Originally Posted by
bbeasley
I've had two long range goals since I started cycling 2.5 years ago.
1. Become "overweight". I started morbidly obese and have 5 more lbs to lose to get to overweight.
2. Ride 20 miles at 20 MPH with no help from wind, friend, or elevation. Today It happened, 23.26 miles at exactly 20.0 MPH.
WTF!? Really?! I'm not sure I want to believe that! It's amazing! I started off barely a clyde at 205, and have been sitting at 180ish most of the winter, and my ride into the office I'm happy if I make the 13 miles in under 50 minutes. Today I did it 49:38 but that's probably because I got to all four traffic lights at a good time so I didn't stop, which averaged out to right at 16mph.
Since you're reporting yourself as heavier than overweight, I'd say that you're much better than me in the cardiovascular area. I just feel like I have a hard time converting enough oxygen to keep up that kind of pace for any significant distance.
I would love to hear your training secret so that I could go fast too. Love me some speed too.