Originally Posted by
Machka
It means you have a way to go ... not necessarily a long way.
You say you do another 10-50 km on your days off. Does that mean you're doing a 50 km ride on one day of your day off?
Yes, on my days off I will do longer rides. If I go to the mountain they are shorter, about 15k, and then longer on more level land. So far the longest has been 50k.
Originally Posted by
chaadster
My advice is to get signed up on Strava, put the app on your phone, and see how you compare to others on the routes you ride. You can sort by sex, age, and weight to get a pretty relevant comp set. I also find Strava very motivating, and a fabulous tool for battling discouragement.
In addition to giving some basis of comparison with other riders, Strava lets you track activities, mark progress, set goals, explore new routes, and make friends. It's really an awesome tool for someone engaged with cycling on the level you've expressed here...provided you're not a total introvert.
I'm on strava, though I'm not really certain who I am comparing myself to. On one of my faster longer segments I placed 204/521 amongst women. Not sure what that means as I don't have access to the premium content. I guess it means I'm not awful!
I do like comparing my commute times and can see that I am getting faster. I suppose you are right though, I would get a better idea if I had access to strava demographics and could control for more variables.