Originally Posted by
mstevens
Hi everyone,
Thanks for your concern about my relationship with BF. He's a sweetie! We're very evenly matched on the bicycles, he's in good shape but is a little older (he's 55 and I'm 46.) We both have sedentary jobs and just bust loose on the weekends! Seriously, we do have fun while we're riding, we stop for coffee or lunch or shopping along the way. I've been very supportive of his improvement over this last year, but I never seriously thought he'd get faster than me.
I enjoy a challenge and this is exciting for me to have a new goal. As I mentioned before I also have a good girlfriend whom I'd like to be able to keep up with!
I went out for 15 miles last night. I took Kermit's advice and focused on a fast cadence, and every time I thought I was in the right gear I dropped down one (great idea from MartianDestiny!) It was an out-and-back route, and I hit 18.3 average for the first half!! Then I turned around and realized I'd had a strong tailwind pushing me the whole way. By the time I got home my average was down to 15.5, but that's still .5 faster than the last time I did this route! Like zoom-zoom, now I have hope!!
Plus, there's always chocolate. BF can't resist!
