I’m up for this Ton. Did 5500 miles in 2013 and that was a year we moved house so 6000 for the year sounds like a good target. I’ll enter the endomondo group.

Takes time. did 6200 in 2012 with the last 2 weeks in hospital and several very poor weeks due to weather. that can really mess the averages. Did 6001 in 2013, last 25 yesterday. that was starting on Feb 1st after a month post hospital rest, several low weeks and nothing Xmas week.
It really needs going out at every opportunity.
Why not? I’ll be aiming for 6500 this year

This is a good goal to set and one I think I might have to adopt for myself. 125 miles a week is certainly doable, but it only takes one week of sketchy planning/illness/emergencies to knacker that monthly goal so I might gun for 500 a month with a lower “acceptable minimum” goal of 400 miles a month, which would still need me to top 125 a week for the remaining three, just because the rest of my life can get a bit in the way sometimes.

Good idea OP.

does anyone actually know who Xavier Muñoz Sanchez is?
one of several that was always in the monthly challenges?
is he a STWer?
whoever he is he’s already signed up.
just curious as to who this Spanish challenge winner is, more than anything.

might sign up in a bit, but my challenge is more “explore new areas” than miles/month

I’m in, been trying to figure out a challenge for this year to get me off arse and work on fitness. Like others suspect will have bad months but average out ok at end.

w00t – I’m in last place (of those that have logged a ride) 😀

I’ll unofficially (not got endomondo) join you, I’ve been averaging 420 a month since September so it’s an achievable goal for me while still being quite a challenge!

Only way I’ll get to 500 per month with this weather is if im allowed to count my turbo miles 🙄

It’s a lot more than I’ve ever managed, but it’s something to aim for, hey? 🙂 Just gonna try and ride more regularly and see where I end up (figuratively speaking).

It’s a great challenge. Hit 4300 miles the last two years, aiming for 5k this year, so won’t be signing up this time.

I usually lose a month due to colds and back injuries, and ad commuting makes up over half my mileage holidays actually set me back!

I commute 28miles a day,14 each way.
On average takes 45mins in and 45back.

Been in the current job since June 2006.
Rarely take the car.
Without holiday or leave do 560miles a month plus recreational riding which peaks in summer 🙂

Can be done and is useful to have a second bike standby to rely on.

OK,my second outing today using endomondo. It constantly stops and starts,driving me mad with that whiny electronic voice. It stopped at one point and then chirped up about 5 miles later.
After this had gone on for far too long I decided to stop and have a look at my phone,with the result I ended up resetting it by accident.
So,now I’m home and have two separate rides that have robbed me of 10 miles.
I could be basking at the giddy height of seventh place this evening 😆
Me and endomondo are through.
Anyone else have things like this with it?

Edit. I give in,I just had a look at it and now its showing correctly. Bloody technology.

I have set myself a 50 miles a week target but that is all off road.

Even that is not always easy to hit as the clay/chalk/flint ground around here is nought short of hard work in the current conditions, i always enjoy the riding but the cleaning and kit drying is a bit depressing.

With commuting 500 miles a month should be quite doable… good luck and enjoy.

I have added a ride to Endomondo but in the challenge next to my name it says “no applicable workouts”. The ride was uploaded from my Garmin and I have classed it as “Cycling sport”.

Anyone?

Thanks

I did 2500 miles last year, mostly on the MTB as I didn’t get the road bike till August.

I’d like to double that this year. I’ve felt like rubbish today with yet another cold so I’ve not been out but have managed 46 miles so far this year………

Ooh, 3rd spot – that wont last! Done 102 miles so far, its a good incentive to record my commuting trips although its only a 3 mile round trip 😀

im working towards 100! hmmmm.

If i join an Endomondo and fail miserably, will that reflect badly on me? 🙁
can i be bothered to log ALL rides, even to the pub and back?

How’s everyone finding it then? Is being involved working as an incentive, or, conversely, a bit de-motivating when you see what some others are doing?
It’s a good incentive at the mo for me, for eg: I’d probably have done about a 25 mile leg-stretcher yesterday (prior to a near 80 mile club run today), but ended up adding a loop to get a 42 in. I was also out on a bloody foul Weds night last week, cranking out a 35 mile training ride that I’d not have bothered with pre-Christmas.
Haven’t touched the mtb since early Nov though, which I really ought to rectify soon.