Miles: 115.3
It was a bright start to the week, but the forecast had warned that rain would be steadily moving in from the west as the afternoon drifted into evening. Monday was also a scheduled running day for my fun run training, so I wasn't able to get out on the bike until the evening, when I made a start to the week's chase with an 8 mile trip. The rain finally turned up at 11:30 pm. Phew. It rained heavily overnight but Tuesday afternoon was sunny. Unfortunately I had a date at the dentist to sort out a broken tooth. The jab I had to numb my mouth made me feel just a little ropey, so I didn't make it out on the bike that afternoon. I dragged myself out later in the evening and added another 8 miles to the total, thus ending the day with 16.
Wednesday was wet. Bah. There was a gap in the bands of rain in the mid evening so I dashed out there in drizzle at 9:30 and managed to add 14 miles to the total to make it 30 so far. The rain was just starting to firm up on the way home but I made it back without getting a soaking. Thursday was a much better day, clear and sunny but chilly with it. An afternoon ride took me to 48 miles and then I pushed that up to 58 miles in the evening. Good work. Friday saw clear skies once more, but the wind was blowing in strongly from the north west. This was another designated running day, but I squeezed in 30 minutes of cycling first as part of my warm up, meaning that I advanced to 63 miles. I thought it best to rest my legs that evening, so off I headed into the weekend requiring another 37 miles to get the obligatory century.
Fortunately, the weather at the weekend was bright and clear but cold as you'd expect. Saturday was also notable for the icy northern wind that was blowing in from chillier climes. I made my customary trip to town that afternoon, then added another 30 minutes of pedalling just before tea. This took me to 80 miles. A third trip that day at 9:30 in the evening pushed me on to 89 miles. I completed the formalities on Sunday afternoon, with just over an hour's ride that saw me home with 107 miles in the bag. There was still time for a little extra action in the evening and the usual 35 minute loop meant that I ended the week with 115 miles. Without the distractions of running and the dentist this week, I'd say that you could have comfortably added another 30 miles to the total at least. Oh well, onwards and upwards!
The stats:
Time taken to get 100: 6 hrs 25 m.
Total for 2012: 1903.3
2012 average weekly mileage: 118.95
Consecutive 100s: 15
Miles needed for 6000: 4096.7
Percentage of target reached: 31.7%
With 36 weeks to go, average weekly miles needed for 6000: 113.8
My weekly average tumbles by 0.25 of 1%. On the plus side, the "average needed to get 6000" drops by 0.04 of a mile. Makes all the difference.
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