10 mile and poor times

sloweey

well first time out in 18 months ...id only just started road cycling anyway but i had my bike stolen ....done a 10 mile ride today with my new giant defy 2 climbed 565ft and it took 47 mins with av speed of 12.2 miles .....well i can only get better lol ...rant over lol

BillyMansell

Look at the positives; you've been out on your bike for the first time in 18 months and you've set a new PB that you can look forward to beating next time.

dw300

Why would you do much more for your first ride in 18 months? Just ease yourself in, don't get injured, you'll be out again in a day or two rather than busting yourself and walking like John Wayne for 4 days. Keep it up.

letap73

565 feet of climbing in 10 miles is a reasonable amount - so this will slow you down considerably. 12.2 mph as an average isn't bad starting out again.

declan1

I took a friend out for his first cycle in a while today - 8 miles took nearly an hour. I was rather bored.....

Don't get annoyed by being slow though. You WILL get faster, it WILL get easier, and you WILL enjoy it much more!

Ringo 68

declan1 wrote:

I took a friend out for his first cycle in a while today - 8 miles took nearly an hour. I was rather bored.....

Don't get annoyed by being slow though. You WILL get faster, it WILL get easier, and you WILL enjoy it much more!

I am the opposite. I quite enjoyed taking my mate out for his first ride because I could take it nice and easy and enjoy the countryside more.
Plus I really liked the part where he was huffing and puffing his way up a little hill (he is a smoker) and I wasn't at all out of breath.

DavidJB

declan1 wrote:

it WILL get easier

"It never gets easier, you just go faster." Greg LeMond