Originally Posted by
bigboybiker
Tonight's ride home was my best ride of the year. I rode home 18.3 miles in a bit over 1 Hour and 8 Minutes. For 15.9 MPH. This included playing cyclocross across a detour, and several red lights. I know that this speed distance and time are unimpressive compared to many here, but I'm happy with the results. I'm 41, weigh 297 pounds as of this morning, and I have type II Diabetes. So anything I manage is good to me.
It's a commute, not a race.
Your average was faster than mine, and I think it's hard to get faster average speeds if you have to deal with hill climbs and lights and stop signs and what-not.
My commute started off with a huge group of wild turkeys crossing my street.
At least a dozen little ones, and 3 or 4 adults. Turkeys
everywhere! They were having none of me trying to get close enough for an iPhone picture, so I just coasted past them slowly. We live near a large area of protected woodlands and marsh so I guess now we have a population of the birds.
Rain drizzled a little bit. Temps in the low 60sF. No wind.