Just a Noob :-(
 

This past Saturday morning, I decided on a +30 mile bike ride. I've been riding now since April. I leave my house and started up the road to warm up. About a mile past the house I passed by a group of riders. For me it was the first time I have seen a group on the same road as me, thought it was pretty sweet. Any way I decided to try to keep up with these guys and man it was tough. For about seven miles the pace was about 23 mph on rolling hills the entire way. After the seventh mile, I was done. Just had no more in the tank to keep up with that group.
Two weeks back I finished my first triathlon, and had a blast. It took me 1:40:12 to finish the event. Swim sucked. But anyway I just finally realized how much I have to HTFU, and how much I am just a beginner to this sport. I respect the guys who have done this for a while and I am looking forward in the future, to getting faster.

:thumb: Glad you've realized this. When I started out I thought that I was already faster than most of the recreational riders. Only after getting dropped repeatedly by older 40-somethings did I realize that cycling was a bit different than other sports. The realization is quite a motivator. Good job on the 30+ miler today.