Back at the end of April, I took a look at my riding stats for the first four months of the year. Now, the second four months has gone by, so it’s time to update those numbers:
- May-August: 54 rides
- Total mileage: 1167
- Total for 2008:1814
- Average speed: 14.87 mph
- Highest avg. speed on a single ride: 16.8
- Highest maximum speed on a single ride: 39.5
- Longest single ride: 52.5
- Monthly mileage
- May: 298
- June: 203
- July: 344
- August: 322
The biggest difference in the January-April and May-August timeframes is the amount of riding I’ve done. It almost doubled over the second four months. That’s partly to be expected because of warmer weather and more available riding time. The measures of central tendency haven’t changed much, with average speed up only .2 mph. But, I’ve talked before about my preference for just riding over training. What the stats don’t show is that my endurance and strength are better. Despite the occasional dip, I feel like I am a better rider than I was.