Quote Originally Posted by GingerbreadGirl View Post
Thanks, I get discouraged when I read about everyone's 30+ mi rides. Right now 5 miles is work for me. Three weeks ago, 2 miles was tough. Last year I was *jogging* 5 miles at this time... I'm so out of condition. I love to see posts like yours to remind me things are possible. Not for me necessarily, but you know... for some people lol.
I know how you feel. I don't even bother reading the Garmin stats and ride reports from the "super-roadies" over in the road cycling section of BikeForums. They are all much faster than me and I know it. I've been posting a few of my videos in their ride video thread, but they almost never get feedback. I don't care though. I post them with the knowledge that not every reader of that forum is a lycra-clad superhero with a 20 mph average speed on a hilly ride. Hopefully some of the slower riders will see the videos and not be quite as discouraged after reading some of the other stuff in there.