Faster
I rode Sellwood-Birkenfeld-Sellwood today, finishing in 10h58, which isn’t bad for 230km (I rode with Kevin Brightbill; we did the first 200km in 9h20, then needed another 1h38 to get those last 30 km in. Admittedly, some of those last 30km included a climb to Skyline) and found it to be a completely pleasant loop that didn’t leave me tired, or, amazingly, found me getting worn to a nub on any of the climbs.
And it included a couple of 20km pulls at a comfortable 20mph. I’m getting faster.