Or, err, 1k. As in miles. I was in California last week for work, but on the Friday before I passed 1,000 miles for the year. I said that was my goal for the year, but I've really been hoping for 1,200 or more (50% more than last year would be nice). Luckily, fall is a wonderful time for bicycling in Colorado, so it's very possible to get the additional 200 miles in.

The ride I did last Friday took me 3/4 of the way to Ward. That last 5 miles is the hardest - with another 1,500 feet of climbing - something to skip on a work day. As it was the ride stretched to 2 1/2 hours for 35 miles round trip. I went about a mile past Lick Skillet Rd (that leads to Gold Hill). The climb was only 2 1/2 miles further (one-way) than a ride to Jamestown (which I've done a number of times this year), but the last 5 1/2 miles (instead of 3 miles to Jamestown) averages 5-6% instead of 2-3%. There are a bunch of stretches hitting 8-10%, and I'm not really built for that anymore. (And my bike isn't geared for it either.) The total climbing for the ride was about 2,600 feet, 700 feet more than the trip to Jamestown.