Pace/Average Speed

[KTeach]

I just read something about a training series that said "The average speed will be about 3 miles less than the pace." Do you know what that means? What is the difference between average speed and pace? Is this language specific to this club or common terminology?

[aka_kim]

That's an interesting observation. "Pace" is what you see when you look at your cycle computer while riding; "average" is miles/hrs for the whole ride, factoring in starts and stops, hills, etc. That explains why I seem to see 18 mph whenever I look at the computer, but only a 15 mph average when I'm done .