gabrielle260 wrote:Hi Colin,
20,000 km on a unicycle is an amazing achievement! Two questions for you;
1. When did you start? And
2. How are you going to reward yourself when you pass the milestone?
So close now... Keep us updated, please,
Andrew
I had a good ride yesterday, first since the dreaded lurgy put me to bed. But I am not breathing too well today again so I am not going to push too hard just yet.
Celebrations? Carron, the owner at my regular morning coffee stop Sassys on Swan, is going to make me a banana pancake on the morning that I hit 20,000km. That might be about the extent of it. Perhaps a cake at work too.
I started counting in 2008 when I started commuting. It maybe took me a couple of years to get to 5,000. But each year I set a bigger target and each time I think it is ambitious and each time I exceed my expectations, getting there with some time to spare.
This year I so far ahead of porjections and a lot of that has been the exceptional winter we are having. There seem to be heaps of other riders who also have not eased off. But I can't see where I can find more hours for the future. Perhaps when I retire I can put in some more but frankly I sees no compelling reason to push.
I know it's a big number and I am happy with it. But as a point of reference I see that Cavebear2 has, for the last two or three years, ridden 30,000km. By my reckoning he is doing, maybe 1200hrs a year, maybe more. In fact, if you read this Perry, I would love to know how many hours it is. Not that I intend challenging you.
