Having done PS several times, I can say the flat and lunch problems this year are not unique. It's the same complaint every year. One year they didn't even have the PBJ sandwiches. We had to complain and two years ago they served baloney sandwiches for lunch!!! Or well, it was food.

It's not the most organized and well sagged ride which is why I never recommend it for a first century. Something like AMTRAK or COOL BREEZE is better because of the great sags and support.

And there is the fact the Century is early in the year when it gets dark early. I remember my first one years ago - I finished around 5:30 and it was dark!!!

To those ladies that struggle to stay with friends - I say good for you. My riding partner and I have had this discussion before. We can both ride fairly fast and hard and neither like to stay long at sags but... we always run across a friend who is struggling and needs the support and we have to slow down our ride (and those sags stops - ugh - anything over 10 minutes is way too long for me!). I don't always like it but I hope if I ever am having a hard time, someone will be patience enough to wait for me. Like he tells me "you won't leave those people will you...?" I say "no" "Then quit complaining, that's the way it is"... always like a man's perspective on thing. Practical and to the point. ie quit whining!