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04-28-2004, 04:49 AM

In article <co8u80tcanqlcejou1gd4ntfv4eass85cv@4ax.com>,
spamsink@cox.net says...

....

> On Saturday, I rode 33 miles at an average of 14 mph...pretty good
> for me with so few miles under my belt this season. Through the
> whole ride, I felt like I had a bad headwind, but I must have had a
> pretty good tailwind for much of it; at one point, I stopped, and
> observed the way the wind was blowing, and it was definitely a
> headwind. Resigned to it, but still feeling good from my good ride
> so far, I continued into the wind, and found I was still faster than
> usual.
>
> So, maybe there IS hope for me.

Considering that you're 20 years younger than me, you'll catch me before
long; it's just a matter of your conditioning catching up with that
trainer work I did during the winter. Last year at this time I was just
about where you are now, because I didn't have the trainer. My early-
season rides averaged around 14 to 14.5, and by the end of the summer I
was at 16.5 on the same 12 to 20-mile routes.

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04-28-2004, 04:49 AM	#14 (permalink)
David Kerber Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Fastest ride yet In article <co8u80tcanqlcejou1gd4ntfv4eass85cv@4ax.com>, spamsink@cox.net says... .... > On Saturday, I rode 33 miles at an average of 14 mph...pretty good > for me with so few miles under my belt this season. Through the > whole ride, I felt like I had a bad headwind, but I must have had a > pretty good tailwind for much of it; at one point, I stopped, and > observed the way the wind was blowing, and it was definitely a > headwind. Resigned to it, but still feeling good from my good ride > so far, I continued into the wind, and found I was still faster than > usual. > > So, maybe there IS hope for me. Considering that you're 20 years younger than me, you'll catch me before long; it's just a matter of your conditioning catching up with that trainer work I did during the winter. Last year at this time I was just about where you are now, because I didn't have the trainer. My early- season rides averaged around 14 to 14.5, and by the end of the summer I was at 16.5 on the same 12 to 20-mile routes. -- Remove the ns_ from if replying by e-mail (but keep posts in the newsgroups if possible).