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While revising my cycling "plan" after the "Great Storm" last weekend, I discovered that on Thursday, Jan-28, while on Old Creedmoor Rd, about half-way between the Carpenter Pond / Old Creedmoor corner and Rogers Store, I passed the 30k km lifetime cycling mark. 

30 thousand kilometers is a drop in the bucket for many, many, many cyclists.  Even a few of those that occassionally are foolish enough to read this blog have many, many, many more kilometers (and miles) under their butt.  However, a nice round figure such as 30 thousand ought not to pass by without notice.

Therefore, I notice and note my 30k km mark. 

How long is a "lifetime" of cycling? 

I started logging and still have data beginning only in 2004.
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"Lifetime" Rides, Miles, Pace, Mi./Ride

year #rds _miles _hrs.frc _pace __m/r

2004 _38 _1,176.2 ___86.5 13.60 _31.0
2005 _37 _1,265.5 ___91.8 13.78 _34.2
2006 _58 _2,484.9 __167.0 14.88 _42.8
2007 _79 _3,530.5 __221.3 15.95 _44.7
2008 _82 _3,765.3 __234.5 16.05 _45.9
2009 126 _6,216.7 __393.8 15.78 _49.3
2010 __4 ___208.5 ___12.9 16.13 _52.1 

tot. 424 18,647.7 1,207.9 15.44 _44.0 
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Where's the 30 thousand?

If one inch equals 2.54 cm exactly, then
one mile equals 1.609344 km exactly, so

18,647.7 miles _x_ 1.609344 km per mile _=_ 30,010.5 kilometers.

QED.