2015 Week 5

Week 5 (w/e 1 February 2015)
Miles: 103.3

It was harder work getting the 100 done this week due to the weather, which turned wintry from Wednesday onwards. Fortunately, occasional sleet was as bad as it got around here. I headed into the weekend with 80 miles. Luckily, the weekend weather was clear and cold, so I was able to bag the ton with my last ride of the week on Sunday night.

The stats
Time taken to get 100: 6 hrs 53 mins
Average speed for 100: 14.5 mph
Total for 2015: 505.7
2015 average weekly mileage: 101.14
Consecutive 100s: 4
Miles needed for 6000: 5494.3
Percentage of target reached: 8.42%
Required average weekly mileage: 116.9

I maintain my lead of the chasing pack:

Week 5 totals
2015 - 505.7
2014 - 483.2
2012 - 477.7
2013 - 451
1998 - 351.5

2015 - Week 4 Graph

2015 - Week 4 Graph

Graph for the four weeks 1 - 4:

For the time being, the graphs I'll add will just contain the last four year's output. Since 2012, each year has started in a broadly similar fashion. It's only going to be around week 13 / 14 that 1998 suddenly looms into view.

Total figures after four weeks:

2015 - 402.4
2014 - 373.1
2012 - 362.4
2013 - 347.5

It's a good feeling to be unexpectedly leading the pack.

2015 Week 4

Week 4 (w/e 25 January 2015)
Miles: 124.5

Best score of the year so far and 100 #3. I got the 100 done on Saturday, so I had a day so spare. To boot, my average weekly mileage reaches 100 in quick time.

The stats
Time taken to get 100: 6 hrs 54 mins
Average speed for 100: 14.48 mph
Total for 2015: 402.4
2015 average weekly mileage: 100.6
Consecutive 100s: 3
Miles needed for 6000: 5597.6
Percentage of target reached: 6.73%
Required average weekly mileage: 116.62

After having a look at the stats, I was genuinely staggered to find that as of week 4, my performance in 2015 is leading the pack! In other words, I've cycled more miles at this stage this year than I've managed before. It's a good feeling. I set a record in 2013 when I did 100 miles in the first two weeks of the year for the first time ever. However, I wasn't able to sustain that great start and weeks 3 and 4 of that year were not hundred weeks (the next ton arrived in week 5 and I never looked back). Having started this year with a 67 and then posted three consecutive 100s, I'm ahead of my closest rival (2014) by 29.3. Those totals:

Week 4 totals
2015 - 402.4
2014 - 373.1
2012 - 362.4
2013 - 347.5
2009 - 237.8

2015 Week 3

Week 3 (w/e 18 January 2015)
Miles: 106.6

The second 100 of the year!

The stats
Time taken to get 100: 7 hrs 2 mins
Average speed for 100: 14.20 mph
Total for 2015: 277.9
2015 average weekly mileage: 92.63
Consecutive 100s: 2
Miles needed for 6000: 5722.1
Percentage of target reached: 4.63%
Required average weekly mileage: 116.78

2015 Week 2

Week 2 (w/e 11 January 2015)
Miles: 104.3

The first 100 of the year!

The stats
Time taken to get 100: 7 hrs 11 mins
Average speed for 100: 13.93 mph
Total for 2015: 171.3
2015 average weekly mileage: 85.65
Consecutive 100s: 1
Miles needed for 6000: 5828.7
Percentage of target reached: 2.855%
Required average weekly mileage: 116.57

2015 Week 1

Week 1 (w/e 4 January 2015)
Miles: 67

Another year, another target of 6000 to chase down.

The stats
Time taken to get 100: N/a
Total for 2014: 67
2015 average weekly mileage: 67
Consecutive 100s: 0
Miles needed for 6000: 5933
Percentage of target reached: 1.116%
Required average weekly mileage: 116.33

2014: The Year In Review

2014: Review Of The Year

6267.3 miles at an average of 120.52 per week.

Full statto-tastic breakdown to follow this week.