My year in cycling 2009

Updated annually, here's my recap of the past year on my bicycle.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
2009	371	339	500	552	583	618	250	511	442	475	380	527	5548
2008	236	219	496	559	560	1041	590	516	236	306	325	266	5450
2007	349	270	564	528	748	850	276	369	413	231	203	276	5077
2006	561	632	627	859	739	686	557	515	468	433	484	384	6945
2005	401	416	473	567	703	605	535	531	346	513	503	482	6075

If you're an avid reader of this blog, you already know the stories behind the numbers. Got sick at the height of training season; took it easy after the ride; ramped up earlier than usual this autumn in order to help with Seismic Challenge; finished the year strong.

I pushed myself somewhat too hard to exceed last year's total, and I've been paying for it the past several days with a cold/flu. Again this year, I hope to ride more smartly, but we'll see how that goes.

And I also need to keep working on keeping the riding fun. One big thing is that many of this season's Cat-3 Distance Training rides will be different from last season's ... some different routes, with some surprising new challenges thrown into the mix.

A giant thank you to all of my supporters, both those who gave for ALC8 and those who already have done so for ALC9. If you haven't already done so, please consider a generous gift to help the San Francisco AIDS Foundation during these challenging economic times.