Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg) - Ride 30 - Silver Comet with a newbie who smoked me!

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Missbumble
08-21-08, 08:06 PM
Quick report - went out with my neighbor and a friend to the flat (2% grade) Silver Comet Trail. My neighbor does not ride distance. She is on a hybrid type bike and commutes a few miles at best. Rides all over town (I am too scared to ride in that much traffic!). Anyway tonight was her first "long" ride and she smoked me. I had to struggle to keep up!(She is 27 but jeesh she was awesome!)

26.27 miles, 1hour 43 min 34 seconds 15.15 mph avg


Bill Kapaun
08-22-08, 12:42 AM
You would have smoked me!

EatMyA**
08-22-08, 12:58 AM
thats pretty fast man.


Dr_Robert
08-22-08, 03:44 AM
Keep riding with her.

UniversalFrost
08-22-08, 11:00 AM
yeah, sounds like you need to improve your "engine" (you) .

Once you get in better shape you will be able to hold a 20mph average easily.

All it takes is to get on the bike and ride (oh and a nice road bike helps).

When I started out I could barely keep a 12mph average with my road bike on a some what hilly 25 miler, now I average 20 ish , but only because I trained and trained (etc...) .

keep on the bike and HTFU

JOE