Marc breaks a speed milestone :)

[Marc]

Today I rode my weekly 30 mile flat route the fastest I ever have. 18.03 mph.

That's the fastest loop ride I've done solo YTD. And even though this is my "flat" route it still has 1500 feet of vertical gain in it. Heh.

The only other time I've broken 18 mph solo was on my way home from work once, but that's easier because work is about 300 feet higher in elevation than home which doesn't sound like it makes a big difference, but it does.

Ok, it's not all that fast, but I needed to gloat a little. It was a long week, this was a good way to end it. Now I gotta go rest for a hellacious 113 miles tomorrow, in the rain probably, around the Quabbin. And I probably shouldn't have ridden hard today, but I couldn't help myself. W00t.

 

[andyzee]

Dude, that all you got?

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

You have a motor on that??

 

[bvibert]

Nice work Marc. I have absolutely no perspective as to how much of an accomplishment that is or isn't, but it sounds impressive to me.

 

[mondeo]

I got 17 mph for the first time on a recent ride, much less climbing, and pushing hard.

 

[Trekchick]

If its anything like the morning rides I do, that speed kills it!
Way to Go!

 

[OldsnowboarderME]

Excellent.
Be careful out there tomorrow.

 

[Marc]

Dude, that all you got?

*sigh*

Yeah, pretty much. I'm slow.

 

[andyzee]

*sigh*

Yeah, pretty much. I'm slow.

Well move in the right direction, keep it up!

 

[Marc]

Well move in the right direction, keep it up!

Well, I haven't really focused my training this year on improving speed over those distances, I'm mostly working on my endurance. The speed is just a by product. If I were going out and racing crits every weekend, I'd be training a lot differently.

 

[tjf67]

Nice job on the speed.

Have fun up petersburg pass. Did it a couple of times when I lived in Troy. Slow and steady gets the worm.