strava stats 2020

If you have cycling friends like mine, they have been posting their 2020 Strava, Garmin or Wahoo accomplishments the last couple days. It is truly impressive to see what others have done.  2000 miles.  6000 miles,  8000 miles, 10,000 miles!  Wow!  Congrats!  Takes a lot of time on the seat and effort to rack up those miles.

Personally, it is a bit intimidating.  Others have obviously spent more time riding than myself in 2020.  Many legit reasons and some straight up lazy ones contributed to much less activity in comparison.  If not careful, I could easily plunge into a downward spiral and be upset about my lack of activity.

My few hundred miles.

How puny.

I wasn't about to share my stat for 2020. . . till the other day, when I was talking of the thousands of miles my friends had for 2020 and then turned to scoff at my own statistics, my sister said, "Hey, that's at least one mile a day."  I don't know if she realizes the mental shift she just instilled.

A mile plus for each day.  Humm. . . that is still not too shabby.  Throw in cancer, Covid-19 restrictions, canceled events, weather, work, and remote schooling.  Not bad at all.  I can honestly say that a majority of those miles I collected was with my husband and great friends.  Each has a good memory attached to it. 64 - Solstice Quarantine ride, 38 - Lazy Horse ride, 34 - Just a Chill ride, 100 miles of FHNT.

Taking a little time to reflect and appreciate those miles brings a smile.  Good times.

So, if you are like me, intimidated by the miles you see being posted, instead of feeling bad for not doing more, embrace your miles. Feel proud you made the effort to get out. Think of how many didn't or couldn't.

It is still something and not nothing.

Cuz let's be real.  2020 sucked.  So rejoice in the fact you didn't let your Strava account get deactivated due to 366 days of inactivity.

And that my friends, is positive vibing!