Weekly mileage

I took this test that measures real age based on fitness, among other things. It said I may be working out too much. (who, me?) It's free and online so not likely to be very accurate but I still wonder how much everyone else rides per week. And how much of that would you consider recreational vs. exercise?

I commute to work 15 miles round trip (the first half usually faster than the second due to path congestion at the end of the day). Then I ride around town here and there for a total of roughly 100 miles a week. I will also typically do a long ride on Sundays of about 45 miles or so bringing my total to close to 150 miles a week. On top of that I usually run a few times a week and do yoga or whatever else strikes my fancy. Certainly more than the average American, but not enough to turn myself prematurely gray, right?

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Permalink Reply by Ammo on September 20, 2008 at 12:58pm
I do generally anything from 70-100 miles a week depending on where I go/how far/errands. If I do a group ride you can take on another 35-45 miles.
Permalink Reply by Tommie on September 20, 2008 at 1:05pm
Commute to work 3-4 days a week (31 miles round trip). I'm lifting at the gym 5 days a week, running 45 min 1 day and I usually do a 40 mile ride on Sundays. (7-8k miles a year)

When I compare it to people that race more seriously but are not "pro" we're doing about half as much. A guy I used to ride with would come home from work, eat, ride for 3.5 hours, sometimes eat on the bike, shower and fall asleep. This was Mon-Fri. Saturday would be a "recovery" day and Sunday he'd do the Alberto's or Mafia ride--250-300 miles a week. Somehow he worked out at the gym too. Winter meant plyometrics and cyclocross racing along with sitting on a trainer. (12-15.6k miles a year)

Depending on who you listen to, pros are on their bikes 6 hours a day 6 days a week logging something like 500-700 miles a week. It tapers up and down depending on what t hey're going for but for simplicity let's assume that they ride hard 8 months a year. 500x32 weeks = 16k miles. They also do the cross training, weight lifting in the off season and all that other jazz. PLUS they sleep in altitude tents (obviously no one does EPO). . . . . . .

I really don't think you have to worry about anything. I'd me more worried about getting hit by a car, accidentally swallowing a battery or being impaled by a migrating goose.

And . . . . in case you really wanna feel good about yourself read the following NYT article. . . . I have a few friends that did RAAM as a team and apparently it's brutal. This dude does it solo.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/05/sports/playmagazine/05robicpm.htm...
Permalink Reply by Chris on September 20, 2008 at 2:33pm
i ride prolly 130 miles a week
Permalink Reply by vxla on September 21, 2008 at 3:41am
I figure maybe 1-2 miles. Just enough to be on a bike message board.
Permalink Reply by Abby on September 22, 2008 at 5:27am
I ride to and from work most days and errands/fun other than that. I would say 50-75 miles a week average.
Permalink Reply by Chucko on September 22, 2008 at 5:32am
My weekly mileage is generally between 100-150 depending on if I get in any weekend rides, and if I ride to work every day. My ride to work is a 29 mile round trip, so 5 days of that is 145 miles by itself. When I get good rides in on the weekend too, though, I come close to 200 miles a week.
Permalink Reply by vxla on September 22, 2008 at 5:44am
I tallied my miles from last week (I started riding again after a week off the bike) and I put in 172.3 miles.
Permalink Reply by justJason on September 22, 2008 at 5:50am
18 miles round trip work commute x 5 days/week: 90 miles
Assorted riding on the weekend/neighboorhood dicking around usually yields another 60-70. So 150 miles a week is about what I can cram in. But once Winter hits, a very sullen Jason is lucky to get 75 miles a week in. :(
Permalink Reply by root on September 22, 2008 at 5:57am
i've never really tried to count, although i would like to get one of those little cycle computers
Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on September 28, 2008 at 11:55am
Ok, so...This week I rode 274 miles...I've been measuring since the start of the century last sunday.
Permalink Reply by Tommie on September 28, 2008 at 2:16pm
Whoa! You're nearly PRO!!!!

Julie Hochstadter said:
Ok, so...This week I rode 274 miles...I've been measuring since the start of the century last sunday.
Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on September 28, 2008 at 2:39pm
Tommie, are you mocking me? If you are, that's cool. At least someone is reading my bragging on here...
I thought I met you today at Urban Assult but it was a Tommie who wasn't on the chainlink (but did get a bookmark!).

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