Dead Legs & Tired After Long Rides

[Thorn]

Then that would push my first century back to August 26th.

Cream City? Nice ride, although I've only ever done the metric with "that hill" in it.

At what point are you ready for a century??

Here's hoping you get some good answers. This spring, I, too, found myself lagging after rides. I really don't think I was overdoing or increasing mileage too fast, yet I was getting more and more tired. At the same time DH (who is usually the less strong rider) was passing me and looking bored. I pulled back and a few week later the tables were turned. Turns out I had picked up a virus with mono-like symptoms and passed it on to DH.

Thus, we missed our first window for his first century (and my first in 20+ years) because of me and then we missed our second option because of him. Now we're shell-shocked to push the mileage back up again. So, yes, when are you ready for a century?