Quote Originally Posted by grey View Post
Well blue angel, I prefer 15 on longer rides. However, I'm not always the pace setter. Some of the guys will set the pace for in the 20s, and after that I am EXHAUSTED for DAYS. Besides, here I am stressing over a 60 mile ride that's 2 months away and you did 70 today!
Well, when you put it like that!

I'm training for a century that's in 2.5 weeks. I'm going to do one more long ride between now and then (shooting for 85 miles), and then hope for the best. From talking to other people who are trying to increase their mileage, I get the sense that people really underestimate their upper limit. Of course some of it has to do with general energy levels, weather, how comfy you are in your saddle that day, but my guess is that you can likely go 15 miles farther than the last long ride you took. Whereas I'm not very intimidated by distance (within limits), I'm really self-conscious about how fast/slow I am. Lots of people seem to treat 17 mph as some easy pace to achieve and maintain over distance, and I've only recently been able to achieve that pace at all. We all have our weaknesses and strengths I guess.

Even though I don't know you, I am quite convinced that you'll achieve your 60 mile goal within the next 2 months!