I used to take every day last year and try to make it my fastest ride. I only had a little over 3000 miles total last year and I was not riding to work every day. This year, since Feb 15th, I have driven one day. I'm a lot slower this year, but I just pedal along and enjoy the ride. I sometimes ride after work as well, and those are the club rides with a stated pace, and for the most part I can hold pace with them easier than I could last year, so i know I've gotten more in shape, but you just can't go balls to the wall every day. Bottom line, some guys are riding their one ride for the week, and they fly, and are racing everything that moves. Others are regulars and just go at whatever pace works for them. I find myself in the second category most days, especially most mornings, I am NOT a morning person, so I'm always slow to get going in the AM.

Joe