I just realized that I hadn’t crossed this goal off or updated it for a while, but it was completed. The total number of kilometers for this year by the beginning of October was 1165 km. To be more technical for the summer it would be 1093 km.
It was a lot of fun and I think that it will be a regular thing. I miss biking now that there is snow on the ground. 2 years ago

With a 50 km ride today I passed the halfway mark in my cycling adventures for the summer. Now I’m just over 500 km which makes me really happy. My health is good and my diet is better as well. Cycling is wonderful and taking longer and longer rides is the big difference this time. This is the second long weekend this summer with rides totaling over 100 km. While I’m a bit sore right now, it’s a good, healthy feeling. 2 years ago

Today was a good day with a 59km ride to Kingsport and back with a stop for some gelato (a scoop of green apple with a scoop of banana) and some cheese for pizza and yogurt for lunch this week. It’s great to combine cycling and shopping. With a 17 km ride yesterday that made for a 76 km weekend. Now I’m 337 km toward the goal and I feel great. 2 years ago

It’s a long weekend in Canada (Victoria Day) and I took advantage of the weekend by cycling 69 km on Saturday (the most ever for me for a day) and today, Monday, going another 32 km, which resulted in 101 km over the weekend. It was a bit of a challenge on Saturday and I was somewhat sore and slow on Sunday, but today was good and I also had my best average speed, which was just over 20 km/h. This brings the total for the goal up to 218 km, which is just over 20%. It feels good to get outside and take advantage of nice weather and exercise too.
The ride on Saturday was great with a trip out to Blomidon which is a beautiful place along the ocean, so at the half-way mark Carolyn and I were able to walk on the beach as the tide was out. Then it was back on the bikes for the trip back with a detour to get some gelato and then home to rest for a day before the second ride today that put us over the 100km mark.
2 years ago

Today was a great day for cycling. We rode along the Ridge Road and then went through the beautiful agricultural area around Wolfville. The halfway point was at the beach at Kingsport and on the way back we took a break at Fox Hill where they make cheese and gelato. After some gelato we hit the road again and completed the ride after 3 hours and 58 km. So far I’ve cycled 117 km of my 1000 km goal, and I’m really enjoying it. 3 years ago

I’ve had a bicycle that I’ve used regularly for a couple of years now. Last year I tried to bike 1000km before the end of the summer, but I didn’t make it. I didn’t add it as a goal because I wasn’t thinking about it that much, but one of the reasons that I didn’t do it last year was that I started later and didn’t go very far for about the first month. Then the distances increased, it became more fun and more progress was made.
This year it’s going to be different and now the rides are longer and more frequent, so this is something that I can do this time. Starting at this point (before the summer starts) will make the goal easier to reach. I love riding my bike as it keeps me healthy, lets me see the area around me and gives me a new perspective on where I live. It’s so much fun!
3 years ago