To My Three Readers...

... and that might be optimistic!

After last year's abysmal showing on the bicycle, I've decided I need a way to give myself a figurtive kick in the bum. You see, last year, I only got to 1,300 miles for the season. Now that might seem like a lot, but spread over seven to eight months and it starts to look pretty bad.

[Note: the definition of season varies from cyclist to cyclist. Some are hard core and ride all year round. They take on the Scandanvian mantra: "There is no incliment weather, only inadequate clothing." Some like myself need it to be warm out before we're willing to brave the roads/trails/etc. Usually, in the DC area, that equates to about mid-March to late-October. However, this year it seems that March also needs a kick in the bum!]

The definition of a good season also varies by rider. I would personally like to hit 5000 miles for the 2005 season.

To accomplish this, I had an idea: why not let my readers be in charge of the bum kicking? I know. I know. It's not exactly original, but I think it might work.

Below is what, I've outlined as "my plan" It's a plan to hit 10,000 miles, giving me the proper cushion to actually hit 5,000. Sounds complicated? Well, it's not. Think of it this way, If I plan for 10,000 miles, then any weekend or week that's interrupted by say a trip to India, can be made up for by the extra padding. I'm going to keep a running total on the sidebar. If I start to slip too far, give me a good bum kick! I'll get going again!

Well enough rambling, here it is:

11-Mar	20	20	7-Jul	20	4730
12-Mar	50	70	8-Jul	0	4730
13-Mar	30	100	9-Jul	100	4830
14-Mar	20	120	10-Jul	100	4930
15-Mar	20	140	11-Jul	20	4950
16-Mar	20	160	12-Jul	20	4970
17-Mar	20	180	13-Jul	20	4990
18-Mar	0	180	14-Jul	20	5010
19-Mar	40	220	15-Jul	100	5110
20-Mar	20	240	16-Jul	100	5210
21-Mar	20	260	17-Jul	100	5310
22-Mar	20	280	18-Jul	20	5330
23-Mar	20	300	19-Jul	20	5350
24-Mar	20	320	20-Jul	20	5370
25-Mar	50	370	21-Jul	20	5390
26-Mar	70	440	22-Jul	0	5390
27-Mar	50	490	23-Jul	120	5510
28-Mar	20	510	24-Jul	100	5610
29-Mar	20	530	25-Jul	20	5630
30-Mar	20	550	26-Jul	20	5650
31-Mar	20	570	27-Jul	20	5670
1-Apr	0	570	28-Jul	20	5690
2-Apr	80	650	29-Jul	100	5790
3-Apr	50	700	30-Jul	120	5910
4-Apr	20	720	31-Jul	100	6010
5-Apr	20	740	1-Aug	20	6030
6-Apr	20	760	2-Aug	20	6050
7-Apr	20	780	3-Aug	20	6070
8-Apr	40	820	4-Aug	20	6090
9-Apr	80	900	5-Aug	0	6090
10-Apr	70	970	6-Aug	110	6200
11-Apr	20	990	7-Aug	130	6330
12-Apr	20	1010	8-Aug	20	6350
13-Apr	20	1030	9-Aug	20	6370
14-Apr	20	1050	10-Aug	20	6390
15-Apr	0	1050	11-Aug	20	6410
16-Apr	80	1130	12-Aug	120	6530
17-Apr	70	1200	13-Aug	140	6670
18-Apr	20	1220	14-Aug	120	6790
19-Apr	20	1240	15-Aug	20	6810
20-Apr	20	1260	16-Aug	20	6830
21-Apr	20	1280	17-Aug	20	6850
22-Apr	40	1320	18-Aug	20	6870
23-Apr	100	1420	19-Aug	0	6870
24-Apr	100	1520	20-Aug	150	7020
25-Apr	20	1540	21-Aug	100	7120
26-Apr	20	1560	22-Aug	20	7140
27-Apr	20	1580	23-Aug	20	7160
28-Apr	20	1600	24-Aug	20	7180
29-Apr	0	1600	25-Aug	20	7200
30-Apr	100	1700	26-Aug	80	7280
1-May	100	1800	27-Aug	170	7450
2-May	20	1820	28-Aug	50	7500
3-May	20	1840	29-Aug	20	7520
4-May	20	1860	30-Aug	20	7540
5-May	20	1880	31-Aug	20	7560
6-May	0	1880	1-Sep	20	7580
7-May	100	1980	2-Sep	0	7580
8-May	100	2080	3-Sep	200	7780
9-May	20	2100	4-Sep	20	7800
10-May	20	2120	5-Sep	20	7820
11-May	20	2140	6-Sep	20	7840
12-May	20	2160	7-Sep	20	7860
13-May	0	2160	8-Sep	20	7880
14-May	100	2260	9-Sep	80	7960
15-May	120	2380	10-Sep	80	8040
16-May	20	2400	11-Sep	80	8120
17-May	20	2420	12-Sep	20	8140
18-May	20	2440	13-Sep	20	8160
19-May	20	2460	14-Sep	20	8180
20-May	50	2510	15-Sep	20	8200
21-May	100	2610	16-Sep	110	8310
22-May	100	2710	17-Sep	110	8420
23-May	20	2730	18-Sep	60	8480
24-May	20	2750	19-Sep	20	8500
25-May	20	2770	20-Sep	20	8520
26-May	20	2790	21-Sep	20	8540
27-May	0	2790	22-Sep	20	8560
28-May	100	2890	23-Sep	40	8600
29-May	120	3010	24-Sep	50	8650
30-May	20	3030	25-Sep	60	8710
31-May	20	3050	26-Sep	20	8730
1-Jun	20	3070	27-Sep	20	8750
2-Jun	20	3090	28-Sep	20	8770
3-Jun	100	3190	29-Sep	20	8790
4-Jun	100	3290	30-Sep	0	8790
5-Jun	100	3390	1-Oct	80	8870
6-Jun	20	3410	2-Oct	80	8950
7-Jun	20	3430	3-Oct	20	8970
8-Jun	20	3450	4-Oct	20	8990
9-Jun	20	3470	5-Oct	20	9010
10-Jun	0	3470	6-Oct	20	9030
11-Jun	100	3570	7-Oct	80	9110
12-Jun	100	3670	8-Oct	70	9180
13-Jun	20	3690	9-Oct	60	9240
14-Jun	20	3710	10-Oct	20	9260
15-Jun	20	3730	11-Oct	20	9280
16-Jun	20	3750	12-Oct	20	9300
17-Jun	80	3830	13-Oct	20	9320
18-Jun	80	3910	14-Oct	0	9320
19-Jun	80	3990	15-Oct	50	9370
20-Jun	20	4010	16-Oct	50	9420
21-Jun	20	4030	17-Oct	20	9440
22-Jun	20	4050	18-Oct	20	9460
23-Jun	20	4070	19-Oct	20	9480
24-Jun	0	4070	20-Oct	20	9500
25-Jun	100	4170	21-Oct	30	9530
26-Jun	100	4270	22-Oct	100	9630
27-Jun	20	4290	23-Oct	100	9730
28-Jun	20	4310	24-Oct	20	9750
29-Jun	20	4330	25-Oct	20	9770
30-Jun	20	4350	26-Oct	20	9790
1-Jul	100	4450	27-Oct	20	9810
2-Jul	100	4550	28-Oct	0	9810
3-Jul	100	4650	29-Oct	100	9910
4-Jul	20	4670	30-Oct	100	10010
5-Jul	20	4690	31-Oct	20	10030
6-Jul	20	4710