Woke up early this morning to join the club for a ride. However, I did not know which ride I would complete - the 52 mile route or the century. I will admit I was very scared of the century given the area of southern Indiana it was going to cover and the terrain profile http://www.kybikerides.org/ridemaps/4452.htm. The profile made it look very difficult, IMO. Given the route was a figure 8 I knew at about the 40 mile mark I would have to make up my mind - head back to the car or continue. The first part of the ride was great but the group was moving slow for everyone feared the worse and did not want to go out like gang busters. At the 40 mile mark, given the very flat terrain we had covered, I decided to finish the century. It was a beautiful route and for the most part very flat or nice rollers that carried you along. After the lunch stop the temps seemed to sky rocket and I really felt the heat. I rode with a friend and she kept asking me "where are the hills?" I concluded they must be at the end and guess what, the last 20 miles or so were just that - lots of climbing. Even with this nasty combination at the end I had a good time albeit a very slow ride (averaged 15.4 mph). I really think I could have posted a much faster speed but like most in the group I worried about what was ahead and played it rather conservatively. Oh well, nothing lost here.