Ha , the pedal thing caught me out as well.
AS he said your heart has to run 24/7 yours legs don't.
I tested it riding to and from work, IF i aim to keep caddence in the 80-90 mark at a lower gear i arrive at work faster and a lot less winded than, if i keep to 40-50 and mash the whole way to work.
@Paisan i say we just call quits on this year and start the next one. This one has sucked bad for me anyway, i am ready to skip to 2013