New paint? Makes a difference.

New paint?  Makes a difference.

Yes, I'd prefer a protected bike lane, but the city of Boston recently repainted the bike lane near the reservoir by Boston College.  It really needed it!  It does make a difference in my safety -- drivers do tend to drive inside the lines.  

Seven Thousand Miles?

Seven Thousand Miles?

A view from the Minuteman Rail Trail

Yeah, so last year I biked my most ever mileage, about 6,500 miles (10,460 km).  Like the lunkhead I am I’m shooting to surpass that by riding 7,000 miles this year.  I’m just over 1,100 miles in now (end of March/beginning of April).  Let’s drop December from the calendar, since who knows what the weather will be like.  That leaves eight months to ride about 6,000 more miles.  I have to ride an average of 750 miles a month, month in month out, for the rest of the year.

It’s pretty damn daunting.  But I guess that’s what makes it a challenge.  

Walden Pond: Public Restrooms and a Water Fountain

March's weather turned OK in the last week or so and I've been ramping up the saddle time.  

Grey afternoon for a ride.