Ok so I'm stopping way too much apparently. I do about 250 miles per week and its always always solo. I guess that leads to bad habits. Going out today for a 50 mile ride, gonna try just stopping once when I reach new haven (20 miles out) and see how I feel. I might need to start saddle shopping for something a bit more comfortable. When I bought my bike it came with a fizik pave and I just went with it. I've never been too comfortable with it but its my first road bike so I had nothing to compare it too. I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say almost any saddle will be comfortable if you stop every ten miles. 30 consecutive miles will really give me a good idea on if the fizik fits my body or if I need to start doing the saddle search.

Comfort is another reason I find myself needing to take multiple rests i think so I need to get that figured out. I'm using pearl Izuma quests that I actually picked up at dicks for cheap, maybe an upgrade is needed here too