New But Loving It...how many miles do you average each ride?

[RolliePollie]

24.5 miles for three days in a row is excellent! You're doing great!

My feeling on the how-many-miles-is-the-right-number-of-miles is that it's a totally personal thing. It depends on how much time you have, why you're riding and what your goals are, if you have an event coming up, if you're trying to lose weight, etc. It also depends on the terrain you're riding (i.e. flat vs. hills).

I am training for a Century in late September and I'm currently riding about 100 miles per week. I literally have no flat roads around here, so that means about 8.5-9 hours/week on the bike. A friend of mine who lives where it's totally flat also rides 100 miles/week. But it only takes her about 5.5 hours. So the actual 100 miles is kind of like comparing apples to oranges.

I wouldn't worry too much about comparing your miles to others. I alwasy remind myself that this is supposed to be fun. So try to keep it fun and just enjoy being out there on the road!