This posting details my cycling for 2009 on a month by month basis. It also reflects my goals for 2009, my achievements of same and my ups and downs as I continue the enjoyment and new challenges of bicycling. I will update this journal at the end of each month.
| # | Goal | Date | Details |
|
1 |
BikeJournal ranking of 300 or better in the world (ranked 386 in 2008) |
December 31, 2009 | :)Â Tick. BikeJournal ranking of 191 out of 7202 active members. I am happy with this outcome given my year overall. |
| 2 | Achieve a ranking of 5 or better in the Bicycle Network Australia club rankings at BikeJournal.com |
NA |
🙁 Failed on this one. Too many stronger riders ahead of me. I finished the year in 10th position. |
| 3 | Achieve an average cadence of 90 + (89 in 2008) | December 31, 2009 | 🙂 Average cadence for the year, 90 rpm. |
| 4 | Achieve an average speed of 23 km/h over the year | December 31, 2009 | 🙂 Averaged speed for 2009 – 23.32 km/h |
| 5 | Ride 12,000 km (10,843 km in 2008) |
October 2009 |
🙂 Ticked this one off in late October. |
| 6 | Complete a 160 km (imperial century) ride |
February 17, 2009 |
🙂 Click here |
| 7 | Complete an Audax ride |
March 8, 2009 |
🙂 Click here |
| 8 | Participate in a road race |
NA |
🙁 Didn’t happen. Maybe in 2010. |
| 9 | Ride in another state of Australia and/or overseas |
November 28, 2009 |
Rode a “mountain bike†in Bali, Indonesia. 26 km downhill. Does that count? 🙂 |
| 10 | Reach my target weight and waist measurement by my 50th birthday |
NA |
Instead of achieving this objective I went backwards. Time to refocus and move forward. |
More details can be found at BikeJournal.com. Just click on the link marked “view my journal.” To view the 2008 and 2007 Ride Journals please click on the links.
| Month | Number of Rides | Distance (Km) | Ride Time (Hours) | Avg Speed (Km/h) | Average Cadence |
| January | 33 | 1,129 | 45:55 | 24.83 | 92 |
| February | 35 | 1,214 | 50:49 | 24.23 | 90 |
| March | 43 | 1,569 | 65:43 | 24.14 | 91 |
| April |
45 | 1,654 | 72:05 | 23.31 | 89 |
| May | 42 | 1,610 | 69:22 | 23.39 | 89 |
| June | 45 | 1,618 | 73:52 | 22.26 | 89 |
| July | 35 | 1,403 | 68:20 | 21.22 | 90 |
| August | 5 | 276 | 11:38 | 23.91 | 88 |
| September | 25 | 792 | 28:20 | 21.51 | 88 |
| October | 24 | 874 | 33:53 | 24.68 | 89 |
| November | 5 | 250 | 07:42 | 26.79 | 0 |
| December | 28 | 1,058.05 | 47:11 | 22.86 | 88 |
| 2009 Totals | 365 | 13,450 | 574:55 | 23.32 | 90 |
| 2008 Totals | 485 | 10,843 | 493.53 | 22.44 | 89 |
| 2007 Totals | 94 | 3,070.26 | 105:05 | 19.76 | 78 |
Great effort with the rides Andrew.
Keep it up
Great effort with the rides Andrew.
Keep it up