I just passed a totally random milestone (or kilometerstone, I guess) by reaching 100,000 kilometers ridden since I joined Strava 12 years ago.
100,000 kilometers is a big distance, but how can you visualize such a long way, you might be asking. Well, Chatgpt has these handy answers:
- It’s 2.5 times around the Earth.
- 25% of the distance to the moon (this just goes to show how unrealistic Ralph Kramden was…Alice would never have gotten that far)
- It’s like driving your car 8 hours a day for a year. This one’s my personal favorite.
And for the record, this doesn’t include trainer rides because I’m not going anywhere.
The Vicious Cycle 
Those numbers are getting pretty big. When you reference the earth’s 🌎 circumference and the distance to the moon 🌖, you know it’s getting to be significant 💪
And that’s only in Strava’s lifetime. I know you keep a close watch on your numbers. You’ll be at the sun by the time you retire.
Yeah, my Strava only distance is 211K.
But my lifetime distances are crazy. Swam the equivalent of LA to Hawaii and half way back, ran 1.5 times around the planet and cycled to the moon and part way back.
Those numbers are getting pretty big. When you reference the earth’s 🌎 circumference and the distance to the moon 🌖, you know it’s getting to be significant 💪
This made me look at my stats I will have to up my game. 🙂
If you included your walking, I think you’d be up there!
If I look back 15 years I can make the 100,000 km but I have started using an e-bike recently. Walking is so slow that it takes a long time without adding many km.