I wasn't supposed to do a hard fast ride but was talked into it by Jamie. I figure I could rearrange my training. I was told this ride will not be that fast too. I wasn't sure I could handle a fast ride as my legs were still feeling Tuesday's ride. I met Jamie early so we could get in a few miles before the ride. There were 8 of us and it was windy too but semi warm. I surprised myself as the pace started to ramp up it didn't bother me as much as I thought it would. Then the pace got really hot and I was still feeling OK. When the pace got over 27 I was still feeling OK to my surprise. At one point Jamie and I decide to back it down since this wasn't really in our training plans. We let the group go but the group got down the road and decide to wait for us. We rode at an easy pace for about mile then the pace picked back up to the original pace. We were now about 6 miles out so Jamie and I decided to go along since it wasn't that far to the finish. Maybe my fitness is a little better than I gave myself credit for. However, I still need to stick to the training program and build my base as planned.