#5 - Bike 300 Miles

Last year, I had a goal of biking 150 miles and hit that goal in early June. Since I hit it less than half way through the year and because I kept biking through November, I decided to double that for this year. 

Welp. I hit my goal of 300 miles on May 8 this year , a full month earlier than half that distance last year. The trick was that I didn't stop biking in the winter. Whenever I had 30 minutes or less to bike, the temperature was over 30 degrees, and there was no snow/ice/rain/storms, I biked. Over 42 rides, I did 303 miles (average of 7.21 miles per ride).

Now that the weather is nice, I'll bike up to 45 minutes without even considering another mode of transportation. Biking is such a pleasant way to commute/get around the city, especially because I live right by the Lake Shore path, meaning I can bike trails, not have to deal with traffic, and get a gorgeous view (e.g., the photo on this post). 

Because I hit this goal before summer starts and because my biking stamina and preference for getting around the city this way have increased, I think I'm going to double my goal to 600 miles next year!

1 - 1/3/23: 8.0 miles Uptown to/from Lincoln Park

2 - 1/4/23: 7.2 miles Uptown to/from Lincoln Park (15.2 total)

The first day I had really gorgeous weather on my bike
commute this year (April).

3 - 1/9/23: 11.2 miles Uptown to/from Wicker Park (26.4 total)

4 - 1/10/23: 7.2 miles Uptown to/from Lincoln Park (33.6 total)

5 - 1/11/23: 8.2 miles Uptown to Wrigleyville to Lincoln Park to Uptown (41.8 total)

6 - 1/16/23: 5.8 miles Uptown to/from North Center (47.6 total)

7 - 1/23/23: 5.8 miles Uptown to/from North Center (53.4 total)

8 - 1/24/23: 5.0 miles Uptown to/from Albany Park (58.4 total)

9 - 1/25/23: 7.2 miles Uptown to/from Lincoln Park (65.6 total)

10 - 2/6/23: 5.8 miles Uptown to/from North Center (71.4 total)

11 - 2/8/23: 15.8 miles Uptown to Lincoln Park to Lincoln Square to North Center to Uptown (87.2 total)

12 - 2/13/23: 5.9 miles Uptown to Edgewater to Uptown to North Center to Uptown (93.1 total)

13 - 2/14/23: 7 miles Uptown to Lincoln Park to Uptown (100.1 total)

14 - 2/19/23: 2.2 miles Uptown to Lakeview (102.3 total)

15 - 2/20/23: 5.2 miles Uptown to/from North Center (107.5 total)

16 - 2/21/23: 9.5 miles Uptown to/from Lincoln Park (117 total)

17 - 2/27/23: 5.2 miles Uptown to/from North Center (122.2 total)

18 - 2/28/23: 10.3 miles Uptown to/from Lincoln Park (132.5 total)

19 - 3/6/23: 5.2 miles Uptown to/from North Center (137.7 total)

20 - 3/7/23: 9.5 miles Uptown to/from Lincoln Park (147.2 total)

21 - 3/11/23: 2.2 miles Uptown to Lakeview (149.4 total)

22 - 3/13/23: 4.6 miles Uptown to/from Boystown (154.0 total)

23 - 3/13/23: 5.2 miles Uptown to/from North Center (159.2 total)

24 - 3/15/23: 5.5 miles Uptown to/from Roscoe Village (164.7 total)

25 - 3/20/23: 5.2 miles Uptown to/from North Center (169.9 total)

26 - 3/21/23: 5.0 miles Uptown to/from North Center (174.9 total)

27 - 3/22/23: 5.4 miles Uptown to/from North Center (180.3 total)

28 - 3/27/23: 6.4 miles Uptown to/from Lakeview (186.7 total)

29 - 3/28/23: 10.6 miles Uptown to/from Lincoln Park (197.3 total) 

30 - 4/6/23: 9.3 miles Uptown to/from Lincoln Park (206.6 total)

31 - 4/10/23: 5.8 miles Uptown to/from North Center (212.4 total)

32 - 4/11/23: 10.7 miles Uptown to/from Lincoln Park (223.1 total)

33 - 4/12/23: 4.4 miles Uptown to/from Wrigleyville (227.5 total)

34 - 4/13/23: 12.2 miles Uptown to/from Logan Square (239.7 total)

35 - 4/17/23: 5.2 miles Uptown to/from North Center (244.9 total)

36 - 4/18/23: 10.7 miles Uptown to/from Lincoln Park (252.6 total)

37 - 4/23/23: 5.0 miles Uptown to/from Wrigleyville (257.6 total)

38 - 4/24/23: 5.6 miles Uptown to/from North Center (263.2 total)

39 - 4/25/23: 10.3 miles Uptown to/from Lincoln Park (273.5 total)

40 - 5/2/23: 12.7 miles Uptown to/from Lincoln Park (286.2 total)

41 - 5/4/23: 11.6 miles Uptown to/from Lincoln Park (297.8 total)

42 - 5/8/23: 5.2 miles Uptown to/from North Center (303.0 total)