Originally Posted by
George
That's basically what I'm doing, is keeping a record to see where I'm at. I was getting tired on staying in zone 3 and I wanted to start trying to get faster. I'm not trying to race or anything, but I'd like to average 18 when I want to.
I see where I have to go well over 20 to average 18 though. When I average 15 or 16, I have to ride 18 to 20 mph. That's after warm up and traffic lights and a couple of stop signs, before I can get going.
Intervals into Z4 and Z5 and hill climbs help me build speed. Also riding with faster riders helps me to push myself. Like you I am not interested in being a hard core racer, I just don't want to be the last one in on a club ride, I want to be able to do my turn on the pulls and not feel like I'm going to explode just to keep up.