training ride

did a 45 miler with training partner becky yesterday - avg 17.8 mph- came back south into an increasing headwind - becky has been training for about 2 yrs now and completed her first 70.3 triathlon in around 5:40, which is pretty much off the chart for a 42 yr old novice - her first marathon was under 4 hrs after only 6 months of training - pretty soon she'll ditch me for better competition and i'll have to start all over(this has happened 3 times!) maybe if i fill her tires with sand.........