Quote Originally Posted by jamom View Post
I've been reading this thread and thinking about something my sister, who's ridden for many years, told me. If you want to go faster, ride with guys-they'll really push you. I have to admit, when I ride with my hubby, I go faster!!

Yup - they will... men tend to ride faster because they tend to be stronger, therefore you can use them to "motor-pace" yourself and increase your endurance and speed (its also a psychological boost because you think - gee, I CAN ride that fast... so it lifts your performance when you ride without them).

Riding with anyone else tends to lift my performance - I just push myself a little bit more... the advantage of riding with my partner is that he is waaaay better and more experienced than me and will pace himself to optimise my training...