Originally Posted by
rekmeyata
That is a pretty low average unless you're doing a lot of city riding then stops will bring that down and 13 may not be bad. Contact the touring company and find out what the average speed range is, then find out if it's too much. If it's a fast pack and their averaging 16 mph for all those miles then you may have problems, if they have a range from 12 to 20 then you'll be ok because you'll simply be in the slower pack that will separate themselves from the faster packs.
Yes, it bums me out that I am so slow. This is not riding in the city either. I think years of sedentary life take their toll because efforts at increasing average speed have gone nowhere.
I emailed the tour organizers and told them that I generally overage only about 13.5 on long rides and may very well only average 11mph on the tour. I asked if that will be a problem and asked what people generally average.
A friend of mine did this tour last year and she was averaging about 13mph. Her general pace is about 14.5 to 15 mph.