Go, you chicken fat, go away!

Not lame at all, it counts. You should add a couple of tenths for equipment malfunction.

Would you jump off a cliff if everyone else was....:)

FL - no doubt. It was seriously working the quads.

Britta - I should have known you would say that. Hey, I like that you make smiley faces now, too.

That's a smiley face? I thought I was making something else!! :)

Put some ice on them!

I don't convert my x-training into running miles, so I guess "everyone else" doesn't do it.

My vote-- LAME!

I appreciate the honesty Rhett. So far 2 to 2.

There's a blog template that includes bike miles. +1 for lame

Nice run by the way, you don't need to cheat on your mileage :)

You guys are right. Why did I lower my standards?

I don't think its lame andI don't convert bike, ellipitcal, rowing, or swimming miles. If you want to do it just do it. Try not to over think it to much and concentrate on putting in the time.

I agree with Matt. Just do it if you want to, don't if you don't. I was converting cross training miles for a while, but then decided that I don't really care because I'm not hung up on my weekly mileage when I'm cross training anyway. The point is that I get out and exercise every day and that is good. Weekly mileage can just drive you crazy sometimes, I think.

I convert some other activities into crosstraining miles. Really just biking and pool running I guess. I use 12 minutes on the bike equal to 1 mile running. My training plan calls for some biking workouts (because I think my trainer secretly wants my to go tri), so I include those workouts. I don't think its lame or not lame, its just biking. But my training is not about mileage anyway. Enjoy the bike rides!

I vote NOT LAME. I think biking is harder than running and can't hardly stand to sit on seat--especially with no cushion and your seat malfunction that is extra points for discomfort.

How are them nalgas feeling today?

The nalgas are worse today than yesterday. Soft tissue damage. JK!

Totally not lame-o!

Actually, I like your idea of leaving a vehicle at work and running home. I've been trying to figure out how to run to work BUT also have car there in case the elementary school calls. You've just answered that question for me. Thanks!!

BTW, totally not lame on the conversion.

Nice run on Thursday Burt. I vote to not count them for data capturing purposes (shoes, weekly mileage, etc.) but I don't know how much you go back and analyze you numbers (aren't you an engineer)? Anyway, well done on the human-powered commuting.

I'm sure you can come up with some formula for distance covered on a bike = mileage ran if you keep your heart rate up or something like that... Get busy on that one, Mr. Engineer.

I'll leave it up to Nevels. He's more of an engineer than I'll ever be.

I didn't remember what nalgas meant so I looked it up...how embarrassing. You'd think I'd remember that one from college or high school.

I personally don't count bike miles, but I don't necessarily think it's lame.

I'm neutral on whether to log the biking as running miles. If it helps you keep track of your "exercise effort" each week, go for it. I think the only time it would be an issue is if you were really hung up on being on top of the mileage board; then it probably wouldn't be fair. Perhaps this is a non issue now, tho, considering your bum got pretty sore? Oh, can we expect a nice graph from you detailing what everyone's responses were??

I dont and wouldnt ! its lame its useless, why do it?? I dont inc my xtrainer mileage, I go on the xtrainer every time I run just to warm up I could add a mile or two each time.

I want to know what Mileage I have run or jogged or walked briskly I do add on very odd occasions brisk walking only when I am so sore that it felt like running anyways ha ha LOL

I know a few people claim theyre doing like 12-14 miles a day...... only the odd person I really dont think they are it drives me mad sometimes, but hey who cares anyway! I only say about it to Chris as its funny I dont care really Burt, you should care more about your own mileage.... what do you get for being on the top of the board anyway.....nothing ha LOL

But if you want to do it I wouldnt scream at you or complain I upset one or two peeps last week by a mistake ha ha ha 125 miles in one day LOL :) enough blubbering on over and out dude

This is a running blog....

Do whatever you want Burt!!

thats more to the point I should have just said what Kelli said LOL

Here's the bottom line. I told myself a long time ago that I wouldn't do that. But last year I got so close to 1000 miles on the year and didn't quite make it. I knew I would have made it if I would have converted my cycling miles over. So I got the idea that I should do it, but now I'm going to stick to my guns. Thanks everyone.