Conference noted::bicycle

    I'll start with my predictions.

    I think I should get in about 6000 this next year.  This is for the
    road bike only, I'll add a few more on the mountain bike which doesn't
    have a cyclometer, but not more than a couple hundred.

    Of course I'd love to do more but since I'd like to keep my wife and
    two children I think 6000 is about as much as I can possibly get in.


    *** Markleeville Death ride in July, that's my TdF ***

    Bat,
    
    Well you didn't enter the guest registry (note 5) so I don't know
    where you live.  Some of our far western compatriots have a measurable
    advantage, if you know what I mean.
    
    I also don't know your first name but I assume that Bat is an
    acceptable handle.  Though the only person I know as "Bat" is a female
    :-)
    
    Ok, my goal for 1990.  I'll stick my neck out and say that I'd like
    to hit 10000 again before I get too old.  These days even a 100 takes
    longer than it used to.  (and a 1000 might take as much as a week. :-)
    
    for 1989?  11,2xx.
    
    But it sure is cold outside these days, eh?
    
    ed

I ended up with just over 2700 miles on my bike this year. Most of it was my 28
mile round trip to work and home adding up day after day. Due to the mild
winter last year here in Massachusetts I got off to an early start and was
riding quite a lot in the early months of the year. I doubt I'll be doing the
same this year. Starting January 8th I'll be working in LWO or WAO, both are
about 40 miles from home. Now I'd love to do the 80 miles. I'd really get into
good shape, but my new job is supporting an ALL-IN-1 system, which I doubt will
be an 8:15-5:00 job. No showers in WAO also. So if you happen to be in WAO
around 7:00 some night after a thunderstorm and you see a pudgy guy in an office
that has Greg LeMond posters on the walls say hi to me :-)

So I predict around 1000 miles next year. Most of it will be from Saturday
rides that start around 5:00 in the morning so I can get home to spend time 
with my wife and kids.

Tom

    	RE: 1388.3
    
    	Tom,
    
    	If you're pudgy, what does that make me?
    
    	Uh, don't answer that. 8-)>
    
    	You're not pudgy. The nurse here in LJ02 has a sign on the
    	wall by the scales. It shows a sheep (with simulated wool),
    	and says:
    
    		Ewe's not fat; Ewe's fluffy
    
    	Well, I'm not fluffy, I'm just plain fat.
    
    	Fat Scott

    
    Hopefully, 1990 will bring 2000+ miles. I also find it very tough
    riding, since the 'baby' arrived 2 years ago. I hope to ride back
    and forth to work in YWO(60 miles) or FXO(18 miles + some added
    mileage before/after work).. 
    
    Last year, I only put in some 800 miles (don't every make the yearly
    kanc. ride) Hopefully, I'll be in shape to do it this year (what
    do you think ed)? I did it with ed two years ago in the rain/fog/wind/cold.
    (ed goes boom over tracks). 
    
    My current weight is about 182, two years(1988) when I rode 1500+
    miles I weighted 160.. Boy, is it going to be tough getting back
    on that bike with 20+ added pounds.                
    
    Happy spinnin'
    Mike
    
                                                         
    

    Yeah, let's do the Kanc in '90.
    
    This is the only year that didn't do it at all.
    
    ed

Three years ago (the first year I kept track of miles) I did ~500; last year
was ~1000, and this year was ~1400.  Given that history, I'd like to reach
2000 miles next year.  I didn't use the bike for commuting this year as I did
the previous two, so if I get back to using it for commuting, then I don't think
I'll have any trouble reaching my goal.

Rich

	Yup, I guess its as good of time as any to start talking about 1990. 
I did about 5000 this year, and didn't do too much until March and
April.....so I guess I'll sign up for ABOUT the same as 'Bat'
Buchanan...otherwise known as Mike.  And I'll toss in a few hundred on the fat
tires too...and since we're on a roll here, I'll do at least 110-120 of the 
Death Ride this summer.  By the way, both Mike and I work in Mt. View and ride 
in the flat lands of Northern California.

	5500 for the year; 

	1000 Q1

	1800 Q2

	1800 Q3

	 900 Q4


Gary

    Greetings from Baltimore,
    
    I'm going to try to do a thing Bicycling has called the golden wheel
    which is 10,000 in a year. They did a story on some old geezer who
    lives in Florida and finished the 10 grand early. I was shocked
    lets see what this guy had going for him:
    1. Flordia is as flat as a DEC pay scale.
    2. They have to worry more about alligators than snow.
    3. The guy was retired so no demands on his time.
    
    Now lets see my schedule:
    1. I live in the mountians.
    2. I work in field (or some name) service, which means everyone
    wants me to work at night, after all we couldn't have users bothered
    during the day.
    3. I have a wife and 3 (soon to be 4) kids and they love me (for
    some odd reason) and at least one child likes to ride with me and
    he is slower than mollasses.
    
    So I'm going to try doing 10 grand this year but I suspect I'll
    make 5,000+. But if I do someone ought to really think I'm terrific
    for the above reasons, don't you think?
    
    Fred Mudgett

    Well, I feel better now that I've read ALL the replies...  All this
    talk of 10,000 and 5,000 and 8 million miles/year was intimidating me. 
    I thought I was doing perty good to get in my 1000.4 (the .4 is
    important!) miles this year.
    
    But, this note came at a good time.  I was just trying to decide my
    goals for 1990 the other day...  I made 1000 this year, so I'm going to
    try for 1500 next year.  I would also like to ride in a metric century.
    
    If I was in the office I could ride the 15 miles each way, but
    unfortunately, I'm stuck at a customer site that isn't in a location I
    can ride to.  So, I'll have to do my riding in my spare time.  Can I
    count the mileage on my trainer this winter?  

                  <<< Note 1388.0 by VERVE::BUCHANAN "Bat" >>>
                                -< 1990 miles >-

Well, I've done over 7000 each of the last two years.  I'd planned on riding 
10000 this year, but getting married and a foot injury interfered.  Hopefully 
next year I can reach the 10000 mile mark.  

The question is: will I gain anything by riding the extra 3000 miles, other 
than NPC points?

Kevin

    I may be thinking to big but I am going to shoot for 5000 miles on the
    moutian bike and most of the miles will be off road. I get in another
    1000+ on the road bike. As for altitude, I would like to break 150,000
    feet in climbing, again off road. (The new Avocet 50 will be great for
    this)
    
    Not sure what I road this year. I don't have a computer on the MTB at
    this point.... Must be greater than 3000... However only abt 500 on the
    road bike... 
    
    If you can't tell I LOVE the MTB.....
    
    

    re: "Can I count the mileage on my trainer this winter?"
    
    You can count anything you want to, it's your log book. :-)
    
    I count them.  I don't equate them with road miles because it's not the
    same and of course, your trainer's different from mine, being in the
    midwest and all where there are no hills :-) :-).
    
    There is no comparison at all between road bike miles and mountain bike
    miles spent off-road.
    
    As for Kevin's question concerning the difference between 7000 and
    10000 miles, I think the difference depends on why you ride.  If you
    ride to train and compete then there may be nothing to gain from it.
    If you ride for the health of it, you are probably gaining nothing.
    If you ride mostly because you enjoy riding then there is a large
    difference.
    
    [meandering from the topic]I saw a chart once that indicated the health
    benefits of riding and somewhere after 3000 miles a year the longevity
    of the riders began to decrease.  I figure that's because up to 3000
    they are improving their general health and that's the biggest factor.
    After 3000 any health improvement is negligible but they are increasing
    their exposure to being run off the road by the dangerous elements such
    as whacko drivers, moving vans, cement trucks, rothweilers, dobie's, etc.

    Another Colorado Rider here.
    
    I managed a little over 3400 miles this year (1500 in 1988 when I
    started riding again) and hope to get somewhere around 4500 in 1990.  
    I would also like to do some racing but know nothing at all about
    the sport.  I am also seriously considering coming back east to ride 
    in the 1990 PMC.
    
    Mark
    

    
    I haven't figured out a specific mileage goal.  The 25,000 range
    is good because it generally keeps you out of (other) mischief.  :-)
    But I would like to do more touring and mountain work this year, 
    which would cut into the mileage.  (The only mountain ride in 1989
    was the Mount Mitchell assault ... well, and Mont Vernon NH a couple
    of times.)
    
    Ed's comparison of 7000 to 10000+ miles was great.  This gets to
    the heart of the matter.  Beyond a certain point, added mileage's
    chief effect (benefit?) is mental (no smart remarks here!).  To ride
    in that range, you tend to be more physically conservative than if
    you were a 2500-mpy criterium competitor.  You have to be careful
    at that mileage just to keep your body in one piece! So ironically, 
    doing the long mileage may be less destructive than a year of 
    wind-sprints ... though of course less outwardly dramatic.
    
    A good cycling year to all!
    
    -john

    	Hmmmm. Finishing the addition to my house should keep my idle mind
    and body occupied most of 1990, so it looks like a year of events
    rather than miles:
    	The Avatar is off in California or some place getting it's first
    new paint job in 10 years - Happy Birthday favorite bike! When it
    returns, it gets upgraded to Hyperglide components. That, and a new
    aluminum seat (to replace the 7 lb steel replacement for the broken
    aluminum one) should leave me with no excuses.
    	Events: GEAR in New London in June
    		LAW Nat'l Rally in Slippery Rock in July
    		Terry Tour in Vermont in August ;-)

    (Georgena invited me along so... [paradise for a DOM]) - Chris

              <<< Note 1388.13 by BANZAI::FISHER "Pat Pending" >>>
                               -< dull morning >-

>    As for Kevin's question concerning the difference between 7000 and
>    10000 miles, I think the difference depends on why you ride.  If you

Well, since Ed brought it up, I ride for two reasons.  One is because I enjoy 
it alot, tho as Ed can attest, its not for the social aspect!  But I also ride 
for performance, and to achieve certain goals, and its in that respect that I 
wonder about the additional miles.  7000+ miles and 400+ hours on the bike are 
about all the enjoyment I need in one year... after all, there are other 
things to life than cycling (oops... did I say that!?).  It would be nice if I 
could improve on my performance by training smarter, not longer, but that's a 
topic for another note...

Kevin

 >>>   (Georgena invited me along so... [paradise for a DOM]) - Chris
                                                        ^^^
What's a "DOM"  -  Dangerous Old Man ???

;-)

    DOM.  It took a while but I figure it's Dirty Old Man.
    
    Apologies to Chris if it's not.
    
    I didn't think it was Divorced Occidental Male  (from the Singles notes
    file).
    
    ed

    	Ed's got it right, heah, heah.  (Me, dangerous? NEVER!) - Chris

    
    RE: a while back...  there is, of course, a lot of luck involved
    in getting above 20K - I should, as ever, be thankful for half that.
    But once you start, it's hard to stop.  You know how it is...
    
    -john

      This year I plan to focus on quality rather than quantitative miles. 
    In fact I won't be using a computer.  The only thing I will be using is 
    a watch and a known measured distance.   I hate the feeling of thinking
    I must be close to the end of a century.  Then I look at the computer
    and find I have only done 60 miles.  I do much better without the 
    computer.  
    
    Goals for 1990:
    
    - 4 1/2 hour century.
    - 10 hour double century.
    - Win the Mount Washington hill climb.
    - Mountain bike the Metacomet(Conn.)-Monadnock(N.H.) trail without any
      support (what I start with is what I have to finish with.
    
    
    						Norm

    re: .13:
    
>    re: "Can I count the mileage on my trainer this winter?"
>    
>    You can count anything you want to, it's your log book. :-)
    
    WAIT A MINUTE!  There's a log book?  I didn't get a log book!  I'm
    tellin' mom!!!!!  Then you'll be in trouble - she's even tougher than
    dad!
    
>    I count them.  I don't equate them with road miles because it's not the
>    same and of course, your trainer's different from mine, being in the
>    midwest and all where there are no hills :-) :-).
    
    No hills?  HAH!  I put a 2X4 under my front wheel so the bike is at an
    incline going up hill all the time!  So there...  Now do I get to count
    the miles as climbing?  And if I was to put the block under the rear
    wheel would I be coasting downhill all the time?
    

                      <<< Note 1388.22 by WMOIS::N_FLYE >>>
                            -< Dislikes Computers >-

>    Goals for 1990:
>    
>    - 4 1/2 hour century.
>    - 10 hour double century.

Just curious:  are these solo or pack rides?

>    - Win the Mount Washington hill climb.

On what bike?

>    - Mountain bike the Metacomet(Conn.)-Monadnock(N.H.) trail without any
>      support (what I start with is what I have to finish with.
    
When I was into mountain running, I wanted to run this trail.  It looks like 
quite a challenge.  Good luck!

Kevin    

    This looks weedy besides the long-haul cyclists who have already
    replied but when I zeroed the computer yesterday morning it was reading
    2095. I asked it, "Can I keep those miles, please?" and it said, "Stop
    arguing. Press the buttons." After briefly deliberating whether or not
    to switch to km (I decided to do so by 1992, but the time is not yet
    right) I pressed the buttons and watched those sweated-for miles
    disappear. After lunch I went out for a hilly 24 miles on a cold and
    latterly rainy afternoon. Brownie points for that?
    
    This year I'd like to do at least 3000 which shouldn't be too difficult
    since last year I only started in April and didn't have a touring
    holiday. Also, if I train hard, I would be very pleased to do a
    sub-hour 25.
    
    Of course I may have to sacrifice some money and buy a new bike to
    achieve this aim, but I feel prepared to swallow that bitter pill.
    
    
    Rod

    Good luck Norm. I know you'll hit this goals (don't forget my rollers,
    please....)
    
    I'd like to hit 7000 this year. I logged almost 5000 this past year. 
    Of course, there will be a few hundred more on the fat-wheeler, but
    basically, I'll hope to achieve it by adding more daily training 
    miles (30-40@day). Plus kicking in a copule more centuries this summer
    won't hurt either.
    
    I'm defintely pumped this year. 
    
      Chip

    I passed 3,500 last year during the parade ride prior to the Pan-Mass
    check presentation ceremony. This year my goal is 5,000. I've got
    almost a 50-mile/day round-trip ride to work (Newburyport to Tewksbury)
    which I should be able to do at least twice a week (too many off-site
    meetings on other days). A few centuries and maybe a shot at a double
    this summer and I should make it.
    
    Hooked on touring bikes, but thinking about speeding up a bit. I tour
    now at between 17.5 and 20 mph; is it unreasonable to shoot for between
    20 and 25 mph this year? (This will be my third year cycling, and I've
    never been one for sprints or races.)
    
    	/Harry

    Well, last year was my first year on a bike, and I turned in only
    600 miles on the road bike, and maybe 150-250 on the Mt. Bike.
    
    I had lots of fun and found out just how out of shape I was.  The
    toughest ride I had was an afternoon ride from S.Deerfield to Conway
    to Ashfield to Shelburn Falls to Greenfield and back to S. Deerfield.
    A distance of 43.5 miles.
    
    This was all in the hills RT 116, RT 112, RT 2, and the last leg
    on RT 5 was flat. All on one bananana and a turkey sandwich.
    
    Well, for this year I want to do 1200 miles.  I also want to do
    a centry for the first time.  I feel that if I set aside a whole
    day for biking (not just a morning or afternoon) that half centries
    should not be a problem.
    
    I did get to my goal of an average speed of 23.5mph on my training
    route of 15 miles. And I DID take 4th in the WFO "Tour de Digital"
    NBD.
    
    I am in the process of getting some rollers to help to prep for
    the spring.
    
    John_who_is_getting_fat_and_out_of_shape_come_on_rollers!

   >> And I DID take 4th in the WFO "Tour de Digital"
   >> NBD.
     
What was the "Tour de Digital" at WFO?  Was this for residents only? 

Tom

    Sign me up for 5k miles this year.  I did 4k+ the past two years.
    Work keeps interfering with my cycling so I think that with family
    responsibilities my goal will be a challenge.
    
    I'd also like to do a 25mph time trial (being a purest, it was a
    real compromise to buy areo bars for the coming season), as well as 
    the Mt. Washington road race, the PMC again, etc, etc...

    I'm taking advantage of the January thaw today at lunch time.  I
    hope have only 4980 miles to go after lunch.
    
    Phil

    The "Tour de Digital" was a Westfield plant fund raiser that was
    for WFO DEC employees only.  
    
    Thats the only reason I placed fourth :-)  I would like to see it
    opened to ALL DEC plants this year.  More people=more$$.
    

    I think that this is a great idea.  If "Tour Digital" consisted of a
    road race (with significant hills), a crit, and a TT over a long
    weekend, I think it could become a classic.
    
    MATT

    	The Tour Digital is a 1 mile Loop Crit. It is as flat as a pancake.
    We were hoping to let the other DEC. plants join in. The course
    is around Westfield plant. There are two 90 degrees turns, the rest
    of the turn are long looping turns. I would love to have some
    competition. last year I won hands down. I lap everybody at lease
    once. I finish the 15 lap/15 mile course in around 33 mins. It was
    like a time trial after the first lap. I always hear of everybody
    out eastern Mass. talking about all these mile there ride. I was
    lucky to get in about 1000 mile last year. But I was able to stay
    in the top ten in almost every race as a Cat III And won the gold
    in the district Crit CAT IV and took third in the district road
    race as a CAT IV. I think it not how many mile you put in but how
    hard you do work in the mile you do ride. I wish I had the time
    to ride more. 
    
    Tour de Digital Winner
    Love my Trek
    Mike
             
    

    RE: .-1
    
    Mike, I applaud your racing success and your imperturbable
    lust for winning.  That's what makes a racer.  Keep it up.
    
    Of course you are right: it's not the number of miles, it's
    how hard you work at it.  Well, almost right.  I think you
    mean, "It's what the miles mean."  Look at what ed fisher
    said a few days ago.  If you love spending a whole day on 
    the bike, then a single 25-mile-hour (or a 30-mile-hour, 
    or two of them, or a Greg Lemond 34mph TT) won't be the same.
    
    I think your level of performance at 1000 or 2000 miles is
    great.  But don't put down those who are excelling in other
    dimensions.  Franz Spilauer had a successful racing career.
    But he decided to "top it off" by winning an endurance event - 
    RAAM '88.
    
    By the way, good luck with your 1990.
    
    -john

RE>>                     <<< Note 1388.33 by WFOVX5::NORTON >>>
  >>                            -< tour de Digital >-

Lets pick up the discussion on DEC bike reaces in note 1396. It's a good topic
that needs to be discussed. 
-Tom
             
    

    Mike "Love My Trek",
    
    Did you ride Killington?  I would think that race would require
    alittle more mileage than an intense grand.  It's fairly easy to
    shred a Crit with little mileage.
    
    Your attitude made me remember why I dropped out of cycling.  Thank
    you.
    
    Tour of Hillsboro, NH
    In lust with my Huffy,
    Jim
    

    			<<<Note 1388.22 by NAC::KLASMAN>>>
    			 -<Just because I'm curious... >-
    
    Both the century and the double century will be done solo.  The times
    will include rest stops.
    
    For the Mt. Washington hill climb I plan to use my road racing bike
    with modified gearing.  When I did it last year it was my first time
    ever on the mountain (bike, foot or car).  My gearing was not exactly 
    what I should have had and I still finished 28th.  I know I can vastly
    improve on my time 
    
    						Norm 

   Re .13

   You don't live longer by only doing "moderate" exercise.
   It only seems longer :-)

   - Jim

    
    
    Re .33
    
    Said (written) with concern-
     What about your knees my boy. There are some coaches who believe that
    you should'nt even think about speed work until you have done about
    1000 slow miles.
     To be this fast you must be quite fit, I bet you participate in other
    sports. How are your bike handling and group riding skills? I probably
    would'nt follow you in a race - Also said with concern.
     

             <<< RANGER::$2$DUA31:[NOTES$LIBRARY]BICYCLE.NOTE;1 >>>
                                -<  Bicycling  >-
================================================================================
Note 1388.7                        1990 miles                            7 of 39
STARCH::WHALEN "There are no words for these times"   7 lines  27-DEC-1989 16:16
                                   -< 2000 >-
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Three years ago (the first year I kept track of miles) I did ~500; last year
was ~1000, and this year was ~1400.  Given that history, I'd like to reach
2000 miles next year.  I didn't use the bike for commuting this year as I did
the previous two, so if I get back to using it for commuting, then I don't think
I'll have any trouble reaching my goal.

Rich
    -----------------------
    
    Well, I got off to a good start this year and already have 1300+ miles,
    so I guess I should increase my estimate to 2500.
    
    Rich

Time for a six month update.  I was about 3400 after six months.  Given my 
current state of burn out after six months of racing (we started in January 
this year), I think about 1000 for each of the next two quarters will do it 
for this year.

As for the Death Ride, I was busy competing in the sun bathing competition 
down in San Diego that day.  Hey Bat, maybe I've got a problem with my
priorities? 

Gary,

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------


>12-27-1989
>
>                     <<< Note 1388.8 by DRFUSO::SHROYER >>>
>                            -< Sign me up for 5500 >-
>
>
>	Yup, I guess its as good of time as any to start talking about 1990. 
>I did about 5000 this year, and didn't do too much until March and
>April.....so I guess I'll sign up for ABOUT the same as 'Bat'
>Buchanan...otherwise known as Mike.  And I'll toss in a few hundred on the fat
>tires too...and since we're on a roll here, I'll do at least 110-120 of the 
>Death Ride this summer.  By the way, both Mike and I work in Mt. View and ride 
>in the flat lands of Northern California.
>
>	5500 for the year; 
>
>	1000 Q1
>
>	1800 Q2
>
>	1800 Q3
>
>	 900 Q4
>
>
>Gary

>                     <<< Note 1388.8 by DRFUSO::SHROYER >>>
>                            -< Sign me up for 5500 >-
>
>
>	Yup, I guess its as good of time as any to start talking about 1990. 
>I did about 5000 this year, and didn't do too much until March and
>April.....so I guess I'll sign up for ABOUT the same as 'Bat'
>Buchanan...otherwise known as Mike.  And I'll toss in a few hundred on the fat
>tires too...and since we're on a roll here, I'll do at least 110-120 of the 
>Death Ride this summer.  By the way, both Mike and I work in Mt. View and ride 
>in the flat lands of Northern California.
>
>	5500 for the year; 
>
>	1000 Q1
>
>	1800 Q2
>
>	1800 Q3
>
>	 900 Q4
>
>
>Gary


	As of yesterday's ride, I'm at 5501 for the year.  I'll add 
another hundred or so before Jan 1st.

NOW, for 1991?  5500 is a nice total, so I'll try it again.

	1200 Q1

	2000 Q2

	1300 Q3

	1000 Q4

Any others?
	

    I'm a bit of an over-achiever; though the year isn't quite over I've
    already got 3750.  I suspect that I can get another 50 miles in in the
    next 10 days.  My original estimate was 2000, I later upped it to 2500
    when I was a bit ahead of schedule, but now I've almost doubled my
    original estimate.  Why, you ask?  Well, the governments of Masschusetts
    and Iraq are to be thanked.  Because of the rising cost of gasoline I
    have been doing a good deal of my commuting on the bike since August 1.
    
    I suppose that it's time to come up with an estimate for next year now;
    I'm going to try for 4500.  About 1/2 of that will come from commuting,
    I hope to average 4 days a week next year.
    
    Rich

>      <<< Note 1388.25 by JUMBLY::MACFADYEN "Noting into the Nineties" >>>
>
>    This year I'd like to do at least 3000 which shouldn't be too difficult
    
    But it was. The computer was at 2800 last time I looked. I'm back in
    Reading, with the bikes, next week but I can't see myself doing 200
    miles in the last week of the year. Of course my (well-worn) excuse is
    that my fall at the end of April which broke my wrist wiped May and
    June out completely, no miles at all.
    
    
>             Also, if I train hard, I would be very pleased to do a
>    sub-hour 25.
    
    Didn't do that either. My best 25 was 1:07, although that included
    taking the wrong exit off a roundabout. My best result was a 10 in
    24:24.
    
    
>   Of course I may have to sacrifice some money and buy a new bike 
    
    Hey, here's one aim I did suceed in!
    
    
    Rod

    I've started a new note for your 1991 miles predictions.
    
    
    Rod

     I wanted to top 7k this year, but came in with 6400 miles. I
    was a little disappointed. I need to do more centuries next
    season.
    
     I did blow one of my goals away though. I wanted to do a sub 31
    minutes for a 12 mile time trial I do once a week all summer. My
    best time came in at 29.30... I'm gonna shoot to break 28 minutes
    this coming summer. Man those seconds get hard to shave off after
    a while...
    
     Also, I'd like to take 15 minutes off last year's Mt. Washington
    hill climb. That's all...
    
      Chip

    Well, I won't make my goal of 5,000 this year; looks like I'll come in
    at just about 4,500 (up from 3,500 last year).
    
    Try again for 5K in 91.
    
    	/Harry

>Starting January 8th I'll be working in LWO or WAO, both are
>about 40 miles from home. Now I'd love to do the 80 miles. I'd really get into
>good shape...

Well I did end up on working out of LWO in Lowell. I lost track of how many
times I did the commute but it must of been most of the miles I did this
year. I started by driving 10 miles and riding thirty miles each way and in a
few rides I was ready for the 80 round trip. I will truely miss those early
morning rides into work on Rt70 and Rt110. The rides home were quite a
challenge. There was a lot of steady climbing around Harvard and from Clinton
to Worcester. I even had company on one morning when Mark Reid joined me on the
ride in.


>So I predict around 1000 miles next year. Most of it will be from Saturday
>rides that start around 5:00 in the morning so I can get home to spend time 
>with my wife and kids.

Wrong. I ended up with 2,400 miles on my good bike. Commutes and lunch time
rides with only one real Century ride.

About another 250 on my winter beater on small rides and one commute.

A good year for me. I got to ride and spend time with the family.

Tom

    Probably 2/3  of  my  mileage  this year was commuting. I ended up
    with  1350  on  the good bike, 150 on the tandem, and probably 250
    off the computers, for a total of 1750. Not as much as some of the
    other posts, but not bad.

    I expect  to  do  a  good  bit  more  next  year, since I won't be
    planning my wedding.  Say 2500 miles for the year?

--David

    1990 GOALS: I was shooting for 5k miles and a 25 mph TT.
    
    1990 RESULTS: 4500 miles, 24.8mph
    
    1990 EXCUSES: Went to Alaska this summer for two weeks and picked up
    		a nasty case of giardia (sp?) which pretty much blew away 
    		the month of July.  Also, the Sudbury TT got moved to a 
    		nice hilly section of Marlboro.  The only other TT I did 
    		was the bike leg of a biathlon.
    
    1991 GOALS:	Same as last year, plus 75 minutes up Mt. Washington.
    
    Regards,
    Phil
                  

    
    	re. -1
    		Phil,
    			In Alaska it's called Beaver Feaver.
    		I had it so bad on Kodiak Island it actually
    		helped me to quit smoking which ultimately
    		got me back into running but the hills in
    		Alaska really did a number on my knees which
    		got me into bicycling.  Sorry it seems to
    		have had an adverse effect on your cycling 
    		though.
    						_Jerry

The format of r.50 seemed the least painful way of discribing my
1990 biking. 

    1990 GOALS:   10,000 miles but probably 5,000.
    
    1990 RESULTS: 3,270 and I did 4 complete century's and couldn't 
                  complete the Hotter Than H*** Hundred.
    
    1990 EXCUSES: Lets see where to start. We had a baby (who it turns
	          out is significantly above average) in March, when
                  weather turned good I attempted to make my wife happy
                  by not riding as much (that was a mistake). In 
                  October I was forced to go to Hawaii for the COE and 
                  I missed several neat rides including the Seagull 
                  Century.


    1991 GOALS:   5,000 miles and many centurys and I'm going to finish
		  the HHH this year if I've got walk to the finish line!
                  (OOOOOh my son will never let me live last year's ride
                  down!)

Fred Mudgett

    
    I predict that before 1990 is out I'll have exactly 2435 miles.
    

    
    28,112 - total personal miles
    19,674 - UMCA NPC miles, 16-Dec-1989 - 15-Dec-1990 (UMCA year, my tally)
    19,758 - UMCA NPC miles, 16-Dec-1989 - 15-Dec-1990 (UMCA's tally)
    20,110 - UMCA NPC miles,  1-Jan-1990 - 31-Dec-1990 (calendar year)
   (16,495 - UMCA NPC miles in 1989, by comparison)
    
    Memorable events of the year:
    
    Feb - fastest personal 200 miles (11:50)
    Apr - Tour of Japan (3 weeks)
    May - Mt. Mitchell double century
    Jul - RAAM Open Midwest
    Aug - Boston-Montreal-Boston '90
    Nov - 800-mile Thanksgiving week
    Dec - 810-mile tail-of-season week
    Dec - Solstice Century Series '90
                                                     -john

    
    
    
             Showoff !!!!
    
    John C.
    

I ended the season with only 3540 miles.  Not what I had hoped for but knee 
problems kept me off the bike for 2.5 months.

Hopefully next ear will be better.

Mark

    	Well, I only did 2070 miles. I was shooting for 2200,
    	but had to make an emergency trip to Ohio on the 20th
    	of December. I didn't return until the end of the year.
    
    	I hope to do more this year, although I'm taking the
    	end of July and beginning of August off to crew for
    	John Ellis during RAAM 91.
    
    	Scott

    
    "taking off ... to crew for RAAM ..."
    
    ...for which John is very appreciative!
    
    -john