I want to ride faster

[RoadRaven]

There was this one guy on a hybrid type of bike, with regular pedals. He must have been around 60 pounds overweight, and was just casually riding along.
We would stop at the rest stop... the guy on the hybrid would cruise by enjoying the day. We would take off again on our sleek bikes... fly by him... stop at the next rest stop... and the guy would go cruising by, never stopping.

See... I can't ride like you and BF did on this ride... I don't stop... the longest ride I have ever done is 83km (51miles) and I didn't stop although my partner and sons stopped for a stretch (I think riding as slow as me when they are with me hurts them is not so comfortable for them).
I prefer to keep going and stretch on the bike.

My style of riding doesn't suit fast bursts and rests... probably why I suck in road races, but do ok in time trials.

[KSH]

See... I can't ride like you and BF did on this ride... I don't stop... the longest ride I have ever done is 83km (51miles) and I didn't stop although my partner and sons stopped for a stretch (I think riding as slow as me when they are with me hurts them is not so comfortable for them).
I prefer to keep going and stretch on the bike.

My style of riding doesn't suit fast bursts and rests... probably why I suck in road races, but do ok in time trials.

OK, well, I wish I could ride and NOT STOP!

My trouble is that I can't keep a constant tempo pace of a 14-16 mph average. I need to learn how to ride at a constant rate of speed, for a good 50 miles without a rest stop.

Unfortunately, riding with my cycling club, my body has gotten use to resting every 20 miles. Not really great training if one wants to do a Half Ironman or Ironman someday.