2022 SEASON FOCUS
Unlike my last three race seasons and my focus on podium finishes in as many local, state, regional, and national age-group time trials as possible, my 13th consecutive race season has a singular focus: learn to race my state-of-the-art recumbent race trike. This season will also be my first since my season-ending accident on June 27, 2021. This is my race schedule (updated 8/14/2022).
ABD Unofficial Illinois eCycling State Time Trial Championship (virtual Kaneville flat 16 km course), Saturday, March 19Race ReportABD Kaneville Time Trial #2 (20 km), Kaneville, IL, Sunday, June 26(2) Race ReportStray Kats Dr. Craig Schultz Memorial Time Trial (20 km), Cordova, IL, Sunday, July 24(1) Race ReportWCW Bryce Master Time Trial (19 km), Harvard, IL, Saturday, August 6(2) Race Report
For the balance of the race season, ending on Sunday, September 25, I will be focusing on achieving an annual mileage goal of 6,150 miles. In order to achieve this mileage goal, I have to log a minimum of 130 miles per week:
Week 45 (ending 08/07): 5,238 miles (target); 5,240.47 miles (actual)Week 46 (ending 08/14): 5,368 miles (target); 5,400.67 miles (actual)Week 47 (ending 08/21): 5,498 miles (target); 5,576.20 miles (actual)Week 48 (ending 08/28): 5,628 miles (target); 5,757.78 miles (actual)Week 49 (ending 09/04): 5,758 miles (target); 5,940.51 miles (actual)Week 50 (ending 09/11): 5,888 miles (target); 6,100.72 miles (actual)Week 51 (ending 09/18): 6,018 miles (target); 6,264.62 miles (actual)Week 52 (ending 09/25): 6,148 miles (target); 6,436.00 miles (actual)
Here are my yearly mileage totals since 2015:
- 2015: 6,211.53 miles
- 2016: 5,929.04 miles
- 2017: 5,157.41 miles
- 2018: 5,760.93 miles
- 2019: 5,456.03 miles
- 2020: 5,242.46 miles
- 2021: 5,195.75 miles
- 2022: 6,436.00 miles
SEASON RECAP: My total mileage logged from 2000, when I began cycling, to the end of 2022 is 141,572.55 miles. I’ve averaged 6,155.33 miles per year.