Summary of 2011

This year I've done a lot of riding. Excluding workouts at home and gym, I managed to log over 4823 miles on the bike. The summary from Cyclemeter

rides: 221
total distance: 4823
total ride time: 283:31
total calories: 180,247
average distance: 21.83 miles
average ride time: 1:16
average ascent 1278 feet
average calories: 816
number of centries: 4 - king's tour of the quabbin, mount greylock, CRW fall century, major taylor century

Hopefully next year I can get in 5K miles on the bike and do atleast 2 centuries. On my list of centuries for 2012.

Mount Greylock Century
Three notches

If time permits, I would also like to do one of the bumps challenges. Not sure which one yet, but it would be fun to do one.

Stating the obvious

On Sunday I went for a ride around holden. According to accuweather, the real feel temperature was 15 degrees. When I left the house, my water bottle had water in. By the end of the ride, a layer of ice had formed.

I was only out for about 50min and rode about 14 miles. I honestly didn't think it would be enough time for ice to form. I didn't notice until I grabbed the bottle near the end to get a sip.

The worst part of riding in freezing weather is the effect of cold air on the lungs. Even though my torso and legs were warm, taking a deep breathe was tough. That cold air really does a number on the lungs.