In 2000 TMacD slacked off a little and only reached a little more than 3600 miles (6000 km). A shorter commute to work, new job, and shorter riding season all contributed to this reduction. You know what, 3600 miles felt just fine. Here are the statistics (in miles) for 2000.
| Week | Miles | Total | Avg. | ||
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week1, 4-Mar: | 40 | 40 | 40 | (Early start - temp is 68 on Sunday) |
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week2, 11-Mar: | 11 | 51 | 25 | |
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week3, 18-Mar: | 37 | 88 | 29 | (Ride to Ft. Snelling) |
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week4, 25-Mar: | 65 | 153 | 38 | |
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week5, 1-Apr: | 52 | 205 | 41 | |
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week6, 8-Apr: | 73 | 278 | 46 | |
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week7, 15-Apr: | 27 | 305 | 43 | |
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week8, 22-Apr: | 63 | 368 | 46 | |
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week9, 29-Apr: | 127 | 495 | 55 | (Tried to ride to Afton - toll bridge closed) |
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week10, 6-May: | 130 | 625 | 62 | (Hastings ride - 140th St. no longer crosses hwy 52) |
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week11, 13-May: | 93 | 718 | 65 | (Prescott ride - Construction from Prescott to Woodbury) |
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week12, 20-May: | 130 | 856 | 71 | (New Prague ride - beautiful day, tail wind all the way back) |
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week13, 27-May: | 128 | 984 | 75 | (Marine on St. Croix - didn't make it - 25 miles in the rain) |
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week14, 3-Jun: | 101 | 1085 | 77 | (Northfield ride canceled due to rain) |
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week15, 10-Jun: | 156 | 1241 | 82 | (Northfield ride - First century ride - 100.6 miles) |
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week16, 17-Jun: | 112 | 1353 | 84 | (Marine on St. Croix - no rain, beautiful weather) |
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week17, 24-Jun: | 50 | 1403 | 82 | (First flat tire - bad spare inner tube - college visits) |
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week18, 1-Jul: | 134 | 1537 | 85 | (Carver County ride - hot - 2nd flat tire) |
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week19, 8-Jul: | 143 | 1680 | 88 | (solo ride to Delano - very hot) |
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week20, 15-Jul: | 135 | 1815 | 90 | (Second ride to Hastings) |
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week21, 22-Jul: | 131 | 1946 | 92 | (Second ride to New Prague) |
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week22, 29-Jul: | 116 | 2062 | 93 | (Second century ride to Northfiled - Mark suffers severe tire damage) |
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week23, 5-Aug: | 66 | 2128 | 92 | (Montana Vacation) |
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week24, 12-Aug: | 125 | 2253 | 93 | (Second Prescott ride - construction - rode other direction) |
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week25, 19-Aug: | 131 | 2384 | 95 | (Second solo ride to Delano) |
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week26, 26-Aug: | 142 | 2526 | 97 | (Third ride to Hastings) |
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week27, 2-Sep: | 142 | 2668 | 98 | (50 mile sprint ride to Chaska twice in 3 days - wind, flat tire) |
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week28, 9-Sep: | 122 | 2790 | 99 | (2nd Marine on St. Croix ride - Mark's bike spill.) |
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week29, 16-Sep: | 127 | 2917 | 100 | (2nd Carver County Ride - beautiful day) |
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week30, 23-Sep: | 165 | 3082 | 102 | (Glenwood City ride, starting temp is 37, 3rd century - 105.5 miles ) |
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week31, 30-Sep: | 36 | 3118 | 100 | (Washinon DC trip) |
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week32, 7-Oct: | 120 | 3238 | 101 | (Baker Park ride - very cold) |
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week33, 14-Oct: | 145 | 3383 | 102 | (9th annual Mille Lacs ride - cold, cloudy, and windy) |
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week34, 21-Oct: | 120 | 3503 | 103 | (Fourth ride to Hastings.) |
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week35, 28-Oct: | 52 | 3555 | 101 | (West Bloomington ride.) |
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week36, 4-Nov: | 55 | 3610 | 100 | |