I do?

As 2012 rolled around, I decided to make some bike goals for the year.  My intention was to aim for ambitious but doable.  Let's see how I did.

2012 Bike Goals
  1. Do a 200 km ride - Goal Not Met.  Oh, Colorburst...you have become my bane.  Last year, a wheel issue kept me from doing a century at the Colorburst (which would have been two century rides for the year, instead of one).  This year, rain ruined my 200 km ride goal.  The funny thing is, just a few weeks earlier I had an opportunity to meet this goal and I didn't even know it.  I had ridden 103 miles on one of my Bike Days.  I stopped because I thought I had a doctor's appointment that afternoon and I needed time to get washed up and rested.  It turns out I was one month early ("Oh, it's October 26th, not September 26th?  My bad").  I will grant you that I was tired after 103 miles, but I could have kept going.  There was enough left in the tank.
  2. Ride in the 100 Grand, Colorburst, and le Tour de Donut - Goal Met.  Did you notice how I phrased it as "Ride in the 100 Grand, Colorburst, and le Tour de Donut"?  I made no mention of distance.  When I made this goal, I assumed the 100 Grand and Colorburst would be century rides.  I did barely over 40 miles for both but I did ride in them.
  3. Log 2600 miles - Goal Not Met.  Even when you include some of my running miles, I got a little over 2400 for the year.
  4. Ride to McBain and/or Midland - Goal Met.  I rode from Midland to home on Memorial day while riding Sam the Singlespeed.  I believe it was 106 miles.
  5. Do a singlespeed century - Goal Met.  See above.
  6. Do 3 total century rides (or longer) - Goal Not Met.  I did two century rides this year.  The 200 km ride at the Colorburst was supposed to be the third.
How do I feel about this?  Mixed emotions really.  The singlespeed century is pretty cool and riding from Midland to home was fun.

There is still some frustration about the Colorburst.  The frustration is pointless because there isn't anything more I could have done about it.  I was as a prepared as I could be, physically, mentally, and gear-wise.  Absent the rain, the goal would have been met.  A 200 km ride will be a "must do" for next year.

What are my 2013 goals?  I'll post on that soon.  I'm thinking that my goals will be a little more family-oriented.

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