I was riding along, got passed by someone on a roadbike going the opposite direction. They turned around a mile or so past me and soon caught back up to me. Well, I tend to go around 13-14-15mph. The woman kept pace with me, I had to speed up to 18 or so to keep up for a bit, we had a conversation and I maintained the pace for awhile. Then she was able to hunker down and drop me like a bad habit. Man, I had to make a decent effort and it was a breeze for her!

I recognize that it's easier to keep a quicker pace, but she was riding along side of me, so it's not so much that she was letting me draft. Or does drafting work with two people side by side?

I'm getting a little stronger. I've logged about 315 miles on my bike in a month and a half or a bit longer.