mandigreene asked " What does everyone suggest to snack on?...and although I've ridden bikes throughout my life I'm a tad shaky on my new road bike and have to use a camelback...it's about a liter...any suggestions? I guess stability comes with time? Oh yeah...and building core muscles, is pilates good? happy biking all, peace!"

mandigreene check here for good tips on managing your first century, there's also a handy dandy checklist of what to bring (and not to)

http://velogirls.com/century.html

TREK