How many miles do you ride or average a week?

[SheFly]

I asked to make sure i am riding enough. I ride 4 days a week and have worked up to 30 miles a day. I feel like i should be going faster than i ride and i can't break my average of 15-17 mph. Any suggestions?

Ride somewhere flatter than where you live . All kidding aside, I have ridden out in the western part of the state, and it is pretty hilly compared to the metro burbs. i don't think there is anything wrong with your average speed!

Personally, I ride anywhere between 120 - 200 miles per week, especially during race season. With 'cross season starting, the mileage will go way down, but the intensity will go way up. All that said, I am 1500 miles ahead of where I was last season, and on target for my biggest mileage year ever (likely to hit 6000+ by the end of the year). I also ride almost every day...

SheFly

[redrhodie]

As you see from the responses, there's a huge range of miles ridden, and speed, and there's no universal right or wrong number. If you're enjoying being on the bike, you're doing it right.

My weekly 100 miles is not random. I discovered that if I ride more than that, I feel really tired all the time. Less than that, well it's okay if I do a little less, but a lot less and I'm afraid of losing fitness, plus I like having something to aspire to. At this rate, I feel really great, and I have energy.

Speed I've given up caring about. I suspect I'm not slow because I pass more people than pass me, but it really doesn't matter if I'm fast (although I admit to occasionally riding so hard I almost puke, just to try to keep someone from dropping me).

Most of all, have fun. If it's not fun, why bother?

[JennK13]

I asked to make sure i am riding enough. I ride 4 days a week and have worked up to 30 miles a day. I feel like i should be going faster than i ride and i can't break my average of 15-17 mph. Any suggestions?

Like the others have stated - it depends on your goals and why you want to go faster.
My "average commuting" speed, hauling a load, and trying to go slow so I don't sweat on the way to work is around 15 mph.
When I'm group riding, as the leader (so I don't get to draft ) it's no drop so we have to keep the speed "moderate", but we have a pretty good group of regulars that come and we average 18-20mph, and our rides are usually 25-35 miles long.
This is my first year competing, and the tri's I've competed in have been short (less than 15 miles). I have focused on increasing my speed for that short duration, preferably on the courses since they're close to me. I have my last one in a week and a half, and the first time I prerode the course last week, I wasn't going all out as I was trying to get a feel for it first - I averaged 19mph. I'll try to get up to 20+ in the next couple days so I know I'll be fast on race day (the bike leg is my strength and I suck at swimming so I need to do well here!!).
I'm also trying cross racing for the first time this season, and like another poster, training will be more intense for a shorter duration since races are typically no longer than an hour, and only 30-45 mins for me as a beginner. I'll also focus on technique and bike handling skills.
If you want to be faster in general, intervals work well for that, hill repeats, and riding with people faster than you. It's just a matter of "why" you want to be faster and go from there.

[Bruised&Happy]

Just started 2 months ago and ride 60 miles a week. Hope to start riding longer now that "hell" (AZ) is starting to cool off!

[arielmoon]

In July I had 800 miles, in August I rode 860 miles, so in the summer I average 200+ a week. I would say 100+ is more like it for the winter and "off" seasons.