August Ends

With August now ended, it is time to make my monthly contribution to the Lance Armstrong Foundation. My August contribution was $60, calculated from my August mileage of 237.8.

August was a little unusual for me. Since starting my "One for All" initiative in the spring of 2007, this was the first year that I rode more miles in August (237.8) than I rode in July (216.6). August of 2009 was also my third best month of the past three, bested only by my mileage in July of 2008 and July of 2007.

In August of 2009, I rode 51.7 more miles than in August of last year. These extra miles allowed me to catch up with the pace that I was riding at this time in 2008, an achievement that I wasn't sure I'd be able to do. Although I've said many times this year that I wasn't specifically trying to beat my total mileage for last year, I'm beginning to wonder if that may actually be possible. As of September 1st, I need only 22.5 miles to reach 1,000 miles and 248.7 miles to exceed my mileage for 2008.

Stay tuned!