During the warmer weather, I plan my cycling routes based on the wind direction, trying to minimize headwinds by putting tree lines or other obstacles on the side the wind is blowing from.
Now that it’s colder out, I’ve been mostly riding indoors (though the eight days from November 3-10 were beautiful so I rode outdoors nearly every day for a total of 92 miles). Checking this week’s forecast, I see that we might get into the 60s on Friday… hopefully I can get outside again.
My new Wahoo Kickr, along with Zwift, is a lot of fun, though, and I probably work harder riding indoors than I would normally outside. I’m already starting to recognize names in the Zwift world. So far everyone is very supportive and it’s definitely nice to still be able to get a 45 minute to an hour ride in.
I’d never ridden indoors or outdoors during November before this year. Last month, I posted my mileage records for each month, according to Strava, which I’ve been using since 2014. Here’s the updated chart:
| Month | Mileage record | Year |
| January | 67 | 2018 |
| February | 253 | 2018 |
| March | 0 | – |
| April | 85 | 2017 |
| May | 156 | 2017 |
| June | 359 | 2015 |
| July | 372 | 2020 |
| August | 300 | 2020 |
| September | 323 | 2020 |
| October | 216.7 | 2020 |
| November | 154.8 | 2020 |
| December | 0 | – |
I started riding this year around Memorial Day and my 2020 total is now 1,612.2 miles (2,594.6 km), with a total of 125 hours and 9 minutes in the saddle over 115 rides.
Including indoor miles, 2000 for the year is still possible.