The 30 Days of Biking, By the Numbers

September was the second “30 Days of Biking” event. As I posted way back on August 31, I gave it a go, having successfully completed the first 30DoB in April.

Thanks to good weather, a great bike, a wonderful commuting route, lots of excellent road riding right near the house, and the bit of incentive that the event itself creates, I successfully rode every day in September  – and more importantly, I enjoyed it. The numbers:

Number of rides (counting each back-and-forth commute as one): 33
Total mileage: 282 miles
Total commuting mileage: 90.4 miles (average ride length: 4.3 miles)
Total training/fitness mileage: 181.1 miles (average ride length: 20.12 miles)
Total other mileage (errands, riding with the girls): 10.5 miles
Shortest ride: 2 miles with Genevieve on Saturday, September 25
Longest ride: 90 miles on gravel on Friday, September 17
Worst ride: a 2-mile ride home in a cold downpour on Wednesday, September 22
Best rides: the 90-miler, the 2-miler with Vivi, and a 2-mile ride home through the Arb after dark yesterday

For a variety of practical and – let’s just admit it – narcissistic reasons, I’ll keep riding to work all fall and winter, though now that the pressure of the 30DoB has been lifted, I can occasionally take the car (or, more likely, get a ride from the family) without feeling too bad – and to find another way to get in my weekend workouts.