Originally Posted by
Snuffleupagus
Ride half as much, twice as hard.
Twice as hard. You're joking right? I'm chasing 27 year old Cat 2's now. I'll start with riding 20% fewer miles next year, more rest days, smarter training and take it from there. I think I can log over 10K miles per year, get faster and still have sufficient recovery/rest days.
My Pcad Moment of the Month came yesterday when I realized we weren't going to ever catch the guys off the front unless the pace was elevated. I jumped from position #6-7 in a 28mph paceline, jammed to the front, passed the pro triathlete who was on point and elevated the pace to over 30mph and stayed there for about 500 meters. That did get things motivated for a while at least. That triathlete dude was one of the stragglers I passed on the final climb. Very nice guy, says he can ride 112 miles in under 5 hours. 5 hours @ 22mph on a TT bike. That's insane. Ouch.
You take your encouragement in cycling anywhere you can get it, no matter how pathetic.