Been awhile since I've done that, and those days are fewer and farther between. The legs and engine just don't often cooperate anymore. I think I've had one or two rides like that this year.

Part of the problem is my preferred route is fairly hilly, with around 2,000 feet of elevation gain over 25-30 miles. Flatter routes to the east mean either mostly riding the MUP -- and I refuse to ride faster than 15 mph on the MUP when other folks are using it -- or blasting through neighborhoods and city streets dodging errant drivers.

But it's mostly the engine and legs. I never really got my mojo back after being hit by a car in 2018 and subsequent unrelated bout with cancer that same year. Technically I'm "better" now but it sure doesn't look it from my Strava data over the past three years.

On the plus side -- sorta -- my data also shows no consistent advantages to my older used carbon fiber bikes over my Centurion Ironman. Same average overall speeds, same times on the segments of 1/2 mile up to 5 miles. So I feel no temptation to get a newer or "better" bike. I'll get better results from more affordable stuff like good tires, latex tubes, whatever I'm wearing, etc.