Matt's 2008 Bike Log

Bicycle Tours of Palm Beach, Jupiter and Lake Okeechobee
Miles This Year: 1,772.8

Date Day Ride Time Odometer Max Speed Average Distance Ride Notes
2008-12-30 Tuesday 2:19:26 1213.6 33.9 15.9 37.11 MLS -> KLS -> Lake Worth Loop and then some.
w/Scott
2008-12-30 Tuesday 1:17:45 1176.3 29.9 14.9 19.39 Singer Island Loop
2008-12-29 Monday 1:56:09 1156.7 32.2 13.9 27.02 MLS -> KLS + Lake Worth Loop
2008-12-13 Saturday 1:17:15 1129.6 26.0 17.7 22.78 Jupiter Island
2008-12-09 Tuesday 22:40 2,341.4 19.6 13.7 5.18 Lakeside Park w/MLS in trailer
2008-12-08 Monday 1:04:35 1106.5 35.1 16.8 18.1 Singer Island Loop
2008-12-07 Sunday 52:07 1088.4 39.6 17.9 15.53 MLS -> KLS
2008-11-29 Saturday 1:11:59 2,336.0 20.2 11.6 13.99 Lake Worth Loop w/MLS, SAS, ALS, CES
2008-11-19 Saturday 1:53:58 1072.8 27.0 18.2 34.53 Jupiter Island w/Group
2008-11-22 Saturday 2:08:24 1038.2 26.0 17.2 36.86 Carlin Park / Ride to Provide
2008-11-15 Saturday         12 +/- Partial Lake Worth Loop on
Mom's way too small for me bike.
2008-11-02 Sunday 6:26:53 1001.3 27.5 16.3 105.61 2008 South Broward Century
and Lake Worth Loop w/KLS
2008-11-02 Sunday       17.0 93.4 Finish, South Broward Century
2008-11-02 Sunday       18.0 72.4 Checkpoint, South Broward Century
2008-11-02 Sunday       18.5 43.5 Checkpoint, South Broward Century
2008-11-02 Sunday       17.9 22.1 Checkpoint, South Broward Century
2008-10-14 Tuesday 28:48 895.6 24.0 16.3 7.85 Lakeside Park
2008-10-11 Saturday 2:05:55 887.8 25.8 17.6 37.11 Jupiter Island w/group
2008-10-04 Saturday 1:35:22 850.6 24.0 17.0 27.06 Jupiter Island w/rain and wind
2008-10-01 Wednesday 58:11 822.6 24.7 18.5 17.92 North and Back w/Scott
2008-09-27 Saturday 2:22:52 804.6 30.2 17.5 41.79 Jupiter Island w/ALS, Scott, Group
2008-08-17 Wednesday 1:03:26 762.7 27.3 13.0 13.78 Gran -> Mississippi -> Gran
2008-09-13 Saturday 4:37:17 748.7 42.9 16.1 77.51 Memphis MS-150 w/hills
2008-09-06 Saturday 1:43:05 668.4 24.9 18.0 30.91 Jupiter Island w/group + SportLegs
2008-09-01 Monday 18:36 2319.0 17.1 12.0 3.70 Burns Road Park w/MLS in trailer
2008-08-30 Saturday 46:31 637.4 24.2 15.7 12.18 Jupiter Island alone w/rain and headwind
2008-08-28 Thursday 1:14:24 625.1 26.5 16.7 20.71 Home <-> Carlin Park w/Scott
2008-08-25 Monday 23.08 604.4 22.8 17.4 6.70 Lighthouse Park and Back
2008-08-24 Sunday 56:16 579.7 31.3 16.3 15.31 Singer Island Loop
2008-08-16 Saturday 2:19:50 582.3 29.3 17.5 40.89 Jupiter Island w/group
2008-08-07 Thursday 40:56 541.4 23.8 15.0 10.17 Dyer Road Landfill
hills: up then down then up
2008-08-02 Saturday 1:15:48 531.2 31.6 12.8 16.20 Lake Worth Loop w/KLS
crossed the 1,000-mile mark
2008-08-02 Saturday 1:59:35 515.0 27.2 17.7 35.30 Jupiter Island w/group
2008-07-29 Tuesday 56:08 479.6 29.7 13.3 12.49 Dyer Road Landfill w/ALS, CES
hills in preparation for Memphis
2008-07-26 Saturday 1:47:43 467.1 28.1 17.4 31.34 Jupiter Island w/Volcanic Heat
2008-07-19 Saturday 1:25:00 435.7 27.5 19.2 27.32 Jupiter Island w/group
2008-07-17 Thursday 57:20 408.4 38.5 15.3 14.63 Singer Island Loop w/headwind
2008-07-12 Saturday 2:20:04 393.4 28.5 18.2 42.61 full Jupiter Island loop w/group
2008-07-09 Wednesday 50:02 2313.9 29.1 18.8 15.7 my living room w/Tour de France
2008-07-07 Monday 30:11 350.6 36.7 19.2 9.69 my living room w/Kathy Griffin
2008-07-04 Friday 1:30:18 340.9 26.3 16.7 25.14 Jupiter Island w/Scott
2008-06-28 Saturday 1:39:02 2297.8 24.0 12.0 19.95 Palm Beach Loop w/SAS, KLS, ALS, CES, Jay
2008-06-28 Saturday 1:28:47 315.7 24.5 17.7 26.26 Jupiter Island Loop w/group, ALS, Jay, Scott
2008-06-21 Saturday 1:42:01 289.4 26.8 18.3 31.06 Jupiter Island Loop w/group
2008-06-14 Saturday 1:51:47 258.3 26.3 16.5 30.89 Jupiter Island Loop w/Scott, Harold
2008-06-08 Sunday 1:26:47 2277.7 25.3 12.3 17.86 Okeeheelee Park then back to 620 into the wind.
w/KLS, ALS, CES, SAS, MLS,
Jay, Melissa, Kate, Zack, Scott
2008-06-07 Saturday 1:47:09 227.3 25.3 17.4 31.13 Jupiter Island Loop w/group
2008-06-04 Wednesday 30:08 196.0 27.6 21.0 10.56 on the trainer, in my living room, in front of the TV
2008-05-26 Monday 1:43:10 185.4 25.6 15.9 27.38 Jupiter Island w/ALS, CES, Jay
2008-05-24 Saturday 1:45:43 158.0 27.4 17.6 31.04 Jupiter Island w/group
2008-05-21 Wednesday 1:26:24 2259.8 26.8 13.3 19.21 Ride of Silence (a horrible idea, btw)
2008-05-19 Monday 42:46 126.8 76.4 17.3 12.31 on the trainer, in my living room, in front of the TV
2008-05-17 Saturday 1:35:47 2240.5 22.6 11.7 18.71 Palm Beach Loop w/SAS, MLS, ALS, CES, Jay
(Trek 7300 w/trailer)
2008-05-16 Friday 1:03:45 114.3 27.2 17.8 18.98 Jupiter Island w/ALS
14 mph tail then head wind
2008-05-14 Wednesday 56:48 95.3 35.6 16.1 15.24 Singer Island Loop w/Scott
2008-05-13 Tuesday 25:34 80.1 21.7 14.1 6.00 Dinner at the Italian Place
2008-05-12 Monday 57:54 73.9 30.4 15.3 14.77 Singer Island Loop
very much a lot of wind
2008-05-11 Sunday 1:00:12 59.1 25.4 13.0 13.06 Lake Worth Loop w/KLS
2008-05-10 Saturday 1:05:16 46.0 22.6 18.1 19.70 Jupiter Island
first true pace line ride
2008-05-04 Sunday 59:42 25.8 26.4 13.0 12.98 Lake Worth Loop w/KLS
2008-05-02 Friday 57:42 12.8 26.0 12.8 12.37 Lake Worth Loop w/KLS
New bike, a 2001 Bianchi Talladega -- Thanks, Mark!
2008-04-27 Saturday 2:36:34 2221.7 22.7 12.2 32.04 Palm Beach, Lake Worth
w/KLS, ALS, SAS, MLS, Jay, Scott, CeeKay, Mike
2008-04-19 Saturday 2:30:35 2189.6 26.2 12.5 31.44 Palm Beach, Lake Worth
w/KLS, ALS, SAS, CES, Scott, George
2008-04-16 Wednesday 22:52 2158.1 21.0 12.9 4.93 Home to Lakeside Park
first ride since ski accident
2008-03-01 Saturday 1:36:59 2153.1 35.2 12.7 20.61 Manalapan, w/KLS
2008-03-01 Saturday 1:36:06 2132.5 25.3 12.1 19.45 Palm Beach Loop, w/KLS, SAS, MLS, ALS, CES
2008-02-23 Saturday 2:18:59 2113.0   12.2 28.29 Lake Worth plus, w/KLS, SAS, MLS, John
2008-02-16 Saturday 1:36:24 2084.7 23.2 12.0 19.38 Palm Beach Loop w/KLS, SAS, MLS
2008-02-09 Saturday 2:32:20 2065.3 26.9 12.7 32.29 Palm Beach, Lake Worth Loops w/MLS, SAS, KLS
2008-02-03 Sunday 2:01:20 2032.9 22.8 14.7 29.79 Jupiter Island w/KLS
2008-02-02 Saturday 1:40:29 2003.1 22.2 12.0 20.13 Palm Beach Loop w/KLS, SAS, MLS
2008-01-26 Saturday 3:28:49 1982.8 25.0 12.0 42.10 Lake Worth and Palm Beach Loops
w/KLS, MLS, SAS, ALS, CES, John, Norris
2008-01-19 Saturday 2:03:46 1940.6 17.0 9.6 19.85 ALS Run and Palm Beach Loop w/SAS, MLS, KLS
2008-01-12 Saturday 1:27:22 1920.8   13.4 19.57 Palm Beach Loop w/KLS, ALS, CES
2008-01-06 Sunday 1:20:50 1901.1 33.0 11.0 14.82 Singer Island Loop w/SAS, MLS
2008-01-05 Saturday 1:40:29 1886.3   12.7 21.40 Palm Beach Loop w/KLS, ALS, CES, Jay
2008-01-01 Tuesday 1:28:48 1864.8   13.8 20.54 Palm Beach Loop w/KLS


How did I do last year? Check out my Matt's 2007 Bike Log.
How did I do next year? Check out my Matt's 2009 Bike Log.

Goals for 2008:

** Average 15 MPH over both days of the TOSRV and stay with the pack.**
(Failed. Ski accident. Busted Knee. Stayed home. 2008-05-02)
(Possible comparable success: Memphis MS-150. 2008-09-13)

** Exceed 1,000 miles for the year.**
(Success! Crossed the thousand-mile mark with Dad on Lake Worth Loop. 2008-08-02)

** Complete my second century ride.**
(Success! Did the South Broward Century. 2008-11-02)

Want to do some of these rides with me? No problem. Contact Palm Beach Bike Tours
and we'll get you hooked up. No matter what your riding style, we can find a group for you.
Friendly or fast. Supported or unsupported. Downtown bicycle bar crawl (gotta drink those
carbs) or Everglades nature ride (BYOGranola). Your choice. Our leadership.
Local information is always free.

I ride a customish Trek 7300 that recently became a Trek 7700 thanks to a broken frame.
Trek was very nice (thought a little slow; almost a month instead of the two weeks they
estimated) about replacing the defective, five-year-old fame and even upgrading it in
the process. One and a half thumbs up for customer service.

My favoriate organized ride is the Tour of Rural Southern Vistas, sponsored by
the Capital City Cyclists. I'm signed-up for the metric (100 km on Saturday and then
another 100 km on Sunday). I highly recommend the ride if you get the chance. They
also have a century route if you want 100 miles.

If you want to feel really bad about how little you are riding your bicycle, get a copy
of Adventure Cycling. I'd love to be able to put as many miles on my bike as they do.