Wolfman
Speeding Up
- Jul 31, 2007
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How was your 2010 on the road?
Looking back for me is a rather bleak experience. According to my Garmin I have only about 1500km over 2010 in comparison to nearly 5000km in 2009. There are various reasons for this, but chiefly some medical issues in the early part of the year, the extremely hot summer lessened the opportunity for mammoth rides which typically characterise that season; the increased number of times I have to work weekends is also really undermining cycling opportunities - this has characterised much of Autumn and Winter.
Some of my main regrets are Matsuhime and Otoge. With great regret, and perhaps a little shame, I just didn't get to do these climbs last year at all. I also never visited Boso, or got to do the Chino to Hamamatsu ride I've been thinking about since 2009. Perhaps 2010 can be recognised as a year of regrets and missed opportunities, more than anything.
On the more positive side, I had some nice rides out in Chichibu, and going beyond Chichibu into Nagano was very positive and new. Nagano presented the best cycling for me last year. I very much look forward to further rides there this Spring. Other positives were my new found love for Nokogiriyama, and I'm pleased that I at least managed to get Yanagisawa in.
Looking forward to 2011, my objectives are to at least get above 3000km towards 4000km. This will require significant improvements in my time management and working style, which is perhaps the major challenge and limitation on cycling opportunities. I need to lose the 3kg which I've accumulated over the year, and try and regain some cycling strength. If I can reach my distance targets, then I very much hope that this includes many of the "classic" climbs in the west Tokyo area, as well as in beautiful Boso and Nagano.
Lee
Looking back for me is a rather bleak experience. According to my Garmin I have only about 1500km over 2010 in comparison to nearly 5000km in 2009. There are various reasons for this, but chiefly some medical issues in the early part of the year, the extremely hot summer lessened the opportunity for mammoth rides which typically characterise that season; the increased number of times I have to work weekends is also really undermining cycling opportunities - this has characterised much of Autumn and Winter.
Some of my main regrets are Matsuhime and Otoge. With great regret, and perhaps a little shame, I just didn't get to do these climbs last year at all. I also never visited Boso, or got to do the Chino to Hamamatsu ride I've been thinking about since 2009. Perhaps 2010 can be recognised as a year of regrets and missed opportunities, more than anything.
On the more positive side, I had some nice rides out in Chichibu, and going beyond Chichibu into Nagano was very positive and new. Nagano presented the best cycling for me last year. I very much look forward to further rides there this Spring. Other positives were my new found love for Nokogiriyama, and I'm pleased that I at least managed to get Yanagisawa in.
Looking forward to 2011, my objectives are to at least get above 3000km towards 4000km. This will require significant improvements in my time management and working style, which is perhaps the major challenge and limitation on cycling opportunities. I need to lose the 3kg which I've accumulated over the year, and try and regain some cycling strength. If I can reach my distance targets, then I very much hope that this includes many of the "classic" climbs in the west Tokyo area, as well as in beautiful Boso and Nagano.
Lee