Road buddy motivation

[li10up]

Maybe another possibility...

Go with her on recovery rides and force yourself to ride her pace so you won't go too hard.

Go riding alone, do something hard - like hill reps - before you meet with her. You'll be more laid back... I do that sometimes: I send my partner on a tough hill ride for about an hour and then he picks me up at our place, he's happy with the hills and a bit tired, so we can ride together and I actually get to draft him towards the end.

That's a good idea - only problem is we meet around 5:30 after work to ride so there's no way for me to get some ride time in first. If you come up with any other ideas I'd like to hear them.

[Lenusik]

You said that you ride 3-4 times a week with your friend. I don't think that you should worry about hurting her fillings. Limit rides with her to 2-3 times a week and use other days for your own training. If you are uncomfortable riding, you may just hook up with someone else who rides faster. I know ladies that we tend to think about others more than about ourselves. You should start thinking about you!

[DrBadger]

Hey Li10up-
Where in Texas are you again? I am going to be in Houston for the next 3 months, and ride at about the same average as you and would also like to improve, so if you are there, or near there maybe we can ride some time.

Ellen