Anybody thinking about FS366 for 2020?

[bikesnick]

Yes, I have ridden outside everyday this year and am at day 295 since the recovery of my accident last summer.

@Greenbelt 201538 wrote:

Even though I’ve been enjoying some virtual rides this Spring, so far I think I’m still also 100% on outdoor ride days so far in 2020. Barring injury or, heaven forbid, illness, I’m starting to feel like I might be obligated to try to extend indefinitely, possibly all year. It’s sort of like even if you’re not superstitious, it’s important to respect a streak when you’re lucky enough to have one going. Plus it’s not like we’ll be going on vacation this year! Anybody else tracking 100% so far? FS366? -Jeff
https://www.strava.com/athletes/488016

[Steve O]

And CBGAnimal is way over 2000 consecutive days now. Not sure if she’s caught Cal Ripken yet.

[Judd]

I just passed four years of riding a bike every day. I don’t recommend it.

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[jrenaut]

There are some days when the thought of riding my bike does not spark joy. I usually don’t ride those days.

[drevil]

@jrenaut 201545 wrote:

There are some days when the thought of riding my bike does not spark joy. I usually don’t ride those days.

Same, but I’ll ride anyways, and have always had my joy sparked at the end. That may change when it gets oppressively humid

There has never been a year in my life where I rode every day of that year, but since I’m on a roll this year, I’m gonna try my best to make it happen.

[bikesnick]

@drevil 201546 wrote:

jrenaut wrote:

There are some days when the thought of riding my bike does not spark joy. I usually don’t ride those days.

Same, but I’ll ride anyways, and have always had my joy sparked at the end.

Yes! This reminds me of two favorite quotes:

“When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.”
— Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

“Ride as much or a little, or as long or as short as you feel. But ride.”
— Eddy Merckx

[LhasaCM]

Ending my streak at ~3.2 years in March when I got sick was both crushing and liberating. It changes day-to-day which feeling is more prevalent.

[ChristoB50]

@LhasaCM 201555 wrote:

Ending my streak at ~3.2 years in March when I got sick was both crushing and liberating. It changes day-to-day which feeling is more prevalent.

The pressure arising from our own stats, accumulating and tracking them, and seeing a streak grow and feeling compelled to maintain it — it can be insidiously stressful in its own way!

[CBGanimal]

@Steve O 201542 wrote:

And CBGAnimal is way over 2000 consecutive days now. Not sure if she’s caught Cal Ripken yet.

Yes I have reached day 2218 (6 years!) and I’m pretty happy i haven’t quit. I can count maybe 4 days when I have regretted the streak. More often than not, It’s my push out the door, my shake off the bad day, my reason to escape and most fun of all my reason to enjoy a beautiful day. My daughter used to tell her friends that I was her crazy biking mom but the other day I actually heard her brag a bit by telling her friend I had ridden all those days consecutively hahaha!

But I have a few more days to catch Cal Ripken!

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[bikesnick]

@CBGanimal 201578 wrote:

Yes I have reached day 2218 (6 years!) and I’m pretty happy i haven’t quit. I can count maybe 4 days when I have regretted the streak. More often than not, It’s my push out the door, my shake off the bad day, my reason to escape and most fun of all my reason to enjoy a beautiful day. My daughter used to tell her friends that I was her crazy biking mom but the other day I actually heard her brag a bit by telling her friend I had ridden all those days consecutively hahaha!

Congratulations!!!!!!

[drevil]

As I sit here, 10:37pm, with the rain coming down hard in College Park, I’m wondering if tonight is the one where I break the streak. I didn’t get a chance to go all day, partially because I was busy, but also because it was ridiculously humid (for my tastes). Usually, it’s not a big deal to wait until night to ride. Tonight, it was a mistake. I didn’t pay attention to the forecast, and now I have at least four warnings plastering across my phone’s notification:

FLASH FLOOD!
EXTREME WEATHER!
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM!
IS YOUR ARK READY YET?!

Sigh.

When I was saddling up 10 minutes ago and opened the door to look outside, there was a flash of light, then a second later, “BOOOOOOM!” It was strong enough to set off my neighbor’s car alarm. Going out right now in this torrential rain would be stupid. And selfish.

I’ll wait until 11:30, and if it dies down, I’ll get out with my raincoat and fenders and get soaked both inside and out. At least it’s warm. If not, then the streak is broken

For those of you that bike through almost everything, what is it that makes you say: no way, nuh-uh, not gonna happen? Lightning storm? Thundersnow? 100 degrees with 90% humidity?

[obscurerichard]

My family convinced me in late March that if I had COVID-19 it would be irresponsible to cycle though it broke my 86 day streak.

(The test was negative – but stopping cycling while I had symptoms was the responsible thing to do)

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[drevil]

Well the thunder and lightning slowed down so I went for it at 11:31 pm. 4 miles short of my daily 10 mile goal, but I’m counting it [emoji854]

[bikesnick]

@drevil 201796 wrote:

Well the thunder and lightning slowed down so I went for it at 11:31 pm. 4 miles short of my daily 10 mile goal, but I’m counting it [emoji854]

Congratulations on another day, and thanks for waiting for the lightning to pass.

[CBGanimal]

@drevil 201794 wrote:

For those of you that bike through almost everything, what is it that makes you say: no way, nuh-uh, not gonna happen? Lightning storm? Thundersnow? 100 degrees with 90% humidity?

Trying to think back on almost 6 years and I just don’t know! The closest I came was when I went to Sint Maarten on vacation and the bike shop was closed. I did pay a man whose bike had no brakes and a bag covered a very worn saddle $10 dollars to ride it around the parking lot for 4 miles…I almost lost my streak that day!

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