Mileage Before The Ride

I have been slowly adding weekly mileage in anticipation of my Pacific Coast Ride.  I want to be able to comfortably ride 60 miles a day.  Today I rode a fairly flat 64 mile ride with my friend Neil and we finished the ride in 3 hours 52 minutes.  Check out my route I did below.  I tracked the route with MapMyRide software on my android phone. The time of the route reflects true time and includes time stopped at red lights, stop signs, filling waters etc.    Neil clocked our  pace at around 17.3 mph but I believe his computer stops when at stop lights.

When riding the Pacific Coast route I plan on traveling at a very comfortable pace;  8-10 mph with a fully-loaded touring bike sounds about right.

My Friend Neal