If you dream about tomorrow night's dinner, it's slow.

If you see everything including your stem, part of your front wheel, look to see what gear you are in and the vultures in the sky, it's slow.

If your back hurts like crazy but sitting up and stretching makes you go faster, it's slow.

If you're counting the hills between you and home because you are bored and limit your effort so as not to drop the others, it's slow.

If you drop everyone, it was slow.

If it worries you that the guy in front of you is allowing a gap to shrink too small and you hear tires rubbing, it's slow.

If someone is yelling at you to stop pedaling and wait up at the top of the hill, it's Wednesday after the fast Tuesday.