Originally Posted by seedsbelize

I raced today, 60 km. My first road race ever. I was hoping to finish under 2.5 hrs, and came in just under 2. Avg. speed just under 20 mph. Didn't get dropped until shortly after the turn around, which was much later than I expected. We had a couple ringers in our over 50 group, uncategorized late arrivers, who turned up the heat with 30 km to go. Otherwise, I probably could have hung in much longer. My body doesn't know what a sprint is, never has, so it might be odd that I'm attempting to race. I wouldn't have completed that distance that fast on my own though.