Progress Towards a Goal

At the beginning of the school year I set a substantial personal goal for myself. I want to complete the Seattle to Portland bike ride this July. Since that time I have been training for the event, though a little inconsistently. I am now able to ride for two hours at a moderate pace (12 mph average), but must increase both time/distance and pace to be successful. My plan is to ride the bulk of the event on the first day, staying in Kelso, Washington for the night. That would put me at about 150 miles, with only 54 to complete on Sunday. Ideally, I will increase my average speed to 15 mph+ so that I do not have to be on the road any longer than necessary on Saturday. Since January, I've dropped about ten pounds. I will need to lose a minimum twenty more to be able to complete the event. I have a ways to go!