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Thirty kilometres into my Saturday morning ride today I reached a significant milestone. In less than six months I’ve now cycled more kilometres in 2009 than during the entire twelve months of 2008.

Last year I managed to notch up 5 192 kilometres. As of the end of my ride today I’ve cycled 5 211 kilometres so far this year.

I started the year hoping that I’d be able to reach 10 000 kilometres by the end of December. At this point I’m right on target with a little bit to spare. I don’t know what waits around the corner but I generally find that there’ll be something during any particular year that will rob me of a large chunk of kilometres. It can be sickness or a number of other things but so far it’s looking good for me being able to reach my goal.

Speaking of cycling, I’ll be letting you know very soon about an interesting cycling adventure I’ve got planned for October this year. You’ll have a chance to be a part of it no matter where you are in the world.

The only downside to today’s ride is the flat rear tyre which only just got me home after coffee. I’d better go fix it so I’m ready to keep building the kilometres on Monday morning.