Quote Originally Posted by solobiker View Post
You are doing great!! I know it is hard to stay focused and sometimes it probably feels like you have never run a day or biked a day in your life but you are well on your way to be an IM Champ!!
Yea, it does! Some days I go out and ride and I totally rock it with a 18 mph average. Other days I struggle to keep a 16 mph average. It's so frustrating. I don't have any confidence in my abilities as I'm not consistent.

There are rides or people I would love to ride with... but I'm not sure if I will be able to keep up that day until I get going. I can't pick a faster group ride and KNOW I will not get dropped. *sigh*

On the upside, on my shorter rides (up to 30 miles)... when I have a good day and the wind isn't blowing 20 mph... I'm able to keep up with people who use to drop me. I've even seen 18.6 and 19 mph averages after a ride! And that's on routes that are not completely flat.