As if publicly stating my mileage goal for the year is 3000 miles, or roughly double what I managed to ride last year, isn’t incentive enough, I didn’t last a full week of group rides without exclaiming, with several people in earshot, that I wanted to be able to keep up with the fast group for a full ride by the end of the season. I HOPE it’s not a goal that’s completely out of reach for me, because right now I can only hang on for 5-7 miles, usually at above 20 MPH, before I get dropped. Guess I’ve got a lot of work left to do!
As for the total distance goal of 3000 miles, I’ve ridden about 500 miles so far this year. If I assume the full riding season lasts from now through the end of September, or 25 weeks, I need to increase my weekly mileage from my recent average of 83 to around 100. That’ll require some attention on my part, but it certainly won’t be a stretch, especially since I’m within 20% of my goal mileage per week, and I haven’t even done any rides longer than 36 miles!