Week 31 (w/e 5 August 2012)
Miles: 162.3
Total: 3914.8
Monday, 6 August 2012
Monday, 30 July 2012
2012 Week 30
Week 30 (w/e 29 July 2012)
Miles: 166.4
Another great week. By the end of play on Sunday evening I was only 0.9 of a mile off matching my best score of the year so far. By that time I'd already done several more miles than I intended in the darkness anyway and I'd had enough. Otherwise I would have jumped back on the bike for another mile to get the record.
The stats:
Time taken to get 100: 6 hrs 31 m.
Total for 2012: 3752.5
2012 average weekly mileage: 125.08
Consecutive 100s: 29
Miles needed for 6000: 2247.5
Percentage of target reached: 62.54%
With 22 weeks to go, average weekly miles needed for 6000: 102.16
A very slow time to get to 100 miles this week, but I was on litter picking duty for most of the days, as I'll reveal tomorrow. The second 150+ week on the trot sets a new high in the weekly average. I also chopped another chunk off the average miles needed from now until the end of the year to achieve the goal of 6000 miles: 2.79 miles this week. Actually, if I hit the target of 148 miles in the next week I'll get that average below the psychologically important 100 miles mark. Now there's something to aim for.
Brand New Weekly Stat
How was 1998 getting on?
1998 Week 30.
Miles: 100.4.
Total: 3623.4
Difference: +129.1
That's a handy lead to have at this time of the year.
Miles: 166.4
Another great week. By the end of play on Sunday evening I was only 0.9 of a mile off matching my best score of the year so far. By that time I'd already done several more miles than I intended in the darkness anyway and I'd had enough. Otherwise I would have jumped back on the bike for another mile to get the record.
The stats:
Time taken to get 100: 6 hrs 31 m.
Total for 2012: 3752.5
2012 average weekly mileage: 125.08
Consecutive 100s: 29
Miles needed for 6000: 2247.5
Percentage of target reached: 62.54%
With 22 weeks to go, average weekly miles needed for 6000: 102.16
A very slow time to get to 100 miles this week, but I was on litter picking duty for most of the days, as I'll reveal tomorrow. The second 150+ week on the trot sets a new high in the weekly average. I also chopped another chunk off the average miles needed from now until the end of the year to achieve the goal of 6000 miles: 2.79 miles this week. Actually, if I hit the target of 148 miles in the next week I'll get that average below the psychologically important 100 miles mark. Now there's something to aim for.
Brand New Weekly Stat
How was 1998 getting on?
1998 Week 30.
Miles: 100.4.
Total: 3623.4
Difference: +129.1
That's a handy lead to have at this time of the year.
Monday, 23 July 2012
2012 Week 29
Week 29 (w/e 22 July 2012)
Miles: 157.3
I don't want to get too far behind with updating this blog so I'm going to add a couple of cut-down entries with just the figures for the last few weeks. I can always come back later and add a photo and a lengthier description of how the action unfolded. But for now:
The stats:
Time taken to get 100: 6 hrs 12 m.
Total for 2012: 3586.1
2012 average weekly mileage: 123.65
Consecutive 100s: 28
Miles needed for 6000: 2413.9
Percentage of target reached: 59.76%
With 23 weeks to go, average weekly miles needed for 6000: 104.95
A good week for me. This was the second quickest 100 of the year. Not surprisingly the total meant that I pushed the weekly average to a new high. It was also pleasing to lop a chunk off the average miles needed from now until the end of the year to achieve the goal of 6000 miles: 2.18 miles in fact.
Brand New Weekly Stat
Since I've got 1998 breathing down my neck, I thought I'd start adding the figures from the equivalent week back then to see how close it's getting to overtaking me.
1998 Week 29.
Miles: 123.5.
Total: 3523
Difference: +63.1
Miles: 157.3
I don't want to get too far behind with updating this blog so I'm going to add a couple of cut-down entries with just the figures for the last few weeks. I can always come back later and add a photo and a lengthier description of how the action unfolded. But for now:
The stats:
Time taken to get 100: 6 hrs 12 m.
Total for 2012: 3586.1
2012 average weekly mileage: 123.65
Consecutive 100s: 28
Miles needed for 6000: 2413.9
Percentage of target reached: 59.76%
With 23 weeks to go, average weekly miles needed for 6000: 104.95
A good week for me. This was the second quickest 100 of the year. Not surprisingly the total meant that I pushed the weekly average to a new high. It was also pleasing to lop a chunk off the average miles needed from now until the end of the year to achieve the goal of 6000 miles: 2.18 miles in fact.
Brand New Weekly Stat
Since I've got 1998 breathing down my neck, I thought I'd start adding the figures from the equivalent week back then to see how close it's getting to overtaking me.
1998 Week 29.
Miles: 123.5.
Total: 3523
Difference: +63.1
Tuesday, 17 July 2012
2012 - Week 28 Graph
Another four weeks on, here's how the race is looking:
I'm genuinely amazed that I've still got a lead over 1998. Not by much though, as you can see by the way the lines almost converge at the top right-hand side of the graph.
Over these four weeks I added 527.9 miles this year. That's just 2 miles less in total than the previous four weeks. Blimey, that's either a show of consistency or - more likely - evidence of how my cycling activities have become regimented and predictable in terms of when I get out and how far I go, week in, week out. Either way, it's an average of 131.97 per week. 1998 yielded 560.1 at 140.02 miles per week in the same period.
The leads currently stand so:
1998 - 29.3
2009 - 424.7
So what do I need to keep ahead this time? In 1998, weeks 29 - 32 yielded 559.2 miles at an average of 139.8 per week. That's only 0.8 miles less than the previous four weeks. What was I saying about consistency? This was 14 years ago too. The individual weekly scores were 123.5, 100.4, 190.7 and 144.6. That low second score will help me in the chase, although I clearly made up for it the next week. The new target to aim for is thus 3958.8 miles, so that's a target of adding another 530 miles exactly at an average of 132.5 every week. That's 8 miles more per week than last time.
Continuing with last week's bonus, here's the graph showing the relative performances of 1998 and 2012 so far.
Fingers crossed that the graph still looks like this next time, eh readers?
Over these four weeks I added 527.9 miles this year. That's just 2 miles less in total than the previous four weeks. Blimey, that's either a show of consistency or - more likely - evidence of how my cycling activities have become regimented and predictable in terms of when I get out and how far I go, week in, week out. Either way, it's an average of 131.97 per week. 1998 yielded 560.1 at 140.02 miles per week in the same period.
The leads currently stand so:
1998 - 29.3
2009 - 424.7
So what do I need to keep ahead this time? In 1998, weeks 29 - 32 yielded 559.2 miles at an average of 139.8 per week. That's only 0.8 miles less than the previous four weeks. What was I saying about consistency? This was 14 years ago too. The individual weekly scores were 123.5, 100.4, 190.7 and 144.6. That low second score will help me in the chase, although I clearly made up for it the next week. The new target to aim for is thus 3958.8 miles, so that's a target of adding another 530 miles exactly at an average of 132.5 every week. That's 8 miles more per week than last time.
Continuing with last week's bonus, here's the graph showing the relative performances of 1998 and 2012 so far.
Monday, 16 July 2012
2012 Week 28
Week 28 (w/e 15 July 2012)
Miles: 124.4
An overcast Monday afternoon brightened after a few hours so I got the week underway with the usual hour-long trundle towards teatime, getting back with 15.5 miles on the clock. Another half an hour or so later in the evening took the total for the day to 24 miles. A decent start usually helps. Tuesday afternoon was drizzly. This discouraged me from going out on the bike at the usual time, although hindsight dug me in the ribs and told me that I could have got 40 minutes of rain-free pedalling done if I'd really bothered. At least I got the bike out later in the evening, adding another 8 miles to the total with the familiar loop into the countryside. That would be 34 miles done then. Wednesday's weather followed the same pattern as the day before, with a drizzly afternoon but fine evening. I took myself out for an hour in the late afternoon anyway, rolling homeward with 48 miles. Later on I topped this up with another half an hour / 8 mile trip, so Wednesday closed with me sporting a total of 56 miles. More than halfway to the target then. Good.
Thursday. The sun came out. Oh joy! An hour's effort in the warm and hazy afternoon pushed the total along to 71 miles. In the evening I went to the pub instead, when I would have otherwise added 8 more miles to that. Never mind eh? On Friday afternoon I took a trip to Halifax to see the group Low play in the Minster there. It was belting down with rain when I set off anyway, so it's debatable whether I would have got any cycling done had I not gone over there. Perhaps half an hour in the evening at most.
Into the weekend I ploughed, requiring another 29 miles to get the obligatory ton under my belt. Saturday's weather was good. The sun was on show again. Wow! I got an hour's cycling done once I'd arrived back home. Although it was sunny, there was quite a breeze coming in from the west that slowed me down a bit. I got back with 87 miles. I would have surely added a few more miles in the evening, but it was time for a Saturday night pub crawl again. So that was that. Sunday arrived and I needed another 13 miles to stumble over the finishing line. Fortunately the weather was good and I was in the mood to push on a bit as well. I went out for 75 minutes late in the afternoon. This saw me home with 106 miles. I launched myself back out there at 9:25 in the evening, resolved at the very least to get to 118 miles for the week. Once I got out there I found myself in something of a groove and so kept going for longer than I originally intended. It was one of those evenings. I eventually came back home over an hour later in the dark with 124 miles in total, having added 37 on the day. That score meant that I nudged my 2012 average a fraction higher, which was a bonus.
The stats:
Time taken to get 100: 6 hrs 15 m.
Total for 2012: 3428.8
2012 average weekly mileage: 122.45
Consecutive 100s: 27
Miles needed for 6000: 2571.2
Percentage of target reached: 57.14%
With 24 weeks to go, average weekly miles needed for 6000: 107.13
As mentioned above, this total set a new high in the year average.
I was tempted to include this week as one of those that get the label of could have done better but having thought about it, the extra miles I did on Sunday night made up for the 8 that I missed out on on Thursday night when I went to the pub instead, if not Saturday night as well.
This completes another four week period, so the next update will be the review. Will I have done enough to keep 1998 at bay?
Miles: 124.4
An overcast Monday afternoon brightened after a few hours so I got the week underway with the usual hour-long trundle towards teatime, getting back with 15.5 miles on the clock. Another half an hour or so later in the evening took the total for the day to 24 miles. A decent start usually helps. Tuesday afternoon was drizzly. This discouraged me from going out on the bike at the usual time, although hindsight dug me in the ribs and told me that I could have got 40 minutes of rain-free pedalling done if I'd really bothered. At least I got the bike out later in the evening, adding another 8 miles to the total with the familiar loop into the countryside. That would be 34 miles done then. Wednesday's weather followed the same pattern as the day before, with a drizzly afternoon but fine evening. I took myself out for an hour in the late afternoon anyway, rolling homeward with 48 miles. Later on I topped this up with another half an hour / 8 mile trip, so Wednesday closed with me sporting a total of 56 miles. More than halfway to the target then. Good.
Thursday. The sun came out. Oh joy! An hour's effort in the warm and hazy afternoon pushed the total along to 71 miles. In the evening I went to the pub instead, when I would have otherwise added 8 more miles to that. Never mind eh? On Friday afternoon I took a trip to Halifax to see the group Low play in the Minster there. It was belting down with rain when I set off anyway, so it's debatable whether I would have got any cycling done had I not gone over there. Perhaps half an hour in the evening at most.
Into the weekend I ploughed, requiring another 29 miles to get the obligatory ton under my belt. Saturday's weather was good. The sun was on show again. Wow! I got an hour's cycling done once I'd arrived back home. Although it was sunny, there was quite a breeze coming in from the west that slowed me down a bit. I got back with 87 miles. I would have surely added a few more miles in the evening, but it was time for a Saturday night pub crawl again. So that was that. Sunday arrived and I needed another 13 miles to stumble over the finishing line. Fortunately the weather was good and I was in the mood to push on a bit as well. I went out for 75 minutes late in the afternoon. This saw me home with 106 miles. I launched myself back out there at 9:25 in the evening, resolved at the very least to get to 118 miles for the week. Once I got out there I found myself in something of a groove and so kept going for longer than I originally intended. It was one of those evenings. I eventually came back home over an hour later in the dark with 124 miles in total, having added 37 on the day. That score meant that I nudged my 2012 average a fraction higher, which was a bonus.
The stats:
Time taken to get 100: 6 hrs 15 m.
Total for 2012: 3428.8
2012 average weekly mileage: 122.45
Consecutive 100s: 27
Miles needed for 6000: 2571.2
Percentage of target reached: 57.14%
With 24 weeks to go, average weekly miles needed for 6000: 107.13
As mentioned above, this total set a new high in the year average.
I was tempted to include this week as one of those that get the label of could have done better but having thought about it, the extra miles I did on Sunday night made up for the 8 that I missed out on on Thursday night when I went to the pub instead, if not Saturday night as well.
This completes another four week period, so the next update will be the review. Will I have done enough to keep 1998 at bay?
Monday, 9 July 2012
2012 Week 27
Week 27 (w/e 8 July 2012)
Miles: 131.2
Oi! July's rolling away so get your finger out and catch up with the last few weeks of entries - Ed.
Sorry, boss. Here we go. The first full week of July didn't show much improvement with the weather from the last week of June. There were still plenty of showers around. Ho hum. On the plus side, Euro 2012 had ended so there would be no more distractions from that direction to stop me dragging my bones out on the bike. Sadly, Monday proved to be a washout. It wasn't a day where it rained constantly, more of one of those annoying days when heavy showers turn up just when you think the roads will have dried out sufficiently for it to be time to get the wheels rolling. It was coming down steadily at 4 for a couple of hours, which nobbled my usual cycling time there, then it happened again mid-evening. So that meant a zero. Moving on, Tuesday was overcast but fine, so I was able to get the weekly run chase underway in the afternoon with a 14 miler. The usual half an hour in the evening pushed this along to 22 miles. Wednesday saw showers again early in the afternoon - showers that returned a few hours later, scuppering my plan to get out on the bike. At least the evening was dry, so I took myself out at 9 pm for an hour, rolling home with 41 miles.
At least the weather perked up on Thursday. Hazy sunshine was the order of the day. Well, the afternoon at least. I got an hour's pedaling done before tea, taking myself to 58 miles in the process. A heavy shower passed over at 9 pm but it soon cleared up, allowing me to dash out again to add another 8 miles to the total (so 66 then). Friday afternoon was blustery and grey with... yes, more showers here and there. With one eye on the rain radar I went out on the bike an hour earlier than I normally do, so as to avoid the bands of rain that I could see moving in. Half an hour's ride took me to 74 miles. I encountered some spots of rain in the air on the way, but nothing more substantial. After calling in back home for a quick coffee break, I sprang out again twenty minutes later while the going was good. The steadier rain was just arriving as I raced back home, but I made it back with 81 miles without getting a soaking. The weather cleared up in the evening so I was able to do another 8 mile loop which made the earlier frantic rush seem a little silly. At least I pushed the score along to 90 miles.
Into the weekend, and Saturday was sunny! I was due to drive over to Hebden Bridge in the late afternoon to go and see the Stephen Holt-fronted Inspiral Carpets there, so before getting ready I dashed out on a 12 mile ride that at least saw me creep over the 100 mile mark - to 102, as it happened. Unfortunately, mechanical failure meant that I never even made it into Yorkshire, never mind to Hebden. Damn it. Oh well, Sunday's weather was at least pleasantly sunny in a hazy kind of way, so I got just under an hour's worth of cycling done in the later afternoon that took me to 117 miles. I was in the mood to push on a bit for the final ride of the week, so at 9 pm I got out for close to another hour with the result that I came home with a total of 131 miles. Considering that I'd spent most of the week dodging showers, this wasn't a bad result.
The stats:
Time taken to get 100: 6 hrs 11 m.
Total for 2012: 3304.4
2012 average weekly mileage: 122.38
Consecutive 100s: 26
Miles needed for 6000: 2695.6
Percentage of target reached: 55.07%
With 25 weeks to go, average weekly miles needed for 6000: 107.82
I was quite surprised this week to find that I'd smashed the record for the fastest time to get 100. I'd shaved four whole minutes off the previous record, one that I only set two weeks previously (and matched last week). Crikey. I also nudged my 2012 weekly average to a new high.
While I'm here, last week I reached the 26th week of the year, which is the halfway point as far as my cycling calendar is concerned. Out of interest I thought I'd compare the performance of 1998 with the current year. In the first half of 1998 I managed 3072.9 miles at an average of 118.18. As you can see if you scroll down, this year it's been 3173.2 at 122.04 per week. The second half of 1998 was significantly better: 4108.1 miles at an average of 158 per week exactly. Phew, that will take some beating.
Miles: 131.2
Sorry, boss. Here we go. The first full week of July didn't show much improvement with the weather from the last week of June. There were still plenty of showers around. Ho hum. On the plus side, Euro 2012 had ended so there would be no more distractions from that direction to stop me dragging my bones out on the bike. Sadly, Monday proved to be a washout. It wasn't a day where it rained constantly, more of one of those annoying days when heavy showers turn up just when you think the roads will have dried out sufficiently for it to be time to get the wheels rolling. It was coming down steadily at 4 for a couple of hours, which nobbled my usual cycling time there, then it happened again mid-evening. So that meant a zero. Moving on, Tuesday was overcast but fine, so I was able to get the weekly run chase underway in the afternoon with a 14 miler. The usual half an hour in the evening pushed this along to 22 miles. Wednesday saw showers again early in the afternoon - showers that returned a few hours later, scuppering my plan to get out on the bike. At least the evening was dry, so I took myself out at 9 pm for an hour, rolling home with 41 miles.
At least the weather perked up on Thursday. Hazy sunshine was the order of the day. Well, the afternoon at least. I got an hour's pedaling done before tea, taking myself to 58 miles in the process. A heavy shower passed over at 9 pm but it soon cleared up, allowing me to dash out again to add another 8 miles to the total (so 66 then). Friday afternoon was blustery and grey with... yes, more showers here and there. With one eye on the rain radar I went out on the bike an hour earlier than I normally do, so as to avoid the bands of rain that I could see moving in. Half an hour's ride took me to 74 miles. I encountered some spots of rain in the air on the way, but nothing more substantial. After calling in back home for a quick coffee break, I sprang out again twenty minutes later while the going was good. The steadier rain was just arriving as I raced back home, but I made it back with 81 miles without getting a soaking. The weather cleared up in the evening so I was able to do another 8 mile loop which made the earlier frantic rush seem a little silly. At least I pushed the score along to 90 miles.
Into the weekend, and Saturday was sunny! I was due to drive over to Hebden Bridge in the late afternoon to go and see the Stephen Holt-fronted Inspiral Carpets there, so before getting ready I dashed out on a 12 mile ride that at least saw me creep over the 100 mile mark - to 102, as it happened. Unfortunately, mechanical failure meant that I never even made it into Yorkshire, never mind to Hebden. Damn it. Oh well, Sunday's weather was at least pleasantly sunny in a hazy kind of way, so I got just under an hour's worth of cycling done in the later afternoon that took me to 117 miles. I was in the mood to push on a bit for the final ride of the week, so at 9 pm I got out for close to another hour with the result that I came home with a total of 131 miles. Considering that I'd spent most of the week dodging showers, this wasn't a bad result.
The stats:
Time taken to get 100: 6 hrs 11 m.
Total for 2012: 3304.4
2012 average weekly mileage: 122.38
Consecutive 100s: 26
Miles needed for 6000: 2695.6
Percentage of target reached: 55.07%
With 25 weeks to go, average weekly miles needed for 6000: 107.82
I was quite surprised this week to find that I'd smashed the record for the fastest time to get 100. I'd shaved four whole minutes off the previous record, one that I only set two weeks previously (and matched last week). Crikey. I also nudged my 2012 weekly average to a new high.
While I'm here, last week I reached the 26th week of the year, which is the halfway point as far as my cycling calendar is concerned. Out of interest I thought I'd compare the performance of 1998 with the current year. In the first half of 1998 I managed 3072.9 miles at an average of 118.18. As you can see if you scroll down, this year it's been 3173.2 at 122.04 per week. The second half of 1998 was significantly better: 4108.1 miles at an average of 158 per week exactly. Phew, that will take some beating.
Monday, 2 July 2012
2012 Week 26
Week 26 (w/e 1 July 2012)
Miles: 147.1
The start of a new week and time once more to reset the odometer to zero and begin all over again.
Monday afternoon was overcast but fine. By 5 pm the clouds had gone and the sun was shining, so an hour's cycling then yielded 16 miles. Another 30 minutes worth in the evening took me to 24 miles. It's always good to start the week with a decent foundation. Tuesday afternoon was grey with sporadic drizzle. Urgh. Despite this I got out for the best part of an hour, rolling home with 38 miles. The evening was fine but grey. I should have gone out again to add another 8 miles to the total but instead I took up the offer of going to the pub. The weather on Wednesday was much improved, with hazy sunshine. An hour's ride in the late afternoon took me to 54 miles. In the evening I watched Portugal v Spain play their Euro 2012 semi-final. What a dull spectacle! I was so bored at full time that I decided to go out on my bike again rather than sit through another turgid period of extra time. I got back with 62 miles, just as the penalty shoot out had ended, extinguishing Portugal's hopes in the process.
Thursday afternoon was menaced by heavy showers. I watched them scudding in on the rain radar with some dismay. But by 4 pm the skies had cleared and the sun was back out, so I squeezed in almost an hour's cycling. I'd reached 76 miles. In the evening I settled down to watched the other semi-final in the Euro tournament, Germany v Italy. With the match over in normal time, I decided to go out to the pub again rather than top up the day's mileage. Tsk, twice in a week. Friday was soon upon me. It was a mostly sunny day, but a fierce gale was blowing in from the south west. An hour of pedalling in the late afternoon saw me to 92 miles by tea time. With the target in sight I dashed out again later in the evening and came gliding home 35 minutes later with 101 miles in the bag. Another century week chalked off.
Saturday. The final day of June closed the month with a reminder of what we'd had for much of the preceding four weeks - grey skies, blustery wind and occasional showers. Farewell June, you won't be missed. The drizzle delayed my customary Saturday afternoon trip into town, but I made it there a little later than usual. Having returned home I then dashed out for another 30 minutes, advancing to 120 miles in the process. In the evening I'd arranged a trip to a pub or two. Had this not been the case, inevitably I would have added a few more miles to the total. The weather on Sunday was generally sunny, but the brisk wind took the edge off the temperature. Once my post-beer night weariness had eased, I got out on my bike for just under an hour. Moving to 133 in the process, I returned home to watch Spain thrash Italy in the Euro 2012 final. Once the match was over I shot out for the final ride of the week. I was in the mood to push on a bit despite the lateness of the hour, so ended up rolling home just before 11 pm with 147 miles.
In conclusion, a good performance this week but it felt about 24 miles light due to those three pub visits. Having a social life can be such a drawback.
The stats:
Time taken to get 100: 6 hrs 15 m.
Total for 2012: 3173.2
2012 average weekly mileage: 122.04
Consecutive 100s: 25
Miles needed for 6000: 2826.8
Percentage of target reached: 52.88%
With 26 weeks to go, average weekly miles needed for 6000: 108.72
This week I matched my record quickest time to get 100 miles done, a record I only set last week. This week's total also saw my target average drop below 110 for the first time this year. All good stuff.
Miles: 147.1
Monday afternoon was overcast but fine. By 5 pm the clouds had gone and the sun was shining, so an hour's cycling then yielded 16 miles. Another 30 minutes worth in the evening took me to 24 miles. It's always good to start the week with a decent foundation. Tuesday afternoon was grey with sporadic drizzle. Urgh. Despite this I got out for the best part of an hour, rolling home with 38 miles. The evening was fine but grey. I should have gone out again to add another 8 miles to the total but instead I took up the offer of going to the pub. The weather on Wednesday was much improved, with hazy sunshine. An hour's ride in the late afternoon took me to 54 miles. In the evening I watched Portugal v Spain play their Euro 2012 semi-final. What a dull spectacle! I was so bored at full time that I decided to go out on my bike again rather than sit through another turgid period of extra time. I got back with 62 miles, just as the penalty shoot out had ended, extinguishing Portugal's hopes in the process.
Thursday afternoon was menaced by heavy showers. I watched them scudding in on the rain radar with some dismay. But by 4 pm the skies had cleared and the sun was back out, so I squeezed in almost an hour's cycling. I'd reached 76 miles. In the evening I settled down to watched the other semi-final in the Euro tournament, Germany v Italy. With the match over in normal time, I decided to go out to the pub again rather than top up the day's mileage. Tsk, twice in a week. Friday was soon upon me. It was a mostly sunny day, but a fierce gale was blowing in from the south west. An hour of pedalling in the late afternoon saw me to 92 miles by tea time. With the target in sight I dashed out again later in the evening and came gliding home 35 minutes later with 101 miles in the bag. Another century week chalked off.
Saturday. The final day of June closed the month with a reminder of what we'd had for much of the preceding four weeks - grey skies, blustery wind and occasional showers. Farewell June, you won't be missed. The drizzle delayed my customary Saturday afternoon trip into town, but I made it there a little later than usual. Having returned home I then dashed out for another 30 minutes, advancing to 120 miles in the process. In the evening I'd arranged a trip to a pub or two. Had this not been the case, inevitably I would have added a few more miles to the total. The weather on Sunday was generally sunny, but the brisk wind took the edge off the temperature. Once my post-beer night weariness had eased, I got out on my bike for just under an hour. Moving to 133 in the process, I returned home to watch Spain thrash Italy in the Euro 2012 final. Once the match was over I shot out for the final ride of the week. I was in the mood to push on a bit despite the lateness of the hour, so ended up rolling home just before 11 pm with 147 miles.
In conclusion, a good performance this week but it felt about 24 miles light due to those three pub visits. Having a social life can be such a drawback.
The stats:
Time taken to get 100: 6 hrs 15 m.
Total for 2012: 3173.2
2012 average weekly mileage: 122.04
Consecutive 100s: 25
Miles needed for 6000: 2826.8
Percentage of target reached: 52.88%
With 26 weeks to go, average weekly miles needed for 6000: 108.72
This week I matched my record quickest time to get 100 miles done, a record I only set last week. This week's total also saw my target average drop below 110 for the first time this year. All good stuff.
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