January 19-25
It was cold in the beginning of the week so I rode at lunch time Monday - Thursday.
I did ride in the morning on Friday.
I did my grocery shopping on Saturday.
My car wouldn’t start so I rode my bike to get pizza and fries for the boys. It was only 8 miles but I decided it was enough because it was really windy.
This week 112 miles (Strava 109)
This year 402 miles (Strava 387)
Streak 2,157 days
January 12-18
Not a very good week for mileage.
On Monday, my front tire finally gave up. It was the original tire and tube on the bike. It last just over 14,000 miles.
whiule i was at the bike shop, randy gave me my medal for riding over 3,00 miles in 2025. the app became available in march so i missed 5,000 miles in the app.
I managed to get a new tire on, with much difficulty. But when I went to ride after work, I realized it was not seated correctly. I continued to the bike shop where Randy worked on it for over 20 minutes and got it 95% there. He over inflated the tire to 70 psi when I normally run at 40 though the tire can take up to 65 psi. I didn’t notice any wobbled as I rode home.
I got a normal morning ride on Wednesday.
It was raining on Thursday morning so I rode at lunch.
It was very cold on Friday and I had planned on going to chiropractor at lunch. I did a short ride so Ryan would have to wait and then he decided it was too cold for him to leave the house. (It was 50° by then but he hates to wear pants.)
Saturday was errands.
On Sunday, I rode before lunch because the weather was going to take a turn. I did some errands and also got a #BirthdayMonth treat at Einstein Bagels. I got a free breakfast sandwich which I ate on the bench outside of Sprouts.
This week 99 miles (Strava 98 miles)
This year 289 miles (Strava 277 miles)
Streak 2,150 days
January 5-11
Though the morning were not very cold, they were foggy. I opted to ride at lunch Monday through Thursday.
I did some intervals on Friday.
I did my usual errands on Saturday.
Sunday was haircut day which means pizza with Andy. He opted to ride bike to Wiregrass. He hasn’t ridden in 11 months and is out of shape. We had to stop several times for him to rest. I rode my e-bike with the motor off. It is heavy and not easy to ride so slow.
We went to 900º Wood Fire Pizza because it had started to rain. I was hoping it might stop by the time we were finished but it did not. I gave Andy my rain cape and he rode home. I continued to Publix for groceries. And since it was my birthday, I stopped at Starbucks for a Frappuccino. I got fries at McDonald’s for the boys and made it home about 10 minutes before Andy did. The rain cape helped but he got wet. And he never complained.
This week 114 miles (Strava 110)
This year 188 miles (Strava 180)
Streak 2,142 days
December 29-January 04
I saw that I was close to 6,000 miles for the years so I had to go for it. I had Tuesday afternoon off for an appointment that had been canceled. I rode down to Oliver’s to use my gift card then around Tampa Palms. I had plans to ride farther but the wind was draining my battery.
I finished December with 544 miles and 2025 with 6,002 miles
I had a decent ride on New Year’s Day of 21 miles.
i start enjoying my birthday treats a bit early. i went to bruster’s and got a heath bar blaster
I rode errands on Saturday and Sunday.
This week 134 miles (Strava 127 miles)
This year 73.2 miles (Strava 69.6 miles)
Streak 2,136 days
December 22-28
Holiday week!
I couldn’t take the week off so I rode at lunch on Monday and Tuesday. We had Wednesday off so I did some errands for stocking stuffers.
cows were the most exciting this to look at on my rides
I rode 21 miles on Christmas Day.
I took a half day off on Friday and did the first 2 of my grocery trips; Aldi & Sprouts.
I rode to Target and Publix on Saturday.
I saw that I was 90 miles shy of 6,000 so I rode 31 miles on Sunday. I did it without a long stop, just traffic lights and to photograph the cows. My battery was down to 10% when I got home.
This week 137 miles (Strava 132 miles)
This year 5,941 miles (Strava 5,713 miles)
Streak 2.129 days
December 15-21
The beginning of the week was cold but it warmed up enough by Thursday to ride in the morning again. I do prefer to ride in daylight and be able to look at things other than the 20’ cones of light in front of my bike. But it is also nice to have the workout done before I start work.
I did errands on Saturday and Sunday.
This week 110 miles (Strava 105)
This year 5,803 miles (Strava 5,581)
Streak 2,122 days
December 8-14
It was cold this week and I rode at lunch time.
I rode to the post office on Tuesday since I had the afternoon off.
I did my usual errands on Saturday.
This week (Strava 122 miles)
This year 5,693 miles (Strava 5,476 miles)
Streak 2,115 days
Dec 1-7
The weather was OK this week. It was chilly on Thursday and I got lazy and rode at lunch.
I did errands on Saturday and Sunday.
This week 105 miles(Strava 100)
This year 5564 miles (Strava 5353)
Streak 2108 days
November 24-30
This week was different. I ended up working three half days with Thursday and Friday off for Thanksgiving. I didn’t ride in the mornings even though the temperatures were not very low.
I rode usually after lunch. I did some errands and some longer rides. Nothing longer than 21 miles.
I strained my left quad on Saturday doing squats. (Being old sucks.) It wasn’t happy every time I started riding after a stop but was fine once I got going.
This week 130 miles (Strava 125)
This month 524 miles
This year 5,458 miles (Strava 5,253)
Streak 2,101 days
November 17-23
On Monday, I rode to have a mammogram. On Tuesday, I rode for a hair appointment and to have the chain and cassette replaced on my bike.
I rode in the morning before work the rest of the week. Only Friday was a bit cool.
I did grocery shopping on Saturday to Publix and Sprouts.
I did the final Coffeeneuring ride on Sunday. I went to the farthest Starbucks I thought I could travel with my e-bike.
This week 125 miles (Strava 120)
This year 5,328 miles (Strava 5,128)
Streak 1,094 days
