Yup... how bad could it be
In my 50s.
How far have I redden recently?
Two weekends ago I decided to do 25km. I was up on the pedals and sprinting most of it. My rides are usual an hour or so.
Problem was, in order to do this big ride coming up, I had to do a riding clinic a few weeks ago in case I ended up in a group. On my ride I ran into a group that recognized me from that session and convince me to join them for a 75km ride. With my initial ride, their ride and my ride home I ended up at 90km by accident (oops), and I had to sprint home to catch a plane.
The good new s was that it was pretty comfortable. They travelled at 23km/h and I just stayed up front for mod of the ride. The pace wasn't particularly fast but that really boosted my confidence since it was distance, and when I got home I wasn't wrecked.
Last weekend I headed out on my 25km loop again to the west, but on the return leg I just kept going to the east and ended up with a 50km ride at my 25km pace. (Due to the river, a ridge and a low area I managed to have a weird weather system that gave me constant headwind in literally every direction I headed. We joke about that but it was true.) I think I averaged just 20 km/hr (12 miles/hr) but with the wind and three equally spaced hills on that one it was another boost in confidence.
So, now that the snow has stopped, two on road experiences this season and some spin classes over the winter starting in February
I should be all set