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How do you deal with your clock getting faster as the years go by?

Old 03-25-23, 11:31 AM
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I've moved from the flat Midwest to the mountainous Pacific Northwest, so comparisons with prior performance are invalid. In other words, denial enabled by changing topology.
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Old 03-25-23, 06:08 PM
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Rode a hard lap around Mercer Island (WA), running 18-23 MPH with an average of 19 MPH for 10.5 miles. (This was toward the end of a 30 mile ride.). Did the same ride two years ago and was a full minute quicker with a 20 MPH ave. The clock may be getting quicker but at 68, I am going slower. Will go back on a summer, thinner air day, and see what’s what. Maybe I can find someone to draft!
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