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A bit less - YTD is 2144km vs 2577km at the same date last year so down 433km. I'd usually commute 3 or 4 days a week then ride one day at the weekend. WFH full time and only getting out for a ride a couple of days a week plus weekends at the moment. Sleeping a lot more - 9 hours a night in bed, though sleep is interrupted so not feeling great hence not feeling the urge to get up early and do a
fake commute as I keep considering
You can pinpoint exactly where lockdown starts.
Brilliant, that says it better than any words.
Probably some way under 50% of my usual due to work increase because of Covid. Loads more time in the car jealousy watching people smashing the miles in the glorious sun. Suffice to say that even if there is a race season at some point this year, I'll be waiting till next year.
I've measured in activity hours, as distance varies too much depending on the balance of road vs mtb. That split is influenced by whether I've got any mtb or road holidays planned, which bike has received some shiny new bits, and general weather conditions: I'm more inclined to go out a road ride in wet weather (less time cleaning mud off bikes & kit) but more likely to go offroad when there's risk of ice on the roads.
On that basis, I'm at least 15% up for January-May as it's been my busiest in the last 5 years (108 hours vs a previous best of 98 in 2016). I had only done 57 hours by this point last year, but that's partly due to recovering from an injury.
I expect I'll only finish slightly up for the year overall. July-September usually sees a lot of time and miles with at least one week-long holiday of some sort, and I've had to cancel my European tour plans this year. Keeping a close eye on when the UK campsites might reopen to provide a substitute.
I've been doing almost 150 offroad miles a week since I've been furloughed.
Thats a hell of a lot more than I managed last year.
Also dropped from 95KG in January to 83 KG.
Not going to the pub after every ride seems to be the main reason for dropping 12KG.
In the spirit of answering a different question I’m riding a lot less. Mostly because my works busier due to Covid.
But good on everyone riding more. Wish I could join you.
Yes, this year is looking a bit different...
Ive no idea how my stats compare to previous years but i have ridden far more often than normal, but i am doing much shorter rides. done 1200km this year according to strava, but my average ride is under 10Km.
A lot less than usual – normally would be commuting pretty much every day, but not very good at motivating myself just to ‘go for a ride’ round in a big circle. Need a purpose!
I struggled with this, but I started noticing the difference in mood and physical feeling of wellbeing if I just got out for an hour every morning or second morning. That became purpose enough, almost like taking my morning medicine! 🙂
Of course, once you're actually out then you don't need any more motivation, early morning rides in particular have a magic of their own that justifies all the bleary eyes getting up at 5am.
At least double what I've been doing since stopping cycle commuting (due to broken spine). WFH and tend to pop out for an hour around lunch, or before/after work. It's paid off as I did a ride with two mates recently and instead of getting dropped/them having to wait, I wasn't far behind my fast mate, the other mate was struggling. I think just getting out regular has got the fitness back as I was 5 days a week, all weather cycle commuter, but getting splattered has meant I don't road ride anymore. I'm doing about 25 hours a month, and I tend to avoid weekends and bank holidays as the local 'tracks' are busy with walkers, as everyone seems to be 'out', far more than normal.
Everyone has been really friendly, not had anyone moaning, other than a little old lady saying slow down - we were out somewhere north of Oldham, coming down a wide un-made track, and the lady was sat outside her house, so we were at least 3m away. Wouldn't have minded, but two of us were going slow, because we were trying to tell a mate the pub we'd just gone passed was open.... by the time we got him, we didn't fancy the slog back up.
Just signed up to that veloviewer thing (love data, how had I not seen this before)...
Currently projected to do 1000 less kms than last year...
I struggled with this, but I started noticing the difference in mood and physical feeling of wellbeing if I just got out for an hour every morning or second morning. That became purpose enough, almost like taking my morning medicine!
You're dead right. First few WFH weeks, I was doing nothing. That was getting me down, so I made sure at the finish of work, I got on my bike, or went for a run... For some reason I've let that go, so yeah, will start it up again. Ah, just remembered why! I decorated my bedroom!! Yeah, that's finished, so back to the "get out" routine. Yes!
A lot less then the past few years. Virus, after-effects and staying broadly within lockdown guidelines.
Just signed up to Veloviewer too...and surprisingly I haven't actually ridden that much further, but you can see its lots of small regular rides and its missing the larger rides, and multi-day trips where you can see the ladder effect of repeated long riding days.
It has emphasised how my riding drops off after summer, I go through periods where I lose interest, particularly big efforts.
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Way less, with commuting I was covering 300ish miles a month. Little did I know when I rode home in March it would be my last commute from that job.
I've done about the same as the last few years but the big change for me is doing it all since lockdown on my mtb. About 2500 miles on it so far and 5000 miles cycling in total this year.
When I first started riding a bike I never thought I'd ride anything but an mtb, then I got in to road stuff and cx and never thought I'd go back to mtb. THEN, I bought a Scott Spark last August. My God I love it! My roadie friends have got the hump and I now feel a bit Billy No Mates but at the moment there's no going back!
Was still working up until the 18th May in my main job so was still commuting most days with normal length rides on my days off so it didn't change until then. Since I have been furloughed I've gone from ~65 miles a week (32 commuting, the rest MTB somewhere) to a minimum of 100 miles on the hardtail every week without fail plus a training session on the turbo 1-2 times a week. Has slowed down slightly as I've taken a part time job to get some extra cash but even working 3 days a week I'm still knocking out 100 mile weeks without particularly trying! Does help that I usually have a 2-3 hour time slot in the morning or evening on the days I work to knock out a turbo training session so every day off is a local loop of 20 miles minimum. That's with an off day once a week too.
Usually get up to 2800-3000 miles every year according to Veloviewer, projected to get 4800 at the current rate! I have noticed that my bike fitness is going through the roof too, much stronger on the climbs and much less tired after a ride too. If lockdown eases off enough around September time and I'm still furloughed or made redundant from my main job then my original goal of a SDW attempt this year may well still be on. Who'd have thought a worldwide pandemic would leave me fitter and stronger!
The last 2 months I've done over 600 miles, I've just done a ride that is the 93rd day in a row 😱 total so far over 1700 miles all on knobbly tyres.
Significantly up this year- 110 rides, 3286 km, 98 663 m ascent so far
Typical year is 5-6000 km, 100-120 000 m ascent so distance up by about 25% but climbing up by 100% reflecting rather more MTB and rather less road riding/commuting this year
The last 2 months I've done over 600 miles, I've just done a ride that is the 93rd day in a row 😱 total so far over 1700 miles all on knobbly tyres. Also been working all the way through as a shelf stacker.