Average speed?

Dr Nic

Hi Guys,
What are you guys doing on a long run up to 2 hours?
Just wondering!
Thanks

Got about 22kph this am over 2.5hours

kenmc

3h02 yesterday, 84km, 900m of climbing. think that's 27odd km/h

triggermortis

It depends how hilly/flat the ride is. I manage about 22/23 in 2.5 hours on a hilly route

Dr Nic

Limerick to just past birdhill on the old road - is that considered hilly? prob not. That was my run this morning on my 25 yr old MTB. Averaged 22kph over 50km - Gotta get a proper racing bike :-(

I'd love to be able to do 80km in and around the 3hour mark

alexanderomahon

also need to consider if cycling alone or in a group.

saa

10-15 :pac:

Wheely GR8

Done 75km today and averaged 25.6 on google tracks.

edit: see people are putting in elevation. mine was 825m

shaneward2004

147km (sat-sun) @ 29.8 km/h - 1,182 meters.

Raam

I got 28kph over 170km recently. Pleased enough with that but I died completely in the last 25km.

feck sake lads

:Dit's gonna be a good year for the roses
so stop and smell them every once in a while:D

Arthurdaly

Lots of factors to consider when determining whether your average is good or not. Plus is a personal thing, my idea of a good average may be a dissapointment to the next man so its all relative.

Were you in a group or solo?
What type of terrain? 600m+ for a 2.5hr ride id consider hilly
Weather conditions? Windy?
Road conditions? Some flat roads are a struggle.

Id agree with Feck also, it becomes a grind chasing faster averages and some of the enjoyment is lost! Nothing beats pottering around down in Wicklow on a nice summers day. Fingers crossed we get a summer this year.

Beasty

My fastest average speed over just under 2 and a quarter hours, cycling alone, was 36kph


(pointy hat, skinsuit and disc wheel may have made a difference;))

Wishbone Ash

I'd generally average 28/29 on a 2 hour spin if it's not too hilly.

On a side note - on a segment on Strava recently and I managed 39 over a 3km stretch. Several are well ahead of me on the same segment achieving between 40 and 45 but someone has just posted an avarage of 69kph on this stretch! I find that difficult to believe as it's a busy residential Dublin road with several junctions and I would have difficulty averaging 69 in a car nevermind a bike!

kenmc

forgot to turn gps off after putting bike in car most likely

Wishbone Ash

kenmc wrote: »

forgot to turn gps off after putting bike in car most likely

I didn't think of that! Thanks.

ednwireland

2 hour aint a long run

just sayin

Beasty

kenmc wrote: »

forgot to turn gps off after putting bike in car most likely

Yeah - I managed to hit over 100kph one day. Can't remember it though as I was concussed in the back of an ambulance heading down the M1 to Beaumont Hospital, someone having put the Garmin in my bag for me

LCRC_BAX

Lucan training today 136kms @ 29.5kph, good strong group with few up and over sessions thrown in.

Harrybelafonte

Dr Nic wrote: »

Hi Guys,
What are you guys doing on a long run up to 2 hours?
Just wondering!
Thanks

Got about 22kph this am over 2.5hours

Nothing wrong with that speed. I wouldn't worry about what people on a forum can do, we're all at different levels, and those who happy with their times will inevitably post them (while the rest of us stay schtum). On a bike, you're only in competition with yourself, the longer you're on it and the more you learn about it, the faster you'll get.

NeedMoreGears

70km in 2:32 over the mighty col de Naul in the wilds of NCD (50m+ climbing !) this morning. Nearly froze to death in the first hour. Later in the year I might knock a (very) few minutes off that.

CramCycle

kenmc wrote: »

forgot to turned on gps off after putting bike in car most likely

FYP

Dubba

I'd aim for a solo 30kmph ave speed over a flatish route but anything hilly or over 80km that number would drop to 26-28