[madskdc]

I'm on MyFitnessPal as well, and completely agree with the food library! Though it's a bit of a pain that there's a lot of incorrect data in that library -- mostly typos or mistakes from whomever first input the data.

Nice on getting stronger! I did my first 50 miler last week, and it's got me thinking that I might want to find a group once this whole thing blows over.

[ubermonkey]

Thanks! 50 is the gateway to being a serious rider, so yeah, you're gonna want some cycling groups to play with when COVID is over. And you'll LOVE it.

I live in a big town, so I have multiple overlapping groups, which is a wonderful thing. One club is called "Tap & Pedal" -- we meet at a brewery (there are LOTS in Houston), ride a brisk 50-60 miles, and then relax together after with some post-ride refreshments.

Something I've found about cycling is that my cycling friends are a VASTLY more diverse group than the rest of my social set. I'm an upper-middle-class white 50 year old dude of the NPR persuasion, and our normal social set reflects this.

The cycling crowd is all over the map in terms of ethnic background, education, level of political engagement, income, and age. It's only through that that I really even KNOW 30-year-olds (or 65+ year olds).

The big tent pole for cycling organization in Houston is the annual Multiple Sclerosis ride every spring; if there's something like that where you live, it'd be a great way to find a home group.

[mwizzle]

Why do you say 50 is the gateway? Single ride or weekly mileage?

[ubermonkey]

In a single ride. I think there's a psychological barrier there that some people have trouble with. 50 also means more than 2 hours in the saddle, so you're moving in the direction of serious mileage and well past the 10-20-30 mile easy rides.