Okay...I'm going to try this again. Today I rode a 50K. It was my first organized ride and I did it with a friend and another women. I rode very well for me. I did 32.5 miles in 1 hour and 59 minutes. That is hardly race pace. Now, my friend gave me a really hard time for riding like I did. She said I was riding it like it was a race. It was to be fun. Well, it was fun for me. The really odd thing, is she was in front of me the entire ride, with the exception of a climb. That is only because my bike is more for climbing. There were snack stops along the way, but I had told her that I was not going to stop. I ride 20-30 miles regularly and never stop so I didn't see the need. She was okay with that on the phone last night but when it came to the ride today, she was really mad at me. She stopped and then caught up with me and said "What the ___k? This isn't a race." I reminded her that I was not going to stop. She and this other women set the pace, from the get go. I just followed. What is the deal here? I made my intentions known from the start. Am I missing out on some riding manners or something? I don't see what the problem is when they were in front of me the entire ride! I'm really hurt and angry. She is the one that introduced me to riding a year ago. They say the $ we paid to ride the ride was for the food. It was $16.00! I thought that was to raise the $ for the local library. Even if it was for the food...am I wrong for not wanting it? I felt incredibly ridiculed and told how I SHOULD ride the ride. My friend said this ride was to be fun and I told her it was fun for me. Her response was "Well, I'm glad YOU had fun." I told her that if she wanted to stop to go ahead. I'm really confused. Help me out here ladies!!