The Big 5-0-0...in the C-O-L-D

This one-way ride technically makes it the 500th round trip but this can just be roundtrip day #500.

It's friggin cold this morning. I have my new Halloween mask in my bag and I would wear it for the ride but the gremlin/person sticks out of the right side so only the Hudson River vagabonds and pelicans would take notice.

I read my Philosophy Now! and an article about Darwin and the theory of evolution and how over the years he is credited for the theory's inception, which isn't wholly accurate, and the difference between a fact and a theory and evidence and evidence gaps. Pretty fascinating stuff, insightful b/c they are also getting in to the semantic meanings of words.

I crunched some #s regarding this milestone and here are some rough estimates.

If a round trip is 200 calories, then 200 x 500 = 100,000

One pound = 3500 cal.

100,000/3500 = 28.5 lbs burned. -- That math is pretty accurate. I'm down about 20-22 lbs from when I started, and I reckon I've put on and taken off a few and considering the way I tend to eat, it makes sense. I've shaved a few extra pounds off in the past 6 weeks and a lot of that is due to running.

Coincidentally, if I have 7 miles roundtrip, then today I've hit my 3,500th mile. I think that means I've gone to Fla and back.

Money --- Now here's an interesting sub-topic. To begin with, let's see how much I've not-spent in total. I don't have the exact date when the cost of a one-way subway ride went from 2bucks to 2.25, but I'll be conservative.

Let's say one full year in to the commitment, the price jumped.

So 100 RT days x $4 = $400.
The 400 remaining RT days x $4.50 = $1800.
Total not spent = $2,200 (est.)

There have been some setbacks, of course. Losses were incurred for gear and flats and even tuneups. I haven't kept an accurate tally of these sorts of things. Let's say - at worst - $1000.

That's $1,200 not spent/saved in 3.25 years.
$400 a year. I'm happier with the money and without the gut. Not to say there's not work still to be done. If you're committed and can stick it out and can make it work for you.

This week alone I didn't spend $18 thanks to a loaner.

Listening to RHCP circa - BSSM. Today was a first: at the crossing at WSH, a cabbie let out a fare. First time for everything.

Thank you for reading.