Pathetically slow? How long to improve?

[malkin]

You call 10, 12, and 13 mph slow ??
PFFFT!!! You guys are a bunch of amateurs!!

My average over the past several years is a proud 9mph. I rock!
Come back and complain when you're really and truly slow.

Longer duration/lower intensity
Not just for cycling.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Longer duration/lower intensity
Not just for cycling.

Yeah baby!

The year that I rode 2500 miles about 3 years ago, my top biking year, I went from a 9mph average to a 9.5mph average. Woo-HOOOOO!! LOL!
But hey, I could ride 50 miles then, or even 70...and I knew much faster riders who would totally poop out after 30 miles or so. It's all relative. Plus I'm 56 now- I deserve to enjoy myself and thumb my nose at what others might think.
Last year and this year I'm not riding nearly as much, but I do all kinds of stuff- walking, snowshoeing, dancing, gardening... it's all active and all good.
And I still love riding my bike.

[Catrin]

Yeah baby!

The year that I rode 2500 miles about 3 years ago, my top biking year, I went from a 9mph average to a 9.5mph average. Woo-HOOOOO!! LOL!
But hey, I could ride 50 miles then, or even 70...and I knew much faster riders who would totally poop out after 30 miles or so. It's all relative. Plus I'm 56 now- I deserve to enjoy myself and thumb my nose at what others might think.
Last year and this year I'm not riding nearly as much, but I do all kinds of stuff- walking, snowshoeing, dancing, gardening... it's all active and all good.
And I still love riding my bike.

You rock!

I am still shooting for 2500 miles this year - have it up to about 1800, it depends what happens with my hamstring. They are not very fast miles, but they do pass and I enjoy them greatly!