Yesterday was a beautiful day so I decided to go for a long ride. I charted out 55 miles and set out for a ride through nearby forest and farmland. It was a great ride but I am slow so it took me about 3.5 hours.

It was nice to cover the distance but 3.5 hours is a long time (for me anyway) to set out on a bike. After about 2.5 hours I was more concerned with calculating the miles remaining than the ride itself.

I would like to do some longer rides similar to this but I guess I need to pick up the pace or mentally prepare myself to be out that long.

Anyone else have this problem?