5,000miles - realistic?

[Marcellus]

I've been crap on riding lately as I've had no real target so thought is 5,000miles in a year realistically achievable or not?

Has anyone else set themselves an annual target, if so what?

[agentnomad]

Not too hard

I ride to work and back most days and do some racing on the track and got 5,000mile this year work shifts for 7 months as well which stopped me riding to work (12hr shifts) last year I did 9,000 worked days all year and rode to work and raced on the road and track.

So t is not too hard
5,000 per year equals 417 per month, 96 per week, and 14 per day (for round numbers)

[duff]

Really depends if you're commuting, that helps get a lot if miles in.

I was on course for over 5k this year but cracked the frame on my good bike in early Oct, it took an age to sort out and my winter bike was in bits so I was on the MTB more which limits miles. Then I was ill and didn't ride for 2 weeks, I've only done 450 miles in the last 3 months, 4200 total for the year.

My aim was to do a century ride every month, I managed it up until June. July and August I had stuff on every weekend and then other things got in the way after that.

[BadgerBenji]

Depends if quantity means sacrificing quality.

What's your goals for the year or is it just the most miles you can clock up?

[Marcellus]

I was thinking that the only target is the miles; I work for myself, the office is at home so I have no "reason/purpose" to ride, or even go out except to give the dog her walks.

So was thinking the target of the 14/100/416 would give me an objective/target/purpose.

[Daveyraveygravey]

I've got 99 left to do in 3 days, which sounds very do-able but the forecast Mon/Tue is awful so going for it tomorrow!!

[JEA1K]

Daveyraveygravey said:

I've got 99 left to do in 3 days, which sounds very do-able but the forecast Mon/Tue is awful so going for it tomorrow!!

I've got about 120 left to do in 3 days ... like you, normally not an issue but weather looks gash.

[anonymous-user]

5000 miles (or 8000kms!) should be doable given your circumstances, if work is home, why not get an early morning "commute" in during the summer months if you can find a good quiet 10-15 mile route to ride before work. 50 miles a week, 200+ a month.... then just throw in a good long ride (sportive/audax for inspiration) at the weekend and you'll rack up the miles.

[TheFungle]

Easy enough if you are dedicated and keep it up at a rate of 'little and often', IMO if you do little mid-week riding and end up relying on monster weekend rides it will be all the more difficult.

[KenC]

My year will end at 4,700 miles after achieving over 110% of my target of 4,250 miles. I'm really regretting not adding 1 mile a day to get over the 5,000 mile mark.

[Grandfondo]

An old boy in my club is always over 10k miles and was over 2k miles at the end of January this year!

[TheLemming]

Definitely doable...

I started riding in April and steadily increased the amount I've been doing month by month, week by week as my fitness level climbed.

I'm about to hit 3k miles for the year, a thousand of that has been the last five weeks.
300 of that is this week (including tomorrows sportive).

By contrast I did just over 300 miles in April may and June all together...

[WinstonWolf]

I've done 3200 since June so I'd say yes...

[lynus2004]

I'd say it is realistic, the group I ride in have all done between 6,000 and 11,000 miles. Some never commute and have just done weekends and the odd midweek ride.

I have done around 10,500 miles this year but that includes commuting, racing and weekend rides, I'm lucky enough to be in a club that has a 20-30 mile commute route on a Tues and Thurs that allows people to drop off as they pass their work. The people that work from home just do the whole lap. 30 miles done and back home for 8.30am.

Is there anything like that local to you?

Edited by lynus2004 on Sunday 29th December 17:19

[Blakeatron]

I was going to aim for 1500 next year!

Only been riding a few months and only manage s few hours 1 evening a week and a sunday morning. Roughly 30 miles a week

[S10GTA]

Yes. I have done 5000 miles in the last 8 months.