Quote Originally Posted by blue_angel View Post
Lesson #1: There will always be somebody faster than you.
I was cranking along at just over 18 mph, which is atypically fast for me, and feeling really good about myself. When a flicker in the corner of my eye caused me to look, and see the wiry, 50-something year old gent totally blow by me. I picked up my pace a bit to see if I could catch him, but even at almost 20 mph he was leaving me far, far behind. Rather than feel badly about getting smoked, I instead tried to think about it as "hey, I maintained an almost 20 mph pace for over a mile!"
Haha! I rode the track for the first time on Sunday. It was pursuit style, just for fun, and road bikes were allowed. I was passed by a woman who was probably old enough to be my mom! Regardless, I was quite pleased with my average speeds which were fast for me, especially given that I'd never ridden a track before (although, neither had she, but she is a racer and I'm not).