Welcome and please don't get discouraged. Keep riding and skill and speed will come. IN the meantime, please try to ignore your BF's comments about how fast you "should" be going. Short of being in a race, what matters is that you ride, that your ride safely, and that you respect what your body is capable of doing at any one moment. There's no right or wrong.

That said, there are things you can do to get faster if you choose to make that a priority. I would direct you to this thread on getting faster for some helpful suggestions, along with a few "pep talks."

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...6427&highlight

Most of all, have fun.

K-