Thanks for the encouragement! My first real ride a few weeks ago was 5 miles, and I was crazy impressed with myself. I have a friend/coworker that used to seriously bike, but stopped a few years ago that I have been talking with about my riding. When I saw him today and told him the distance, he looked at me and told me he was surprised I went that far that fast. He told me to keep going like y'all. Maybe one day he'll get back on like he's been trying to and we can get some miles in. Always nice to have a road partner. On top of that, we have this security guard who is in his mid to late 60's that used to race around the world and owned his own bike shop, he's been giving me hints and tricks to raise my cadance and to keep on a good diet. So, hopecully with y'all and them, i'll be knocking my next goal out no problem! As of now, I would like to increase my cadance, so my next goal is to do the same 14 mile ride in ~45 minutes by early August. Figure, keep up with the road on my 5 days a week schedule and it should be doable.