2017 was a year that I’d like to forget

There was a lot to despair about in 2017, including my bike riding. I have been feeling better and riding better and regaining strength since mid summer. Over the winter I will be riding indoors on a Kinetic trainer while watching The Sufferfest and also doing core strengthening exercises. As weather permits I will dress warmly and get outside to ride until real riding season commences in April or May.

According to Strava in 2017 I rode 182 hours, 2,117.7 miles, 36 personal records in 119 activities. Way down from 2016 when I logged 302 hours for 3423 miles, 55 PRs in 180 activities.  That sounds good until I look back to 2015 when I racked up 369, 4255, 119 and 189.  Just 9 fewer rides in 2016 but almost 800 fewer miles and less than half the number of PRs. And 2014 looks a lot like 2015. Uh-oh!

Logging my rides with the GPS and tracking it on Strava gives me access to some powerful analytical tools.

Strava gives us the calendar and training log and then there is the fun stuff like heat maps and the Strava Labs add-ons that others have programmed using the Strava APIs. Marcello Brivio is a guy who has created all sorts of crazy data mining tools called “Toolbox for Strava” that any Strava junkie can use. You can also use VeloViewer to aggregate tons of data from Strava.

My calendar for 2016 shows 302 hours for 3423 miles, 55 PRs in 180 activities.  That sounds good until I look back to 2015 when I racked up 369, 4255, 119 and 189.  Just 9 fewer rides in 2016 but almost 800 fewer miles and less than half the number of PRs. And 2014 looks a lot like 2015. Uh-oh!

and to really embarrass myself veloviewer compares years and much much more too….

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