I just did my last race of the season and results weren't good. Felt like I was back to where I started this spring so feeling very introspective this morning.

Here's where I'm at. I bought a bike last year and put about 1500 miles on it. I did a little bit of group riding but not much.

March/April this year I did spin for about a month before the snow melted, and hopped on the road bike as soon as I could. Was feeing pretty good so started entering some races just to see how I'd do. I did 5 races total this year, first two I finished way at the back; next two had some improvement; and the last race yesterday I was right back to where I started, finished way back.

I did a little more group riding this year but still trained mostly solo. There are fast riders in both of the groups I've been riding with, fast enough to drop me, so those are the rides that I feel have been the most productive. I've been riding about 90 miles per week all season with a few weeks off for vacation, and work travel.

Early this summer I was faster than I was late last year but just plateaued right there and didn't get any faster from then until now. Hills are my Achilles heel. That's where I always drop off the back and separate from the group. Once I get separated its really hard catching back up. If I do, I can't get caught back up after the next one. I'm not sure if I'm not training enough, or not training right. At this point I'm not sure if I just don't have what it takes, or if I just need to be patient and keep working, or if I need to change up what I'm doing to get better results.

How many miles per week are you guys riding?