Why must I ride hard?

[johnnyh]

I can't be alone in this, but I have a 15.5 to 20 miles each way commute, quite hilly (gain 800 ft on the return leg) and today I thought I'll have a nice pootle home.... But no, no sooner have I clipped in than I start thinking can I keep it under x minutes...

At first it was under 60 mins, then 55 and now it's under 49.

Please tell me this is normal behaviour , and if it isn't then recommend a chill pill!

 

[StuAff]

No, you're perfectly normal

 

[smokeysmoo]

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

 

[musa]

I thought it was just me
but I just can't ride slow and having the garmin don't help especially on the regular commute

 

[Bodhbh]

Wait till some muppet wants to race you on the way home...

 

[Miquel In De Rain]

Human mentality.Luckily im not human.

Miquel In De Rain 2012

 

[lb81]

I thought it was just me
but I just can't ride slow and having the garmin don't help especially on the regular commute

I bought a Garmin today, something tells me its not going to help at all with this 'lets beat the time' thing!

 

[DCLane]

Can't help you there. Strava was used for the 1st time today.

I set a new pb on the way into work; 10 miles in 27 min 49 secs, then 35 min on the way home.

Was I happy? For about 5 minutes, then I sat and worked out where I could have saved another 40 seconds.

 

[TonyEnjoyD]

Tis the norm my friend, faster, smoother, easier, harder! Longer, hillier

Waddya call 2 cyclists travelling in the same direction?...

Raaaaaaaace

 

[Miquel In De Rain]

I ride at too slow a speed IMHO and would like to ride faster but it seems like it ain't gonna happen.

 

[snorri]

I think this phenomenon has been brought on by the ready availability of cheap and accurate electronic time pieces that are easily operated and able to record and retain the timing information.
It was all too much bother in earlier times, and no one would believe you anyway.

 

[Miquel In De Rain]

My workmate who I ride to work with on occasions wont use a speedo thingy on his bike as he thinks he would race it all the time.He's faster than me.

 

[cycleruk]

I can't be alone in this, but I have a 15.5 to 20 miles each way commute, quite hilly (gain 800 ft on the return leg) and today I thought I'll have a nice pootle home.... But no, no sooner have I clipped in than I start thinking can I keep it under x minutes...

At first it was under 60 mins, then 55 and now it's under 49.

Please tell me this is normal behaviour , and if it isn't then recommend a chill pill!

Theres notting beter then the satisfaction of beating your old time... what a feeling!!
normal i would say, i do it all the time

 

[Miquel In De Rain]

I wonder what happens when you get twenty years older,do you get dejected?

 

[AndyRM]

Harder. Faster. Better. Stronger.


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