Originally Posted by indyfabz

As someone who does mostly road riding and who took a long break (8 years) between a lot of loaded touring and picking it back up again, I am curious to learn whether you have a hard time "slowing yourself down," for lack of a better term. I sometimes do. I have to remind myself that 13 mph is a decent pace and that I cannot expect to cover the same mileage in the same time like when I am on road ride. "I can't believe I have covered only 30 miles" should be "Wow! I have covered 30 miles already," but it isn't always like that.