Originally Posted by genejockey

Recently, I keep underestimating my strength on the bike. Two times in the last few rides, I found myself rolling up on younger, fitter-seeming woman on slight downhills, and then not passing them since I figure they'll only pass me again on the next hill. But then I find myself able to go a lot faster than they go on the hill, so I passed them and never saw them again.

I mean, I don't want to be That Guy, who passes a woman and then she passes him when he inevitably blows up. But I haven't been blowing up. What's happening? Am I getting fit or something?