Comments on: In which Michael carefully lowers the expectations of himself http://talkingtreads.com/2011/12/20/in-which-michael-carefully-lowers-the-expectations-of-himself/ Everything bicycles, thoughts, rides, product reviews and events Fri, 10 May 2013 23:52:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Michael http://talkingtreads.com/2011/12/20/in-which-michael-carefully-lowers-the-expectations-of-himself/#comment-1613 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:42:50 +0000 http://talkingtreads.com/?p=2555#comment-1613 Blake, if you have a GPS device you should really check out Strava. It’s easy to use and allows for all sorts of fun data mining.

dell, I try to make my commuting mileage=fitness mileage so I track them together but I classify my commutes as commutes on Strava and I’m sure I could take the time to figure out which miles were commute miles and which were fitness miles, if I were so inclined.

]]> By: dellwilson http://talkingtreads.com/2011/12/20/in-which-michael-carefully-lowers-the-expectations-of-himself/#comment-1599 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:36:22 +0000 http://talkingtreads.com/?p=2555#comment-1599 I too keep trasck of mileage in a spreadsheet. I keep the commuting/transportation mileage separate from the fitness. Historically, about 1/3 of my mileage is commuting and 2/3 is fitness. I also enjoy tracking my YTD mileage against the previous year. If I see I’m getting behind, I will tend to step it up a bit just too stay ahead.

]]> By: Blake http://talkingtreads.com/2011/12/20/in-which-michael-carefully-lowers-the-expectations-of-himself/#comment-1597 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:51:39 +0000 http://talkingtreads.com/?p=2555#comment-1597 I’m not as high-tech with Strava, but I do have a nice big excel spreadsheet with my commute miles for the last nine years (2011 looks like it will end with 2548 miles) . My company also pays me 1$ a day as part of a “commute alternatives” program. Of course after taxes that’s closer to $0.60. Not much of an incentive but I guess it’s better than nothing. My best incentive is on my off days having to deal with traffic at the end of the day and wishing I was on my bike…

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