Reesha, congrats on your 50 miler too! I was a lot slower than you, but this was partly a utility ride for us with plenty of stops. We first rode to the post office, then to a friend's house to drop off something, then to the farmer's market, then to the food co-op for groceries!

The last 25 miles just had one "rest stop" for snacks and stretching, but we were riding our Bike Fridays, and DH had full panniers of all our groceries! I had a rack with rack pack on with various junk in it (including clothes I peeled off, b/c it was chillier at the start). We averaged 13.2 mph, which I was happy with under the circumstances!