Congratulations to Ian Mackay, Olympic Discovery Trail fan extraordinaire, also featured in the Fall 2014 Trail Notes (#41), for meeting his goal of logging 2,000 miles on the trail in 2015. Ian also placed fifth overall in the local edition of the National Bike Challenge.
In Ian’s words, on October 26, 2015:
“As many of you know, I spend a lot of time exploring our Washington state trails and bike paths, particularly the Olympic Discovery Trail. It is only a couple blocks from my house and allows me to travel 15 miles in either direction to some beautiful places. Earlier this year, I set out to put 2,000 miles on my chair before the weather turned ugly. I wasn’t sure I, or my chair, was up to the challenge, but today I reached my goal. It was a bit of an obsession at times, and I got myself into trouble more than once (including a broken leg), but I can’t express enough the joy I get from spending hours out there on the trail. Perhaps next year it will be 2,500. Thanks to everyone who helped along the way. You know who you are.”
Ian included a few year-to-date stats from his Strava log:
- 215 rides
- 2,005.8 miles
- 329 hours of riding time
- 48,711 feet of elevation gain
- 30.1 miles was my longest ride (on a single charge)
Way to go, Ian. Here’s to many more miles ahead.
