Four more rides push me into the "700 Club"

Current Seasonal Total: 702.5

Rides on Saturday (June 19th), Sunday (June 20th), Monday (June 21st) and Friday (June 25th) have raised my seasonal total an additional 82.9 miles, pushing me above the 700 mile mark. It's the earliest in the season that I've ever reached this mark, beating last year's date by a full month.

Saturday's ride took me on a large loop (totaling 20 miles) through Roselle, Schaumburg, and along the Schaumburg/Hoffman Estates border. Sunday's ride was along a similar route, but it did not go as far north into Schaumburg and totaled only 17.6 miles. With rain showers moving out of the area, I was able to squeeze in a short ride to the Schaumburg Starbucks on Monday morning, totaling 9.5 miles.

Then, earlier today (Friday, June 25th), I rode to Busse Woods, completed two of its 7.7 mile loops, and returned home. My ride totaled 35.8 miles, which was my third 30+ mile ride so far in June.

With my monthly mileage now standing at 226, June of 2010 has become my best June ever, and the month's not over yet. A very positive trend has developed. April of 2010 was my best April ever. May of 2010 was my best May ever. However, I doubt that I can extend this streak into July, since July of 2008 still ranks as my best mileage month ever -- 311.5 miles.

Still, it feels good to be "ahead of schedule," since I will need all the miles I can to reach my ultimate goal of exceeding 1,500 miles for the season. After all, that's what I'm really gunning for!