Im getting there....Have had an easy weekend!  100 miles on Saturday.....Easy no problem... Chris MacDonald averaged 17mph during his HOS500 in 2005....finishing in 29:23 and for this route...thats getting  on it...

How do I compare and how do the numbers work:

I've done 225 in 10:35....thats 21+ mph  its also on an easier course

If the HOS500 has or is equal to  5 centuries

Then I need to complete each one of those centuries in sub 6 hrs to match Chris MacDonalds time....

I had acouple stops and still averaged 16.96 mph....VERY EASY NOT Aun a sub 5 hr for the first 100 during the race....but then I have Ft. Payne, and north Georgia to deal with..

so check this out:

IF  I ride at  17 mph = 5:50 Chris McDonalds Pace)

BUT  if I ride at;

19 mph  =  5hrs 15 minutes / 100 miles mark

19.5 mph = 5hrs 12 minutes / 100 mile mark

20 mph = 5 hr / 100

Do I blast it early and gain the rest or do I go at the est. average and have that saved energy for the mtns...either way  the average will drop.....So I  if I race at 20 mph for the first 100 then I can gain 1 hr of rest....

Lets race at 17 mph for the next 100 miles...

If that so then the total ave for 200 mile mark would be 18.5

Mile 2 -300 @ 17 then total ave drops to 17.75

My total gain in rest is 2hrs 15 minutes  at the 300 mile mark

In other words - If I pace myself as suggested I could earn 2hrs 15 minutes of time towards goal of 29:23

If I ave 16.25  mph for 200 remaining miles then I will meet the goal of 29 hours 23 minutes set by McDonald in 2005.

So far the Mile age goal goes like this:

1-100  @ 20 mph = 5 hrs totals

100 - 200 @ 17 mph = 10 hrs : 50 minutes

200 - 300 @ 17 mph = 16:40

300 - 500 @ 16.25 = 29:30