Blackshirt Propaganda from ManMachine
August mileage/Speed evaluation
It’s time for a bit of comparative analyses regarding
my cycling endeavors. I will preface analyses this by
summarizing that this has been a Tumultuous and
physically painful year. Much more so than in 2006.
That said; let’s take a look at the numbers:
Overall, I am down on mileage in 2007 compared to 2006.
This is attributed to the injuries I suffered, and the cold,
wet weather in the first quarter of the year. Surprisingly
though, I feel like my fitness level, overall and especially
in the last two weeks is better than last year at this time.
I had previously done a comparative analyses of Q1 ‘07
to Q1 ‘06, I did not compare Q2, so I am just going to skip
ahead and Compare August ’07 to August ’06. The reasons
for this is that by this time of the year, the legs and body are
near peak. With the warm weather, there is a lot of opportunity
to ride, which I have been doing, so it is a better comparison
to do a month-to-month analyses in the summer season.
August 2007 vs August 2006 Mileage:
August 2007 vs August 2006 Avg Speed:
16.2 mph vs 14.96 mph
Pretty easy to see that even with less riding, my avg speed
is up 1.24 mph. For a recreational cyclist like myself, that is
a real decent increase. I'm guessing that the longer rides
help to increase my cardio fitness, as well as some other factors.
A 7.7% increase in average speed from August miles
2006 to August miles 2007.
To further emphasize the significance of these numbers is
total mileage up to August 2006, to the total mileage in 2007
(to-date) At this point last year I had logged 1,951 miles.
For 2007 I have ridden only a total of 1,502 so far.
A negative difference of 449 miles, or 23% less.
One could make a few different cases as to why I'm faster, but instead I will just go ahead and simplify it: Harder riding, more hills, and this is my third year on the bike. Needless to say I am somewhat pleased with the rise and progress, although I should have been here sooner. Still, I'm a long way off of being race fit, and that was one of my goals for 2007. Time to shut up now. Time to go ride...and ride some more.
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