8000km later
A few weeks ago the meter ticked over the magic 8000km ridden this year on Strava. Why magic? Well I set myself a resolution target at the beginning of the year to “Cycle more (aim of riding 8000k in total)“. I’ve got a load of words drafted out for a bigger post about falling in love with road riding this year but now’s not the time.
At the beginning of the year that target seemed almost impossible. It also included 1200km of Lands End to John O’Groats riding, which I didn’t do, so I’m thrilled to have actually achieved it and also a few months early. As of writing I’ve ridden 8,324.1 km, spent 355h 43m sat on a saddle (ouch) and ridden 56,770 m of vertical ascent. Whilst that’s not much compared to some on Strava it’s a big deal for me. And yes I do love a good bit of data logging.
Hopefully this doesn’t appear as boasting, it’s more a sense of personal achievement which I think is worth celebrating. For so many years I’ve set myself those targets and got nowhere near of achieving them. Most of all I’ve had an amazing time doing it, had some incredible adventures on two wheels, lost over 2st in weight off my middle and also met lots of new and interesting people. Here’s to another few thousand km before the end of the year.
Chapeau!
