Miles: 125.2
Come on, after what I said in the last entry I've let things slip again when it comes to keeping this blog updated. Get yer finger out.
So, week 15. After seeing my averages drift marginally downward last week, I put in a decent shift and at least restored them to week 13's levels. Here's how:
Monday. The week started uninspiringly with a wet day. The rain stopped at about 4:30 for a couple of hours but then returned with renewed vigour in the evening. So no cycling was achieved. Tuesday was much better, a touch blustery with scattered cloud but dry at least. I took myself out for an hour in the late afternoon, clocking up 16 miles, then added another 8 in the evening. Wednesday was sunny but chilly initially. It was also a designated running day. I got out on the bike a little earlier than usual and did 10 miles as a warm up before hitting the streets. Rather than resting in the evening, I got the bike out again for an 8 mile loop, meaning that Wednesday closed with me on a solid 42 miles.
Thursday. Clear blue skies on this day, but the chilly wind knocked the temperature down a couple of notches. I moved on to 55 miles in the afternoon. A second trip in the evening lifted the mileage to 63 miles. Friday began with fine weather but heavy showers moved in at 3:30. Fortunately, these passed over in an hour but the day remained cold. I got out there for 40 minutes, returning home with just under 74 miles. With an eye on the weekend I got out again in the evening on my usual 8 mile loop, thus ending the day with 82 miles.
Saturday was drizzly so I didn't bother with my usual trip into town. I watched the Grand National instead. The rain had gone by 5:30 so I shot out there for an hour. A strong north / north easterly wind was blowing in and it wasn't half cold. Never mind, I came home 15 miles later with 97. I wrapped up another 100 by taking a trip out in the evening. I ended the day with 105 miles, in fact - you can probably guess that I cycled my traditional 30 minute / 8 mile loop. Sunday afternoon saw scattered cloud but no rain. I had a few things to do, so I only squeezed in 50 minutes of pedalling. That took me to 117 miles. There was of course time for a final ride of the week mid-evening. The usual loop out into the countryside and back ended my week with a score of 125 miles.
The stats
Time taken to get 100: 6 hrs 23 m.
Total for 2012: 1788
2012 average weekly mileage: 119.2
Consecutive 100s: 14
Miles needed for 6000: 4212
Percentage of target reached: 29.8%
With 37 weeks to go, average weekly miles needed for 6000: 113.84
Another (relatively) fast time to get the 100 this week. My weekly average was restored to 119.2 after last week's under par effort.
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