{"id":2147,"date":"2007-01-02T23:37:05","date_gmt":"2007-01-03T04:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brianarner.com\/weblog\/wordpress\/2007\/01\/2006_in_cycling\/"},"modified":"2007-01-02T23:37:05","modified_gmt":"2007-01-03T04:37:05","slug":"2006_in_cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brianarner.com\/weblog\/2007\/01\/2006_in_cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"2006 In Cycling"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n2006 was a good year for me in cycling. At the outset, my goal was to ride 4,000 miles. I reached that mark in late October:<\/p>\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Month<\/span>\n<\/td>\nMileage<\/span>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January\n<\/td>\n206\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February\n<\/td>\n287\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March\n<\/td>\n355\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April\n<\/td>\n538\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May\n<\/td>\n459\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June\n<\/td>\n449\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July\n<\/td>\n416\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August\n<\/td>\n564\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September\n<\/td>\n471\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October\n<\/td>\n329\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November\n<\/td>\n350\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December\n<\/td>\n434\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/span>\n<\/td>\n4,858<\/span>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Had I known December would be so mild, I would have squeezed a few more miles earlier during the year so I could hit 5,000 miles. Oh well.
\nA key to hitting my goal was getting miles in every week. I logged about 50 miles or more in all but three weeks.
\nLowest week: 14 miles (battling a knee ailment)
\nHighest week: 195 miles
\nI completed two centuries: The 3-State 3-Mountain Challenge<\/a> and the Cherohala Challenge<\/a> (pictured above).
\nNotably, I didn’t have any crashes or significant mishaps in 2006. In fact, I only remember having one flat tire while riding. I can’t complain about that.
\n2007 Goals:<\/strong><\/p>\n