Miles to Date ... really boring post about numbers and why I hate them

Well, let's get some numbers.  Lots of people will have higher numbers.  But these are the real numbers of what I've done on just my lunch break this year so far.  So, be kind.

August was a good month.  I did some form of exercise 92% of the days that I could have gone.  When I couldn't go it was legitimate; CEO in town, Work Lunch Meeting, or signing my daughter up for school.  The one day that I could have gone but didn't was when I forgot my lock for the gym and just didn't want to tote my gym bag around with me while I sweated to the oldies at various machines.  I road biked 106 miles in August on my lunch break.  The average trip was 17.6 miles. 

For the year I'm only up to 484.21 miles.

There have been lots of months where I'll just run a ton.  A couple months I actually ran more miles than I biked.  Other times I'll just get addicted to going to the gym.  A lot of times I will drive to the gym which I think is a horrible thing.  I can get to the gym biking just as quickly as I can driving.  It is only 6 miles on the bike one way.  It takes me 15-20 minutes to drive or 20 minutes to bike.  Not to mention, when I bike I don't have to change clothes and I won't shower.  So the trip is about the same. 

I'd like to demolish that YTD number next year.  I'd like to go March - June and have at least 100 miles per month if not closer to 150.  If I could get over a 1,000 miles in one year on my lunch break I think that would be a good accomplishment.

Why haven't my numbers been higher this year?  I've been trying to get some strength above my waistline.  Also, I've joined a soccer team so I've been doing a bit of lifts focused on my lower half that will improve my sprint speed.  Sure, I can bike 18 MPH average for an hour straight but I've lost a few steps on my sprint since I was 16 years old. 

An out of whack statistic I'm going to toss out there is my running YTD total; 163.2 miles.  This is a bit off because some of these miles were ran at night.  If I didn't get a workout at lunch I'll run at night after the kids are in bed.  I'd like to have that number way higher too, but my most productive running number are at night.  And my wife doesn't like me running every night.  So that will be a hard number to increase next year.  What I would have to do is the following:

• Bike to gym every time I work out
• Alternate schedule more; Monday: bike (gym), Tuesday: run, Wednesday: bike (gym), etc.

 Oh well.  Those are my numbers.  Compare, contrast, hate, don't hate.  That is what it is.

Oh and I remembered to do some Yoga this month; a measly four times.  But it was usually before I ran so I think that is helping me physically a lot.  I'm not nearly as sore and I'm more limber and less prone to injury when running.  

Cheers,