It is kinda fun Rolls. I participate in 2 of them, here and on the ST board. They usually have about 300 participating over there. Like you, I am usually near the top at the beginning of the year, and have even been number 1 after a good Jan 1st ride, but by Dec 31 I am somewhere between 12 th and 20 th with about 1/2 the mileage of the leaders. Right now sitting at 13 th over there and the leader has over 4800 miles. You'd think those in Cal and Fla would have an advantage but the leader is from Mo, 2 nd place from Indiana, 7 th from Illinois and the 2 following me are from New Jersey.