Sarah, that was a nice way to finish off the 2007 year. Thanks for putting it together.

I am curious - Would any club members to share their 2007 mileage/fitness goals and how they performed?

Offer suggestions for 2008?

I love putting routes together David, so the pleasure was purely mine.

I ended the year with 3239 miles with absolutely no training plan in place except get out and ride.

I have incorporated Yoga into my exercise program this past year. Yoga has taught me much about listening to my body how to breath when stressing my body.

I started off the New Year with 21 miles with a goal of finishing 2008 with 3500 miles or more. Thank you Cary, Tagz, and Dave B for letting me tag along today.

Happy New Year and I'll see ya on the road!

Sarah

My modest goals for 2007 were 2000 road miles and to bring my cholesterol below 200. I ended up with 2205 miles and a 195 on the cholesterol.

I started riding in May. Logged 1600 miles, lost 15 lbs, met a lot of really nice people, made some new friends. A pretty good year I think!
Travis

My modest goal for 2007 was to stay upright while riding. I am pleased to say I accomplished this goal. I am also pleased to say my cholesterol is 148 with a LDL of 82 and a HDL of 51. I did not keep track of my miles and neglected to update my odometer when I switched batteries and later a computer. I did change my tires though if that is any indication.

My goals for 2008 are to stay upright and also to climb better.

Thanks

I was thinking of mileage until I read your replies.

So to combine the accomplishments of you guys into a 2008 goal: To be flexible, balanced, upright, healthy, and make a friend or two.

Sounds hard, but maybe doable.;)

dc

I started really riding road (MTB for 12+ yrs) in 2007, logged approximately 3,500 miles, lost 65 lbs, got off both choloestrol and high bp meds, and bought much needed new clothes. I would have to say my only motivation was climbing better than the next guy. I hated being last up even the slightest hill/incline. I'm not an official member of the club yet, but I plan to be this year so I hope I'm not upsetting anyone by posting this here. For 2008, I would like to maintain my 150lbs weight, keep eating right, and riding another 3,500 miles. Godspeed,